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Post by June Scarlet on Jan 21, 2017 17:36:30 GMT -5
Hey Neopian Times authors! I was just reminded today that April Fools is a thing that us writers like to collab about. Usually by all writing about a subject as if it was a real thing going on at Neopets. So, assuming this is something we want to do this year, let's start brainstorming ideas for what we could do this year!
Thanks!
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Post by Duke Pikachu on Jan 21, 2017 18:50:23 GMT -5
I just thought of a rather sinister one: THEME: Neopets Mobile: The Reckoning DESCRIPTION: It's finally here! The long awaited mobile version of Neopets! Now we can experience all the fun, story, and adventures of the site on the go. Well, except there's a catch: there will only be Neopets Mobile! Mobile is wear the entertainment market is going and in this day and age it doesn't financially make sense to have both a browser site and a mobile version. In addition, since Neopets was originally built as a web browser site, major changes are needed to make it mobile friendly. What are these changes? Well that'll obviously be up to each individual author.  Granted its a vague idea, but I feel that gives enough wiggle room where each author can present what changes they think would need to happen in this circumstance. They can focus on Neopets as a whole or certain parts of the site, the changes could be slight alteration to how things work now or be a completely different experience. In addition it would be funny to see/imagine the gullible readers try to piece things together only to read contrasting information. |
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Post by Shinko on Jan 21, 2017 19:10:50 GMT -5
I just thought of a rather sinister one: THEME: Neopets Mobile: The Reckoning DESCRIPTION: It's finally here! The long awaited mobile version of Neopets! Now we can experience all the fun, story, and adventures of the site on the go. Well, except there's a catch: there will only be Neopets Mobile! Mobile is wear the entertainment market is going and in this day and age it doesn't financially make sense to have both a browser site and a mobile version. In addition, since Neopets was originally built as a web browser site, major changes are needed to make it mobile friendly. What are these changes? Well that'll obviously be up to each individual author. Granted its a vague idea, but I feel that gives enough wiggle room where each author can present what changes they think would need to happen in this circumstance. They can focus on Neopets as a whole or certain parts of the site, the changes could be slight alteration to how things work now or be a completely different experience. In addition it would be funny to see/imagine the gullible readers try to piece things together only to read contrasting information. I'd be concerned this would turn out too similar to a joke that was done several years back re: Lutari Island finally being open for business. XD It would be an obvious angle for people to take since that was connected to Neopets Mobile. |
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Post by doctortomoe on Jan 21, 2017 20:35:57 GMT -5
I'm trying to remember.
What was last years?
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Post by Shinko on Jan 21, 2017 20:49:15 GMT -5
I'm trying to remember. What was last years? Backlog in NT projects says it was Wraithland. ^^ |
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Post by Twillie on Jan 21, 2017 22:02:35 GMT -5
You know, this may be a bit iffy just because of the unknown factor, but since TNT has recently been hyping some sort of plot/BD event, what if the issue was pretending like they already announced what the event was? Sort of similar to the Faerie Wars where people are talking about which side they'll take or who their favorite character, but in reality, none of this has been revealed yet.
Since it's unknown when TNT will actually announce this event, this idea may fall flat due to timing, but I thought that it might be a topical subject to consider x)
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Post by June Scarlet on Jan 21, 2017 22:17:05 GMT -5
What if it was something sort of small and silly, like coming up with alternate names for all the species, like Aishas would become Laishas, and Xweetoks become Treetoks and so on.
I don't know, this is brainstorming, just throwing out random ideas until something sticks.
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Post by doctortomoe on Jan 21, 2017 22:31:05 GMT -5
Here's a fun idea.
How about we pretend like all the species that had gone through changes over the years suddenly reverted back to their old forms?
Like Buzzes back to Fleye
Kyrii to Fuzio
So on and so forth.
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Post by Twillie on Jan 21, 2017 22:51:48 GMT -5
Another idea: after the Kau Day announcement, people are wondering what, if any, new color TNT will be releasing soon (at least I think, dunno if new colors have already been announced). Maybe the theme could be centered around a fake (and likely really lame/hazardous) new color and how it's impacting Neopia. Some colors of the top of my head could be cardboard, stick figure, perhaps one of the Chia fruit/vegetable colors that's been made available for all pets, etc.
