DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/20/2020 Duedate: 12/03/2020
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 570
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
POSITION IS EMPTY
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY POSITION IS EMPTY
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
COLOSSO ECHO
CHAOS II (1796) BRAVO SIX (1799)
(93-10499) [3-5-1,39] (93-10539) [4-1-0,34]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. D2 NAMES TO KNOW (1795) 42
2. KOAS & CO (1804) 26 DARK TOADS II (725)
3. BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797) 23 Unchartered Team
4. BRAVO SIX (1799) 20
5. FUNGUS AMONG US (1802) 17 THE CONDEMNED (1798)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*THE CONDEMNED (1798) 22 14 2 61.1 1/ 4*BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797)11 4 2
2/ 3*FUNGUS AMONG US (1802) 9 6 0 60.0 2/ 5*THE CONDEMNED (1798) 7 4 0
3- 4*PRAE DELORE SINCER (1800) 11 9 1 55.0 3/ 7*D2 NAMES TO KNOW (1795) 7 8 0
4/ 6*D2 NAMES TO KNOW (1795) 23 22 0 51.1 4/ 9*BRAVO SIX (1799) 6 8 0
5/ 8*BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797) 20 20 2 50.0 5- 3*PRAE DELORE SINCER (1800) 5 5 1
6/ 5*CHAOS II (1796) 19 20 3 48.7 6/ 6*FUNGUS AMONG US (1802) 5 5 0
7/ 0*KOAS & CO (1804) 2 3 1 40.0 7/ 2*CHAOS II (1796) 4 10 0
8/ 9*BRAVO SIX (1799) 17 27 0 38.6 8/ 0*KOAS & CO (1804) 2 3 1
9- 0*THE REFORMERS (1801) 2 4 0 33.3 9- 0*THE REFORMERS (1801) 1 1 0
10- 0*SLAUGHTERFEST (1803) 0 1 0 0.0 10- 0*SLAUGHTERFEST (1803) 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
WINNING DOES NOT REQUIRE GODLING ROLL UPS
A SYNOPSIS OF THREE SUCCESSFUL CURRENT ACTIVELY RUNNING D2 TEAMS
The Consortium runs many full arena teams. Perhaps the discussion of these three random long-running teams will provide knowledge or clues for the New D2 manager. The fifteen warriors have been intermingled so that the three arena teams remain unknown. Th
BASHER
16-4-15-6-20-13-10 (4-3-0)
13-8-10-15-9-18-11 (4-2-0)
13-13-14-16-16-9-3 (19-14-2)
15-15-7-17-9-10-11 (10-1-0); 3-3 in tourney
Bashers are: 37-20, .649, two kills, also 3-3 in tourney
TOTAL PARRY
11-16-13-9-18-7-10 (28-11-0))
14-16-12-7-15-10-10 (14-3-1)
17-16-14-4-15-6-12 (2-4-0)
10-19-6-6-20-15-8 (8-1-0)
14-18-11-3-16-12-10 (30-9-0)
Total Parries are: 82-28, .745, one kill
SLASHER
14-4-13-15-15-9-14 (6-4-1)
11-10-6-15-17-14-11 (15-6-1) 4-3 tourney
Slashers are: 21-10, .677, two kills, also 4-3 in tourney
STRIKER
16-5-5-10-17-11-20 (2-2-0)
11-6-16-15-15-10-11 (2-1-1)
Strikers are: 4-3, .571, one kills
WALL OF STEEL
11-13-13-15-17-4-11 (2-1-0)
Wastes are: 2-1, .667, no kills
LUNGER
5-10-15-17-21-13-3 (12-7-1)
Lungers are 12-7, .632, one kill
Note for below: Q = Question, A = Answer, C = Comment
The fifteen warriors are: 158-69-7, .696. Let's look at this scenario a little closer
to comment and question.
Q1- Are these such great roll ups/warriors?
A1- No. They are pretty typical and average, with it looking like the more ugly roll
ups were made into TPs. In long-standing arenas, The Consortium seldom DAs in search
of "better" roll ups.It looks like it does not, at all, take wonderfully quality
designed warriors to win well. (Well = 60%+ in Consortium terms.) Indeed, mediocre
warriors often do better than godlings in arenas -- especially early on.
Q2- Why only six styles? Where are the AB, PL, PR, PS?
A2- Remember from Newby 101 that The Consortium recommends running the easier designs,
such as offensives and total parries? The above summary points out that such advice
might even be good for running normal arenas. There are some AB, PL, PR, PS in other
Consortium arenas, and all ten designs are definitely on Consortium tournament teams.
However, to make those four missing designs run well and win often, it often takes
godling or near-godling designs. Godling roll ups can be very, very hard to find.
C1- TP's, if scums (as all five of these are) can take a long time to graduate to ADM.
