PAX

Mantrid

PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) is just over two weeks away. Anyone here going? Because I will be there.

DiscoZombie

I considered going... but could they hold these things any deeper up the world's ass? what about us east coasters who don't want to fly cross-country just to play some video games and smell some really stinky geeks?

Gwahir

and here I thought you were going to talk about that not so great channel.

I was actually an extra in one of their movies... I happened to be on vacation where they were shooting it.

TychoCelchuuu

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I considered going... but could they hold these things any deeper up the world's ass? what about us east coasters who don't want to fly cross-country just to play some video games and smell some really stinky geeks?
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<i>Seattle</i> is deep up the world's ass? Typical East Coast attitude: New York is the center of the world, and anywhere you can't bus to from there is deep up the world's ass.

I can't go this year (my college starts really early) but I've been there every other year and you can be sure I'll be there every year from now on.

Thansal

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<i>Seattle</i> is deep up the world's ass? Typical East Coast attitude: New York is the center of the world, and anywhere you can't bus to from there is deep up the world's ass.
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So long as you understand this, all is well.


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However I will point out that yah, it sucks that it is on the west coast, flying out for a convention is kinda hard to justify for me.

I might do it from something like GenCon, but that is about it.

Gwahir

I flew out for Siggraph, and for a job interview. But on both occasions I was either reimbursed or they paid for it.

TychoCelchuuu

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I flew out for Siggraph, and for a job interview. But on both occasions I was either reimbursed or they paid for it.
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PAX is not going to reimburse your plane tickets. It would cost them tons more than what you paid to attend in the first place. Also, it's a gaming convention.

Gwahir

I never suggested they would...

and I'm certainly not going. Not worth my time.

pardzh

I would go, but man... can't they put it within bus range or something? Totally lame.

ANeM

I attended necrowombicon twice when it was up in Vancouver.. Haven't attended since it became PAX though <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

Scythe

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I considered going... but could they hold these things any deeper up the world's ass? what about us east coasters who don't want to fly cross-country just to play some video games and smell some really stinky geeks?
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<a href="http://www.go3.com.au/" target="_blank">GO3</a> was held in Perth.

That's <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=perth&ie=UTF8&ll=-32.676373,116.169434&spn=13.409325,27.773437&t=k&z=6&om=1" target="_blank">Perth</a>.

Perth is about as far away from another significant population centre as can be possible. No wonder GO3 flopped.

I probably shan't be going to PAX, given its distance. Anyone want to pay for my airfare?

--Scythe--

Mantrid

My friend and I are making a road trip out of it. We live in Southern California, so we're going to try and push up to Seattle in one to two days.

TychoCelchuuu

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My friend and I are making a road trip out of it. We live in Southern California, so we're going to try and push up to Seattle in one to two days.
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Good luck with that one.

Omegaman

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Good luck with that one.
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If you can spend 20+ hours straight grinding on WoW, road trips should be nothing... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

Liku

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<i>Seattle</i> is deep up the world's ass? Typical East Coast attitude: New York is the center of the world, and anywhere you can't bus to from there is deep up the world's ass.
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But still, who wants to go to Seattle? Nice gloomy overcast all the time and grunge music. Might as well kill yourself on the flight there.

TychoCelchuuu

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But still, who wants to go to Seattle? Nice gloomy overcast all the time and grunge music. Might as well kill yourself on the flight there.
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Yeah, but if you kill yourself you won't be able to visit Microsoft, Nintendo, EA Seattle, ArenaNet, Monolith, Valve, Bungie, GasPoweredGames, Flying Lab Software, Sierra, Square Enix, or Zipper Interactive, all of which are based here. You also won't be able to visit the sci-fi museum with all its awesome sci-fi stuff.

usererror

Did anyone else go to the event? If not, you should have, it was great. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> BYOC ftw! Everyone I talked to there had heard of and/or played NS, and I even got a couple rounds at the BYOC. Also, Master chief ruled.

So, the question to anyone who went: Favorite event?

Also, who's got pictures and videos? I missed out on some of the pannels.

Drfuzzy

man i wish more stuff would happen in louisville, theres hardly anything worth going to here <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

Quaunaut

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Seattle is the best place in the <i>entire Goddamn mother######ing world</i> and Hawaii prays every day it can have a bit more of its splendor..

Mantrid

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So, the question to anyone who went: Favorite event?

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Well, I was there too, obviously. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

If you had posted your BYOC spot, I might have said hi. I was over in P8.

The only panel I went to was the second PA Q&A, since I missed the one on Friday. And I watched a little bit of the last round of the Omegathon. It was awesome when the guy killed the other guy with the flamethrower, and then accidentally caught himself on fire.

Also, I took second place in a Defcon tournament. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerd-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::nerdy::" border="0" alt="nerd-fix.gif" />

lolfighter

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No it's not.

TychoCelchuuu

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Yes it is.

Gwahir

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TychoCelchuuu

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Cereal_KillR

I'll go with the "no it's not" crowd

usererror

Hah. I was N1. My roommate was N2. So far as the panels go, that's funny. I missed the first one too, so I went to the second. Also caught a little of the last omegathon round. What else... Won a keyboard at the fragdoll booth. Won one of the FMA signed wallscrolls. Watched a lot of people have fun on the DDR machines. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

Most of all though, the Babo Violent 2 was the greatest.

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Also got MC Frontalot's CDs and autographs! Take that, Wil Wheaton! Of course, I'm the one on the right. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

Mantrid

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Okay, were you in the BYOC line around 12 on Friday? Because a guy dressed up like Black Mage from Final Fantasy was playing DDR. It was hilarious.

usererror

Yeah, I was there for that. I was pretty close to the middle of the first line, so I had a good spot to watch DDR from. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> We were all in line at around 10:30. We were there before the DDR machine even came in. We all had to move over when they brought it.

Mantrid

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Hey, me too! I was right next to where they put the DDR machine when they wheeled it in. In fact, I was probably a few feet away from you.

usererror

Did you get your picture taken with Master chief? Play any DS? The handheld lounge was really great.

I also got two sumo chairs after that. They rule! I'll definitely be going again next year.

Mantrid

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I also got two sumo chairs after that. They rule! I'll definitely be going again next year.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Nope. I didn't actually see Master Chief. I did see Phoenix Wright, though. And I don't have a DS or PSP, so I didn't check out the handheld area.

Rockstar was out of candy by the second day. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />