DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/17/2023 Duedate: 05/30/2023
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-424
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SUMMER SHANDY
INEBRIATION (27)
(81-3598) [8-3-1,122]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SUMMER SHANDY LAAL MAAS
INEBRIATION (27) DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
(81-3598) [8-3-1,122] (81-3852) [1-1-0,22]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ELLEN RIPLEY SIR GAWAIN
HEROES & VILLAINS (197) DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3703) [16-15-0,80] (81-3813) [6-3-0,30]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
NBA LEGENDS (156)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NBA LEGENDS (156) 31
2. INEBRIATION (27) 26 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. MADNESS (190) 22 Unchartered Team
4. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 21
5. DEMONIC CHILI'S (201) 18 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201) 7 3 0 70.0 1/ 5 NBA LEGENDS (156) 8 2 0
2/ 2 HEROES & VILLAINS (197) 92 62 2 59.7 2/ 6 INEBRIATION (27) 8 6 0
3/ 3 NBA LEGENDS (156) 188 142 12 57.0 3/ 4 HEROES & VILLAINS (197) 8 7 0
4/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 906 754 28 54.6 4/10*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201) 7 3 0
5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 844 747 31 53.0 5/ 8 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 7 7 0
6/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155) 454 419 29 52.0 6/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 7 8 1
7/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 963 891 39 51.9 7/ 1 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 7 8 0
8/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 572 581 22 49.6 8/13 PRAY THE GODS (155) 6 4 0
9/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 355 390 25 47.7 9/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29) 6 8 0
10/10 MADNESS (190) 115 132 7 46.6 10/ 2 LITERATE LOONS (40) 6 9 0
11/11 LITERATE LOONS (40) 686 790 31 46.5 11/ 9 MADNESS (190) 6 9 0
12/12 INEBRIATION (27) 373 510 27 42.2 12/11 ARDUIN (200) 5 5 0
13/13 ARDUIN (200) 22 38 1 36.7 13/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 5 7 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Good afternoon! Welcome to all the dueling fans that have come out to our fine arena
today to enjoy the competition of skilled combat. I will be your host for this little
escape from reality. My name is Huard DePriest, and you will not find a finer spy
reporter in all the lands than myself. So, let me humbly take you on a tour of all
the news worth knowing for today's games.
Dr. Robotnik has always been a little shady. I mean he is a doctor and fighting in
the gladiatorial games. Does he have an actual degree? Is it honorary or earned? I
feel like a white-collar crime is involved with his presence in the arena. Anyway,
our good (or bad) doctor has been Duelmaster for the previous two turns, but he met
his match today in Summer Shandy. SS challenged for the throne and was not denied.
Summer Shandy is our newest Duelmaster (and at such a young age, as well). Congrats
to Summer Shandy, who is managed by Philthy.
Let's move on to the avoidance category, shall we? According to my highly accurate,
though often moody, golems, Big Lake Solution is the most avoided team for turn 424.
Pray the Gods avoided them the most. It looks as if our newest Duelmater, Summer
Shandy, was the most challenged warrior. Having so few fights and being ranked high
does have its negatives in the arena life! We have already covered Shandy's victory,
so we will not revisit it here.
There is not a BY THE NUMBERS section this time out. Nah, I'm joking, I just couldn't
find my sponsorship notes, so I guess this one is on the house.
Fights: 32
DA Deaths: 1
Non-DA Deaths: 0 (ya bums!)
Bloodfeuds: 1 (1-0 for the avenger)
Challenges: 15
Largest Up-Challenge: +21 points - LAAL MAAS (81-3852) (0-1-0,1) of DEMONIC
CHILI'S challenged JACOB GRIMM (81-3834) (2-2-0,22) of LITERATE LOONS. LAAL MAAS
devastated JACOB GRIMM in a 1-minute mismatched Challenge bout.
Largest Down Challenge: -14 points - AHNA MISSTEP (81-3729) (9-17-1,52) of BIG
LAKE SOLUTION challenged ANTONITUS (81-3782) (8-8-2,38) of MADNESS. AHNA MISSTEP
lost to ANTONITUS in a 1-minute Challenge duel.
The death count is a bit disappointing. It is even stranger when you realize that guy
sent to the Dark Arena has a 75% win percentage. Strange times we live in, folks.
Strange times, indeed! Time for me to cut out. There is nothing else left to report
of note. Lord Protector Spekt has left us for the Isle. He lost on a challenge from
Jihl Blazefury, who was below him 20 points in the rankings. Ah, NBA Legends did want
me to note how their 4-1 turn pushed them to the top of the 3-turn ranks. Congrats to
them on a strong showing today!
Alright, I am off until next time! See you on turn 425 for all the great gladiator
action. I will predict that Summer Shandy will be our most challenged warrior again,
and that you guys will not disappoint me further and notch a few kills on your hilts -
OUTSIDE of the Dark Arena. I am accustomed to your failures at this point, but as
they say, "Hope springs eternal!" Until next time, ya bums!
