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PAX08 Swag Cheat Guide
PikaPuff
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This is going to be a big project for me to update, and as you can guess from my lame OP, I'll probably be too lazy to finish. But it's always fun to try.
I'd like to make a list of every booth and every event that had free swag, and how to get them. Then people can see what they missed out on. So here's what I'd like from you guys. A post with what you got and how you got it.
Here's a good format to go by:
What you got:
What booth/event/day:
How you got it:
And if I ever get around to it, maybe have something next year so people know what's available while they're there.
I'd like to make a list of every booth and every event that had free swag, and how to get them. Then people can see what they missed out on. So here's what I'd like from you guys. A post with what you got and how you got it.
Here's a good format to go by:
What you got:
What booth/event/day:
How you got it:
And if I ever get around to it, maybe have something next year so people know what's available while they're there.
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What booth/event/day: Sacred 2 booth on Saturday
How you got it: Walked up and took it. Everyone else was doing it.
What booth/event/day: Champions booth, all weekend
How you got it: Sign up for their forums
What you got: Fallout shirt, viewfinder
What booth/event/day: saturday
How you got it: Attended panel, random cards were handed out. Also availabe were those puppets, posters, and bigger/cooler paackages
What you got: Rainslick temp tattoo
What booth/event/day: Hothead
How you got it: Walked past
What you got: Tabula Rasa t-shirt
What booth/event/day: NCSoft booth, while supplies lasted (through Sat?)
How you got it: Free with any NCSoft booth purchase
What you got: choice of blue or red Aion t-shirt
What booth/event/day: NCSoft booth, Friday
How you got it: Play their demo of Aion & fill out a quick written survey on the game
What you got: Black faux leather Aion snap bracelet
What booth/event/day: NCSoft Community Party (Saturday), Aion PC Freeplay Event (Sunday)
How you got it: Attend NCSoft's community party at Pacific Place on Saturday, or participate in the sneak peek Aion LAN event in PC Freeplay on Sunday
What you got: Code for the PPD Hardsuit costume for City of Heroes
What booth/event/day: NCSoft booth, NCSoft community party
How you got it: Ask nicely. They gave my boyfriend and I a total of 5 codes to share with our supergroup
(Why yes, I do have a thing for NCSoft...)
It's not entered text. I opened it and I can't select anything.
What a bunch of shit! I was the only person actually asking questions and chatting with a developer for like 30 minutes on Friday. Aion looked amazing, and it was the only game at the expo hall that I had both a) never heard of and b) stopped me in my tracks. Everybody else was just goofing off in the character creator, but I was investigating this new game. Dev dude didn't offer me a survey, or a shirt. Then again, he sounded like he was from Texas and my impression was that he was hired recently as a booth staffer and knew nothing about the game.
But still.
That's a bunch of shit.
Organizer of the Post-PAX Party. You should come!
Satellite Theater for life!
What booth/event/day: Blizzard, Saturday
How you got it: Blizzard held mysterious trivia events once a day each of the three days. They handed out 4-5 loot cards each day. Answer a trivia question about Blizzard stuff, get a card. My question was: "name all 7 Diablo II classes." Harder than it sounds under pressure and on the spot.
Organizer of the Post-PAX Party. You should come!
Satellite Theater for life!
yay
professional version would/should be able to.
You would think that, wouldn't you? But it's not in as text, so no luck.
anyone got event prizes? all I know is first 20 in guild wars Q&A got gameworks private party passes
What booth/event/day: NCSoft, Sunday
How you got it: played Aion for a bit, then filled out a survey
What you got: Champions t-shirt
What booth/event/day: Champions Booth, Friday
How you got it: signed up for Champions forums at the booth
What you got: Sacred 2 t-shirt
What booth/event/day: Sacred 2 booth, Saturday
How you got it: I took one, like everyone else!
What you got: Archon t-shirt
What booth/event/day: Sunday, expo hall
How you got it: Saw someone walking around with a bunch of them, so I followed him. Twenty feet further he started handing them out at random to people in the expo hall, so I got one!
