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DM 093 Newsletter
DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/05/2024 Duedate: 04/18/2024
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 658
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DOC STEELE
DM - FOLK (1916)
(93-11217) [3-2-0,52]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TIBERE GRACCHUS DOC STEELE
ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911) DM - FOLK (1916)
(93-11189) [8-2-1,48] (93-11217) [3-2-0,52]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
BROKE NEWSLETTERS WEE JERRY
BB FACE TO FACE (1915) RED LEGION (1919)
(93-11210) [2-3-0,14] (93-11232) [2-2-0,23]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DM - FOLK (1916)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911) 31
2. IMPERIAL CABAL (1920) 21 ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911)
3. OXY MORONS (1917) 21 Unchartered Team
4. DM - FOLK (1916) 17
5. RED LEGION (1919) 16 DM - FOLK (1916)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*DM - FOLK (1916) 17 8 0 68.0 1/ 1*DM - FOLK (1916) 9 6 0
2/ 2 ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911) 30 17 3 63.8 2/ 2 ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911) 8 6 0
3/ 4*IMPERIAL CABAL (1920) 10 10 0 50.0 3/ 3*BB FACE TO FACE (1915) 8 7 0
4- 3*WE THE PEOPLE (1910) 6 6 0 50.0 4/ 4*IMPERIAL CABAL (1920) 8 7 0
5/ 5*BB FACE TO FACE (1915) 11 14 0 44.0 5- 5*WE THE PEOPLE (1910) 5 1 0
6- 6*SLAUGHTER HOUSE V (1913) 6 9 1 40.0 6/ 6*RED LEGION (1919) 4 11 0
7- 7*DIVIDED NATIONS (1912) 3 5 0 37.5 7/ 8*OXY MORONS (1917) 3 7 1
8/ 8*RED LEGION (1919) 6 14 0 30.0 8- 7*DIVIDED NATIONS (1912) 1 4 0
9/ 9*OXY MORONS (1917) 3 7 1 30.0 9- 9*SLAUGHTER HOUSE V (1913) 0 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Basics of Strategy, part 3
Hybrids (not including tank offensives):
Let's assume you've designed a great hybrid warrior, who has skills in all the
right places and the right mix of physicals for his style. There is not a 'catch all'
strategy for these warriors. In fact, one of the things that makes hybrids so hard to
run (even after you have the right design) is that not all hybrids respond the same to
the same strategy.
Offensive Effort is the 'easiest' number to decide on. Find what works for your
warrior and stick with it. Most hybrids operate best on the favorite Offensive
Effort. You can find other articles talking about favorites and what is likely for
your warrior. While usually avoiding 1-2 is adviseable, I've seen scum and parry
ripostes do nasty things at 1-2 offensive effort.
Activity Level is tougher. Higher is often better and it often won't hurt your
warrior to run at 10 AL. It makes your warrior move around, helping dodge and your
willingness to strike, but 10 AL will burn endurance fast and probably hurts parry.
For a Lunger with lots and lots of endurance, I highly recommend 10 AL. For a Parry
Striker that isn't learning defense skills, maybe not so much. Once again, if you can
find a number that works well, go with it. Assur starts most of his hybrids at 5-10
AL and works from there.
All that said, you might opt to run your hybrid differently in different minutes.
My comments above are assuming you are expecting a short fight (which is usually the
case). For a hybrid with high parry, you might go with a parry strategy minute 1 and
slowly wake up in minutes 2 and 3. For a lunger hybrid, you might opt for very high
numbers in minute 1, then go with some endurance conserving strategy in later minutes.
Work with your warrior and style and his strengths and weaknesses. And use your
challenges, avoids, and your alternate strategy to mix it up a bit.
Armor: DO NOT OVER ENCUMBER YOUR HYBRID!!! One popular formula for determining
your carry ability without penalties is to add your Strength to the lesser of
Strength/Constitution and subtract 6. This is the number of points your warrior can
carry. After you've determined the max you want to carry, that helps you decide your
armor/weapons. For higher dodge, Assur recommends ARM or lower, even if you can carry
more, in most fights.
Weapons: Feel free to try and find your favorite weapon, but most of Assur's
warriors use the best weapon they can use given their stats. SC, BS, BA, LO are all
great choices if you can use them and highly recommended. For basic strategy, it is
tough to go wrong with those weapons.
I am going to skip the counter strategy section against hybrids.
1) Different hybrids fight differently
2) It is pretty rare to find yourself against an unbeatable hybrid
3) Most of the time, it is combination of skills and luck that will determine the
outcome of these fights.
If you do find yourself sharing an arena with one of the few hybrids that appears to
wipe the arena sands with anyone they face, I recommend avoiding that warrior. These
warriors are special and often look really mediocre until they get on the sands.
SPY REPORT
Good day, in NOBLISH ISLAND a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets
poor. So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. And let's see, MARCUS CATO
fought DANGEROUS CRIMINAL and gained 18 points and contributed to ROMAN REPUBLIC's
3-1-0. BAD MATCH UPS has lost to PUBLIUS SCIPIO, falling 8 points, while helping
make BB FACE TO FACE a 2-3-0 turn. Our Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to KHALHUMS
DWARF, BUT DOC STEELE is still the Duelmaster because he has the most recognition
points! Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that
The Welcome Wench uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle!
