DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/29/2004    Duedate: 10/12/2004

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-326

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TITANIA
SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651)
(65-5835) [11-8-0,140]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TITANIA                        POSITION IS EMPTY
SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651)       
(65-5835) [11-8-0,140]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GRACIOUS MELODY                WITCH DOCTOR
MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (564)     MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
(65-5110) [21-19-3,95]         (65-6166) [14-6-1,104]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (233)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MARVELOUS BASTARDS (573)    23
2. SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651)    17      SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651)
3. SAND DANCERS (233)          15      Unchartered Team
4. MYSTERY MACHINE (581)       12
5. REFUGEES (377)               0      DA 1 (385)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3 SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651)  11   8  0 57.9   1/ 1 SAND DANCERS (233)        9  6 0
 2/ 0 MAGNIFICENT BASTAR (564)  97  72  4 57.4   2/ 2 REFUGEES (377)            8  4 1
 3/ 2 MARVELOUS BASTARDS (573)  62  48  9 56.4   3/ 3 MARVELOUS BASTARDS (573)  4  2 0
 4/ 0 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)    170 144  9 54.1   4/ 4 SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651)  3  0 0
 5/ 4 REFUGEES (377)           330 392 10 45.7   5/ 0 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)     2  3 0
 6/ 5 SAND DANCERS (233)       636 789 13 44.6   6/ 0 MAGNIFICENT BASTAR (564)  0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Is that Doc LeMa$e in the newsletter?  *sigh*  Guess I'll have to fill out a strategy
sheet now.

-- Titania

P.S.  Ming, I don't think you're that terrible.  You're actually kind of swell.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of DAL SHANG!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  MERRI HOLIDAZE caught the eye of 
many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested PORGARAL and was awarded 
14 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, MURGON put down 
GRACIOUS MELODY, causing her to lose 17 points of recognition in the process.  
Unwilling to wait upon the will of others, Duelmaster TITANIA challenged MING THE 
TERRIBLE last week in a match to decide the fate of the throne.  Although MING THE 
TERRIBLE made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious 
TITANIA.  No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top team has gained their 
position using magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In DAL SHANG "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat 
in DAL SHANG these days is REFUGEES.  At least, most blades in town are looking to 
avoid them.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the 
better part of last week avoiding REFUGEES.  Indeed it was MARVELOUS BASTARDS.  Loose 
talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many 
fighters are after MING THE TERRIBLE.  Watch your back!  As a gladiator gets older, 
the icy grip of fear lays hold of his heart.  True, CAPTAIN AWESOME?  Who could miss 
your "brave" challenge of DURVAN?  All the city knows the duel went in favor of 
CAPTAIN AWESOME.  I shall not fail to spread the word in other cities of this 
"mighty" victory.   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears 
arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in DAL SHANG.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Sadly warriors, now longer can 
I keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till 
next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise are 
angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TITANIA 5835                 11   8  0   140       SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPTAIN AWESOME 5210         19   9  3   128       MARVELOUS BASTARDS (573)
 WITCH DOCTOR 6166            14   6  1   104       MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
 JESSE TAVAN 6514             23  13  0    96       SAND DANCERS (233)
 GRACIOUS MELODY 5110         21  19  3    95       MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (564)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DURVAN 6491                  21  23  1    87       SAND DANCERS (233)
 MANO TIKI TIA 6076           12  11  1    86       MYSTERY MACHINE (581)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE SWAMI 6224               10   8  0    64       MYSTERY MACHINE (581)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MERRI HOLIDAZE 6110           4   0  1    47       MARVELOUS BASTARDS (573)
 CHURRO THE SPIKE 6554         8  14  0    39       REFUGEES (377)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KASSILA TYL DRU 6597          2   0  0    26       SAND DANCERS (233)
 PORGARAL 6580                 7   3  0    24       REFUGEES (377)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598          2   0  0    18       SAND DANCERS (233)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAKORIL 6596                  3   1  1    15       REFUGEES (377)
 CRYSTAL RUNEBLADE 6111        0   2  0     2       MARVELOUS BASTARDS (573)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
THUG 6599              0  1 0 MYSTERY MACHINE 581   BLUESTONE 26          326 NONE    
WAX PHANTOM 6418       0  2 0 MYSTERY MACHINE 581   DAKORIL 6596          326         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Titania -- I just, um, I wanted you to hold the throne by honest victory, yeah,
that's it.  Not to take it by default as I go out the door. -- Ming the Terrible, off
to terrify someone on the Isle
P.S.  And besides, it was a rotten style match for me.  I wuz robbed!

