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  • flame_dragonflame_dragon Registered User regular
    LetMeIn wrote: »
    To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming!

    don't take my F5 from me, if I'm not hitting F5 then what am I suppose to be going

    You shall now do the following:

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    I have a strong feeling they will be released this week. Hopefully that's true. This will be my first PAX Prime West and I am extremely excited!

  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    Everyone's first PAX west



























    :(

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  • SkeleVaderSkeleVader Your Friendly Dark Lord of Destruction Registered User regular
    To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!



    from selenium import webdriver
    import time

    refreshrate = int(5)
    driver = webdriver.Firefox()
    driver.get("http://west.paxsite.com/registration")
    while True:
    time.sleep(refreshrate)
    driver.refresh()

    Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.

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  • flame_dragonflame_dragon Registered User regular
    SkeleVader wrote: »
    To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!



    from selenium import webdriver
    import time

    refreshrate = int(5)
    driver = webdriver.Firefox()
    driver.get("http://west.paxsite.com/registration")
    while True:
    time.sleep(refreshrate)
    driver.refresh()

    Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.



    Thanks. I went ahead and updated my code to refresh both pages. I also have my mobile notifications working for PAX's twitter. This will also be my first trip to Seattle. Hopefully I can score some!

    from selenium import webdriver
    import time
    import threading

    refreshrate = int(5)
    def thread1():
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspdriver = webdriver.Firefox()
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspdriver.get("http://west.paxsite.com/registration")
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspwhile True:
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsptime.sleep(refreshrate)
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspdriver.refresh()

    def thread2():
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspdriver2 = webdriver.Firefox()
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspdriver2.get("https://twitter.com/official_pax")
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspwhile True:
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsptime.sleep(refreshrate)
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspdriver2.refresh()


    t1 = threading.Thread(target=thread1)
    t2 = threading.Thread(target=thread2)

    t1.start()
    t2.start()

  • The AviatrixThe Aviatrix Registered User regular
    SkeleVader wrote: »
    To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!



    from selenium import webdriver
    import time

    refreshrate = int(5)
    driver = webdriver.Firefox()
    driver.get("http://west.paxsite.com/registration")
    while True:
    time.sleep(refreshrate)
    driver.refresh()

    Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.

    I'm curious as to why people are so sure that Twitter will update first? I keep seeing this said.
    Last year I didn't get my Twitter update for some reason, but I was refreshing the Registration page and got my badges without issue (all four days)
    And the year before that I also didn't get a Twitter notification (I was a noob and accidently turned them off)... But the registration page updated before the sale went "live" by like 30 seconds or a minute (the link was active, but the sale was not - it just said "please wait".)

    And I had heard the year before that Twitter was like a half hour later than the registration page. (That's just what I heard. I was notified by my brother.)

    So why do people keep saying that the registration page update will be late? Is it regularly late for East?

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  • SkeleVaderSkeleVader Your Friendly Dark Lord of Destruction Registered User regular
    SkeleVader wrote: »
    To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!



    from selenium import webdriver
    import time

    refreshrate = int(5)
    driver = webdriver.Firefox()
    driver.get("http://west.paxsite.com/registration")
    while True:
    time.sleep(refreshrate)
    driver.refresh()

    Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.

    I'm curious as to why people are so sure that Twitter will update first? I keep seeing this said.
    Last year I didn't get my Twitter update for some reason, but I was refreshing the Registration page and got my badges without issue (all four days)
    And the year before that I also didn't get a Twitter notification (I was a noob and accidently turned them off)... But the registration page updated before the sale went "live" by like 30 seconds or a minute (the link was active, but the sale was not - it just said "please wait".)

    And I had heard the year before that Twitter was like a half hour later than the registration page. (That's just what I heard. I was notified by my brother.)

    So why do people keep saying that the registration page update will be late? Is it regularly late for East?

