ADVANCED DUELMASTERS
Date : 03/14/2002 Duedate: 03/27/2002
THE KAIKWOK GATEWAY
DM-108 TURN-164
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 ANGELS OF PAIN 9/23 137 29 105 82.5 VAMPYRES 70/310
SATAN'S KINGDOM 13/339 15 ZOOM ZONE 12/143 84 76 0 52.5
2 ODD SQUAD 2/268 789 360 13 68.7 PARTY TIME 6/212
DEADMAN'S HAND 69/242 16-DAGGER ISLE 76/246 23 21 0 52.3
THUNDR + LITENING 18/100 ROGUES GALLERY 7/387
BLADE RYCHE 69/241 17 KHOTA 58/352 18 17 0 51.4
DARK PANTHEON 6/164 18 DOC LEGRAND'S 7/19 257 244 8 51.3
LEGENDS OF STEELE 42/231 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB 20/37
ADOPT A WARRIOR 69/440 19 QUBIT 53/236 188 185 2 50.4
3 DARK SIDE 43/115 182 84 8 68.4 JOKA MASHER 60/299
4 EVIL 69/379 306 190 0 61.7 SIR AGLIO 10/274
SAVAGE 62/302 VERMIN! 69/306
GOLDEN DAWN 7/213 TAIL BANDITS 42/347
TRIBAL COUNCIL 4/83 20 UNDERDOGS 60/75 259 276 23 48.4
LIQUID CARNAGE 10/216 SECOND BANANAS 68/399
SHINING PATH 6/211 21 BRITERON BY 8/20 228 251 4 47.6
HERMETICS 18/223 PRETTY THINGS 52/93
5 SANCTUARY 2/86 255 178 4 58.9 BRITERON BY 28/282
6 ...ACTION! 98/314 74 53 0 58.3 22 CORPS 74/327 639 706 23 47.5
INCARNATIONS 56/180 HEROES 77/328
FIVE IN ONE 97/366 THE BEARS 7/172
7 HYBRIDS II 53/394 163 120 1 57.6 THE HURT 36/103
STREET PIZZA 18/221 THE BEARS 48/70
SATAN'S DELI 7/214 FAMOUS BRANDS 37/177
MINIONS OF BOB 1/441 COLORS 76/404
MOM 'N DAD RELATED? 68/400 PRESIDENTS 78/407
8 NUMBERS 62/435 68 50 1 57.6 GIRL STUFF 65/437
CARTOON NETWORK 4/383 THE BEARS 2/382
WASTELAND 18/390 BABES 36/427
WASTELAND II 7/386 23 SILENT RHYTHM 6/141 54 64 2 45.8
9 THIRSTY THUG 10/336 20 15 0 57.1 NETHER WARRIORS 36/139
10 THE BAD BUNNI 4/209 116 90 0 56.3 TRITON'S ARMY 21/419
FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT 3/208 24 SUPERIOR FORC 1/120 232 280 13 45.3
REPTILIAN REBELS 11/337 SUPERIOR FORCES 29/113
OUR HIGHEST HONOR 70/362 SUPERIOR FORCES 40/251
11 ALMOST 68/304 508 423 8 54.6 25 SUPER ZEROES 7/422 24 30 0 44.4
SPECIAL EFFECTS 69/307 KNIGHTS OF ORCCON 69/401
THE GUARDIANS 19/35 26 WOLF PACK 25/342 39 50 1 43.8
MEN IN TIGHTS 68/305 SACRED VOW 25/174
MYTH AND MIGHT 2/10 DOOMCORPS PRIDE 56/432
THE RED REAVERS 28/47 27 CRIMSON PEGA 66/438 14 18 0 43.8
12 KILLER JELLO 7/385 30 25 0 54.5 28 HUI NALU 33/188 90 116 1 43.7
BIG MEAN FISH 18/391 MAKING WAVES 75/313
13 FROG PRINCES 18/33 142 126 12 53.0 FLORIDA SURF 36/286
14 JAYHAWKS 70/161 796 709 7 52.9 29 MAURAUDERS 4/269 112 160 0 41.2
PITT GLADIATORS 56/158 RESURRECTION 6/421
ALICE'S RESTAURANT 33/156 LORDS OF RUIN 25/225
WAY COOL PEOPLE 70/160 EXILED KNIGHTS 19/224
SILENT STORM 65/159 30-HELPLESS ANI 16/173 31 45 0 40.8
QUEENSPAWN 63/181 31 CREAM OF THE 36/414 10 16 0 38.5
ARCHANGEL 42/289 32 EASTERN HORD 82/410 24 47 0 33.8
OFF THE WALL 66/355 EASTERN HORDE 36/284
KENCYRATH 55/157 EASTERN HORDE 17/389
BLUE HALO 70/361 33 PHILANTHROPI 35/426 2 4 0 33.3
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
34 UNDEAD ARTIST 7/335 17 36 0 32.1 DARBS 77/137
35 STORIES 49/430 8 18 0 30.8 BETTER OFF DEAD 65/168
ARROGANCE 18/425 RPG'S 49/431
36 JUBS 7/142 568 1366 8 29.4 MASTICATORS 64/151
NIGHTLIGHTS 75/154 HER CATS 36/320
MOLES 63/118 37 WIMPS OF DEA 60/433 2 5 0 28.6
BAD NEWS 78/186 38 MAROON MIDGE 66/397 14 46 0 23.3
CREW MONIKER 76/119 GOOD VIBRATIONS 68/398
LIFESHARDPLAYSHORT 65/166 THE BLACKHEARTS 16/424
THE PRESIDENTS 32/344 39 THE DYING EA 18/331 7 23 0 23.3
'##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn
RAMBLINGS FROM WITHIN THE KEEP
Hello, Gateway! Here I am again, reporting on this round in our fine arena. I
missed you all last time, but I'm pleased to report that I have a new grandbaby,
Minnie! She's the cutest thing and I just love her to pieces. Mamma and baby are
doing just fine. I'm so proud of them!
Anyway, back to the battles. First, I want to tell you about the fight for the
Captain's seat. Our Champion, Furious Impaler of Famous Brands was matched up with
Shadow Knight of Thundr + Litening. Their fight was 5 minutes long, and Furious
proved his mettle, defeating Shadow Knight. Congratulations, Furious Impaler, Captain
of the Gate!
Three warriors went out to kill those evil monsters this round. King Crab
slaughtered a xozke, Vengeance killed one of those nasty jaguar warriors, and our poor
Ferndok got murdered by a jaccaranda. They have all returned to the keep now, and I
am pleased to report that Ferndok has fully recovered.
Thundr + Litening was the most avoided team, and Satan's Kingdom avoided them the
most. Things that make you go hmmm. Lab Support of Jubs was the most challenged
warrior. Lab Support fought Purple Butterfly and won. Surprise surprise.