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Post by Shinko on Jan 21, 2017 23:03:36 GMT -5
Some thoughts:
Petpet Uprising - everybody's petpets are going rogue and have declared war on the neopets.
Closed for Renovations - the Deserted Fairground has abruptly closed down "for renovations" and everyone is panicking trying to figure out what's up... or expressing the idea that it was about time, depending on your position.
Defenders Series 3 Released! - There is the potential for a lot of fun to be had here!
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Post by Ian Wolf-Park on Jan 22, 2017 0:23:16 GMT -5
I just thought of a rather sinister one: THEME: Neopets Mobile: The Reckoning DESCRIPTION: It's finally here! The long awaited mobile version of Neopets! Now we can experience all the fun, story, and adventures of the site on the go. Well, except there's a catch: there will only be Neopets Mobile! Mobile is wear the entertainment market is going and in this day and age it doesn't financially make sense to have both a browser site and a mobile version. In addition, since Neopets was originally built as a web browser site, major changes are needed to make it mobile friendly. What are these changes? Well that'll obviously be up to each individual author. Granted its a vague idea, but I feel that gives enough wiggle room where each author can present what changes they think would need to happen in this circumstance. They can focus on Neopets as a whole or certain parts of the site, the changes could be slight alteration to how things work now or be a completely different experience. In addition it would be funny to see/imagine the gullible readers try to piece things together only to read contrasting information. I'm concerned about this one as well, albeit for a different reason than Shinko. I know it's April Fools, but there will be some people who will want proof despite the fact that Mobile has been shown before, but we simply cannot use past screenshots. I also feel that this one would be extremely limited, as there's only so much that can be described about mobile in articles, let alone stories and comics. In fact, I'm not even sure how stories and comics can present mobile without breaking the reader's willing suspension or the fourth wall. |
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Post by June Scarlet on Jan 22, 2017 0:25:42 GMT -5
Defenders Series 3 Released! - There is the potential for a lot of fun to be had here! I know I love me some Defender fun. |
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Post by Reiqua on Jan 22, 2017 5:33:04 GMT -5
I'm loving all the creative ideas!! At this stage I have none to contribute myself, but I reckon the best ideas are the ones that people are most likely to almost believe. Much as I love the idea of all pets returning to their old forms (would be so much fun to write!), it'd also be immediately obvious to users that their pets still look the same and have done for the week or two it would've taken the NT submissions to go through, so our prank would be uncovered before it was even a prank! Still, it's such a gold idea - maybe we can shortlist old-school neopets for a generic collab topic some time. I'd also caution against anything too meta, by which I mean pertaining to users rather than to in-universe characters. Things like Neopets mobile or the long awaited rules revamp (seriously, that would be so fun to mess with people over...) But those sorts of topics only lend themselves to articles, not to shorts, series, comics... I think the ones that would work best are things that kinda could be happening, but that people might just not have noticed, eg, if they hadn't been to the deserted fairground recently. My personal favourites, though, are Shinko's idea of Defenders 3 (could also tie in nicely with that unidentified battledome event they've been hinting at, Twillie, if it hasn't been released yet) And the other one I really like is Twillie's idea of the paint brush colour. That could be fun xD EDIT: Of course, if the much-hinted-at BD event is Defenders 3, that kinda ruins that idea... xP |
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Post by Carolyn on Jan 22, 2017 10:20:36 GMT -5
I love the idea of Defenders 3. Would be really awkward if they're actually planning that, haha.
I'm always game for a topic that's broad enough that it can fit some entries of all categories.
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Post by Shinko on Jan 22, 2017 11:07:49 GMT -5
I seriously doubt Defenders 3 is what they're planning. XD I'm pretty sure Defenders 1 and 2 are still borked and have been for a while. Besides the implication seems to point to a battledome event, while the Defenders stuff is more of a site feature.
I'm glad people like the idea though! ^.^
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