DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/22/2007 Duedate: 03/07/2007
JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA
DM-75 TURN-355
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SAMURAI
I AM SAM (267)
(75-3119) [10-2-0,91]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SAMURAI POSITION IS EMPTY
I AM SAM (267)
(75-3119) [10-2-0,91]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SHORT ROCK DONAL PINES
SAND DANCERS (67) SAND DANCERS (67)
(75-3196) [13-22-0,61] (75-3194) [17-21-1,89]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (67) 42
2. I AM SAM (267) 27 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
3. WEAPONS I WON'T USE (284) 1 Unchartered Team
4. ERRATA (288) 0
5. MANAGER MUSINGS (240) -12 KINGS OF JUDAH (122)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MANAGER MUSINGS (240) 384 193 9 66.6 1/ 1 MANAGER MUSINGS (240) 10 3 0
2/ 2 I AM SAM (267) 53 30 2 63.9 2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (67) 4 8 0
3/ 4 SAND DANCERS (67) 650 %1045 20 38.3 3/ 4 I AM SAM (267) 3 2 0
4/ 5 WEAPONS I WON'T US (284) 12 23 1 34.3 4/ 3 WEAPONS I WON'T US (284) 1 5 0
5- 6*ERRATA (288) 0 1 0 0.0 5- 6*ERRATA (288) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Tidbits from Slugbait..................
Our team verses results (not in order)
10-3-12-16-20-13-10 3- 4-0
11-11-14-21-9-3-15 15-10-1
18-19-7-4-19-12-5 13- 4-1
15-16-11-8-20-9-5 11- 1-0
17-13-14-17-10-6-7 10- 2-0
All five @ 51-21-0? Hmmmmmmmmm.
Slugbait
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! SAND DANCERS posted a nice gain, to come in
2nd. Everybody loves a winner... MANAGER MUSINGS had cause to celebrate, after
SOULTAKER got 21 points by beating SHIZARAN BLACKHEART. In JADE MOUNTAIN, nothing is
permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, SAMURAI. Word has
it one team in JADE MOUNTAIN is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent
to death. I'll bet it works.
And how sociable are JADE MOUNTAIN's warriors? Come, let us see. Like the
noble eagle soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of IN COLD BLOOD,
alone and unchallenged. As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of MANAGER
MUSINGS, so did that sorry team shy from IN COLD BLOOD Is it charming personality?
Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, DONAL PINES is the
most challenged warrior. Willing to win at any cost is GARTH, who challenged DONAL
PINES, 15 points junior. Our sympathies, DONAL PINES! I thought GARTH showed great
skill and promise when he was bested by DONAL PINES. All right, so I slept through
it! Big deal!
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Ask not for
whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
All good things must come to an end. My fingers tire and I fear my incessant
prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character. Like a mixed
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid JADE MOUNTAIN farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAMURAI 3119 10 2 0 91 I AM SAM (267)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SAMICH 3046 6 0 1 115 I AM SAM (267)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DONAL PINES 3194 17 21 1 89 SAND DANCERS (67)
VERN 3186 15 11 1 84 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
SAMOSET 3043 10 6 0 84 I AM SAM (267)
ULRA T'SSAR 3224 8 17 1 75 SAND DANCERS (67)
GARTH 3246 11 2 0 72 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
SLUGBAIT 3245 10 3 0 69 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHORT ROCK 3196 13 22 0 61 SAND DANCERS (67)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DARQUE 3185 14 4 1 56 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
SERNILLAN 3207 11 17 1 54 SAND DANCERS (67)
SOULTAKER 3253 4 4 0 49 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
MAUL 3230 5 10 0 43 WEAPONS I WON'T USE (284)
GREATSWORD 3231 6 9 1 41 WEAPONS I WON'T USE (284)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TIGHT 3261 0 1 0 7 ERRATA (288)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Donal! Oh, no! I like seeing you available for the title fights. I do! -- Slugbait
Samoset -- Well, I got a charge out of that one. -- Garth
Ulra -- I was at my best! Finally! -- Vern
Greatsword -- My last four have been matchups with you? I think I like that. --
Darque
I won again, Boss. See? -- Soultaker The Anchor
That's what I'm talkin' about! 5-0! My management skills are seen in full force. --
FTF Manager
Samurai -- Lots of people want to test themselves against the Rock. Too bad you
aren't one of the ones that breaks on it. -- Short Rock
Slugbait -- Actually, I've found that a lot of rock salt in the cellar is effective.
-- Donal Pines
Vern -- Not TODAY. I have a headache. -- Ulra t'Ssar
Maul -- Good. I won't, either. -- Sernillan
Soultaker -- Dream on. -- Short Rock
Ed. -- Flour tortillas on which people have been creative with salsa and cheese.
As for chicken, yep, unless you get free-range (no barb wire!), it's just
textured animal protein. -- Donal Pines
P.S. I don't like to clean chickens at ALL, mind you, but if you have to do it, and
you find a lot of embryonic eggs inside and stuff, and the fat is yellow, well, the
odds are better. The evens are still bland, but the odds are rather tasty.
