DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/10/2009 Duedate: 07/23/2009
COLLUSION COVE ARENA
DM-60 TURN-472
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BLACK WIDOW XLIII
DEATH STUDS XII (602)
(60-7868) [22-10-1,102]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
EQUIPOLLENT DESIGNATED DRIVER
ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (518) OK, WE'RE HERE (287)
(60-8492) [16-8-1,107] (60-3364) [3-1-0,17]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SAMANTHA HAIN SHMEGMA
EX OBLIVIONE (502) HIT ME WITH... (503)
(60-6335) [21-24-0,102] (60-8502) [17-20-1,97]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
EX OBLIVIONE (502)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. EX OBLIVIONE (502) 30
2. ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (518) 22 ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (518)
3. OK, WE'RE HERE (287) 11 Unchartered Team
4. DEATH STUDS XII (602) 10
5. RED DOG GANG (476) 2 OK, WE'RE HERE (287)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (518) 185 118 8 61.1 1/ 1 EX OBLIVIONE (502) 9 5 0
2/ 2 DEATH STUDS XII (602) 77 53 5 59.2 2/ 2 RED DOG GANG (476) 8 7 0
3- 3 DEATH STUDS VII (301) 563 447 22 55.7 3/ 7*OK, WE'RE HERE (287) 3 3 0
4/ 4 SUPERIOR FORCES 16 (586) 59 57 3 50.9 4/ 4 SUPERIOR FORCES 16 (586) 3 4 0
5/ 5 ANDORIA (645) 48 50 5 49.0 5/ 3 ANDORIA (645) 3 6 2
6- 6 PHILANTHROPISTS (594) 10 11 0 47.6 6/ 5 HIT ME WITH... (503) 2 1 0
7/ 7 HIT ME WITH... (503) 118 160 6 42.4 7- 6 PHILANTHROPISTS (594) 2 2 0
8/ 8 EX OBLIVIONE (502) 72 100 6 41.9 8/ 9 DEATH STUDS XII (602) 2 3 0
9/ 9 RED DOG GANG (476) 395 643 5 38.1 9- 8 MEDICAL BIOHAZARD (585) 2 6 0
10-10 MEDICAL BIOHAZARD (585) 24 54 4 30.8 10/11 ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (518) 1 2 0
11/11*OK, WE'RE HERE (287) 4 9 0 30.8 11-10 DEATH STUDS VII (301) 0 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 621): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 623): PROTAGORAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 617): VARPULIS RUKH of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 619): MAREY D'NUIT of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 618): SALARA LORMIN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 616): ARCHIPPUS of TROUBLED WATERS (Anti, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 308): CASH MEALS of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 609): NEEDS SALT of BOHICA (Scruffy, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 306): ULL HARDHAMMER of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 605): AGONY of ANGELS OF PAIN (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 603): TEMPEST of STORM BRINGERS (The Rake, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 594): MURSKAN PATRIOT of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 557): PRINCESS EMILY of LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 283): JACOB MARLEY of PHANTOM REGIMENT (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 277): JUSTICE FOR ALL of OF WOLF AND MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 264): ON MY WAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 484): AIRSLICER DAN of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 471): SHMEGMA of HIT ME WITH... (?, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 451): ZOE ALDIN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 448): GRIZOLPOP of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 213): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 412): NIGHTMARE STEED of GEMSTONE CREATIONS (?, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 404): CORINTHIAN of PARANOID ASSYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 394): GABRIELLE REESE of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 510): DEFIANCE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 621): HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 623): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 617): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 619): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 618): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 616): TROUBLED WATERS (Anti, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 308): PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 609): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 306): WAR (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 605): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 603): STORM BRINGERS (The Rake, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 594): URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 557): LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 283): MIKES HEROES (Mike?, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 277): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 263): CRIMINAL MINDS (Black Guard, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 484): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 471): EX OBLIVIONE (Enigma, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 451): AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 448): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 213): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 412): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 404): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 394): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 510): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 621): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 617): VARPULIS RUKH of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
(turn 616): STUMP of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 618): GERMANICUS of GLADIATORS (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 308): YAU (DARKFACE) of ZULU NATION (Zulu, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 305): CHOLERA of PESTILENCE (?, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 603): TEMPEST of STORM BRINGERS (The Rake, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 594): MURSKAN PATRIOT of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 557): PRINCESS EMILY of LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 283): JACOB MARLEY of PHANTOM REGIMENT (Nomad, mgr.)
