Drei harte wrote:
If Lutari Island was to be released as a Plot thing, would it have Dr. Sloth? And also, Why have Kiko island if it didn't tie in later with something else, Maybe even Lutari?
It may or may not have Dr. Sloth. Dr. Sloth was the original villain of the very first war/plot that Neopets had - this was waaay back at the beginning, maybe 1999 (correct me if I'm wrong, Neo-veterans, I haven't been around that long). You can find out more about it in his Gallery of Evil entry.
Dr. Sloth has been featured in a lot of Neopets items, random events, avatars, news thingies, games, etc - he's probably got as much 'merchandise' in Neopia as the faeries do - but has done absolutely nothing war/plot-wise for years. I believe TNT has hinted a few times that they'll have Sloth return in another evil plot someday...sadly, that day hasn't come. I don't know if he'll be involved with Lutari Island or whether he'll ever show up again at all. D:
A lot of the worlds have had a war/plot of some kind when they were added to the map (or in the case of Maraqua, re-added), so it's somewhat expected; that's why people are saying there may be one with Lutari Island - even if it's not a war, it could be a puzzle like the Altador one.
Kiko Lake and Roo Island were introduced relatively recently (maybe last year?) as "mini-worlds". This may be because these worlds were already mentioned in other parts of Neopets.com (Kiko Lake is a "location" for guilds in the guild headquarters, King Roo and his dice game have been around for a very long time). I suppose mini-worlds are just a way to introduce new shops and such without taking up a lot of the map, and also of filling in the gaps in Neopia - there are lots of other places that are mentioned on Neopets, but never got created (Fire Faerie mountain, etc), which they might add in a similar way. I doubt there will be a plot with mini-worlds, but hey, it could happen.