Neopets

Although Neopets is Marapets' major competitor, they aren't in big competition. Most of the time they're more amazing. Ripoff is no confrontation or arguments about the two sites. 

Important Information

If you say that Neopets is better than Marapets on the Marapets forums, YOU WILL GET FROZEN (Neopets and Marapets' way of removing your account)

What is Neopets?

What is Neopets, you may ask? Neopets is a fun virtual pet site. You can create your own Neopets (up to a maximum of 4; Marapets: up to 12), feed them, groom them, look after them, customize them and watch them grow. You can also communicate on the Neoboards (Forums), play games, create your own Web pages (Marasites), send Neomail (Maramail), and lots more.

Click here to see the Neopets Demo!

http://www.neopets.com/help/tutorial/index.phtml

Currency

The Neopets (Marapets) game is set in a fictional world called Neopia (Marada). For practical purposes, this world has a single currency: the Neopoint, often abbreviated to "NP". However, Marapets has three currencies: Marapoints (MP), Baspinar Points (BP), and Restock Points (RP).

There are many ways to earn Neopoints (Marapoints); we have an article that covers them in more detail. The simplest and most common way, though, is by playing the games that appear on the site. You'll need to install Adobe Flash Player to play most of them--the download shouldn't take too long over a normal connection. There are heaps of different games to try, from tower defence (Battle of Baspinar) to shooting games (Baterminator) and action-packed obstacle courses (Phanty Quest). There are even a few games that might be similar to some games on Marapets.

Spider Solitaire

Mahjong

Sudoku

Once you have some money, you can go shopping. The Shop Wizard (Shop Search) in the Marketplace (Puchalla Village) lets you search through items other players have for sale. There are all kinds of items you can buy:

• Food that makes your pet less hungry. Once your Neopet gets bloated (a.k.a. 0% hungry), or very bloated, they can't have anymore food, but unlike them, you can feed you Marapet an unlimited amount of food.
• Toys and grooming items make your pet happier. When a toy breaks, you'll have to take it to Donny at his toy repair shop. Unfortunately, when you break a toy in Marada, you will have to throw it away into oblivion.
• Weapons let your pet play in a special play-fighting arena called the Neopets Battledome (Marapets Battle Arena). The Battledome has default challengers. Unlike the Battledome, You'll have to get the enemies yourself, and the only default challengers are: Talon, Wild Minipets, and enemies from certain wars, plots, and events.
• Wearables are for dressing up your pet and bringing out his or her individual style. However, the only way for marapets to wear clothing if it comes with the current costume your Marapet is wearing. Your character, however, gets to be the one to wear clothing.
• Petpets are smaller inhabitants of Neopia that you can give your pet to look after. They don't need feeding and can't talk. Minipets, on the other hand, do actually need feeding.

There are other types of items too, including some that don't do anything but just make pretty gifts. In Marada, the pretty gifts do make pretty toys for your pet to play with.

Hotel

If you're going to be away from the site for a while, or are just too busy to come online regularly, you can send your pets to a a certain hotel instead of feeding the Neopets. This doesn't make them happier, but it will stop them getting hungry. The Marapets hotel and Minipet Island Resort for minipets are also hotels (only without the extras).

Wahhh! I Don't Have any money!

If you don't have enough money at the moment, don't panic! If you really have no money at all, you can even ask the Soup Faerie to feed your pets for free. Marapets has a Gingerbread House in Candyland which does just that.

Gingerbread House - Only owners with less than 7,500MP can feed their mara pets for free. Remember, this freebie knows how much is in your Bank AND your Shop Till :)

Making Friends

The private messaging system on Neopets (Marapets) is called Neomail (Maramail). It can't handle any complicated code or very long messages, but it's great when you just want to let friends know how you're doing. You can find it in your Account.

You know you want me

A good place to meet new people is the Neoboards (the Forums), Neopets' (Marapets') forums section. There are forums for many different topics, from Flash games to writing. And remember, giving out peoples' email addresses, telephone (or cellphone) numbers or messenger handles is against the rules!

Questions

• Does Neopets cost anything?

Nope. Neopets is completely free, but not all sites are. Marapets is an almost free site.

• How do I find out what foods are gourmet?

Sorry, you will just have to go to this page. Gourmet foods are foods that have a rarity index between 90 and 100 (Marapets: rarities 10 and up)! If you really must find out, have a look what the current champions have eaten :)

• My pet wont eat certain foods! What's happening!!

All Neopets' personalities are different and sometimes they will not eat certain foods, and they will never eat it. You can always feed it to another of your Neopets! Marapets, however, will eat any food.

• Why isn't my Neopet born yet?

