DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/18/2019    Duedate: 03/02/2019

DWES EG ARENA

DM 82    TURN 503

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PRIME
MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722)
(82-32767) [17-20-0,149]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PRIME                          SENTINEL
MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722)      LITTLE THINGS (9115)
(82-32767) [17-20-0,149]       (82-53941) [5-3-0,118]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PRIME                          OTRA MUJER GUAPA
MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722)      HISPANIC RELATIVES (1737)
(82-32767) [17-20-0,149]       (82-57309) [1-3-1,29]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RESORT TERMS (675)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HISPANIC RELATIVES (1737)     25 
2. RESTRICTIONS (117)            20    SIDELINER (5576)
3. HACK2 (9156)                  13    Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722)     13 
5. RESORT TERMS (675)            12    POSITION IS EMPTY

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 3 THIRSTY THUGS 713 (7954)  14   7  3 66.7   1/ 1 RESORT TERMS (675)        6  0 0
 2/ 1*LITTLE THINGS (9115)       5   3  0 62.5   2/ 5 RESTRICTIONS (117)        4  0 0
 3/ 7*GRATING TUNES (7228)       5   3  0 62.5   3/ 2 HOPEFULS (587)            4  3 0
 4/ 2*4-LETTER MEAT (4678)       5   3  0 62.5   4/10 COUNTRY PEOPLE (116)      3  2 0
 5/ 4 SIDELINER (5576)           9   7  0 56.2   5/ 7*GRATING TUNES (7228)      2  1 0
 6/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR F4 (9348)  18  15  1 54.5   6/15 MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722) 2  1 0
 7/ 8 RESORT TERMS (675)        23  20  2 53.5   7/ 0*HACK (9155)               1  0 0
 8/ 6 YUCKY YELLOW (8447)        8   7  0 53.3   8/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR F4 (9348)  1  0 0
 9/ 0 CRESCENT SHIELD (2236)    17  15  0 53.1   9- 4 THIRSTY THUGS 713 (7954)  1  0 0
10/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR F2 (9347)  17  16  0 51.5  10-13*WORLD BLADES (1662)       1  0 0
11/ 0*HACK2 (9156)               7   7  1 50.0  11/ 0*HACK2 (9156)              1  1 1
12/ 5*I'M A (6883)               3   3  2 50.0  12/ 3 YUCKY YELLOW (8447)       1  1 0
13/11 MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722) 75  78  2 49.0  13/ 6*I'M A (6883)              1  2 1
14-13 HUNTING BUDDIES (118)    133 160 10 45.4  14/19 HISPANIC RELATIVES (1737) 1  2 1
15/12 4-LETTER DOCTORS (1536)   12  15  0 44.4  15/ 8 SIDELINER (5576)          1  2 0
16/14 RESTRICTIONS (117)       141 182  7 43.7  16/17*4-LETTER MEAT (4678)      1  2 0
17/15 COUNTRY PEOPLE (116)      31  42  2 42.5  17/ 9 4-LETTER DOCTORS (1536)   1  2 0
18/18 HOPEFULS (587)           125 175 10 41.7  18-18*O.P.P. (5822)             1  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-17*WORLD BLADES (1662)       10  14  2 41.7  19/16 FINGERS CROSSED (9400)    0  3 0
20/20 HISPANIC RELATIVES (1737) 37  60  3 38.1  20/ 0*TEMPERED EDGE (2237)      0  2 0
21/19 FINGERS CROSSED (9400)    15  25  0 37.5  21-20 HUNTING BUDDIES (118)     0  2 0
22/ 0*HACK (9155)                3   6  0 33.3  22/21*LITTLE THINGS (9115)      0  1 0
23/ 0 COMPOSERS (2238)          21  43  0 32.8  23-22 I WANT IT! (9170)         0  1 0
24-22*O.P.P. (5822)              4  10  0 28.6  24/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR F2 (9347)  0  1 0
25-23 I WANT IT! (9170)          3   9  0 25.0  25/12*THE LOST COMPANY (3724)   0  1 0
26/25*THE LOST COMPANY (3724)    2  15  0 11.8  26/ 0 COMPOSERS (2238)          0  1 0
27/ 0*TEMPERED EDGE (2237)       0  14  0  0.0  27/ 0 CRESCENT SHIELD (2236)    0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                       Why True Mega Managers Don't Have Stacks

Most managers keep a stack of team sheets.  This list is why true mega managers don't 
have such a stack.

Top ten reasons:

1) I already know which sheets have TC caliber warriors.  If it isn't one of those, I 
   don't need it.

2) After rolling all my TC caliber warriors, my pipeline is fully stocked and ready to 
   go.  Why do I need any second class junk?

3) What about when someone discovers a new TC caliber warrior?  Simple.  Add it to the 
   list and next time I get it, I'll use it.  Not like I won't see it a couple times 
   or more in the next year.  And is it a truly proven TC caliber warrior or a one 
   time fluke?  I don't need to prove it out.  Let others do the hard work.

