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Emeraldosprey: /* Something Has Happened! */ temp fix until someone can re-write this article

2014-10-01T17:51:41Z

Something Has Happened!: temp fix until someone can re-write this article

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	\|{{~~RandomEvent~~\|img=http://images.neopets.com/events/slothpotion.gif		\|{{RandomEventOld\|img=http://images.neopets.com/events/slothpotion.gif
	\|text=<span style="color:#008000;">'''Dr. Sloth'''</span> appears and hands you a '''Cybunny''' Transmogrification Potion!!!}}		\|text=<span style="color:#008000;">'''Dr. Sloth'''</span> appears and hands you a '''Cybunny''' Transmogrification Potion!!!}}
	\|{{~~RandomEvent~~\|img=http://images.neopets.com/games/games_mp.gif		\|{{RandomEventOld\|img=http://images.neopets.com/games/games_mp.gif
	\|text=Since you have been so nice, your game plays for '''[[Meerca Chase II]]''' have been reset. You may now play three more times today! Hoorah!}}		\|text=Since you have been so nice, your game plays for '''[[Meerca Chase II]]''' have been reset. You may now play three more times today! Hoorah!}}
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	\|{{~~RandomEvent~~\|img=http://images.neopets.com/events/hubrid.gif		\|{{RandomEventOld\|img=http://images.neopets.com/events/hubrid.gif
	\|text=Hubrid Nox stares at you, and his eyes glow. All your Neopets have come down with a bad case of '''<nowiki>'Ugga Ugga'</nowiki>'''!!! }}		\|text=Hubrid Nox stares at you, and his eyes glow. All your Neopets have come down with a bad case of '''<nowiki>'Ugga Ugga'</nowiki>'''!!! }}
	\|{{~~RandomEvent~~\|img=http://images.neopets.com/items/kadoatie_mutant.gif		\|{{RandomEventOld\|img=http://images.neopets.com/items/kadoatie_mutant.gif
	\|text=The incessant mewing of a Mutant Kadoatie drives you completely mad, and you give its owner '''5,000''' Neopoints to take it away! }}		\|text=The incessant mewing of a Mutant Kadoatie drives you completely mad, and you give its owner '''5,000''' Neopoints to take it away! }}
	\|}		\|}

Crimsonfox: Random Event Template Formatting per recent changes

2014-03-23T13:12:23Z

Random Event Template Formatting per recent changes

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	\|{{RandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/events/hubrid.gif		\|{{RandomEvent\|img=http://images.neopets.com/events/hubrid.gif
	\|Hubrid Nox stares at you, and his eyes glow. All your Neopets have come down with a bad case of '''<nowiki>'Ugga Ugga'</nowiki>'''!!! }}		\|text=Hubrid Nox stares at you, and his eyes glow. All your Neopets have come down with a bad case of '''<nowiki>'Ugga Ugga'</nowiki>'''!!! }}
	\|{{RandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/items/kadoatie_mutant.gif		\|{{RandomEvent\|img=http://images.neopets.com/items/kadoatie_mutant.gif
	\|The incessant mewing of a Mutant Kadoatie drives you completely mad, and you give its owner '''5,000''' Neopoints to take it away! }}		\|text=The incessant mewing of a Mutant Kadoatie drives you completely mad, and you give its owner '''5,000''' Neopoints to take it away! }}
	\|}		\|}

Crimsonfox: Random Event Template Formatting per recent changes

2014-03-23T13:07:49Z

Random Event Template Formatting per recent changes

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	\|{{RandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/events/slothpotion.gif		\|{{RandomEvent\|img=http://images.neopets.com/events/slothpotion.gif
	\|2=<span style="color:#008000;">'''Dr. Sloth'''</span> appears and hands you a '''Cybunny''' Transmogrification Potion!!!}}		\|text=<span style="color:#008000;">'''Dr. Sloth'''</span> appears and hands you a '''Cybunny''' Transmogrification Potion!!!}}
	\|{{RandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/games/games_mp.gif		\|{{RandomEvent\|img=http://images.neopets.com/games/games_mp.gif
	\|Since you have been so nice, your game plays for '''[[Meerca Chase II]]''' have been reset. You may now play three more times today! Hoorah!}}		\|text=Since you have been so nice, your game plays for '''[[Meerca Chase II]]''' have been reset. You may now play three more times today! Hoorah!}}
	\|}		\|}

Emeraldosprey: Reverted edits by 91.201.64.7 (talk) to last revision by Macbeth

2013-03-03T17:36:14Z

Reverted edits by 91.201.64.7 (talk) to last revision by Macbeth

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 Certain items exclusively or almost exclusively enter the economy through these events - this includes [[Treasure Maps|map pieces]], [[Transmogrification Potion]]s, and [[Codestones]]. Random events appear in the [[Neopets TCG]] in the form of ''Something Has Happened!'' cards.
-qs2zkV I loved your post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Cool.
+==Something Has Happened!==
 ==Battledome challengers==

91.201.64.7: qs2zkV I loved your post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Cool.

