DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/10/2005 Duedate: 02/23/2005
JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA
DM-75 TURN-303
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
YERIX
PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
(75-2782) [15-9-0,140]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
YERIX PADFOOT
PARANOID ASYLUM (234) HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)
(75-2782) [15-9-0,140] (75-3142) [5-0-0,57]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ARIA SAMARIUM
DARK TOADS (240) I AM SAM (267)
(75-3012) [20-19-1,83] (75-3071) [6-2-0,64]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARK TOADS (240)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. I AM SAM (267) 40
2. DARK TOADS (240) 24 I AM SAM (267)
3. PARANOID ASYLUM (234) 17 Unchartered Team
4. HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275) 12
5. MASTERS OF SIN (270) 2 MASTERS OF SIN (270)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*MASTERS OF SIN (270) 17 7 0 70.8 1/ 1 DARK TOADS (240) 12 3 0
2/ 1 I AM SAM (267) 26 11 1 70.3 2/ 3 PARANOID ASYLUM (234) 5 1 0
3/ 3 DARK TOADS (240) 273 157 6 63.5 3/ 2 I AM SAM (267) 5 1 0
4- 4 THAT'S US (271) 50 33 1 60.2 4/ 6*MASTERS OF SIN (270) 2 0 0
5/ 5 PARANOID ASYLUM (234) 119 127 11 48.4 5/ 0*HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275) 2 3 0
6/ 0*HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275) 12 13 1 48.0 6/ 4 SAND DANCERS (67) 2 13 0
7/ 6 SAND DANCERS (67) 569 917 16 38.3 7- 5 THAT'S US (271) 1 0 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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*--=== LIRITH KAI REGIONAL NEWS ===--*
Duelmasters
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DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 334): MANO TIKI TIA of MYSTERY MACHINE (Edge, mgr.)
DM 74 CHAVEZ RAVINE (turn 307): LOVE of LORDS OF VIRTUE (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 302): WOODY of SAND DANCERS (Lorana, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 289): BLONDE BILLIE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 265): KHORA THE SMALL of SAND DANCERS from LIN TIRIAN
(Rebina, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 334): DIRTY SOUTH ( ! , mgr.)
DM 74 CHAVEZ RAVINE (turn 307): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 302): DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 289): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 265): PARANOIA, etc. (Jekyll, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 333): CAPTAIN AWESOME of MARVELOUS BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.
DM 74 CHAVEZ RAVINE (turn 306): RETRIBUTION of BROTHERHOOD (The Sandman, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 289): ONE-EYE TEO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I'm really annoyed about this, Anne. I mean, you WON, and you wouldn't take the
title? So now *I* have to write a column, and I'm clearly unsuited to being here,
because I LOST. Damn the Commission anyway. And damn Yerix for going inactive and
thus FORCING us to be in a title match.
But I've heard that things are going to be even WORSE. Here I am, 12-85 and
perfectly happy with it, I could go for year without getting another win. And what
do they tell me? One hundred fights and I'm out of here REGARDLESS of how many wins
I've got. They're going to LEAVE the record for slow graduation in the hands of that
FIEND of a golem from Osksi!
I feel like I should go and have a really good sulk.
Woody
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in JADE MOUNTAIN since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf
Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. What's with SAMICH?
He actually beat SAND DANCERS' VOLTO LEENI, and walked away with 13 more points from
the fight. Major screwup at HOGWARTS EXPRESS. WORMTAIL lost 6 points to SAMURAI.
Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe WORMTAIL will provide more easy wins...
PARANOID ASYLUM's hatred of SAND DANCERS surfaced again as YERIX challenged JADE
MOUNTAIN's top dog. I'm sure JADE MOUNTAIN is excited about YERIX, the new
Duelmaster from PARANOID ASYLUM. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I
have... I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow
fighters? Tough!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. How
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of
practive, I AM SAM! The bums at PARANOID ASYLUM couldn't face the challenges from I
AM SAM! No excuse for that! How well I know the feeling of being the most
challenged warrior, VOLTO LEENI! 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. FIFTH QUARTER's boys should be laying low. Now
that FIFTH QUARTER's manager has gone and let ARIA kill GYHARD unchallenged, FIFTH
QUARTER's fighters are fair game. How long have I been here? I got people to see,
places to go...
