DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/25/2014 Duedate: 09/06/2014
VALAMANTIS ARENA
DM-62 TURN-595
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LON OLBERT
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
(62-4715) [18-25-0,96]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LON OLBERT HUEY
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) STRIKER FORCE (19)
(62-4715) [18-25-0,96] (62-1155) [6-1-0,54]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ODER QUIN HOFFA
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) FACERS (305)
(62-4729) [14-27-1,70] (62-2882) [1-2-0,9]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
STRIKER FORCE (19)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. STRIKER FORCE (19) 32
2. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 17DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
3. AQUILA (470) 8 Unchartered Team
4. DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) 7
5. H.W.A. (377) 5 AQUILA (470)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*AQUILA (470) 5 0 0 100 1/ 1*STRIKER FORCE (19) 10 4 3
2/ 2 DIAMONDS IN THE RU (386) 10 5 0 66.7 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 9 6 0
3/ 0*FACERS (305) 3 2 0 60.0 3/ 3*AQUILA (470) 3 0 0
4/ 3*STRIKER FORCE (19) 19 14 3 57.6 4/ 6*NEVERNEVER (472) 2 2 0
5/ 4 PUBLIC NUISANCES (332) 28 26 0 51.9 5/ 4 PUBLIC NUISANCES (332) 2 3 0
6/ 6*NEVERNEVER (472) 2 2 0 50.0 6/ 5 DIAMONDS IN THE RU (386) 1 1 0
7/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 633 706 13 47.3 7/ 0*FACERS (305) 0 1 0
8/ 0*H.W.A. (377) 2 7 0 22.2 8/ 0*H.W.A. (377) 0 1 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 760): FIANNA QUINN of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 643): ARCHED EYELID of THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 765): JURY DUTY of MAJOR BUMMER (Coach, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 737): COTTONBALL of THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 761): HIGHWAY GAMBLER of IT'S ALL OVER NOW (?, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 756): CRUSADER of MACHINES OF WAR (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 765): MAIDEN HAIR PASTA of SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 749): NOVA CAT of EMPIRE (?, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 751): SUSHI HANGOVER of FISHY FISHY FISH (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 750): PACE VENTURA of PACE INVADERS (Pacemaker, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 716): ALOYSIUS THE BEAR of MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 705): ASH of SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 328): DUCK WITH SWORDS of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 698): ROCKSNAIL of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 649): MOLOTOV of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 310): DYSLEXIC EDITOR of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 303): RED RED WINE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 594): STREET RACER of PUBLIC NUISANCE (Padre, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 279): LEPER MESSIAH of DEADLY RAGE (Var, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 642): KING OF DARKHOLM of THOSE WHO RULE
(Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 760): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 643): THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 765): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 737): THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 761): BIG SHOTS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 756): MEDAL OF HONOR 72 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 765): SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 749): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 751): HELP WANTED (Bill, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 750): PACE INVADER (Pacemaker, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 716): STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 705): SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 328): DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 698): DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 649): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 310): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 303): HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 594): STRIKER FORCE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 279): BASH BROS CANDY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 642): TOON INN et al (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 760): FIANNA QUINN of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 764): GRUNT 10 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 737): COTTONBALL of THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 765): MAIDEN HAIR PASTA of SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 750): SOCRATES OF SHRED of D.R.I. (Var, mgr.)
(turn 749): GENERAL KILLS of THE CEREAL KILLERS (?, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 716): ALOYSIUS THE BEAR of MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
20TH CENTURY FOX of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 705): ASH of SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 328): ISRAFEL of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 698): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 648): HARGERD of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 303): RED RED WINE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 594): STREET RACER of PUBLIC NUISANCE (Padre, mgr.)
(turn 593): LUDWIG MILT of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
KIM NEUW of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 278): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
FILING FEE of BASH BROS LAWYER (Assurnasirbanipal)
SPY REPORT
Hail VALAMANTIS! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for
your deeds. And let's see, STRIKE 2 fought DANGEROUS CRIMINAL and gained 21 points
and contributed to STRIKER FORCE's 2-2-0. LENDIS OHLM has lost to VETERAN MERCENARY,
falling 2 points, while helping make MIDDLE WAY 10 a 2-3-0 turn. The attempts to
dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and STREET RACER remains VALAMANTIS' top warrior
for another turn. By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped
under the table at Drunkard's Guild?