What you got: loads of Magic cards
What booth/event/day: Sunday, Wizards of the Coast booth
How you got it: the Wizards of the Coast guys started randomly giving away theme decks, tournament packs, and boosters close to the end of the day on Sunday. I got a couple hundred cards by just walking past their booth a couple times.
What you got: Magic:TG mouse pads (5 different ones)
What booth/event/day: all weekend at Wizards of the Coast booth
How you got it: walked up and took one from the pile
What you got: Guild Wars Pins, full set
What booth/event/day: Saturday, NCSoft booth
How you got it: I saw one of the girls at the booth putting these out. I've been trying to get a full set since my first PAX (2004) so I asked how many there were altogether. She told me, then offered me a full set. I also have a few random pins from them that I had picked up before getting the full set - if you're missing one PM me and I'll see if I have it.
What you got: Tabula Raza dogtags, token, and lanyard
What booth/event/day: NCSoft booth, all weekend
How you got it: dogtags and token were available at the demo computers, one of their expo guys offered me the lanyard
What you got: Ninja Town buttons
What booth/event/day: Ninja Town booth, all weekend
How you got it: I played a bit of Ninja Town and grabbed one on Saturday (the sign said one per person). When I went back on Sunday, there were still a bunch there so I asked if I could take more than one. I got 5 different ones.
What you got: 2 Aion slap braclets
What booth/event/day: NCSoft booth, Sunday
How you got it: I was cuffed on both wrists while trying Aion for a second time on Sunday. The NCSoft people were super nice and having a lot of fun whenever I was at their booth.
I also got a free plushie from one of the booths but I can't remember who it was and I'm too lazy to go grab the plushie from the other room. I had to sign up for their forums or whatever to get it.
On top of that, I have demo codes and CDs for many different games. I could have grabbed a Pirates of the Burning Sea t-shirt again, but I have one from 2006 (I got it for jumping up and down in line at their demo party, ahaha), and one from 2007. I really wanted one of the "Getting Booty" shirts, but they said they don't have smaller sizes because they thought only guys would want that shirt... I kinda wanted a PotBS tankard, but they must have given them out when I went to a panel.
Not too bad, but last year's haul was much better - I easily had eight or ten t-shirts last year on top of a bunch of pins, buttons, stickers, pens, caffeinated mints, lollipops, Magic:TG cards and mousepads, Heroclix miniatures, and a notebook. Of course last year was much less crowded so there was less competition.
This year you certainly had to put more effort into getting the swag, but that's only fair since the guys in the expo hall are there to get us to play their games. If you want free stuff you need to show that you're interested enough in their games/products to get it.
Raen
What booth/event/day: Champions booth, half past every hour
How you got it: answer a question in a comic book related trivia (5-6 questions each time)
(alas i didnt get this loot but i tried)
What you got: Archon T-Shirt
What booth/event/day: EA Booth
How you got it:EA handed out 'passports' that had a page for each game they had on the show floor, you had to demo (or at least say you demo'd
What you got: LoTRO/D&DO/Asherons Call Shirts
What booth/event/day:Turbine Booth all days
How you got it: Demo one of the games
What you got: Resistance 2 T-shirt
What booth/event/day: Sony Booth all days
How you got it: Just had to ask for one then put it on right away
What you got: Resistance PSP Hat
What booth/event/day: Sony Booth all days
How you got it: Demo Resistance for PSP
What you got: Dragon Age Arm Tattoo Sleeve
What booth/event/day: Dragon Age Booth Friday or Saturday (didnt see them on sunday)
How you got it:Guy at booth entrance handing them out
What you got: Privateer Press Bandana
What booth/event/day: Privateer Press Booth all days
How you got it:just had to ask for it and put it on right away
What you got: Strong Bad button
What booth/event/day: Homestar Runner booth on Friday
How you got it: Took it off the table
What you got: The Guild book mark
What booth/event/day: The Guild booth just outside the exhibit hall
How you got it: Felicia Day gave it to us after we got a picture with her
What you got: Wii buttons (7 random)
What booth/event/day: Wii booth Friday
How you got it: Asked if the buttons they had were for giving out
What you got: Wii mints
What booth/event/day: Wii booth on Friday
How you got it: After getting "please leave" on the Mega 64 spinner noticed someone passing them out
What you got: Mega 64 signed dvd and premier scratch and sniff dvd
What booth/event/day: Mega 64 on Friday
How you got it: Asked politely for signitures on purchased swag
What you got: Little big world swag bag
What booth/event/day: Little big world on Friday
How you got it: Stuck out my hand, they had a stack of them.
