DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/28/2008 Duedate: 05/10/2008
VALAMANTIS ARENA
DM-62 TURN-434
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DEATH MAGE
DEATH MOB (15)
(62-2115) [12-4-1,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DEATH MAGE POSITION IS EMPTY
DEATH MOB (15)
(62-2115) [12-4-1,120]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DEATH MAGE DEATH MAGE
DEATH MOB (15) DEATH MOB (15)
(62-2115) [12-4-1,120] (62-2115) [12-4-1,120]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 25
2. DEATH MOB (15) 22 EOD (436)
3. EOD (436) 6 Unchartered Team
4. FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS (400) 0
5. THE BEARS (268) 0 BLACK DYNASTY (303)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 EOD (436) 17 10 0 63.0 1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 11 4 0
2- 2 THE BEARS (268) 370 331 32 52.8 2/ 2 DEATH MOB (15) 8 6 0
3/ 3 DEATH MOB (15) 121 145 14 45.5 3/ 5 EOD (436) 2 0 0
4- 4 FLAGG'S DEVASTATOR (400) 23 28 3 45.1 4- 4 FLAGG'S DEVASTATOR (400) 1 3 0
5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 243 308 4 44.1 5- 3 THE BEARS (268) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 478): SAROVOND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 603): SOLDIER 2 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 599): FUZZ BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 602): DOMINO of HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 600): ERASMUS of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 594): ICARUS of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 586): MICHAEL JORDAN of CAROLINA BLUE (Apex, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 585): GOLDENBEARD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 559): PATCH of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 549): CYPRIAN of OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 246): SHRUG of CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 536): WINKY DINK of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 485): BILGE RAT of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 232): DARISTAM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 220): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 433): DEATH MAGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 197): HOCKEY of SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 477): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 478): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 603): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 599): REDLEGS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 602): SWIM SQUAD (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 600): BONSUR BABES ROCK (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 594): SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 586): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 585): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 559): MIDDLE WAY 13 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 549): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 246): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 536): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 485): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 232): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 220): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 433): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 197): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 477) VILLAINS et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): SOUTLANCHOR of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): ORVERD QUILL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 600): DIGGER WASP of FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 584): NESTOR ORDH of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 585): DINAH MIGHT of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 585): GOLDENBEARD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
(turn 584): MAST MONKEY of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and
I'm going to give you a spy report!. Hey everybody, watch out for WOLF RIDER, who
flew up 13 points in the rankings after mashing M. CHARDINEE like a melon. Keep your
eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was ISOMBARD KORL, who
dropped 3 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with IED. Well,
everybody's pal DEATH MAGE moved his record to 12-4-1 by defeating VENOMOUS CONCUBINE
in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 6 recognition points. Can you believe
they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the VALAMANTIS arena. And
hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS, please raise you
hand. Wow. Does VALAMANTIS really have that many liars? Okay, so I may not be
funny, but catch DEATH MOB's act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft
at running from FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS.
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time
is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
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. Okay, so I may not be the
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. See ya
next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEATH MAGE 2115 12 4 1 120 DEATH MOB (15)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-VICIOUS THRILL 3885 7 6 1 84 FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS (400)
WOLF RIDER 2132 10 5 1 83 DEATH MOB (15)
-RUSSIAN BEAR 4427 6 7 2 79 THE BEARS (268)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GORMODUC IRN 4420 9 15 0 58 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INVUR KREB 4449 7 6 0 56 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
-BEARFACE 4445 6 4 0 55 THE BEARS (268)
-MASTIFF 4446 6 1 0 55 THE BEARS (268)
IED 4301 3 1 0 53 EOD (436)
CHEA EDEL 4450 7 6 0 45 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
CHATTI 4448 6 4 0 36 DEATH MOB (15)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-C-4 4322 4 0 0 31 EOD (436)
-RABID BLITZER 3882 6 5 1 30 FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS (400)
-FLEX-X 4302 3 5 0 30 EOD (436)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ZESPEE KOO 3946 2 2 0 22 FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS (400)
-DETONATOR 4323 4 0 0 21 EOD (436)
ISOMBARD KORL 4462 3 2 0 21 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
EVANDER GILL 4470 3 1 0 20 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
-FURIOUS BASHER 3881 4 6 1 19 FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS (400)
-TGEKI ROO 3947 2 4 0 10 FLAGG'S DEVASTATORS (400)
-THE BARON 4461 1 2 0 5 THE BEARS (268)
-CROUCHING BEAR 4463 1 1 0 4 THE BEARS (268)
SALTY DOG 4471 0 3 0 3 DEATH MOB (15)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GROMMIT 4447 3 4 0 DEATH MOB 15 DARTH KRAYT 4455 430 NONE
DONETTA FALDOUR 4388 13 18 0 MIDDLE WAY 10 420 DEATH MAGE 2115 430 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Admiral Kringe -- Right, I did. Didn't help, though. You still sucked up the skills
like they were a glass of whiskey and you had a major thirst. -- Gormoduc Irn
Chatti -- Women who talk a lot give me a grue. So I give 'em grue back. And some
more. -- Invur Kreb
Furious Basher -- Right, like it helps to be furious when you're trying to bash with
a dagger? As if! -- Chea Edel
Tgeki Roo -- I'm so glad--and you should be, too!--that I don't have to figure out a
recipe inspired by your name. -- Evander Gill
P.S. Or mine, for that matter.
