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:''This article is about the plot details of the Altador Cup in 2009. For information about Yooyuball, see [[Altador Cup]]. For the plot details of 2006, 2007, and 2008 see [[Altador Cup I]], [[Altador Cup II]], and [[Altador Cup III]] respectively.'' | :''This article is about the plot details of the Altador Cup in 2009. For information about Yooyuball, see [[Altador Cup]]. For the plot details of 2006, 2007, and 2008 see [[Altador Cup I]], [[Altador Cup II]], and [[Altador Cup III]] respectively.'' | ||
'''Altador Cup IV''' is the 4th | '''Altador Cup IV''' is the 4th installment of the annual [[Altador Cup]] Tournament. It is a flash game-centred plot which began on June 2nd, 2009. | ||
==News== | ==News== | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 13 June 2009
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- This article is about the plot details of the Altador Cup in 2009. For information about Yooyuball, see Altador Cup. For the plot details of 2006, 2007, and 2008 see Altador Cup I, Altador Cup II, and Altador Cup III respectively.
Altador Cup IV is the 4th installment of the annual Altador Cup Tournament. It is a flash game-centred plot which began on June 2nd, 2009.
News
The return of the Altador Cup was announced on the New Features page on May 29th 2009. Jellyneo discovered and released the new logo of Altador cup IV showing that Kiko Lake was back and Brightvale out, meaning to say that they were not participating .
Plot summary
Prior to earlier reports, it was confirmed that indeed Brightvale was not participating in the four annual tournament. King Hagan had issued a decree that which his team was not participating in this year's Altador Cup. The recent decline in the quality of work being done by his kingdom's scholars was the basis of his decision. This is what the King had to say.
"It has been my personal observation, that in the weeks leading up to the arrival of this grand sporting spectacle, there's been far too much banner-making and memorizing of chants going on. As a result, the very foundation upon which this kingdom's reputation is based, its scholarship, has fallen prey to a serious case of neglect. Therefore, until my subjects have shown an ability to strike a harmonious balance between work and play, we shall forthwith be suspending our participation in the Altador Cup."
Whether or not the reason why Brightvale was not participating was the decline of embarrasing losses to his brother's Kingdom of Meridell. All what King Hagen was stated; "such accusations are not worth dignifying with a reply."
Meaning to say Brightvale was out but what about Kiko Lake? Surely enough they were back or did they suffer from another unfortunate coincidence that led them to another nonappearance. Well that was proven wrong as they made their way back to the Yooyuball scene after a year of delay and it seem the delay was worth it as they landed an impressive victory over Maraqua's scrappy Yooyball squad, as well as wins in two of the three side contests. This is what the Captain, "Poke" Cellers had to say. "It was really important to get out there and get that first victory, to give ourselves something to build on after what happened last year, especially with all the changes we've had in our lineup, bringing in a new goalie during the offseason and moving Ditan and Meela to new positions... yeah, today's win is huge."
Though they had a superb start, it didn't seem to carry over to their second match against Kreludor as they were sweep quite hard. Though they can beat a team like Maraqua, it seems like they can't beat one of the tournament elite. Does it mean Kiko Lake is somewhere between the good and the best. Well only time will tell... But surely everyone now knows that Kiko Lake is back and will surely be a contender in this year's Altador cup.
With the return of the Altador Cup of 2009, it appears to not have brought much major roster changes in the 16 teams apart from Kiko Lake, who tilted their roster a bit. Changes were switching Ditan Colb from Goalkeeper to Right Defender as well Meela Kitah from Right Defender to Right Forward, to releasing both Left and Right Forwards, Helmo Timm and Moni Vyshan. Their new Goalkeeper was Brightvale's own former, Erli Quinnock.
Plot participation
The gameplay is similar to Altador Cup II and III, where players choose and contribute points to their selected team. Players are not allowed to change their team after the registration period.
Altador Cup IV still uses the "double round robin" tournament play, introduced in Altador Cup II. Each team will play with the other fifteen teams twice, after which all teams will take part in the four days finals phase. The finals consist of a playoff match-up and a final match-up, each lasts for two days. The 16 teams will split into four groups according to their ranking. In the playoff match-up, the highest and lowest ranked teams for each group will play against each other, while the second and third ranked teams for each group play against each other. The two winning teams of each group will play against each other for the first place within their group, while the two losing teams fight for the third place.
Players can contribute points to their team by scoring goals in Yooyuball, and also by playing Slushie Slinger, Make Some Noise, and Shootout Showdown. The results for all four games will be evaluated separately and contribute to the player's team overall standing in the tournament.