DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 03/22/2012 Duedate: 04/18/2012 DRAGONHEAD ARENA DM-72 TURN-248 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS NAEFAN ORDH MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) (72-6396) [29-9-0,96] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader RONARDA SOLA HOME OF THE SLOPPER MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) BASH BROS FAST FOOD (739) (72-6461) [17-9-2,99] (72-6586) [5-2-0,68] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite LOUIE MURH PAY PER SECOND MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) BASH BROS LAWYER (730) (72-6395) [24-14-0,91] (72-6542) [4-1-0,27] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) 25 2. BASH BROS FAST FOOD (739) 20 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) 3. BASH BROS FRIEND (753) 12 Unchartered Team 4. KIWI CONNECTION 13 (711) 12 5. BASH BROS LAWYER (730) 5 BASH BROS FRIEND (753) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*BASH BROS FRIEND (753) 12 1 1 92.3 1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) 12 3 1 2/ 4*BASH BROS FAST FOO (739) 17 3 1 85.0 2/ 2*BASH BROS FAST FOO (739) 7 1 0 3/ 2*BASH BROS MICROSOF (731) 16 3 3 84.2 3/ 3*BASH BROS LAWYER (730) 6 3 0 4/ 3*BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) 15 3 2 83.3 4/ 8*BASH BROS FRIEND (753) 4 1 1 5- 5*BB SMART PHONE (732) 4 1 1 80.0 5/ 5*BASH BROS MICROSOF (731) 4 2 0 6- 7*BASH BROS AUTO SHO (776) 10 3 1 76.9 6/ 6*BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) 4 2 0 7/ 6*BASH BROS LAWYER (730) 19 6 0 76.0 7- 4*BASH BROS AUTO SHO (776) 3 1 0 8- 8*BASH BROS COLLEGE (746) 3 1 0 75.0 8- 7*BASH BROS COLLEGE (746) 3 1 0 9- 9 AD HOMINEM (561) 25 13 0 65.8 9- 9 AD HOMINEM (561) 3 2 0 10/10 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) 110 78 4 58.5 10/10*KIWI CONNECTION 13 (711) 2 2 0 11/11*KIWI CONNECTION 13 (711) 4 4 0 50.0 11/11 LHC (705) 2 10 0 12/12 LHC (705) 31 84 0 27.0 12-12*BB SMART PHONE (732) 1 0 0 13-13*KIWI CONNECTION 2 (697) 0 2 0 0.0 13-13*KIWI CONNECTION 2 (697) 0 2 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+-----]|%{ * ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 346): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 343): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 341): XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 318): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 313): SALAD SLAYER of VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 299): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 293): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 278): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 271): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 246): RAPUNZEL of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 247): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 248): PANAMA OATES of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 63): VODI of OLLIS HEROES (Omega, mgr.) DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 245): MONKEY BUSINESS of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 346): YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 343): DREW'S BOYS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 341): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 296): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 318): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 313): VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 299): LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 293): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 278): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 271): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 246): DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 247): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 248): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 63): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.) DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 245): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgrs.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 346): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 345): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 340): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 312): PATRY TRAP of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 299): PURPLE ACE of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 292): RENDOR QUIL of MIDDLE WAY 8 (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 291): 451 DEGREES of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 670): LORD FOUL of BLOODGUARD (Sigird Fafnisbane, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. My specialty: Slow fights against standbys. Sorry about that. Naefan Ordh SPY REPORT The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon DRAGONHEAD, for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as BASH BROS FRIEND can attest... Practice pays for FREELOADER, who pummelled THE USEROUS MERCHANT, to pocket 12 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, FRATSFA SLAVE was winsome, after beating WE ARE BORG and seeing him lose 10 points. NAEFAN ORDH successfully staved off a grab for the roses by KHALHUMS DWARF of DRAGONHEAD. Does DRAGONHEAD have no one talented enough to dethrone him? So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me. And how sociable are DRAGONHEAD's warriors? Come, let us see. Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in DRAGONHEAD avoid AD HOMINEM. The warriors of AD HOMINEM found their efforts at combat frustrated as BASH BROS LAWYER apparently had more important things to do than fight. Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors. Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting! Leave me now, you base fools! As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place. Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid DRAGONHEAD farewell-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NAEFAN ORDH 6396 29 9 0 96 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RONARDA SOLA 6461 17 9 2 99 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) LOUIE MURH 6395 24 14 0 91 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ACUTATE 5161 8 1 0 69 AD HOMINEM (561) HOME OF THE SLOPPER 6586 5 2 0 68 BASH BROS FAST FOOD (739) FILING FEE 6539 7 0 0 67 BASH BROS LAWYER (730) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CANCELLED APPT 6575 6 1 0 66 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) VIRUS 6547 6 1 1 63 BASH BROS MICROSOFT (731) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ACUTE 5154 7 2 0 53 AD HOMINEM (561) -ACUMEN 5158 8 2 0 51 AD HOMINEM (561) ALICE 6392 11 17 0 50 LHC (705) FREELOADER 6654 6 1 1 46 BASH BROS FRIEND (753) -'ESTIMATE' 6770 5 1 0 46 BASH BROS AUTO SHOP (776) -UNEVEN 6574 4 0 1 46 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) TOO SHORT 6578 5 2 1 45 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) BOOGER KING 6588 7 0 0 39 BASH BROS FAST FOOD (739) SERVED 6540 5 2 0 38 BASH BROS LAWYER (730) WE ARE BORG 6548 5 2 1 36 BASH BROS MICROSOFT (731) TWEED 6422 3 2 0 36 KIWI CONNECTION 13 (711) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLACK HOLE SUN 6518 5 8 0 32 LHC (705) -2 YEAR CONTRACT 6552 4 1 1 29 BB SMART PHONE (732) TEENA ULRIK 7241 3 0 0 28 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) PAY PER SECOND 6542 4 1 0 27 BASH BROS LAWYER (730) -8 AM CLASS 6621 2 0 0 24 BASH BROS COLLEGE (746) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VARDON WEISS 6813 3 4 0 22 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) -BUYING INNOCENCE 6543 2 2 0 18 BASH BROS LAWYER (730) -STEALS GIRLFRIEND 6655 2 0 0 18 BASH BROS FRIEND (753) -EXETER 6347 0 2 0 18 KIWI CONNECTION 2 (697) -SORSFIELD 6424 1 1 0 16 KIWI CONNECTION 13 (711) -ANOTHER PROBLEM 6773 4 2 1 15 BASH BROS AUTO SHOP (776) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DOWNLOAD UPDATES 6546 1 0 1 14 BASH BROS MICROSOFT (731) -WHO IS PAYING? 6771 1 0 0 13 BASH BROS AUTO SHOP (776) SLOW EXPERIMENT 6811 2 6 0 12 LHC (705) -HOMEWORK 6620 1 1 0 12 BASH BROS COLLEGE (746) QUANTUM HICCUP 6789 0 8 0 8 LHC (705) -AD HOPPITY 5155 1 2 0 5 AD HOMINEM (561) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? THE USEROUS MERC 0 0 0 FREELOADER 6654 248 NONE SLOWGOS 6584 5 1 1 BASH BROS FAST F 739 RONARDA SOLA 6461 247 PERSONAL ADS Ad Hoppity -- They say that's healthy. -- Teen Ulrik, dubious Assur -- Idle comment re your comment about "one-sided style make-up on a team." I did that once that I remember clearly, with slashers. Didn't know what else to do then. Oddly enough, it worked, and I graduated that whole initial team rollup. One was good, but most were just there. I may have done it again, but by accident, at some point along the long, long road to this rainy March morning. Pulling up a good memory like that one, though... thanks for bringing