    Personally I base it on my experiences. Twitter has been the most reliable. There have been cases in the past where PA has posted the link on the registration page, or here on the forums first, but those are not reliable. You might be able to get in faster watching another page, but always make sure Twitter is set up to send a message to your phone. There is no guarantee when it goes to Pax West badges, but Twitter is as close as you are going to get.

    Also, their pinned tweet kinda shows that twitter will be the first stop it gets posted. Only time will tell.

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  • solomon123solomon123 Registered User regular
    SkeleVader wrote: »
    To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!



    from selenium import webdriver
    import time

    refreshrate = int(5)
    driver = webdriver.Firefox()
    driver.get("http://west.paxsite.com/registration")
    while True:
    time.sleep(refreshrate)
    driver.refresh()

    Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.

    Been attending PAX since 2011 and have gotten badges for all days each year by simply refreshing the registration page. Have not once relied on Twitter. Being an F5 Nazi has always worked.

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  • solomon123solomon123 Registered User regular
    edited May 2016
    SkeleVader wrote: »
    To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!



    from selenium import webdriver
    import time

    refreshrate = int(5)
    driver = webdriver.Firefox()
    driver.get("http://west.paxsite.com/registration")
    while True:
    time.sleep(refreshrate)
    driver.refresh()

    Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.

    I'm curious as to why people are so sure that Twitter will update first? I keep seeing this said.
    Last year I didn't get my Twitter update for some reason, but I was refreshing the Registration page and got my badges without issue (all four days)
    And the year before that I also didn't get a Twitter notification (I was a noob and accidently turned them off)... But the registration page updated before the sale went "live" by like 30 seconds or a minute (the link was active, but the sale was not - it just said "please wait".)

    And I had heard the year before that Twitter was like a half hour later than the registration page. (That's just what I heard. I was notified by my brother.)

    So why do people keep saying that the registration page update will be late? Is it regularly late for East?

    Twitter became a big deal a few years back when they decided to announce badge sales on Twitter and update the website at the same time. Prior to that F5'ers had a HUGE advantage to getting badges because the Twitter update would come much later. There would be a TON of anxiety in the forums where the sale thread would span 100+ pages. Not anymore thanks to Twitter so it seems. So those who vow to it now are either too lazy to F5 or too busy at work or school to monitor the page. I, myself, never trust Twitter.

    solomon123 on
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  • The AviatrixThe Aviatrix Registered User regular
    solomon123 wrote: »
    SkeleVader wrote: »
    To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!



    from selenium import webdriver
    import time

    refreshrate = int(5)
    driver = webdriver.Firefox()
    driver.get("http://west.paxsite.com/registration")
    while True:
    time.sleep(refreshrate)
    driver.refresh()

    Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.

    I'm curious as to why people are so sure that Twitter will update first? I keep seeing this said.
    Last year I didn't get my Twitter update for some reason, but I was refreshing the Registration page and got my badges without issue (all four days)
    And the year before that I also didn't get a Twitter notification (I was a noob and accidently turned them off)... But the registration page updated before the sale went "live" by like 30 seconds or a minute (the link was active, but the sale was not - it just said "please wait".)

    And I had heard the year before that Twitter was like a half hour later than the registration page. (That's just what I heard. I was notified by my brother.)

    So why do people keep saying that the registration page update will be late? Is it regularly late for East?

    Twitter became a big deal a few years back when they decided to announce badge sales on Twitter and update the website at the same time. Prior to that F5'ers had a HUGE advantage to getting badges because the Twitter update would come much later. There would be a TON of anxiety in the forums where the sale thread would span 100+ pages. Not anymore thanks to Twitter so it seems. So those who vow to it now are either too lazy to F5 or too busy at work or school to monitor the page. I, myself, never trust Twitter.

    I don't trust Twitter either xD I set it up, but previous years has been unreliable due to my noobishness and not having a smart phone. (I've had text notifications from Twitter delayed up to two hours)
    But alas, this year, it will be my primary source given my job has me away from my computer quite often.

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  • Hoboking006Hoboking006 Registered User regular
    LetMeIn wrote: »
    To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming!

    don't take my F5 from me, if I'm not hitting F5 then what am I suppose to be going

    It truly is a ritual at this point.