4) Suppose I do want to venture out.  If there wasn't a warrior that caught my eye the 
   first time, why would I expect it to catch my eye the second time?

5) Why would I want to keep a stack of useless paper?  I throw away TC fights after 
   two years.  I'm going to keep throw away warriors?

6) I'm not going to be playing in any side contests, arena contests, running any arena 
   only warriors, and certainly not going to waste my time with Crapmasters so no need 
   to roll teams for those.

7) If Lee implements a new prize that requires some special sheet, I'm certainly not 
   going to waste my time trying to find it in a huge stack.  I'll let one of the 
   stupider mega-managers figure out which sheets are the best.  THEN either get it 
   from one of them or in my next Face purchase.

8) If I can't get the sheet I want, it isn't like Lee is going to let my prize expire.  
   I spend lots of money, they are going to give me grace as long as I'm spending.  So 
   I'll get it a year from now when nobody cares about that sheet anymore.

9) It isn't as if sheets really matter.  I could stack all my excess prizes on a loser 
   setup and still TC with it.

10) Rainy Day?  1-480-967-7979 -- "Hi, Sandy.  Please send me another stack of team 
   sheets.  I am bored.  Yes, Overnight again."

            Manager's Rebuttal to Why True Mega Managers Don't Have Stacks

Assur got it wrong.  He doesn't understand the way a "True Mega" thinks or just the 
depths that we go through to gain that competitive edge.  Here are theB real reasons.

1. Don't want to waste people's lives talking about your trash warriors' on Chatzy.  

2. You have to submit them all so that you can have you can have that perfect bonus 
   for your 3rd Frankenstein potion.

3. The more warriors I have, the greater the odds that someone will accidentally 
   activate one of my warriors in DM 85, which gives you a greater chance of 
   accidentally seeing someone's TC-winning strategy!

4. What's the difference between a 13-9-10-11 warrior and a 21-21-10-11 warrior that 
   doesn't TC? Absolutely nothing. Both are losers.

5. One day RSI will make a change to the code and mediocre PS's will become the new 
   meta. Then you'll be ahead of the curve!

6. It really doesn't hurt that much to roll up anything as an Aimed Blow.

7. More warriors = more paper costs for RSI which leads to higher prices = slowly 
   squeezing the poor managers out of the game.

8. Higher number ID's = more writing for megas who spend more for you to write 
   strategies on. Those extra 30 seconds could make the difference or force TMM to 
   retire earlier due to tendonitis.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, DWES EG?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Look out below!  THE LOST COMPANY is on 
the way down, falling to 25th from 12th with a 0-1-0!  Ha ha ha ha!  MEDAL OF HONOR 
AA1 turned their 1-0-0 turn into a 6th place rank in the listings this turn.  Any 
better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see OTRA MUJER GUAPA win a fight and gain 25 points, terribly.  Tsk, 
tsk, GRASS beat NOT PARTICIPATING and NOT PARTICIPATING lost 10 points.  You're 
breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, DWES EG may be getting 
bland, as ZARATHUSTRA stays top dog in the city.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and 
bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  DWES 
EG, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  RESORT TERMS the most avoided team?  
What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was YUCKY YELLOW.  Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, 
I'm frightfully impressed, YORDY KAHL was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch 
that ego swell, sports fans.  Looks like time for laurels or hemlock, YORDY KAHL was 
challenged by LEMON, who was ranked 29 points below him.  And sure, LEMON lost 
alright, but gained 1 recognition for hers pains.  And pains they may indeed be!  I 
guess I can give a little credit to SENTINEL of LITTLE THINGS for challenging up by 
25 to PRIME.  SENTINEL lost to get 118 points of recognition.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for DWES EG's 
morgue.  More variety.  Bye bye, warrior, bye bye...  BENH, a glorious 6-7-0 fighter, 
has passed away.  Gee, too bad 4-LETTER DOCTORS.  Nipped in the bud, you might say, 
was BEEF of 4-LETTER MEAT this turn.  Course, I wouldn't say that, so much as have a 
belly laugh.  Heh heh.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in DWES EG to get a drink than The Warty Toad!  
Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice!  So 
nyaaah!  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRIME 32767                  17  20  0 149         MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722) 

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SENTINEL 53941                5   3  0 118         LITTLE THINGS (9115)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YORDY KAHL 607                8   3  0 115         COUNTRY PEOPLE (116)      
 LIFT 57210                   12   2  1 104         RESORT TERMS (675)        
 JAMES MILLS 55323            17  16  0 101         MEDAL OF HONOR F2 (9347)  
 VERNON MCGARITY 55330        18  12  1  96         MEDAL OF HONOR F4 (9348)  

