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 ***** **** *** ***** * * * * * * * * ** * * **** ***** * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * ***** * * 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