The biggest upset this time was when Umbra (#124) lost to Doc's Ego (#190). Not
good, Umbra. Other notable battles: Mystral Wynde (#196) defeated CalTech (#171).
Isabel (#139) vanquished Mystica (#127). Twisted One (#136) was devastated by James
Madison (#162). Changeling (#135) defeated T'sain (#103). Michael (#109) lost to
Strange Brewte (#122). Silverflash (#80) was overpowered by Sharp (#117). Bonnie
(#81) was vanquished by Fraanch (#104). Summoned Monster (#37) was defeated by Sir
Backbreaker (#64). Sticky Handkerchief (#45) was bested by Molly Ringwald (#91).
Blackthorn (#49) was subdued by Malador (#67). Doth Dragonmere (#71) was demolished
by Toe Jam (#105). Saturn (#101) was vanquished by Carnivorous Sloth (#130). TV's
Frank (#179) beat Montezuma (#154). Lucky Savage (#194) overpowered Angry Caller
(#161). And finally, Mystic (#14) lost to Dominion (#44). Well fought, all of you!
In the top eleven, Goldilocks (#8) won victory over Mother Bear (#7). Seeker
Hidden Spark (#11) was subdued by Maimed (#5). Lazar Wolf (#3) was overpowered by
Legacy (#28). We've already heard about Furious Impaler (#1) and Shadow Knight (#10),
as well as Vengeance (#6), King Crab (#3) and Ferndok's (#9) battles with gate
monsters. Rex Walters (#2) drew a bye. Tarad (#4) didn't fight and moved down to #6.
Dark One continues to hold our top team spot, with an awesome 82.5% record. Doc
Steele follows at 68.7%, then Sentinel follows closely at 68.4%, then the Chief at
61.7%, then Moriarty at 58.9%. Very well done, all of you! The rest of you should
practice more. Remember, practice makes perfect!
Well, young people, this is the end of my report. Don't forget to take your
vitamins and brush your teeth before you go to bed.
Myrtle
CAPTAIN OF THE GATE W L K TEAM NAME CITY
1) FURIOUS IMPALER 37-762 176 47 6 FAMOUS BRANDS (177) SIBIKHAS
THE GATE COMMANDERS W L K TEAM NAME CITY
2) VENGEANCE 9-2052 229 58 108 ANGELS OF PAIN (23) ZUKAL
3) KING CRAB 21-1 156 62 2 TRITON'S ARMY (419) SUNSET
4) REX WALTERS 70-1592 141 65 3 JAYHAWKS (161) SENTERN
THE GATE COMMANDERS W L K TEAM NAME CITY
5) LEGACY 18-5620 92 30 9 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
6)-TARAD 18-181 185 100 9 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
7) MAIMED 36-2213 144 106 15 THE HURT (103) JHANS
8) GOLDILOCKS 18-470 161 140 13 FROG PRINCES (33) TALCAMA
9) MOTHER BEAR 7-3172 117 83 2 THE BEARS (172) BONSUR
10) SHADOW KNIGHT 18-3309 160 72 3 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
11) SEEKER HIDDEN SPAR 65-1559 129 83 1 SILENT STORM (159) DAL SHANG
LIEUTENANTS OF THE GATE W L K TEAM NAME CITY
12) SABRE TOOTH 28-1193 146 83 2 THE RED REAVERS (47) MORYA
13)-FATHER TOM 70-1564 134 91 4 WAY COOL PEOPLE (160) SENTERN
14) FERNDOK 60-607 157 108 21 UNDERDOGS (75) ARADI
15) SKYLAS TAKARIN 18-3114 151 81 1 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
16) DOMINION 18-5662 91 22 2 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
17) CUNNING FOX 4-3906 103 43 0 TRIBAL COUNCIL (83) JHELUM
18) KENDER 70-1574 131 92 1 WAY COOL PEOPLE (160) SENTERN
19) GUMBY 12-2854 109 90 0 ZOOM ZONE (143) RIZTAB
20)-DEATH 56-666 104 92 2 INCARNATIONS (180) ROCANIS
21) JALON 97-37 160 65 5 FIVE IN ONE (366) SHADOW GROVE
22) CHESHIRE CAT 33-3036 154 70 3 ALICE'S RESTAURANT (156) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
23) HAMMER OF THE GODS 6-3311 130 76 7 DARK PANTHEON (164) TRANSEL
24) RAGE 48-906 170 142 10 THE BEARS (70) CAER
25) CRAZY HORSE 69-4523 148 62 1 DEADMAN'S HAND (242) CIMMERIAC
26) BARON COCKROACH 20-703 144 134 2 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (37) SEAM
27) SHEWISH PICKLE 7-2434 150 93 2 SATAN'S DELI (214) BONSUR
28) LIAR 63-28 145 88 3 QUEENSPAWN (181) AMEN-TEI
29) LAZAR WOLF 4-1169 140 95 1 TRIBAL COUNCIL (83) JHELUM
30) GLENCOE 6-4341 96 46 1 PARTY TIME (212) TRANSEL
31) ASHE 55-168 126 115 3 KENCYRATH (157) KHALANI
DEFENDERS OF THE KEEP W L K TEAM NAME CITY
32) OEDI 8-1440 167 90 2 BRITERON BY (20) ARKERS
33) ANGEL 56-612 156 100 0 PITT GLADIATORS (158) ROCANIS
34) KAHANAMOKU 33-608 129 109 5 HUI NALU (188) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
35) CHILI CON CARNAGE 7-2989 112 99 2 SATAN'S DELI (214) BONSUR
36) LEMON 7-2215 124 77 0 KILLER JELLO (385) BONSUR
37) MA BEAR 48-2205 94 86 0 THE BEARS (70) CAER
38) SIR BACKBREAKER 7-1870 139 80 4 GOLDEN DAWN (213) BONSUR
39) SEEKER PALE SILK 65-1582 129 91 1 SILENT STORM (159) DAL SHANG
40) MIPHON 10-2706 133 76 1 LIQUID CARNAGE (216) KOLACT
41) NICODEMUS 8-1729 139 101 3 BRITERON BY (20) ARKERS
42) COMPLETE CHECK 76-756 103 117 2 CREW MONIKER (119) SIMTAKKA
43) MARTIN RIGGS 77-2297 83 37 0 HEROES (328) MAZGOURRAH
44) MYSTIC 43-2387 146 63 4 DARK SIDE (115) VEASTIAN
45) MOLLY RINGWALD 52-520 133 110 5 PRETTY THINGS (93) FRATSFA
