DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 07/01/2025 Duedate: 07/14/2025 KOLACT ARENA DM 10 TURN 1030 This Week's Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS OCTAVIAN PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) (10-5210) [22-9-1,108] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader POSITION IS EMPTY POSITION IS EMPTY Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite OCTAVIAN RUBY PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) (10-5210) [22-9-1,108] (10-7659) [10-6-2,88] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM WAR HAWKS (11) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. WAR HAWKS (11) 29 2. THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) 26 NEON DIAMONDS (661) 3. NEON DIAMONDS (661) 17 Unchartered Team 4. COVEY II (662) 12 5. PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) 11 WHOA! JUMP BACK! (316) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 PRATFALL (660) 15 3 3 83.3 1/ 4 WAR HAWKS (11) 8 2 0 2- 3*DEATHBRINGERS (655) 4 2 0 66.7 2/ 1 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) 7 6 0 3/ 5 NEON DIAMONDS (661) 66 59 3 52.8 3/ 2 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) 7 8 1 4/ 6 WAR HAWKS (11) 357 381 20 48.4 4/ 3 NEON DIAMONDS (661) 7 8 0 5/ 7 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) 316 365 20 46.4 5/ 6 COVEY II (662) 2 2 0 6/ 8 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) 91 109 8 45.5 6- 9 BEASTS WITHIN (561) 1 1 1 7- 9 BEASTS WITHIN (561) 32 41 3 43.8 7- 5*ERRATA (652) 1 2 0 8/10 THE MOONDOGS (97) 871 1134 19 43.4 8/11 THE MOONDOGS (97) 0 9 0 9/11 COVEY II (662) 13 17 0 43.3 9-12*DEATHBRINGERS (655) 0 1 0 10-12*ERRATA (652) 2 3 0 40.0 10-10 PRATFALL (660) 0 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Praetorian Mandate: The Word of Octavian Once again, the sands of Kolact bear witness to Imperial supremacy. Ruby-so quick to kill, yet quicker still to collapse. For the second time, I faced her. For the second time, she failed. Though she struts with the stature of a warrior (6'2" is it?), she lacks the strength to wield her long spear properly and the stamina to survive more than four attacks. This time, she didn't just lose. She passed out. I didn't defeat Ruby; I endured her-like one endures a summer pest-until she withered under her own inadequacy. She is no warrior. She is a bloodstain on my boots. Let it be known: I will Blood Feud again. Each time one of mine falls, tenfold vengeance is sworn. When the Empire bleeds, the sword of justice follows. In service to the Emperor, the ranks of the Praetorian Guard have grown. Cassius Varus, recently elevated from his station beside the throne, now tests his mettle in the arena. He will earn his scars. His victories. And if he fails, he will be replaced. That is the way of things. To our friends and ally, the War Hawks-your blades are keen, your victories many. Kolact is better for your presence. Together we raise the standard of strength, loyalty, and honor. To the cowards, pretenders, and throne-clingers: I am the Duelmaster. You are not. -- Octavian, Captain of the Imperial Guard, Champion of Kolact SPY REPORT It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty, and despair! Nothing is certain in KOLACT, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--WAR HAWKS. Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as WAR HAWKS can attest... Practice pays for GALAXY LETTUCE, who pummelled KAIZAR, to pocket 12 points. KAIZAR certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to GALAXY LETTUCE and losing 7 points in the process! Well, Duelmaster OCTAVIAN Bloodfeuded THE RAZOR'S EDGE's RUBY. Is a 21-9-1 good enough? OCTAVIAN successfully staved off a grab for the roses by RUBY of THE RAZOR'S EDGE. Does KOLACT have no one talented enough to dethrone him? So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem... A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in KOLACT avoid NEON DIAMONDS. The warriors of NEON DIAMONDS found their efforts at combat frustrated as WAR HAWKS apparently had more important things to do than fight. Is it charming personality? Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, RUBY is the most challenged warrior. Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors. Never one to advocate diplomacy and restraint, I was pleased to see NEON DIAMONDS retaliate against THE RAZOR'S EDGE in bloodfeud! Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor. All good things must come to an end. As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place. KOLACT, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at Don Corleone's. