DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/04/2022 Duedate: 01/31/2022
ERINIKA ARENA
DM-73 TURN-375
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MEAT
PORKY'S (973)
(73-8119) [11-5-0,94]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MEAT SPICLUS
PORKY'S (973) LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907)
(73-8119) [11-5-0,94] (73-7766) [7-0-0,82]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SIR GARLON MEAT
MYTHOS 7 (845) PORKY'S (973)
(73-7400) [19-15-0,80] (73-8119) [11-5-0,94]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093) 22
2. THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079) 19 GRIMM OUTLOOK (1095)
3. EASTERN HORDE 2 (1091) 16 Unchartered Team
4. LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915) 11
5. GRIMM OUTLOOK (1095) 9 LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907) 7 0 0 100 1/ 1 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079) 9 6 2
2/ 0*EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093) 1 0 1 100 2/ 3*LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915) 3 0 1
3/ 1*EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565) 8 1 0 88.9 3/ 0 GRIMM OUTLOOK (1095) 3 0 0
4/ 3*LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915) 6 1 1 85.7 4/ 2*LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907) 3 0 0
5/ 0 GRIMM OUTLOOK (1095) 18 5 0 78.3 5/ 4 PORKY'S (973) 3 0 0
6- 5 PAPER TIGERS W19. (1086) 14 4 3 77.8 6- 5 THE BEGINNING (355) 3 0 0
7/ 6*LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903) 6 2 0 75.0 7- 0 SS04 01 (1098) 3 2 0
8/ 0 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092) 16 6 2 72.7 8/ 7*LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903) 2 1 0
9/ 4*LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917) 5 2 0 71.4 9/15 MYTHOS 7 (845) 2 1 0
10/ 0 SS04 01 (1098) 20 10 0 66.7 10/ 6*EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565) 2 1 0
11/ 0 THEATER CLUB (1067) 18 9 0 66.7 11/ 0 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092) 1 0 1
12/ 9 PORKY'S (973) 12 7 0 63.2 12/ 0*EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093) 1 0 1
13- 8 SAY AGAIN? (1054) 40 25 0 61.5 13-12 BOURBON STREET (1042) 1 0 0
14-11 BOURBON STREET (1042) 87 59 0 59.6 14-10 SAY AGAIN? (1054) 1 0 0
15/ 0 BALL IN THE HALL (1097) 37 36 1 50.7 15/ 0 THEATER CLUB (1067) 1 0 0
16/14 AURIGA (938) 15 17 1 46.9 16/ 0*EASTERN HORDE 2 (1091) 1 0 0
17-18 THE BEGINNING (355) 131 154 7 46.0 17/ 8*LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917) 1 2 0
18/15 OCTANS (989) 15 18 0 45.5 18/16 VULPECULA (925) 1 2 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/20 MYTHOS 7 (845) 19 23 0 45.2 19/ 9 ARA (939) 1 2 0
20-19 TUCANA II (995) 61 74 5 45.2 20/17 AURIGA (938) 0 3 0
21/16 ARA (939) 14 17 1 45.2 21/14 OCTANS (989) 0 3 0
22/17 VELA (926) 14 17 0 45.2 22/13 VELA (926) 0 3 0
23/21 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079) 32 43 2 42.7 23-11 TUCANA II (995) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Greetings, Warriors of ERINIKA. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to
give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Nothing works for
a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as MYTHOS 7 can
attest... EASTERN HORDE 4 had cause to celebrate, after LYVELLE got 22 points by
beating EMBEZZLING SCRIBE. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and
practice more, after losing 2 points to FITCHER'S BIRD. (Discrete enough, COUSIN
PAPA SMURF?) Can you believe it? ADAM apparently has better things to do as
ERINIKA's Duelmaster than show up and fight! In ERINIKA, nothing is permanent
(except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, MEAT. Word has it one team
in ERINIKA is using psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in UNDEAD
LEGION are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. As a woman of
good breeding scorns the "warriors" of GRIMM OUTLOOK, so did that sorry team shy from
UNDEAD LEGION
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... The audience gave a
nice round of rasberries to CERVANTES of ARA, for expiring in such an ungraceful
fashion. 14-17-1, indeed! You've heard about FAREN END of THIRD HIGHWAY 3. Death
plays no favorites, and neither do I. What was a 7-8-0 doing on the fields in the
first place? Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you
have fallen into an unconscious stupor.