(See TPs #1 and #5.) Why? They are typically "stupidish" and have a very low skill
learn rate. Also, time/fights are also used to train stats rather than skills. The
physicals are far more important than the skills for a scum. Typical graduation
qualifications require 14 wins and 20 fights, which is often very easy for scum, but
skill ratings are also required, and they are hard to achieve if one is learning few
skills.
C2- Taking off on C2 above, some warriors are designed to burn (train stats and
acquire skills through some of the stat trains). All the TPs above were as such. And,
take a look at slasher #1, bashers #1 and 3, and striker #1 above. They, too were
designed to burn. In non-scum, how does one determine a warrior is designed to burn?
The Consortium definition: Many stats are set just below prime skill-learning stats
(like 10 DF to 11, and 14 WT to 15, and 16 WL to 17, or 14ST to 15) AND the warrior
has sufficient WL to allow probable stat raises. (E.g. 14+WL; 14 WL = 70% chance to
earn the 1st stat of a type.)
C3- While only six styles were used on these three teams, the mix of offensives and
defensives is solid, allowing for better optimization of challenges and avoids. This
probably adds to the nice overall w/l record.
Hopefully this team synopsis has helped your understanding of many concepts of the
game. You can find more detail on the concepts inferred in this article by reading the
spotlights in the Noblish Island (DM93). Feel free to ask me questions about this
spotlight or the Consortium concepts. You will be answered.
-- Namedropper, Consortium affiliated
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We may be new but you won't be forgetting us anytime soon! We got all sorts of
skilled fighters on our team -- so be ready. We're coming for you! When you least
expect it. The glory of Alastri shall be ours! -- Koas & Co *pure evil laugh*
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, NOBLISH ISLAND? Ain't you never seen Snide
Clemens before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Later days, HOGWART'S STUDENTS,
since BB SOCIAL DISTANCE took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. If
this keeps up, CHAOS II, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them. A drop of
5 in the rankings? BRAVO SIX turned their 2-2-0 turn into a 4th place rank in the
listings this turn. Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists. Now let's
all watch BB SOCIAL DISTANCE's heads swell from their 4-1-0 this turn. Haa ha ha ha!
Big shots, big talk, big deal. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see BADGER
win a fight and gain 23 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, BADGER beat AMITHIUS and
AMITHIUS lost 20 points. You're breakin' my heart. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks
and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha!
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. PRAE
DELORE SINCERAM, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided
team. Care to know who is the most afraid of you? And who led the way in this mass
act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was D2 NAMES TO KNOW. Ha ha ha
ha! Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, TEMPEST was this turn's most challenged warrior.
Watch that ego swell, sports fans. I guess I can give a little credit to DOC STEELE
of D2 NAMES TO KNOW for challenging up by 23 to BAIT. DOC STEELE won to get 56
points of recognition.
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. And one more turn will show if D2 NAMES TO
KNOW can successfully bloodfeud that elusive AMITHIUS over MANNEQUIN. Titanium
shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds of
weapons?
There's got to be a better place in NOBLISH ISLAND to get a drink than The
Dripping Blade! Any suggestions? Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure
you have too. Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather. I see the crowds are
getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DOC STEELE 10495 4 5 0 56 D2 NAMES TO KNOW (1795)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BADGER 10512 4 4 0 56 THE CONDEMNED (1798)
6 FEET 10504 5 3 0 47 BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797)
MIDDLE OF PATH 10532 3 2 1 47 BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797)
COLOSSO 10499 3 5 1 39 CHAOS II (1796)
SPORETICUS 10534 3 0 0 36 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
ECHO 10539 4 1 0 34 BRAVO SIX (1799)
CLOSED SPACES 10508 4 4 0 34 BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AMITHIUS 10502 6 2 1 33 CHAOS II (1796)
BAIT 10520 5 1 1 32 THE CONDEMNED (1798)
REX 10515 4 5 0 31 BRAVO SIX (1799)
HUGS 10505 3 5 0 28 BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797)
HOWLIN WOLF 10497 5 4 0 27 D2 NAMES TO KNOW (1795)
MASKS 10506 3 5 1 27 BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797)
-PYKE 10523 3 1 0 27 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
IMA FUN GUY 10536 2 1 0 26 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
DOMINIXX 10511 4 4 0 24 THE CONDEMNED (1798)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WOLF 10517 5 4 0 23 BRAVO SIX (1799)
