DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/22/2019 Duedate: 12/05/2019
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 544
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ULFGER
MARAUDERS (1760)
(93-10298) [2-1-1,30]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY ULFGER
MARAUDERS (1760)
(93-10298) [2-1-1,30]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
CHAT ROOM CHAT ROOM
BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762) BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
(93-10307) [2-1-0,22] (93-10307) [2-1-0,22]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
STATELY (1761)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762) 45
2. STATELY (1761) 35 DRAGON'S FIRE (711)
3. MARAUDERS (1760) -5 Unchartered Team
STATELY (1761)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*REAPER CLAN (1758) 4 1 1 80.0 1/ 1*STATELY (1761) 10 5 0
2/ 3*STATELY (1761) 10 5 0 66.7 2/ 4*BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762) 7 8 1
3/ 4*BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762) 7 8 1 46.7 3- 3*REAPER CLAN (1758) 4 1 1
4/ 2*MARAUDERS (1760) 5 6 1 45.5 4/ 2*MARAUDERS (1760) 1 6 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
* * * * * MEMO * * * * *
From: The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To: All Managers
In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately. Managers may
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission. Each warrior may have
up to 15 favorite sayings. Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch,
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long. For any questions, please contact the
Gladiatorial Commission.
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THE ART OF WINNING (MORE)
Your warriors are seemingly solid and are putting up a good fight, but just can't seem
to win? Perhaps you should consider this list of recommended Consortium actions?
1. Always challenge and avoid. Use the challenge and if-challenged strategies on your
strategy sheet to manipulate fights in your favor.
2. Challenge warriors you have beaten before and styles your warrior has the
advantage with. (Examples: AB challenge TP, TP challenge LU, ST challenge SL, SL
challenge LU, etc.). This is something of a rock/paper/scissors game.
3. Take advantage of blood feuds to enhance challenges. Be brutal! BF all four times
if to your advantage, The cretin killed your teammate after all.
4. Avoid teams who seem to regularly beat you and teams with nearby warriors with
styles which have an advantage over your warrior. Avoid the team that just beat
you last fight.
5. Make your warrior do what his style does best. (Examples: STs get the jump, LUs
dodge, TPs parry and scum, SLs attack, etc.)
6. Use high CN to your advantage by soaking hits and then later hitting and finishing
a worn down opponent.
7. Pay attention to where an opponent is aiming his attacks and protect that location
on subsequent fights.
8. Be bad! "Pick on" warriors with less skill, less experience, or lots of losses.
9. Pay attention to fight history in your arena. Know which are tournament warriors,
sandbaggers, etc. with hidden FE. (Fight experience.) These tournament warriors
are likely highly experienced and highly skilled compared to your normal arena
warrior. Stay clear of them. (Not at all common in DM93, but common in all other
arenas.)
10. Use tactics appropriately: Decise to help you get the jump, Dodge to help you
avoid being hit, Slash or Bash to hit harder, Parry to focus on parry, Response to
counter known decise users.
11. Dress to fit your strategy: naked is faster/quicker, plated is most protected and
sponges best, but slower.
12. Do not overdress and excessively encumber your warrior. It greatly hampers ability
to carry and endure and even to fight properly
13. Watch fights carefully to find a favored weapon: one which you crit often with or
which you get lots of extra value hits. Use that weapon and maybe those similar to
it.
14. Know your opposing manager's styles and methods. Try to fight weaker managers and
avoid those who just seem to win lots.
15. If your warrior is in a difficult spot in the rankings/arena listing, sit him out.
Don't fight if you do not have a good chance to win. (Examples: your 5 FE warrior
has jumped way up in the rankings and is surrounded by much more experienced
warriors, or your scum TP is surrounded by aimed-blows, etc.)
16. Phone a friend. Write with questions. Ask for help or advice. The right, helpful
person is likely to want to help you succeed.
17. Try to manipulate your fight so you match with an NPC. (Non-playing-character; RSI
Stand-In.)
18. Send your warrior to tournaments. It gets hidden FE on his record and ups his
skill/stat level unbeknownst to those paying little attention.
19. Pay attention to fighting in your arena. Know whom is using strategies set on
maintenance and take advantage of it by challenging and adjusting your strategies
to beat them.
20. Design warriors to win rather than to look godling-like. Sure, skills are
important, but maybe not as important as physicals -- especially early on.
21. Take advantage of arena DM93. Read the spotlights, particularly those at the top,
as the latter ones can be outdated. Know your C.I.C. package info well or get info
from the Terrablood and Assur sites.
22. Cheer on your warriors. Stay excited! Yeah!
23. Ask for advice. Use the personal ads or Chatzy or the RSI site to discuss
thoughts, ideas, or strategies.
-- Statesman, a Consortium
paid and affiliated member
SPY REPORT
So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and
I'm going to give you a spy report!. Hey everybody, watch out for ALASKA, who flew
up 18 points in the rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon. Keep your
eye on this beast. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. OHIO
was overcame by CHAT ROOM and drops 1 points. Our Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost
to VETERAN MERCENARY, BUT ULFGER is still the Duelmaster because he has the most
recognition points! 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and
avoid aiming at that location.
