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Post by Liou on Nov 15, 2019 12:23:54 GMT -5
K?!
K!!!
Sorry everyone, but this punchline won me over. x3
Giving Hannah actions contained with asterisks, as we tend to do in IC roleplay chats *demonstrates*, kinda ruined any hopes of this scene being taken seriously... but eh, if they were threatening to kill off Kanrikkins, I doubt anyone was supposed to take it seriously, so might as well take it into goofy territory.
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Post by Breakingchains on Nov 15, 2019 13:51:18 GMT -5
K?! K!!! Sorry everyone, but this punchline won me over. x3 Giving Hannah actions contained with asterisks, as we tend to do in IC roleplay chats *demonstrates*, kinda ruined any hopes of this scene being taken seriously... but eh, if they were threatening to kill off Kanrikkins, I doubt anyone was supposed to take it seriously, so might as well take it into goofy territory. Agree, that was pretty dang good. Gotta give SOME kudos to the writer on this one.
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Post by Aizar on Nov 15, 2019 14:03:09 GMT -5
All I will say after reading these clues is no one knows how to use proper punctuation anymore. Well, okay, a few more things to say. At least they're trying to do plots again. The plot drought in the years when Nickelodeon let the site go and Jumpstart picked it up, I thought there would never be any plots again and had given up on Neopets for that reason. That said...they need to hire an actual writer or two. Not just for the storylines (though they're okay...) but the dialogue and descriptions themselves. Sooooo Kanrik appears to have been poisoned by an assassin. Aside from this being completely out of left field, he also seems awfully quick to just be like WELP GONNA DIE TOMORROW LOL. Kanrik seems like he has depression.
Also, a poison that doesn't act for 24 hours is awfully convenient. Does seem like something an assassin would use but NOT IN A CLOAK-AND-DAGGER ATTACK DANG IT. That's the kind of thing you put in their soup and then by the time they start showing symptoms you've ridden into the sunset.
I'm probably overthinking this. Most poisons actually take a while to take effect. It's more of a Hollywood magic thing when they're instant death. Dipping a weapon in something icky and letting infection do its job was...relatively common? But yeah, does seem a bit odd in this case instead of slipping it in somewhere. And why would an assassin have that particular poison at their disposal anyway? Admittedly, I did like how Kanrik came back at the end. Goof.
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Post by CrimsonShroud on Nov 15, 2019 14:38:55 GMT -5
... Really? Kanrik's been poisoned and the supposed 'cure' is the same crystal that's needed to restore Neopia's core. That doesn't make any sense at all, even by Neopets standards.
Convenient doesn't even begin to describe the writing for this plot...
It seems clear they're writing this plot as they go. Unlike in Faerie's Ruin, this isn't working out as well.
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Post by June Scarlet on Nov 15, 2019 16:03:48 GMT -5
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Post by Moni on Nov 15, 2019 20:04:04 GMT -5
i'm disappointed, JS really had my hopes up :-(
0/10 worst possible ending, they could have made neopets's lore better but they didn't
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Post by Twillie on Nov 15, 2019 20:51:53 GMT -5
Due to time constraints, I didn't try and sleuth out today's locations on my own, but hey! I still at least participated each day and on time! x3 I'm curious if they're going to continue with more Hannah and Kanrik dialogue these next two days that people are free to finish up clues, but I've got a feeling we got the main gist of their story. Honestly not much happened at all in terms of lore expansion or the like, just that Kanrik got poisoned for a hot second, so I don't feel much point myself worrying about dialogue or pacing or anything. I had a feeling the story would just kinda be a side thing compared to the clues and prizes, so I'm not too pressed about it.
Also eyyyy, just noticed this in the news:
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Post by charming thievery on Nov 15, 2019 23:36:51 GMT -5
Happy 20th Birthday, Neopets!! <3 I've temporarily converted my Kau & Babaa gallery into one for the 20th anniversary. :3 ...followed by the 20 new items we got in this event. :3 As for the last clues and items: The first two locations were kind of glitched, so navigating there via the site didn't prompt the dialog box to pop up. I had to go to JN for the links. I'm so glad we got to keep the capsule! And I'm happy to get the 20th Anniversary avatar as well (using it now), even if I missed the "Something Has Happened" notification. I knew I should have just waited until I could use my laptop instead of impatiently doing the last clues on my iPad (which was slow and had a bad connection). Also eyyyy, just noticed this in the news: Yay! I have no idea what new pets to add to my accounts, but this also means additional petpages for me to use. :3
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Post by CrimsonShroud on Nov 16, 2019 1:41:21 GMT -5
Also eyyyy, just noticed this in the news: That's great news! Only, thing is, I never imagined having more than three neopets on my account.
Come now, did you really think they'd kill off Kanrik? I saw that coming since the word "poisoned".
Not that I'm a fan of him, just that I knew JS/new TNT wouldn't go that route, which in turn made the ending super predictable. Plus, I have a feeling there would be a ton of backlash over his death, which I don't think they would want to deal with.
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Post by Breakingchains on Nov 16, 2019 1:55:30 GMT -5
i'm disappointed, JS really had my hopes up :-( 0/10 worst possible ending, they could have made neopets's lore better but they didn't Kanrik is bae, if they're gonna kill one of the problematic faves it should be JazanAlso, HECK YEAH PET SLOTS
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Post by charming thievery on Nov 16, 2019 2:45:50 GMT -5
Kanrik is bae, if they're gonna kill one of the problematic faves it should be JazanBut...but then there wouldn't even be a *chance* of any more Hanso & Jazan Editorials! D: He gets to live by merit of that alone, lol.
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Post by Fraze on Nov 16, 2019 12:29:07 GMT -5
I actually got a tiny glimmer of hope from this event, because it seemed like whoever wrote the plotline cared. Yes, the pacing was rushed and muddled and things came out of nowhere and don't even get me started on the puzzleclues (you want to write puzzles? I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO WRITE PUZZLES). But despite all that, whoever threw this together was doing their best to put genuine emotion and tension into the story. The spelling-your-name thing was a cute idea with some poignancy to it and there were a few glimmers of some actual solid bickering. This story could have really been good if it had more space to stretch out (like an actual comic, or at the very least different character images for happy/angry/sad/smug), and a few rounds of proofreading.
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Post by Jove on Nov 16, 2019 15:21:23 GMT -5
I'm confused, I'm not getting any of the items beyond the second days???
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Post by Moni on Nov 16, 2019 18:42:45 GMT -5
i'm disappointed, JS really had my hopes up :-( 0/10 worst possible ending, they could have made neopets's lore better but they didn't Kanrik is bae, if they're gonna kill one of the problematic faves it should be JazanAlso, HECK YEAH PET SLOTS por que no los dos? just say jazan was also mysteriously poisoned.
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Post by Breakingchains on Nov 16, 2019 20:51:45 GMT -5
Kanrik is bae, if they're gonna kill one of the problematic faves it should be JazanAlso, HECK YEAH PET SLOTS por que no los dos? just say jazan was also mysteriously poisoned. New features 2020: "Next plot... SOMEONE DIES" (It's everyone. Everyone dies)
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