46) SCAR 25-2752 78 67 2 SACRED VOW (174) LYRATILAN
47) FINGER PUPPET 36-1774 64 76 1 EASTERN HORDE (284) JHANS
48) WALL PAPER HANGER 68-6885 68 49 1 ALMOST (304) FIREHOLD
49) MALADOR 6-3075 134 81 1 SHINING PATH (211) TRANSEL
50) PLUNDER 69-4132 144 74 2 BLADE RYCHE (241) CIMMERIAC
51) WEBBED TOES 68-8436 60 29 1 MOM 'N DAD RELATED? (400) FIREHOLD
52) SOME STROKE 75-1564 82 45 1 MAKING WAVES (313) JADE MOUNTAIN
53) SIR DAR 10-2608 125 72 2 SIR AGLIO (274) KOLACT
54) GABRIEL 42-762 133 92 1 ARCHANGEL (289) RODEKI
55) MALICIOUS MOTH 56-1204 121 94 3 PITT GLADIATORS (158) ROCANIS
56) MJOLNIR 18-4732 121 44 3 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
57)-CUDDLY KOALA 16-555 87 73 0 HELPLESS ANIMALS (173) WILLAF
58) LUCIFER'S HAMMER 75-639 108 121 5 NIGHTLIGHTS (154) JADE MOUNTAIN
59) THE DRAGON 62-2505 81 67 1 SAVAGE (302) VALAMANTIS
60) DARK PROPHET 18-4730 121 37 6 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
GUARDIANS OF THE WALL W L K TEAM NAME CITY
61) HELACIOUS HIPPO 13-2774 172 70 4 SATAN'S KINGDOM (339) DULLENS
GUARDIANS OF THE WALL W L K TEAM NAME CITY
62) THUMPER 4-3989 55 68 1 THE BAD BUNNIES (209) JHELUM
63) SUMMONED MONSTER 29-2992 108 74 0 SUPERIOR FORCES (113) LAPUR
64) SALADIN 18-183 180 84 3 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
65) JACK RABBIT 4-2713 102 84 1 THE BAD BUNNIES (209) JHELUM
66) BLACKTHORN 56-839 120 107 3 PITT GLADIATORS (158) ROCANIS
67) SIR REPTITIOUS 10-2917 91 100 2 SIR AGLIO (274) KOLACT
68) OXYGEN THIEF 2-3726 105 60 2 ODD SQUAD (268) NIANIA
69) TOE JAM 1-3433 75 77 2 SUPERIOR FORCES (120) MORDANT
70) JUANITA 63-1482 73 133 2 MOLES (118) AMEN-TEI
71) TAIL BANDIT 42-2097 67 24 2 TAIL BANDITS (347) RODEKI
72) GNARLY GNAT 69-5474 77 72 1 VERMIN! (306) CIMMERIAC
73) LAND SHARK 7-1466 91 126 4 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (19) BONSUR
74) SQORPION 25-602 107 86 0 LORDS OF RUIN (225) LYRATILAN
75) LORD OF ILLUSION 69-7429 63 41 1 SPECIAL EFFECTS (307) CIMMERIAC
76) STEVE BARD 63-1722 100 76 1 MOLES (118) AMEN-TEI
77) SHARP 74-2739 62 26 0 CORPS (327) DAIYLA KIV
78) FRAANCH 65-2139 90 116 4 BETTER OFF DEAD (168) DAL SHANG
79)-GUMBO JAKE 76-1694 61 27 2 DAGGER ISLE (246) SIMTAKKA
80)-RJ REYNOLDS 74-2458 71 48 3 CORPS (327) DAIYLA KIV
81) SEBASTIAN INLET 36-3431 74 63 0 FLORIDA SURF (286) JHANS
82) ARNIE 98-368 104 71 6 ...ACTION! (314) SYVYN'S HILL
83) DRIZZT DO'URDEN 69-1092 127 63 0 KNIGHTS OF ORCCON (401) CIMMERIAC
84) KOJI SHIKERU 40-2619 86 69 1 SUPERIOR FORCES (251) ZENSU
85) SMELT 18-2509 92 94 0 BIG MEAN FISH (391) TALCAMA
86) HARRISON CROSS 18-4906 68 70 0 HERMETICS (223) TALCAMA
87) STICKY HANDKERCHIE 18-3244 110 100 5 STREET PIZZA (221) TALCAMA
88) ROSE 76-2357 65 26 3 COLORS (404) SIMTAKKA
89) ALCATRAZ 7-3447 106 86 0 WASTELAND II (386) BONSUR
90) BOOBFROG 68-7503 58 51 0 ALMOST (304) FIREHOLD
91) SIR MOUNT 10-2951 92 92 2 SIR AGLIO (274) KOLACT
92) PICASSO 7-1534 64 73 3 UNDEAD ARTISTS (335) BONSUR
93) HST 78-1738 67 48 1 PRESIDENTS (407) LIN TIRIAN
94) CARNIVOROUS SLOTH 56-1073 103 49 3 PITT GLADIATORS (158) ROCANIS
95) FANGS 11-3066 83 75 2 REPTILIAN REBELS (337) ARUAK CITY
96) CHANGELING 19-2164 93 96 2 THE GUARDIANS (35) ZUWAYZA
97) BONNIE 29-2780 103 79 3 SUPERIOR FORCES (113) LAPUR
98) DOTH DRAGONMERE 36-1257 78 49 3 NETHER WARRIORS (139) JHANS
99) MORIARTY 68-8199 66 39 2 MEN IN TIGHTS (305) FIREHOLD
100) DEE DEE 4-4285 62 46 3 CARTOON NETWORK (383) JHELUM
101) FOAM AT THE MOUTH 36-1256 76 44 1 CREAM OF THE SLOSH (414) JHANS
PROTECTORS OF THE WALL W L K TEAM NAME CITY
102) STRANGE BREWTE 36-1301 65 46 1 CREAM OF THE SLOSH (414) JHANS
103) METAL MANIAC 18-2177 132 115 1 WASTELAND (390) TALCAMA
104) RODGER YOUNG 70-5786 51 69 2 OUR HIGHEST HONOR (362) SENTERN
105) LORD HAVE MERCY 66-2314 120 79 6 OFF THE WALL (355) TARRGIR
106) LAB SUPPORT 7-3359 85 106 3 JUBS (142) BONSUR
107) HARD-ROCK GABRIEL 70-1628 125 110 4 BLUE HALO (361) SENTERN
108) HARLOT HARE 4-3893 57 74 1 THE BAD BUNNIES (209) JHELUM
109) CRYSTALSONG 4-1078 92 84 3 MAURAUDERS (269) JHELUM
110) SILVERFLASH 19-473 122 84 0 EXILED KNIGHTS (224) ZUWAYZA
111) EXCARBAY 4-968 81 101 5 MAURAUDERS (269) JHELUM
112) MILLER KNIGHT 10-3610 69 47 2 THIRSTY THUGS (336) KOLACT
113) THE PLEDGE 3-2984 88 76 3 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (208) OSKSI
114) MICHAEL 42-764 120 71 3 ARCHANGEL (289) RODEKI
115) THE GREENER FENCE 65-1955 106 82 4 LIFESHARDPLAYSHORT (166) DAL SHANG
116) DOC'S EGO 56-3364 36 10 2 DOOMCORPS PRIDE (432) ROCANIS
117) BLACK SKULL 58-5130 84 62 1 KHOTA (352) DELARQ TOR
118) CELISTON 18-6261 65 18 15 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
119) ISABEL 7-3540 83 92 0 WASTELAND II (386) BONSUR
PROTECTORS OF THE WALL W L K TEAM NAME CITY
120)-22 JACKS 7-4153 47 20 0 ROGUES GALLERY (387) BONSUR
121) SIR ARTHUR 69-1079 80 75 4 KNIGHTS OF ORCCON (401) CIMMERIAC
