DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/20/2019 Duedate: 01/02/2020
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 546
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
VERMONT
STATELY (1761)
(93-10303) [4-1-0,37]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY VERMONT
STATELY (1761)
(93-10303) [4-1-0,37]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
CHAT ROOM AFTERASKINGFORNONE
BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762) BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
(93-10307) [3-2-0,21] (93-10310) [1-4-0,7]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
STATELY (1761)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762) 24
2. STATELY (1761) 4 SUBJUGATORS (617)
Unchartered Team
STATELY (1761)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*STATELY (1761) 18 7 0 72.0 1/ 1*STATELY (1761) 11 4 0
2- 3*MARAUDERS (1760) 5 6 1 45.5 2/ 2*BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762) 8 7 1
3/ 4*BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762) 10 15 1 40.0 3- 4*MARAUDERS (1760) 0 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
ASSUR'S LUNGER MODEL
In order to better serve new and returning players to gain a better understanding
of our favorite game, The Consortium and Assurnasirbanipal have undertaken a project
to give more current designs that work in today's game as it has changed over so many
years. But even though we believe these articles are more accurate and helpful, every
design article is loaded with biases and opinions. There is no absolute right and
wrong. This particular article is Assur's opinion of the Lunging style.
Lungers are one of the strongest styles in the game with the highest base skills
of any style (and better distributed than Wall of Steels, who share the same total
base skills). Because Lungers are so strong, there are many ways to make them.
Assur's model of the Lunger is a good one, but by far not the only one.
This particular model is a hybrid warrior (a warrior who wins with a combination
of attack and defense). There have been successful lungers run as pure defensives and
as pure offensives as well. Lungers really can do it all.
I can describe my goals with my lunger model with a small set of desired
requirements: Ability to wield the LO well suited (11 str, 13 wit, 11 dft), Good
damage, Good endurance, and 21 will. Technically, I also say 5 or more speed, but
this may be a superstition. I have not seen an unsuccessful lunger with the actual
requirements (though realize with 13 wit, your tourney success is more limited after
Apprentices). However, because Lungers are so strong, the requirements are less set
in stone than many other styles.
For design, the numbers look like this:
STR: 11+ (11 for LO, after that only needed for damage/endurance)
CON: 8ish++ (more is better, for taking damage and endurance)
SIZ: any (Less is better, but really want good damage or better)
WIT: 13+ (13 is what is required for LO)
WIL: 21 (The model says 21, but you 'can' go lower)
SPD: 5+ (Assur falls in the superstitious camp)
DFT: 11+ (Need 11 for LO, really don't want much more)
Weapons: LO is the only weapon you 'need.' Often Assur will use SC against
plate, especially earlier in the lunger's career. But the lazy mode is just to use LO
against everything and not have to think.
Armor: ALE or APL and whatever helm you like. Higher hinders your dodge more
than you want, while the advantages of a little armor far outweigh the extra dodge you
get wearing nothing. Certainly there are exceptions (the most obvious being against
scum Total Parries, when no armor is recommended).
Strategy: I start almost every lunger like this running 7-10 in minute 1. Once
again, if I'm lazy, I leave it like this for the warrior's entire basic career (until
I know his actual favorites). I also use 7-10 in desperation. If I'm not lazy, I
tinker with it and try to find where the lunger runs "best." (More often I'm lazy). I
lower the activity level quickly as the fight progresses (to conserve endurance), but
often leave the offensive effort at 7 or somewhere around there. I typically do not
use tactics on this lunger. (Once again, laziness is king, since tactics do help
situationally).
Examples: The model, while it has extra points available, is not trivial to
find. I have not graduated a single lunger that "MET" all the standards, but many very
good examples of lungers that were "close." I list ALL my graduated lungers that I
consider "close." As you see from their records, they do VERY well.
12-13-8-13-21-6-11 -- He only did normal damage, even after two trains to
strength, but he was fantastic. He graduated 17-6 in a difficult arena.
9-15-11-14-20-5-10 -- After two trains to strength he did good damage and
graduated 19-12. Didn't train the wit/will/deftness, but this warrior TC'd
freshman in April 2017 by 'busting' those stats.
9-11-8-15-21-7-13 -- Graduated 14-7 without any trains (did normal)
10-10-4-16-20-14-10 -- Luck is a good thing!!! This warrior rolled good damage
and did no trains during basic, graduating 16-5. Since he didn't train deftness,
he "missed" the standard because of not being well suited to the Longsword.
9-11-13-13-19-9-10 -- Quickly trained to 11-13-13-14-21-9-11 and then rocked the
arena, graduating 18-6. After the training, he DID meet all the standards.
9-9-13-17-21-4-11 -- In an easy arena, graduated 17-4 with good damage and normal
endurance.
