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Pinny Arcade 2014 - Favorite/Least Favorite Pins
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So we got 105 pins in 2014 (assuming my math is right), which as a number sounds absolutely insane. I figured it might be a good idea to see what peopled liked/disliked this year. Create whatever format you want or just use mine if you want. I know pinmash is a thing, but I feel that's more for trade value as opposed to personal attachment.
Favorite Pin of 2014:
It's so sad because I thought this demo was so bland. It's a clear Pokemon clone (and they HATED when I used the P word at first), but that didn't make it a bad game, it just needs more soul to it. The 2D art direction for this game is phenomenal, and the pin shows that, too bad the 3D artists didn't get the memo.
Runner up pins: PAX East Shield, Creepy Doll, Broodax Gabe, Panda Espresso
Least Favorite Pin of 2014:
Shocking, I know. I honestly know nothing about AoE so I don't even know if this art is relative to a game, but this just looks like ass no matter which way you look at it. The best thing to come of this is all of the jokes revolving around it (shoutout to @fishfishmonkeyhat on that one).
Favorite Set
This was close with Prime 2014's, but Kemperoo just destroys Coffee Kemper. This set is super unique and made me laugh when I first saw it, so it wins.
Favorite Staff Pin
Corgi. Done.
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin
This is in regard to my first copy of it at least, because after I got this I ended up with two others... go figure. Sony sucked with this one, it was up to the dude in the booth to determine who got it and who didn't. I was walking out of the booth with another guy who wanted the pin, and I asked to see a Large shirt first... which it was the standard shirt, then an XL... which he still handed me a standard shirt (they're too smart for me). I asked what I had to do to get a pin and he let us battle it out in rock paper scissors, where I won, and skipped merrily with the last pin I needed at Prime (except for Tiamat who was given out later that night).
Coolest Pin Idea
I'm using all Pinnypals images and yes I'm too lazy to put these closer. I absolutely loved the idea of two pins creating a full image, though the trim around it makes it look a little off, I still love the idea. I do hope to see more like this in the future, but preferably with easy to get pins like these.
Pin you'd like to see in 2015
I'd love to see a pin related to Uncharted 4, preferably starring Drake in some sort of fashion. Naughty Dog obviously likes the pins (since they have two out now, even though one hasn't really been too publicized), so hopefully they continue the trend of having them.
Favorite Pin of 2014:
It's so sad because I thought this demo was so bland. It's a clear Pokemon clone (and they HATED when I used the P word at first), but that didn't make it a bad game, it just needs more soul to it. The 2D art direction for this game is phenomenal, and the pin shows that, too bad the 3D artists didn't get the memo.
Runner up pins: PAX East Shield, Creepy Doll, Broodax Gabe, Panda Espresso
Least Favorite Pin of 2014:
Shocking, I know. I honestly know nothing about AoE so I don't even know if this art is relative to a game, but this just looks like ass no matter which way you look at it. The best thing to come of this is all of the jokes revolving around it (shoutout to @fishfishmonkeyhat on that one).
Favorite Set
This was close with Prime 2014's, but Kemperoo just destroys Coffee Kemper. This set is super unique and made me laugh when I first saw it, so it wins.
Favorite Staff Pin
Corgi. Done.
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin
This is in regard to my first copy of it at least, because after I got this I ended up with two others... go figure. Sony sucked with this one, it was up to the dude in the booth to determine who got it and who didn't. I was walking out of the booth with another guy who wanted the pin, and I asked to see a Large shirt first... which it was the standard shirt, then an XL... which he still handed me a standard shirt (they're too smart for me). I asked what I had to do to get a pin and he let us battle it out in rock paper scissors, where I won, and skipped merrily with the last pin I needed at Prime (except for Tiamat who was given out later that night).
Coolest Pin Idea
I'm using all Pinnypals images and yes I'm too lazy to put these closer. I absolutely loved the idea of two pins creating a full image, though the trim around it makes it look a little off, I still love the idea. I do hope to see more like this in the future, but preferably with easy to get pins like these.
