Time for general PAX chat! Anyone else anxious??
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What's everyone looking forward to?
Is there something that you haven't yet done at PAX that you want to do?
I'm just mostly excited for the atmosphere I think. Kind of hard to get specific about certain games, panels, booths etc yet.
Also I'm skipping the Triwizard.....that was...not a great decision lol
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Speaking of Triwizards this year, the only thing I plan to do differently this year is to not walk outside for fresh air and a cigarette, trip, sprain the ever loving shit out of my ankle, and end up throwing up all over the alley next to one of the bars due to the gallon of alcohol in my system not playing well with the horrible shooting pain. If anyone from Slytherin was wondering what the fuck happened to me halfway through the night...well....there you go. Apologies to whoever owns that bar next to the alley I obliterated.
This year I plan on just avoiding that whole "fresh air" thing and just drinking more. It's safer that way and I won't spend the rest of the convention with an ankle that just kept swelling up more and more because fuck doctors and staying off my feet: PAAAAAAAAAAAX.
In retrospect, that weekend was fucking hilarious in a slapstick sort of way.
As far as actual things I wanna do that I haven't done yet? There's really nothing left. At this point I'm just going because it's fun as hell rather than with any specific objective in mind save for getting really drunk Thursday night and playing the Hangover game in the Expo hall the next day (unless...yanno...I just keep drinking, which wouldn't be anything different for me).
This PAX will be more about my ladyfriend then about me though since this will be my fourth PAX and her first. I get to train my apprentice/girlfriend in PAX Fu this year so it'll be like being a new person all over again in a way.
The fact that I'm a light-weight who's pretty much done after three beers should make for an interesting night.
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The problem for me/us was that it was slow at the beginning, huge lines etc. So we bought multiple drinks to compensate..........
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Anyway I doubt they will do another Halo Fest. I guess Halo 4 comes out this year so I'm sure there will be a panel.
Looking forward to Mondo Burritos, Magic games between midnight and 2am, and merch shopping.
We had a great time last year at PAX Prime and the atmosphere was just awesome. I know the lines were long but it forced me to talk to people and that was one of the best parts. Having fun, talking to people who have a lot of the same interests as you and learning new games and things to do, remembering all that from last year just keeps me excited for this year.
We always try to learn a game or 2. Last year we learned the PAX board game and Ascension.
It all depends on what my party wants to do. Can't split the party.
And, does anyone happen to know (or have a good guess) why they wouldn't have done something at PAX East?
One thing I'm really looking forward to is going to the Riot Games booth again this year. Last year, even though I had to stand in line for 3 hours to play the new map, Dominion, it was worth it.
I have been checking the website every chance I can get just in case the hotel registration went up. The Thursday & Sunday rooms go fast in the good hotels.
How do they expect me to get any work done with the knowledge that if I'm not refreshing the website it could go up without me knowing? The paranoia just increases the closer we get to the end of the month.
Halo Fest was set up because it was the 10 year anniversary of the Halo Universe. I'd be surprised if they do it again. Bungie/343 are always there with booths and panels however, and I'm sure something Halo 4 related will be there.
I'm not sure why it didn't go to East. Could be a space issue? But maybe also because the actual anniversary was in the fall?