DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/14/2004 Duedate: 05/27/2004 LIN TIRIAN ARENA DM-78 TURN-271 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ONE-EYE TEO SAND DANCERS (68) (78-2426) [12-10-0,84] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader ONE-EYE TEO POSITION IS EMPTY SAND DANCERS (68) (78-2426) [12-10-0,84] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite DISSOLUTION 150 WORD MASTERS (191) PBA (275) (78-1514) [8-10-0,40] (78-2567) [2-0-1,28] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM TREE PEOPLE (265) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. PARANOID ENVY (294) 41 2. TREE PEOPLE (265) 26 TREE PEOPLE (265) 3. THE WILLBURYS 37 (286) 24 Unchartered Team 4. THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) 23 5. THE BROTHERHOOD (276) 21 THE BROTHERHOOD (276) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*THE BROTHERHOOD (276) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 TREE PEOPLE (265) 10 4 0 2/ 0*THE WILLBURYS 77 (287) 17 4 0 81.0 2/ 3 PBA (275) 6 2 1 3- 1 WILD KINGDOM (283) 28 8 0 77.8 3/ 2 SAND DANCERS (68) 4 8 0 4/ 0*THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) 20 6 2 76.9 4/ 0*THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) 3 1 0 5/ 2 TREE PEOPLE (265) 166 76 7 68.6 5/ 0*THE WILLBURYS 77 (287) 3 1 0 6/ 0 DOMINATION (201) 19 9 2 67.9 6/ 0 DOMINATION (201) 2 0 0 7/ 3 PBA (275) 98 70 8 58.3 7/ 0 THE WILLBURYS 37 (286) 2 2 0 8/ 0 THE WILLBURYS 37 (286) 56 45 4 55.4 8/ 0*THE BROTHERHOOD (276) 1 0 0 9/ 5 WORD MASTERS (191) 23 28 3 45.1 9- 4 WILD KINGDOM (283) 1 0 0 10/ 4 SAND DANCERS (68) 522 641 18 44.9 10/ 6 WORD MASTERS (191) 1 2 0 11/ 6*PARANOID ENVY (294) 1 8 0 11.1 11/ 5*PARANOID ENVY (294) 1 8 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+-----]|%{ * *--=== LIRITH KAI REGIONAL NEWS ===--* Duelmasters ------------------- DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 315): WHATCHAMACALLIT of BUENO FER NADA (Darkfist, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 288): SETZER GABBIANI of THE FINAL FANTASY (Kefka, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 283): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 270): ONE-EYE TEO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 246): DEANJLI TYL RHU of SAND DANCERS from SIMTAKKA (Rebina) Top Teams -------- DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 315): SAND DANCERS (Lani, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 288): THE FINAL FANTASY (Kefka, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 283): DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 270): TREE PEOPLE (Elderberry, mgr.) ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 246): OVERLORDS, etc. (The Icelord, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 314): JEANINE of TOO GOOD FOR ME (Sultan, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 288): SETZER GABBIANI of THE FINAL FANTASY (Kefka, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 269): BLANK of TREE PEOPLE (Elderberry, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. From the top I got to the top and I am gone. One Eye too nice fight. I am moving on with Adex Exp Init Ex Att Adex Exp Dec with VHO VHA. Thanks again; see you in 106. SPY REPORT Greetings, warriors of LIN TIRIAN! Once again I've been called out of retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. Hmmmph! I always thought PARANOID ENVY was an over-rated team and they proved it with a 1-3-0! What's with MARYANITA II? She actually beat THE WILLBURYS 77's PUNCH DRUNK, and walked away with 23 more points from the fight. Major screwup at PBA. BABY SPLIT lost 14 points to UNBELIEVABLE. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe BABY SPLIT will provide more easy wins... VENEMOUS CONCUBINE was reminded on the sands why ONE-EYE TEO is Duelmaster. Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! No matter the time or place, men will always duel. What do people see in CLUMSY DAN? His 6-13-0? SAND DANCERS ain't talkin', but he's got 31 points. Keep challenging up 28 points, FOOTSTEPS, and I won't have to write about you much longer. CHIP-WOOD always accepts those kind of challenges... I don't get it. FOOTSTEPS goes and challenges CHIP-WOOD, way above him, but gets 3 points after he loses! Is this a new strategy? IRLON didn't quite know what to make of a challenge he received from PARAGON of PARANOID ENVY, who is 23 points below him. PARAGON perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he defeated IRLON and ended up with 27 recognition points. Warriors of LIN TIRIAN unite. You have only your games to lose! 