Pin you'd like to see in 2015
I'd love to see a pin related to Uncharted 4, preferably starring Drake in some sort of fashion. Naughty Dog obviously likes the pins (since they have two out now, even though one hasn't really been too publicized), so hopefully they continue the trend of having them.
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CatBug
It's my favorite pin because I love everything Cat Bug.
Runner up for me is Leeroy, order and Tiamat
Least Favorite Pin of 2014:
AOE
It was sloppy made pin and it's ugly. They gave it out like candy.
Runner up bard rock.
Favorite Set:
Prime Set
It was really awesome with the 80's theme. Kemper was on point and Gabe and tyco.
Runner up is East set.
Favorite Staff Pin:
Mom pin.
Runner up on this has to be Khoo and Jeff's pin.
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin:
The order 1866
This pin was next to impossible to get. It was stupid random chance. I got my pin Monday. The rest of them I got by trading.
Runner ups are the Next level, Leeroy.
Leeroy I lost my voice to get all of them for me and pin pals. The next level I couldn't get it because they were not giving out books and not giving out stamps.
Coolest Pin Idea
All of the Pax shields. It makes you feel part of history.
Pin you'd like to see in 2015:
Maybe Nintendo Pins and more expo pins.
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That they gave them out freely shouldn't be a point of contention either. Would you prefer they used the same method as The Order Pin?
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Actually yes I think every pin should've be given out a fair amount. I rather wait in a long line and know I will get it.
Plus the lines for AOE were super short. You just had to take a photo boom and you get a pin.
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This was entirely dependent on the day and who was working the booth. There were a couple times on the last day where my friend tried getting a pin for the photo and all he got was the bandana, the booth people said he had to play the game to get the pin.
2015 PAX Prime Omeganaut (I will forever hate Katamari)
Carl, I love Automata. Mike is a crazy person for thinking he doesn't do it well.
Favorite Set:
Prime Set, it has the Mythical Left-Handed Power Glove!
Favorite Staff Pin:
All the new set are awesome.
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin:
The order 1866 and Next Level
Coolest Pin Idea
10th Anniversary
Pin you'd like to see in 2015:
Thornwatch Set
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I usually went in the morning.
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Club PA
Favorite Set:
Aus Core, even one of my non-Pinny friends HAD to have a Dropbear
Favorite Staff Pin:
Gabe and Tycho's new pins. Just instantly transports me back to the strip (in Gabe's case) and (though in strip as well) an older poster I have (in Tycho's)
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin:
Naughty Dog 30th (still not there yet)
Coolest Pin Idea
10th Anniversary Shields
Pin you'd like to see in 2015:
"Mr Period and Friends" Set and Charles (single)
"Damn fine pins!"
Favorite Pin of 2014:
Tin Man, just so damn crisp.
Flipped flopped between this and Carl.
Favorite Set:
Adventure Time, would love to see a "Villian" or Princess set in the future.
Favorite Staff Pin:
Helmet Tycho.
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin:
Didn't attend Prime/East personally, so my collecting was pretty smooth.
Coolest Pin Idea
Haters gonna hate, NYD 2015 pin. I think glitter pins look a lot better in person and this looks like the like the glitteriest pin yet.
Pin you'd like to see in 2015:
More gaming pins in general, tied in with the game itself. Not as long and involved as KI, rather I think it'd be more appropriate to just do 1-2 pins per game, with 1-2weeks where the event takes place to get the pins and that's that.
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The Order. Looks great even to people with no idea about Pinny Arcade or video games.
Favorite Set:
I'm going with the Behemoth 4 from East.
Favorite Staff Pin:
I didn't like these as much as the heads from last year, but I give it to PRD. Also clever of her to get 2 of her loves onto one pin.
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin:
The order 1866
Coolest Pin Idea:
Big fan of the Garruk halves.
Pin you'd like to see in 2015:
Thorn watch Set, a Patrick Rothfuss pin that fits with the AI set
It's fairly hard to choose but I will say Carl because I own it.