122) SATURN 75-800 103 110 3 NIGHTLIGHTS (154) JADE MOUNTAIN
123) CARTMAN 7-4034 57 61 2 WASTELAND II (386) BONSUR
124) JENNIFER BARTES 63-1881 78 62 5 MOLES (118) AMEN-TEI
125) BLOOD TITAN 6-3509 105 88 4 DARK PANTHEON (164) TRANSEL
126) LANIAKEA 75-1396 73 57 1 MAKING WAVES (313) JADE MOUNTAIN
127) T'SAIN 18-993 53 63 2 THE DYING EARTH (331) TALCAMA
128) JAMES MADISON 32-2777 87 109 2 THE PRESIDENTS (344) ARVAT
129)-SUPER MIDGET 7-3802 55 67 0 SUPER ZEROES (422) BONSUR
130) VULTUREMAN 42-3394 73 33 1 LEGENDS OF STEELE (231) RODEKI
131) MYSTICA 19-544 111 89 0 EXILED KNIGHTS (224) ZUWAYZA
132) TIM HOCHBERG 63-1802 71 88 0 MOLES (118) AMEN-TEI
133) ZIPPY 82-1886 41 26 1 EASTERN HORDE (410) DWES EG
134) QUANDARY 53-4767 80 94 3 QUBIT (236) KHALHUMS
135) JULIET 49-2818 98 73 0 STORIES (430) VITHICAR
136) JAANA 40-2046 102 87 2 SUPERIOR FORCES (251) ZENSU
137) WARLOCK 2-3744 74 60 2 MYTH AND MIGHT (10) NIANIA
138) PURPLE BUTTERFLY 68-6859 59 62 1 GOOD VIBRATIONS (398) FIREHOLD
139) WHAT TEST? 78-779 104 95 1 BAD NEWS (186) LIN TIRIAN
140) TYRRUS 70-1125 107 73 1 VAMPYRES (310) SENTERN
141) ISHTAR 70-1568 133 93 2 WAY COOL PEOPLE (160) SENTERN
142) DEADLY BEAR 2-3688 79 58 0 THE BEARS (382) NIANIA
143) DARKNESS 69-6719 67 61 2 EVIL (379) CIMMERIAC
144) TENTACLES 65-2134 95 88 2 BETTER OFF DEAD (168) DAL SHANG
145) TV'S FRANK 68-7372 50 46 0 SECOND BANANAS (399) FIREHOLD
146) CHRIS DODD 77-31 91 129 3 DARBS (137) MAZGOURRAH
147) ZERO 7-3156 61 52 2 WASTELAND II (386) BONSUR
148) LISPER 66-3267 69 54 2 MAROON MIDGET (397) TARRGIR
149) THOMAS JEFFERSON 32-2776 80 116 6 THE PRESIDENTS (344) ARVAT
150) NEXT OF KIN 25-3663 61 32 4 WOLF PACK (342) LYRATILAN
151) SORE EYE 60-2308 103 92 1 JOKA MASHER (299) ARADI
GHEA GUARDIANS W L K TEAM NAME CITY
152) LUCKY SAVAGE 60-352 54 66 3 WIMPS OF DEATH (433) ARADI
153) TWISTED ONE 6-4738 61 28 0 DARK PANTHEON (164) TRANSEL
154) FORGEMASTER 6-1731 78 66 4 SILENT RHYTHM (141) TRANSEL
155) LUNCHTIME 17-5359 46 31 0 EASTERN HORDE (389) ALJAFIR
156)-BREAK 8-599 125 99 1 BRITERON BY (20) ARKERS
157)-ALVARON 8-522 123 104 1 BRITERON BY (20) ARKERS
158) GNAW 64-3066 97 119 0 MASTICATORS (151) KURUKAR
159) LITTLE SHIVA 70-938 107 91 1 VAMPYRES (310) SENTERN
160) EYE LINER 65-4957 50 38 0 GIRL STUFF (437) DAL SHANG
161) LI'L PEPPER 60-2245 88 88 1 JOKA MASHER (299) ARADI
162) THE TRIP 35-2655 48 40 0 PHILANTHROPISTS (426) MURSKA
163) MYSTRAL WYNDE 16-3730 73 60 2 THE BLACKHEARTS (424) WILLAF
164) URIEL 42-761 102 98 7 ARCHANGEL (289) RODEKI
165) GILHAMN 66-2153 61 48 2 CRIMSON PEGASI (438) TARRGIR
166) DOC STEELE 18-5277 63 80 5 ARROGANCE (425) TALCAMA
167) ENVY 69-7848 72 45 0 ADOPT A WARRIOR (440) CIMMERIAC
168) BISHOP 2-4520 60 31 5 SANCTUARY (86) NIANIA
169) BART THE BRAVE 19-475 87 73 2 EXILED KNIGHTS (224) ZUWAYZA
170) MONTEZUMA 66-2315 100 90 1 OFF THE WALL (355) TARRGIR
171) 5 62-2979 63 43 1 NUMBERS (435) VALAMANTIS
172) CHAMP 64-3195 103 100 4 MASTICATORS (151) KURUKAR
173) GOD-EMPEROR OF BOB 1-6104 31 15 0 MINIONS OF BOB (441) MORDANT
174) PHOENIX 6-4794 64 16 2 RESURRECTION (421) TRANSEL
175) PENUMBRA 36-2705 88 90 3 HER CATS (320) JHANS
176) WAHOO 18-3535 62 56 0 BIG MEAN FISH (391) TALCAMA
177)-ORLOK 28-1221 112 72 0 BRITERON BY (282) MORYA
178) UMBRA 36-2550 113 120 4 HER CATS (320) JHANS
179) NEO LIGHTNING 17-5112 43 36 1 EASTERN HORDE (389) ALJAFIR
180) PHAGE 64-3445 88 87 1 MASTICATORS (151) KURUKAR
GHEA GUARDIANS W L K TEAM NAME CITY
181) HUMAN GENOME PROJEC 7-3790 75 75 2 JUBS (142) BONSUR
182) ANGRY CALLER 42-3170 85 45 1 LEGENDS OF STEELE (231) RODEKI
183) MACBETH 49-2832 68 58 1 STORIES (430) VITHICAR
184) CALTECH 7-3361 86 111 2 JUBS (142) BONSUR
185) VAMPIRE 49-2926 74 64 1 RPG'S (431) VITHICAR
186) SHARON 36-4720 41 27 1 BABES (427) JHANS
187) ALTAIR 75-75 102 127 3 NIGHTLIGHTS (154) JADE MOUNTAIN
188) TONGUEINMYCLOTHES 53-5410 82 76 1 HYBRIDS II (394) KHALHUMS
189) AFTERLIFE 18-650 85 54 4 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
PHASE SHADE 108-25 0 1 0 1 THE GREENER FENCE 65-1 164
JAGUAR WARRIOR 108-57 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 VENGEANCE 9-2052 164
XOZKE 108-52 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 KING CRAB 21-1 164
FERNDOK 60-607 157 108 21 UNDERDOGS 75 JACCARANDA 108-51 164
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Dark Prophet -- Considering my train in last fight, perhaps now your manager will
believe Sultan when he says I had no business fighting for almost two years as a
Defender of the Keep. I know, I'm only a Guardian now, but I should be ranked no
higher than a Protector. -- Sir Mount, just now starting my third stat to max
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
VENGEANCE butchered JAGUAR WARRIOR in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Dark Arena fight.