2013-03-03T16:35:05Z

qs2zkV I loved your post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Cool.

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 Certain items exclusively or almost exclusively enter the economy through these events - this includes [[Treasure Maps|map pieces]], [[Transmogrification Potion]]s, and [[Codestones]]. Random events appear in the [[Neopets TCG]] in the form of ''Something Has Happened!'' cards.
-==Something Has Happened!==
+qs2zkV I loved your post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Cool.
 ==Battledome challengers==

Macbeth: /* Trivia */

2012-05-30T19:54:27Z

Trivia

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Some people are of the opinion that doing nice things on the site increases their chances of getting random events. The text of the game play reset random event (see above) no doubt encouraged this view, and [[The Neopets Team]] [http://www.neopets.com/nf.phtml?nf_date=2003-10-27 referred to it] when releasing it: "Our new software installed on the Neopets servers can now detect whether you have been nice to people, and if you have you may get the following random event!"		*Some people are of the opinion that doing nice things on the site increases their chances of getting random events. The text of the game play reset random event (see above) no doubt encouraged this view, and [[The Neopets Team]] [http://www.neopets.com/nf.phtml?nf_date=2003-10-27 referred to it] when releasing it: "Our new software installed on the Neopets servers can now detect whether you have been nice to people, and if you have you may get the following random event!". On the other hand, addressing this issue in an editorial, TNT [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=241 confirmed] that this was not the case and only the birthday site theme increases the chance of events appearing.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Macbeth: /* Battledome challengers */

2012-05-30T17:46:23Z

Battledome challengers

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	==Battledome challengers==		==Battledome challengers==
	Some opponents in the one-player Battledome must be unlocked before the player can fight them. While some of these are always unlocked whenever a player goes to a certain page (e.g. the [[Tiki Tack Man]] challenges anyone who visits his [[Tiki Tack\|shop]], or [[Edna]] challenges anyone who completes her [[The Witch's Tower\|quest]]), others are only unlocked randomly: either as part of a Something Has Happened-type event (e.g. the [[Down for Maintenance Pteri]] or [[Boochi]]) or randomly when visiting a certain ~~locations~~ (e.g. [[Commander Garoo]] appears randomly at the [[Space Station]]).		Some opponents in the one-player Battledome must be unlocked before the player can fight them. While some of these are always unlocked whenever a player goes to a certain page (e.g. the [[Tiki Tack Man]] challenges anyone who visits his [[Tiki Tack\|shop]], or [[Edna]] challenges anyone who completes her [[The Witch's Tower\|quest]]), others are only unlocked randomly: either as part of a Something Has Happened-type event (e.g. the [[Down for Maintenance Pteri]] or [[Boochi]]) or randomly when visiting a certain location (e.g. [[Commander Garoo]] appears randomly at the [[Space Station]]).

	==Faerie Quests==		==Faerie Quests==

Macbeth: /* Something Has Happened! */

2012-05-30T15:35:26Z

Something Has Happened!

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	When some characters visit a player in a random event, they issue a [[1-player challenger\|challenge]] - this adds the character to the list of those the player can fight in the [[Battledome]]. A few events appear under the "Something Has Happened!" banner but are not necessarily random - players receive these as notifications when they receive an [[avatar]] or a [[site theme]].		When some characters visit a player in a random event, they issue a [[1-player challenger\|challenge]] - this adds the character to the list of those the player can fight in the [[Battledome]]. A few events appear under the "Something Has Happened!" banner but are not necessarily random - players receive these as notifications when they receive an [[avatar]] or a [[site theme]].

	===Local ~~Events~~===		===Local events===
	There a few Something Has Happened-style events that occur in a specific world: while exploring [[Terror Mountain]] the player may receive a Winter Random Event, with a blue banner, and while exploring [[Tyrannia]], they may receive a [[Tyrannian Random Event]], with a brown banner.		There a few Something Has Happened-style events that occur in a specific world: while exploring [[Terror Mountain]] the player may receive a Winter Random Event, with a blue banner, and while exploring [[Tyrannia]], they may receive a [[Tyrannian Random Event]], with a brown banner.

