DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/12/2010 Duedate: 04/24/2010 VALAMANTIS ARENA DM-62 TURN-481 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS JERANS LA'ROC MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) (62-4501) [14-11-1,76] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader JERANS LA'ROC NATHAN MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) DETHKLOT (450) (62-4501) [14-11-1,76] (62-4552) [4-0-2,42] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite JERANS LA'ROC FARGO HAIL MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) (62-4501) [14-11-1,76] (62-4530) [8-6-0,46] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DETHKLOT (450) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 35 2. DETHKLOT (450) 19 EOD (436) 3. EOD (436) 4 Unchartered Team 4. DISASTERS (448) -7 DETHKLOT (450) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*DETHKLOT (450) 16 4 5 80.0 1/ 1*DETHKLOT (450) 12 3 4 2/ 2 EOD (436) 27 14 0 65.9 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 6 9 0 3/ 3 DISASTERS (448) 15 16 2 48.4 3/ 3 EOD (436) 3 0 0 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 354 431 7 45.1 4/ 4 DISASTERS (448) 1 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 646): BLACK of FULL SPECTRUM (Jester, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 529): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 652): FURIOUS GORGE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 623): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 647): PENDRU ROST of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 642): EVE AND EMMA of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 651): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 635): HAGAR BLUETOOTH of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 637): BUBBLY BAELZEBUB of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 636): GRANDADDY SMURF of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 605): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 271): MANN SLAUGHTER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 584): COLDFISHFINGER of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 535): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 255): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 246): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 480): JERANS LA'ROC of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 222): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 528): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 646): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 529): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 652): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 623): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 647): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 642): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 651): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 565): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 637): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 636): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 605): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 271): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 584): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 535): QUESTIONS (?, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 255): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 246): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 480): DETHKLOT (?, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 222): LHC (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 528) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 2 NIANIA (turn 529): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 528): BRANDY PINKERTON of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 651): KOVARAMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 650): SALTILLA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 634): PHLEGM of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) CHAGAN of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 636): ADAM of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 634): VOLLEYBALL of SPORTS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 583): BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 535): SHALAITHA of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 534): SHOGGOTH of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 246): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. The Veteran Mercenary, this time, and again one skill. Better than no skill, but... not so good that I lost, you know? Embarrassing. Jerans La'Roc SPY REPORT You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf Modeen. I return to VALAMANTIS once again! What's with FARGO HAIL? He actually beat VALAMANTIS' THE USEROUS MERCHANT, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at MIDDLE WAY 10 while they watched JIMEMMA LOCA clobber SQUIZGOR. He lost 4 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. Try as he might, M. CHARDINEE wasn't good enough at persuading JERANS LA'ROC to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough! If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. Warriors of VALAMANTIS unite. You have only your games to lose! Some people in VALAMANTIS think DISASTERS was too harsh when they sent SAND STORM (7-2-1) to the Dark Arena. Them's the breaks, I say. Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty. Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm writing it before you read it. Oh, well. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JERANS LA'ROC 4501 14 11 1 76 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DETONATOR 4323 10 1 0 65 EOD (436) JIMEMMA LOCA 4523 10 8 0 57 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -C-4 4322 5 1 0 53 EOD (436) FARGO HAIL 4530 8 6 0 46 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) HOBBAN JEPP 4503 9 15 0 42 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) NATHAN 4552 4 0 2 42 DETHKLOT (450) FERRIS HALE 4517 8 12 0 36 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -FLEX-X 4302 3 5 0 30 EOD (436) -THE PLAGUE 4533 2 2 0 30 DISASTERS (448) PICKLES 4550 4 0 1 29 DETHKLOT (450) SQUIZGOR 4553 3 1 0 26 DETHKLOT (450) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MURDER FACE 4551 3 1 2 23 DETHKLOT (450) LAND SLIDE 4554 1 0 0 13 DISASTERS (448) TOKI 4549 2 2 0 8 DETHKLOT (450) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SAND STORM 4531 7 3 1 DISASTERS 448 STONE GOLEM 481 NONE TIDAL WAVE 4536 2 3 0 DISASTERS 448 BANDIT PRINCE 481 NONE PERSONAL ADS If the Userous Merchant's going to win, he could at least teach me a skill! I'm sure he knows things. -- Hobban Jepp P.S. Or he wouldn't have won, right? And a Dangerous Criminal. So far, that makes oh-and-three against standbys. Rotten. -- Ferris Hale Detonator -- Well, if I have to lose, also, at least I lost to a managed gladiator. -- Fargo Hail And for me, the only win, against the "Captured Orc." I find that offensive, since the standby in question is a sneering elf, and *I* am an orc. But there it is, the Commission has no sensitivity about these things. -- JimEmma Loca Of course not. It isn't *our* problem. -- Memsettis the Downtrodden, manager of Valamantis arena LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SAND STORM was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. TIDAL WAVE was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle. JERANS LA'ROC subdued M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 1 minute Title fight. DETONATOR devastated FERRIS HALE in a 1 minute one-sided contest. HOBBAN JEPP was narrowly defeated by NATHAN in a 5 minute bloody mismatched match. JIMEMMA LOCA vanquished SQUIZGOR in a 1 minute mismatched fight. FARGO HAIL savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl. TOKI was viciously subdued by LAND SLIDE in a action packed 1 minute beginner's melee. PICKLES overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven duel. MURDER FACE overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |SLASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 0 - 0 100 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 4 - 1 - 0 80 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 - 2 75 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 4 - 0 69 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 13 - 2 63 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 1 47 | |AIMED BLOW 0 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 11 - 1 45 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 481 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 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-LUNGE JERANS LA'ROC 4501 14 11 1 76 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) SLASHING ATTACK JIMEMMA LOCA 4523 10 8 0 57 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) LUNGING ATTACK FARGO HAIL 4530 8 6 0 46 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is JERANS LA'ROC 4501. The most popular warrior this turn was FARGO HAIL 4530. The ten other most popular fighters were SAND STORM 4531, JERANS LA'ROC 4501, NATHAN 4552, LAND SLIDE 4554, DETONATOR 4323, HOBBAN JEPP 4503, JIMEMMA LOCA 4523, TIDAL WAVE 4536, FERRIS HALE 4517, and TOKI 4549. The least popular fighter this week was SQUIZGOR 4553. The other ten least popular fighters were MURDER FACE 4551, PICKLES 4550, TOKI 4549, FERRIS HALE 4517, TIDAL WAVE 4536, JIMEMMA LOCA 4523, HOBBAN JEPP 4503, DETONATOR 4323, LAND SLIDE 4554, and NATHAN 4552.