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PAX '08!
xxhennersxx
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Is anyone already prepping for PAX 08 besides me? I'm already getting my group of friends together, when do passes usually go on sale? This time I'm not driving to tacoma and back, we're getting a hotel. My group already is in the double digits, is there a special deal when you have over 10 people? I remember reading that some place.
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And EVERYONE ON THE WEST COAST NEEDS TO TAKE THE AWESOMETRAIN!
it's awesome.
WiFi internets and DS's and Consoles.
The train trip rocks.
I exclaimed "Khoo is my Sensei!"
So if memes make great shirts,
And Pod Six is Jerks,
Then Moe, Khoo and I had our day.
I'm not west coast but I totally want to take the train trip
I might consider getting in on the Train Trip next year.
I was thinking about it a lot this year, as I love traveling by train, but flying was easier and cheaper from KC. It would have cost a little over twice as much to hit the Southwest Chief to LA and then head up to Seattle on the trip as it did to fly out.
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There was something on the official PAX page with a contact email for groups over 10 - they might be able to give you a break in the pre-reg cost. Definitely look into it.
PAX was awesome .. and it better have been, because my flights up to Seattle were delayed three and two hours, respectively. Mother Nature is not a fan of Gabe and Tycho, apparently. I'm trying to brag about how awesome PAX '07 was as much as possible to recruit more people from around here locally to go. Plus, saving money. That shit be costly.
Every year around March I start thinking about the cost, the time, the distance, and whether or not it will actually be worth it all just to play some games with thousands of strangers. Then every year around the beginning of September I think...
I'll see you all next year.
Train FTW.
Last time the countdown to PAX '07 started at about 220 days remaining I think. I'd hold off on hotel bookings until they reserve the rooms at the block rate for next year. I know Mike Fehlauer will be working with the hotels event staff again to reserve blocks of rooms for the next one. Rates seem to be done in the Feb-March timeframe, judging by this year.
Game on!
If it's the same as it was this year, it's a 20% discount for groups over 10... at least that's what I think the email said when I contacted about the discount earlier this year.
yeah, taking the plane next year.
Gonna be great.
I love the new place, so much bigger then last year.
in an interview Khoo did a while back, he said that 08 was going to bring about East Coast PAX.
let's hope.
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Dear sweet Gaming Gods, man! I'm a veteran of long bus trips to cons, but 2 days?! My 20 hour trips seem like nothing compared to that.
And yes, bring on PAX '08! I shall be of legal drinking age, the group I stayed with is already making plans to go again and the group is growing, and all will be well with the world.
I hope there's a seperate one...
like PAX East
and PAX West
Also I don't want to hear any bitching if you West Coasters have to come to the East Coast for PAX, you think we like flying/driving across the country? It is a thrill a minute. We all know that won't happen though because not only are Gabe and Tycho lazy and also don't want to fly to the east coast, but with several big developers nearby it doesn't make sense to move it to somewhere on the east coast.
I think it would be super awesome to have it in DC though, that way the politicians could see how great gaming is.
Also in reply to North above me, I'm 100% certain they could field an army of enforcers on the east coast just as easily as they do it in Seattle. It wouldn't be any more expensive really for PA either I don't think. Mind you I definitely don't see them having an east coast PAX unfortunately.
Second, there is nothing wrong with Seattle outside of the high elevation in downtown. I had a good time this year and the people were surprisingly friendly everywhere. Sitting down in the mall eating , families of people came up to Moe and I asking about what the convention was for , who was attending, etc.
It was very surprising to see how friendly the people were. Even the QFC gave a free coupon card to us without having to sign up so we could save money on our purchase. If this was on the east coast, most of the attendees would be killed and eaten.
For those of you complaining, save up money for the year to either take a plane flight or even get on the Cross Country Supertrip. I came out from new jersey this year, it cost me 200 in gas and 200 in hotel stay total for there and back. The gas was really 185 , but there were toll roads.
Thats a hundred bucks out of your paycheck for a few weeks. Boom you are at PAX next year. The drive is long but it was cool to meet new people on the trip. In a 7 to 8 car caravan for most the trip , then to an 11 car caravan at the closure of the trip, it was great to know at least 20 people prior to going into the Expo center. I ran into people constantly that I knew from the trip only, which was cool. It was a good way to enjoy the show and BS about events for a little bit.
I was only kidding :P
Sarcasm never goes over well on the interweb.
What did they say, at previous paxs
It is a possibility.
Seriously:
Flight 1: Sorry, our computer systems had some problems, we'll have to check everyone in manually.
Flight 2: Sorry, there's a plane behind us that's having technical difficulties, we'll have to wait until they tow it away.
Flight 3: We're having electrical problems.
Flight 4 went well though.
Problem on flight 2: Kid kept kicking me, kicked against my tray, spilled part of my beer. Parents didn't say a damn thing.
Problem on flight 3: Fell asleep, woke up to a horrible, horrible smell. Probably caused by person sitting next to me.
I'm still working on my big proposal to get them to come to Omaha
much bigger convention center, and smack dead center of the continent.
also, Seattle isn't friendly. Nobody fucking looks at each other. what is the deal with that?
Hmmm I found the opposite to be true, I got talked to by tons of people, even just random passers by on the street generally smiled or said hi as they passed.
Except... its nebraska.
Nobody fucking wants to go there for anything.
You should post said proposal on the forums. I could use a laugh right about now.
As much as I don't want to support such blatant bashing, I agree that I don't want to goto Nebraska. Given the option of Nebraska or Seattle, I'd rather goto Seattle, even though it is a longer trip for me.
At least have it in a cool place if you're truly going to have it in a central location, like Chicago or even St. Louis is better than Nebraska.
I'm not saying I wouldn't go to Nebraska if they were crazy and held PAX there, but that seems highly unlikely.
I still think the best non-Seattle location would be Washington DC, but maybe I'm biased.