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{{plotbutton|Arrival of Virtupets|[[Image:Aov thumb.png|Arrival of Virtupets|link=Arrival of Virtupets]]|15 - 25 August 2000}} | {{plotbutton|Arrival of Virtupets|[[Image:Aov thumb.png|Arrival of Virtupets|link=Arrival of Virtupets]]|15 - 25 August 2000}} | ||
{{plotbutton|Hunt for the Battledome|[[Image: | {{plotbutton|Hunt for the Battledome|[[Image:Hftb thumb 2.png|Hunt for the Battledome|link=Hunt for the Battledome]]|2 - 13 October 2000}} | ||
{{plotbutton|The Tyrannian Invasion|[[Image:Tyrannian invasion thumb.png|The Tyrannian Invasion|link=The Tyrannian Invasion]]|20 March - 11 May 2001}} | {{plotbutton|The Tyrannian Invasion|[[Image:Tyrannian invasion thumb.png|The Tyrannian Invasion|link=The Tyrannian Invasion]]|20 March - 11 May 2001}} | ||
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{{plotbutton|Curse of Maraqua|[[Image:Com plank.gif|Curse of Maraqua|link=Curse of Maraqua]]|15 March - 10 June 2005}} | {{plotbutton|Curse of Maraqua|[[Image:Com plank.gif|Curse of Maraqua|link=Curse of Maraqua]]|15 March - 10 June 2005}} | ||
{{plotbutton|Lost Desert Plot|[[Image:Ldp thumb.png|Lost Desert Plot|link=Lost Desert Plot]]|30 August - 29 | {{plotbutton|Lost Desert Plot|[[Image:Ldp thumb.png|Lost Desert Plot|link=Lost Desert Plot]]|30 August - 29 Nov. 2005}} | ||
{{plotbutton|Altador Plot|[[Image:Altador plot thumb.png|Altador Plot|link=Altador Plot]]|17 March - 2 June 2006*}} | {{plotbutton|Altador Plot|[[Image:Altador plot thumb.png|Altador Plot|link=Altador Plot]]|17 March - 2 June 2006*}} | ||
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{{plotbutton|War for the Obelisk|[[Image:wfto thumb.png|War for the Obelisk|link=War for the Obelisk]]|11 February - 19 March 2013}} | {{plotbutton|War for the Obelisk|[[Image:wfto thumb.png|War for the Obelisk|link=War for the Obelisk]]|11 February - 19 March 2013}} | ||
{{plotbutton|The Wraith Resurgence|[[Image:twr thumb.png|The Wraith Resurgence|link=The Wraith Resurgence]]|17 Nov. 2017 - }} | |||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
The following is a chronological list of one-off events, including off-site video games. Recurring events, | The following is a chronological list of one-off events, including off-site video games. Recurring events, like the [[Altador Cup]] and [[Daily Dare]], are listed separately. | ||
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{{Eventbutton|Sacrificers|[[Image:Sacrificers thumb.png| | {{Eventbutton|Sacrificers|[[Image:Sacrificers thumb.png|Sacrificers|link=Sacrificiers]]|18 August - 10 Nov. 2000}} | ||
{{Eventbutton|Ski Lodge Murder Mystery|[[Image:Skilodge thumb.png|Ski Lodge Murder Mystery|link=Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]]|2 February - 25 May 2001}} | {{Eventbutton|Ski Lodge Murder Mystery|[[Image:Skilodge thumb.png|Ski Lodge Murder Mystery|link=Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]]|2 February - 25 May 2001}} | ||
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{{Eventbutton|Gadgadsbogen Puzzle|[[Image:Ggp thumb.png|Gadgadsbogen Puzzle|link=Gadgadsbogen Puzzle]]|5 - 20 March 2003}} | {{Eventbutton|Gadgadsbogen Puzzle|[[Image:Ggp thumb.png|Gadgadsbogen Puzzle|link=Gadgadsbogen Puzzle]]|5 - 20 March 2003}} | ||
{{Eventbutton|Missing Petpets|[[Image:mpp thumb.png|Missing Petpets|link=Missing Petpets]]|12 - 23 June 2003}} | |||
{{Eventbutton|Mystery Island Volcano|[[Image:mivp thumb.png|Mystery Island Volcano|link=Mystery Island Volcano]]|23 September - 18 Oct. 2003}} | {{Eventbutton|Mystery Island Volcano|[[Image:mivp thumb.png|Mystery Island Volcano|link=Mystery Island Volcano]]|23 September - 18 Oct. 2003}} | ||
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{{Eventbutton|Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing{{!}}The Wand of Wishing|[[Image:ppa-wow thumb.png|Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing|link=Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing]]|15 March 2006}} | {{Eventbutton|Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing{{!}}The Wand of Wishing|[[Image:ppa-wow thumb.png|Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing|link=Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing]]|15 March 2006}} | ||
{{Eventbutton|The Adventures of Jake|[[Image:aoj thumb.png|The Adventures of Jake|link=The Adventures of Jake]]|19 January 2006 (cancelled)}} | |||
{{Eventbutton|Operation: Petpet Park|[[Image:opp thumb.png|Operation: Petpet Park|link=Operation: Petpet Park]]|4 September - 28 Oct. 2008}} | {{Eventbutton|Operation: Petpet Park|[[Image:opp thumb.png|Operation: Petpet Park|link=Operation: Petpet Park]]|4 September - 28 Oct. 2008}} | ||
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{{Eventbutton|Games Master Challenge 2012|[[Image:gmc 2012 thumb.png|Games Master Challenge 2012|link=Games Master Challenge 2012]]|19 - 26 November 2012}} | {{Eventbutton|Games Master Challenge 2012|[[Image:gmc 2012 thumb.png|Games Master Challenge 2012|link=Games Master Challenge 2012]]|19 - 26 November 2012}} | ||
