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PAX PRIME 2012 Information and FAQ (READ THIS FIRST, THEN ASK ALL QUESTIONS HERE)
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Thanks so much for your help mate. It simply said CLOSED so I assumed that they had already handed out all the media passes.
I'll wait patiently!
Edit: I got it!!! Thank you all for your help!!
I received my email confirmation that it was switched over on 4/27 at 3:22PM MST.
I got my re-confirmation confirmation email last Friday afternoon. Most people I'm aware of got theirs sometime last weekend. Try emailing pax_questions@paxsite.com and let them know you didn't get yours.
I'll have to look into that, thanks for the info
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I haven't seen anything pop up for that sort of thing in the last few years. So I'd say the chances are slim.
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This isn't a guarantee that they'll do it again, but it's something to watch for.
I got an email that said "You're in, but we haven't swtiched yet" and scanning the PAX twitter @ replies, seems to confirm they're still working on the switching part (since they're telling people thy can't log in yet if they bought on the old system.)
Sorry, should have used proper nouns. Penny Arcade instead of "you".
Either way, If a sell out (3-day passes) of a convention like this was 6 hours, it is just too incredible to believe.
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Yeah, I got lost in the system because of this and wasn't able to check on the number of passes I got from the previous open registration. I lost out on a 3-day pass because of it. I didn't want to order another one and be stuck with an extra one that I couldn't get rid of. I've fired off a detailed email to pax_questions@paxsite.com to "hopefully" get this fixed & straightened out.
Doubt anything will happen because of this screw up, but it's worth a shot.
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I'm excited for the Pub Crawl this year (caCAW) but I know it's going to fill up quick. Is checking this board early and often the best way of keeping informed, or is there a Twitter / Facebook / SMS / Emergency Broadcast System I can have alert me to give me the best chance of getting a spot? This will be Sarah and I's first time going as a married couple, and I want to make sure my lady gets a proper drink.
Follow-up Question: Where my fifth years at.
Checking the forums is still probably the best way. I'm sure that http://twitter.com/paxcommunity will tweet about it as well when it opens up, but it's not a perfect system.1
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If I wanted to (now or down the road) attend pax this year I need to go to a third party and I am well aware at this point that PA/PAX takes no responsibility for fake passes sold (nor should they). In the first post of this thread there is a note about "transfering registration" by e-mailing pax_questions@paxsite.com.
If we do decide to buy tickets from a reseller is it appropriate to insist that the tickets be transfered via this method? I feel that this is the closest thing I can do to ensure I dont get scammed.
If this is not an option I will have to suggest a pass transfer option in the suggestions thread after the show. Also if this is a valid option I think it should be noted somewhere so those who are looking to buy tickets know they can be "verified".
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PAX will always be held on the best weekend for PAX. Sometimes that will be a bad weekend for you; I'm sorry.
Last year I believe (emphasis on Believe this is an IIRC thing) that people were exchanging the passwords for the order, logging in, changing all the mailing info and then setting a new password.
Of course this method isn't exactly invulnerable to attack. I never logged in to see what could be changed, so it you can't prevent it from changing the email, you'd be screwed on that number. (Also I suppose in theory there's nothing to stop a malicious sell from emailing PAXquestions with their order number and claiming their having trouble getting in and having stuff rest again.) Additionally you'd have to do this before the passes were even mailed out, so there's nothing to stop the person from taking your cash and handing out bogus information.
Basically AFAIK, if you're trying to avoid a malicious actor, your options may be fairly limited since malicious actors tend to have the upper hand in this sort of thing. You start seeing the problem with a "verified" transfer method when you consider all the possible avenues to get around it.
Question 2: Reserved a king bed /w pullout from the Westin. Can let my friend or someone that needs space crash on the pullout without getting in "trouble"/having to pay more
1) call OnPeak
2) you should reserve with OnPeak for the intended occupancy if you can.
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Yeah my friend is still deciding if he wants to go to pax or just come to Seattle for the weekend since he lives a couple towns away. So i just booked it for what I know will happen. I also think I fixed it. I went back into my "reservation" and edited the information to include my middle initial. Just want to be super sure cause i don't want to get there and find out i don't have a room
Having said #2, it's pretty common knowledge in the hotel industry that people cheat on these things. Just know that if there's any problem (noise, whatever) this would give them sufficient cause to tell you to leave. (It reminds me of the PAX train post: We're not encouraging you to do X, but if you want to do X, here's the best way to do it.)
