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PAX solo?
enderwiggin13
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Back in 2007, after reading all the news posts from PAX 07 and listening to the Wil Wheaton keynote, I made up my mind that I would be attending this year's PAX. Once the dates were confirmed I reserved a hotel room, and booked a flight. The group of people I was going with ordered their tickets to PAX, but did little else...and one by one they've all let me know that they can't go. So now I've got my plane ticket and my hotel room and my PAX badge, but no one to go with. So I'm looking for advice.
A small part of me just wants to cancel the hotel room and try to get any refund I can on the plane ticket. But the rest of me is really psyched to experience PAX first-hand.
I'm the kind of person who is perfectly okay being alone. I can go out to eat or even to a movie alone if I can't find anyone to go with. PAX, however, is a bit bigger than a solo dinner or movie. So is this something that can be done? I'm relatively shy, so I'm not about to just throw in with some random group I find and become best friends with them, but I'm personable enough that I can probably find people to talk to here and there.
So what say you fellow (possibly) PAX attendees? Is PAX doable solo, should I toss up a "LFG" tag when I arrive, or should I just stay at home?
P.S. My mind is mostly made up to attend, I guess I'm just looking for reassurance.
A small part of me just wants to cancel the hotel room and try to get any refund I can on the plane ticket. But the rest of me is really psyched to experience PAX first-hand.
I'm the kind of person who is perfectly okay being alone. I can go out to eat or even to a movie alone if I can't find anyone to go with. PAX, however, is a bit bigger than a solo dinner or movie. So is this something that can be done? I'm relatively shy, so I'm not about to just throw in with some random group I find and become best friends with them, but I'm personable enough that I can probably find people to talk to here and there.
So what say you fellow (possibly) PAX attendees? Is PAX doable solo, should I toss up a "LFG" tag when I arrive, or should I just stay at home?
P.S. My mind is mostly made up to attend, I guess I'm just looking for reassurance.
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Find friends once you're there. It's a friendly kind of place.
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Almost every single time I tried talking to someone I met at PAX they were a local Seattlite and really were not interested in talking to me. The exception were the forum events that were filled with non-locals.
You can find my Dear Friends in Seattle thread for a more complete discussion.
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There have also been other PAX solo threads like this one.
Plus VT has offered to be my friend for the weekend so all is well.
Are you saying you regret not going solo, or that you went with friends and it destroyed you?
Essentially, you will never be bored here. Last year I brought a bunch of stuff to keep myself occupied in case of boredom and never needed it except on the flight over and the flight back. You can absolutely come alone and have the time of your life.
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I regret not going solo. Last year i skipped because i thought it wouldnt be fun going alone...
Now i'm actually happy i'm going alone.
It took actually attending PAX for me to understand this, but keep this in the back of your mind and you'll want to attend so bad you can't stand it: PAX is a different world, and your expectations for the people around you will grow to be different. While you are at PAX, nearly every person there will know what LFG means, and the only people who might think it's silly will be newcomers who are still in "general public" / "hide the fact that I'm a gamer" mode and haven't yet adapted to PAX.
We are your brethren, and it's a life-changing experience to see fifty thousand people -- a sea of humanity -- who all respect and share your passion for gaming. To borrow a phrase, after PAX it will feel like someone turned down the volume on the rest of the world.
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"Healer, LFG for PAX run."
That should generate some hits...
PAX is still fucking mindblowing, even alone. But you will find a group of people, whether in a line or whatever, that you can chill with. And if you don't? Give me a call. I'll totally kick it with you.
So if you see a guy who looks like Moby wandering around alone and looking kinda dazed drop by and ask me if I'm LFG.
this year is kinda the same situation. but i've decided that even if they bail i'll go.
It's a little different for people who actually have to travel and get a hotel room. If i were you i'd try to find someone to share the cost of the room with on the forums. they probably won't be a jackass.
if only there were a way to do that without making it look ridiculous.
i'm not really searching for a group, but i would consider going pub crawling if invited.
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well, if you go in with a big group some bars are not that interested in checking everyones ID. I'm 21 and from my experience in seattle i'd say i get carded about half the time.
if you're up for it, just go in with the group and sit down. never order, just have someone else go up to the bar for you. if you get caught just dig through your wallet for a couple minutes(like, literally a couple minutes, make em wait) and then shrug and say it must be in your car and leave.
it might not work, but if it doesn't, you haven't lost anything.
are you going to have mee0k written on your forehead? because i'm not really sure how that'll work. . .
good luck though
Well, the rest of the group might get kicked out. A few months ago Seattle pulled the stupidest raid on a bunch of bars, and actually hauled the bartenders off to jail, because they had served minors without carding them, and even some for accepting a fake ID. So bars might be a bit careful right now.
hmm that wouldn't be fun. your newfound friends will definitely not like getting kicked out. but at least you can all seek out a new bar together :-p
a few months ago is a long time. i feel like your odds are good enough that it is worth a shot.
do it. if you can find a good group there. shouldn't be too hard
BYOB shouldn't be a problem as long as there is a store nearby
haha yeah theres this party store by me on 8 mile (yes the same 8 mile in the movie) and they sell to minors all the time.. and like every month they get busted... but they still keep selling to minors basically... 3 days later >.>
classy,
i think the WA liquor control board is a lot more anal than yours, because if you get caught too much you will get your license taken away. they are pretty serious about it.
yeah i guess that makes sense... because with the whole shitty economy michigan has going for it... everytime they bust the place... that's just a little more revenue for the city/state lol
maybe so
i don't know how late i'm going to hang around on friday but my AIM is the same as my forum name. so if you end up planning for a party you can let me know that way.