DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/06/2004 Duedate: 09/18/2004
VALAMANTIS ARENA
DM-62 TURN-340
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HOLLY MACKEREL
FISH MONGERS (406)
(62-3951) [12-3-0,112]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HOLLY MACKEREL CELESTIAL FURY
FISH MONGERS (406) DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
(62-3951) [12-3-0,112] (62-4143) [6-0-0,63]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CRYSALIS HOLLY MACKEREL
SRETSAMLEUD (407) FISH MONGERS (406)
(62-3980) [21-9-3,75] (62-3951) [12-3-0,112]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SRETSAMLEUD (407)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421) 34
2. FISH MONGERS (406) 14 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)
3. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 8 Unchartered Team
4. THE BEARS (268) 8
5. SRETSAMLEUD (407) -4 DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421) 14 6 1 70.0 1/ 1 SRETSAMLEUD (407) 10 4 1
2/ 2 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418) 14 10 2 58.3 2/ 2*DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421) 5 5 0
3/ 3 SRETSAMLEUD (407) 82 59 7 58.2 3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 5 10 0
4/ 4 THE BEARS (268) 274 230 19 54.4 4/ 3 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418) 4 2 0
5/ 0 FISH MONGERS (406) 33 28 0 54.1 5/ 0 FISH MONGERS (406) 1 0 0
6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 45 45 2 50.0 6/ 5 THE BEARS (268) 0 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Surprise, surprise. I thought I had a chance at taking the throne, but I'd have
never guessed that it'd be by actually beating Bet or Not Die. I figured the Lunger
would easily take me down. I should not have won that fight! It isn't inconceivable
that Bet or Not has twice my total skills. That probably isn't the case, but it is
definitely close. And he only gave me a miserable two more skills!
But Assur always says it is better to be lucky than to be good. And when you've
got a good thing going, try and keep it going! SO, I'll send my challenge to Chip
Enser, the only warrior I have a legitimate chance to beat, even though I don't
believe my challenge has a possibility to work. The commission has rules about who
the DM can challenge and I think that means that I can't challenge anyone and that no
one can challenge me. So maybe I'll face off against an NPC, instead. I hear they
have even fewer skills than I do!
Anyway, it is my pleasure to be here, however short or long that may be! Maybe
the Commission drugged Bet Or Not Die before the fight because he hasn't written a
column. That seems quite a bit more likely than me winning on my own merits.
Until next time, leave your car at home and ride the
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SPY REPORT
Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in
VALAMANTIS. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid!
Hey everybody, watch out for CHIP ENSER, who flew up 25 points in the rankings after
mashing CRYSALIS like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. BENSI DURN lost to DANGEROUS CRIMINAL and
drops 11 points. It's a proud day for the FISH MONGERS stable, as their warrior,
HOLLY MACKEREL, ascended the Duelmaster's throne. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed
protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.
Here is other news that is of note. Did you hear that SRETSAMLEUD was most
avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of SRETSAMLEUD's
warriors, I'm not surprised! Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch PUBLIC TRANSIT's
act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from SRETSAMLEUD.
And who is this DIED you ask, with 38 points and a 3-0-0 record. Ooh, the tales I
could tell! Challenging down 21 points was CELESTIAL FURY. Pretty soon he'll be
using two shields and selling 'T.P.: The only way to clean up' pins. Definition of
petty: CELESTIAL FURY beat DOC FELLE, a mismatch of 21 points.