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
JADE MOUNTAIN is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Time
for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YERIX 2782 15 9 0 140 PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WOODY 2503 12 86 0 122 SAND DANCERS (67)
-SAMSARA 3055 11 0 0 118 I AM SAM (267)
ANNE 3101 13 7 0 105 DARK TOADS (240)
-WONDERFUL 3083 12 5 1 103 THAT'S US (271)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TABATAN 3040 18 15 0 90 SAND DANCERS (67)
JOHN MICHAEL 3132 12 3 0 90 DARK TOADS (240)
MOCKINGBIRD 3073 12 12 0 88 DARK TOADS (240)
ARIA 3012 20 19 1 83 DARK TOADS (240)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAMARIUM 3071 6 2 0 64 I AM SAM (267)
SAMICH 3046 3 0 1 62 I AM SAM (267)
-WICKED 3098 9 7 0 58 THAT'S US (271)
PADFOOT 3142 5 0 0 57 HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VOLTO LEENI 3038 10 25 0 55 SAND DANCERS (67)
WRATH 3081 6 0 0 54 MASTERS OF SIN (270)
THE CORINTHIAN 3100 6 3 0 41 PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
SAMOSET 3043 3 1 0 41 I AM SAM (267)
SPIKE 3154 6 2 0 39 DARK TOADS (240)
-WORRIED 3086 8 9 0 38 THAT'S US (271)
SNAPE 3138 3 2 0 36 HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TREENVA TARAL 3072 4 21 0 33 SAND DANCERS (67)
-PRIDE 3077 4 0 0 33 MASTERS OF SIN (270)
-WANTON 3089 6 7 0 31 THAT'S US (271)
-LUST 3078 3 2 0 31 MASTERS OF SIN (270)
-MONKEY KING 2904 5 7 0 30 PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
-FOOTSTEPS 3155 2 2 0 27 PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
ARNAL REDAXE 3136 3 12 0 24 SAND DANCERS (67)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIRIUS BLACK 3141 2 3 1 23 HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)
PRONGS 3139 1 4 0 15 HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)
SAMURAI 3119 1 0 0 13 I AM SAM (267)
-SLOTH 3079 3 1 0 10 MASTERS OF SIN (270)
-GREED 3125 1 3 0 10 MASTERS OF SIN (270)
WORMTAIL 3140 1 4 0 7 HOGWARTS EXPRESS (275)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GYHARD 3102 11 5 0 FIFTH QUARTER 184 ARIA 3012 299 NOT REVE
NANTUCKET 3156 0 1 0 PARANOID ASYLUM 234 STORMFALL 27 303 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Hey, where did everyone go? I realize I haven't been posting my ads like a good
manager, but that didn't mean I wasn't paying attention...kinda. -- TigToad
Woody -- Congratulations, old chap! I do like how the only active warrior who can
fight you, beat you last turn. Yet, you took the throne. Anyway, Duelmaster Woody
does have that special ring to it. Of course, it doesn't look great for Jade
Mountain as a whole. Ironically, if Anne does defeat you next turn, I expect her to
go inactive for a while as I expect she will run in the spring tournament. It's been
a while since I had a tournament worthy warrior in Jade Mountain... ofcourse, it's
been a while since I had a Duelmaster in Jade Mountain, too. -- TigToad
Aria -- Would you graduate already, please? -- TigToad
Tamrissa & Samsara -- Congratulations on bringing such glory to Jade Mountain and all
of Lirith Kai in this past tournament. -- TigToad
Tabatan -- Well, you hit much harder than I remember from previous fights. -- Aria
Captain Mondinor -- Well, it's hard to win a fight when you must fight so many times
in one day. -- John Michael & Mockingbird
Aria -- Maybe you really SHOULD stick to opera? This arena stuff can't be helping
your singing voice. -- Tabatan
Wrath -- That's a sin? I didn't realize! Why, I've been sinning for MONTHS now, and
I didn't even know it. Surely it doesn't count if I don't realize that it's a sin?