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OCTAVIAN 5210 22 9 1 108 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TREIRUS 7466 14 8 0 108 WAR HAWKS (11) CATFISH 7639 8 1 0 94 NEON DIAMONDS (661) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LUCINCH 5380 16 24 0 92 WAR HAWKS (11) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RUBY 7659 10 6 2 88 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) GALAXY LETTUCE 7651 8 5 0 83 COVEY II (662) FLYING DUTCHMAN 7642 17 9 1 81 NEON DIAMONDS (661) ARTEMIS 7657 11 5 0 68 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) HARLUNE 7475 13 6 1 67 WAR HAWKS (11) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SELENA 7020 11 31 0 64 THE MOONDOGS (97) POLYXENA 7663 8 7 1 64 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) KAIZAR 5459 10 3 0 58 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) COG 7575 7 3 1 57 WAR HAWKS (11) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DRAGON O'MALLY 7222 7 5 2 56 BEASTS WITHIN (561) AJAX 7660 6 10 1 47 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) BIG ROCK 7076 5 31 0 46 THE MOONDOGS (97) DYNOMYTE 7684 7 4 0 44 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) ATTIS 7565 6 5 1 43 WAR HAWKS (11) -SWAN ARTIST 7676 3 1 0 39 COVEY II (662) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -OBLITERATOR 7550 4 2 0 32 DEATHBRINGERS (655) MOLDAVIUS 5672 3 1 0 29 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) -MEADOWFLOW 7527 2 2 0 29 ERRATA (652) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CAMPY 7709 3 1 0 17 NEON DIAMONDS (661) ECLIPSE 7695 2 9 0 15 THE MOONDOGS (97) CASSIUS VARUS 7721 0 1 0 1 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? DARK DIAMOND 2 7719 0 1 0 NEON DIAMONDS 661 MOUNTAIN TROLL 1030 NONE DARK DIAMOND 3 7720 0 1 0 NEON DIAMONDS 661 SPYMASTER 1030 NONE PUDGE 7643 11 16 2 NEON DIAMONDS 661 POLYXENA 7663 1029 JUST REVENGED DARK ARENA 2 7722 0 1 0 PRAETORIAN GUARD 6 BLACK ORC 1030 NONE KOSIKA 5437 9 4 1 PRAETORIAN GUARD 6 RUBY 7659 1027 JUST REVENGED PERSONAL ADS LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS DARK ARENA 2 was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. DARK DIAMOND 3 was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. DARK DIAMOND 2 was easily killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena match. OCTAVIAN defeated RUBY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Bloodfeud Title duel. CATFISH devastated POLYXENA in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight. KAIZAR was demolished by GALAXY LETTUCE in a 1 minute Challenge competition. MOLDAVIUS vanquished ECLIPSE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. TREIRUS overpowered FLYING DUTCHMAN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. LUCINCH overpowered SELENA in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee. COG lost to ARTEMIS in a 1 minute duel. HARLUNE defeated AJAX in a 2 minute duel. BIG ROCK lost to ATTIS in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight. DYNOMYTE overcame THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute bout. CAMPY overpowered CASSIUS VARUS 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| |STRIKING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 4 - 0 80 | |LUNGING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 9 - 0 57 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 15 - 2 53 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 28 - 3 52 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 11 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 33 - 1 41 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 4 - 0 33 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 5 - 0 17 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 - 0 0 | Turn 1030 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 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 STRIKING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 4 3 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL OCTAVIAN 5210 22 9 1 108 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6) SLASHING ATTACK TREIRUS 7466 14 8 0 108 WAR HAWKS (11) STRIKING ATTACK CATFISH 7639 8 1 0 94 NEON DIAMONDS (661) LUNGING ATTACK RUBY 7659 10 6 2 88 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246) BASHING ATTACK COG 7575 7 3 1 57 WAR HAWKS (11) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is OCTAVIAN 5210. The most popular warrior this turn was RUBY 7659. The ten other most popular fighters were LUCINCH 5380, HARLUNE 7475, AJAX 7660, OCTAVIAN 5210, CATFISH 7639, GALAXY LETTUCE 7651, MOLDAVIUS 5672, TREIRUS 7466, ARTEMIS 7657, and ATTIS 7565. The least popular fighter this week was CASSIUS VARUS 7721. The other ten least popular fighters were ECLIPSE 7695, KAIZAR 5459, POLYXENA 7663, DARK DIAMOND 2 7719, DARK ARENA 2 7722, BIG ROCK 7076, COG 7575, SELENA 7020, FLYING DUTCHMAN 7642, and DARK DIAMOND 3 7720. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: OCTAVIAN (10-5210) PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)