If you see this image when you look at your pet's information or try to play games with your pet, it means you didn't finish creating it. Go back to the Create a Pet page, and your pet will be waiting for you. If you accidentally created too many Neopets, you will not be able to disown your extra one until you finish creating it. Once your Neopet is born, you can go to the Neopian Pound and abandon your unwanted pet.

• Can I change my Neopet's name?

No, we are afraid once a Neopet is named, that is what it will always be called. Even if you adopt your Neopet from the pound. In Marada, the answer is yes; you can rename your pet at the Town Hall (as long as you have a renaming certificate).

• Can Neopets die?

No, Neopets do not die. If you do not look after your Neopet and don't feed it, it will get very hungry and be dying. It won't actually die though and you can nurse it back to full health with enough attention. In Marada, the answer is yes; If you do not look after your Marapet and don't feed it, it will get very hungry and be dying and you will receive warnings to look after and heal it. If it continues to be neglected it will die to Undying Woods.

• Can Neopets breed?

In your imagination, yes Neopets (Marapets) can breed. On the site your Neopet (Marapet) will not have babies, or anything like that.

• Can Neopets marry/date?

Your pet cannot marry or have any other relationships with other pets.

Do not attempt to use Neopets (Marapets) as a dating agency, this includes advertising dating/mating/marriage websites or chat boards for you or your Neopet (Marapet). Neopets (Marapets) is not the place to try to find a boyfriend/girlfriend for yourself, your friend or your Neopet (Marapet).

• How do I play with my Neopet?

There are well over 60 different games to choose from. Some of these you play with your Neopet (Marapet), others you play as a Neopet's (Marapets) character. To see what games you can play click on the Games on the side bar (or go to the City of Marada). As well as the games, you can buy toys from the Toy Shop. Once you have bought something, go to Your Inventory and click on the toy you wish to play with. You play with your pet by selecting 'use item' and then select the pet you wish to play with the toy.

• Can I see my Neopet playing with it's toys?

In some games such as Neopoker you play against your Neopet, so you do see their picture. When your Neopet (Marapet) plays with a toy, you do not actually see them play with it, but you see them when they have finished playing.

• I want to have another Neopet, do I have to create a new one?

No, you could always visit the Neopian Pound. Here you will find hundreds of loyal Neopets waiting for a good home. The pets in the pound tend to be a little older, wiser and stronger than if you create a completly new one. Plus they may have petpets or abilities that come free with them :) In Marada, the answer is yes; just go create another pet by going to the Create a Pet selection screen.

• Can I create more than one Neopet?

Yes, you can have up to four Neopets (In Marada, 12; There are ways to extra pets but we cannot tell you :)) Don't forget you don't need to create new ones, you could always adopt a more experienced Neopet at the Neopian Pound.

• Can I change my Neopet's gender?

Yes, you can change the gender of your Neopet. You can try zapping your Neopet with the lab ray, although the results are not guaranteed, it could just as easily change your pets species. Alternatively there is a magical potion that will change your Neopet's gender. You can try to get your hands on this 'Strange Potion' in the shops. In Marada, you could always nab a gender concoction from the Illegal Concoctions Shop (your pet could get sent to jail however!).

• How do I feed my Neopet?

If you your pet is hungry, go to the inventory, and then click on a food item. if problem persists, you can contact us using this form. One of our helpful support team will get back to you asap.

If you are running low on Neopoints (have less than 1000NP (MP)), you can always visit the Soup Kitchen (Gingerbread House) where the friendly Soup Faerie (Gimgerbread House people) will be happy to give your pets free food.

• Why can't I feed my Neopet?

Your neopet is bloated.

• Can Neopets fight?

Yes, if you want to test your Neopets' (Marapets') strength in battle, you can visit the Neopian Battledome (Maradan Battle Arena). You can find this by clicking on 'Battle'. Here you can battle a whole host of single player opponents such as the Snowager (Grave Keeper) and the Pant Devil (Clumsy Random Event).

If you need more help with the Battledome and what the various battle items do, there is a very good help section here.

• I don't want my Neopet, how can I get rid of it?

If you have a pet that you no longer want to look after, you can disown it. Your Neopet (Marapet) will be kept in the Neopian Pound (Maradan Pound) until some kind soul comes and adopts them. Make sure you are 100% certain you do not want your Neopet (Marapet) as other people will be able to adopt it as soon as you abandon it. Bear in mind that any items or petpets (minipets) that are equipped to your Neopet (Marapet) will go with it unless you remove them before disowning.

• What is my active pet, and how can I change it?

Your active pet is the one you are currently playing with. This is the one whose name appears in the black box. To change your active pet, got to Quick Ref (Main Page). (Click on your pet's name). Your inactive pets will not be in a box. If you only have one Neopet (Marapet), it will always be your active pet. If you have more than one and wish to change your active Neopet (Marapet), simply click on the pet you want to become the new active pet.