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUMMER SHANDY 3598 8 3 1 122 INEBRIATION (27)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767 16 5 0 106 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732 15 9 1 101 NBA LEGENDS (156)
MARGERY KEMPE 3686 20 15 1 99 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735 16 10 0 99 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
MUTOMBO 3728 21 5 0 98 NBA LEGENDS (156)
DR. ROBOTNIK 3737 20 6 0 93 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAUL BELLOW 3709 15 16 1 90 LITERATE LOONS (40)
BAMNOR 3608 21 26 0 89 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SAI 3678 17 8 0 87 PRAY THE GODS (155)
OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744 14 10 1 86 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
MAGNA CARTA 3747 15 9 0 84 DARQUE AGES (29)
OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648 20 21 1 82 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
RECLAN 3650 14 15 2 81 PRAY THE GODS (155)
ELLEN RIPLEY 3703 16 15 0 80 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
SAILASA 3692 15 8 0 79 PRAY THE GODS (155)
GAYNE 3783 10 6 1 78 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PRIVID 3665 17 21 0 72 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
ANTON CHEKHOV 3651 14 27 0 70 LITERATE LOONS (40)
OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775 8 12 0 68 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIR CHARLES 3733 14 10 0 59 NBA LEGENDS (156)
TRACI 3740 13 12 0 58 MADNESS (190)
AGAVE 3599 7 4 0 57 INEBRIATION (27)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BAVIL 3793 9 4 0 53 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
KOMMA 3766 10 11 0 51 MADNESS (190)
ANTONITUS 3782 9 8 2 51 MADNESS (190)
BLUE GUNKY 3808 5 5 0 50 ARDUIN (200)
KAILE THE LITTLE 3809 4 6 2 48 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
AHNA MISSTEP 3729 9 18 1 46 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
DRUV 3785 7 2 0 44 PRAY THE GODS (155)
PHANDELYON 3805 7 3 0 42 ARDUIN (200)
SHAQ 3840 3 1 0 38 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PBR 3555 9 5 0 36 INEBRIATION (27)
DOMINIQUE 3781 8 9 0 36 NBA LEGENDS (156)
JIMPUUS 3794 5 7 0 34 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
GORSWAMPUS 3798 5 6 0 34 ARDUIN (200)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIR GAWAIN 3813 6 3 0 30 DARQUE AGES (29)
HRUAN 3819 6 2 0 30 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
THE GAME 3821 3 4 0 24 MADNESS (190)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OTTOBOT 3829 4 1 0 22 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
LAAL MAAS 3852 1 1 0 22 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
THROON 3807 4 6 1 21 ARDUIN (200)
NOT SO HOT 3848 2 0 0 21 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
JESSEB 3803 4 7 0 20 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
LUKHA 3826 3 4 0 20 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823 2 5 0 19 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
WILHUM 3846 2 2 0 18 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
DEEP 3831 2 1 0 17 PRAY THE GODS (155)
WALTER RALEIGH 3816 3 6 0 15 LITERATE LOONS (40)
THX 1138 3843 2 2 0 13 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
WILHELM GRIMM 3835 3 2 0 11 LITERATE LOONS (40)
SPARTAN 3820 2 5 0 11 MADNESS (190)
J-LAPENO 3849 2 0 0 11 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
JACOB GRIMM 3834 2 3 0 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833 1 5 0 8 INEBRIATION (27)
SPARTACUS 3844 1 3 0 8 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
HOPPIN' JOHN 3851 1 1 0 5 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AIR SHARK 3845 1 2 0 5 ARDUIN (200)
GHOST PEPPER 3850 1 1 0 4 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
LONGSHANKS 3857 0 1 0 1 DARQUE AGES (29)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
OTTO'S MGR 3778 9 8 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 KAILE THE LITTLE 3809 423 JUST REVENGED
COURTRAI 3841 3 2 0 DARQUE AGES 29 WURM KIN 424 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Greetings Philthy and Den -- I am back in Shadowspire. The Gods of RSI game me a 4-win
handicap. Let's see how long I can stay above 50%. I am taking bets on the over-under.
3 turns? 4? Team Ardoin I vow to stay ahead of you. -- Chad
Ahna Misstep -- Three for me and you are an awesome tutor! -- Gayne the Smug
Agave -- I love beating golems. -- Bavil the Blithe
Jacob Grimm -- Damn your good! Thanks for the training. -- Hruan the Gratified
PBR -- Thanks for the crappy training ya bum! -- Lukha the Irked
Sir Gawain -- Back and forth. Well fought. -- Wilhum the Unwavering
Otto's Sous-Chef -- That a was a quickee. -- Gayne the Cheeky
Otto's ry Guy -- You have 4 times my experience and don't share any training. How
Rude! -- Bavil the Surly
Spartan -- Two for me and none for you. -- Hruan the Vain
Shaq -- OUCH!!! -- Lukha the Dire
Courtrai -- Sometimes I even surprise myself. -- Wilhum in Awe
Congrats Spekt on your invites to the Isle. -- Clan Longbeard
DeSnotty -- Yeah, I am painfully aware of that. I find this arena very frustrating.
I replaced the original team as I assumed it was cursed and a new team would cure the
curse. It's obvious that had no effect. Not saying my warriors are awesome, but they
should be winning & learning at higher rates. I think maybe the guild house is cursed
and I may have to move the entire team. Anyway, for pointing that out, I hope the
fleas of a thousand camels infest your nether regions. -- Den, the guy with great
frustration
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
COURTRAI was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BAMNOR vanquished KAILE THE LITTLE in a exciting 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle.
SUMMER SHANDY savagely defeated DR. ROBOTNIK in a 8 minute Challenge Title duel.
RECLAN defeated ANTON CHEKHOV in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
OTTO'S FRY GUY was devastated by CLYDE THE GLIDE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
SAI was outlasted by MUTOMBO in a unpopular 23 minute veteran's Challenge struggle.
JIHL BLAZEFURY overcame SPEKT in a action packed 3 minute expert's Challenge fight.
AHNA MISSTEP lost to ANTONITUS in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
DOMINIQUE was viciously subdued by BLUE GUNKY in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
DRUV defeated JIMPUUS in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
SHAQ overpowered WILHUM in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
DEEP was demolished by PHANDELYON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER was devastated by LUKHA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
LAAL MAAS devastated JACOB GRIMM in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
HOPPIN' JOHN was overcome by GALPOH CHIPAXE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
GHOST PEPPER was vanquished by THE GAME in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
J-LAPENO outwaited AIR SHARK in a unpopular 9 minute amateur's Challenge bout.
MAGNA CARTA was devastated by SNIDELY WHIPLASH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GAYNE was demolished by MARGERY KEMPE in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
ELLEN RIPLEY was narrowly defeated by SAUL BELLOW in a 5 minute master's fight.
OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF overpowered TRACI in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight.
PRIVID was narrowly defeated by SAILASA in a dull 26 minute bloody expert's fray.
OTTO'S BUSBOY savagely defeated BAVIL in a 3 minute gory match.
SIR CHARLES luckily beat KOMMA in a popular 10 minute gruesome veteran's duel.
AGAVE overpowered GORSWAMPUS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PBR slimly won victory over JESSEB in a 2 minute bout.
WALTER RALEIGH was vanquished by HRUAN in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
SPARTAN was unbelievably bested by OTTOBOT in a 2 minute bloody bout.
SIR GAWAIN viciously subdued THX 1138 in a popular 8 minute gory bout.
THROON won victory over WILHELM GRIMM in a 2 minute fray.
SPARTACUS savagely defeated LONGSHANKS in a 2 minute gory novice's match.
NOT SO HOT overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 12 AIMED BLOW 44 - 30 - 4 59 |
|AIMED BLOW 8 TOTAL PARRY 56 - 40 - 0 58 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 37 - 38 - 2 49 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 24 - 25 - 0 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 24 - 26 - 0 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-STRIKE 21 - 24 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 SLASHING ATTACK 23 - 28 - 1 45 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 16 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 36 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 BASHING ATTACK 20 - 29 - 2 41 |
Turn 424 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:
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 7 5 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 5 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 5 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 3
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW SUMMER SHANDY 3598 8 3 1 122 INEBRIATION (27)
STRIKING ATTACK CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732 15 9 1 101 NBA LEGENDS (156)
TOTAL PARRY MARGERY KEMPE 3686 20 15 1 99 DARQUE AGES (29)
SLASHING ATTACK MAGNA CARTA 3747 15 9 0 84 DARQUE AGES (29)
LUNGING ATTACK ELLEN RIPLEY 3703 16 15 0 80 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
PARRY-STRIKE TRACI 3740 13 12 0 58 MADNESS (190)
WALL OF STEEL AGAVE 3599 7 4 0 57 INEBRIATION (27)
BASHING ATTACK ANTONITUS 3782 9 8 2 51 MADNESS (190)
PARRY-LUNGE DRUV 3785 7 2 0 44 PRAY THE GODS (155)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ELLEN RIPLEY 3703. The most popular warrior this
turn was SIR GAWAIN 3813. The ten other most popular fighters were ELLEN RIPLEY
3703, KOMMA 3766, DOMINIQUE 3781, BLUE GUNKY 3808, JIMPUUS 3794, GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823,
OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775, PBR 3555, GAYNE 3783, and SAUL BELLOW 3709.
The least popular fighter this week was PRIVID 3665. The other ten least popular
fighters were SAILASA 3692, SAI 3678, MUTOMBO 3728, DR. ROBOTNIK 3737, AIR SHARK
3845, THX 1138 3843, SIR CHARLES 3733, J-LAPENO 3849, LONGSHANKS 3857, and WALTER
RALEIGH 3816.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SPEKT (81-3541) WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS!
We're going back to the Big Easy! We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in New
Orleans, LA on July 21-13, 2023! It will be held at the same hotel as last time we
were there, the Hilton New Orleans St. Charles (504-378-2808). Room rates are $159.00
per night, 1-2 occupancy, with free high speed internet. There's a fitness center and
on-site restaurant. The rooms are blocked and the code is "DUEL"
The official block cutoff is June 20 so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: https://tinyurl.com/FF69inNewOrleans
Please note that doubles are limited. As always, if the block is full, please make
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation.
We look forward to seeing you in July! -- RSI