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Pax Prime, not in Seattle (2015?)
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Regardless of any of the potential pros of moving the convention, I do not think that PAX Prime will be moved out of the Seattle area, ever.
I agree with you on the issue of "certainty" in theory, but historically speaking, badges have *always* been available. Every year. Without fail. Until such time as PAX adopts the SDCC philosophy of draconian efforts to prevent resale capabilities, there will always be availability via many, MANY channels. I guess I'm more surprised by locals that said they didn't go cause they struck out.
SGC also started this year, and could grow into something big if it's nurtured properly.
I feel that McDermott, is correct that significantly increasing the size of PAX Prime could hurt PAX Prime, he makes very reasonable arguments for this. I also think that regardless PAX Prime will be eventually moved out of Seattle anyway. Time will tell....though I've been calling day 4 since 2010 (and people kept telling me I was crazy and it would never happen.)
Also PAX East is equally fantastic, but has a very different flavour than prime....mostly because of that gigantic board game room I think.
No I am someone who has been to CES and lives 6-8 hours away from Vegas (by car) and knows the city really well. The only advantage would be the bigger convention center. Vegas is expensive as hell if you want to stay somewhere nice and close to the convention center. Also a big part of PAX is the vibe of the city and Vegas does not have that at all. Never once on my way walking to the WSCC was I harassed by people trying to hand out cards to an escort service or a dude hand out coupons to clubs. Also go somewhere besides the strip that city is incredibly filthy. I am not against PAX moving or having a PAX West but lets pick a city that actually fits the vibe of PAX Portland, San Fran, San Diego, hell if we wanna go more midwest Denver
We'll no offense, but the tri state area has access to a vast majority of the us population not to mention people flying I from Europe will have cheaper access as well. The reason why there are no big cons in the Midwest is because it's a major inconvenience to a vast majority of the population that would go to such a convention. I suppose they could try to develop one out there but it makes little sense and they probably wouldn't get the draw from the major game developers.
Include the four largest convention centers near Seattle, create satellite conventions. These satellite conventions could have live feeds to the Seattle convention panels and maybe some panels of their own. Could set up the satellite Exhibit Halls so that mobile exhibit teams can move between the four satellite locations each day to save space; could also sell extra space as permanent locations instead of temporary space for mobile teams, depends on what the Exhibitors want to do. Could also setup bandland at each of the locations and have the band members at a different location each day, if it's a one-person band, hire staff to sell merchandise at the other locations. Also, the bands playing at the concerts could change locations each day, and play every night; if they are up for it. The satellite conventions wouldn't be too far to drive to, easy to change locations for staff, exhibitors, and bands. Besides those changes, the satellite conventions would be pretty much the same as the Seattle location.
Can you be more specific as to the locations of these "satellite" venues?
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I've been to CES a few times and found it pretty reasonable as far as convention prices go, the difference in Vegas is the hotel is usually cheaper outside of convention time. Last time I was at the MGM it was $125 a night regular or just over $200 during the convention I was at (edit: prices I know vary by convention) where as in Seattle it i opposite staying at the Grand Hyatt not during PAX is almost $400 a night where as during PAX it was about $200.
PAXSW in Austin.
Eh RTX is pretty much filling that void for Penny Arcade if anything PAX Midwest in Denver or Chicago
Then treat them to the beauty that is Phoenix in the winter. Nothing like 80 and sunny in January. I love calling my friends in Seattle and Portland in December and complain how it's so cold I had to stop wearing shorts ;-). I just don't know if the PhCC can handle PAX. Phoenix Comicon overflows it. But the hotels around it have started to take up some of the overflow.
Geth, close this thread.