Advantages: This model can win just about any fight. You have enough endurance
to get to minute 3. The skills/physicals are well balanced. You are running the one
of the top styles in the game.
Disadvantages: Hard to beat good defensives. Wit is critical for basic tourney
success and this model doesn't ensure that.
Best Matchups: This lunger can beat just about anyone, but won't win every fight
against them, either. Other hybrids and strikers/bashers are probably your best
matchups, especially if they aren't ready for you.
Worst Matchups: Pure scum in Plate Armor!!! Avoid like the plague! Very high
attack offensives and/or very high init offensives can also cause problems, but
nothing like the pure scum.
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Whoa! I never thought I would be here. Duelmaster?! Wow! After all, I am just a
little ole state hiding out on a peninsula in the way far northeast. (About as far
from that Assur Kingdom as one can get.) But this is neat, being DM. Yeah! I get all
kinds of goodies, like Oreo cookies and Diet Mountain Dew served on a platter, and
lovely, lusty gals dressed rather skimpily waving fans to keep me cool. (Other things
too, but I haven't checked that out yet. -wink-)
I've already beaten News (twice) and Time Zone (once), but my roughest battle was
a squeaky win over that Persistent Beggar. I think that probably means that the NPC
Team is far tougher than that BB team, ya know?
Meanwhile, I surely hope some other teams come to compete here in our arena.
After all, we Stately fighters feel bad constantly beating up on that easy Spoilers
team. Know what I mean?
Anyway, here I am on the throne. Come and get me as fast as you can cuz I just
might be the Gingerbread Man.
-- Vermont, DMI
SPY REPORT
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out NOBLISH ISLAND
to see what's new. MVP award for NEWS? BASH BROS SPOILERS' proud of him after
beating NEVADA and getting 14 points. Talk about yer big time losers! NEVADA got
smashed by NEWS, and lost 11 points! Our Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to M.
CHARDINEE, BUT VERMONT is still the Duelmaster because it has the most recognition
points! Who was the wiseguy that said NOBLISH ISLAND's Duelmaster was paying for
drinks at The Warty Toad? Don't look at me!
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? BASH BROS SPOILERS was NOBLISH ISLAND's most avoided
team. Is there some award for that? Hhmph! What kind of warriors are STATELY?
BASH BROS SPOILERS, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept
an invitation!
Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give
it a break? Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do?
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Its been
really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VERMONT 10303 4 1 0 37 STATELY (1761)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALASKA 10305 4 1 0 36 STATELY (1761)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OHIO 10302 4 1 0 30 STATELY (1761)
-ULFGER 10298 2 1 1 30 MARAUDERS (1760)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NEWS 10308 2 3 1 22 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
CHAT ROOM 10307 3 2 0 21 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
MISSOURI 10301 3 2 0 18 STATELY (1761)
SERMON 10309 2 3 0 16 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
NEVADA 10304 3 2 0 11 STATELY (1761)
TIME ZONE 10306 2 3 0 9 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
AFTERASKINGFORNONE 10310 1 4 0 7 BASH BROS SPOILERS (1762)
-TRUSTIN 10296 1 2 0 5 MARAUDERS (1760)
-BLAKE 10299 1 2 0 5 MARAUDERS (1760)
'-' 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
Duelmaster Ulfger and The Marauders, where were you? -- Statesman
Uh, Assur, I do believe that was a just plain ugly opher for your godlings. Holy
Moley! I would really feel for you if it weren't for the fact that your opher left my
ugly RUs at 5-0. Who'd a thunk it?! -- Statesman
We say nothing other than one certain team is really, really easy. -- Alaska, Nevada,
Vermont, Ohio and Missouri (The Stately Clan.)
Health. Humility. Honor. Merry Christmas to all. -- Statesman and The Stately Clan
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
VERMONT was devastated by M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
ALASKA vanquished OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven battle.
MISSOURI outlasted AFTERASKINGFORNONE in a 9 minute bloody beginner's fight.
OHIO devastated TIME ZONE in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
NEVADA was savagely defeated by NEWS in a 2 minute gruesome amateur's competition.
CHAT ROOM overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SERMON devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 5 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 11 - 1 67 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 18 - 3 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 8 - 1 43 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 546 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 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK VERMONT 10303 4 1 0 37 STATELY (1761)
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 AFTERASKINGFORNONE 10310. The ten other most popular fighters were TIME ZONE
10306, NEWS 10308, ALASKA 10305, CHAT ROOM 10307, VERMONT 10303, OHIO 10302, SERMON
10309, NEVADA 10304, MISSOURI 10301, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was MISSOURI 10301. The other ten least popular
fighters were NEVADA 10304, SERMON 10309, OHIO 10302, VERMONT 10303, CHAT ROOM 10307,
ALASKA 10305, NEWS 10308, TIME ZONE 10306, AFTERASKINGFORNONE 10310, and 0.
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