-- Volto Leeni
Spike? Can't TigToad find you a better stage name than that? -- Treenva Taral
I hate people who are shorter than me and not dwarves. -- Arnal Redaxe
12 January 2005
On Jhans turn number 476 (due on Feb. 16, 2005) the Second Annual kLk St. Valentine's
Massacre Kill Contest will begin. The rules are simple; the team with the most kills
on the last turn wins. Last year's winner was Shocking Toad. Can he repeat? Could
DOOMcorps crush all challengers? Will the kLk prevail? Or will you be the
independent manager to show that alliances aren't all that? Come on to Jhans and
let's find out!
Prizes are: 1st. Renaming of a Dark Arena monster and five roll-up
certificates or $25.00 deposited in your account.
2nd. Renaming of a Stand-In monster.
Come on and celebrate the Delarquan way!
Azrael
15 January 2005
BR 4 is upon us! First turn is due on 1/29/05. Many thanks to RSI for helping
supply a great prize for the winner and those who meet the 90% endurance criteria.
Winning prize: 6 months free play, a +1 bonus potion, a limited damage potion,
a favorites knowledge potion, a minor stat-switch prize, and renaming a Dark Arena
creature.
Endurance prizes: a +1 bonus potion to all teams that fight 90% of the possible
fights during the contest.
For details, visit Talcama's newletter or
http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4
To join, simply bring a team to DM 18, announce your entry in the personals, and
follow the very simple rule of not avoiding!
31 January 2005
My fellow duelists I come before you bearing a sad and unfortunate message.
Several months ago our group, the Vendetta Cartel, had lost contact with one of our
friends. Since he was in contact or correspondence on an almost daily basis there
was concern amongst us. With some research two of our members discovered why contact
was lost with him.
On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of
violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He
was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken
ill. You may have known Rich as Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest ; richh10 on the RT;
or gameogre on the Duel2 messageboard. You may not have known that he spent 13 years
serving the United States in the Navy.
Rich dearly loved this game and all it encompassed. He may not have been the
best or most experienced manager but he loved to interact with others and was quick
to offer advice whenever anyone asked for help. He was always kind and gracious and
tried to strengthen our game, often by helping new players feel welcome or give them
a chance to compete. With his prolific posting I know that I am simply speaking the
obvious about what he did for our game. Many, like me, were drawn to him, perhaps
for his kind nature or his sense of humor, and it appears he lived his life as he
played this game. Always willing to help or do right by others.
I realize that he had many friends outside the VC so I will include the link to
the news story in case any of his other friends would like to know more of what
happened. We're all dealt a hand in life but it's not the strength of the hand
you're dealt but rather how you play it that really matters. Rich played his hand to
the very best of his human ability and for this I admire him greatly. I know we all
choose to like or dislike managers but I believe deep down we are all good and
decent, in this game, and will drop party (alliance) lines and will show the proper
respect.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041112/news_7m12clerk.html
Rich was taken from us all to soon and with so much left to offer the community
around him. He spoke of a desire to run a contest on the Duel2 site which I hope to
uphold in his name. Some of the people I have spoken with think it would be a nice
gesture to do one final good act in Rich's name, though it could never match what he
would've done within his community, for his community of San Diego. I hope that with
this contest we might raise a little money to donate to an appropriate charity within
San Diego in his name.
In conclusion I send a message to Rich:
"Rich, though I'm sure you gathered this I never really told you how much I
admired you and what a friend I considered you. I thank you for being my voice of
reason and always reminding me of why we both loved this game so much! You have
taught me one final valuable lesson in learning more of you. There are things far
more valuable in life than material possessions such as character and kindness. That
nothing going on in your life means that you cannot find a way to be kind and giving
to others. We always spoke of meeting someday and until we finally do know that you
will live on in with me and the rest of your brothers and sisters in the Cartel:
Master Darque, Kat, Bum, Sensei Jan, Maximillian, Hammer, Fizban, Firehawk, Phat
Phat. You increased all of our enjoyment of this game, you were a true ambassador of
Duelmasters, and the game will not be quite the same without you. A farewell battle
cry from the ZalCon: 'Confusion to our enemies'. May your soul rest in peace, my
friend."