(turn 282): SHADOWCAT HAMMER of MUTANT HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 277): JUSTICE FOR ALL of OF WOLF AND MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
LAST CALL of INDIFFERENCE (Jekyll, mgr.)
SISTER MARY SUEELLEN of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
BOB'S COMIC COLLECTN of THINGS I DROOL IN (Nuln, mgr.)
(turn 276): NIKKO of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 264): ON MY WAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DOMJON of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias Skyhawk, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 451): ZOE ALDIN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 447): OCTAVIA of TIL DEATH DO US PART (Killjoy, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of COLLUSION COVE! Know me for who I am, Zontani
Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Warriors--remember that glory
waits always around the corner! Witness how this week OK, WE'RE HERE went 1-1-0 to
move up 4 in the rankings. EQUIPOLLENT caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial
commission as she skillfully bested VIKI and was awarded 21 points in recognition.
In one of the week's more notable duels, EQUIPOLLENT put down VIKI, causing him to
lose 26 points of recognition in the process. This time victory fell to the grasp of
the usurper. All hail BLACK WIDOW XLIII, Duelmaster of COLLUSION COVE! Informants
"close" to the city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on
beneath his armor. Watch out!
Many and various are the arts of battle. In COLLUSION COVE "art" is a word that
has long since passed from the language!
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! JRK must hold silent, for this week he was humbled
in the arena by a successful Bloodfeud won by LITTLE BIG DOG of RED DOG GANG. Hail
LITTLE BIG DOG for thy victory! Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In
the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always!
A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise
manager learn the secrets of them all? Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till next we
meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by
the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLACK WIDOW XLIII 7868 22 10 1 102 DEATH STUDS XII (602)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EQUIPOLLENT 8492 16 8 1 107 ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (518)
-VOLMAX 7592 7 6 0 105 MEDICAL BIOHAZARD 4 (585)
SAMANTHA HAIN 6335 21 24 0 102 EX OBLIVIONE (502)
SHMEGMA 8502 17 20 1 97 HIT ME WITH... (503)
-KENNELWORTH 8701 12 8 1 92 ANDORIA (645)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VIKI 8261 8 3 0 85 SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (586)
-MANAGER 8697 13 9 0 84 ANDORIA (645)
PERFECT SNOTLING 8403 6 3 0 80 SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (586)
-WHITE WOLF IX 8593 8 6 1 79 DEATH STUDS VII (301)
-HARUSPEX 8559 13 3 0 77 ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (518)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLOUDGAZER 7349 11 6 0 74 EX OBLIVIONE (502)
-ASP VI 8579 10 5 0 71 DEATH STUDS VII (301)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DRAVENDER 7655 5 2 0 66 PHILANTHROPISTS (594)
LASSIE 8194 10 19 0 61 RED DOG GANG (476)
-GREEN DISEASE 7718 7 9 2 57 MEDICAL BIOHAZARD 4 (585)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IMOTO-CHAN 7350 9 8 1 56 EX OBLIVIONE (502)
FLUMMAX 8193 11 18 0 54 RED DOG GANG (476)
LITTLE BIG DOG 8355 11 10 0 44 RED DOG GANG (476)
-SANCTIMONIOUS 8627 4 2 0 38 ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (518)
-ATALAN 7656 3 6 0 37 PHILANTHROPISTS (594)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BB BULLY BOY 8477 4 9 0 33 RED DOG GANG (476)
FLIK 8653 2 0 0 31 SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (586)
JRK 8699 3 11 2 30 ANDORIA (645)
-IRON HYDE 8452 3 3 0 28 MEDICAL BIOHAZARD 4 (585)
GHOTI 8700 6 7 2 27 ANDORIA (645)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DESIGNATED DRIVER 3364 3 1 0 17 OK, WE'RE HERE (287)
VLADIMIR YORGA 8720 2 0 0 14 EX OBLIVIONE (502)
-ETAN FROCK 7658 1 0 0 11 PHILANTHROPISTS (594)
BOUGHT THE BEER 3365 1 3 0 6 OK, WE'RE HERE (287)
-SURPRISE!! 3362 0 2 0 6 OK, WE'RE HERE (287)
-JUST A CH 3363 0 2 0 6 OK, WE'RE HERE (287)
DONOLD DOG 8719 1 2 0 5 RED DOG GANG (476)
-DEATH KNIGHT 8718 0 2 0 2 ANDORIA (645)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TANKESH 8709 1 1 0 ANDORIA 645 BOKRUG 8711 469 REVENGED
SUPERFLUOUS 8730 0 1 0 ELOQUENT KNIGHTS 518 STONE GOLEM 472 NONE
BOKRUG 8711 1 1 1 EX OBLIVIONE 502 JRK 8699 470 REVENGED
LIAM SILVERMANE 8712 2 1 0 EX OBLIVIONE 502 GHOTI 8700 471
OGIER THE DANE 8706 2 2 0 RED DOG GANG 476 JRK 8699 469 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
These are late, through no fault of the sender, we just couldn't get to 'em sooner.
