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Thoughtless Muse
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I'm reposting the general gist of my G&T PAX thread, as I'm still desperate for information and a better sense of what to expect from PAX.
I'll start off by simply asking what to expect. I want 3 days of console gaming heaven, how do I go about this? I'm not expecting precise aim and direction from PAX, but I'd rather not show up next friday without any idea of what I'm in for, or waste a day finding my place among other console gamers. I'm not interested in any of the official tournaments or events (besides the final round of the omegathon, and I might check out the exhibition hall if anything worthwhile is displayed), so it should be pure gaming all the way through. Is there a place where people just set up consoles and play for 3 days straight, can I expect anything like that? Any help is appreciated, I'm surprised the G&T thread failed so utterly.
I'll start off by simply asking what to expect. I want 3 days of console gaming heaven, how do I go about this? I'm not expecting precise aim and direction from PAX, but I'd rather not show up next friday without any idea of what I'm in for, or waste a day finding my place among other console gamers. I'm not interested in any of the official tournaments or events (besides the final round of the omegathon, and I might check out the exhibition hall if anything worthwhile is displayed), so it should be pure gaming all the way through. Is there a place where people just set up consoles and play for 3 days straight, can I expect anything like that? Any help is appreciated, I'm surprised the G&T thread failed so utterly.
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You got my opinion at least.
Basically...
Wow. I don't intend to have everything planned, but I want to have some idea of what to do and where to go. I don't want the first day wasted learning things I could have known months prior.
I mean...look on there and see if there's anything that you're interested in. If you look at the top, you can see the types of areas(i.e: Console Freeplay, Wireless Lounge, PC Freeplay and Tabletop) to play games in.
You want to play console games all day? Go find the Console Freeplay zone. I dunno where that'll be this year(they've moved it around every year).
*There is a right way to do PAX, and it involves watching The Wizard in an auditorium full of geeks that have watched the movie far too many times.
Hang out and have fun
That is basically the best plan you can have
Well except in instances where two events are taking place at the same time, such as the Super Smash Bros Melee Tourney and the 1st PA Panel with the "Big Announcement"
grrr
I'll run up there and tell you what happened if you want. :P
Console freeplay is on the 4th floor, where tabletop was last year.
So back near where it was the first year then? Cool.
all kicking down the doors and screaming 'PENNY ARCADE IS RELEASING IT'S OWN BREAKFAST CEREAL AND FRUIT SNACKS'
erm... no, you are thinking console tournament, freepaly is on the opposite side of that on the 4th floor, where tabletop was in 05.
Eh, I've got a bad memory.
Also, I wasn't ever near the tabletop area. At either PAX.
General layout of the 4th floor, I didnt draw the individual rooms cause im lazy. Just put the text in the general location of the room.
There will be a map in the pax booklet thing you get at checkin.
and im going to stay it again... thats not one big room, its several rooms (to those who havent been to the mbc before).
If I remember correctly, on the map you have there, the Console Tourney area was the Console Freeplay/Tourney. The PC Freeplay area was still the PC freeplay. The Console Freeplay was the BYOC area and the BYOC area there was the Expo room.
:P
The tabletop area was on the bottom floor in '04.
The rooms are connected.
Sure, you have to walk around to get into them, but if they wanted, they could open up the walls.
I'd say that's near enough...geez... :P
Oh, and to BigRed, regarding your floor plan there, do you know where any DDR machines might be set up?
Show up, walk around, enjoy yourself. The more you relax and take it all in, the more fun you'll have. If you spend the whole weekend stressing out about your exact gameplan and where you're going to be when, It'll be over before you know it and you'll be disappointed.
Just show up and have a bitchin' time.
*Proud member of the Photoshop Heroes*
Um.. no? :P
There is no way you would be able to walk from one far side to the other without going into the hallway.
The walls are all opened, but the sections of smaller rooms (consoel freeplay, byoc, console tournament) arnet connected to each other.
That's my summary from last my experience last year, and it's going to be a whole lot bigger this year.
Yeah... you dont want to know whats comming or else you will know you are going to die at pax.. like me.
Nevermind, dude.
I pratically live in that building from working at pax/cp and all the events I have to help with in there for work (msft).
I have nightmares about the mbc :shock:
There are bags available there.
But you can if you want.