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! Here's some advice: warriors with little wit and will may
encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in VALAMANTIS have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Well, there goes another Spy
Report. Good luck in next week's fights. And remember, you can pick your friends
and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown
Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOLLY MACKEREL 3951 12 3 0 112 FISH MONGERS (406)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHIP ENSER 4140 11 7 1 93 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
TRAIN 4114 7 5 1 91 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ALBACORE TUNER 3954 11 2 0 89 FISH MONGERS (406)
-BET OR NOT DIE 3981 15 11 2 84 SRETSAMLEUD (407)
CRYSALIS 3980 21 9 3 75 SRETSAMLEUD (407)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUS 4115 7 5 1 64 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CELESTIAL FURY 4143 6 0 0 63 DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BENSI DURN 4141 11 7 0 41 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
-HELL STORM 4147 4 0 0 40 DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
DIED 4151 3 0 0 38 SRETSAMLEUD (407)
DOC FELLE 4139 9 9 1 37 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
ALTA CHESS 4137 9 9 0 36 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EB GOLLU 4138 5 13 0 28 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TRAIN WRECK 4121 2 1 0 19 THE BEARS (268)
-KING SAMMON 3955 4 6 0 18 FISH MONGERS (406)
TSO 4152 2 0 0 17 SRETSAMLEUD (407)
HAJJ'IL THAN'NI 4160 1 0 0 14 DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
DEAD 4150 2 1 0 7 SRETSAMLEUD (407)
RELENTLESS 4148 0 1 0 5 THE BEARS (268)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MASTER SERGEANT 4116 0 1 0 THE BEARS 268 BLACK ORC 20 340 NONE
KILL ME PLEASE 4161 0 1 0 DEVIL'S MAYHEM 421 SPYMASTER 22 340 NONE
TRANSEL'S BUM 4145 2 2 1 DEVIL'S MAYHEM 421 CRYSALIS 3980 339
DUEL 2 4129 0 6 0 SRETSAMLEUD 407 TRANSEL'S BUM 4145 337 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Bus -- Run down in the streets! Pursued into the arena and run down again! You're
out to get me! -- Doc Felle
The Captured Orc is an elf? That's a laugh! -- Chip Enser
Celestial Fury -- Why are you so furious all the time? I really poured on the skills
for you, and you were STILL raging! -- Alta Chess
The Dangerous Criminal is a Fratsfan. Probably an escaped slave. Can't we do
something really definite about him? -- Bensi Durn
Yeah, well, the Fratsfa Slave is an elf! How the heck did that happen? I mean, if he
was Araoi, sure, fine, but a Shagornan elf? Doesn't sound like a Fratsfan thing at
all. Probably dirty work at the crossroads, or a dark man in the woodpile, or
something equally sinister. -- Eb Gollu
Bus -- Well... I wouldn't mind riding to the end of the line with you sometime. Where
do you go? -- Alta Chess
Train -- (sulk, pout) -- Chip Enser
Wow! Valamantis is singing the Fall Blues! Even the last days of Delarq Tor were
brighter than the last couple of turns here. Even Public Transit looks better than
the sands of the arena here! At least the throne here in Valamantis has a little
meaning, unlike another arena where I hold the top spot (and I'm not talking about
Talcama, just in case there was any confusion). -- Assurnasirbanipal
Doc Felle -- Another notch on the side of my -- Bus
All -- Sorry about being so quiet. I get my mail really late sometimes and ahve to
rush my strats in the blind "alot." If I offend anyone I apologize. -- Dincuru
Feadagnor, Buddy Lee, Devil's Mayhem
P.S. My friends call me Din or Buddy.
Nick? -- If you run Middle Way 10 then the p-ad I sent you went to 72. Celestial Fury
and Hellstorm are just stage names made to sound cool. They're actually very Mundane.
They like B.B.Q. for some odd reason. I like the spotlight! Keep it up. may all
your warriors fight like champs. -- Buddy Lee
Phat Phat -- I'm really sorry about Duel 2. I went 8 KD on Des. Not wise on my part.
I really hope he was a pud, because I hate getting good fighters killed. -- Buddy Lee
24 August 2004
Invitation to Newbie Managers
by Hammer
As a Captain of the Vendetta Cartel, Hammer has recently dissolved the Vendetta
Cartel Crimson Ascension Family. Lady Martilyo and Rook are NO LONGER members of the
Vendetta Cartel.
The Vendetta Cartel is divided into "Families" under the leadership of Captains;
who have been appointed by the VC God Father known throughout the duelingland as
Master Darque.
Hammer is now the Captain of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe and the veteran
manager extends an invitation for prospective membership as a Probate [ONLY 2 Probate
positions are available in the VC Tarantula Tribe at the present time!] to any Newbie
Manager who qualifies under the following conditions:
1. Newbie Manager MUST have Online Access for Email communications! [Hammer is
presently living in Qatar and Lieutenants Maximillian and Firehawk are living in
Canada; so Email Communication is a MUST for consideration!]
2. Newbie Manager MUST have the time and funds to create 2 new stables to be
placed in 2 separate Slow Arenas [the cost of running 1 stable in a Regular Arena!]
to actively participate on a monthly basis with the other 3 T-Tribe members of the
Vendetta Cartel!
3. Newbie Manager MUST have the DESIRE to be an Active Member of the Vendetta
Cartel as a Tarantula Tribe trainee aka Probate; developing his/her managerial skills
under the mentorship of Hammer and the other VC members; thus proving themselves
worthy to become Vendetta Cartel Lieutenants in the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe!
The Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe lives by the Feud; thereby prospective
Probates are forewarned that membership guarantees instant Friends and instant
Enemies!