FWIW, it looks like at the Westin there's 0 cost to go from "One occupancy king with Pullout" to "2 occupancy king with pullout" so provided that's all you want to do, I'd just include that in your contact to OnPeak. (If I misread you and you actually have 3 people, see my above.)
Thanks!
So I have an official "Hooray you bought badges" email from the original registration site (the exploding one), but haven't yet received an email from you folks saying "Hooray, we actually did receive your details from our feeble exploding registration provider". How can I confirm that I actually do have a pass? How can I confirm that you folks got your money?
Thanks!
E-mail pax_questions@paxsite.com
They will get you all sorted out.
Sorry if this was already answered...tried searching for it >_<
Thanks!
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I'm not sure if you can add the shipping after the fact. You can email pax_questions@paxsite.com to find out for sure. As far as for when they're mailed, it's usually two weeks before the show.
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Not that it's anything official, but I haven't gotten my email about the tranfered data either. As of just a few days ago the tweats in their stream still seemed to imply it'd be about a week. (Or "this week" I can't really tell. In either case, the wife and I ordered our badges seperate, and neither of us got emails yet.)
I find this especially disheartening being that I have been a resident of Washington State for over 30 years.
Why haven't you gone to PAX before 2012, you say? Money. I never had any money that wasn't already being spent on food and gas.
Fast forward to 2012, to when I finally have some money. Unfortunately, this time PAX tickets sold out in record time.
What about the rest of us who have wanted to experience PAX for the first time?
I guess this is just another lesson about the unfairness of life.
Please do not post here telling us you got a confirmation email, or your dog died, or about how you are sad you didn't get tickets.
Please keep this on topic.
Hey, I get that you're disappointed that passes sold out really fast. But this is the FAQ-Q/A thread. If you're not asking or answering a question, please don't post here.
What about the rest of us who wanted to experience PAX for the first time?
Are we supposed to pay $275 for a 3-day ticket?
What do you want people to say? It's sold out, dude. It sucks that you missed out this year, but there are thousands of other people that didn't make it. They can't accommodate everyone that wants to attend. Everyone had the same opportunity as everyone else to buy tickets. Nothing unfair about it.
I know that this would really spread Mike & Jerry (& the rest of their team) out pretty thin, but there is also the flip side of there being so many game developers in the city (not to mention some of the other PA TV contributers) that content could be split on the line. (Don't hate me; just a suggestion!) Moreover, Vancouver strikes me as a far more tourism-oriented city which could mean better access to accommodation, etc.
Thoughts? Is this too close to PAX Prime? Would it be (theoretically) better held in Toronto? That seems pretty close to PAX East, and would involve more jet lag for everyone based in Washington state.
This has been asked a bunch at Q&As, and the general answer is that there's unlikely to be another new PAX in North America any time soon. They've said if they do ever do a third PAX (which is by no means guaranteed) Europe is the most likely location.
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Also Given that PAX Prime is growing exponentially, will PAX be forced out of Seattle because of lack of a venue space big enough. Anyone thinking PAX 20XX - Vegas or PAX 20XX - San Diego
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There's no guarantee that East won't sell out fast, but I don't think it's likely to happen in a matter of hours, like Prime did. I like East, and I'm a native East coaster, but Prime is... Prime. There's always going to be more demand for it, especially as it takes place near the same time as Gamescom in Germany. A lot of places make one focus demo for Gamescom and PAX, so there's a bit more spectacle at Prime a lot of the time, and there are some guests who usually only make Prime, etc.
Whether or not PAX Prime will move is something we can't know. There are a lot of good reasons to keep it in Seattle, but the possibility of moving has been mentioned. From the tone of the nonspecific answers we've been given, I'd say that there's no chance that it will move next year, and there's some chance that it might move in the future, but by no means is it certain or even probable.
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Have they thought about staggering it, World Cup/Olympic style? Every 2-4 years they do a PAX in another area? I'm sure they could find enough volunteers for Enforcement, they advertise themselves & they could (guaranteed) sell out any country they decided to go to.