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. DM - FOLK has cause to stand tall,
as they were NOBLISH ISLAND's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a
team to beat. And guess who avoided DM - FOLK stable the most? Believe it or not,
it was BB FACE TO FACE. Anyone surprised? Well, sports fans, take notice that BROKE
NEWSLETTERS from BB FACE TO FACE was NOBLISH ISLAND's most challenged warrior this
turn.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or
hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
I like this place, NOBLISH ISLAND, the taverns have old wine, and young serving
girls. Who could ask for more? Always good to rest in NOBLISH ISLAND, but never
good to wear out my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until the sun next rises
and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DOC STEELE 11217 ST 3 2 0 52 DM - FOLK (1916)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TIBERE GRACCHUS 11189 PS 8 2 1 48 ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911)
MARCUS CATO 11191 LU 7 3 1 44 ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911)
PUBLIUS SCIPIO 11188 ST 5 5 1 43 ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911) *
MANNEQUIN 11215 BA 4 1 0 36 DM - FOLK (1916)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUBBA 11214 TP 5 0 0 30 DM - FOLK (1916)
VLAD 11218 AB 4 1 0 26 DM - FOLK (1916)
APPIUS CAUDEX 11190 AB 7 3 0 25 ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WEE JERRY 11232 LU 2 2 0 23 RED LEGION (1919) *
OZLETC 11237 WS 3 1 0 22 IMPERIAL CABAL (1920)
NIRUUL 11235 WS 3 1 0 22 IMPERIAL CABAL (1920)
-BIG MAC 11181 LU 1 2 0 19 WE THE PEOPLE (1910)
-ENRIQUE SUAVE 11196 2 0 0 18 DIVIDED NATIONS (1912) ???
BAD MATCH UPS 11211 ST 3 2 0 17 BB FACE TO FACE (1915)
-BUSH 11184 1 1 0 17 WE THE PEOPLE (1910) [LU-ST]
ARACHNOL 11229 3 1 0 16 RED LEGION (1919) [PR-WS]
BROKE NEWSLETTERS 11210 ST 2 3 0 14 BB FACE TO FACE (1915)
TAZAROC 11236 LU 2 2 0 14 IMPERIAL CABAL (1920)
-WOLFGANG 11201 BA 2 1 0 12 SLAUGHTER HOUSE V (1913)
TOMBSTONE FEATURE 11209 TP 2 3 0 12 BB FACE TO FACE (1915)
ONE-ARM BANDIT 11216 LU 1 4 0 12 DM - FOLK (1916)
HUNG OVER 11213 BA 2 3 0 11 BB FACE TO FACE (1915)
-COCA-COLA 11182 1 1 0 10 WE THE PEOPLE (1910) [LU-ST-WS]
-ANHEUSER 11183 AB 1 1 0 10 WE THE PEOPLE (1910)
MINOR CATASTROPHE 11246 1 0 0 10 OXY MORONS (1917) [BA-PR-WS]
SANDY CALL OUT 11212 BA 2 3 0 9 BB FACE TO FACE (1915)
WURM FOOD 11248 1 0 0 9 OXY MORONS (1917) [BA-PR-WS]
-BALD EAGLE 11180 2 1 0 8 WE THE PEOPLE (1910) [BA-LU-PR-ST-WS]
SLEEPY JOE 11220 1 2 1 6 OXY MORONS (1917) [AB-BA-PR-SL-WS]
-ARCHER 11199 1 2 1 6 SLAUGHTER HOUSE V (1913) [BA-LU-PL-PR-TP-WS]
CUTTER 11230 SL 1 3 0 6 RED LEGION (1919)
VALUS THUNN 11238 1 3 0 6 IMPERIAL CABAL (1920) [AB-PR-SL-WS]
BRACUS ZAHN 11234 1 3 0 6 IMPERIAL CABAL (1920) [BA-PR-WS]
-WILHEIM 11198 PS 1 2 0 5 SLAUGHTER HOUSE V (1913) *
-PERRY 11200 PL 1 2 0 5 SLAUGHTER HOUSE V (1913)
-DEVON 11202 1 2 0 5 SLAUGHTER HOUSE V (1913) [LU-ST]
-JOSE SUMMERS 11193 TP 1 1 0 4 DIVIDED NATIONS (1912)
-NATALIA MARAKOVA 11197 0 2 0 2 DIVIDED NATIONS (1912) [BA-LU-PR-WS]
-EUNUCH 11195 0 1 0 1 DIVIDED NATIONS (1912) [AB-BA-LU-PL-PR-SL-ST-TP-WS]
ZIPPY THE SLUG 11247 0 1 0 1 OXY MORONS (1917) [AB-BA-PR-SL-TP-WS]
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
JOB GOLDSTIEN 11194 0 1 0 DIVIDED NATIONS 1912 SLEEPY JOE 11220 656
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BONE SPLITTER 11233 0 4 0 RED LEGION 1919 HIGH ELF 658 NONE
CHONK 11231 0 4 0 RED LEGION 1919 HIGH ELF 658 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Hmmm. 2-0 on my challenges. 2-0 when challenger. 0-1 on matchups. Dang those NPCs! --
T.C.