it back. -- Jorja Slowgos -- Never heard of 'em, and didn't get 'em fast enough, and I was *hungry*. Sorry. -- Ronarda Sola A Kung-Fu Master? Ha! And even, ahem, stand back, Hi-YAH! -- Louie Murh Booger King -- Bleh. -- Vardon Weiss Homework -- Great stuff! I eat it for breakfast. -- Teena Ulrik Ronardo Sola -- I didn't think that was possible, even in the recession. Fast Food Restaurants are thriving, yet you managed to shut down a Slowgos single-handedly! -- Assur Acute -- You are not my friend. -- Too Short Alice -- Served me right, trying to learn new tricks from an old dog. -- Served Tweed -- Your car isn't ready yet and it is going to cost you extra. Remember we originally said our timeand cost were only an... Estimate Exeter -- Nothing happened, really. -- Steals Girlfriend Slow Experiment -- Slow and meticulous is just fine. I'm happy to give you as much time as you want me to. -- Pay Per Second Black Hole Sun -- Problems everywhere. -- Another Problem Vardon Weiss -- After that first loss you gave to one of his warriors, Assur is happy whenever you take a loss from one of his own. -- Booger King Quantum Hiccup -- What you say makes little sense to me. I'm a pretty down to earth kind of guy and that scientific stuff makes little sense. But the refreshments at your talk were just fabulous. -- Freeloader Teena -- You did yours very well. -- Homework Good luck in the tourney, any others who are participating. -- Assur LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS NAEFAN ORDH bested KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd boring 6 minute master's Title fight. RONARDA SOLA demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided melee. LOUIE MURH defeated CANCELLED APPT in a 2 minute mismatched duel. VIRUS devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight. FILING FEE devastated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute gory uneven brawl. HOME OF THE SLOPPER devastated ALICE in a 1 minute mismatched match. FREELOADER viciously butchered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute gruesome fight. WE ARE BORG was viciously subdued by FRATSFA SLAVE in a 4 minute gruesome duel. TOO SHORT won victory over BLACK HOLE SUN in a 2 minute fight. PAY PER SECOND was unbelievably bested by TWEED in a popular 4 minute gory duel. SERVED overpowered SLOW EXPERIMENT in a 1 minute one-sided melee. BOOGER KING luckily beat AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 4 minute match. QUANTUM HICCUP was demolished by VARDON WEISS in a 1 minute mismatched competition. TEENA ULRIK demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 2 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 24 - 4 - 3 86 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 47 - 9 - 3 84 | |BASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 51 - 14 - 1 78 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 BASHING ATTACK 57 - 21 - 7 73 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 STRIKING ATTACK 40 - 25 - 1 62 | |AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 12 - 1 52 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 - 0 50 | |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 248 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 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 4 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY NAEFAN ORDH 6396 29 9 0 96 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) AIMED BLOW RONARDA SOLA 6461 17 9 2 99 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) WALL OF STEEL LOUIE MURH 6395 24 14 0 91 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706) STRIKING ATTACK HOME OF THE SLOPPER 6586 5 2 0 68 BASH BROS FAST FOOD (739) LUNGING ATTACK FILING FEE 6539 7 0 0 67 BASH BROS LAWYER (730) BASHING ATTACK FREELOADER 6654 6 1 1 46 BASH BROS FRIEND (753) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is LOUIE MURH 6395. The most popular warrior this turn was PAY PER SECOND 6542. The ten other most popular fighters were LOUIE MURH 6395, FILING FEE 6539, HOME OF THE SLOPPER 6586, BLACK HOLE SUN 6518, SERVED 6540, VARDON WEISS 6813, TEENA ULRIK 7241, RONARDA SOLA 6461, CANCELLED APPT 6575, and VIRUS 6547. The least popular fighter this week was NAEFAN ORDH 6396. The other ten least popular fighters were QUANTUM HICCUP 6789, BOOGER KING 6588, SLOW EXPERIMENT 6811, TWEED 6422, ALICE 6392, WE ARE BORG 6548, TOO SHORT 6578, FREELOADER 6654, VIRUS 6547, and CANCELLED APPT 6575.