Difference between revisions of "Plot"
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*''[[Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing]] - March 14'' | *''[[Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing]] - March 14'' | ||
*'''[[Altador Plot]]''' - March 28 | *'''[[Altador Plot]]''' - March 28 | ||
*''[[Altador Cup | *''[[Altador Cup I]] - June 1'' | ||
*'''[[The Cyodrake's Gaze]]''' - August 3 | *'''[[The Cyodrake's Gaze]]''' - August 3 | ||
*'''[[The Tale of Woe]]''' - October 3 | *'''[[The Tale of Woe]]''' - October 3 | ||
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*''[[Daily Dare 2007]] - March 1'' | *''[[Daily Dare 2007]] - March 1'' | ||
*'''[[Journey to the Lost Isle]]''' - May 1 | *'''[[Journey to the Lost Isle]]''' - May 1 | ||
*''[[Altador Cup | *''[[Altador Cup II]] - June 1'' | ||
*''[[Games Master Challenge 2007]] - November 21'' | *''[[Games Master Challenge 2007]] - November 21'' | ||
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*'''[[Return of Dr. Sloth]]''' - January 29 | *'''[[Return of Dr. Sloth]]''' - January 29 | ||
*''[[Daily Dare 2008]] - March 1'' | *''[[Daily Dare 2008]] - March 1'' | ||
*''[[Altador Cup | *''[[Altador Cup III]] - June 12'' | ||
*''[[Petpet Park]] - August 28'' | *''[[Petpet Park]] - August 28'' | ||
*''[[Games Master Challenge 2008]] - November 25'' | *''[[Games Master Challenge 2008]] - November 25'' | ||
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===2009=== | ===2009=== | ||
*''[[Daily Dare 2009]] - March 2'' | *''[[Daily Dare 2009]] - March 2'' | ||
*''[[Altador Cup | *''[[Altador Cup IV]] - June 1'' | ||
*''[[New Game Challenge]] - July 8'' | *''[[New Game Challenge]] - July 8'' | ||
*'''[[Atlas of the Ancients]]''' - October 15 | *'''[[Atlas of the Ancients]]''' - October 15 | ||
===2010=== | ===2010=== | ||
*''[[Altador Cup | *''[[Altador Cup V]] - May 26'' | ||
*'''[[The Faeries' Ruin]]''' - September 21 | *'''[[The Faeries' Ruin]]''' - September 21 | ||
*''[[Games Master Challenge 2010]] - 23 November'' | *''[[Games Master Challenge 2010]] - 23 November'' | ||
===2011=== | |||
*''[[Altador Cup VI]] - 25 May'' | |||
*'''[[Disappearance of Krawk Island]]''' - 11 July | |||
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Revision as of 19:32, 21 July 2011
A plot is an on-site activity that tells a story of the Neopets world. Usually users can participate to earn prizes, and plots often coincide with the release of new worlds. Plots first began to appear on August 15, 2000, with Arrival of Virtupets.
Format
Plots follow a story, which is usually depicted as comics or short animated films. User participation varies between plots: early plots had users collect certain items and deliver them to a character. Later plots were entirely Battledome orientated, and users participated by fighting enemies in the Battledome, and in some cases choosing which side to fight for. Plot challengers are typically released in the Battledome in waves, containing limited numbers of certain enemies. As a major battle reaches its end, users may face a boss character. The boss enemy is usually a collaborative step, where it is weakened by every player who loses to it until one player can beat it.
The Curse of Maraqua plot experimented with having both a Battledome system and a support system involving collecting items for those people who did not enjoy fighting in the Battledome. Later plots started becoming more puzzle orientated with smaller Battledome sections - most noticeably the Lost Desert Plot.
The story of plots is usually released in parts called chapters. In most recent plots, these chapters are in comic book form. Most plots can only be participated in while these parts are being released, and after the final part is released its puzzles are closed. The stories typically remain viewable after this time, however. The exception to this rule is the Altador Plot, which can still be completed to date.
At the end of the plot, prizes are either given out automatically based on how much a player contributed to the plot (i.e. how many enemies they defeated or how many puzzles they completed) or can be bought for 'plot points' that correspond to the player's contribution. Plots reward the player with a site event trophy for completing them or participating, and a site theme or avatar is not uncommon.
Plots almost always have lasting impressions on the world of Neopia, the most common of which being new worlds for users to explore. Characters are often introduced in plots, or taken from games and expanded on. Certain heroes and villains have appeared in more than one plot, most noticeably Dr. Frank Sloth, who has appeared in three plots and made cameos in two others.
Plots by year
The following is a list of all the plots that have happened sorted by year. In italics are events or puzzles that are site-wide but do not have the story element of plots, or are off-site video games.
Trivia
- Plots often have references to popular culture or literary works (see the Trivia sections in the respective articles for further information).