Captain Awesome -- Of the Waterfront Awesomes?  You, ahem, bastard.  In a manner of
speaking, as I'm sure your mother was all she should have been. -- Durvan

Lo Kai, Master of the Edge and Dal Shang Standby -- Do my ears deceive me, or are you
either a long-gone graduated teammate of ours, or else kin of his? -- Jesse Tavan

Crystal Runeblade -- Too bad they didn't let you bring your magic sword into the
arena, huh?  At least, too bad for you, but fine for me.... -- Tebas ten Kogan

What's with the lame guy?  Shouldn't a standby at least be able to stand? -- Kassila
tyl Dru

I'm GRADUATING, and all I get is a standby?  Cheese. -- Lord Protector Murgon
P.S.  I get a MAUL?  And that Shew, Ming, gets EPEE?

The ignominy of it!  Losing a fight to a one-eyed man! -- Porgaral
P.S.  Of course, he was a very MEAN one-eyed man....

I eat standbys for breakfast.  Well, at least for lunch. -- Churro the Spike

Merri Holidaze -- Are you more cheery and, well, fun, off the sands?  If so, um...
(hangs head, rubs toe back and forth on the sand) dinner?  Lunch?  A walk in the
park? -- Dakoril

Lord Protector Murgon -- It was an honor to "see you to the door."  May you fare well
on the Isle, and never return here again. -- Lendo ten Chardin

20 September 2004
Azereth has returned!  I am the manager for Scarlet Blades in DM 25.  I was a member
of the Crimson Alliance and the Crimson Brotherhood (which was composed of former CA
members).  I've been out of the game for many (at least 5) years.  I would like to
hear from anyone who remembers me, as well as any Alliance that is seeking to add
experienced managers to their roster.  Contact me at:
     Anthony Wells
     600 W. Shore Dr.
     Stanton, MI  48888
or by personal ads in DM 25.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THUG was butchered by BLUESTONE in a unpopular 3 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
TITANIA demolished MING THE TERRIBLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title melee.
CAPTAIN AWESOME devastated DURVAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
CRYSTAL RUNEBLADE was overpowered by TEBAS TEN KOGAN in a 1 minute Challenge match.
MURGON devastated GRACIOUS MELODY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WITCH DOCTOR devastated MASTER OF THE EDGE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
JESSE TAVAN defeated MANO TIKI TIA in a 2 minute expert's melee.
THE SWAMI vanquished CHURRO THE SPIKE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PORGARAL was overpowered by MERRI HOLIDAZE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
WAX PHANTOM was slain by DAKORIL in a 2 minute novice's fight.
KASSILA TYL DRU overcame OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 1 minute novice's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   3 -  0      79  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        20 -  12 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   8 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -   6 -  1      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   8 -  0      33  |

Turn 326 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     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       TITANIA 5835               11   8  0  140 SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (651)
LUNGING ATTACK   CAPTAIN AWESOME 5210       19   9  3  128 MARVELOUS BASTARDS (573)
SLASHING ATTACK  WITCH DOCTOR 6166          14   6  1  104 MYSTERY MACHINE (581)
WALL OF STEEL    JESSE TAVAN 6514           23  13  0   96 SAND DANCERS (233)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GRACIOUS MELODY 5110.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WITCH DOCTOR 6166.  The ten other most popular fighters were TITANIA 5835, 
JESSE TAVAN 6514, MANO TIKI TIA 6076, MERRI HOLIDAZE 6110, CAPTAIN AWESOME 5210, 
TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598, THE SWAMI 6224, DAKORIL 6596, KASSILA TYL DRU 6597, and DURVAN 
6491.

The least popular fighter this week was THUG 6599.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WAX PHANTOM 6418, PORGARAL 6580, CHURRO THE SPIKE 6554, GRACIOUS MELODY 
5110, CRYSTAL RUNEBLADE 6111, DURVAN 6491, KASSILA TYL DRU 6597, DAKORIL 6596, THE 
SWAMI 6224, and TEBAS TEN KOGAN 6598.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

GRACIOUS MELODY (65-5110) MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS (564)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

MURGON (65-6477) REFUGEES (377)
MING THE TERRIBLE (65-6482) SAND DANCERS (233)