DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/31/2020    Duedate: 01/13/2021

DAYLA KIV ARENA

DM-74    TURN-704

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SERGEANT 5
MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
(74-4515) [10-2-2,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SERGEANT 5                     CASTIEL
MEDAL OF HONOR (519)           SUPERNATURAL (565)
(74-4515) [10-2-2,121]         (74-4804) [4-3-1,24]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LISA TYL KOHL                  ROWENA
SAND DANCERS (251)             SUPERNATURAL (565)
(74-4741) [22-16-0,98]         (74-4803) [2-2-0,8]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MEDAL OF HONOR (519)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (251)          31
2. SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)     16      A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)
3. A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)       15      Unchartered Team
4. SUPERNATURAL (565)           2
5. MEDAL OF HONOR (519)       -10      SUPERNATURAL (565)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)     34   4  2 89.5   1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)      6  1 1
 2/ 2 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)  140  56  7 71.4   2/ 3 SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)   6  3 0
 3/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)     151  92 13 62.1   3/ 4 SAND DANCERS (251)        6  9 0
 4/ 4*SUPERNATURAL (565)        12  12  2 50.0   4/ 2 A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)     4  2 1
 5/ 5 SAND DANCERS (251)       %1586 %1795 51 46.9   5/ 5*SUPERNATURAL (565)        2  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome DAYLA KIV.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with MIGHTY 
MIKE?  He actually beat MEDAL OF HONOR's SERGEANT 1, and walked away with 16 more 
points from the fight.  Laughs were big at SPROUT OF MY WAY! while they watched 
MIGHTY MIKE clobber SERGEANT 1.  He lost 12 points and got bruised from objects 
thrown from the stands.  JACK FARMER was reminded on the sands why SERGEANT 5 is 
Duelmaster.  I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your 
fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  The most avoided team was 
MEDAL OF HONOR.  In my day, no team with a 150-91-13 would scare me off!  What's the 
problem, SPROUT OF MY WAY!?  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged 
warrior, SERGEANT 1!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting 
younger every day?  To die so young, so gloriously!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  Are 
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, 
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 5 4515              10   2  2   121       MEDAL OF HONOR (519)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DARWIN 4739                  14   1  0   130       A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)
-SERGEANT 3 4539               9   0  3   125       MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
 LISA TYL KOHL 4741           22  16  0    98       SAND DANCERS (251)
-SERGEANT 4 4509              15   5  1    94       MEDAL OF HONOR (519)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACK FARMER 4758             15  15  0    78       SAND DANCERS (251)
-GUMBALL 4730                  6   0  0    73       A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NICOLE 4784                   6   1  1    66       A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)
-MIGUEL 4799                   4   0  0    58       SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
 RICHARD 4787                  5   1  1    57       A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ANAIS 4780                    3   1  0    47       A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)
-LEO 4762                     10   8  0    42       SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIGHTY MIKE 4800              3   0  0    33       SPROUT OF MY WAY! (555)
 CASTIEL 4804                  4   3  1    24       SUPERNATURAL (565)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TARAN TEN SALTH 4811          3   2  0    22       SAND DANCERS (251)
-SERGEANT 2 4534               1   0  0    21       MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
 KAREN HALE 4809               2   3  0    16       SAND DANCERS (251)
 SERGEANT 1 4810               3   1  0    11       MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
 ROWENA 4803                   2   2  0     8       SUPERNATURAL (565)
 ALDEN DENNY 4812              1   4  0     7       SAND DANCERS (251)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHOPPED LIVER 4763     11  5 0 SPROUT OF MY WAY 555 SERGEANT 5 4515       703   
IRIS 4801               5  3 1 SPROUT OF MY WAY 555 NICOLE 4784           702   
DEAN WINCHESTER 4806    2  3 0 SUPERNATURAL 565     RICHARD 4787          701   
SAM WINCHESTER 4807     2  2 1 SUPERNATURAL 565     SERGEANT 5 4515       700  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

What the devil meant for evil God means for good.  Now I know what it REALLY means to 
sandbag. -- Shawn

Shawn -- Here are two answers to your question about learning/recognizing the correct 
rhythm for a warrior or style that you asked a couple of turns back:

     As far as I know there is no evidence nor direction given by the overview as to 
     the correct/best rhythm for any warrior or style. There are databases which have 
     captured many rhythms by style (from favorites given at graduation to advanced 
     D2), which gives merely a clue as to the style's probable or average rhythm. In 
     general this data does little to assist new warriors in choosing a strategy or 
     rhythm. -- the Consortium

and #2:  

     There are several parts to this answer.

     A) Do they have the 'possible' favorite rhythms for each style?

     B) After that, the most important thing is that even if you 'knew' the favorites 
     of a warrior, you don't necessarily want to use them. (For example 3 con warriors 
     aren't going to be running defensively)

     C) Obviously you find out the favorites when the warrior graduates.

     D) Finally, it is more important to just find a rhythm that works for your 
     warriors.  My normal strategy for all pure offensive warriors is 10-10.  That is 
     where I start on their first turn.  I might adjust over time, but that is pretty 
     much where I start (and where most of them continue for their basic careers).  I 
     lower quickly in Minute 2 and beyond, but some managers just go hot all the way. 

     Hope this helps. -- Assur

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MIGHTY MIKE devastated SERGEANT 1 in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SERGEANT 5 savagely defeated JACK FARMER in a exciting 1 minute gory Title melee.
LISA TYL KOHL vanquished PELIS THE OLD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
RICHARD overpowered DANGEROUS BON LOKAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CASTIEL devastated ALDEN DENNY in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
ROWENA was luckily beaten by KAREN HALE in a 2 minute bloody novice's struggle.
TARAN TEN SALTH handily defeated RORNIS THE DARK in a 2 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -   6 -  4      74  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -   6 -  2      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        24 -  14 -  1      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -   7 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      8 -  17 -  0      32  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 704 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  SERGEANT 5 4515            10   2  2  121 MEDAL OF HONOR (519)
STRIKING ATTACK  LISA TYL KOHL 4741         22  16  0   98 SAND DANCERS (251)
LUNGING ATTACK   RICHARD 4787                5   1  1   57 A.W. OF GUMBALL (558)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LISA TYL KOHL 4741.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ROWENA 4803.  The ten other most popular fighters were MIGHTY MIKE 4800, 
SERGEANT 5 4515, LISA TYL KOHL 4741, RICHARD 4787, CASTIEL 4804, KAREN HALE 4809, 
TARAN TEN SALTH 4811, SERGEANT 1 4810, JACK FARMER 4758, and ALDEN DENNY 4812.

The least popular fighter this week was ALDEN DENNY 4812.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were JACK FARMER 4758, SERGEANT 1 4810, TARAN TEN SALTH 4811, KAREN 
HALE 4809, CASTIEL 4804, RICHARD 4787, LISA TYL KOHL 4741, SERGEANT 5 4515, MIGHTY 
MIKE 4800, and ROWENA 4803.