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My original idea was to go as an NCR Ranger which is from Fallout: New Vegas, but it's my first cosplay and I quickly realized that it would be to hard for the first. Would Eren Jaeger from the Attack on Titan anime be weird to go as to Pax because its not related to gaming? He fits my physical characteristics really well so it would be decently easy. Is there any video game characters close to what he looks like that I could probably do? I dont mean clothes or storywise, but with brown hair, around his age. Brown eyes would be helpful, but he doesn't have them. I planned on wearing contacts.
Ignorance is arrogance as time is but a dime and i don't know where im going with this.
Last year I missed the sales and had to pay tons of money on Ebay and risk them being legit in order to get to Pax. I've been looking almost every day to see if they're on sale because I don't even know what season they go on sale and I really want to get a 3 day pass this year so I'll need to act fast when they are. Is there any set date and/or time they're planned to go on sale? Zerzhul, I await your mighty presence.
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My original idea was to go as an NCR Ranger which is from Fallout: New Vegas, but it's my first cosplay and I quickly realized that it would be to hard for the first. Would Eren Jaeger from the Attack on Titan anime be weird to go as to Pax because its not related to gaming? He fits my physical characteristics really well so it would be decently easy. Is there any video game characters close to what he looks like that I could probably do? I dont mean clothes or storywise, but with brown hair, around his age. Brown eyes would be helpful, but he doesn't have them. I planned on wearing contacts.
some of my fav ones I saw this year were none gaming related like a guy dressed as jesus. There was also a father and daughter dressed as people from frozen. Really you can do whatever you want lol.
I know alot of cons have Cosplay competitions. I didn't look the past two years because I wasn't in to cosplay, but now that I'm joining the community, I'd be pretty interested in signing up! If there isn't there should be ;P
Ignorance is arrogance as time is but a dime and i don't know where im going with this.
PAX does not run any cosplay contests. Some exhibitors do though, from time to time, for their specific properties (like league of legends or borderlands).
I definitely saw AoT cospaly at East 2014. You'll fit in fine.
Regardless, no one is going to start pointing fingers and go 'You're doing it wrong!' otherwise.
I apologize if this is addressed somewhere on here that I'm missing but does PAX have any kind of Artist Alley experience in the Exhibit Hall? I am hoping to make it to one of the shows this coming year!
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No. While the past couple of PAXen have had booths for some of the Strip Search folks, there's not a general artist alley at PAX.
There is a place called "bandland" that contains invited guests to PAX that sometimes are artists (like the strip search folks whypick1 mentioned). This has also included groups like LoadingReadyRun, chainsawsuit, and scott kurtz in the past, and also the musical acts for the evening concerts. It's not huge though, and isn't in the expo hall.
There is a place called "bandland" that contains invited guests to PAX that sometimes are artists (like the strip search folks whypick1 mentioned). This has also included groups like LoadingReadyRun, chainsawsuit, and scott kurtz in the past, and also the musical acts for the evening concerts. It's not huge though, and isn't in the expo hall.
Yeah there likely will not be a dedicated artist's alley in the future. The "bandland" is what there is. I suppose there could be some overhaul at some point, but I don't see that happening.
I definitely saw AoT cospaly at East 2014. You'll fit in fine.
Regardless, no one is going to start pointing fingers and go 'You're doing it wrong!' otherwise.
I hate it when people point and tell me "I'm doing it wrong".
Hey Penny Arcade community, my names Josh and along with a few friends I plan on attending PAXEast 2015. The first thing I want to ask is that if the proposed Thur-Sat schedule goes through what day will be the best to go as we're all under 21 and thus unable to rent a hotel room together. Second since we'll be driving from CT to Boston I'm wondering where would be the optimal place to park and if necessary to catch a shuttle or train to the expo. Also any other side tips you may have would be great, thanks in advance.
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1. Dates for next year are March 6-8, which is Fri-Sun.
2. Hard to say which date is "best".
3. You may want to peruse the last show's FAQ.
Last year, I enjoyed Saturday the most because of the panels and events that were going on.
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My first PAX I was 20 years old and was able to book a hotel. Not sure if it's a chain policy but I stayed at a Holiday Inn if that helps.
It's impossible to say there's really a best day. The panel lineups are pretty different each year and every day is sold out so traffic is kinda hard to predict. I lean in favor of Friday or Saturday since they both end with concerts but it really is tough to suggest anything more than that till a schedule appears.
personally for me saturday was the best day cause of the panels and parties so on so fourth. If you are not of the drinking age though that takes most parties out for you. I still think i would suggest saturday though. Also maybe find someone in the room share thread to share a room with you and your friends that they book in there name that way u dont have to worry about the under 21 thing then u can go every day
While Pax East isn't completely announcement full as E3 or Gamescom, it still does contain many announcements about content in games for example, the Gearbox booth has announced many DLC details at Pax in the past. If Pax South now exists only a few months before Pax East, what is keeping developers from just announcing their things there? Pax East will soon be nothing but booths and random people having booths on the same things as every year if this is the case and I fear it.
Ignorance is arrogance as time is but a dime and i don't know where im going with this.
If announcements of new games are the only thing you like about pax, maybe? I think calling it empty and boring is a little silly considering how much exists of pax other than new game announcements.
I think if the PAX crew thought there wouldn't be enough content to make a PAX interesting, they would likely not have that PAX. Maybe if there aren't a bunch of new game announcements you can have the opportunity to branch out and do one of the other of many activities at PAX that are not the expo hall I can't even remember the last time I spent more than 10m in the expo hall or listening to new announcements. The announcements will always be on game media and whatnot, so I stopped paying attention to them in person.
Whichever way though, the important thing is that you find something that is fun for you. If for some reason PAX stops being fun, that's ok!
As long as Gearbox keeps having panels at Pax East I will give you guys my money. They haven't let me down yet in the past two years I've attended. My concern is without announcements or new things, everyone will be crowding the mainstream titles even more and it will be an even worse wait than in previous Pax Easts... I've always had to stick to Indie Games and panels to have something to do besides sit in lines and be the antisocial person I am while watching people meet each other and be social.
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Hey Penny Arcade community, my names Josh and along with a few friends I plan on attending PAXEast 2015. The first thing I want to ask is that if the proposed Thur-Sat schedule goes through what day will be the best to go as we're all under 21 and thus unable to rent a hotel room together. Second since we'll be driving from CT to Boston I'm wondering where would be the optimal place to park and if necessary to catch a shuttle or train to the expo. Also any other side tips you may have would be great, thanks in advance.
With regards to the "best day" question, they all have their pros and cons. Personally I would pick Friday as attendance isn't quite at peak and vendors aren't yet wiped out - you also get to see the keynote. Some of the more exciting events take place on Saturday (make a strip) but it is crowded - the expo hall was elbow to elbow and I ended up avoiding it. Sunday is a lower attendance day but things are definitely winding down and folks start to pack up.
With regards to parking, I've got you covered! I drove up from CT too and parked at the Quincy Station for $8/day. Another $11 gets you an unlimited daily commuter pass that you can use to ride the Red Line to the downtown area and then you can hop on the silver line bus which will take you about 500 feet away from BCEC. If you really want to pinch pennies a roundtrip train ticket is in the neighborhood of $5 and BCEC is easily walkable from the Red Line terminal.
So, I've never been to any PAX convention before, but am trying to go to PAX East 2015. I was just wondering... Is there a possibility to purchase a group of tickets? Like if you have a guaranteed 10 or more people coming?
no i think last year if I remember it was somewere between 4-6 you could buy someone else may know better as I only had to get my 1 3 day. But there for sure was a limit I know that.
I'm pretty sure there was a limit of 4 or 5. Best way to buy that many passes for your group would most likely be having multiple people buy a few passes for the group.
The limit last year was four 3-day passes or I imagine any combination up to that number of days/passes. Keep a close eye on the Twitter feeds with your friends during the Sept-November timeframe!
Hey Penny Arcade community, my names Josh and along with a few friends I plan on attending PAXEast 2015. The first thing I want to ask is that if the proposed Thur-Sat schedule goes through what day will be the best to go as we're all under 21 and thus unable to rent a hotel room together. Second since we'll be driving from CT to Boston I'm wondering where would be the optimal place to park and if necessary to catch a shuttle or train to the expo. Also any other side tips you may have would be great, thanks in advance.
Have you considered a hostel? There's the Hostelling International Boston ($40ish/night/pp) and it's probably within walking distance of a PAX hotel bus. Also, you guys can try the roomshare thread and piggy back someone else's reservation. If you just pick one day, I would go with Friday - everything is in full swing, but less people. An alternative to driving is taking the train into Boston. We took the NE Regional from New London and it worked out beautifully. I was so pooped Sunday, I didn't have to worry about driving home or traffic or leaving my car in someone else's care or paying for parking.
i really would stress going for 2 days though if this is your 1st time. Try to find a room share thing I know i was charging like 40 or so a night for one night trust me man it is worth it. Your 1st day there you are gonna be so overwhelmed buy everything and how to find things so on so fourth by the time you really figure it out your day will be half over. I know this was the case for me friday was crazy being my 1st time it was vey overwhelming. Saturday I enjoyed a lot more once I learned the floor plan so on so fourth.
