while I'm still disagreeable, I think it's viable enough to consider. Will be linking to this thread in the
"plot" article of the NeoDex (which is a little sloppy at this point...been left behind, as you an say).
On the Neodex site it says:
Note: Some of the plots on the list are not technically plots. They are video games, on-site games, and one-time events made by Neopets.
Game challenges and the Altador Cup are Site Events.
A plot (which can be thought along the lines of a movie or book plot) has a structure and form.
This is taken from the wiki, because it is more precise than me:
Structure
Plot has structure at several levels and forms.
Cause and effect
At the smallest level, plot consists of a stimulus and response, also referred to as action and reaction, or cause and effect. (Bickham 1993, pp. 12-22)
Scene and sequel
At midlevel, plot is structured in scenes and sequels, with scenes providing drama and sequels providing an aftermath. (Bickham 1993, pp. 23-62)
Beginning, middle, and end
The larger structure of plot is often divided into three parts: beginning, middle, and ending.
Story arc
Plot is often schematically represented as an arc reflecting the rising action described in the following phases:
Initial situation – the beginning. It is the first incident that makes the story move.
Conflict or Problem – goal which the main character of the story has to achieve.
Complication or Rising action – obstacles which the main character has to overcome.
Climax – highest point of interest of the story.
Dénouement or Resolution – what happens to the character after overcoming all obstacles and reaching his goal, or failing to achieve the desired result and not reaching his goal.
Conclusion – the end result
You can put that to any plot and see how the comic leads us along the Story Arc, while we work through the steps from the Initial Situation to the Conclusion.
That is why we call them plots - they are interactive stories.
The games challenge had no Story Arc - we were told what to do and that we would be rewarded.
But after all that, it is up to you if you want to call a game a plot, most guides I have seen list the Altador Cup and Challenges as plots only because most people don't really understand how to define a plot.
Just as an after thought:
On our lookups, TNT have specifically made 3 sections for trophies:
- Site Event Trophies -
listed under this is plots, Games Challenge and Altador Cup 1 and 2.
If everything we play is a plot (basically that is what you are saying), then surely it would have been called Plot Trophies?
- Site Feature Trophies -
listed under this is Defender of Neopia 1 and 2
and
- Game Trophies -
listed under this is the NQ 1 and 2 games.
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