    May PAX be upon you.
  • SolelronSolelron Wandering Gamer Cornelius, ORRegistered User regular
    for the record, I have NEVER used F5 and consider it a disservice to kill a server by pulling the page that much. I have gotten all my badges by just waiting for the announce, and never missed.

  • Sgt.MaysSgt.Mays Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2016
    Solelron wrote: »
    for the record, I have NEVER used F5 and consider it a disservice to kill a server by pulling the page that much. I have gotten all my badges by just waiting for the announce, and never missed.

    Same here for the last two East's i attended, tweetdeck worked like a charm to notify me and i got my badges no issue. Hopefully it will be no problem for West as this is my first West.

    Sgt.Mays on
    Gaymer, Nerd and Fan of Freeman's Mind/Half-life/GTA/Red Vs Blue

    Attended: East 14, 15 and West 16
    Attending West 2019
  • kbschmidkbschmid Calgary, ABRegistered User regular
    I just use a Chrome extension that identifies changes within a div block on the website and notifies me of changes. Not that I can't program it, but someone's already done it for me, so...

    By day, a mild-mannered charity guy
    By night, a gamer.
    PAX Prime 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18
  • The AviatrixThe Aviatrix Registered User regular
    Snap...
    I gotta go to work and my phone is almost dead...
    Won't be able to charge until 11 x.x

    SURVIVE PHONE! SURVIVE!

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  • ScunosiScunosi WashingtonRegistered User regular
    Solelron wrote: »
    for the record, I have NEVER used F5 and consider it a disservice to kill a server by pulling the page that much. I have gotten all my badges by just waiting for the announce, and never missed.
    This is what I've always wondered, isn't all this F5ing just slamming their servers and making it that much worse when badges actually do go live? Whenever I open the page for the first time in a day since the past week it takes a lot longer to load.

  • LetMeInLetMeIn Registered User regular
    I'm mainly refreshing the twitter page because I don't want to risk my phone not getting the message quick enough

  • DapperPumpkinDapperPumpkin Registered User regular
    Fingers crossed for today. I want to be excited and eagerly anticipating PAX, not stressed waiting for badges.

  • LegacyLegacy Stuck Somewhere In Cyberspace The Grid(Seattle)Registered User, ClubPA regular
    They better be available at noon today or sometime else not today. I've got a 3 hour bus ride at 1230, so I hope I can get in the queue and buy tickets before I get out of a reception zone...

    Can we get the chemicals in. 'Cause anything's better than this.
  • BluemeaneBluemeane Registered User regular
    There is a great little Java app created for PAX showclix and Twitter feed updates.

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    PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXX!
  • Hoboking006Hoboking006 Registered User regular
    Scunosi wrote: »
    Solelron wrote: »
    for the record, I have NEVER used F5 and consider it a disservice to kill a server by pulling the page that much. I have gotten all my badges by just waiting for the announce, and never missed.
    This is what I've always wondered, isn't all this F5ing just slamming their servers and making it that much worse when badges actually do go live? Whenever I open the page for the first time in a day since the past week it takes a lot longer to load.

    I don't think they've ever said not to f5, I feel like it's something only a handful of people really do, the rest of us just hang out in the forums eagerly waiting.

    May PAX be upon you.
  • RavenHuskyRavenHusky Registered User regular
    Coming up on noon, I'd rather get this done and over with sooner than later.

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  • IncreaseBlueIncreaseBlue Registered User regular
    I'm pulling for noon today.

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  • BitTWistBitTWist Kitsap CountyRegistered User regular
    And noon passes on by

    3DS:2552-1222-3225 / PSN:BitTwist
  • zwitterionzwitterion Registered User regular
    Maybe they need to replace the "S" in SOON to a "J"

  • jhangel77jhangel77 OlympiaRegistered User regular
    zwitterion wrote: »
    Maybe they need to replace the "S" in SOON to a "J"

    As in just kidding? :biggrin:

    Extremely lucky PAX Prime Veteran


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    "The couple who plays together, stays together."
  • shortnowshortnow Seattle, WashingtonRegistered User regular
    As in June?

