DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/06/2023    Duedate: 04/19/2023

BLACKSTONE ARENA

DM 84    TURN 386

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHRIS CARR
MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II (1656)
(84-9142) [24-10-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHRIS CARR                     POSITION IS EMPTY
MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II (1656)    
(84-9142) [24-10-0,108]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SERGEANT 5                     CREEPING DEATH
MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938)      ROOKIE METALLICA 7 (3279)
(84-10722) [18-21-1,98]        (84-18499) [5-2-0,62]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

POSITION IS EMPTY

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)      21 
2. MEDAL OF HONOR 14G (8089)     18 MEDAL OF HONOR 117 (4253)
3. MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085)     11    Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR 15F (9024)     6  
5. ROOKIE METALLICA 7 (3279)     5  ROOKIE METALLICA 7 (3279)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2*MEDAL OF HONOR 15M (9031)  1   0  0 100.   1/ 1*ROOKIE METALLICA 7 (3279) 3  0 0
 2- 6*MEDAL OF HONOR 15D (9022)  6   2  0 75.0   2/ 7 MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938) 3  0 0
 3/ 8 MEDAL OF HONOR 117 (4253) 15   6  0 71.4   3/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR W1  (1656) 3  0 0
 4/11*ROOKIE METALLICA 7 (3279)  5   2  0 71.4   4/ 0 CAN'T HEAL YOU (4154)     3  1 0
 5/10 MEDAL OF HONOR W1  (1656) 24  11  0 68.6   5/21*MEDAL OF HONOR 15F (9024) 2  1 0
 6/14*MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085)  6   3  0 66.7   6/ 5*MEDAL OF HONOR 14G (8089) 2  1 0
 7/15*MEDAL OF HONOR 14G (8089)  6   3  0 66.7   7/22*MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085) 2  1 0
 8/13 ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)       9   6  1 60.0   8/24 MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)  2  1 0
 9/18 MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)   7   5  0 58.3   9/ 6 MEDAL OF HONOR 117 (4253) 2  1 0
10/21*MEDAL OF HONOR 15F (9024)  5   4  0 55.6  10-12*MEDAL OF HONOR 15M (9031) 1  0 0
11/ 0 CAN'T HEAL YOU (4154)     25  21  2 54.3  11-13 NORTH COUNTRY (5766)      1  0 0
12-19 NORTH COUNTRY (5766)      17  16  0 51.5  12/ 3 ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)      1  1 1
13/24 MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938) 24  24  1 50.0  13- 4*MEDAL OF HONOR 15D (9022) 1  1 0
14/17*ROOKIE HALEN 10 (4783)     4   4  0 50.0  14/23*MEDAL OF HONOR B7 (6651)  1  2 0
15/20 ROOKIE QUEEN 10 (676)      9  10  1 47.4  15/20*ROOKIE HALEN 10 (4783)    1  2 0
16/22*MEDAL OF HONOR B7 (6651)   4   5  0 44.4  16/25 ROOKIE CRUE 3 (4192)      1  2 0
17/25 ROOKIE CRUE 3 (4192)       6   9  0 40.0  17/26*MEDAL OF HONR W2 (1657)   1  2 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
18/26*MEDAL OF HONR W2 (1657)    3   6  0 33.3  18/ 8 ROOKIE QUEEN 10 (676)     1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of BLACKSTONE!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  I have begun to suspect trickery on 
the part of MEDAL OF HONOR 15F.  How else weeks like this one's 1-0-0?  How else the 
sudden move to 5th team?  The proverbial rising comet can only hope to compare with 
MEDAL OF HONOR 14C's team record!  A 1-0-0 week and now a firm grasp on a 7th place 
ranking.  I have begun to suspect trickery on the part of MEDAL OF HONOR HV.  How 
else weeks like this one's 1-0-0?  How else the sudden move to 8th team?  MAJOR 1 
caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested SCRUB 
MONKEY and was awarded 21 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable 
duels, MAJOR 1 put down SCRUB MONKEY, causing him to lose 18 points of recognition in 
the process.  The city has turned out in honor of CHRIS CARR, for with his arena 
victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city!  No confirmation, 
but my sources claim that the top team has gained their position using magical aids.  
Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In BLACKSTONE "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.  One thing 
is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off 
city calling to me.  I must away!  Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks 
slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- 
Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHRIS CARR 9142              24  10  0 108         MEDAL OF HONOR W1 I (1656)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 5 10722             18  21  1  98         MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938) 
 SSG22 23980                  15   6  0  91         MEDAL OF HONOR 117 (4253) 

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE VET 23476                 8   4  0  77         CAN'T HEAL YOU (4154)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SSG 10 46791                  6   3  0  62         MEDAL OF HONOR 14G (8089) 
 CREEPING DEATH 18499          5   2  0  62         ROOKIE METALLICA 7 (3279) 
 7 SEAS OF RHYE 3479           9  10  1  58         ROOKIE QUEEN 10 (676)     
 I'LL WAIT 26983               4   4  0  58         ROOKIE HALEN 10 (4783)    
 HOME SWEET HOME 23668         6   9  0  57         ROOKIE CRUE 3 (4192)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CPT 1 46770                   6   3  0  53         MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085) 
 MR ROBOTO 6366                9   6  1  51         ROOKIE STYX 2 (1201)      
 MAJOR 1 36938                 7   5  0  50         MEDAL OF HONOR HV (6460)  
 JOHN MINICK 38007             4   5  0  43         MEDAL OF HONOR B7 (6651)  
 DEATH DOULA 57847             5   2  0  36         CAN'T HEAL YOU (4154)     
 SSG 7 52459                   5   4  0  35         MEDAL OF HONOR 15F (9024) 

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCRUB MONKEY 23478            5   4  1  28         CAN'T HEAL YOU (4154)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MATT URBAN 9148               3   6  0  22         MEDAL OF HONR W2 (1657)   
-CPL 1 52492                   1   0  0  16         MEDAL OF HONOR 15M (9031) 

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOC MCSTUFFINS 57857          1   0  0   8         CAN'T HEAL YOU (4154)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DAME 3251               0  0 0 LAME MOVIES 636      CHAOTIC EVIL 39018    349   
SSG 4 52451             6  2 0 MEDAL OF HONOR  9022 MR ROBOTO 6366        385   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHRIS CARR bested VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a action packed 1 minute master's Title fight.
SERGEANT 5 viciously subdued VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute veteran's match.
SSG22 devastated 7 SEAS OF RHYE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
MR ROBOTO was subdued by SSG 10 in a 1 minute competition.
HOME SWEET HOME was devastated by THE VET in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
CREEPING DEATH viciously subdued JOHN MINICK in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.
I'LL WAIT was narrowly defeated by CPT 1 in a crowd boring 16 minute expert's melee.
SCRUB MONKEY was vanquished by MAJOR 1 in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DEATH DOULA won victory over MATT URBAN in a 2 minute fight.
SSG 7 overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute uneven match.
DOC MCSTUFFINS beat MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       9         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -   3 -  1      80  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  15 -  2      64  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        65 -  41 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   5 -  0      17  |

Turn 386 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:

PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         5  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         5 -  4     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       CHRIS CARR 9142            24  10  0  108 MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II (1656)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE VET 23476               8   4  0   77 CAN'T HEAL YOU (4154)
TOTAL PARRY      CPT 1 -18766                6   3  0   53 MEDAL OF HONOR 14C (8085)
SLASHING ATTACK  DEATH DOULA -7689           5   2  0   36 CAN'T HEAL YOU (4154)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SSG 7 -13077                5   4  0   35 MEDAL OF HONOR 15F (9024)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SERGEANT 5 10722.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CREEPING DEATH 18499.  The ten other most popular fighters were SERGEANT 5 
10722, CHRIS CARR 9142, SSG22 23980, THE VET 23476, DEATH DOULA -7689, MAJOR 1 
-28598, MATT URBAN 9148, SSG 7 -13077, SSG 10 -18745, and DOC MCSTUFFINS -7679.

The least popular fighter this week was CPT 1 -18766.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were I'LL WAIT 26983, SCRUB MONKEY 23478, HOME SWEET HOME 23668, MR ROBOTO 
6366, JOHN MINICK -27529, 7 SEAS OF RHYE 3479, DOC MCSTUFFINS -7679, SSG 10 -18745, 
SSG 7 -13077, and MATT URBAN 9148.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SSG22 (84-23980) MEDAL OF HONOR 117 W1 II