Mail-In Tournament -- April 6 week-end. Will Noblish be represented? -- T.C.
Good to see so many teams here on the Noblish Isle. Good luck to all. Questions?
You've got questions? Ask 'em all! -- T.C.
T.C. -- Thank you for answering all my Diplo questions! Sorry about the handwriting,
the strategy article mentioned Dr's with messy handwriting. Add me to the list, lol.
It's something they teach before you can pass National Boards! -- Alcibiades (mgr, Red
Legion)
Ozletec -- I have three fights under my belt and two of them are with you! Is this
going to end with one of us dead? -- Cutter
Tombstone Feature -- That 11 minute fight felt like a week! Next time let's actually
fight! -- Arachnol
Bubba -- Ouch! Manager say me go to a new Arena with no lights. He say it dark there.
Maybe it for the best! -- Chonk
One-Arm Bandit -- Well clearly fighting ain't my cup of grog! It's off to the Dark
Arena with Chonk I go! -- Bone Splitter
Emperor Calus -- Your team spotlight was exceedingly well done! -- Alcibiades
Gentlemen, the period of apprenticeship has come to an end. Upon decree of the Roman
senate, we will travel to the free city of Shadowspire. Whilst there, our young men
will continue to hone their skills until they are deemed fit to lead as senior
commanding officers in our legions. Our time in this hospitable city has been most
fortuitous. We met skilled trainers and talented fighters. We salute you, T.C. and
Assur, for your wiseness and etiquette. To all our fellow lanistae and gladiators,
remember to be bold in the arena, humble in the city, and devoted to the Gods. --
Valerius Flamma
Life is a blink of an eye, cut short by the sword. It slips through our grasp like the
sand of the arena through our fingers. I am sitting down under the shade of a tree, a
lonely cloud is leisurely passing by. We are gazing at each other, the mountain and I.
Until only the mountain remains. -- Scipio
I faced this USEROUS MERCHANT. Trading blows followed naturally. A cheap fighter, for
sure. Not even worth his obol to Charon. -- Gracchus
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CHONK was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BONE SPLITTER was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
BUBBA luckily beat WEE JERRY in a crowd pleasing 4 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
ONE-ARM BANDIT slimly lost to OZLETC in a 3 minute brutal novice's Challenge fight.
ARACHNOL bested SANDY CALL OUT in a 3 minute gory beginner's Challenge brawl.
BRACUS ZAHN was viciously subdued by BROKE NEWSLETTERS in a 6 minute Challenge match.
CUTTER was handily defeated by VLAD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
DOC STEELE lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute novice vs. expert Title duel.
MANNEQUIN was luckily beaten by TIBERE GRACCHUS in a action packed 1 minute match.
MARCUS CATO defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 3 minute brutal match.
APPIUS CAUDEX was bested by FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute conflict.
BAD MATCH UPS was devastated by PUBLIUS SCIPIO in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
HUNG OVER was unbelievably bested by NIRUUL in a 2 minute amateur's bout.
SLEEPY JOE was overcome by TAZAROC in a popular 2 minute bloody beginner's fight.
TOMBSTONE FEATURE outwaited ZIPPY THE SLUG in a unpopular 17 minute novice's fray.
VALUS THUNN was bested by WURM FOOD in a 1 minute brutal novice's brawl.
MINOR CATASTROPHE subdued PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 4 minute novice's bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 4 - 1 69 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 8 - 0 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 18 - 12 - 1 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 19 - 1 53 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 10 - 1 52 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 21 - 1 46 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 23 - 1 45 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 10 - 0 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 13 - 0 35 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
Turn 658 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK DOC STEELE 11217 3 2 0 52 DM - FOLK (1916)
PARRY-STRIKE TIBERE GRACCHUS 11189 8 2 1 48 ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911)
LUNGING ATTACK MARCUS CATO 11191 7 3 1 44 ROMAN REPUBLIC (1911)
BASHING ATTACK MANNEQUIN 11215 4 1 0 36 DM - FOLK (1916)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BROKE NEWSLETTERS 11210. The most popular warrior
this turn was WEE JERRY 11232. The ten other most popular fighters were BROKE
NEWSLETTERS 11210, DOC STEELE 11217, TAZAROC 11236, SANDY CALL OUT 11212, MARCUS CATO
11191, ONE-ARM BANDIT 11216, OZLETC 11237, PUBLIUS SCIPIO 11188, NIRUUL 11235, and
WURM FOOD 11248.
The least popular fighter this week was ZIPPY THE SLUG 11247. The other ten least
popular fighters were TOMBSTONE FEATURE 11209, MINOR CATASTROPHE 11246, VALUS THUNN
11238, BAD MATCH UPS 11211, CUTTER 11230, BRACUS ZAHN 11234, BUBBA 11214, BONE
SPLITTER 11233, CHONK 11231, and APPIUS CAUDEX 11190.