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MEAT 8119 11 5 0 94 PORKY'S (973)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ADAM 4648 10 7 0 119 THE BEGINNING (355)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPICLUS 7766 7 0 0 82 LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907)
SIR GARLON 7400 19 15 0 80 MYTHOS 7 (845)
COUSIN PAPA SMURF 4944 8 1 0 77 EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EDGAR DETOUR 9038 7 8 1 66 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)
OENOMAUS 7809 6 1 1 66 LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915)
MENKALINAN 7930 14 17 1 60 AURIGA (938)
SUHAIL 7869 14 17 0 59 VELA (926)
ANSER 7862 13 18 0 57 VULPECULA (925)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE BIG BANG 6140 11 10 1 56 THE BEGINNING (355)
BESTIARII 7746 6 2 0 54 LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903)
DON CRESCENT 9039 7 8 1 50 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)
POLARIS AUSTRALIS 8199 11 14 0 47 OCTANS (989)
-SEPSIS 9121 4 3 1 44 DOK SIK KILLAS (1084)
-MURIEL 8680 4 3 0 41 BOURBON STREET (1042)
DEWEY 9264 3 0 1 41 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)
SU PURR KITTY 8936 4 2 0 40 THEATER CLUB (1067)
-PHI OCTANTIS 8445 4 1 0 37 OCTANS (989)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MY FIRST KILL 9306 6 5 0 35 SS04 01 (1098)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SULLY'S 8681 7 10 0 33 BOURBON STREET (1042)
PERICLES 7818 5 2 0 33 LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917)
-DRAUGHT 8822 7 5 0 30 SAY AGAIN? (1054)
-TIME 5020 4 0 0 30 THE BEGINNING (355)
CHUCK BYWAY 9040 6 9 0 29 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)
-RHO TUCANAE 8235 4 3 1 29 TUCANA II (995)
-MY OFFICES 9305 5 2 0 27 SS04 01 (1098)
OMAR 9253 2 2 0 27 EASTERN HORDE 2 (1091)
CASEY BOONE 9036 5 9 0 24 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 (1079)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LYVELLE 9266 1 0 1 22 EASTERN HORDE 4 (1093)
-GOLDILOCKS 9169 2 1 0 21 PAPER TIGERS W19.2 (1086)
-RETIRE 8698 2 1 0 21 BOURBON STREET (1042)
-EPHEMERAL 9107 2 0 1 20 DOK SIK KILLAS (1084)
-PEEWEE 8116 1 2 0 19 PORKY'S (973)
-CHOIR 8815 3 1 0 15 SAY AGAIN? (1054)
-HUEY 9263 1 0 1 14 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)
-SEGUE 8813 1 2 0 14 SAY AGAIN? (1054)
-NEHAM 9258 1 1 0 13 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)
-CABBAGE HEAD 9298 1 1 0 12 BALL IN THE HALL (1097)
-BOOBOO 9262 1 1 0 10 EASTERN HORDE 3 (1092)
-HEP-C 9113 2 3 0 9 DOK SIK KILLAS (1084)
-CAPELLA 7928 1 0 0 8 AURIGA (938)
-EVE 6166 1 3 0 6 THE BEGINNING (355)
-DOURINE 9106 1 1 0 4 DOK SIK KILLAS (1084)
-CENTESIS 9108 0 2 0 2 DOK SIK KILLAS (1084)
-FORECASTLE 8816 0 1 0 1 SAY AGAIN? (1054)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CULT MEMBER 0 0 0 DEWEY 9264 375 NONE
EMBEZZLING SCRIB 0 0 0 LYVELLE 9266 375 NONE
CERVANTES 7933 14 17 1 ARA 939 EDGAR DETOUR 9038 375
FAREN END 9037 7 8 0 THIRD HIGHWAY 3 1079 OENOMAUS 7809 375
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FITCHER'S BIRD devastated COUSIN PAPA SMURF in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
SPICLUS vanquished MENKALINAN in a 1 minute uneven battle.
SIR GARLON subdued SUHAIL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute expert's fight.
MEAT viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 3 minute brutal Title fight.
CERVANTES was butchered by EDGAR DETOUR in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
DON CRESCENT defeated PERICLES in a exciting 3 minute bloody struggle.
BESTIARII viciously subdued POLARIS AUSTRALIS in a action packed 2 minute fight.
OENOMAUS slaughtered FAREN END in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
ANSER won victory over CHUCK BYWAY in a 2 minute fight.
DEWEY assassinated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven match.