Runners up include: Ellie, D&D & Talent Pipes
Special mention to Deepcrow cause I love the design of the monster
Favorite Set:
Pax Aus 2014 with the horrible murder animals
Favorite Staff Pin:
Broodax Gabe - Love the comic, Love the podcast. Love the pin.
Special mention to Jamie's corgi. She was lovely to chat to in person.
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin:
I did the most work to get Hannah so I will say that - For Example
Coolest Pin Idea
The 10th Anniversary Shields.
Pin you'd like to see in 2015:
Thornwatch Set. Definitely. I loved playtesting the game
“I let out a battle cry. Sure, a lot of people might have mistaken it for a sudden yelp of unmanly fear, but trust me. It was a battle cry.”
Atoi! The art style of Tearaway was so good, but Iota's pin was pretty bland and too blockish. Atoi's curls and brighter colors make her a wonderful pin.
Runners Up: All the Shields, I floop the pig!
Least Favorite Pin of 2014:
As much as AOE's design is bad, it at least is funny looking at it just face one ( @fishfishmonkeyhat has proved that ). Orchid however... is just ugly.
Favorite Set:
The Sketch set is simple at its best, and looks really good in contrast with all the color in all the other pins (this isn't a bad thing, it's a nice change of pace) Plus they all look really good signed too!
Favorite Staff Pin
Jeff.... AND YA IM A SEAHAWKS FAN SO WHAT
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin
So confession time... Since I was in a wheelchair for half of Prime, not only did I not have to wait in the Line for the Order (Medical Badge)... but the Sony guys specifically gave me the pin and shirt so I wouldn't have to worry about it (which was super cool of them) It was one of my easiest pins to get all year... Sorry guys. BUT LEEROY!! UGH I CAN RANT ABOUT LEEROY ALL DAY LONG
Coolest Pin Idea:
The Garruk Heads are reallllly cool, but I really gotta give it to the Club PA pin. I like it's significance and it and I'm proud to have it.
Pin you'd like to see in 2015:
"The Interns" Acquisitions Inc. set. Mainly cause I just want an Al pin.
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Ellie - I just think they nailed her character with the pose she is in and the whistling, just great.
Runners up: hearthstone, DND, the order, theres so much extra detail when you look closely
Least Favorite Pin of 2014:
the next level - just a logo as far as i know, unimaginative and bland
Favorite Set:
PAX 10 years, i love a set that share the same shape but different colours
Favorite Staff Pin
kenneth: gummy bear!
Biggest Pain in the Ass to get Pin
ETC, the order: not so much for me as i just traded/got from pin group, but longest lines were for these
Coolest Pin Idea:
garruk: ive said this once before but id love to see a blamination pin duo/set where kris and scott join together!
Pin you'd like to see in 2015:
have to think about this one... tba
A lot of tough competition, but it is definitely the D&D ampersand pin.
Least favorite 2014:
Also a lot of stiff competition here (mostly KI pins), but I have to give it to MC Frontalot. It's just too intense for me.
Favorite set:
I love Adventure Time, but wish Finn & Jake didn't look so sinister.
Favorite staff pin:
Levin's orange tabby.
Biggest pain:
Naughty Dog 30 year, so frustratingly elusive.
Coolest pin idea:
I don't know if this is suppose to be for most innovative pin design or what, but I am just going to say Carl since it didn't make it anywhere else on my list.
Pin for 2015:
Zelda pins or Claptrap/Borderlands
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i can comment that a staff member i spoke to at paxaus mentioned that they would first appear as part of the thorn watch kick starter for hopefully holiday 15
p.s. it was either brain of mike f i can't remember
Yep. That's why I want them. I'll be backing that at the highest tier I can.
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The D&D 40th Anniversary. If you know me, you know I have an emotional connection to the Acquisitions Inc stuff [link=http://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2013/09/04/post-pax-post]Here's why[/link] I gave those dice to the guys at Prime 13, and then at East 14, Jerry actually used my dice at the live game. I was super worried that I wouldn't be able to get into the game, much less get the pin. This pin is yet another symbol of the culmination of something amazing for me. I just wish the gold finished pins didn't tarnish just by looking at them.