Macbeth: /* Something Has Happened! */

2012-05-30T15:16:33Z

Something Has Happened!

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	Other events are more harmful, such as causing a [[Neopet]] to become [[disease\|ill]], or losing Neopoints or items.		Other events are more harmful, such as causing a [[Neopet]] to become [[disease\|ill]], or losing Neopoints or items. Random events that take absolute amounts of Neopoints can push the player's on-hand cash into negative numbers. Percentage-based thefts take only from on-hand Neopoints and not from the [[bank]] or [[shop]] till.

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Macbeth at 15:14, 30 May 2012

2012-05-30T15:14:01Z

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	A '''Random ~~Event~~''' ~~is an unexpected occurrence while playing~~ [[Neopets]], ~~similar to real life as~~ a ~~random happening that is different from normal routine~~.		'''Random events''' are chance happenings around [[Neopets\|the site]] that can help or hinder the player. There is a chance a random event will appear whenever the player loads a page: they appear above the page content (but below the navigation bar), and feature an image and a little snippet of text explaining what happened.

	~~==Types==~~		By visiting more site pages, the player increases their chance of receiving random events - [[wikipedia:PHP\|PHP]] [[games]] such as [[NeoQuest]] or [[Pyramids]] are popular for this. The birthday [[site theme]] slightly increases the chance of any page load giving an event.
	~~Random Events come in 4 different varieties~~. ~~They are:~~

	===Something Has Happened!===		Certain items exclusively or almost exclusively enter the economy through these events - this includes [[Treasure Maps\|map pieces]], [[Transmogrification Potion]]s, and [[Codestones]]. Random events appear in the [[Neopets TCG]] in the form of ''Something Has Happened!'' cards.
	The most common ~~Random Events show a small graphic saying~~ "Something Has Happened!" ~~when they occur~~. These events can ~~be positive (~~such as ~~finding~~ [[~~neopoints~~]] or an [[~~item~~]]), ~~neutral (~~such as ~~having~~ a [[~~Draik~~]] ~~fly overhead on the way~~ to [[~~Krawk Island~~]] or a passing [[Neopet]] ~~saying something)~~, ~~or negative (~~a ~~pet getting sick or ghosts stealing~~ [[~~neopoints~~]] ~~from you and putting them on~~ the [[~~Money Tree~~]]). ~~Unlocking~~ an [[~~Avatar~~]] or a [[~~Sidebar~~]] ~~is a "Something Has Happened" event as well, sometimes occurring at random while playing Neopets or making certain actions while playing~~.
			==Something Has Happened!==
			The most common random events are captioned "Something Has Happened!" in a yellow bar above the event. These events can help the player, such as by rewarding them with an [[item]] or [[Neopoints]], or by allowing them to send extra scores in a game.

			{\| style="margin: 0 auto;"
			\|{{RandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/events/slothpotion.gif
			\|2=<span style="color:#008000;">'''Dr. Sloth'''</span> appears and hands you a '''Cybunny''' Transmogrification Potion!!!}}
			\|{{RandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/games/games_mp.gif
			\|Since you have been so nice, your game plays for '''[[Meerca Chase II]]''' have been reset. You may now play three more times today! Hoorah!}}
			\|}

			Other events are more harmful, such as causing a [[Neopet]] to become [[disease\|ill]], or losing Neopoints or items.

			{\| style="margin: 0 auto;"
			\|{{RandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/events/hubrid.gif
			\|Hubrid Nox stares at you, and his eyes glow. All your Neopets have come down with a bad case of '''<nowiki>'Ugga Ugga'</nowiki>'''!!! }}
			\|{{RandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/items/kadoatie_mutant.gif
			\|The incessant mewing of a Mutant Kadoatie drives you completely mad, and you give its owner '''5,000''' Neopoints to take it away! }}
			\|}

			Still others have neither helpful nor harmful effects - such as a passing Neopet saying hello. Some events may be good or bad depending on the player's point of view - such as [[Boochi]] zapping their active Neopet and turning it [[Baby]].

			When some characters visit a player in a random event, they issue a [[1-player challenger\|challenge]] - this adds the character to the list of those the player can fight in the [[Battledome]]. A few events appear under the "Something Has Happened!" banner but are not necessarily random - players receive these as notifications when they receive an [[avatar]] or a [[site theme]].

