DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/11/2013 Duedate: 01/24/2013
LIN TIRIAN ARENA
DM-78 TURN-485
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TIGER JONSALMIN
SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2905) [18-12-0,98]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TIGER JONSALMIN POSITION IS EMPTY
SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2905) [18-12-0,98]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TIGER JONSALMIN MONSTER MASH
SAND DANCERS (68) SHEWISH BUFFET (324)
(78-2905) [18-12-0,98] (78-2952) [7-5-0,36]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SHEWISH BUFFET (324)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SHEWISH BUFFET (324) 20
2. SAND DANCERS (68) 11 SHEWISH BUFFET (324)
Unchartered Team
POLYHEDRONS (24)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 SHEWISH BUFFET (324) 83 52 5 61.5 1/ 2 SHEWISH BUFFET (324) 8 7 0
2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (68) %1012 %1115 35 47.6 2/ 1 SAND DANCERS (68) 7 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
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 713): GLINDORA of CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 715): DIZZY GILLESPIE of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 660): THE BEAKSTER of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 709): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 711): DEE NILE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 702): WHIRLING FROGGY of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 703): SIR BLUEBELL of LORDS INC. (Lord Z., mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 354): POSTAGE of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 700): GRASSFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 697): PAM DEMONIUM of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 694): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 686): GRINCY of BAD GUYS (Mr. Bad Guy, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 644): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 329): AURORA MARIE of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FROSTY of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 576): LINKIN LOGGER of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 561): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 543): GRAHAM CRACKER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 537): LINDIS TYL SARRO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 259): FRISBEE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 498): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 493): KOGAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 484): NAKED LUNCH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 601): NOREASTER of DIRT DEVILS (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 713): CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 715): BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 660): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 709): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 711): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 702): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 703): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 354): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 700): METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 697): DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 694): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 686): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 644): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 329): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): LIFE IMAPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 576): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 561): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 543): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 537): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 259): SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 498): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 493): SAND DANCERSS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 484): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 601): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 713): BLUE STREAK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 715): DIZZY GILLESPIE of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 660): THE BEAKSTER of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 711): DEE NILE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 700): GRASSFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
MOTHIAS of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 350): BUMBLE of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 697): INSIDIOUS of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FROSTY of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
(turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): MATH of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 560): FENWRIST of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
PRIME MINISTER of INGRATE WHITE NORTH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 498): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 484): NAKED LUNCH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. We now have a
new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. SHEWISH BUFFET now holds the crown
and they are betting they can keep it. Hey everybody, watch out for SILVER SLIM, who
flew up 14 points in the rankings after mashing GREEN GIANT like a melon. Keep your
eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. GREEN
GIANT was overcame by SILVER SLIM and drops 9 points. Well, everybody's pal NAKED
LUNCH moved his record to 17-4-0 by defeating TIGER JONSALMIN in the Duelmaster's
Title Bout and gaining 12 recognition points. An apple a day keeps the doctor away,
but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
Here is other news that is of note.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). For those of you who missed it, Death
showed up, grabbed KORYLUS VRAE by the ear and took him away to a place where he
won't need a coat. Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally in the
arena with you and see what happens.
Well, there's the manager of the LIN TIRIAN giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some
tracks. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The
Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TIGER JONSALMIN 2905 18 12 0 98 SAND DANCERS (68)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STEAMED MUSCLES 2935 8 3 1 85 SHEWISH BUFFET (324)
URIK DARKHEART 2896 14 24 1 67 SAND DANCERS (68)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SILVER SLIM 2962 6 4 0 43 SAND DANCERS (68)
MONSTER MASH 2952 7 5 0 36 SHEWISH BUFFET (324)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GREEN GIANT 2961 7 3 0 30 SHEWISH BUFFET (324)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROCK HARDMAN 2963 3 7 0 16 SAND DANCERS (68)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
KORYLUS VRAE 2950 7 9 1 SAND DANCERS 68 DANGEROUS CRIMIN 485 NONE
SNACK 2966 0 1 0 SHEWISH BUFFET 324 STONE GOLEM 485 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Hot Flash! The Face-to-Face Tourney will be in the 18th, 19th, and 20th of this
month. Get your strategies in by the 17th, please and thank you.
Our congratulations to Naked Lunch. Genuine congratulations, but we're really going
to miss you. -- the Sand Dancers
Green Giant -- What's wrong with having a dark heart? It makes my life more
interesting, all the bloody games I can play! -- Urik Darkheart
Naked Lunch -- Huh, I bet the arenamistress here has it IN for me. Well, I'll deal
with HER in a good dark alley. -- Urik Darkheart
Steamed Muscles -- Steamed like... spaghetti, maybe? Fairly limp. -- Tiger Jonsalmin
Green Giant -- I don't see why green peppers can't count as veggies. HOT green
peppers. Jalapenos, maybe. -- Korylus Vrae
Cult Members, pah. Worthless fellows. -- Silver Slim
P.S. Maybe I should start a cult... I hear they're a good source of cash.
