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PAX East 2012 Thread
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ActStriker
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So yeah, I think the consensus (if there was one) was Friday after the expo hall closes just meet in front of the BCEC, then we can go somewhere to get food+drinks. I prefer Saturday, but I guess more people (who haven't really chimed in in this thread) wanted Friday.
I say best bet is to meet up then migrate towards the Garden area or downtown.
I say best bet is to meet up then migrate towards the Garden area or downtown.
Simo
Member
old? Max Payne 3 will be playable this weekend at PAX East...
Damn. I knew Rockstar would do this and I tried to get time off to go but work is pulling me in the other direction and I have to be in Chicago this weekend.
Still, curious to hear Gaffers impressions and if anyone is able to score some extra Max Payne 3 swag from their booth I'll be happy to part money for it!!
We're proud to announce that we will be at PAX East this coming weekend (Friday April 6th through Sunday April 8th) with Max Payne 3 playable at our booth (#912).
If you're in the Boston area or plan to travel to the show, come through for an exclusive opportunity to go hands-on with the game before its release this May.
We'll also be on hand with giveaways of some brand new Max Payne 3 gear. For more information on PAX East, visit http://east.paxsite.com/.
Damn. I knew Rockstar would do this and I tried to get time off to go but work is pulling me in the other direction and I have to be in Chicago this weekend.
Still, curious to hear Gaffers impressions and if anyone is able to score some extra Max Payne 3 swag from their booth I'll be happy to part money for it!!
Very old. I first called this when Max Payne was delayed. I'll be sure to grab you as much May Payne 3 stuff possible for you.
friskykillface
Banned
late response but bleh X smh :/ , so is it gonna be a panel and another statue then, with shirts thrown into the crowd, i couldn't get one last year
Max Payne 3 being there/playable was a given, last year was L.A Noire and the year before that was red dead..........next year Grand Theft Auto V D: D:
AlphaTwo00
Member
IN 3 DAYS! BOO-YAH!
JacksUsername
Member
Will be there for Friday only. Really looking forward to going to the convention again, but this year is a bit strange since there really isn't too much I'm excited to play. I'm trying to get my friend to participate in the Street Fighter II HD Remix tournament since he won first place last year, but not sure if it will happen. More so, I'll just be happy to be in Boston again (went to school and lived there for 5 years) and ideally meet up with some of my old roomies and hit some of my old bars.
Attackthebase
Member
Saturday!
MarkMan
loves Arcade Sticks
Hi guys. I'll be on a panel. Please show up and support/check out the discussions! It's about competitive gaming!
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http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/state-of-the-game-pax-edition
State of the Game PAX Edition
Competitive gaming has always been a community shunned by mainstream press but its still continued to grow. In 2011 we saw the biggest growth for the industry from all angles. Were looking to get even more mainstream gaming eyes on the industry by featuring journalists, casters, players, and other industry professionals for a night of laughs and learning as we talk all things competitive gaming.
Panelists:
JP McDaniel [Caster / Host, MLG / State of the Game], Sean Plott DAY[9] [Caster, DAY[9] TV], Dan Artosis Stemkoski [Caster and one-half of Tastosis, GSL], Geoff iNcontroL Robninson [Pro SC2 Player, Team Evil Geniuses], Mark MarkMan Julio [Sponsorship Manager, FGC Community Leader and MadCatz], Kevin Lin [COO, Twitch.TV], Marcus Dj WHEAT Graham [Caster / Twitch.tv Representative, Twitch.TV], Brad Shoemaker [Editor, GiantBomb.com]
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http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/state-of-the-game-pax-edition
State of the Game PAX Edition
Competitive gaming has always been a community shunned by mainstream press but its still continued to grow. In 2011 we saw the biggest growth for the industry from all angles. Were looking to get even more mainstream gaming eyes on the industry by featuring journalists, casters, players, and other industry professionals for a night of laughs and learning as we talk all things competitive gaming.
Panelists:
JP McDaniel [Caster / Host, MLG / State of the Game], Sean Plott DAY[9] [Caster, DAY[9] TV], Dan Artosis Stemkoski [Caster and one-half of Tastosis, GSL], Geoff iNcontroL Robninson [Pro SC2 Player, Team Evil Geniuses], Mark MarkMan Julio [Sponsorship Manager, FGC Community Leader and MadCatz], Kevin Lin [COO, Twitch.TV], Marcus Dj WHEAT Graham [Caster / Twitch.tv Representative, Twitch.TV], Brad Shoemaker [Editor, GiantBomb.com]
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Someone better livepost the BioWare panels for massive damage.
Will you be giving away arcade sticks?!
Sounds awesome though, will try to make it. Adding it to the OP as well.
MarkMan
loves Arcade Sticks
Will you be giving away arcade sticks?!
Sounds awesome though, will try to make it. Adding it to the OP as well.
I'm going to be bringing some giveaways. ;P
ActStriker
Member
Saturday but flexible
Brad shoomzing his way into eSports.
That line is going to be crazy.
I would, but my phone is AT&T, which of course means I'll have no service.
AlphaTwo00
Member
First year of PAXEast, Boston cell network went down on Thursday as the influx of travellers all tried getting on 3G.
I'm starting to pack now! WOOT!
I'll be curious to see how the 4G networks hold up. Theoretically there should be much more bandwidth to go around on those networks, with the addition of (arguably) less users, since iPhone users aren't on there yet (And stay off
) I'm Verizon, but ATT may be a similar situation.ActStriker
Member
I don't think I had problems with my phone other than some dead spots here and there inside; could've been heavy traffic related but I don't think so. I have Verizon.
also guys vote for day for meetup
also guys vote for day for meetup
Surprise surprise.