• How can I change my pets species/color?

There are a number of ways you can change your Neopet's (Marapet's) species or colour. Most commonly you can buy a Magical Paintbrush (Costume) and then go to the Rainbow Pool. You can paint different pets in different colours, go to the Rainbow Pool (inventory) for the full list before you buy a brush (cossie). Otherwise you may waste Neopoints (Marapoints) on a brush (cossie) you cannot use. If you are very lucky you may be given a Paintbrush (Costume) as a random event, although this is very rare, so don't count on it.

You can also try feeding your pet a Magical Potion. Different potions have different effects. For example if you fed a Red Meerca (Murfin) potion to your Green Gelert (Rusty), it would change into a Red Meerca (Murfin). If you fed it to your Blue Meerca (Murfin), it would change to a Red Meerca (Murfin).

You can also risk taking your Neopet (Marapet) to the Secret Lab (Portal). You need to collect all nine pieces of the Secret Lab map before you can go there. Once you have all nine pieces, you can fire the ray gun at your Neopet (Marapet). It is completely at your own risk and absolutely anything may happen to your Neopet (Marapet), including changing colour or species.

Other magical items may also alter your Neopet (Marapet), such as Magical Meerca Plushies (Enchanted Murfin Plushies).

This plushie is enchanted and has the power to change your pet into the same colour and species of the plushie!

Always be wary when giving your Neopet (Marapet) a new magical (enchanted) toy to play with :)

• How do I get rid of a pet?

You can disown your Neopet (Marapet) by going to the 'Plaza' (Undying Woods) and clicking on the 'Pound' link. This is the large image with the Uni (Yuni) and Techo ({{Gizmo]]) on it. Click on 'Disown' and then click on the Neopet (Marapet) you wish to abandon. Only do this if you are 100% sure you do not want to see your Neopet (Marapet) again. As soon as you disown it, someone else can adopt it and give it a good home.

Bear in mind that any items or petpets that are equiped to your Neopet will go with it unless you remove them before disowning.

• Can I sell my Neopet?

No, selling Neopets for points or anything else is against our Terms and Conditions. It is a freezable offence.

Fear the wrath of my Terms and Conditions

You cannot actually transfer a Neopet to another person and the majority of people that claim to sell pets or accounts are trying to trick innocent players out of points, cash or items.

Remember if you disown a Neopet it is available for ANYBODY to adopt, so it should not be used to transfer Neopets. In Marada, the answer is yes; the pet auctions is the only safe way to sell your pets. Remember, trying to sell your pets any other viable way is a freezable offence.

• How do I increase my Neopets' Health?

You cannot permanently increase the number of hit points your Neopet has unless you give them a special item such as Kauvara's potion. Unfortunately these items are extremely rare and very expensive.

You know you want me

Temporarily you may get your Neopet to have more hit points that it started with (e.g 14/11), but this will wear off after a while. In Marada, the answer is yes; go to the Gym and choose 'Health' from the drop-down menu. Then let the crystals do the rest!

• How do you know how strong, fast or healthy your Neopet is?

You can view your Neopets' (Marapets') stats at anytime by going to the Quick Ref page. You can get to this page by clicking on 'Quick Ref' and then the pet you want to view, or by clicking on your Neopet's (Marapet's) name in the yellow side bar.

• Can I give my Neopet to someone?

No you can't. There is not safe way to transfer a Neopet from one person to another. If you do not want a Neopet, disown it. It will then be available for other people to adopt. You can suggest other people adopt your ex-pet, but you cannot guarantee who will be the first to adopt it.

Remember selling Neopets is against our Terms and Conditions and is a freezable offence. In Marada, yes you can; go to the Pet Exchange to give your Marapet to someone.

• Can Neopets have more than one Petpet?

No, PetPets can be very demanding and a Neopet can only take care of one at a time. In Marada, the answer is yes.

Familiar Stuff

Here are some examples of things that Neopets players (known as "Neopians") often choose do that might be familiar to Maradans:

• Buying a Magical Paint Brush, a special (and mostly expensive) item that permanently changes your pet's fur, feathers or skin to a different colour or pattern. The Costumes do that also, except that there is a certain shop that sells them, but the shop commonly sells out of items quick.

• Collecting one of each item on the site that fits a specific theme. For instance, you might choose to collect all the rainbow-coloured items, or all the items that have "snow" in their name. The site lets you set up a gallery for these items so other people can view your collection. The Greedy Fairy rewards you for items in your Gallery

• Taking part in the big whole-site events known as "plots" that pop up every so often with puzzles, challenges and maybe even prizes.

• Collecting avatars--these little animated icons are the equivalent of the video game "achievements". They can be unlocked by owning certain pets, completing certain tasks, visiting areas of the site, or getting high sc