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PAX East 2014 Solo Attendees
I wanted to start this for anyone who is attending PAX East alone or some of the time alone. Any advice or ideas?? Do a lot of people attend alone?
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A great place to meet people is the tabletop freeplay area. Ask to join a game, almost everyone is glad to have new players and it's a great way to break the ice!
I love going alone, it pushes me to met lots of new people, which is super fun. (It's great to run into them again the next time as well, or just have that one meeting that leaves a huge impression.)
I recommend attending social events and talking to people in the lines and booths, though. Lots of the devs at smaller booths love to talk about their games/products, and people in line tend to be really cool. I had a really good time last year waiting in the line room at the beginning of the day, playing Mario Kart 7 with those around me.
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I'll second the "talk to people bit" though we've got our share of introverted nerds here, its fairly easy to get comfortable with the people in the same line as you for a panel. One of the best times I had last year was talking with people in line while we waited for a panel.
wow so many of us going alone, but i'm glad to hear positive things about it! my boyfriend will be enforcing all 3 days so I know he will be very busy most of the time, so hey while he works ill go the panels and stuff i want to see and whenever he's done we can meet up after. I will definitely bring some games too while on lines to make a good conversation starter. And funny you mention zombie dice, that really was a big hit while waiting on lines!!
You may want to take cards with some impersonal contact info like your Twitter handle, Steam ID, etc., to share with people you meet. I wish I had done this last year, as I met several really cool people who I'll probably never see or talk to again.
Granted, even when I did get contact info, the pace of life keeps me from reaching out much, but it's still nice to know I can get in touch with my PAX pals, particularly as the next show draws near.
If I had any advice for loners it'd just be to not be worried about it, you're a strong, independent black woman who don't need no man.
Case and point, Wifipunk and I met last year and we still chat on facebook about stuff like bitcoins so you never know.
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I'll try to keep an open line out during the convention. Anyone who's going solo is always welcome to join my friends and I for some gaming goodness. We love new players and we're there for all three days open to close (even though I'd like to sleep, we're there the entire time). I'm only one guy, but if I can make other people's visit amazing, I'll do my best to make it happen.
It's still early, but I'd like to put our group out there early so everyone knows that solo or not, there are people looking to game with ANYONE.
(As long as I'm able [read: don't get yelled at by my boss at work] I'll keep reading this thread to see who's interested)
I'm staying at the Hyatt, and I play mostly PC Games (FPS and LoL).
I will be in Thursday and leaving sunday evening.
You may show up to PAX alone, but you won't be for long. But if you're intrigued by random people coming up to you to assassinate you (or the other way around) check out the Assassins Ball thread.
I've been thinking of trying to rally the forum's Hyatt contingent this year, if only for small things like "Meet at X if you're walking to the Pre-PAX dinner and want company." Great hotel, but wow its like we vanish into the walls there. Year over year, I noticed that the hotel thread seemed to have more Hyatt folks, so some small-scale coordination may be possible.
I'm talking about Hyatt Regency Boston, downtown. I keep forgetting there are two to confuse things.
Have a look here:
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/186822/avicii-concert-during-pax-east
Just have a bunch of buttons made up and ask people if they want to trade. You'll meet a lot of awesome people that way. You just can't be shy about it.
A few people came up to me while i was standing in line or something and just asked me a question like "whats your favorite game" or something silly and we ended up having nice conversations! I love every one I have met at pax lovely bunch of people
Not sure, this will be my first. I thought I saw somewhere that drinks were a little pricey but I am down for whatever even if just for a little while to put some faces to forum handles lol. I do suggest signing up for the pre pax dinner, will be there with my wife and baby. They are just attending Friday, Saturday I can fully geek out lol.
Stupid work firewall blocked access to the forum, making me disappear for a few days. Catch me @SomeJerkFB, I'll follow pretty much anyone who's looking to game. As for the bar, it's alright. Decently priced for where itis but it's on the slow side.
However, don't conflate people's friendliness with the possibility that they might become your friend after the con, except under certain circumstances (like enforcing, etc.) Conventions aren't really the place to make friends, they are places to see and celebrate your hobby and to hang out with like-minded people, be they strangers, acquaintances, or friends.
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First, if you are staying anywhere other than the Westin or the Seaport, you should think seriously about attending the pre-board game night at the Marriot Long Wharf (and the pre-pax forum dinner, which it held just a few blocks away).
Second, you should realize that planned meetings can be very tricky. You could get stuck in a line or miss each other because of the crowd. This happened to me a few times last year, and it was stressful--so plan carefully if you do this. I would suggest doing more immediate and impromptu meet-ups where you tweet someone to let them know that you've found something cool, or there is no line somewhere, or a great game is about to begin. This way, you can reach out to your people you've met, and they'll either be able to join or not, but you don't have to worry about getting to a specific place at a specific time. If this is your first Pax, you will be surprised at all the different ways you can get off track and delayed (wonderful ways, but not conducive to precise meetings). Wandering is part of the fun.