TMM 10493 4 5 0 23 D2 NAMES TO KNOW (1795)
-MORNING STAR 10524 2 2 1 22 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
-ERIC 10521 3 1 0 21 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
TDO 10496 5 4 0 19 D2 NAMES TO KNOW (1795)
CODY 10516 3 6 0 19 BRAVO SIX (1799)
LICHEN THROPE 10533 2 1 0 17 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
TEMPEST 10500 3 5 0 16 CHAOS II (1796)
CARMEN SANDIEGO 10553 1 0 0 15 KOAS & CO (1804)
OH SHITAKE 10535 2 1 0 11 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
-JOHN CALVIN 10526 1 0 0 10 THE REFORMERS (1801)
PSYCHOCYBIN 10537 0 3 0 9 FUNGUS AMONG US (1802)
-THE BLIGHT 10522 2 2 0 8 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
SUSPICIOUS BOOKCASE 10551 1 0 1 8 KOAS & CO (1804)
-MAZIKEEN 10525 1 3 0 6 PRAE DELORE SINCERA (1800)
SNOOP DOGG 10554 0 1 0 1 KOAS & CO (1804)
PERRY THE PLATYPUS 10552 0 1 0 1 KOAS & CO (1804)
RABBI NACKMAN 10550 0 1 0 1 KOAS & CO (1804)
-BRUGAR 10542 0 1 0 1 SLAUGHTERFEST (1803)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GHOST 10538 1 3 0 BRAVO SIX 1799 MASKS 10506 569
MESSI 10556 0 1 0 CHAOS II 1796 WURM KIN 570 NONE
REMI 10557 0 1 0 CHAOS II 1796 HIGH ELF 570 NONE
CRIP 10546 1 2 0 D2 NAMES TO KNO 1795 SUSPICIOUS BOOK 10551 570
MANNEQUIN 10519 3 1 0 D2 NAMES TO KNO 1795 AMITHIUS 10502 567
THOMAS CRANMER 10528 0 2 0 THE REFORMERS 1801 MORNING STAR 10524 569
PERSONAL ADS
Assur, my friend (Well, sort of.), we are not doing so well this set on Noblish.
(Sigh) Do you think Sandy has anything to do with it? -- Namedropper
P.S. We WILL get 'em next set!
What! I was beaten by a mere badger? How rude. -- Howlin Wolf, Names To Know
Hey, Sporeticus, that was my challenge! Why didn't you concede, you meanie? -- Crip,
Names To Know
Dominixx, I am the only Dominator. See? -- Doc Steele, Names To Know
Tempest, what was that? It was supposed to be my turn to win. -- TMM, Names To Know
Rex, that was unfair! How did you do that?! I am supposed to scum you. -- TDO, Names
To Know
We hope all newbies in Noblish Island that sent any warriors to The Mailer did well.
-- Namedropper
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
REMI was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MESSI was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
DOC STEELE handily defeated BAIT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
SPORETICUS vanquished TEMPEST in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
PSYCHOCYBIN was overpowered by TMM in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
TDO was devastated by REX in a 2 minute gory uneven Challenge brawl.
HOWLIN WOLF bested WOLF in a 1 minute Challenge match.
CLOSED SPACES was unbelievably bested by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute competition.
MIDDLE OF PATH won victory over IMA FUN GUY in a action packed 1 minute duel.
6 FEET vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven fight.
AMITHIUS was vanquished by BADGER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
COLOSSO overpowered CODY in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
ECHO savagely defeated DOMINIXX in a exciting 2 minute bloody match.
MASKS overcame CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute brutal contest.
HUGS demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
LICHEN THROPE overcame PERRY THE PLATYPUS in a 2 minute novice's conflict.
CRIP was dispatched by SUSPICIOUS BOOKCASE in a 1 minute amateur's bout.
OH SHITAKE outwaited RABBI NACKMAN in a unpopular 11 minute novice's fray.
CARMEN SANDIEGO devastated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided brawl.
SNOOP DOGG was overpowered by EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 5 - 2 62 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 38 - 26 - 4 59 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 18 - 0 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 33 - 28 - 1 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 34 - 32 - 2 52 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 25 - 3 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 23 - 27 - 2 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 13 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 570 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:
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 5 3 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK 6 FEET 10504 5 3 0 47 BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797)
STRIKING ATTACK MIDDLE OF PATH 10532 3 2 1 47 BB SOCIAL DISTANCE (1797)
LUNGING ATTACK ECHO 10539 4 1 0 34 BRAVO SIX (1799)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is COLOSSO 10499. The most popular warrior this turn
was ECHO 10539. The ten other most popular fighters were DOMINIXX 10511, MASKS
10506, SPORETICUS 10534, CLOSED SPACES 10508, MIDDLE OF PATH 10532, LICHEN THROPE
10533, DOC STEELE 10495, TMM 10493, HOWLIN WOLF 10497, and 6 FEET 10504.
The least popular fighter this week was OH SHITAKE 10535. The other ten least
popular fighters were TDO 10496, SNOOP DOGG 10554, RABBI NACKMAN 10550, PERRY THE
PLATYPUS 10552, CODY 10516, AMITHIUS 10502, PSYCHOCYBIN 10537, TEMPEST 10500, BAIT
10520, and REMI 10557.