DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 03/05/2014 Duedate: 03/18/2014 DAL SHANG ARENA DM-65 TURN-568 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS GORBAN TEN SKORA SAND DANCERS (233) (65-7249) [15-19-1,93] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader GORBAN TEN SKORA APACHE FOG SAND DANCERS (233) SUPERNATURAL (755) (65-7249) [15-19-1,93] (65-7330) [2-0-0,28] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite GORBAN TEN SKORA SERGEANT 8 SAND DANCERS (233) MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) (65-7249) [15-19-1,93] (65-7271) [10-4-0,57] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) 33 2. SAND DANCERS (233) 30 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) 3. SUPERNATURAL (755) 24 Unchartered Team 4. MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) -2 SUPERNATURAL (755) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*SUPERNATURAL (755) 2 1 0 66.7 1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) 7 5 0 2/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) 37 25 1 59.7 2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233) 7 8 0 3/ 4 BASH BROS EVANGELI (733) 86 78 3 52.4 3/ 3 BASH BROS EVANGELI (733) 6 9 0 4/ 5 SAND DANCERS (233) %1286 %1326 41 49.2 4/ 4*SUPERNATURAL (755) 2 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 743): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 745): MARTYR of TORTURED (Iron Maiden, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 720): BLIND OWL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 739): CHANGE of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 741): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 732): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 733): MOTHER GHEA NEWS of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 369): EYE BAGS of BASH BROS BODY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 730): RAVAGE of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 727): EURYDICE TROYER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 724): INIGO MONTOYA of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 716): LORD'S PRAYER of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 674): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 606): NIGHT CRAWLER of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 591): CLARENCE G. CRAFT of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarcist, mgr) DM 61 JURINE (turn 573): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 567): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 274): WON TON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 528): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 523): CLAWS OF NIGHT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 514): ROSS F. GRAY of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 631): BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 743): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 745): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 720): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 739): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 741): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 732): G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 733): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 369): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 730): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 727): SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 724): OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 716): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 674): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All Managing, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 606): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 591): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 573): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 567): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 274): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 531): COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 523): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 514): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 630): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 745): KORYN FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 720): BLIND OWL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 739): CHANGE of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) (turn 738): WREN of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 740): GOLDEN GIRL of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 732): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 732): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 369): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.) (turn 365): VENGEANCE of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DR. COX of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.) (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 604): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.) DROXINE of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 671): CHUCK ENDERN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 567): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 521): WRATH of MASTERS OF SIN (The Greek Guy, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 514): SERGEANT 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr) SPY REPORT Much has changed in DAL SHANG since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. What's with WARREN JEFFS? He actually beat SAND DANCERS' KARANZA THE WILD, and walked away with 15 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at BASH BROS EVANGELIST while they watched WARREN JEFFS clobber KARANZA THE WILD. She lost 4 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. Try as he might, CAPTIAN LENSAR wasn't good enough at persuading KALDAN TEN KARAN to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. The most avoided team was SAND DANCERS. In my day, no team with a 1284-1323-41 would scare me off! What's the problem, BASH BROS EVANGELIST? How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, GORBAN TEN SKORA! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. Fighting is a better craft than farming, GORBAN TEN SKORA, but you have to pay your dues. Being challenged by DRIVING A ROLLS, 24 points above you, is dues. DRIVING A ROLLS left the match looking worse than when he went in, after GORBAN TEN SKORA, with a 14-19-1, walked all over him. There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? KORKA THE HAIRY killed ROSS L. IAMS, and expects revenge from MEDAL OF HONOR C11. The dead are better off dead--they have no worries. How long have I been here? I got people to see, places to go... Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? The end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249 15 19 1 93 SAND DANCERS (233) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DRIVING A ROLLS 7068 12 43 1 90 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) -SERGEANT 7 7273 7 6 1 84 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SERGEANT 8 7271 10 4 0 57 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SERGEANT 1 7326 4 0 0 37 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NORBEN THE LESSER 7310 3 6 0 32 SAND DANCERS (233) WARREN JEFFS 7333 2 0 0 31 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) APACHE FOG 7330 2 0 0 28 SUPERNATURAL (755) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GRAHAM CAPILL 7334 2 0 0 21 BASH BROS EVANGELIST (733) KARANZA THE WILD 7311 5 4 0 19 SAND DANCERS (233) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AN YEE 7296 2 11 1 18 SAND DANCERS (233) SERGEANT 2 7335 0 1 0 1 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SHOKO ASAHARA 7324 2 4 0 BASH BROS EVANGE 733 BLACK STORM 568 NONE WAYNE BENT 7325 2 4 0 BASH BROS EVANGE 733 SMALL BELRAN 568 NONE ROSS L. IAMS 7272 9 3 0 MEDAL OF HONOR C 748 KORKA THE HAIRY 568 NONE SILENT HILL 7328 0 1 0 SUPERNATURAL 755 MASTER JAI ARRAL 568 NONE PERSONAL ADS Gorban Ten Skora -- You are my best friend in a long long time. If you give me two more wins, I'll give you my Rolls when I graduate! -- Driving a Rolls Two more criminals have been sentenced. Criminal evangelists sure make a bad name for the true evangelists! -- Assur Quarterstaff, very low/low? I'd never have guessed. -- Kaldan ten Karan P.S. This is your chance, Driving a Rolls. Don't blow it. Driving a Rolls -- Wow, I didn't think you had the turning radius to get away with that! -- Gorban ten Skora Sergeant 7 -- I will be glad to see no more sergeants coming at me with sharp, pointy things. -- Kaldan Ross Iams -- I should've brought a daisy into the arena. You know, I am, I am not. Like that. -- Norben the Lesser, stuck on "I am not" Sergeant 1 -- You didn't have to "devastate" me. I would've been satisfied with a "narrow defeat." -- An Yee Shoko Ashara -- Ah! -- Karanza the Wild LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SHOKO ASAHARA was dealt death by BLACK STORM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. WAYNE BENT was dealt death by SMALL BELRAN in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel. SILENT HILL was murdered by MASTER JAI ARRAL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. DRIVING A ROLLS was vanquished by GORBAN TEN SKORA in a 1 minute Challenge brawl. APACHE FOG overpowered AN YEE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. KALDAN TEN KARAN devastated CAPTIAN LENSAR in a 3 minute one-sided duel. SERGEANT 8 viciously subdued NORBEN THE LESSER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match. ROSS L. IAMS was slain by KORKA THE HAIRY in a 2 minute melee. SERGEANT 1 vanquished FELTAR OF ILLIS in a 1 minute uneven fight. KARANZA THE WILD was vanquished by WARREN JEFFS in a 1 minute one-sided fight. GRAHAM CAPILL overpowered SERGEANT 2 in a 1 minute one-sided melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 8 - 0 65 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 13 - 0 61 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 10 - 0 58 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 7 - 5 - 0 58 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |AIMED BLOW 1 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 33 - 2 40 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 12 - 0 37 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 568 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 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK SERGEANT 8 7271 10 4 0 57 MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (748) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249. The most popular warrior this turn was WAYNE BENT 7325. The ten other most popular fighters were SERGEANT 8 7271, ROSS L. IAMS 7272, GORBAN TEN SKORA 7249, SHOKO ASAHARA 7324, SERGEANT 1 7326, GRAHAM CAPILL 7334, DRIVING A ROLLS 7068, APACHE FOG 7330, NORBEN THE LESSER 7310, and WARREN JEFFS 7333. The least popular fighter this week was SERGEANT 2 7335. The other ten least popular fighters were KARANZA THE WILD 7311, AN YEE 7296, SILENT HILL 7328, WARREN JEFFS 7333, NORBEN THE LESSER 7310, APACHE FOG 7330, DRIVING A ROLLS 7068, GRAHAM CAPILL 7334, SERGEANT 1 7326, and SHOKO ASAHARA 7324. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: KALDAN TEN KARAN (65-7205) SAND DANCERS (233) NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. WILLOW (14-4754) ZOMBIE SQUAD (478) SERPENTITO (36-7542) SERPENTS HOLD (629) THE SHINING (82-1279) FAILED MUSICALS (222) BESS (82-35303) SUPERIOR FORCES 4502 (5816) JABBER HOGAN (82-49966) LAZY 9 (8398) LAZY CRIMINAL (84-18259) KAOSTIC (1429) HIDDEN GERBIL (84-19254) TMI (3416) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes