DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/28/2008 Duedate: 09/24/2008
KYR'TERR ARENA
DM-71 TURN-201
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BENITO CHATTE
THE ZOO (703)
(71-6184) [18-30-1,95]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BENITO CHATTE POSITION IS EMPTY
THE ZOO (703)
(71-6184) [18-30-1,95]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BENITO CHATTE KULLY LAMM
THE ZOO (703) THE ZOO (703)
(71-6184) [18-30-1,95] (71-6261) [10-9-1,62]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
(-1)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE ZOO (703) 30
2. DOGS OF WAR (5) 13 DOGS OF WAR (5)
3. OUT OF THIS WORLD (697) 0 Unchartered Team
4. WS BATS '05 (698) 0
5. WESTERN FRONTIER (684) 0 STREET PIZZAD (352)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*HEART BREAKERS (695) 8 0 1 100 1/ 4 THE ZOO (703) 6 8 0
2- 3*OUT OF THIS WORLD (697) 21 3 1 87.5 2/ 2 DOGS OF WAR (5) 6 8 0
3- 4*WS BATS '05 (698) 10 2 0 83.3 3- 1*OUT OF THIS WORLD (697) 4 1 0
4- 5*OTTAWA SENATORS (696) 11 3 0 78.6 4- 3*WS BATS '05 (698) 2 0 0
5- 6 ENROUTE TO ST LOUI (683) 25 8 1 75.8 5- 7 WESTERN FRONTIER (684) 1 0 0
6- 7 WESTERN FRONTIER (684) 16 7 1 69.6 6- 6*HEART BREAKERS (695) 1 0 0
7- 9 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631) 74 56 1 56.9 7- 8*OTTAWA SENATORS (696) 1 0 0
8/11 DOGS OF WAR (5) 127 122 6 51.0 8- 5 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631) 1 1 0
9/12 THE ZOO (703) 475 641 8 42.6 9-11 ENROUTE TO ST LOUI (683) 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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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 299): MISS TOOK of LADIES IN WAITING (Crip, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 599): SNOW WHITE of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 600): WESTON of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 593): LIPSTICK of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 588): DAVID WAYBUR of MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 589): STAN DAUFF of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 586): ALEGRIA of MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 582): NULN of I TRAINED THEM (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 550): BELA LUGOSI of MEN OF 1,000 FACES (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 541): GUNS OF BRIXTON of RADIO CLASH (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 532): GODZILLA of THE BEARS II (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 246): LEO of DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 434): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 200): ALBURQUERQUE of WESTERN FRONTIER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 484): VISION of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 299): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 599): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 596): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 593): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 588): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 589): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 586): MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 582): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 550): MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 541): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 532): THE ZEN ZONE (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 246): OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 434): THE EXILED ONES (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 200): OUT OF THIS WORLD (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 484): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 298): UNHOLY TERROR of BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 599): BLACK EYES of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
(turn 598): PONY of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 592): DONDRIC of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 586): ALEGRIA of MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out KYR'TERR to see
what's new. The guys at THE ZOO like really pulled together to get a 3-2-0 this
turn, moving up by 3. MVP award for KULLY LAMM? THE ZOO's proud of him after
beating WITCH and getting 18 points. Talk about yer big time losers! WITCH got
smashed by KULLY LAMM, and lost 8 points! What a putz! ALBUQUERQUE fights so hard
to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting and loses the title. No one said it was a
genius... And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!) Oh
well, welcome BENITO CHATTE. Aren't THE ZOO proud. (Oh, my.) I hear the top team
insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for
PR photos.
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? The warriors of WS BATS '05 must be getting lonely.
They were the most avoided team. Do you guys know something that I don't? I don't
know what DOGS OF WAR's been doing. They certainly haven't been accepting many
fights from WS BATS '05, that's fer sher.
Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give
it a break? What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a job,
that's what!!!
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I gotta leave. KYR'TERR is like such a dump, and you guys
smell too much! I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BENITO CHATTE 6184 18 30 1 95 THE ZOO (703)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ALBUQUERQUE 6009 9 1 0 109 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
-<CORUSCATOR> 5645 13 14 0 95 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TRYPTOPHAN 5634 8 6 0 87 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
-GUNBURN 3890 11 9 3 86 MONSTER RANCHER (412)
-MERCURY SABLE 6123 6 0 1 81 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)
-RICK MONDAY 6110 8 0 1 79 HEART BREAKERS (695)
-MISSISSAUGA 6007 7 0 0 73 ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS (683)
-DANNY HEATLEY 6115 7 1 0 69 OTTAWA SENATORS (696)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MESSY MONGREL 1896 11 8 0 66 DOGS OF WAR (5)
KULLY LAMM 6261 10 9 1 62 THE ZOO (703)
-BARRIE 6003 7 1 1 61 ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS (683)
-SCOTT PODSEDNIK 6126 4 0 0 57 WS BATS '05 (698)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DORINE EAGEL 6232 14 9 0 55 THE ZOO (703)
-FRANK THOMAS 6128 5 2 0 54 WS BATS '05 (698)
WITCH 1841 11 11 1 53 DOGS OF WAR (5)
-KING NEPTUNE 6122 4 0 0 50 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)
NAPOLEON 6154 6 7 0 49 DOGS OF WAR (5)
FAIZUN GOTE 6233 11 12 0 45 THE ZOO (703)
-SANDIA RIDGE 6012 4 1 0 41 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
-PERRY SATURN 6121 6 1 0 35 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)
-PETER THE GREAT 6230 5 2 2 34 DOGS OF WAR (5)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KINGSTON 6037 4 0 0 29 ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS (683)
-MARS BAR 6124 4 0 0 25 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MINNEAPOLIS 6004 5 2 0 23 ENROUTE TO ST LOUIS (683)
-SANTE FE 6008 2 2 1 21 WESTERN FRONTIER (684)
-RAY EMERY 6119 2 0 0 18 OTTAWA SENATORS (696)
-JASON SPEZZA 6116 1 1 0 18 OTTAWA SENATORS (696)
-VENUS DE MILO 6120 1 2 0 13 OUT OF THIS WORLD (697)
JERI KATT 6304 1 1 0 13 THE ZOO (703)
-STING 6113 1 0 0 13 SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (631)
-PAUL KONERKO 6125 1 0 0 13 WS BATS '05 (698)
-CHRIS PHILLIPS 6117 0 1 0 1 OTTAWA SENATORS (696)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DODGY DOCHS 6307 0 1 0 DOGS OF WAR 5 SHEWISH GIANT 201 NONE
HALDA IMPOLA 6234 9 11 0 THE ZOO 703 RICK MONDAY 6110 198
PERSONAL ADS
Barrie -- Oh, sorry about the almost-smooch, but I misheard your name as "Barbie." --
Benito Chatte
Frank Thomas -- Ouch? Why bat me? -- Kully Lamm
Napoleon -- Bad dog! But at least you pay attention to your lessons. -- Dorine Eagel
King Neptune -- Cool trident. Maybe I should get one. -- Faizun Gote
Well, why not? I didn't have anything against that Mordant Deserter. In fact, he
might've had a good reason for it. -- Jeri Katt
9 August 2008
All -- We are currently looking for capable manager that will give the Desolate
Empire Alliance a full roster for the Turf War. We currently have four (4) roster
slots that are open to capable managers without questionable morals. If interested
for the Turf War, contact: Lamar Treas-Wilson, Dok Sik, Dok Sik Killas DM 47
8 July 2008
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ALLIANCES
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*TURF WAR VI RULES*
Starting Nov 2008 (10 turns)
Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must:
1. Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork
(DM 47) newsletter.
2. Announcements made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
Captains are responsible for:
1. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their
alliance;
2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
3. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
Participating managers who are not Captains must:
1. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
2. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
Announcement made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
a. No scores will be tabulated until a Gift Certificate is received.
No EXCEPTIONS.
b. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No multiple teams or
aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate
disqualification from the Turf War (so be sure to take any
multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance).
d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams that do not properly
declare or fail to send a Gift Certificate by Turn 1. In other
words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of
the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your scoring
will not begin until Turn 3. All conditions must be met before
scoring will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift
Certificate received.
e. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
the Turf War.
f. For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War
and settle any and all disputes as they arise. Their decisions
will be final.
Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
Win Loss Kill Die
Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5
Match Up +1 -1 +1 -5
Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10
Champion x2 x2 x2 x2
Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx
*After 2nd win, warrior scores no points for wins
Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only) +2
Style Master +2
Duelmaster +2
Champions:
1. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
2. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
3. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
4. Champions must be in the Adepts bracket or lower on the turn they are
declared, and may NOT have gone above Adepts level at any time; this
includes teams transferred into North Fork for the Turf War.
Bloodfeuds:
1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
Tournament Considerations:
1. Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 25 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) wins such status.
3. Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 50 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) win such status.
4. Points for TVs and TCs will be applied the Turn after RSI posts
tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North
Fork turn 276 to the applicable teams).
Special Considerations:
1. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
2. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If
you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with
Alliance A. If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf
War with Team A.
3. There will be a maximum of seven (7) teams allowed per alliance for the
Turf War.
4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
without penalty.
Prizes:
The Turf War is a "winner take all" contest. All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance. It is the
responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates. Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
2. Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters (one for each manager in the winning
alliance);
3. Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have
at least one arena fight to receive this award).
4. +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus
potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each manager who fights in all 10 rounds
AND 45 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied to a living
warrior from (DM 47)
These awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4
turns of the end of TW VI.
Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque. They will arbitrate all
dealings during the course of the contest. Their decisions will be final. All
questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed to Land of Oz or Darque
Forces via diplo in DM 47. Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com.
Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them
carefully!
Contest will begin in November following the Fall Mail In Tournament.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DODGY DOCHS was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BENITO CHATTE bested KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute gruesome veteran's Title duel.
DORINE EAGEL was subdued by MESSY MONGREL in a 3 minute expert's fight.
WITCH was bested by KULLY LAMM in a popular 3 minute contest.
NAPOLEON savagely defeated FAIZUN GOTE in a 13 minute bloody match.
JERI KATT devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 3 - 0 79 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 5 - 1 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 9 - 1 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 14 - 0 46 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 201 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL MESSY MONGREL 1896 11 8 0 66 DOGS OF WAR (5)
STRIKING ATTACK KULLY LAMM 6261 10 9 1 62 THE ZOO (703)
PARRY-RIPOSTE DORINE EAGEL 6232 14 9 0 55 THE ZOO (703)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BENITO CHATTE 6184. The most popular warrior this
turn was KULLY LAMM 6261. The ten other most popular fighters were MESSY MONGREL
1896, NAPOLEON 6154, BENITO CHATTE 6184, DORINE EAGEL 6232, JERI KATT 6304, DODGY
DOCHS 6307, WITCH 1841, FAIZUN GOTE 6233, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was FAIZUN GOTE 6233. The other ten least
popular fighters were WITCH 1841, DODGY DOCHS 6307, JERI KATT 6304, DORINE EAGEL
6232, BENITO CHATTE 6184, NAPOLEON 6154, MESSY MONGREL 1896, KULLY LAMM 6261, 0, and
0.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BENITO CHATTE (71-6184) THE ZOO (703)
Name-Change-O-Rama
The summer tourney brought a lot of people to the Isle who didn't appear there
normally. This included Commission employees. Half a dozen arenamasters regarded
each other warily in the mirror behind the bar at the Pig in a Haystack. The Pig was
obscure and mediocre, drawing few gladiators, which is what they had all been looking
for. They saw gladiators every day. Most arenamaster were convinced that this was
some kind of punishment.
You could always pick out the arenamasters in a crowd. There were superficial
differences: One of these had clearly Adantri features, one wore an eye-patch, two
were female. But there were, in significant ways, alike. The same size, the same
hair-trigger alertness, the same deadliness.
The one-eyed man broke the ice, raising his beer mug in salute. "I'm Zrof One-
Eye from Zukal. Sugar of Arvat--" One of the women bowed slightly. "I know Sugar.
The rest of you...?"
The Adantri matched his salute. "Dernal of Dayla Kiv."
"Daiyla Kiv? Ah...."
"No, without the 'I' in it. These damned bureaucrats can't spell, and they
thought adding an unnecessary vowel was exotic." Disgust dripped from his voice.
"Tell me about it!" another man growled in agreement. "Khagal of Niatoli, and
what they do to the spelling of THAT simple word--!"
"I thought Daiyla, I mean Dayla Kiv had a different name right now,"
Arenamistress Sugar said. "The arena, at least, because of a contest?"
"Chavez Ravine." Dernal's tone was the one that substituted in polite company
for spitting on the floor.
Zrof blinked, taken aback by the bitterness. He wouldn't have minded a contest
in Zukal, and damn what they called the place. "It's only temporary, though."
"Temporary, shmiperary," another man muttered. He seemed well into his drinking,
although, like all arenamasters, he carried his liquor well. "They do it all the time
in Aradi. No reshpect. Go around changing thish, changing that. I wish I could
change shome thingsh." He signalled the bartender for a refill.
The second woman put her hand over his mug. "You've had enough, Harkon. Try the
coffee, instead."
"You should be mad, too, Ripplesh," Harkon said. "They're going to do shtuff
like that in Jahnsh, aren't they?"
Ripples Dorrigan shrugged. All the men paused, some with glasses half raised, to
watch. "It's the way things are," she said. "Not much we can do about it."
"You know," Khagal of Niatoli said, "maybe we could make a few changes. Fix the
spelling of Arena 33, for one, change a few standby titles--"
"The Commission hates changes." Dernal of Dayla Kiv topped up his glass and
drained it gloomily.
"Yes, but if we disguise it," Sugar of Arvat said, excited, "make it... maybe a
general Name-Change-O-Rama! Then we could slip OUR changes through and no one would
notice or mind."
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By popular demand, we are holding a Name-Change-o-Rama during the month of
September, 2008. If you wish to change the name of your warriors or teams, please
contact RSI Customer Service. The charge for a name change is $1.