Altador Cup 2007 [split #1]

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3lla · #46 Post by **3lla** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:52 am

I'm for Shenkuu all the way! It would be great to see a new team win the cup, I wasn't participating last year...i found the game too hard and fiddly to handle, but I'm going to at least try this year for the points

happytin · #47 Post by **happytin** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:16 am

People are complaining about how difficult it is, particularly with the new balls etc...but to be fair...last year a lot of us got very good at the game and it was a case of playing to 9-0 and then running around with the ball until the whistle blew.

Introducing new balls and new behaviours adds something to the game, giving it a new angle. I have yet to get higher than 6-0 and that was with a lucky run of fire.

*blinks pathetically* Why are people getting flack for supporting Roo Island? I'm supporting Darigan but that doesn't mean I feel an urge to laugh at anyone supporting Faerie Land. Although now I think of it... :evil:

jeffwulf · #48 Post by **jeffwulf** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:45 am

Well, last year I was a Darigianer from the beginning, so I think I'll have to continue with them. From the look of it, the new balls really stir things up. Good luck to all the other teams.

Meer · #49 Post by **Meer** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:02 am

Elysian wrote:Oh and Meer, don't give up. Especially if you are going to join Shenkuu >_>. But here's a trick, All you gota do it hover over your teamate and charge the person holding the ball, once you get it, then go towards the goal then quickly turn where the goalie is not at and shoot, thats my best trick and works almost everytime except with the faerie ball.

Ohhh thank you!! :hug:

Hehe, it sounds so simple when you say it like that. I'm still no good, but at least now I can score a point or two per game. I'll keep practicing.

But now... once this starts, if I score a couple points and still lose the game, if I send that score, will it give me a few points and help out my team? Or do losses hurt? Or do only wins count?

Laryxle · #50 Post by **Laryxle** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:19 am

I love the new balls, they make it more exciting. The darigan balls are hard but i'm having lots of trouble with the faerie ball.

And the way the fire ball has a tail is

psyco_chick32 · #51 Post by **psyco_chick32** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:34 am

*sigh*

After ages of playing... I continue to be horrible at this game

Valrigard · #52 Post by **Valrigard** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:02 am

I support Meridell. Where can I get a banner for this?

Drake-Dark · #53 Post by **Drake-Dark** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:22 am

Curious.... is the Cup like all the other plots, whereas you can only have one account to use? Don't think I'll be playing on those accounts, but I would love to get some of the backgrounds for the other teams I like....

TDG · #54 Post by **TDG** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:44 am

Drake-Dark wrote:Curious.... is the Cup like all the other plots, whereas you can only have one account to use? Don't think I'll be playing on those accounts, but I would love to get some of the backgrounds for the other teams I like....

1 account only sorry.

munduses · #55 Post by **munduses** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:51 am

Valrigard wrote:I support Meridell. Where can I get a banner for this?

http://www.neopets.com/~Livlier

Mods, just a suggestion, I think it would be useful to put this link in the first post of every split

mercurius · #56 Post by **mercurius** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:06 am

Last year there was a way you could get the ball first. I'm having trouble with it this year. Any help?

DracolordII · #57 Post by **DracolordII** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:40 am

last year I was Mystery Island and I'm continuing with it this year.

I was having trouble in the beginning, but now have the controls down again.

3lla · #58 Post by **3lla** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:41 am

i still find the controls very annoying to use, but i think with a bit more practice ill be alright....

Wind · #59 Post by **Wind** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:19 pm

Am I the only one who finds the game easy? o_O

And to think I'm usually bad at games involving speed.
My strategy is simple: wait for the other team to get the ball and pass, then select the closest player, run towards the opponent with the ball, steal the ball and shoot while most of the opponents are not defending.

Anyway, the reason I didn't want to choose Shenkuu is that it seems to be overly popular. I'd rather go with Roo Island, it should (hopefully) have less but more dedicated players.

afyapardess · #60 Post by **afyapardess** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:30 pm

munduses wrote:Hmm? You keep saying that Shenkuu will lose as it's a new-comer, and that's why you didn't chose it as your team. I still don't really understand why you seem so sure of this?
I must say I still know almost nothing about the Altador Cup (didn't participate last year), so are the teams very different in skill or something? And if I understood correctly, the number of supporters for each team doesn't matter either.

Someone quoted me in this thread saying something I didn't say, so to clarify: as far as I can tell, from observing the AC last year, the teams to win are the ones supported by the Neopets users that get the best scores at the Yooyuball game - not the teams that have the most supporters, or the teams that TNT decide are the best. In other words, as Wind says, pick the team you think will have the players that are most dedicated.

That's not why I chose RI, though. I chose RI because it's my home team.

People don't seem to read previous threads, so would it be helpful to anyone if I posted my Yooyuball guide in a petpage, or is everyone using their own tactics?

Alternatively, if we could get an FAQ on the first post, that'd be great. People keep asking the same questions (where are the banners, how do I get my players back to starting positions, how does the scoring work, how do I score with the Darigan ball), sometimes more than once in a single PAGE of the thread. :p