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACK & COKE 57171            10  13  1  90         RESTRICTIONS (117)        
 LEMON 50224                   8   7  0  85         YUCKY YELLOW (8447)       
-KATE 47333                    5   0  1  80         THIRSTY THUGS 713 (7954)  
 PROM 55558                   15  25  0  76         FINGERS CROSSED (9400)    
 GRASS 56969                  10  17  0  74         RESTRICTIONS (117)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DEVIN 655                    13  16  0  65         HUNTING BUDDIES (118)     
 GOLD MEDAL 57209              8   4  0  60         RESORT TERMS (675)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NOT PARTICIPATING 33693       9   7  0  52         SIDELINER (5576)          
 BT 54180                      5   1  0  46         HACK2 (9156)              
 BEAR 54175                    2   2  0  38         HACK (9155)               
 ARIZONA RANGER 56463          6   6  0  36         COUNTRY PEOPLE (116)      
-YOU KNOW ME! 35340            3   2  0  36         O.P.P. (5822)             

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRIM 54181                    2   4  1  33         HACK2 (9156)              
-MONACO 56315                  4   1  1  32         WORLD BLADES (1662)       
 OTRA MUJER GUAPA 57309        1   3  1  29         HISPANIC RELATIVES (1737) 
 FOOLISH GAMES 43175           5   3  0  28         GRATING TUNES (7228)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUST 41267                    3   3  2  14         I'M A (6883)              
 MAYBE 57312                   1   2  0   5         HOPEFULS (587)            

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BENH 10425              6  8 0 4-LETTER DOCTOR 1536 CRIM 54181            503   
BEEF 28702              5  3 0 4-LETTER MEAT 4678   OTRA MUJER GUAP 57309 503   
DA1 57288               0  1 0 COMPOSERS 2238       SHEWISH GIANT         503  NONE
DA1 57274               0  1 0 CRESCENT SHIELD 2236 SPYMASTER             503  NONE
NO FALST TEETH 54412    0  1 0 I WANT IT! 9170      BUST 41267            502   
DA1 57284               0  1 0 TEMPERED EDGE 2237   SHEWISH GIANT         503  NONE
DA2 57286               0  1 0 TEMPERED EDGE 2237   HIGH ELF              503  NONE
DA1 57282               0  1 0 THE LOST COMPAN 3724 HIGH ELF              503  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DA1 was easily killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
DA2 was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
DA1 was assassinated by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
SENTINEL was devastated by PRIME in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge Title brawl.
LEMON was bested by YORDY KAHL in a 1 minute master's Challenge match.
ZARATHUSTRA slimly won victory over JAMES MILLS in a 4 minute expert's fight.
LIFT vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PROM was vanquished by VERNON MCGARITY in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
JACK & COKE handily defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.
GRASS demolished NOT PARTICIPATING in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
BT was bested by GOLD MEDAL in a exciting 1 minute battle.
ARIZONA RANGER slimly lost to CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute bout.
BENH was slaughtered by CRIM in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BEAR vanquished BUST in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.
FOOLISH GAMES bested CULT MEMBER in a popular 1 minute brawl.
BEEF was savagely slain by OTRA MUJER GUAPA in a exciting 5 minute brutal match.
MAYBE was savagely defeated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       9         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   4 -  2      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         LUNGING ATTACK    32 -  20 -  5      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        45 -  46 -  2      49  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   9 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  10 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 503 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     6 -  1     AIMED BLOW         3 -  6         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2     
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SENTINEL -11595             5   3  0  118 LITTLE THINGS (9115)
LUNGING ATTACK   LIFT -8326                 12   2  1  104 RESORT TERMS (675)
AIMED BLOW       JAMES MILLS -10213         17  16  0  101 MEDAL OF HONOR F2 (9347)
PARRY-STRIKE     BT -11356                   5   1  0   46 HACK2 (9156)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PRIME 32767.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
OTRA MUJER GUAPA -8227.  The ten other most popular fighters were BEEF 28702, JAMES 
MILLS -10213, JACK & COKE -8365, VERNON MCGARITY -10206, PRIME 32767, BEAR -11361, 
FOOLISH GAMES -22361, YORDY KAHL 607, LIFT -8326, and GRASS -8567.

The least popular fighter this week was MAYBE -8224.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BENH 10425, NOT PARTICIPATING -31843, DA1 -8248, DA2 -8250, DA1 -8252, 
DA1 -8262, DA1 -8254, BUST -24269, CRIM -11355, and PROM -9978.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

ZARATHUSTRA (82-4396) HOPEFULS

                        SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN TAMPA, FLORIDA

We have planned our summer FTF for July 19-21, 2019, in Tampa, Florida.  It will be 
held at the Embassy Suites Tampa Airport Westshore.  Room rates are $125 per night, 
1-2 occupancy.  There's free wireless throughout the property as well as a fitness 
center, outdoor pool, and business center, as well as a resturant and bar inside the 
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cooked-to-order breakfast and evening reception, plus there's a free airport shuttle 
and parking is only $4/day.  The rooms are blocked -- ask for the Reality Simulations 
block (RSS).  Reservations must be made by 6/20.  

                    Hotel site:  https://tinyurl.com/FFSummer2019
       (As always if you have issues making reservations, please let us know!)  

Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June.  We hope 
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!

                                          -- RSI