SU PURR KITTY overpowered CASEY BOONE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
OMAR demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
LYVELLE butchered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided battle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 15 LUNGING ATTACK 31 - 13 - 1 70 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 21 - 9 - 1 70 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 6 - 0 65 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 5 - 0 62 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 29 - 20 - 1 59 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 77 - 64 - 5 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 375 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:
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 %10 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 10 - 5 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW MEAT 8119 11 5 0 94 PORKY'S (973)
LUNGING ATTACK SU PURR KITTY 8936 4 2 0 40 THEATER CLUB (1067)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SIR GARLON 7400. The most popular warrior this turn
was MEAT 8119. The ten other most popular fighters were BESTIARII 7746, PERICLES
7818, DON CRESCENT 9039, ANSER 7862, SPICLUS 7766, SIR GARLON 7400, OENOMAUS 7809,
CHUCK BYWAY 9040, OMAR 9253, and LYVELLE 9266.
The least popular fighter this week was CERVANTES 7933. The other ten least popular
fighters were MENKALINAN 7930, COUSIN PAPA SMURF 4944, CASEY BOONE 9036, DEWEY 9264,
FAREN END 9037, EDGAR DETOUR 9038, SUHAIL 7869, SU PURR KITTY 8936, POLARIS AUSTRALIS
8199, and LYVELLE 9266.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
FITCHER'S BIRD (73-9285) GRIMM OUTLOOK (1095)
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MY TAKE ON THE PARRY SLASH
I'm sure I'm not covering any new ground with my insights on the Wall of Steel. It is
my best fighting style and a favorite. I have currently 3 in ADM, and about a half
dozen active in the arenas with one currently undefeated and Duelmaster in DM 41.
So a bit about my observations. Like most defensive styles it seems to work best to
run these guys offensively while they are young so I outfit them and run them like a
slasher. They favor the initiative, parry and attack skills which sucks a bit in ADM
because they lack in defense skill and since defense is king in the late game, Walls
of Steel fall back into the pack quite a bit. It stinks but done right they can hold
their own vs anyone except end game lungers and aimed blows who seem to be way OP at
that level.
Anyway, stats are important of course. Strength should at least be 9+ to get slashing
weapons. Con can be lower; I have gotten away with a con of 7 because I run them fast
and furious anyway so if they get out jumped or crit dodged and ripped then they go
down easy. Most fights are over in minute 1 anyway. Size is a thing; smaller sizes
would be nice but you have issues with damage if you go low size and strength less
than 11. I have an upper limit of around 14 size and a lower one of 5 in my current
crew. Wit is a no brainer: 15+ is almost mandatory but I am running one with a 13 that
is doing ok but learning slows down to a crawl if you have less than 15. Will is super
necessary so I try not to go below 15 here with a build. Speed isn't really a
priority, so I often go as low as 3 here and they still do very well. More speed would
be nice, but speed is a luxury and not a necessity. Deftness is nice, I won't run a
WOS with less than a 13 here; my highest is 21 with a current ADM build.
Now how to run them. Well, minute one is offensive so I typically run 10-10-6 and then
taper off to a high offensive effort and a low or moderate activity level. It seems
that the majority of my ADM builds prefer a high-low pace.
So a couple of current warrior builds to show off the style.
Midnight, currently in ADM -- 9-11(2)-10-17-15-3-21, about to start stat raises
but currently has ad masters in attack and initiative.
Ishmail currently in Home Guard -- 12-9-6-15-17-9-15, currently at 93 skills and
wont be stat raising for a minute.
Average Joe in Mordant -- 11-11-14-13-13-9-13, painfully bad at learning and
definitely not recommended for the faint of heart.
Beowulf in Seam -- 11-12-9-15-17-3-17, currently at 54 skills and near the top of
the arena. Has fallen on hard times of late because of diminishing returns on
skill learns.
Broken in Shadowspire -- 9-14-9-17-17-5-13, very new and probably going to be a
.500 warrior when it's all said and done because of the low speed and deftness
combo.
Bender in DM 41 -- 9-7-14-17-17-3-17, currently undefeated and duelmaster, won't
last long but he started out as a tourney warrior and has gone at best 6-3 and
went 4-3 in this past mail-in as an adept.
So for anyone who doesn't know, a speed and deftness of 21 total is needed to get
normal coordination and a combo of 28 is needed to get the "fights well with either
hand" tag on your roll up. So not really relevant to the topic but just thought I'd
throw that out there. I like to keep this total at the very least 18 to get slightly
uncoordinated on all my builds because coordination is vital to defense and attack.
Okay, that's my take on this fun style. If I have enlightened anyone then you are
welcome, I hope I at least entertained everyone. Take it easy.
-- Eli