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. I also notice that the STRIKER
FORCE stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on VALAMANTIS, what are you
afraid of? And avoiding STRIKER FORCE more than any other team we find DIAMONDS IN
THE RUFF. VALAMANTIS, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. Is it really true that VALAMANTIS has more dishwashers per capita that
fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. Well, I'm burning daylight here in VALAMANTIS and I've a long road
ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LON OLBERT 4715 18 25 0 96 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LENDIS OHLM 4734 14 26 0 78 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
ODER QUIN 4729 14 27 1 70 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
THE BIG 'OH' 3734 8 3 0 69 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HUEY 1155 6 1 0 54 STRIKER FORCE (19)
STRIKE 2 114 4 2 2 51 STRIKER FORCE (19)
STRIKE 3 115 5 1 0 45 STRIKER FORCE (19)
XI AQUILAE 4794 5 0 0 39 AQUILA (470)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RACE STEELE 3590 2 0 0 25 H.W.A. (377)
-PHIL 2884 2 0 0 24 FACERS (305)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HOBO 4785 4 3 0 23 PUBLIC NUISANCES (332)
STRIKE 1 113 1 5 1 23 STRIKER FORCE (19)
-HOMELESS 4786 3 2 0 22 PUBLIC NUISANCES (332)
-BEGGAR 3084 3 4 0 21 PUBLIC NUISANCES (332)
-THREE RIVERS 4295 2 0 0 19 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
-JAYWALKER 4787 2 5 0 18 PUBLIC NUISANCES (332)
TOOT TOOT 4809 2 0 0 16 NEVERNEVER (472)
NEOSHA PALMER 4823 1 0 0 11 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
HOFFA 2882 1 2 0 9 FACERS (305)
LOUIS OHIA 4822 0 1 0 1 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TIME BOMB 4521 0 1 0 H.W.A. 377 BANDIT PRINCE 595 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
NINE standbys on the sands this time, not counting two Dark Arena fights; those guys
are standbys in their way. Deadly way, but heck. We drew three of the standbys, and
Oder LOST to one. What a wimp. I'm glad I don't have to watch him fight any longer.
It's like watching a toddler in traffic; you just KNOW one of those draft horses is
going to step on him. The team as a whole went three-two. Oh, well. -- Kim Neuw
Our congratulations to Street Racer. It'll be interesting to see how you handle the
narrow, crowded streets of the Isle! -- Jorja and those who walk the Middle Way
Street Racer -- It was the fourteenth win that got you, huh? Glad to help out. --
Ludwig Milt
The Big 'Oh' -- What? Well, now you can tell people you're a big Q, which is an O
with a spear stuck in it. -- Long Olbert
And the standbys. -- Kim, Lendis, and an embarrassed Oder
20 August 14
SLAUGHTER CHALLENGE 2
Several years ago I ran a contest known as the "Slaughter Challenge" which was the
idea of a member of my alliance at the time. We unfortunately lost him during a
robbery attempt at the store he worked at. This November will mark the 10th
anniversary of his passing so I have decided to run the Slaughter Challenge again in
remembrance of him.
Rich Hammes was a member of my alliance, the Vendetta Cartel, and had sponsored me
into the alliance. Rich was a common poster to both the Yahoo Duelmasters group as
well as the Duel2 boards and our Alliance's Yahoo group. He went by the handle
GameOgre on the Duel2 boards and was known by the name Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest.
He was a very kind and thoughtful man who always had time to talk with not only his
alliance-mates but anyone else who wanted to discuss Duelmasters. He also had time
to talk with anyone about personal life issues if he felt he could help. He was a
daily, and prolific, poster to these sites and seemed to enjoy the interaction with
others regarding this game that he loved so much.
I would also like everyone to know that he spent several years in the US Navy serving
on a Nuclear attack Submarine in protection of our nation. He was well loved, and
well known, by the community in which he lived even spending time at a local Ice
Cream Shop around closing time to assure that the lady who owned the store was safe
as she was often alone when she closed her shop. He was a well known and much loved
member of his local community. His death was grieved by his local San Diego
community where they held a candle-light vigil for him and many expressed their
disbelief that he was gone. These are just a scant few examples of what a kind and
caring man he was and why not only our gaming community lost a great deal on that
fateful day, but also shows why there was tremendous sadness among the community in
which he lived.