Least favorite 2014:
All the killer instinct pins.
Favorite set:
Prime, no question.
Favorite staff pin:
Um, Jamie's Corgi...duh.
Biggest pain:
Naughty Dog 30 year, I can not put into words my hatred of the exclusivity of this pin.
Coolest pin idea:
I dunno, the club PA one is kinda cool, and also the only reason I got to go to Prime this past year
Pin for 2015:
Acquisitions Inc interns pins: Al, V, Morg
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After reviewing the contenders, I have to go for Sexy Nurse Gabe. I still have a little chuckle every time I see it. I think the smile on his face really sells it.
Least favorite 2014:
The Next Level. I don't know why, it just looks yuck to me.
Favorite set:
Got to go Halloween, for the aforementioned sexy nurse plus DEEP CROOOOOOW
Favorite staff pin:
Khoo. CASH MONEY.
Biggest pain:
Having only started to collect in November, there will be heaps... Tiamat, Red, Talent Pipes, Leeroy, Ellie...
Coolest pin idea:
Tin Man Games. Buy a pin and get a free game? YES PLEASE.
Pin for 2015:
2015 needs to be the year of Rex Ready.
Only a mere 136 pins to go!
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This icon would be so great as a pin, silver with red glowing eyes
Hot dog fairy
Contenders - sketch set (Love them in person, but online I though they looked poor)
Atoi
Cupcake
Least favorite 2014:
Anubis or Emu
Favorite set:
East 14 - Iron guard, Hotdog fairy, love it.
Favorite staff pin:
Helmet Tycho
Contenders - Jamie and Kennith
Biggest pain:
Only got into pins this Pax Aus. (I bought pins at Pax Aus 2013, but the brain squirrels only attacked this year)
So I have to say Sarkhan.
Coolest pin idea:
Atoi / Iota - The cookie brigade selling a pin, Love it
Pin for 2015:
Would love to see a Halo pin, or Gabe chasing ducks.
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Favorite Pin of 2014:
A TIE. I cannot choose between the two, and so I won't. Carl/The Order: 1886.
I'm a sucker for simplicity, and this pin had it. Plus that gold color, and the fact that the game is seriously something I'm very excited for, it was an easy choice. As for Carl, it's just soooooo pretty.
Least Favorite Pin of 2014:
The Next Level pin was pretty bland, and while I REAAAAALLY dislike the AoE pin, this one is just too "eh" for me to not choose.
Favorite Set:
I don't think it counts as a "set", but I would choose the Prime 2014 Behemoth pins. If that is not allowed, The sketch set was the nicest looking, I thought.
Favorite Staff Pin:
......pass.
Biggest Pain In The Ass To Get:
While most would say the order, I'm going to go ahead and say that The Next Level was by far the hardest pin to get, if you did it the right way. There are some who did it by...easier methods, but if you were to actually do it yourself, it was nigh impossible.
Coolest Pin Idea:
The Garruk heads were probably the coolest idea, if only because of the end result.
Pins You’d Like To See In 2015:
Nintendo pins. More Naughty Dog pins, and hopefully a more streamlined Pinultimate edition.
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You mean run better.
I'm writing up my thoughts on this now, it will either be a feature in the podcast or an article on the site.
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I'd kill for another pin ultimate, early on it was a blast waiting for the new challenges, and then... yeah. I'm honestly shocked they didn't just can the whole project.
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All that has to change was the communication, really. Whether it's Penny Arcade telling us about it, or whatever company is developing the game telling us about it.
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Drop Bear.
Least favorite 2014:
Sunset Overdrive.
Favorite set:
Sketch Set was the stand out for me this year.
Favorite staff pin:
PRD's MOM pin.
Biggest pain:
The Order: 1886
Coolest pin idea:
Carl Pin, Great Comic great pin.
Pin for 2015:
Borderlands, Thornwatch, Basilisk Hunting Badge and Beker Pin.