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Changes occurred in the line ups of many of the other teams, also, due to free-agent signings and the arrival of new rookies. An entirely new Yooyuball team, from [[Shenkuu]], participated for the first time in 2007. The sport itself underwent some alterations, with three new kinds of Yooyuball to be brought into play for the first time - Normal, Clockwork, and Darigan - to make games more varied. | Changes occurred in the line ups of many of the other teams, also, due to free-agent signings and the arrival of new rookies. An entirely new Yooyuball team, from [[Shenkuu]], participated for the first time in 2007. The sport itself underwent some alterations, with three new kinds of Yooyuball to be brought into play for the first time - Normal, Clockwork, and Darigan - to make games more varied. | ||
[[Kreludor]]'s team, conspicuous by its absence, sent out a press release on the 8 June justifying why they could not compete this year. [[Derlyn Fonnet]] dispelled the rumours surrounding their mysterious non-involvement, citing an incorrectly set gravity control of their training ground. The insufficient bone and muscle density would have proved a health and safety problem were the team to play on Neopia's greater gravity | [[Kreludor]]'s team, conspicuous by its absence, sent out a press release on the 8 June justifying why they could not compete this year. [[Derlyn Fonnet]] dispelled the rumours surrounding their mysterious non-involvement, citing an incorrectly set gravity control of their training ground. The insufficient bone and muscle density would have proved a health and safety problem were the team to play on Neopia's greater gravity; although whether this was an innocent accident or an act of vandalism to sabotage the team's chances could not be determined. The full press release reads as follows: | ||
[[Image:AC Plot 2007 02.gif|left|frame|Derlyn Fonnet hoped to return the following year.]] | [[Image:AC Plot 2007 02.gif|left|frame|Derlyn Fonnet hoped to return the following year.]] | ||
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In the third place match-up, Shenkuu continued to excel over Krawk Island, winning in all three contests against them. Having exceeded everyone's expectations in their first appearance at the Altador Cup tournament, spectators believed they would be among the odds-on favourites to contend for next year's title. | In the third place match-up, Shenkuu continued to excel over Krawk Island, winning in all three contests against them. Having exceeded everyone's expectations in their first appearance at the Altador Cup tournament, spectators believed they would be among the odds-on favourites to contend for next year's title. | ||
==Plot participation== | |||
Unlike many plots, where the course of the story is directed by [[The Neopets Team]], Altador Cup 2007 was directed by the participation of collective users on Neopets, and how well they performed against rival teams. Users could select which team to join on their own, but also had the option to be placed on a team via a quiz which tested what their personality was like. Unlike the previous year, users could not change teams once gaming began. Team sign up occurred between June 1 - 4, with matches beginning on the 5th. Users were not allowed to sign up on a [[Multiple Accounts|side account]], and if they were discovered had their account disabled or [[Frozen]]. | |||
The score users contributed was calculated by their win/loss/tie record, the number of goals scored each game, and a average based on team membership (so a team with more users participating wouldn't have an advantage over a team with fewer players). It a common misconception having a loss gave negative points towards a user's score, when in truth every completed game raised the users score higher, although this did not stop some users who wanted a certain team to win took advantage of the system as well, by signing up for an opposing team and purposefully lose in order to try and lower the chance of them winning. Supposedly, new scoring mechanisms in place since the previous year's Altador Cup stopped the practice. Besides playing Yooyuball, users also had the option of playing '''Slushie Slinger''' and '''Make Some Noise''' to contribute to their score, and to the individual slushie and noise making competitions. While these games did give the user points, the most points to be given were those for playing a Yooyuball match, and only the Yooyuball scores allowed the teams to advance through the tournament. | |||
Tournament play was ''double round robin'', which meant teams played every other team twice. During the round robin phase, each team was given a chance to prove itself by scoring the most points overall in each gaming method. At the conclusion of the double round robin phase, the four best performing teams advanced to the final matches which determined who won the Altador Cup. The top two teams met in a final showdown for first place, and the teams which ranked third and fourth in the double round robin phase fought for third place. | |||
==Match schedule/results== | ==Match schedule/results== | ||
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==Trivia== | |||
*Users were able to see their game achievements on the June 13 update. | |||
*This Cup was the first to use the double round robin, where a team faced every other team twice. After that, the top four teams compete for the Cup. | |||
*The results for the matches on June 26th were not posted until the night of June 28th. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml The Altador Cup Home Page], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/standings.phtml Current Team Standings], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/schedule.phtml Match Schedule], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/games.phtml Altador Cup Games and Achievements], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/news.phtml Altador Cup News], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/teams_rules.phtml Yooyuball Teams and Altador Cup Rules], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/mvps.phtml Most Valuable Players] | *[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml The Altador Cup Home Page], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/standings.phtml Current Team Standings], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/schedule.phtml Match Schedule], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/games.phtml Altador Cup Games and Achievements], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/news.phtml Altador Cup News], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/teams_rules.phtml Yooyuball Teams and Altador Cup Rules], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/mvps.phtml Most Valuable Players] | ||
*'''Selected Petpages:''' [http://www.neopets.com/~Xiaotari Xiaotari's Altador Cup Help], [http://www.neopets.com/~pwwnage Pwwnage's Guide to the Altador Cup] | *'''Selected Petpages:''' [http://www.neopets.com/~Xiaotari Xiaotari's Altador Cup Help], [http://www.neopets.com/~pwwnage Pwwnage's Guide to the Altador Cup] | ||
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[[Category:Altador Cup]] | [[Category:Altador Cup]] | ||
[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||