What happened?

JC123

I am sure to be trolled on this point, but I will speak my mind anyway. I travelled to the second Pax East Expo in Boston this year, full of an idea to see the best upcoming entertainment experience. What I found was thousands of people clogging the entire show.

I did not expect to "run into" Jerry and Mike, but to have no access to them, whatsover, just to say "Thank you." was very disappointing.

Every developer/publisher booth was backlogged by at least three hours: lines as long as our sun will exist.

In futility, I finally went to some PC game booths, hoping to get something out of my expense to be there. Very nice cats, but I have no interest in playing keyboard based games.

The absolute highlight of the show was The Classic Arcade Room. Unbelieveable, and I believe that Jerry and Mike know so, and offer it as a consolation prize for our show fees. Of course I made a contribution because it should always exist.

The second cool thing was the panel on the Pac Man product expansions. Those engineers spoke well with a great presentation.

I wrapped up the show by networking/buying drinks for the NVidia booth cats, and learning alot about their market, lives, etc. Very cool people, and passionate about what they do and market. But again, PC-related, yawn.

PC people pay thousands in hardware upgrades, every year; sorry not interested. My analogy is a constant hot rod upgrade, costing thousands in eventual futility.

Yes, three memorable events, but none related to the Penny Arcade cats, nor a single console game.

ChillyWilly

I'll go ahead and say this before anyone else: Jerry and Mike do not moderate nor do they read the forums.

JC123

I already know that, just venting perhaps.

Forar

Perhaps the PAX subforum might have people better equipped to answer your questions/concerns, or who at least shared in the experience and can either explain how things come to be the way they are, or can make suggestions to help you enjoy the convention better, should you choose to attend another some day.

I've never gone, but would like to.

JC123

I think it's a shame that there is no way to talk to them, whatsoever. I know that Jerry and Mike are superstars, and I still dig them, however what happened to the idea of quality control?

JC123

Forar:

Thanks pal, that's what I thought. PAX is cool for sure, in theory, but way overwrought.

Quid

You can talk to them. Their e-mail is on the main page.

Sentry

Why are there so many cats at this expo? Are they feral?

Centipede Damascus

JC123 wrote:

I did not expect to "run into" Jerry and Mike, but to have no access to them, whatsover, just to say "Thank you." was very disappointing.

Did you miss the two Mike & Jerry Q&A panels as well as the two signing panels? Because there are four different times that you can talk directly to Mike & Jerry at PAX.

SageinaRage

You went to the biggest video game convention on the east coast, and you're complaining because it was crowded?

JC123

Just one example: Rockstar's LA Noire booth waiting line circled their booth three times: I kid you not. That's what I paid admission tickets for, plus the roundtrip flight from Philly to Boston and an expensive hotel, to not even see a single Rockstar presentation, nor Jerry or Mike. Say $ 800 for that trip, not a good investment.

Tube

I'm sorry you didn't enjoy PAX, but this is not our remit.