KING CRAB murdered XOZKE in a exciting 3 minute gory Dark Arena melee.
FERNDOK was slaughtered by JACCARANDA in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena brawl.
GOLDILOCKS savagely defeated MOTHER BEAR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge match.
JALON won victory over HAMMER OF THE GODS in a 6 minute Challenge fight.
HELACIOUS HIPPO bested SIR REPTITIOUS in a popular 3 minute Challenge competition.
ALCATRAZ outwaited SIR MOUNT in a action packed 8 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
ARNIE vanquished DRIZZT DO'URDEN in a action packed 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
ISABEL savagely defeated MYSTICA in a exciting 16 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
PURPLE BUTTERFLY was savagely defeated by LAB SUPPORT in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
ZIPPY devastated JULIET in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
DEE DEE demolished FOAM AT THE MOUTH in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
METAL MANIAC defeated HARD-ROCK GABRIEL in a popular 2 minute Challenge duel.
MYSTRAL WYNDE devastated CALTECH in a exciting 3 minute bloody uneven Challenge duel.
LUNCHTIME was devastated by DARKNESS in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
5 overpowered PENUMBRA in a exciting 3 minute one-sided Challenge match.
THE TRIP overpowered DOC STEELE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
NEO LIGHTNING luckily beat MACBETH in a action packed 2 minute brutal Challenge fight.
FURIOUS IMPALER beat SHADOW KNIGHT in a action packed 5 minute gruesome Title fray.
REX WALTERS devastated T'K'K'K'K, CAPTURED in a popular 1 minute gory one-sided bout.
SEEKER HIDDEN SPARK was viciously subdued by MAIMED in a popular 9 minute match.
LAZAR WOLF was defeated by LEGACY in a exciting 3 minute gruesome bout.
SHEWISH PICKLE was overpowered by CRAZY HORSE in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
LIAR handily defeated SKREEEE, CAPTURED in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
SKYLAS TAKARIN was outlasted by SABRE TOOTH in a popular 10 minute fight.
MYSTIC lost to DOMINION in a popular 4 minute fray.
RAGE overpowered SOME STROKE in a popular 1 minute one-sided match.
GLENCOE savagely defeated COMPLETE CHECK in a popular 6 minute gruesome bout.
CHESHIRE CAT demolished SIR DAR in a popular 2 minute bloody uneven contest.
OEDI subdued FINGER PUPPET in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal match.
CUNNING FOX viciously subdued ANGEL in a exciting 3 minute brutal fight.
BARON COCKROACH viciously subdued MALICIOUS MOTH in a action packed 3 minute match.
ASHE narrowly defeated PLUNDER in a popular 3 minute bloody duel.
KENDER demolished MIPHON in a exciting 5 minute gory uneven competition.
GUMBY demolished WALL PAPER HANGER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal uneven duel.
SEEKER PALE SILK handily defeated MJOLNIR in a popular 1 minute mismatched duel.
THE DRAGON was beaten by NICODEMUS in a action packed 3 minute competition.
LUCIFER'S HAMMER overcame SEBASTIAN INLET in a exciting 2 minute match.
GABRIEL defeated HST in a popular 5 minute gruesome battle.
MARTIN RIGGS savagely defeated STEVE BARD in a action packed 5 minute gory bout.
CHILI CON CARNAGE overcame JUANITA in a exciting 1 minute duel.
LEMON demolished ROSE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided conflict.
STICKY HANDKERCHIEF was demolished by MOLLY RINGWALD in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MA BEAR bested KOJI SHIKERU in a exciting 1 minute conflict.
THUMPER was devastated by DARK PROPHET in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided battle.
WEBBED TOES overpowered BOOBFROG in a exciting 2 minute one-sided brawl.
KAHANAMOKU devastated TAIL BANDIT in a popular 1 minute one-sided brawl.
SUMMONED MONSTER was vanquished by SIR BACKBREAKER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SCAR handily defeated LAND SHARK in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
BLACKTHORN was savagely defeated by MALADOR in a exciting 3 minute bloody duel.
SQORPION subdued RODGER YOUNG in a popular 2 minute bloody conflict.
BONNIE was overpowered by FRAANCH in a exciting 1 minute mismatched bout.
SILVERFLASH was vanquished by SHARP in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
HARRISON CROSS overpowered JAANA in a action packed 4 minute brutal uneven fight.
DOTH DRAGONMERE was demolished by TOE JAM in a popular 2 minute gory uneven battle.
SMELT devastated PICASSO in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal uneven match.
SALADIN overpowered SIR ARTHUR in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SATURN was savagely defeated by CARNIVOROUS SLOTH in a popular 8 minute bloody fight.
JACK RABBIT vanquished GNARLY GNAT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
OXYGEN THIEF demolished MORIARTY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute uneven match.
LORD OF ILLUSION savagely defeated EXCARBAY in a popular 7 minute gruesome fight.
BLACK SKULL handily defeated AFTERLIFE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched match.
WHAT TEST? demolished SKI'KI'KI, TURNED in a popular 2 minute bloody one-sided duel.
VULTUREMAN demolished CHRIS DODD in a action packed 1 minute mismatched fray.
