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Nintendo Switch at PAX South
Looks like Nintendo will be showing the Switch at South. We actually get something!!!
http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/16/13956176/nintendo-switch-preview-tour-dates
http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/16/13956176/nintendo-switch-preview-tour-dates
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I guess I know what I will also be doing at south.
Pinny Pal since PAX Prime 2013
Waiting in line?
Anyway, that's excellent news.
We'll all wait in that line ideally on Friday when there's less all of us at pax.
If you're supper committed it works, but it made it so you couldn't just stumble upon it and decide, hey this is neat, and try it.
No but I did get the Zelda button and the Nintendo pin
yea sticking the switch booth right next to the valve merch booth was terrible planning the valve merch booth is always packed and everyone knew the switch line would be a shit show.
Friday I made an honest attempt at scoping out what would be required to get in line, but it was ultimately too confusing. There seemed to be 3 different lines going on, or maybe 2 lines and a mob in front.
Saturday I got to the convention center around 9 am, but that was way too late to make it into the first batch of people allowed in the line. I thought the enforcers were guiding us towards the line, but the next thing I knew I was standing in the middle of nowhere, no line in sight. I guess they were just trying to push us past the Nintendo booth.
Sunday I got to the convention center around 8 am, and damn near almost made into the first line for Zelda, but there was just too much shoving. Alas. Guy told me to come back in 40 minutes, so I'm think that's time to hit the bathroom. Come back, and new people are in line... whaaaaaat?
I guess that was a bit of tactical misinformation. Say 40 minutes, actually uncap every 20 minutes. Alright, lesson learned.
I mill around, keep my eye on when the cap moves forward, and manage to make it into the second uncapping.
All in all it took me from 8 am to 2 pm to successfully play Zelda. IMHO it was worth it.
The problem with any line system is it will leave people feeling burned. It either favors people who just get lucky, in this case being near the line cap position when the line is uncapped. Or you favor people who line up at 5 am, and nobody else even gets close. Either people who are willing to commit to showing up earlier feel like they got shafted, or people who feel like everyone should have a chance feel like they got shafted.
Same as everything really. Equality of outcome vs equality of opportunity.
I really wish there was a hybrid approach that was maybe 50/50. Half the play slots were appointments made early, and half the play slots were people who lucked out and got into the line during the 7 seconds it was uncapped. But maybe a hybrid approach like that just isn't efficient, and causes too much confusion and results in fewer people getting to play the game overall.