{{Eventbutton|Games Master Challenge 2013|[[Image:gmc 2013 thumb.png|Games Master Challenge 2013|link=Games Master Challenge 2013]]|25 November - 2 Dec. | {{Eventbutton|Games Master Challenge 2013|[[Image:gmc 2013 thumb.png|Games Master Challenge 2013|link=Games Master Challenge 2013]]|25 November - 2 Dec. 2013}} | ||
{{Eventbutton|Games Master Challenge 2014|[[Image:gmc 2014 thumb.png|Games Master Challenge 2014|link=Games Master Challenge 2014]]|24 November - 1 Dec. 2013}} | |||
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=== | ===Other recurring events=== | ||
Other recurring events include: | |||
{{Eventbutton| | {{Eventbutton|Advent Calendar|[[Image:321 advent calendar.gif|Advent Calendar|link=Advent Calendar]]|December 2000 - }} | ||
{{Eventbutton| | {{Eventbutton|Festival of Neggs|[[Image:festival of neggs thumb.jpg|Festival of Neggs|link=Festival of Neggs]]|Easter 2010 - }} | ||
{{Eventbutton| | {{Eventbutton|Neopies|[[Image:neopies 2014 thumb.png|Neopies|link=Neopies]]|January 2009 - }} | ||
{{Eventbutton| | {{Eventbutton|Trick-or-treating|[[Image:Trick_or_Treat.gif|Trick-or-treating|link=Trick-or-treating]]|31 October 2003 - }} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== |
Latest revision as of 12:43, 22 April 2018
Plots are storylines that add to the history of the Neopets universe. Normally, users can participate to earn prizes, as well as follow the story involving Neopian characters. Players can only participate in most plots for a certain period of time - after they are over, they become part of Neopian history. A mini-plot is a plot with fewer activities and a smaller story
Events and plevents are smaller stories than plots that tend not to involved "world-changing occurrences or big competition", but also can only be played for a certain period of time. The distinction between plots and events hasn't always been clear.
Plots have often coincided with the release of new worlds, and introduce or revisit Neopian characters. They first began to appear on August 15, 2000, with the Arrival of Virtupets.
Format[edit]
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. Subsequent 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[edit]
Although the distinction between plots, mini-plots, and events is sometimes ambiguous, there have been at least the following eighteen plots and mini-plots.
15 - 25 August 2000 |
2 - 13 October 2000 |
20 March - 11 May 2001 |
12 June - 10 July 2001 |
18 August 2001 - 31 May 2002 |
23 July 2002 - 28 April 2003 |
2 February - 13 May 2004 |
21 October - 22 Dec. 2004 |
15 March - 10 June 2005 |
30 August - 29 Nov. 2005 |
17 March - 2 June 2006* |
3 August - 8 September 2006 |
2 October - 20 November 2006 |
1 May - 30 May 2007 |
29 January - 15 March 2008 |
15 October - 25 Nov. 2009* |
20 September - 24 Dec. 2010 |
11 February - 19 March 2013 |
17 Nov. 2017 - |
* The Altador Plot and parts of the Atlas of the Ancients can still be completed today.
Events[edit]
The following is a chronological list of one-off events, including off-site video games. Recurring events, like the Altador Cup and Daily Dare, are listed separately.
18 August - 10 Nov. 2000 |
2 February - 25 May 2001 |
18 May - 8 June 2001 |
9 - 16 July 2001 |
17 - 19 July 2001 |
5 - 9 November 2001 |
5 - 20 March 2003 |
12 - 23 June 2003 |
23 September - 18 Oct. 2003 |
16 November (cancelled) |
15 November 2005 |
15 March 2006 |
19 January 2006 (cancelled) |
4 September - 28 Oct. 2008 |
11 July - 9 August 2011 |
19 September - 2 Nov. 2013 |
19 March - 3 April 2014 |
7 - 25 August 2014 |
Altador Cup[edit]
- Main article: Altador Cup
The Altador Cup began in 2006, and is held annually around June. Users play special flash games to support the Yooyuball teams of one of Neopia's worlds.
1 June - 4 August 2006 |
1 June - 9 July 2007 |
12 June - 21 July 2008 |
1 June - 6 July 2009 |
26 May - 6 July 2010 |
1 June - 10 July 2011 |
15 May - 28 June 2012 |
15 May - 28 June 2012 |
22 May - 3 July 2014 |
Games Master Challenge[edit]
- Main article: Games Master Challenge
Beginning in 2006, and being held annually in November since then, Aristotle A. Avinroo challenges users to complete several Games Room related tasks to receive unique prizes.
22 - 30 November 2006 |
20 - 27 November 2006 |
25 November - 1 Dec. 2008 |
24 November - 1 Dec. 2009 |
23 - 29 November 2010 |
21 - 28 November 2011 |
19 - 26 November 2012 |
25 November - 2 Dec. 2013 |
24 November - 1 Dec. 2013 |
Daily Dare[edit]
- Main article: Daily Dare
The Daily Dare competition began in 2007, and was held annually until 2014. Players are challenged to beat the scores of Aristotle A. Avinroo and his friends and rivals Abigail, Chadley, Lulu and Roothless.
1 - 31 March 2007 |
1 - 31 March 2008 |
2 - 31 March 2009 |
11 February - 14 March 2010 |
1 - 31 March 2011 |
1 - 31 March 2012 |
30 July - 18 August 2013 |
Other recurring events[edit]
Other recurring events include:
December 2000 - |
Easter 2010 - |
January 2009 - |
31 October 2003 - |
External links[edit]
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