Should anyone wish to correspond about Rich feel free to contact myself, or
anyone else within the Vendetta Cartel.
Street Legal
Jeff Bura
The Death Squad(63) in Tobir or triumph1971@hotmail.com
31 January 2005
Be it known throughout Alastari that Hammer is no longer a member of the
Vendetta Cartel alliance.
A difference of opinion with another highly respected member of the VC due to my
recent vocal actions in DM 47 can only be resolved by my resignation from the VC as
of January 29, 2005.
I leave of my own accord, in good standing with all members and with no hard
feelings towards anyone in the Vendetta Cartel.
There was a time when I felt that my membership in the VC made the alliance
stronger. I know that my resignation today makes the Vendetta Cartel a stronger
alliance with my absence. -- Hammer
1 February 2005
St. Valentine's Massacre update
My apologies, the Kill Contest starting on turn 476 in Jhans will run for 10 (ten)
turns ending on turn number 486.
Azrael
5 February 2005
On behalf of the ILLUMINATI Confederation of Alliances (The kLk, CHAOS, Inc. and The
Company of Brothers) I would like to express our sympathies concerning the tragic
loss of Rich Hammes to both the DM community and to the real life world. Surely our
loss has been Heaven's gain. -- Talon Darkhart, deeply sorrowful
kLk God of War, Illuminati Alliance, Puppetmaster
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NANTUCKET was butchered by STORMFALL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SAMICH devastated VOLTO LEENI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
YERIX handily defeated WOODY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title match.
SAMARIUM slimly lost to ARIA in a popular 2 minute brutal Challenge fight.
SAMOSET devastated TREENVA TARAL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
ANNE defeated TABATAN in a 2 minute struggle.
MOCKINGBIRD luckily beat LADY SCORN in a popular 3 minute gruesome master's brawl.
JOHN MICHAEL won victory over CAPTAIN MONDINOR in a action packed 1 minute duel.
SNAPE was defeated by WRATH in a action packed 1 minute duel.
THE CORINTHIAN defeated ARNAL REDAXE in a 2 minute fight.
PADFOOT overpowered STONEFACE MIKARN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SPIKE overpowered PRONGS in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SIRIUS BLACK viciously subdued TALK-TO-DEATH in a 2 minute bloody conflict.
WORMTAIL was subdued by SAMURAI in a popular 1 minute amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 1 - 0 86 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 35 - 9 - 0 80 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 6 - 1 65 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 20 - 0 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 14 - 0 53 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 16 - 0 38 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 20 - 0 26 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 17 - 0 23 |
Turn 303 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 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 4 4 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK YERIX 2782 15 9 0 140 PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ANNE 3101 13 7 0 105 DARK TOADS (240)
BASHING ATTACK TABATAN 3040 18 15 0 90 SAND DANCERS (67)
PARRY-LUNGE ARIA 3012 20 19 1 83 DARK TOADS (240)
LUNGING ATTACK WRATH 3081 6 0 0 54 MASTERS OF SIN (270)
SLASHING ATTACK SPIKE 3154 6 2 0 39 DARK TOADS (240)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ARIA 3012. The most popular warrior this turn was
SAMARIUM 3071. The ten other most popular fighters were TABATAN 3040, SIRIUS BLACK
3141, YERIX 2782, JOHN MICHAEL 3132, THE CORINTHIAN 3100, ARIA 3012, ANNE 3101, WRATH
3081, SAMURAI 3119, and SAMICH 3046.
The least popular fighter this week was PRONGS 3139. The other ten least popular
fighters were TREENVA TARAL 3072, WOODY 2503, VOLTO LEENI 3038, NANTUCKET 3156,
WORMTAIL 3140, ARNAL REDAXE 3136, SNAPE 3138, SPIKE 3154, PADFOOT 3142, and
MOCKINGBIRD 3073.