	===Local Events===		===Local Events===
	~~Local Events are~~ a ~~subset of "~~Something Has Happened~~", which only~~ occur in a specific world~~. As of January 2007, they include "~~Winter Random ~~Events" (Terror Mountain)~~, ~~"Tyrannian Random Events" (Tyrannia)~~, and ~~"Island Random Events" (Mystery Island). Like Random Events, they can be positive, negative, or neutral.~~		There a few Something Has Happened-style events that occur in a specific world: while exploring [[Terror Mountain]] the player may receive a Winter Random Event, with a blue banner, and while exploring [[Tyrannia]], they may receive a [[Tyrannian Random Event]], with a brown banner.

	~~===Battledome Challengers===~~
	~~Many one-player~~ [[~~battledome~~]] [[~~Battledome challengers\|challengers~~]] ~~are unlocked randomly~~, ~~although certain opponents can only be unlocked in specific ways~~.

	~~===Faerie Quests===~~		Like normal random events, these can help or hinder. Avatar award notifications will still appear as normal, but other Something Has Happened events do not appear in these places at all.
	~~While playing Neopets a user may be confronted by a [[Faerie]] and be given a [[Faerie Quest]]~~. ~~The user must purchase an item without the use of the [[Shop Wizard]] for a reward. The exact type of items as well~~ as ~~the rewards depend on the faerie~~.

	=~~=Maximising==~~		{\| style="margin: 0 auto;"
	~~Random~~ events ~~are mostly beneficial~~ and ~~sought after, with players always comparing the number~~ and ~~quality of their events with each other. There are some practices that exist to maximise the number of random events received~~:		\|{{WinterRandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/items/snowball_4.gif\|Somebody from high up throws a Yellow Snowball at you! You pick it up!}}
			\|{{TyrannianRandomEvent\|http://images.neopets.com/events/fungusball.gif\|A fungus ball is sitting on this page... and it '''EXPLODES!'''. You get confused and drop '''55''' Neopoints :(}}
			\|}

	==~~=Sidebars=~~==		==Battledome challengers==
	Some ~~special Neopets~~ [[~~Sidebar~~]]s ~~(like the ''Birthday'' sidebar~~, ~~obtained and usable~~ only ~~on a users and Neopets birthday) will increase the probability~~ of ~~receiving~~ a ~~random~~ event. ~~However, having a special sidebar does not guarantee a user will get more random events~~. ~~It has been known~~ for ~~some people to get as many as 30 random events on their birthday while others only 5~~ or 6.		Some opponents in the one-player Battledome must be unlocked before the player can fight them. While some of these are always unlocked whenever a player goes to a certain page (e.g. the [[Tiki Tack Man]] challenges anyone who visits his [[Tiki Tack\|shop]], or [[Edna]] challenges anyone who completes her [[The Witch's Tower\|quest]]), others are only unlocked randomly: either as part of a Something Has Happened-type event (e.g. the [[Down for Maintenance Pteri]] or [[Boochi]]) or randomly when visiting a certain locations (e.g. [[Commander Garoo]] appears randomly at the [[Space Station]]).

	==~~=Refresh=~~==		==Faerie Quests==
	~~The more times~~ a user ~~refreshes~~ a page (reloads the page in their internet browser), the more chances they have for a random event. Although a player can literally refresh the same page repeatedly, it is generally considered less boring to move about the site (preferably without using bookmarks, so more pages are viewed). Playing non-flash games such as [[~~Cliffhanger~~]], [[~~Pyramids~~]]~~, and~~ [[~~NeoQuest~~]] ~~also increase the chances~~. ~~However, sometimes TNT reduces~~ the ~~chances of random events~~ on ~~these pages~~.		While playing Neopets a user may be confronted by a [[Faerie]] and be given a [[Faerie Quest]]. The user must purchase an item without the use of the [[Shop Wizard]] for a reward. The exact type of items as well as the rewards depend on the faerie.

	The ~~reason this works is that you get a shot at a~~ random event ~~for the "world" you are in each page request~~ (~~load~~) and ~~refreshing a page causes a~~ new ~~page request. The best bet in this department is~~ to ~~simply explore, interact~~, and get ~~lots of usage out of~~ the ~~site.~~		==Trivia==
			*Some people are of the opinion that doing nice things on the site increases their chances of getting random events. The text of the game play reset random event (see above) no doubt encouraged this view, and [[The Neopets Team]] [http://www.neopets.com/nf.phtml?nf_date=2003-10-27 referred to it] when releasing it: "Our new software installed on the Neopets servers can now detect whether you have been nice to people, and if you have you may get the following random event!"

	==External Links==		==External Links==