MICHAEL was subdued by STRANGE BREWTE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.
UMBRA was savagely defeated by DOC'S EGO in a exciting 2 minute brutal struggle.
CHANGELING overpowered T'SAIN in a exciting 2 minute gruesome one-sided fray.
TIM HOCHBERG was savagely defeated by BLOOD TITAN in a popular 8 minute contest.
JENNIFER BARTES overpowered URIEL in a exciting 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
CELISTON handily defeated GOD-EMPEROR OF BOB in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
LANIAKEA overcame GNAW in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal battle.
FANGS overpowered LITTLE SHIVA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
THE GREENER FENCE easily killed PHASE SHADE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
MILLER KNIGHT overpowered PHAGE in a popular 1 minute uneven battle.
CARTMAN devastated ALTAIR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute uneven bout.
LORD HAVE MERCY vanquished LISPER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory uneven fight.
ZERO was overpowered by QUANDARY in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
TWISTED ONE was demolished by JAMES MADISON in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
HARLOT HARE slimly won victory over ISHTAR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal duel.
CRYSTALSONG savagely defeated LI'L PEPPER in a popular 5 minute gruesome duel.
THE PLEDGE handily defeated WAHOO in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody one-sided fray.
WARLOCK demolished BISHOP in a popular 3 minute bloody mismatched battle.
DEADLY BEAR lost to TYRRUS in a popular 3 minute gory conflict.
ENVY narrowly defeated CHAMP in a exciting 3 minute bloody bout.
TV'S FRANK narrowly defeated MONTEZUMA in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gruesome fray.
GILHAMN was vanquished by THOMAS JEFFERSON in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
EYE LINER overpowered TONGUEINMYCLOTHES in a exciting 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
TENTACLES handily defeated NEXT OF KIN in a action packed 1 minute uneven contest.
SORE EYE handily defeated HUMAN GENOME PROJECT in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
LUCKY SAVAGE overpowered ANGRY CALLER in a action packed 1 minute one-sided match.
VAMPIRE overpowered TAMED NEEDLE-LIZARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight.
SHARON was devastated by PHOENIX in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody one-sided fight.
BART THE BRAVE was narrowly defeated by FORGEMASTER in a 2 minute contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 69 AIMED BLOW 82 - 57 - 1 59 |
|WALL OF STEEL 20 TOTAL PARRY 54 - 44 - 0 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 18 PARRY-LUNGE 102 - 84 - 1 55 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 18 LUNGING ATTACK 380 - 328 - 13 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 12 SLASHING ATTACK 104 - 96 - 2 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 PARRY-RIPOSTE 56 - 67 - 0 46 |
|TOTAL PARRY 9 BASHING ATTACK 35 - 43 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 8 PARRY-STRIKE 42 - 55 - 0 43 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 37 - 1 42 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 96 - 139 - 0 41 |
Turn 164 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:
AIMED BLOW 9 - 3 LUNGING ATTACK 33 - 36 6 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 4 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 13 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 6 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 5 2 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 4
PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 9
PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 4
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE RANK WARRIOR W L K TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW 1) FURIOUS IMPALER 37-762 176 47 6 FAMOUS BRANDS (177)
LUNGING ATTACK 2) VENGEANCE 9-2052 229 58 108 ANGELS OF PAIN (23)
PARRY-LUNGE 3) KING CRAB 21-1 156 62 2 TRITON'S ARMY (419)
SLASHING ATTACK 5) LEGACY 18-5620 92 30 9 THUNDR + LITENING (100)
WALL OF STEEL 24) RAGE 48-906 170 142 10 THE BEARS (70)
PARRY-STRIKE 26) BARON COCKROACH 20-703 144 134 2 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (37)
TOTAL PARRY 31) ASHE 55-168 126 115 3 KENCYRATH (157)
PARRY-RIPOSTE 32) OEDI 8-1440 167 90 2 BRITERON BY (20)
BASHING ATTACK 38) SIR BACKBREAKER 7-1870 139 80 4 GOLDEN DAWN (213)
STRIKING ATTACK 48) WALL PAPER HANGER 68-688 68 49 1 ALMOST (304)
The overall popularity leader is NICODEMUS 8-1729. The most popular warrior this
turn was MAIMED 36-2213. The ten other most popular fighters were SABRE TOOTH
28-1193, SEEKER HIDDEN SPARK 65-1559, SKYLAS TAKARIN 18-3114, BLOOD TITAN 6-3509,
CARNIVOROUS SLOTH 56-1073, JALON 97-37, GLENCOE 6-4341, SIR MOUNT 10-2951, VENGEANCE
9-2052, and HAMMER OF THE GODS 6-3311.
The least popular fighter this week was HUMAN GENOME PROJECT 7-3790. The other ten
least popular fighters were ZERO 7-3156, AFTERLIFE 18-650, NEXT OF KIN 25-3663, PHAGE
64-3445, LITTLE SHIVA 70-938, SIR ARTHUR 69-1079, STICKY HANDKERCHIEF 18-3244, WALL
PAPER HANGER 68-6885, SHEWISH PICKLE 7-2434, and DOC STEELE 18-5277.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
MORDANT(1) 1 1 0 LYRATILAN(25) 2 1 0 ARADI(60) 2 2 0
NIANIA(2) 2 2 0 MORYA(28) 1 0 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 1 1 0
OSKSI(3) 1 0 0 LAPUR(29) 0 2 0 AMEN-TEI(63) 2 3 0