Monster Mash -- You... you PIG! -- Rock Hardman
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SNACK was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NAKED LUNCH viciously subdued TIGER JONSALMIN in a 2 minute veteran's Title duel.
URIK DARKHEART was overpowered by STEAMED MUSCLES in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
GREEN GIANT was bested by SILVER SLIM in a 4 minute fight.
MONSTER MASH overpowered ROCK HARDMAN in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
KORYLUS VRAE was barely slain by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute bloody fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 10 - 2 - 0 83 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 7 - 0 65 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 12 - 1 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 6 - 1 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 485 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 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK TIGER JONSALMIN 2905 18 12 0 98 SAND DANCERS (68)
PARRY-RIPOSTE SILVER SLIM 2962 6 4 0 43 SAND DANCERS (68)
WALL OF STEEL MONSTER MASH 2952 7 5 0 36 SHEWISH BUFFET (324)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TIGER JONSALMIN 2905. The most popular warrior this
turn was MONSTER MASH 2952. The ten other most popular fighters were TIGER JONSALMIN
2905, STEAMED MUSCLES 2935, SILVER SLIM 2962, GREEN GIANT 2961, KORYLUS VRAE 2950,
ROCK HARDMAN 2963, SNACK 2966, URIK DARKHEART 2896, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was URIK DARKHEART 2896. The other ten least
popular fighters were SNACK 2966, ROCK HARDMAN 2963, KORYLUS VRAE 2950, GREEN GIANT
2961, SILVER SLIM 2962, STEAMED MUSCLES 2935, TIGER JONSALMIN 2905, MONSTER MASH
2952, 0, and 0.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
NAKED LUNCH (78-2917) SHEWISH BUFFET (324)
AVOIDS, BLOODFEUDS, & CHALLENGES
by Pagan
Ever wonder how the whole challenge/avoid thing works?
Who you fight depends on exactly how it works. We will never know exactly how it
works unless we can get a look at the coding for the program, but this is how I think
it works:
The Situation:
The system allows a warrior to make two separate challenges and two distinct
avoids.
Avoids are distinct in that they MUST indicate a specific team to be avoided, so
a "double avoid" indicates a single team twice, which by default means you are
avoiding one team. In this case, the second avoid is a duplicate and therefore a
waste of an avoid.
Challenges are to specific warriors. You have a first challenge, and then you
have a second challenge.
The Process:
First the computer removes all Dark Arena challengers from the list of available
warriors.
Second, the computer checks for WHO fights WHO by going though all TVs and
bloodfeuds, which are 100% sure to go through except in four instances:
1. the warrior challenged does not fight,
2. the warrior challenged is also making a bloodfeud or TV challenge and that
challenge has already been assigned,
3. the warrior has already been assigned to a Dark Arena fight,
4. that warrior has declared your team to be one of his warrior's avoids,
reducing your challenge to 50%.
Third, the computer assesses all the regular first-challenge warriors and assigns
fights. All other challenges are at 100% chance of success except in a few instances:
warrior challenged is going to the DA, warrior challenged is involved in a previously
assigned challenge, warrior challenged is not running this turn, or warrior challenged
has avoided your team at 50% chance to avoid.
Fourth, the computer assesses and assigns all secondary challenges of warriors
not so far assigned for bloodfeuds and TVs.
Fifth, the computer assesses and assigns all the regular second challenges.
Sixth, the computer assigns random matchups in each available class starting with
the highest class first.
Seventh, the computer finds the remaining warriors that have successfully avoided
all first and second challenges and/or who also did not get randomly assigned, AND for
whom no more available warriors remain in their class for random pairing. All of
these warriors get RSI-generated warriors to fight based on their class.
So, if I'm right and avoids reduce the chance for a challenge to 50%, then:
In the absence of an avoid
single challenge = 100% success
double challenge = 100% success, then an additional 100% success
Where an avoid is involved
single challenge vs avoid = 50% success
double challenge vs avoid = 75% (chance to avoid is 0.5 * 0.5 = 0.25; 1 -
0.25 = 75% chance to succeed
Bloodfeuds and TVs may increase the percentage chance of success above 100%, or
they may not. I feel that their increased ability to get through is based solely on
the way the computer assigns challenges. They are first, so they are most likely to
go through. The 100% chance for a challenge to succeed is 100% if it's a TV bloodfeud
and you are the first one to get assigned a fight that day because you are also the
Duelmaster. But after that the chances start to diminish rapidly.
The run-through for second challenges theoretically means your challenge should
be 100% but it's not the case if you are the LAST guy the computer goes to for finding
challenges.
If you don't double challenge, you significantly lower your chance to get your
challenge through. The second challenge is not equal to the first challenge.
Pagan