  • SolelronSolelron Wandering Gamer Cornelius, ORRegistered User regular
    I doubt it would be anytime after noon PDT, due to east coast timing. 10AM is a bit more realistic as its mid day for just about everyone.

  • The AviatrixThe Aviatrix Registered User regular
    I feel like 12-12:30 is actually a really good time, given it's a west coast event.
    It's during a normal lunch time, so people are more likely to be in a position to buy tickets - rather than stuck in a morning meeting. (Maybe it's just me, but it feels like whenever I have a meeting, it's at 10.)

    And it's not like 3-3:30 is particularly late for the east coast.

    I really liked the sale timing last year xD

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  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    edited May 2016
    Solelron wrote: »
    I doubt it would be anytime after noon PDT, due to east coast timing. 10AM is a bit more realistic as its mid day for just about everyone.

    The last time East or West went on sale after 12PM EST, was 2010.

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  • LegacyLegacy Stuck Somewhere In Cyberspace The Grid(Seattle)Registered User, ClubPA regular
    One year, they should release them at like 1am.

    On April 1st.

    Can we get the chemicals in. 'Cause anything's better than this.
  • LetMeInLetMeIn Registered User regular
    edited May 2016
    Legacy wrote: »
    One year, they should release them at like 1am.

    On April 1st.

    Do you want the apocalypse because this is how you get it

    LetMeIn on
  • DapperPumpkinDapperPumpkin Registered User regular
    And there goes 1:00. My guess is no sooner than the 31st now. (I doubt they'd put them up on a Friday before a long weekend or on the holiday Monday)

  • The AviatrixThe Aviatrix Registered User regular
    YoungFrey wrote: »
    Solelron wrote: »
    I doubt it would be anytime after noon PDT, due to east coast timing. 10AM is a bit more realistic as its mid day for just about everyone.

    The last time East or West went on sale after 12PM EST, was 2010.

    Last year West went on sale at 12PM Pacific.
    Which would be 3pm Eastern.
    And before that it's been around 10am Pacific - around 1pm Eastern.

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  • cbelleviecbellevie Registered User regular
    And there goes 1:00. My guess is no sooner than the 31st now. (I doubt they'd put them up on a Friday before a long weekend or on the holiday Monday)

    Inclined to feel the same, although still hoping someone is just running a little late today.

  • Sgt.MaysSgt.Mays Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    cbellevie wrote: »
    And there goes 1:00. My guess is no sooner than the 31st now. (I doubt they'd put them up on a Friday before a long weekend or on the holiday Monday)

    Inclined to feel the same, although still hoping someone is just running a little late today.

    Yea Tuesday-Fri next week is looking more likely at this point, but not gonna let my guard down Tomorrow or Monday still.

    Gaymer, Nerd and Fan of Freeman's Mind/Half-life/GTA/Red Vs Blue

    Attended: East 14, 15 and West 16
    Attending West 2019
  • HodurHodur RedmondRegistered User regular
    Remember last year when we got the awesome tweet: "For those F5ing, I can say with 100% certainty we won't be launching prime badge sales this month. Go enjoy the sun."

    Would love to get a similar tweet saying the exact same thing around now...

  • PookyAlertPookyAlert Registered User regular
    Fortunately, I'm having a stay-at-home sort of weekend, so I can hang out if the Twitter Gods aren't kind enough to tell us to take the holiday weekend off.

  • DapperPumpkinDapperPumpkin Registered User regular
    Hodur wrote: »
    Remember last year when we got the awesome tweet: "For those F5ing, I can say with 100% certainty we won't be launching prime badge sales this month. Go enjoy the sun."

    Would love to get a similar tweet saying the exact same thing around now...
    Maybe they're not saying that because the badges will be launched this month!

    ... still so hopeful.

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