JHELUM(4) 5 3 0 ARVAT(32) 2 0 0 KURUKAR(64) 0 3 0
TRANSEL(6) 5 2 0 NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33) 2 0 0 DAL SHANG(65) 5 1 1
BONSUR(7) 7 7 0 MURSKA(35) 1 0 0 TARRGIR(66) 1 3 0
ARKERS(8) 2 0 0 JHANS(36) 2 7 0 FIREHOLD(68) 2 4 0
ZUKAL(9) 1 0 1 SIBIKHAS(37) 1 0 0 CIMMERIAC(69) 4 4 0
KOLACT(10) 1 4 0 ZENSU(40) 0 2 0 SENTERN(70) 3 4 0
ARUAK CITY(11) 1 0 0 RODEKI(42) 2 4 0 DAIYLA KIV(74) 1 0 0
RIZTAB(12) 1 0 0 VEASTIAN(43) 0 1 0 JADE MOUNTAIN(75) 2 3 0
DULLENS(13) 1 0 0 CAER(48) 2 0 0 SIMTAKKA(76) 0 2 0
WILLAF(16) 1 0 0 VITHICAR(49) 1 2 0 MAZGOURRAH(77) 1 1 0
ALJAFIR(17) 1 1 0 FRATSFA(52) 1 0 0 LIN TIRIAN(78) 1 1 0
TALCAMA(18) 9 8 0 KHALHUMS(53) 1 1 0 DWES EG(82) 1 0 0
ZUWAYZA(19) 1 3 0 KHALANI(55) 1 0 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 1 0 0
SEAM(20) 1 0 0 ROCANIS(56) 2 3 0 SYVYN'S HILL(98) 1 0 0
SUNSET(21) 1 0 1 DELARQ TOR(58) 1 0 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K TEAM NAME CITY
69) TOE JAM 1-3433 75 77 2 SUPERIOR FORCES (120) MORDANT
68) OXYGEN THIEF 2-3726 105 60 2 ODD SQUAD (268) NIANIA
113) THE PLEDGE 3-2984 88 76 3 FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (208) OSKSI
17) CUNNING FOX 4-3906 103 43 0 TRIBAL COUNCIL (83) JHELUM
23) HAMMER OF THE GODS 6-3311 130 76 7 DARK PANTHEON (164) TRANSEL
9) MOTHER BEAR 7-3172 117 83 2 THE BEARS (172) BONSUR
32) OEDI 8-1440 167 90 2 BRITERON BY (20) ARKERS
2) VENGEANCE 9-2052 229 58 %108 ANGELS OF PAIN (23) ZUKAL
40) MIPHON 10-2706 133 76 1 LIQUID CARNAGE (216) KOLACT
95) FANGS 11-3066 83 75 2 REPTILIAN REBELS (337) ARUAK CITY
19) GUMBY 12-2854 109 90 0 ZOOM ZONE (143) RIZTAB
61) HELACIOUS HIPPO 13-2774 172 70 4 SATAN'S KINGDOM (339) DULLENS
163) MYSTRAL WYNDE 16-3730 73 60 2 THE BLACKHEARTS (424) WILLAF
155) LUNCHTIME 17-5359 46 31 0 EASTERN HORDE (389) ALJAFIR
5) LEGACY 18-5620 92 30 9 THUNDR + LITENING (100) TALCAMA
96) CHANGELING 19-2164 93 96 2 THE GUARDIANS (35) ZUWAYZA
26) BARON COCKROACH 20-703 144 134 2 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (37) SEAM
3) KING CRAB 21-1 156 62 2 TRITON'S ARMY (419) SUNSET
46) SCAR 25-2752 78 67 2 SACRED VOW (174) LYRATILAN
12) SABRE TOOTH 28-1193 146 83 2 THE RED REAVERS (47) MORYA
63) SUMMONED MONSTER 29-2992 108 74 0 SUPERIOR FORCES (113) LAPUR
128) JAMES MADISON 32-2777 87 109 2 THE PRESIDENTS (344) ARVAT
22) CHESHIRE CAT 33-3036 154 70 3 ALICE'S RESTAURANT (156) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
162) THE TRIP 35-2655 48 40 0 PHILANTHROPISTS (426) MURSKA
7) MAIMED 36-2213 144 106 15 THE HURT (103) JHANS
1) FURIOUS IMPALER 37-762 176 47 6 FAMOUS BRANDS (177) SIBIKHAS
84) KOJI SHIKERU 40-2619 86 69 1 SUPERIOR FORCES (251) ZENSU
54) GABRIEL 42-762 133 92 1 ARCHANGEL (289) RODEKI
44) MYSTIC 43-2387 146 63 4 DARK SIDE (115) VEASTIAN
24) RAGE 48-906 170 142 10 THE BEARS (70) CAER
135) JULIET 49-2818 98 73 0 STORIES (430) VITHICAR
45) MOLLY RINGWALD 52-520 133 110 5 PRETTY THINGS (93) FRATSFA
134) QUANDARY 53-4767 80 94 3 QUBIT (236) KHALHUMS
31) ASHE 55-168 126 115 3 KENCYRATH (157) KHALANI
33) ANGEL 56-612 156 100 0 PITT GLADIATORS (158) ROCANIS
117) BLACK SKULL 58-5130 84 62 1 KHOTA (352) DELARQ TOR
14) FERNDOK 60-607 157 108 21 UNDERDOGS (75) ARADI
59) THE DRAGON 62-2505 81 67 1 SAVAGE (302) VALAMANTIS
28) LIAR 63-28 145 88 3 QUEENSPAWN (181) AMEN-TEI
158) GNAW 64-3066 97 119 0 MASTICATORS (151) KURUKAR
11) SEEKER HIDDEN SPAR 65-1559 129 83 1 SILENT STORM (159) DAL SHANG
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K TEAM NAME CITY
105) LORD HAVE MERCY 66-2314 120 79 6 OFF THE WALL (355) TARRGIR
48) WALL PAPER HANGER 68-6885 68 49 1 ALMOST (304) FIREHOLD
25) CRAZY HORSE 69-4523 148 62 1 DEADMAN'S HAND (242) CIMMERIAC
4) REX WALTERS 70-1592 141 65 3 JAYHAWKS (161) SENTERN
77) SHARP 74-2739 62 26 0 CORPS (327) DAIYLA KIV
52) SOME STROKE 75-1564 82 45 1 MAKING WAVES (313) JADE MOUNTAIN
42) COMPLETE CHECK 76-756 103 117 2 CREW MONIKER (119) SIMTAKKA
43) MARTIN RIGGS 77-2297 83 37 0 HEROES (328) MAZGOURRAH
93) HST 78-1738 67 48 1 PRESIDENTS (407) LIN TIRIAN
133) ZIPPY 82-1886 41 26 1 EASTERN HORDE (410) DWES EG
21) JALON 97-37 160 65 5 FIVE IN ONE (366) SHADOW GROVE
82) ARNIE 98-368 104 71 6 ...ACTION! (314) SYVYN'S HILL
Pagan's Logical Argument on Tactics and Their Suitability
The suitability comes from the "Red Book" in its explanation of tactics and references
to styles.
I of course assume that there are only two possibilities WS (Well Suited) or US
(unsuited). Nothing in the fight says you are using this tactic unsuitably so how can
we judge tactic usage...?
I look to the Favorites Chart and see what tactics are possible to the style and those
must be Well Suited. All the other tactics must not be Well Suited.
Perhaps there's a middle category, but I can't see a defined structure to prove it so
I stick with what I can know. Managers make the three pronged assumption because
weapons have three categories, WS / S / Unorthodox. They assume that tactics must
work the same way without any data to support their belief.
I believe that any style can use a tactic that they can get a favorite in. All other
tactics lower their style's fighting "string" in the program. There's always a chance
of getting a favorite tactic based on luck and any warrior could get any tactic, but I
don't think so.
Why I haven't made a change in my charts to reflect my ideas:
1. Everyone thinks of tactic usage as possible across all the styles, and some
tactics are better suited to some styles over others. Hence the three pronged thing,
or a varying degree of effects depending upon which tactic for which style.
