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From PAX South to PAX West or East?

SirUberNoobPwnrSirUberNoobPwnr Registered User regular
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Hi Friends,

I am one of the many people that had our heart broken by PAX when they announced South will not be returning. I have been going to South/San Antonio for 5 years. I love the PAX convention. I am looking to replace my annual trip to South with either West or East. Does anyone have preference/opinion on which one better? Thanks for the feedback, peeps.

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  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited November 2021
    If you've never been to either, I would maybe try to do East one year and West the next and see how you feel about it. They are both *very* big shows in comparison to South... very different in the look and feel.

    East has a distinct advantage (to me) in having everything inside of one giant convention center, similar to South. However, West being in the middle of a very walk-able area of Seattle has its own charm even though the show is split up between a convention center and a bunch of hotels... and nothing quite beats the experience of Acquisitions Inc at Benaroya Hall if you enjoy Acq Inc (though the Acq Inc experience at East is also good!).

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  • SirUberNoobPwnrSirUberNoobPwnr Registered User regular
    Awesome, this is great info. I was considering doing both to get an idea of which one will be better for me. I love the Boston area. I have never been to Seattle. One of the things I love about San Antonio is the city itself and the Riverwalk. I want to be in an awesome (food, drinks, bars, clubs) area when I go to one of these two events. I travel to these for both the convention and the city.

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  • PavioPavio Registered User regular
    I'm sad I only went to South once! But as for a comparison, I have enjoyed both East (gone twice) and West (many times). I also enjoy the city exploration parts of each. I can't even say one is better than the other, though for me I have family that goes to West so that helps and is why I usually go there. But there's a ton to see and do in each city, and I absolutely love doing the Freedom Trail in Boston. Both places have a great list of things to do so I agree with Zerzhul, try them both out when you can.

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  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited November 2021
    I've been fortunate enough to go to both many times. After the first two unplugged shows, I found myself not willing to do four shows a year in the US anymore. Each of south, east, and west took turns as the one I skipped in a given year.

    It's funny, right after I had declared to my friend group that East was the "worst" PAX if I had to rank them, I went to an East and had the best PAX I'd had in many years. They're good PAXen, Brent. ^_^

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