Any prospective Probates who:
1) seek to improve their managerial insights/abilities under the counsel of
Hammer and other Vendetta Cartel members
2) desire to be active members of an Active Alliance that WILL NOT Dissolve in a
Few Months; building lasting friendships while enjoying Feuding with Common Enemies
3) who enjoy sending their gladiators to Tournaments and would strive to see
their manager name listed among the TV and TC winners in the Mailer Tourney
Newsletters as a member of the Vendetta Cartel
MUST DO THE FOLLOWING:
Send an Email to HammerDM@fastermail.com to introduce yourself and provide Hammer
with a short Bio of your managerial successes/failures and favorite/least favorite
fighting styles; with a listing of your active stable/stables for Hammer to verify in
the online newsletters.
Hammer will choose the 2 prospective Probates for membership in the Vendetta
Cartel Tarantula Tribe on the basis of who he decides will be most suited [to Hammer's
purposes as the T-Tribe Captain!] from among those responding to this All Arena Ad on
a first response/first acceptance or rejection basis!
-- Hammer; Vendetta Cartel Captain/WordSmith and WeaponSmith of the Vendetta
Cartel Tarantula Tribe
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MASTER SERGEANT was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
KILL ME PLEASE was viciously butchered by SPYMASTER in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
CELESTIAL FURY demolished DOC FELLE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
TRAIN WRECK was devastated by DIED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
TRAIN was overpowered by HOLLY MACKEREL in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
BUS was unbelievably bested by KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight.
CRYSALIS was devastated by CHIP ENSER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BENSI DURN was handily defeated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven melee.
EB GOLLU was vanquished by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
ALTA CHESS was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DEAD was beaten by HAJJ'IL THAN'NI in a 2 minute novice's melee.
TSO defeated RELENTLESS in a 2 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 8 - 1 65 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 LUNGING ATTACK 34 - 23 - 2 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 7 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 5 - 1 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 19 - 0 39 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 8 - 0 20 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 340 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 5 3 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 4 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE HOLLY MACKEREL 3951 12 3 0 112 FISH MONGERS (406)
LUNGING ATTACK CHIP ENSER 4140 11 7 1 93 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
BASHING ATTACK TRAIN 4114 7 5 1 91 PUBLIC TRANSIT (418)
STRIKING ATTACK CELESTIAL FURY 4143 6 0 0 63 DEVIL'S MAYHEM (421)
TOTAL PARRY BENSI DURN 4141 11 7 0 41 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CRYSALIS 3980. The most popular warrior this turn
was KILL ME PLEASE 4161. The ten other most popular fighters were HOLLY MACKEREL
3951, RELENTLESS 4148, BUS 4115, MASTER SERGEANT 4116, CELESTIAL FURY 4143, DIED
4151, CHIP ENSER 4140, TRAIN 4114, HAJJ'IL THAN'NI 4160, and TSO 4152.
The least popular fighter this week was DEAD 4150. The other ten least popular
fighters were ALTA CHESS 4137, EB GOLLU 4138, BENSI DURN 4141, CRYSALIS 3980, TRAIN
WRECK 4121, DOC FELLE 4139, TSO 4152, HAJJ'IL THAN'NI 4160, TRAIN 4114, and CHIP
ENSER 4140.
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXIII
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
5 2979 (100-70-4) 8 4 0 NUMBERS
THE DRAGON 2505 (118-95-5) 3 3 0 SAVAGE
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PARTING THE SILK 3015 (78-64-3) 5 3 0 THE ONENESS
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
THE ETERNAL PLEDGE 2931 (41-29-0) 2 3 0 LEGENDS OF TKE
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LIL NOIR 3311 (16-8-1) 6 3 0 ENIGMA
OX MULDER 3121 (36-22-0) 1 3 0 THE BEARS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SPENCER 3610 (13-11-2) 3 3 0 THE BOLT
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NAMES 3755 (9-5-0) 3 3 0 SADISTS F2F II
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BETTER NOT DIE 3982 (15-9-0) 8 3 0 DEAD SRETSAMLEUD
YOU 4002 (16-7-1) 2 3 1 SRETSAMLEUD
MADE A COMBO 3896 (8-6-0) 1 3 0 WON AT POOL
BET OR NOT DIE 3981 (13-10-2) 0 3 0 SRETSAMLEUD
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TRAIN WRECK 4121 (2-0-0) 4 3 0 THE BEARS
TOO GOOD 4131 (2-1-0) 2 3 0 THE BEARS
NAVY SEAL 4117 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 THE BEARS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
THE BIG 'OH' 3734 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF
RELENTLESS 4148 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 THE BEARS