It is near to 10 years since his passing and there are many times I wonder, "What
would Rich think about this...." I miss my friend dearly to this day and I hope you
will come join us in this contest idea which he himself came up with. He thought we
should all learn to appreciate what Jorja does to keep our smaller arenas alive and
populated!
The contest will be held in Morya, arena 28, beginning on the turn that is due on
November 6th, 2014 (turn 378 I believe). Tourney participation is not allowed during
the contest but the contest will start after the fall Mailer so you can get your
warriors a few fight experience should you choose to. The timing of the contest was
done to allow entry into the fall mailer.
The rules are fairly simple and inspired to let us all feel what it is like to run
warriors like Jorja does. Her teams across Alastari may sometimes be taken for
granted so this contest will allow us to appreciate her teams a little better as they
populate the arenas we fight in.
The Rules--
There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed and only one single
use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. Win or lose the Dark
Arena is allowed but once, so if you want your warrior dead be sure and throw the
fight!
The contest will last for 12 turns. May I point out that if you use your Dark Arena
fight you will get either 2 points, for winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights
count in the scoring. It matters not if you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-
in; they still count as much as fighting a contest warrior. This will be a test of
basic strategy with a touch of luck added in as well.
If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each warrior
entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in death,
cannot score points! The one exception are the dead tourneys. Should you wish you
may enter your warriors in dead tourneys, since they are not a member of your team,
or even the living, at the time. The warrior may even return to the contest if a
natural opening can be found for it, or you choose to use your Dark Arena fight to
make that opening (if you still have that option left). Break the no DA, challenge,
or avoid rules and you will be DQed as soon as the transgression is discovered. To
keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no messing with
these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a clarification, but the
second time gets you DQed. This also counts if it is found you bring a second team
in for the purpose of making challenges; you will be DQed.
Scoring is as follows:
1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written from
one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get
the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)
-5 points and the loss of that warrior's slot for scoring the remainder of the
contest for entering a warrior into a REGULAR tourney (again DEAD tourney is open)
The Prizes:
1st place -- +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
favorite knowledge
2nd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager Award -- Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion
The bonus potions and favorites knowledge must be used on warriors with 5 FE or more
and MUST be used within 2 turns of the end of the contest. The resurrection potion
must be used within 6 months of the end of the contest but may be used on any warrior
regardless of FE. ALL prizes must be used on the contest team, they are NOT
transferable to another team!
If you wish to participate please notify Street Legal via Personal Ad in arena 28, on
the Duel2 forums, or in Chatzy!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TIME BOMB was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
STREET RACER vanquished ODER QUIN in a 1 minute uneven battle.
LENDIS OHLM was narrowly defeated by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 3 minute uneven fight.
LON OLBERT overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Title fight.
THE BIG 'OH' bested HUEY in a 2 minute duel.
XI AQUILAE overpowered STRIKE 1 in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
STRIKE 3 viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute gory competition.
STRIKE 2 handily defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
HOFFA lost to NEOSHA PALMER in a action packed 5 minute gory beginner's fight.
TOOT TOOT savagely defeated LOUIS OHIA in a 2 minute gory beginner's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 10 - 2 - 0 83 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 12 - 0 57 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 31 - 27 - 3 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 595 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 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 6 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 4 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK THE BIG 'OH' 3734 8 3 0 69 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
STRIKING ATTACK HUEY 1155 6 1 0 54 STRIKER FORCE (19)
AIMED BLOW XI AQUILAE 4794 5 0 0 39 AQUILA (470)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ODER QUIN 4729. The most popular warrior this turn
was HOFFA 2882. The ten other most popular fighters were LENDIS OHLM 4734, STRIKE 3
115, LON OLBERT 4715, THE BIG 'OH' 3734, STRIKE 2 114, NEOSHA PALMER 4823, TOOT TOOT
4809, HUEY 1155, TIME BOMB 4521, and XI AQUILAE 4794.
The least popular fighter this week was LOUIS OHIA 4822. The other ten least popular
fighters were ODER QUIN 4729, STRIKE 1 113, XI AQUILAE 4794, TIME BOMB 4521, HUEY
1155, TOOT TOOT 4809, NEOSHA PALMER 4823, STRIKE 2 114, THE BIG 'OH' 3734, and LON
OLBERT 4715.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
STREET RACER (62-4751) PUBLIC NUISANCES (332)