Salty Dog -- I always blanch first. It gets rid of most of the salt. -- Isombard
Korl
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CHATTI was devastated by INVUR KREB in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DEATH MAGE vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle.
WOLF RIDER overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
IED devastated ISOMBARD KORL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CHEA EDEL subdued FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute master vs. beginner competition.
GORMODUC IRN overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SALTY DOG was bested by EVANDER GILL in a 1 minute novice's competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 3 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 2 - 1 82 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 25 - 14 - 0 64 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 13 - 1 59 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 3 - 3 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 13 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 8 - 9 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 7 - 0 22 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 434 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 4 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK DEATH MAGE 2115 12 4 1 120 DEATH MOB (15)
WALL OF STEEL WOLF RIDER 2132 10 5 1 83 DEATH MOB (15)
SLASHING ATTACK INVUR KREB 4449 7 6 0 56 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
AIMED BLOW IED 4301 3 1 0 53 EOD (436)
PARRY-LUNGE CHATTI 4448 6 4 0 36 DEATH MOB (15)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DEATH MAGE 2115. The most popular warrior this turn
was DEATH MAGE 2115. The ten other most popular fighters were IED 4301, CHEA EDEL
4450, INVUR KREB 4449, WOLF RIDER 2132, GORMODUC IRN 4420, EVANDER GILL 4470, CHATTI
4448, ISOMBARD KORL 4462, SALTY DOG 4471, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was SALTY DOG 4471. The other ten least popular
fighters were ISOMBARD KORL 4462, CHATTI 4448, EVANDER GILL 4470, GORMODUC IRN 4420,
WOLF RIDER 2132, INVUR KREB 4449, CHEA EDEL 4450, IED 4301, DEATH MAGE 2115, and 0.
THE STOMPING GROUNDS
The new all-basher arena will be in Seam, DM 20. Only new teams (0FE) may
participate. The only rule is that all of your warriors must be bashers.
The first turn of the contest will be due on Monday, April 28. It will be a slow
turn-around arena. If you wish to enter a team, please submit your new team and first
turn strategies before then. Only one team per manager, please.
This arena will stay open indefinitely, providing there is interest (i.e., this is not
a contest that runs a set number of turns, although there are prizes scheduled after
the first 15 rounds). For more information, see details in the first newsletter or on
the forums.
-- RSI
Zeb Karan looked around the table at the rest of Dwes Eg's staff. Arenamasters,
standby and Dark Arena warriors, stewards and infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.
There was wine and beer on the side-table, even sandwiches, but no one was partaking.
"Stop looking like your dog died," Lew Voth said. He had once been the
arenamaster of Sentern and had taken his turns overseeing the fights in Dwes Eg. "We
all knew this day would come. When are they closing us down?"
"Immediately after the tourney, according to the information I was given."
"Short notice," Jame Rinvar, another arenamaster commented.
"No offense intended, these things just creep up on people. Tourneys make it
worse, I suppose, all the new teams being entered." Zeb grimaced. "Some of the file
cabinets have exploded from over-stuffing, you know, and it takes so long to run
through all the registered gladiators to find those who are planning to fight on any
given day that the day is OVER by the time we're ready to start."
"Which is why they closed down Sentern, Cimmeriac, and Firehold," Lew pointed
out. "This is the same thing all over again."
"Cycles," Jame said. "Things happen, and then later they happen again. We live
with it. And Dwes Eg did last for, what, eight and a half years before it reached the
explosion point. That isn't bad. That's forever, speaking practically."
"Eight or nine years is not forever--"
"The only thing that's real is today, and maybe, up to a point, tomorrow. I
don't see a problem with this. What are the new parameters, Zeb?"
"Dwes Eg remains open, existing teams can run and can recruit new members. BUT,
no new teams will be accepted. New teams will go into a new arena, DM 84, running its
first turn on the seventh of May. A regular two-week cycle."
"So Dwes Eg isn't actually being closed, just closed to new teams. Okay. This
works," Jame said again. "Number 84... does this mean it'll be out at that Blackstone
place? Rotten weather half the year, but I suppose you could say that about any site.
What about regional allegiance?"
"None specified in the data I received. Probably a personal-choice situation,"
Zeb said.
"Transfers?" Lew asked.
"I don't know about transfers IN," Zeb said, "but I'd guess yes, they would be
allowed. No transfers OUT, though. None out of DM 82, for that matter. Once you're
in 82 or 84, the only way out is death or graduation."
"That fairly describes most arenas," Jame said. "Anyone who takes up the
gladiatorial life has already accepted that."