I wonder how the WiFi is going to be; I went in 2010 and it was lousy, but many more people are on smartphones instead now so maybe it'll loosen up a little....
Third year going, super excited per usual. I think this year though my buddies and I are going to try to avoid sitting in lines for panels and try and just play more games. The Future of Online Gaming and the Bombcast only, perhaps.
Sitting in the line before the line really isn't fun.
Sitting in the line before the line really isn't fun.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
You can always bring a handheld or play Magic with the cards they (will likely) give in the swag bag. Or maybe even talk to people in line. :O
I'm hoping that my memory is right, and the lines for East are better than the lines for Prime. I think East has larger rooms, so I won't waste half of Saturday sitting in line for one thing (yes, I did sit in line for 3 hours to get near-front row seats to the D&D game with PA, Scott Kurtz and Wil Wheaton at Prime. It was also totally worth it.)
Lines I do know I'll be sitting in for at least an hour: Keynote, Bioware Dragon Age and Bombcast.
AlphaTwo00
Member
I like Saturday, but indifferent on picking one...
Friday would be best for me since I'm going to the Giant Bomb panel and then the Giant Bomb meet up afterward late Saturday. Looks like everyone else is for Saturday though. Hopefully I'll get to meet up with some people from GAF somehow.
Tomorrow at this time I'll be on a train Boston bound! Woo!
AlphaTwo00
Member
Wait, who said there are no lines for games? A friend last year waited 6 hours for Old Republic. 6 BLOODY HOURS. Lines are going to be everywhere.
Visualante2
Member
Is there any good stands for buying merch? My friend is visiting and I was wondering if I should ask him to bring me something back.
There are definitely lines. Some games just have much shorter lines than others. Also the indie area sounds awesome this year.
YuriLowell
Member
There are multiple sites/companies that have booths up around where they sell merch. No shortage that's for sure. When you first walk in there's also a PAX East merch area in the front.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Any devs in particular you're looking for? Behemoth has always had lots of stuff, and guys like Halfbrick are also there. Capcom have had a booth with merch in the past, but it's been hit and miss on what they actually put up.
Outside of that, the PA guys have their giant booth, and there are occasional other random sellers with all sorts of game and geekery related stuff. Not sure if that helps your decision.
Coming from Penn Station out of NYC. I couldn't get any other trains that weren't ridiculously expensive so I leave at 6:55 in the morning
Arrives in Boston at 11:10AM.YuriLowell
Member
Coming from Penn Station out of NYC. I couldn't get any other trains that weren't ridiculously expensive so I leave at 6:55 in the morning
Ah im on the Pax Train leaving from Charlottesville. I hope we take over the train.
Even when I came on Friday last year and took the train in the middle of Thursday night I was surrounded by PAX attendees. It was pretty awesome.
I'll be at your panel! I love gameshows. The only other panel I really want to go to is the Mass Effect 3 one, which is why I was asking about lines. I KNOW that's going to be a popular one.
My weird hotel situation is that I'm staying in one hotel Thursday to Friday, and then another one from Friday on. Need to somehow figure out how to get all my stuff from one hotel to the other while still going to the con on Friday.
ActStriker
Member
IIRC Duke Nukem Forever and The Old Republic had the longest lines last year. Nintendo's booth, L.A.Noire, and Child of Eden racked up some pretty big lines too
AlphaTwo00
Member
Valve lines have always and consistently clocked ~2 hours. At Prime, Borderlands clocked in at ~3 ish? Bring a DS/3DS/iOS, make friends with the people in front and behind you, and have fun. Lines are inevitable unless you stay in just the Console Freeplay section.
Talk about a weak payoff.
I hit PAX Prime in 09 and had the best time playing all the games with no lines. Bayonetta, Split/Second, WET, Darksiders, etc. God damn that was a good year to be at PAX. I must have played Split/Second like 10 times. I couldn't believe more people weren't lining up for it.
keltickennedy
Member
Hoping the lines won't be that bad. I think another big problem that resulted in huge long waits were the 5000+ fake badges.
ncsuDuncan
Member
My strategy: If a line is going to be longer than an hour it isn't worth it.
There is far too much to see at PAX to just sit in one line for six hours. Sure, it's neat playing a game a few months before it's released, but usually you only get 10 minutes or so of playtime and there's always a chance there will be a demo released online anyways.
I prefer to just wander the show floor as much as possible, jumping into the short lines for smaller games. I managed to play Fez a year ago without waiting in line at all. Hell, I even walked up to SSFIV for the 3DS at the Capcom booth when there was a huge line for the same game at the Nintendo booth on the other side of the expo hall.
If you really want to play one of the big titles with huge lines, show up at the queue room at 8:00. When the Expo Hall opens at 10:00, briskly walk to the booth and you should be near the front of the line. You still end up waiting two hours, but you're not wasting two hours of Expo Hall time.
There is far too much to see at PAX to just sit in one line for six hours. Sure, it's neat playing a game a few months before it's released, but usually you only get 10 minutes or so of playtime and there's always a chance there will be a demo released online anyways.
I prefer to just wander the show floor as much as possible, jumping into the short lines for smaller games. I managed to play Fez a year ago without waiting in line at all. Hell, I even walked up to SSFIV for the 3DS at the Capcom booth when there was a huge line for the same game at the Nintendo booth on the other side of the expo hall.
If you really want to play one of the big titles with huge lines, show up at the queue room at 8:00. When the Expo Hall opens at 10:00, briskly walk to the booth and you should be near the front of the line. You still end up waiting two hours, but you're not wasting two hours of Expo Hall time.
That was Prime. The lines we're talking about were last year's PAX East.
YuriLowell
Member
The only thing I need to play is Max Payne 3. Ill spend the rest of the time wandering around.