DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/12/2009    Duedate: 10/24/2009

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-472

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CAPTAIN SCOURGE
DEATH MOB (15)
(62-4496) [17-1-1,124]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CAPTAIN SCOURGE                SAND STORM
DEATH MOB (15)                 DISASTERS (448)
(62-4496) [17-1-1,124]         (62-4531) [3-0-1,42]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SALTY DOG                      PULSE
DEATH MOB (15)                 SPLIT II (279)
(62-4471) [23-15-2,107]        (62-2430) [9-3-0,77]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SPLIT II (279)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SPLIT II (279)              37
2. DISASTERS (448)             16      SPLIT II (279)
3. DEATH MOB (15)               9      Unchartered Team
4. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)        -21
                                       DISASTERS (448)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SPLIT II (279)            25  19  2 56.8   1/ 1 SPLIT II (279)            7  5 0
 2/ 2 DEATH MOB (15)           222 194 22 53.4   2/ 2 DEATH MOB (15)            6  0 1
 3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      332 408  7 44.9   3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       5 10 0
 4/ 4*DISASTERS (448)            5   7  1 41.7   4/ 4*DISASTERS (448)           3  3 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
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 633): DOOMTAIL of EVIL BEAVERS (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 516): BRANDY PINKERTON of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 639): GOT NO BRAIN of STATE OF MIND (?.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): JOSEPH of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 634): PENDRU ROST of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 632): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 638): KRONOS GRIMHOLD of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 624): DIRT BATH of GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 623): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 595): SHERRY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 587): BENT FENDER of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 265): COLLINGWOOD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 571): CORRUPT TURNKEY of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 522): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 251): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 239): STINGAREE of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 471): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 216): MYSTIQUE of BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 515): STUPID SEXY FLANDERS of I'M SO SEXY (TMM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 633): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 516): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 639): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 634): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 632): GOLDEN DAWN (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 637): AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 624): ODIN'S CHOSEN (Heathen Hatebreed, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 623): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 595): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 587): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 265): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 571): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 523): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 251): EXTRADITION (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 239): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 471): SPLIT II (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 216): POSITION IS EMPTY
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 515) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 631): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): JOSEPH of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 613): LOVARNO of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 633): FELISSA HURM of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 631): CONCUSSION of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 637): BALDASSARE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 622): THE CLOSER of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 622): MOLOTOV of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 587): TORCHLIGHT KID of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 571): CORRUPT TURNKEY of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                           MODEL PRISONER of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of VALAMANTIS.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to 
give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Practice pays for 
RAMMSTEIN, who pummelled JERANS LA'ROC, to pocket 18 points.  Win some, lose some.  
Speaking of which, SAND STORM was winsome, after beating FERRIS HALE and seeing him 
lose 13 points.  CAPTAIN SCOURGE successfully staved off a grab for the roses by GASP 
of SPLIT II.  Does VALAMANTIS have no one talented enough to dethrone him?  So who 
was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  
Someone's got a basic problem...   
     And how sociable are VALAMANTIS' warriors?  Come, let us see.  Like a horde of 
jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in VALAMANTIS avoid MIDDLE WAY 
10.  As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of DISASTERS, so did that 
sorry team shy from MIDDLE WAY 10 Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and JERANS 
LA'ROC is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't MIDDLE WAY 10 proud!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not a spymaster 
for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious 
stupor.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  More important duties call me.  Do not despair!  
I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPTAIN SCOURGE 4496         17   1  1   124       DEATH MOB (15)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SALTY DOG 4471               23  15  2   107       DEATH MOB (15)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PULSE 2430                    9   3  0    77       SPLIT II (279)
 GASP 2429                     9   3  0    74       SPLIT II (279)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAMMSTEIN 3046                4   1  0    50       SPLIT II (279)
 SAND STORM 4531               3   0  1    42       DISASTERS (448)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JERANS LA'ROC 4501            8   8  1    33       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 HOBBAN JEPP 4503              7   8  0    30       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 JIMEMMA LOCA 4523             5   4  0    27       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FERRIS HALE 4517              4   7  0    23       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 FARGO HAIL 4530               3   2  0    19       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 THE PLAGUE 4533               1   1  0    15       DISASTERS (448)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DISEASE 4529            1  3 0 DISASTERS 448        SPYMASTER             472  NONE
DONE 4534               0  1 0 SPLIT II 279         HIGH ELF              472  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Pulse -- Listen, you don't feel for mine by cutting off my hand!  Something not
involving sharp blades would work better. -- Ferris Hale

Gasp -- Possibly, but not today. -- Jerans La'Roc

Rammstein -- A big beer mug with a ram's head on it, that's what you SHOULD be. --
Hobban Jepp
P.S.  With a lot of beer in it.

We found the Mordant Deserter... useful.  Cooperative, once we whacked him a time or
two. -- Jimemma Loca and Fargo Hail

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DISEASE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DONE was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a exciting 4 minute Dark Arena duel.
RAMMSTEIN demolished JERANS LA'ROC in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SAND STORM devastated FERRIS HALE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
THE PLAGUE was defeated by JIMEMMA LOCA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge match.
CAPTAIN SCOURGE devastated GASP in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
SALTY DOG slimly won victory over PULSE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute mismatched match.
FARGO HAIL was overpowered by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven melee.
HOBBAN JEPP won victory over CULT MEMBER in a action packed 4 minute duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        11 -   1 -  0      92  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   1 -  2      90  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   9 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -   8 -  1      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   6 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   1 -  0       0  |

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:

AIMED BLOW         1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  4         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       CAPTAIN SCOURGE 4496       17   1  1  124 DEATH MOB (15)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SALTY DOG 4471             23  15  2  107 DEATH MOB (15)
LUNGING ATTACK   PULSE 2430                  9   3  0   77 SPLIT II (279)
STRIKING ATTACK  GASP 2429                   9   3  0   74 SPLIT II (279)
SLASHING ATTACK  SAND STORM 4531             3   0  1   42 DISASTERS (448)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SALTY DOG 4471.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was PULSE 2430.  The ten other most popular fighters were HOBBAN JEPP 4503, JIMEMMA 
LOCA 4523, SALTY DOG 4471, RAMMSTEIN 3046, THE PLAGUE 4533, CAPTAIN SCOURGE 4496, 
DONE 4534, SAND STORM 4531, DISEASE 4529, and JERANS LA'ROC 4501.

The least popular fighter this week was FARGO HAIL 4530.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GASP 2429, FERRIS HALE 4517, JERANS LA'ROC 4501, DISEASE 4529, SAND 
STORM 4531, DONE 4534, CAPTAIN SCOURGE 4496, THE PLAGUE 4533, RAMMSTEIN 3046, and 
SALTY DOG 4471.