Parking is a real pain in Boston, http://boston.bestparking.com/ might give you an idea. Parking at the (Boston) Common is central and kind of fair priced kind of if you get a space. As mentioned above looking into a train or a bus to South Station would be more bueno because of traffic and parking and Boston is awful to drive in if you don't know what you are doing. Lots of history things (ugh) in Boston. Maybe check out http://calendar.boston.com/search?swhat=Boston&ssi=&srss={itemsPerPage?} if you are looking for other things to do.
Hostel in Boston never occurred to me, what an awesome idea. http://www.hostels.com/boston/usa
forgive me if this is the wrong place to ask, but when and how do i go about applying to be an enforcer for pax east?
Enforcer applications will open on the PAX East site (http://east.paxsite.com/registration) , a month or so after pass sales. PAX will tweet out about enforcer apps going live whenever it occurs
According to the Massachusetts Convention website, PAX 2015, will be hosted from Friday, March 6, 2015 to Sunday, March 8, 2015. Also, this is daylight savings weekend, so please plan accordingly! Lastly, generally tickets come on sale a month or two after the following of PAX Prime; however, since the dates are already set this early in advance, I suspect tickets might come on sale from the end of September to the beginning of October. This is just my personal theory after having been the multiple PAX events, but just letting you all be informed and keeping you all updated for your preparations! Thanks guys!
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Great info, thanks.
2. Hard to say which date is "best".
3. You may want to peruse the last show's FAQ.
It's impossible to say there's really a best day. The panel lineups are pretty different each year and every day is sold out so traffic is kinda hard to predict. I lean in favor of Friday or Saturday since they both end with concerts but it really is tough to suggest anything more than that till a schedule appears.
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I think if the PAX crew thought there wouldn't be enough content to make a PAX interesting, they would likely not have that PAX. Maybe if there aren't a bunch of new game announcements you can have the opportunity to branch out and do one of the other of many activities at PAX that are not the expo hall
Whichever way though, the important thing is that you find something that is fun for you. If for some reason PAX stops being fun, that's ok!
With regards to the "best day" question, they all have their pros and cons. Personally I would pick Friday as attendance isn't quite at peak and vendors aren't yet wiped out - you also get to see the keynote. Some of the more exciting events take place on Saturday (make a strip) but it is crowded - the expo hall was elbow to elbow and I ended up avoiding it. Sunday is a lower attendance day but things are definitely winding down and folks start to pack up.
With regards to parking, I've got you covered! I drove up from CT too and parked at the Quincy Station for $8/day. Another $11 gets you an unlimited daily commuter pass that you can use to ride the Red Line to the downtown area and then you can hop on the silver line bus which will take you about 500 feet away from BCEC. If you really want to pinch pennies a roundtrip train ticket is in the neighborhood of $5 and BCEC is easily walkable from the Red Line terminal.
Have you considered a hostel? There's the Hostelling International Boston ($40ish/night/pp) and it's probably within walking distance of a PAX hotel bus. Also, you guys can try the roomshare thread and piggy back someone else's reservation. If you just pick one day, I would go with Friday - everything is in full swing, but less people. An alternative to driving is taking the train into Boston. We took the NE Regional from New London and it worked out beautifully. I was so pooped Sunday, I didn't have to worry about driving home or traffic or leaving my car in someone else's care or paying for parking.
Hostel in Boston never occurred to me, what an awesome idea. http://www.hostels.com/boston/usa
Enforcer applications will open on the PAX East site (http://east.paxsite.com/registration) , a month or so after pass sales. PAX will tweet out about enforcer apps going live whenever it occurs
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According to the Massachusetts Convention website, PAX 2015, will be hosted from Friday, March 6, 2015 to Sunday, March 8, 2015. Also, this is daylight savings weekend, so please plan accordingly! Lastly, generally tickets come on sale a month or two after the following of PAX Prime; however, since the dates are already set this early in advance, I suspect tickets might come on sale from the end of September to the beginning of October. This is just my personal theory after having been the multiple PAX events, but just letting you all be informed and keeping you all updated for your preparations! Thanks guys!
BTW: All info revolving around dates can be found here: http://massconvention.com/events/2015/02