DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/04/2010 Duedate: 05/17/2010 AMEN-TEI ARENA DM-63 TURN-474 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS YALO TACTSIE WAYFARERS (248) (63-2750) [19-36-0,96] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader YALO TACTSIE POSITION IS EMPTY WAYFARERS (248) (63-2750) [19-36-0,96] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite YALO TACTSIE BONNIE BARROW WAYFARERS (248) BAD GIRLS (325) (63-2750) [19-36-0,96] (63-2798) [7-4-1,86] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM WAYFARERS (248) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. WAYFARERS (248) 31 2. BAD GIRLS (325) 18 BAD GIRLS (325) 3. KIWI CONNECTION (285) 0 Unchartered Team 4. MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) 0 5. BRAIN BOYZ (269) 0 HOUSE OF FINWE (294) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) 83 32 8 72.2 1/ 3 WAYFARERS (248) 7 8 0 2/ 0 BAD GIRLS (325) 19 13 4 59.4 2- 1 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) 6 0 1 3/ 3 WAYFARERS (248) 714 784 16 47.7 3- 2*KIWI CONNECTION (285) 3 0 0 4- 2*KIWI CONNECTION (285) 10 11 0 47.6 4/ 0 BAD GIRLS (325) 1 2 0 5- 4*BRAIN BOYZ (269) 1 4 0 20.0 5- 4*BRAIN BOYZ (269) 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 Blood on a Purple Robe: A Bloodgames Primer by One Armed Bandit Twice a year, there is a great gathering. These tiny men with their stained clothing and great intellects do not look like your traditional gladiators, but they will meet and compete for a chance at Duel-2 immortality. No, no, I'm not talking about the managers at the Face-to-Face. I'm talking about the murderous dwarves of the Bloodgames. It's probably the worst advertised event in Duel-2 history. It happens twice a year, in January and July, and you don't have to fly across the country to participate. For some, the Bloodgames are just a distant memory of a t-shirt that never arrived, newer managers may have never even heard of it. For others, though, it is a way of life. And it can be yours, too. The cost: $10 to roll up the team, $49 to run them. At each Face-To-Face tourney, two Bloodgames arenas are run. One of them (called the FtF Bloodgames) gets run round-by-round for ten rounds, and warriors are allowed to change their strategies, avoid, and make Bloodfeud challenges. For the other arena (called the Mail-In Bloodgames), there are no bloodfeuds or avoids and each warrior must use the same strategy and train for all ten rounds. You can participate in both even if you don't attend the FtF, but you'll be at a slight disadvantage in the FtF Bloodgames (the Mail-In Bloodgames is a perfectly level playing field). The teams: Each team consists of TEN warriors, one of EACH style. You can design each warrior however you want, as long as the stats add up to 84 points and no stat is lower than a 3 or higher than a 21 (referred to as DYOs or design-your-own warriors). Simply write down the following information on a piece of paper and mail it to RSI (or email it to csr@reality.com): your name, your account number, the words "Mail-In Bloodgames" or "FtF Bloodgames", the team name, and all ten warriors (name, style, gender, ST-CN-SZ-WT-WL-SP-DF). If you submit them early enough you will probably get a chance to see the overviews before sending in strategies for each of them (using a normal strategy sheet, remember only one strategy and one train for the entire event). If you want to play it safe, however, you can submit strategies along with the team information, just write "NEW" in each of the Warrior ID spots and either "MI BG" or "FTF BG" in the Game # spot. Some managers who are especially ambitious will roll up each team more than once, and look over the overviews to determine which team had the best luck in the roll-up process. Just remember, it costs $10 each time you roll them up. The rules: So what's the catch? $59 for 10 design-your-own warriors? Not so fast, buddy. At the end of ten rounds, the top three warriors of different styles from each arena will be granted immortality, trained up to the minimum ADM requirements, and will graduate to ADM. Every other warrior will be gone forever. Executed, freed, or retired to a quiet life on the farm like your childhood dog Buster, if that helps you sleep at night. If the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ranked warriors are a LU, a WS, and an AB, then those three will win the prizes. However, if the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ranked warriors are a LU, a LU, and a WS, the 2nd place LU is out of luck, his prize will drop down to the highest ranking member of a style that isn't LU or WS. So what does it take to be one of the top ranked warriors? Warriors are ranked based on number of kills, first and foremost, with their record and recognition points being the tie breakers. Oh, did I mention that the chances of dying are FIVE TIMES that of a normal arena? What to expect: You will run into many opponents who are SZ 3, who have 21 WT and 21 WL, who are using a 10 KD and aiming for the vitals, who are using unusual weapons that Duel-2 folklore says have a greater chance of delivering that killing blow, such as the Battle Axe. You may run into such classic archetypes as the 17-3- 3-21-21-8-11 ST or the 17-16-3-3-21-3-21 AB. So why should you play? There are many reasons. You don't have to feel guilty about killing your friend's warrior, for starters, because that's the whole objective. Unique kill text make it all the sweeter, too. You won't see anyone get "pierced completely through" or "skewered through their vital organs" anywhere else (at least I hope not). Not only is it exciting to read, but my most rewarding warrior came from the Bloodgames and yours could, too. Whether you are a tournament player or an arena player, if your warrior is tough enough to survive the Bloodgames, he's tough enough for whatever task you set him to. My first Bloodgames graduate was a warrior named Sushi Slinger of Sea Dogs: 17-3-3-21-21-12-7 SL. He left Old Valamantis with a 10-0-3 record and immortality. Since then, he has been a Tournament Victor in the Freshman tourney, a Runner-Up in the ADM tourney, and a three-time Tournament Victor in the Eligibles tourney. He is now fighting in Primus against the best of the best and holding his own. Your Bloodgames graduate could join him in Primus, too. "Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare to fight bravely." - Alarond the Scribe * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 321): ZILCH of Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 644): DRAYTON FLASHSTONE of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 644): YELLOW DOG of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 629): ELDON KREE of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 632): TCHACK LOY of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 628): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 628): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 626): SENATOR WILEY of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 589): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 586): TYEFOON TURMOIL of THE STORM FRONT (The Storm Lord, mgr) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 577): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 269): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 473): SERGEANT 3 of MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 222): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 529): FINALITY of SUPERIOR FORCES 3P (Manager, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 321): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 644): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 644): F WORDS (?, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 629): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 632): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 628): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 628): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 626): STEEL BLADES (Madwand, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 589): CAPTAIN PLANET (?, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 586): THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 577): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 269): PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 473): MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 222): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 529): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 644): CINDERELLA MAN of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 628): CHAWLIE ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 627): JILIAN NORMAN of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 632): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 626): SENATOR WILEY of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 588): JOFRE MAINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 586): HARBINGER OF WOE of THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 221): FAIZUN GOTE of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out AMEN-TEI to see what's new. Too bad, MEDAL OF HONOR J3, but WAYFARERS was just too good to be stopped. MVP award for SQUEAKY FROMME? BAD GIRLS' proud of her after beating EBAN STRANGER and getting 13 points. Talk about yer big time losers! BONNIE BARROW got smashed by YALO TACTSIE, and lost 1 points! What a putz! SERGEANT 3 fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting and loses the title. No one said he was a genius... And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!) Oh well, welcome YALO TACTSIE. Aren't WAYFARERS proud. (Oh, my.) Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me! AAARRGH!!! I HATE SPYREPORTING!!! Sorry. I just had to say it. What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone gets killed. Not after four more fights. Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.) Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand wash. I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME YALO TACTSIE 2750 19 36 0 96 WAYFARERS (248) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SERGEANT 3 2784 16 2 1 144 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LADY CHUCK 2787 15 10 1 90 WAYFARERS (248) -THOMAS WIGLE 2777 11 5 2 87 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) BONNIE BARROW 2798 7 4 1 86 BAD GIRLS (325) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GLADSTONE 2371 4 3 0 41 KIWI CONNECTION (285) -MOAWHANGO 2367 4 3 0 39 KIWI CONNECTION (285) AILEEN WUORNOS 2810 4 0 1 35 BAD GIRLS (325) -SERGEANT 4 2802 4 0 0 35 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EBAN STRANGER 2816 2 0 0 28 WAYFARERS (248) -HERBERTSVILLE 2368 2 0 0 25 KIWI CONNECTION (285) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -PFC 2 2812 3 1 0 21 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) LADY SLIPPER 2815 2 3 0 16 WAYFARERS (248) -GANGLION 2226 1 0 0 14 BRAIN BOYZ (269) SQUEAKY FROMME 2809 0 1 0 13 BAD GIRLS (325) KORARIO 2813 2 5 0 11 WAYFARERS (248) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? VALNAKORINE 2761 23 24 0 WAYFARERS 248 SERGEANT 3 2784 472 PERSONAL ADS Sergeant 3 -- Good, you retained the title, sparing me the necessity of finding "a few words for the masses," and not killing me. -- Lady Chuck P.S. Though where anyone would find "masses" here is a mystery. M. Chardinee. Bah. A lousy tipper. -- Yalo Tactsie Sergeant 4 -- You're too tall. -- Korario P.S. Yes, I know I'm taller, but on me it looks good. PFC 2 -- Ah, I suppose since you aren't an officer, you're under no compulsion to be a gentleman. -- Lady Slipper I never trust a scribe. -- Eban Stranger P.S. They think too much. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BONNIE BARROW was bested by YALO TACTSIE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Title fight. LADY CHUCK demolished NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided melee. AILEEN WUORNOS overpowered KORARIO in a 1 minute bloody mismatched duel. EBAN STRANGER overpowered SQUEAKY FROMME in a crowd pleasing 3 minute one-sided fight. LADY SLIPPER vanquished FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute mismatched fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 21 - 7 - 0 75 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 9 - 5 - 0 64 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 4 - 2 64 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 8 - 1 43 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 - 0 40 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 474 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 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 6 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW LADY CHUCK 2787 15 10 1 90 WAYFARERS (248) LUNGING ATTACK BONNIE BARROW 2798 7 4 1 86 BAD GIRLS (325) STRIKING ATTACK AILEEN WUORNOS 2810 4 0 1 35 BAD GIRLS (325) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is YALO TACTSIE 2750. The most popular warrior this turn was BONNIE BARROW 2798. The ten other most popular fighters were EBAN STRANGER 2816, AILEEN WUORNOS 2810, YALO TACTSIE 2750, LADY CHUCK 2787, LADY SLIPPER 2815, KORARIO 2813, SQUEAKY FROMME 2809, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was SQUEAKY FROMME 2809. The other ten least popular fighters were KORARIO 2813, LADY SLIPPER 2815, LADY CHUCK 2787, YALO TACTSIE 2750, AILEEN WUORNOS 2810, EBAN STRANGER 2816, BONNIE BARROW 2798, 0, 0, and 0. MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLIX PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WEIRD HEAD BOY 2216 (87-49-0) 2 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES 2 FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DIMAGGIO 2705 (25-14-0) 2 1 0 1949 YANKEES APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MATA HARI 2800 (3-1-0) 4 1 0 DEAD BAD GIRLS MA BARKER 2796 (0-0-0) 0 1 0 DEAD BAD GIRLS ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SQUEAKY FROMME 2809 (0-0-0) 8 3 0 BAD GIRLS INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BONNIE BARROW 2798 (7-3-1) 6 2 0 BAD GIRLS