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. LIN TIRIAN 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 ONE-EYE TEO 2426 12 10 0 84 SAND DANCERS (68) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DRAKEN 2448 7 5 1 51 THE WILLBURYS 37 (286) UNBELIEVABLE 2308 4 1 1 45 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) UNFORGETTABLE 2306 4 1 1 45 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) -RUSTICATE 1513 5 3 0 44 WORD MASTERS (191) -ERYTHORBIC ACID 2278 4 4 1 43 WORD MASTERS (191) DISSOLUTION 1514 8 10 0 40 WORD MASTERS (191) -CENTERNIX M 2281 4 3 1 40 WORD MASTERS (191) ONE TWO MANY 2469 5 0 0 38 THE WILLBURYS 77 (287) -THE LOIN KING 2431 5 3 0 36 WILD KINGDOM (283) CHIP-WOOD 2425 8 4 0 35 TREE PEOPLE (265) CLIFF OAKS 2478 3 4 0 35 TREE PEOPLE (265) BABY SPLIT 2432 6 5 1 34 PBA (275) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLONDE BILLIE 2501 5 6 0 33 SAND DANCERS (68) MAD MAX 2466 5 0 0 33 THE WILLBURYS 77 (287) -CARNIVOROUS SHEEP 2499 4 0 0 33 WILD KINGDOM (283) ROGAR THORFIN 2255 2 2 1 33 DOMINATION (201) CLUMSY DAN 2476 6 13 0 31 SAND DANCERS (68) 150 2567 2 0 1 28 PBA (275) PARAGON 2563 1 1 0 27 PARANOID ENVY (294) IRLON 2489 5 11 0 26 SAND DANCERS (68) (C)EE (J)AY 2470 3 0 0 25 THE WILLBURYS 77 (287) FIVE + FIVE 2553 3 2 0 24 PBA (275) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MARYANITA II 2571 1 0 0 23 TREE PEOPLE (265) OLAF THORFIN 1720 3 1 0 21 DOMINATION (201) SINISTER 2358 1 0 0 21 THE BROTHERHOOD (276) UNRELIABLE 2307 5 1 0 17 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) -ARMOREDILLO 2498 3 1 0 17 WILD KINGDOM (283) UNTOUCHABLE 2305 5 1 0 16 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) LUCKY LU 2447 1 2 0 15 THE WILLBURYS 37 (286) -UNSTOPABLE 2309 2 2 0 14 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) VERY BIG!!! 2445 2 1 0 14 THE WILLBURYS 37 (286) PUNCH DRUNK 2467 3 2 0 11 THE WILLBURYS 77 (287) APPLE-TREE 2566 1 1 0 10 TREE PEOPLE (265) FOOTSTEPS 2561 0 2 0 8 PARANOID ENVY (294) BOXWOOD 2565 2 1 0 7 TREE PEOPLE (265) FIRE DANCER 2562 0 2 0 6 PARANOID ENVY (294) RUCK N ROLL 2446 1 2 0 5 THE WILLBURYS 37 (286) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? WANNABE 2569 0 1 0 PARANOID ENVY 294 MISTRESS MIGONELLE 23 271 NONE PERSONAL ADS 6 May 2004 DEATH FEST The ferocious ghosts of former glories whispered across the wind swept sands of DM 59; agonizing incessantly due to the diminutive demise of the Delarq arena known as Illis. Tattered banners and forgotten memories wailed in the wind for a dynamic death march to dawn once more upon the blood stained sands of the Delarq slow arena. The distant call crying for a declaration of restoration amidst the ruin of the all but forgotten Delarq arena carried to the far corners of Alastari; drawing the Devious, the Diabolical, the Dangerous and the Down Challenging to cross blades and wage warfare among an assemblage of new stables managed by the Known and Unknown; willing to spill fresh blood, while carving their destiny during 15 Rounds of contest driven combat to be known as the "Illis Incredibly Diabolical Delarq Death Fest". A lone cloaked figure huddled by lamplight in a remote outpost near the crossroads of ElseWhere and ElseWhen; feverishly formulating the foundational framework for the dawning of the Delarq Death Fest in DM 59, complete with Gladiatorial Commission sanctioned prizes to promote the growing thirst for a Delarq Slow Arena Death Festival. Delarq Death Fest Opening Round debuts the first turn immediately following the Summer 2004 F2F Tourney and continues through the completion of 15 consecutive rounds. Death Fest points are Won or Lost ONLY in the DM 59 Delarq Slow Arena [Tourneys DO NOT Add or Subtract from the Death Fest Point Scoring System]: Death Fest Scoring Format: Win =3D +2 pts Loss =3D -1 pt Kill =3D +5 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win] Death =3D -3 pts [in addition to 1 pt for Loss] Dark Arena Kill =3D +10 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win] Dark Arena Death =3D -5 pts [in addition to 1 pt for Loss] Revenged Blood Feud =3D +5 pts [successful Revenged Blood Feud provides Death Fest contestants the opportunity to cancel out 3 pts for Death and 1 pt for Loss; while gaining +1 pt overall for the Revenged Blood Feud in addition to the +2 pts for Win] DEATH FEST PRIZES will be awarded to the Top Ten Death Fest Stables on the basis of Total Points*** accumulated during the 15 rounds of competition as follows: 1. Favorite Weapon Knowledge for 1 (one) warrior ranked Initiate or higher on the Final Round to be revealed by RSI to each of the Top Ten Death Fest Stables 2. Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters and NPCs [yet to be determined according to how many DA Monsters and NPCs are available in DM 59 for Renaming] 3. The Top Five Death Fest Stables will receive New Team Rollup Certificates as follows: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (4) and 5th (2) 4. Renaming Illis Arena for 6 months plus Receiving 6 months Free Play courtesy of RSI will be awarded to the manager of the 1st Place Death Fest Stable 5. Discussions are underway regarding a possible Special Award granted to the Illis Iron Stable qualifiers who compete in 67 of a possible 75 fights during the course of the 15 consecutive rounds of the Death Fest [Key Factor is How Many (?) stables will be competing in the Death Fest without drawing away participation by current managers in the remaining slow arenas!] Therefore, it is important for all managers entering stables in DM 59 for the upcoming Death Fest to contact RSI as soon as possible regarding their participation in this contest so that a Final Ruling on the proposed Illis Iron Stable Award can be issued by RSI. ***TieBreaker is determined on the Final Round by the DM 59 Newsletter Recognition Rankings. The stable with the Highest Ranked Active Gladiator is granted the decision. [Example: Warrior A and Warrior B are both listed in the Recognition Rankings with 87 pts; however, because Warrior A is listed in the Recognition Rankings ahead of Warrior B, then Warrior A is granted the TieBreaker Decision for His/Her stable!] Opening Round Team Spotlight Bonus [minimum 15 paragraphs!] Each Delarq Death Fest competitor who writes a Team Spotlight featuring their Stable (Name) and Managerial Alias [Gladiatorial Names Optional] in regards to competing in the Delarq Death Fest will receive 25 pts added to His/Her opening round score. Illis Iron Stable Bonus [in addition to the proposed award awaiting RSI approval!] Any manager whose stable competes in at least 67 of the possible 75 fights during the 15 rounds of Death Fest receives 25 points added to His/Her final overall score [this allows each stable the cushion of missing one round of competition; plus up to 3 additional fights due to waiting for replacement rollups from Deaths suffered either in Tourneys or during the Death Fest contest in DM 59 over the course of 15 rounds of competition!] Delarq Death Fest Hosted by Hammer [Who Else?] LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS WANNABE was butchered by MISTRESS MIGONELLE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. CLIFF OAKS won victory over CLUMSY DAN in a 1 minute Challenge battle. FIVE + FIVE slimly lost to DISSOLUTION in a 2 minute Challenge match. PARAGON devastated IRLON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest. FOOTSTEPS was narrowly defeated by CHIP-WOOD in a 2 minute Challenge match. ONE-EYE TEO vanquished VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. BLONDE BILLIE was savagely defeated by UNFORGETTABLE in a 2 minute brawl. BABY SPLIT was overcome by UNBELIEVABLE in a 2 minute melee. DRAKEN vanquished DISHONEST JUSTICE in a 2 minute uneven duel. ONE TWO MANY overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven duel. MAD MAX overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ROGAR THORFIN viciously subdued UNRELIABLE in a popular 1 minute brutal bout. LUCKY LU was outlasted by 150 in a crowd pleasing 7 minute bloody competition. UNTOUCHABLE subdued FIRE DANCER in a 2 minute match. (C)EE (J)AY devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 3 minute mismatched bout. RUCK N ROLL was handily defeated by OLAF THORFIN in a 1 minute uneven fight. VERY BIG!!! savagely defeated APPLE-TREE in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's struggle. PUNCH DRUNK was overpowered by MARYANITA II in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. BOXWOOD was bested by SINISTER in a 2 minute fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 11 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 - 0 100 | |TOTAL PARRY 6 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 2 - 0 67 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 36 - 18 - 1 67 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 1 63 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 10 - 0 63 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 8 - 0 58 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 8 - 0 56 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 12 - 0 43 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 4 - 8 - 0 33 | Turn 271 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: LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 6 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 4 2 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL ONE-EYE TEO 2426 12 10 0 84 SAND DANCERS (68) LUNGING ATTACK UNBELIEVABLE 2308 4 1 1 45 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-LUNGE CHIP-WOOD 2425 8 4 0 35 TREE PEOPLE (265) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is DISSOLUTION 1514. The most popular warrior this turn was 150 2567. The ten other most popular fighters were UNFORGETTABLE 2306, DISSOLUTION 1514, SINISTER 2358, UNBELIEVABLE 2308, FIRE DANCER 2562, VERY BIG!!! 2445, CLIFF OAKS 2478, FIVE + FIVE 2553, CHIP-WOOD 2425, and ROGAR THORFIN 2255. The least popular fighter this week was BOXWOOD 2565. The other ten least popular fighters were PUNCH DRUNK 2467, APPLE-TREE 2566, RUCK N ROLL 2446, (C)EE (J)AY 2470, BLONDE BILLIE 2501, IRLON 2489, CLUMSY DAN 2476, WANNABE 2569, UNRELIABLE 2307, and OLAF THORFIN 1720.