Are they...oddly tasty? -- Ed.
24 January 2007
The Council of Lords would like to propose a rule change in ADM and Primus. We
propose that Lord Protectors ranked "Grand Champions" and below (ADM) and "The Tower
Guard" and below (Primus) be allowed to fight in the Dark Arena. This would not
impact the top rankings or title match. Any managers who never got his fill or shot
at fighting Gateway monsters would have it as an option. We believe it might spark
some interest in the ADM/Primus realm for some managers. If interested, speak up in
the newsletters or on forums under the "rules changes" thread and let RSI know. This
could even be something to try for 12 months and then be re-evaluated. What say you,
managers of Ghea? -- The Icelord sends....
29 January 2007
HDFA Mission Statement
"Show me the money!"
This is the battle cry of a newly formed collection of like-minded individuals:
The High Dolla' Free Agent$. We are not a tough guy alliance: No...we offer no
battle without reward. We search for victory and the prizes and accolades that
follow. We are motivated by winning and will freely use whatever means necessary to
obtain our currency. No stuffy rules, no mandates, no constitutions, no leaders,
only a few objectives:
1) Win as often as possible
2) Celebrate freely and revel in your victories; the more meaningless the
victory the more we celebrate. Highsiding and chest thumping are encouraged.
Ostentatious endzone celebrations with prop usage are encouraged, regardless of
fines, penalties, suspensions or arrest by local authorities. It is important to let
your opponent know how great you are; more importantly, you must let your own
alliance mates know how great you are.
This is a 1-up alliance, let the performance of your fellow Free Agent$ motivate
you. If a Free Agent wins a TV, win 2; if a Free agent wins a contest, win a more
prestigious one.
Current members of the HDFA include: CFH and Abraxis. Inquires can be directed
to: CFH/Rat Salad DM 47
14 February 2007
RSI is now taking rollups for a slow version of the No-Tournament arena. Send your
rollup to RSI listing the arena as "Slow No Tournament". Sign and send in the
following pledge:
* I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a Tournament, nor will I
use a Tournament prize on a warrior from this team.
* I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena. If circumstances
preclude my running less than a full team I will notify the Player Committee.
* I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
* I understand that any warrior that participates in a Tournament shall be sent to
the Dark Arena until they are dead.
* I understand that any warrior that receives a Tournament prize shall be send to the
Dark Arena until they are dead.
The following are the rules for joining this No-Tournament arena
1. No tournament play (Dead tournament or otherwise)
2. One team per manager
3. Team starts with new rollup (or a zero fight equivalent team is transferred into
this arena.)
4. No tourney prizes allowed to modify warriors in the arena
5. 20 teams required, per RSI
6. Waivers are required to allow self-regulation on tourney ban, granting RSI
authority to Dark Arena any warrior that participates in a Tournament (until the
warrior is dead.)
7. Rotating council to enforce tourney ban and maintain arena integrity.
Hammer will be the focal point for this arena's Player Committee.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GARTH was viciously subdued by DONAL PINES in a 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
SLUGBAIT was vanquished by SAMURAI in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
VERN was luckily beaten by KO-HA OAKCHOPPER in a 2 minute expert's fight.
SAMOSET devastated SHORT ROCK in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
ULRA T'SSAR devastated TO-FU BACKSTABBER in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
DARQUE luckily beat MAUL in a exciting 1 minute bloody struggle.
SERNILLAN unbelievably bested GREATSWORD in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
SOULTAKER vanquished SHIZARAN BLACKHEART in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 1 - 0 83 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 6 - 0 71 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 9 - 0 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 12 - 0 56 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 8 - 9 - 0 47 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 8 - 0 43 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 11 - 0 31 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 11 - 0 27 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 355 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW SAMURAI 3119 10 2 0 91 I AM SAM (267)
PARRY-STRIKE VERN 3186 15 11 1 84 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
LUNGING ATTACK SAMOSET 3043 10 6 0 84 I AM SAM (267)
TOTAL PARRY GARTH 3246 11 2 0 72 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
BASHING ATTACK DARQUE 3185 14 4 1 56 MANAGER MUSINGS (240)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SHORT ROCK 3196. The most popular warrior this turn
was DONAL PINES 3194. The ten other most popular fighters were VERN 3186, GREATSWORD
3231, SAMOSET 3043, ULRA T'SSAR 3224, DARQUE 3185, MAUL 3230, SERNILLAN 3207, SAMURAI
3119, GARTH 3246, and SLUGBAIT 3245.
The least popular fighter this week was SOULTAKER 3253. The other ten least popular
fighters were SHORT ROCK 3196, SLUGBAIT 3245, GARTH 3246, SAMURAI 3119, SERNILLAN
3207, MAUL 3230, DARQUE 3185, ULRA T'SSAR 3224, SAMOSET 3043, and GREATSWORD 3231.