Spyke

I think I understand why it's against the rules. I think it's because results being sent in from various tabs at the same time might APPEAR to be cheating to whatever measures they have in place to detect that very thing. Because playing multiple games at once is no doubt what a lot of the cheating bots do. So it's only sensible to try and minimise the risk of a genuine player getting accidentally frozen by making playing AC games in multiple tabs against the rules.

I'm kinda 50/50 on how I feel about this. I can definitely see how some of the perks are worth it for people who donated a ton of items, which is great. But I only donated like... 1800 points worth XD That was just what I had on hand from my SDB and from dailies. Which is cool. I'm happy about the silver trophy and avatar from all that. And I'm happy with the site theme perk (got Tale of Woe which I'm super pleased with and Valentine's Day which I really thought I already had). I also got the avatar perk, which gave me the second Royal Korbat avatar. Cool with that too.
 
Now I have zero clue how to spend the rest of my points. There's nothing particularly appealing left for me. I am interested in the Battledome stats boost, so once that goes active I might do that. Otherwise, I'm super unsure :c

I'm happy with the stamp! Glad I was able to stay on top of the challenges this year. Also, I'm kind of glad that Team Dead lost because the tombstone trophy looks really nice in silver. XD

I'm kind of surprised (well, not surprised, really, maybe disappointed is a better word) that the (good) prizes, like the stamp, are actually more expensive this year than they were last year, even though we had less time to rank up.
 
As for the Staff Tournament prize shop, I'm always slightly surprised that it's actually impossible to get enough points to buy all of the items. (If you'd somehow managed to pick the highest scoring players each round (if my calculations are correct), you'd have gotten 30450 points, while buying all the prizes would require 36751 points.)

Altador Cup 2017 has come to an end. Spend your points in both the staff tournament and Altador Cup prize shops!

Well KI PIRATES , the MERIDELL KNIGHTS got by us yesterday with wins in YYB, SS, and SOSD but NOT in MSN (again!). I don't know, when I did my 40+ YYB games, my goals were 9-11 to their 0-3 goals?    
But today we went against VIRTUPETS -the losing ROBOTS.  So are they like the Space Station but NOT KRELUDOR but what or where is their land? Anyway, I played my best and I am sure you did too. We lost YYB, SS, and MSN to these TOASTER REJECTS (*No offense to our TDN Virtupet Supporters!) last time and only won SOSD. SOSD was the bonus game-so I pushed my 600 SOSD games to 700 today. I hope you KI PIRATES played extra SOSD today too!
We need to WIN THIS CUP  ! So try hard and go long on this my scurvy mates! OK, just checked the results, we lost YYB & MSN but we won SS & SOSD (the BONUS game). We are Ranked 4th currently and we are up against KRELUDOR today Jun 23rd. Good night & Good Luck KI PIRATES ! Let's make a comeback on these split GRUNDOS! Let's send this team home  to their Mamas!
JUN 29th 2017, the Day after the Final Round
Well KI PIRATES , we reached the end of the Altador Cup XII Games. I think you know how hopeful I felt when VIRTUPETS and KRELUDOR DID NOT shut us down and I began to hope that we could make it into 3rd place...NAAH!But no tears, fellow PIRATES , we gave it our all and even though KIKO LAKE did shut us down, it is what it is...just a game!
To All of you who reached your goals-CONGRATULATIONS!  May you enjoy your hard work's pay off!  
Now that Ramadan is over, I got to enjoy my Eid Holiday with my family and looked a lot like this  (but no scraps of food left around me, can't be wasteful after spending a month feeling the hunger of what many ppl go through with no end in sight to "break" their 'fast'  ). Ramadan leaves us in a good state of mind to be more kind and to try to do more for those who are in need every day of their lives. I love the life lessons I learn from my fast and the inner strength I feel being built up in me.  Thanks for hanging out with me and going through this crazy adventure of AC with me!
 

What would minimum wage be in Neopia anyway?  Yes, I shouldn't poke fun at that poor Tuskaninny who is on her flippers all day!
 
Well KI PIRATES, what can I say but  AMAZING JOB against BRIGHTVALE BUMBLERS (is that less offensive than SNOBS ?)! A SWEEP was SWEET but today we are up against the MERIDELL KNIGHTS and we need to avenge our honor mateys!  (In case you're wondering, this PIRATE Slorg is yelling, "Let's GO!"). Do your best and hopefully the crew from KI K.I.L.L. BOARD will do their compulsive maxing out and pull us through!  Good luck to everyone and I hope you all reach your AC goals before this is over. I am trying to change this shield  for All Star with 21 more YYB games to go! 
LATE NIGHT UPDATE-1:08 am CMT US  I made ALL-Star  Keep it up Pirates, we have to make these Meridell Knights' lights go OUT! (we really only need to beat them in everything or at least in YYB & SS!)

Excellent Job, matey!  I think that you probably were a main factor in the PIRATES SWEEP of ROO ISLAND!!!! I managed to make it to Rank 18, GOLD SHIELD, BABY! and hope to get to Rank 19 if I play 31 YYB games against BRIGHTVALE (BV) today Monday, Jun 19th 2017 ! Are you with me, KI PIRATES ??  We need to SWEEP BRIGHTVALE SNOBS (* Again, no offense to Brightvale TDN Buddies meant, just poking fun!  Remember, we're PIRATES !) Slushie Slinger is the BONUS AC GAME today and even though that Wench of a Tuskaninny (add her wig & toga) drives me BONKERS  >>>> She really moves like    
We MUST sling the till we can't sling anymore! The base score is 300, so I don't blame you for ending the game and sending that score. Also 86 is the daily cap for SS (quite honestly, I have NEVER made the cap on this AC game-but I will try to do more than my customary 10 games!)  As Spyke has said: KEEP FIGHTING PIRATES!

Made it to 13 by maxing SOSD again. I might be able to get one or two more days of play in before the end of the cup depending on if we have another jelly day and when that is, so I'll try to push to 14! Everything I'm getting from this point forward is extra from my original goals, so I'm pretty pleased. Just hope I have enough points for the things I want from the prize shop~

Hey, Zafie! Welcome to KI Support Thread! Every Pirate and Pirate Supporters are welcome! We still have at least 6 days of games, so you could probably get past Ranks 1 & 2 without too much trouble. The higher Ranks have been brutal in the time and effort you need to put in for those Ranks. But no worries, giving your best is exactly the way to go!
 
And no for a little sad news, TERROR MOUNTAIN beat us at YYB , SS, and SOSD! We only got MSN(I played 110 games yesterday, so I feel better for that investment!).
Ok PIRATES! No use in blubbering our fool heads over this set back , we know what we got to do! Calling ALL Pirates!!! We are up against ROO ISLAND today, Jun 18th and we need all hands on deck! Lets kick those YYB butts into the goal, SLING SLUSHIES till that Tuskaninny drops, MAKE SOME NOISE to raise the ROOF, and SHOOT that YYB past that land-lubbing JELLY GOALIE to send his head spinning! Come on PIRATES! WE CAN DO THIS! 

Leveled up to 11 yesterday and 12 today. Had to max out SOSD to make it happen today, since I had limited time. Hoping that tomorrow I will be able to max both SOSD and YYB. Then back to work :/ Seems like 13 might be where I finish this year! I'll totally take that, but I'll be pushing to try to do better. Keep going! One more week, y'all!

Another Jelly Day :c And it was another day I had planned on playing. This is not good for me at all. I got sick and was unable to play on the twelfth, so I was planning on playing to make up for it on the thirteenth and fourteenth. Bummer. I've made rank 10, and am a good portion of the way to rank 11, but will be significantly held back now. I'll be doing really well to make rank 13, I think. Keep fighting, pirates!

I made up for the days I spent at work by capping my scores for YYB for two days in a row and by capping SOSD one day. I've gotten to rank 9, which is on point with what I wanted for one rank per day. I'll spend the next three days at work, so I'll be falling behind again. Very close to my minimum goal of rank 10 though! I'm sure I'll make that, so I'll be trying to match my best rank ever of 13 and re-evaluating my goal again after I get there :) I doubt I'll be able to make up for the days spent at work this time, so I likely won't be able to make one rank per day happen anymore XD Super bummed about the practice team scores not counting toward our ranks. I was relying on those days with my plans, so I'll have to recalculate.

I am only at Rank 5 :/ I am aiming for a rank per day right now. Which is a little difficult considering I'm not able to play every day due to work. I have only actually sent scores on three days so far. I will have to play catch up again here soon. Another couple days of work have arrived. 
My overall goal is rank 10. But my dream goal would be to match my highest rank I've ever gotten at 13. We shall see how it goes :) At the very least I will certainly be beating my rank from last year (6).

I'm back to support KI again! I'm never a high scorer, but I'm pretty okay with being middle of pack XD I always have so much shenanigans going on when it's AC season. I'm aiming to get the stamp and hopefully all of the team-specific items, but we'll see how it goes

I did it! I beat Chadley every day! Congratulations to everyone else who completed the DD and earned whatever trophy they got as well!
Super surprised about all the low scores on games this year but I am not complaining because I will have a shiny gold trophy on my userlookup now! ;) 

Keep trying, @Mouseykins! I know you can do it! I'm rootin' for ya! Get that gold!
Yes. If you completed 19 Chadley, and 1 Agigail, you should get a silver trophy. At least, that's how its been done in the past.
 
Overall, I'm glad DD is finally over. 20 days is long time of game playing. And I know it may have been somewhat disappointing to some. But, if we are lucky, we will have GMC to look for, and those scores tend to be a bit more challenging than DD. Also, I'm really hoping the Festival of Neegs will start next week, too! Now, that is something I think everyone has the same ability to compete with. More free prizes - now that is something I can't complain about.

Got my score sent for today too! This brings me to 5 Abigail wins and 14 Chadley wins, which is definitely a personal best for me with DD. I don't think I had ever played today's game before, but it didn't take me too long to beat Chadley's score. Maybe three tries. Tomorrow will certainly be interesting. My high score is 9. So... yup.

I definitely think it makes sense to only get gold if you beat Chadley every day, but - as others have pointed out - it makes a lot less sense to get a silver trophy regardless of whether you beat Chadley 19 times and Abigail once, or the other way around. It's a pretty big difference.
As for the scores - I think it's difficult to determine which scores are both fair and take some effort, since there are so many players and everyone obviously has a completely different skill level when it comes to gaming. What's ridiculously easy for some, is impossible for others. The trick is to find a way to make it possible for as many people as possible to compete and have a chance at a trophy. There are always going to be people who will be disappointed - either because they're not good at gaming and can't beat Abi, or because they're really good at the games and find Chadley's (or AAA's) scores far too easy.
(I'm glad you've never found the Daily Dare stressful, but that's not to say it's the same for everyone. Even things you like can be stressful, whether you want them to or not. The DD might be something you enjoy, and want to participate in, even if you don't have a lot of time. That lack of time could cause it to become quite stressful (as in, if you already don't have much free time, chances are other things in your life are stressful too). You could quit halfway through, of course, but that might be even more stressful (that's how it would feel to me, at least). Not participating in something you know you would enjoy, because you don't have the time to focus on it, but seeing everybody else post about it, isn't much fun.)

I played around with the links and found this year's trophies. Gonna link them and not post the images directly in case you want to be surprised
Gold
Silver
Bronze
I think they look pretty cool. Way better than last year's. What about you guys?
Couldn't find the participation medal.
EDIT:
Some users on the forums found the participation trophy and a couple of prizes. Credits to boundingwarfs and minnesotan:
Participation medal
Prize 1
Prize 2
 
 

Got my score sent for today too! This brings me to 5 Abigail wins and 14 Chadley wins, which is definitely a personal best for me with DD. I don't think I had ever played today's game before, but it didn't take me too long to beat Chadley's score. Maybe three tries. Tomorrow will certainly be interesting. My high score is 9. So... yup.

Today was less bad than I thought it was going to be. I was convinced I was going to not hit any of the scores for the final 4 days but, so far its been ok. I even managed to eke out a chadley win today bringing my total to 15/19 Chadley wins. I think this is a new personal best so, I'm excited. I'm dreading tomorrow tho. My high score so far is...5.

Today is definitely going to be a frustrating day. I've gotten close to Chadleys score 3 times, but when I get around 800-900 points the petpet randomly jumps for no reason!  Anyone else having the same problem?

Haha xD
Maybe TNT can dream up an event where you get trophies for being the most lazy? I could totally nail it if you got a big shiny trophy for NOT winning a single game.

I'm all for there being a special trophy only for those who've beaten Chadley every day. Make it platinum (I personally hate gold). But, the logic is the same regardless. Someone who put the effort in to beat Chadley on 19 days and had one bad day should earn a higher trophy than someone who didn't want to put the effort in and only bothered to beat Chadley once. There's still bronze and participation. Adding a 4th level in just makes sense.