Andoria -- An eye for an eye? Excellent. -- Enigma
Shmegma -- Ye gods! You again? -- Samantha Hain
Green Disease -- Guess I'm the cure for what ails you. -- Cloudgazer
Ghoti -- Goatee? A full beard will cover your shame better. -- Liam Silvermane
Flummax -- Okay, lesson learned. Guess an old dog can teach new tricks. -- Imoto
Chan
We return to our regularly scheduled personals.
Imperfect Snotling -- Tough luck being sent to the DA and all. I guess we can't all
be perfect. -- Perfect Snotling
Death Knight -- You've got to work on that "play" business. You're too serious.
Humans have that problem a lot, but if you'd just pay attention to us dogs, we could
help with that. -- Donold Dog
Green Disease -- I'll say! What IS it with humans that you keep shoving green stuff
at us? Yeah, sure, technically we're omnivores, but any dog that can manage to be a
pretty pure carnivore is going to go for it, you know. Well, except for a little
grass now and then just to floss our innards. -- Little Big Dog
The Ambitious Guard was no fun! I tried to tell him that I understood about
guarding, too, I mean, I'm a dog. But he just wouldn't listen. -- Flummax
A Visiting Orc? Not on my watch! -- Lassie
The Shiftyeyed Volunteer was so obviously a Bad Guy that I didn't even wait for him
to do something. Proactive defense, that's the deal. Bite first and ask questions
later. -- BB Bully Boy
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SUPERFLUOUS was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SHMEGMA was unbelievably bested by BLACK WIDOW XLIII in a 2 minute Title battle.
VIKI was overpowered by EQUIPOLLENT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
SAMANTHA HAIN overpowered PERFECT SNOTLING in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CLOUDGAZER devastated FLUMMAX in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
LITTLE BIG DOG bested JRK in a 2 minute match.
IMOTO-CHAN bested BB BULLY BOY in a 1 minute competition.
LASSIE overpowered VISITING ORC in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee.
GHOTI was unbelievably bested by FLIK in a popular 3 minute duel.
DESIGNATED DRIVER vanquished DONOLD DOG in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
VLADIMIR YORGA defeated BOUGHT THE BEER in a 1 minute beginner's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 7 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 15 - 2 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 AIMED BLOW 7 - 8 - 0 47 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 19 - 1 46 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 8 - 1 43 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 20 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 4 - 2 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
Turn 472 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are:
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 3 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY BLACK WIDOW XLIII 7868 22 10 1 102 DEATH STUDS XII (602)
STRIKING ATTACK EQUIPOLLENT 8492 16 8 1 107 ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (518)
AIMED BLOW VIKI 8261 8 3 0 85 SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (586)
BASHING ATTACK IMOTO-CHAN 7350 9 8 1 56 EX OBLIVIONE (502)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SAMANTHA HAIN 6335. The most popular warrior this
turn was SHMEGMA 8502. The ten other most popular fighters were GHOTI 8700, LITTLE
BIG DOG 8355, LASSIE 8194, EQUIPOLLENT 8492, BLACK WIDOW XLIII 7868, CLOUDGAZER 7349,
IMOTO-CHAN 7350, VLADIMIR YORGA 8720, FLIK 8653, and DESIGNATED DRIVER 3364.
The least popular fighter this week was BOUGHT THE BEER 3365. The other ten least
popular fighters were DONOLD DOG 8719, BB BULLY BOY 8477, JRK 8699, PERFECT SNOTLING
8403, SUPERFLUOUS 8730, FLUMMAX 8193, SAMANTHA HAIN 6335, VIKI 8261, DESIGNATED
DRIVER 3364, and FLIK 8653.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BLACK WIDOW XLIII (60-7868) DEATH STUDS XII (602)
SAMANTHA HAIN (60-6335) EX OBLIVIONE (502)