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We have that already, it's called Boston Post Mortem
But I agree, if you are fortunate enough to get into VIP, don't treat it as a zoo exhibit. The devs are there to party, just like you. Be nice, be courteous. Chances are, they'll be happy to chat about what they do for a living but don't latch on for the night. Move around, meet people, drink, play games, drink more, don't be a dick.
More to the point, if I'm heading to another party which ends at 9:30pm, I can expect long lines at this one?
The 'no dress code' thing is making me consider this a lot more. I didn't want to bring extra shoes...
You could walk there, it's about 20 minutes or so straight down Summer Street until you hit Washington and hang a left.
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All of the credit for securing the new venue must go to Ross aka SFX_Pallidian. While I was on the road to NC to pick up Jackon, he was on the phone in Florida calling potential new venues in Boston. He did ring me up several times while I was on the road to inquire about any knowledge I might have regarding the venues he was looking at, but he did all the hard work and secured the new venue - Felt. I attended a employee event for Life is Good at Felt a few years ago and can tell everyone from personal experience that this is by far a better venue that what we had. The fact that the management of Felt is willing to work with us on things such as dress code and cover charge only shows how excited that they are to be hosting Gamers Gone Wild 2011. This year's event will eclipse everything that you may have experienced (or hear about) at GGW 2010.
Also, stay tuned as I will be posting several SWAG un-boxing videos over the next few days. I have CASES of gear in my basement from our vendor sponsors with many more arriving next week. There will literally be mountains of FREE SWAG to go around.
Below is the front and back of the new flier for Gamers Gone Wild with Felt as the venue. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
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Psh, Heleor, you're coming, or so help me I will find you (Youre easy to spot, tall, lanky, red headed with long hair, throng of fans since youre a former omeganaut) and drag you there.
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Woah, people still use mapquest?
Aren't you married to Monday Night Combat now?
Is it no cover for everyone who shows up or just people with PAX badges/are you required to have a PAX badge to get in?
I've got a friend who I'd like to bring but he will not be attending PAX. Will he get the same deal as the rest of us?
No cover at all. Dont ask me why it says both on the flier, I didnt make it.
Monday Night Combat is my mistress. Uber Entertainment is my pimp.
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GOING ON THE PUB CRAWL? TRYING TO SCAVENGER HUNT UP THE SIGNATURES NEEDED FOR A VIP BADGE?
Lucazzo and I are both staff at SFX, hes the Professor for Team Blue, Im the Assistant Professor for Team Red Group 1.... so there you go, 2 signatures to get you started.
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Sure, Take pictures, but if you take pictures be sure to send any especially awesome ones to JAY@SFX-360.com so I can throw them up on the site.
You have to bring you PAX Expo badge to get in FREE. Sorry for any confusion that this may cause. With the venue change, things have been a bit hectic this week.
Also, we confirmed today that the custom TRON console created by Omega Case Mods will be on display in the ACAM arcade (Room 206 - Second Floor) on Friday from 10am - 4pm. You will be able to purchase drawing tix ($5 per ticket) for a chance to win this amazing console during this period, as well as during Gamers Gone Wild (up until 10pm) The winner of the console will be announced live at Gamers Gone Wild around midnight (you do NOT have to be present to win).
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And it can even do the dishes!
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I believe it is $10
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Its a felt rule, sorry, wish I could be more helpful.
Thanks for updating this thread so quickly pre-event when things were changed, it made planning stuff out easier as well as just not feeling overwhelmed while were there.
The only negative thing I would say about it - and it's more specific to me - is the dance floor on the 4th level was almost like baby oil. It was fine for just normal 'ol dancing, grinding, etc but I breakdance a bit as well as do a lot of footwork in general and it was just impossible. I fell down twice because of it and decided against trying to actually dance from then on - just kept it to more of a rave/groove style. Wasn't a night killer by any means, just something worth mentioning. I've been on some slick floors before and this may have taken the cake. We could've tried the dance floors on the other levels, for sure, but the party going on up on the 4th (as well as the music choice) was just too good to leave. And oh, one other thing. I'm not a stranger to high drink prices at clubs but GOOD GOD this place was stupid expensive.
But damn you guys, this was the party to be at. My friends and I had an amazing time so thank you for putting this together. And for those still wondering about it - no, this was not, by any means at all, a sausagefest. There were hotties everywhere. If you like to party, make it a point to go to this if is continues to happen every year.
And then being told that no one else was allowed in? Come on, we were there a bit late, but starting in line at 10:40 should not mean "No one else allowed inside." (Honestly, I'm mostly annoyed about that part because someone CAME BY and told us we'd all be fine at about 10:50/11 then at 11:30 or so being told to screw off was just bad)
I'm sorry, if you're going to run something in Boston, you have to do better than this. Last year was awesome, this year was terrible.
Better security / organization / venue (whatever was the specific cause) next time. Totally was a waist.
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I probably won't go again though, I rather create my own barcrawl :3 My Friday at PAX wasn't the greatest but I made up for it on Saturday.
Kiashien -- I was saying the same thing when I was in line. I was like
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this year, also a huge disappointment. silly me, I should have known.
to those who missed the party, you didn't miss much.
Although I was bummed a little to find out there was a bunch of giveaways that I missed out on because I didn't know about them and I was on the wrong floor at the wrong time.
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I didn't go last year so I can't compare it like you, Kiashien.
Weird that they would tell you straight up that no more are allowed inside. I thought it was just one-in, one-out; that's how it was when we got there. But you know, there was a time while we were in there right around 11:30-12 when the DJ started playing "last songs." "This is our last song!"... "This last song is dedicatd to..." 3 or 4 songs later he stopped saying it and we partied until 2AM or whatever. I had wondered then if they were trying clear people by tricking them to leave. And you were told you couldn't come inside...almost sounds like there was some kind of "clearing out" process going on or something. Strange.
During my time standing in line we spent a good 10-15 minutes or so right at the front, able to watch the bouncers and such. I thought he (it was one main guy running it) was doing a pretty good job keeping track of everything; it got pretty busy around the ropes at some points. I don't remember exactly what time we got there but im thinking around 10-ish, maybe 9:30.
If it had been a PAX badge-only party, it would have been a different kind of party. Not saying that as a bad thing, just that it would be very different. Don't know if that's the kind of event the organizers would want.
With all that said, we fully acknowledge that there were some logistical issues that could have been handled better, both from our end and from the perspective of the club staff. Our ultimate goal is to create an event that everyone can enjoy and to build on and learn from our experiences each year.
We are looking toward 2012 and are considering a new venue. If everything pans out as planned, I am confident that many of the issues that we ran into this year (overcrowding, poor door management, confusion created by a 4-level venue, etc.) will be rectified.
If anyone has any additional feedback, I would love to hear you input.
Thanks once again to everyone who came out to join us for this event.
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