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid MARAUDERS, please raise you hand.
Wow. Does NOBLISH ISLAND really have that many liars? Okay, so I may not be funny,
but catch STATELY's act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at
running from MARAUDERS. Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, TIME ZONE
would be president. Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win.
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Here's some advice: warriors
with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in NOBLISH ISLAND
have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's
make some tracks. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick
your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ULFGER 10298 2 1 1 30 MARAUDERS (1760)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VERMONT 10303 3 0 0 28 STATELY (1761)
TIME ZONE 10306 2 1 0 24 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHAT ROOM 10307 2 1 0 22 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
ALASKA 10305 2 1 0 22 STATELY (1761)
-CAR MA 10285 1 0 0 20 REAPER CLAN (1758)
NEVADA 10304 2 1 0 19 STATELY (1761)
NEWS 10308 1 2 1 16 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
-DEZ TINY 10284 1 0 0 16 REAPER CLAN (1758)
-DUB LECROSSE 10283 1 0 0 15 REAPER CLAN (1758)
SERMON 10309 1 2 0 13 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
-RAY G 10287 1 0 1 9 REAPER CLAN (1758)
AFTERASKINGFORNONE 10310 1 2 0 9 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
OHIO 10302 2 1 0 7 STATELY (1761)
TRUSTIN 10296 1 2 0 5 MARAUDERS (1760)
MISSOURI 10301 1 2 0 5 STATELY (1761)
BLAKE 10299 1 2 0 5 MARAUDERS (1760)
-PHATE 10286 0 1 0 1 REAPER CLAN (1758)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ORORU 10300 1 1 0 MARAUDERS 1760 NEWS 10308 544
PERSONAL ADS
A salute to Duelmaster Marauder. -- Statesman
Assur, what a fine, fine spotlight that was on the ripper style! You dissected it
masterfully. You made it seem simple. Kudos. Kudos, big time. -- Statesman (and all
The Consortium)
And a big congrats on the ripper TC. (You are on your way to catching Mannequin.) --
Statesman
And, Assur, thank you! Thank you very much for the challenges this past round. Was
that a 2-1 for me? I think so. Yes! It was. Thankee, thankee, thankee. (wink) --
Statesman
Chat Room, nooooo! I didn't want to have to fight you! Meanie! --Missouri
P.S. You showed me.
News, should we make it three? I would really like to start 3-0. -- Vermont
Phate, you caught me on a good day. I was lucky, lucky, lucky. --Ohio
Sermon, I must hear the full sermon story at the face in Tempe. This sounds good! --
Nevada
P.S. I enjoyed the win. You are such a nice fellow.
Dez Tiny, you were just simply too much for me. Salute. -- Alaska
The Consortium is proud to announce its first ever Aimed-Blow TC. Going 14-1-2 in the
recent Dead Initiates mailer, our once dead warrior gets an immediate graduation to
The Isle. -- The Consortium
P.S. Our forte' has been mostly BA, ST, and WS TCs, so this one made us especially
proud.
A big hearty WELCOME to the Marauders and the Reaper Clan. -- Statesman
P.S. Both Assur and I are here to aid and assist you to learn and enjoy this thing
called D2. We are passionate about it, and are long-time (VERY long time) experienced
and knowledgeable. Feel free to ask us questions. (And ask/get that free C.I.C. packet
from RSI if you haven't already.
A big hearty WELCOME to the Marauders and the Reaper Clan. -- Statesman
P.S. Both Assur and I are here to aid and assist you to learn and enjoy this thing
called D2. We are passionate about it, and are long-time (VERY long time) experienced
and knowledgeable. Feel free to ask us questions. (RSI has sent that free C.I.C.
packet on its way.)
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MISSOURI was viciously subdued by AFTERASKINGFORNONE in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
TRUSTIN was demolished by TIME ZONE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
ULFGER was overpowered by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
BLAKE was devastated by SERMON in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ORORU was killed by NEWS in a 1 minute gruesome amateur's competition.
OHIO was savagely defeated by CHAT ROOM in a 6 minute novice's struggle.
VERMONT overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
NEVADA vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ALASKA vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 11 - 1 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 5 - 0 62 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 21 - 4 53 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 9 - 1 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 9 - 0 31 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 544 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 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 4 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 4 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CHAT ROOM 10307. The most popular warrior this turn
was CHAT ROOM 10307. The ten other most popular fighters were AFTERASKINGFORNONE
10310, VERMONT 10303, TIME ZONE 10306, SERMON 10309, NEWS 10308, NEVADA 10304, ALASKA
10305, MISSOURI 10301, TRUSTIN 10296, and ULFGER 10298.
The least popular fighter this week was OHIO 10302. The other ten least popular
fighters were ORORU 10300, BLAKE 10299, ULFGER 10298, TRUSTIN 10296, MISSOURI 10301,
ALASKA 10305, NEVADA 10304, NEWS 10308, SERMON 10309, and TIME ZONE 10306.
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