2. I trust my intuition when I think of only WS and US, because I know that my
strategies will not make me fall on a decision which adversely affects my warriors
since I use only those tactics I see as WS to the style. Plus I feel I'm logically
correct <smile>.
This is how the tactics are written on the styles, in the current RSI stuff:
"The Parry-Riposte style is well suited to the Lunge, poorly suited to the Slash, and
horribly suited to the Decisiveness and Bash tactics."
WS I can understand; Poorly Suited has no reference for me; Horribly Suited means US
to me but this could all mean varying degrees of badness. How in the world do you
rate terms like Poor, Horrible, Ineffective, not-well, and other tags I've seen
mentioned in the styles of the Red-Book to denote skills not WS?
Favorites chart lists Slash, Decise, and Bash as not possible to ever have as a
favorite tactic. If you add up all the number of PR warriors that got one of these as
a favorite tactic you get the big ZERO. Decise I see is against the fundamentals of
the style. Bash is Horribly Suited...? Using Bash for the PR is just wrong since the
style doesn't even have a weapon that it could be used with. But I would bet that
they wouldn't put that in there if one or both of the following reasons were true:
1. the PR's had a bashing type Well Suited weapon, or marginally suited bashing
weapon
2. the PR's get an EXTRA negative when using the Bash tactic. (I believe unlikely
given my stance on the functions of a tactics usage at the end of the this essay.)
HERE'S ANOTHER:
"Offensively, because of its economy of motion, the Parry-Strike style lends itself to
Decisiveness modification. The Slash, Lunge, and Bash tactics can be used, but are
not very effective."
What does "not very effective" mean? Does it mean Poorly Suited? Why is there a
reference in the Parry Riposte about Horribly Suited to Decise and Bash, but not to
others? Does that mean that the Parry Strike is/or is not Horribly Suited to a
tactic? Is 'not very effective' the same as 'poor', or 'not well'?
This is all ambiguous. But let's try and look at what we "know."
The Favorites chart lists Slash, Lunge, and Bash as not possible to ever have as a
favorite tactic. If you add up all the number of PS warriors you get ZERO with those
tactics. I guess I could start to assume that the reason the PR got a special extra
mention about the Bash tactic may be from that style's weapons selection. The PS
weapon selection does offer it the potential to at least use a weapon suited to the
three tactics even though they are not suitable to the style (it is not possible to
get them as a favorite).
HERE'S ANOTHER:
"Defensively, the Parry-Lunge style is Well Suited to both the Parry and the Dodge
tactics. The Riposte can be used to some effect, but it is not a well suited tactic.
The Responsiveness tactic is not at all suited to this style."
A lot of the same questions apply. I can see Well Suited, but what about the other
tactics? Since the PL is not suited at all to Response, then is this the worst
possible tactic that could be used for the style, or should I assume that 'not at all
suited' has more innate badness than 'Horribly Suited'? The others are bad but not as
bad? Does it go from helpful to gradually getting worse? Wouldn't the program have a
rhyme/reason for tactics used by styles? Wouldn't there be a simple computer
formulation to be used in the fighting? I it goes from helpful to bad in categories,
then so far I have listed quite a few categories over the presumed three.
I hate the red-book for stuff just like this, and I am not alone in this opinion.
Favorite tactics for the three above styles listed in the Favorites Chart:
PR 3 Lunge ; 11 Riposte ; 6 Parry
PS 12 Decise ; 9 Response ; 9 Dodge ; 1 Riposte ; 8 Parry
PL 23 Lunge ; 12 Dodge ; 12 Parry
Now if you look at what the actual favorites are then you'll see the only tactics that
are Well Suited. Neither of the three have a favorite tactic available that didn't
say it was Well Suited. They had some WS tactics that weren't written about at all
but as for the PR we assume Riposte could be a favorite, where PL we assume that Parry
could be a favorite. The other tactics mentioned as being 'Poorly Suited', or 'could
be used to some effect' are not listed to be a favorite tactic at all for the
corresponding style when you look at a Favorites Chart. But we don't even have to
assume the styles WS tactics, just by looking at the Favorites Chart we can see them
for ourselves.
I think the need to put more words into the "what is the such-and-such style" made the
writer(s) of the Red-Book put comments about which tactics could be used. By looking
at the Parry-Lunge style you immediately guess that this style will be able to use
Parry and Lunge tactics, and the inferences seem to show themselves this way through
all of the styles. The trouble is determining if there are degrees of US tactics or
not. I personally doubt that there are.
I'm sure that the Poorly Suited, Horribly Suited, and other adjectives used in the
style explanations of all the ten styles reflect both the weapons available to the
style and the preferential weapons that are well-suited. I have to say preferential
since weapons used can be well-suited, marginally-effective, or unorthodox. Use a
marginally effective weapon with a tactic listed as Poorly Suited and you have a bad
combination, so instead of listing Bash for the PR as 'not-well' (or some such
adjective) it gets listed as 'horrible'. What it broke down to was the PR using a
weapon with negatives, and a tactic which causes negatives. But enough of my rambling
about the Red-Book of Lies....
I'm sure that anything not able to be gotten as a favorite tactic is a negative
modifier to your warrior. The others only alter the program's numbers. Like moving
some of your attack skills to Decise when using the decise tactic but over all not
reducing your warrior's total skill performance.
Say a warrior has 10 skills in all 6 skill areas
INI RIP ATT PAR DEF DEC TTL
10 10 10 10 10 10 60
Now let's assume a 5 skill bonus for a WS tactic
Our Striker uses Decise - a WS tactic
INI RIP ATT PAR DEF DEC TTL
9 9 9 9 9 15 60
In this case I can see a shuffling around of 5 skill points towards Decise, lowering
the effectiveness of the others by 1, while keeping the total skills at 60.
But use a tactic your style can't get a favorite in (in my opinion an US tactic) and I
bet it enhances that area while subtracting from your warrior's total skill
performance by twice the amount (2 skills per area instead of 1)
INI RIP ATT PAR DEF DEC TTL
10 10 10 10 10 10 60
A Parry-Lunger uses Decise - an US tactic
INI RIP ATT PAR DEF DEC TTL
8 8 8 8 8 15 55
In this case I can see a shuffling around of skill points towards Decise, lowering the
effectiveness of the others by twice the amount of a WS tactic, and lowering the total
skills to 55 (that's a 5 total skill loss). Where the former keeps you at zero skills
negated, the latter would keep you at a negated skill level. Use your favorite
tactic, and I assume there would be no shuffling of skills just an enhancement of the
skill area correspondent to the tactic. And in my examples that would be an
enhancement of +5 skills in decise for a total of 65 skills ( a +5 total skill gain).
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