I don't really know if this counts.
What you got: Red button/Green button
What booth/event/day: Random encounter in exhibit hall Saturday
How you got it: Completing several quests for the AXNPC's
What booth/event/day: GH booth, Saturday
How you got it: Kicking ass on "Livin' On A Prayer"
Plenty more as I can think of them...
What you got: 1-UP shirt
What booth/event/day:1-Up booth outside expo hall; Friday
How you got it: They made me put a temp. tattoo on my face.
What you got: Guitar Hero: World Tour
What booth/event/day: Guitar Hero booth, sunday
How you got it: Owning "Float On" on expert
What you got:Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 shirt
What booth/event/day:Near the Microsoft booth
How you got it: They were throwing them out into the crowd.
What you got: Resistance 2 shirt
What booth/event/day:Sony booth, saturday
How you got it: Won a multiplayer round of Resistance 2
What you got: GTA:Chinatown Wars
What booth/event/day:Rockstar booth, Sunday
How you got it: I danced with the bull.
What you got:Champions Online shirt
What booth/event/day: Champions Online booth, Sunday
How you got it:Signed up for their forums
What you got: Resistance 2 Hat
What booth/event/day:Sony booth, Saturday
How you got it: Played Resistance: Retribution on the PSP
Where: TN Games booth
How: submitted my editor/cameragirl to wear the vest that makes you feel like you get shot.
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Meh. I just walked around and got the stamps. Took me like 10 minutes. I wasn't even interested in anything EA was demoing at the show, but Archon is one of my favorite C64 games, and was one of EA's earliest successful titles. I asked the guy at the booth if this meant they were doing a remake of the original, but he had no idea. Further research suggests there was something in the works but it was canceled, so they were probably just getting rid of excess merchandise. Bummer. Oh, and they started just giving the shirts away on Sunday, so I got a second one. Comparing them later, one appears to have printing that is bright white while the other is printed in a darker shade of gray. I'm not sure if that's just a fluke of the printing process or if it's a play on the whole "light and dark" theme from the game.
D&D online tshirt
D&D online booth
ask for it?? they also had codes for free time on d&d online but I wasnt interested
fallout puppet guy, now named winston for my amusement
not sure..
my friend had two and gave me one
privateer press bandanna
privateer press booth
ask and put it on
eve and ccp pins
CCP booth
just ask....they only let me have a few, but my friend grabbed a whole set I think
white NDS soft case vest, one of a kind
met an enforcer who made it out of white nds cases from last years swag (did anyone else see these? hes the only one who I asked who had, and he had a whole freeking vest! and said thirty more cases)
asked him about it, he said on sunday to get in touch and I could have it. a little dilapidated, but I've been sewing it back up.
Where: Sony booth
How: Winning a game vs. 3 other players
He even offered to buy my Fallout puppet from me but I never saw him after that.
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Valve booth
they were throwing em out to people in line and i snatched up two
sony playstation 3 shirt
sony booth
beat some ass at motorstorm
caricature
mega 64 booth
spun the wheel and had a beautiful caricature drawn of me!!
I want a Left 4 Dead shirt.
What you got: Razer Beanie (not ballcap)
Where/When: Razer Booth, Sunday
What For: Participating in Team CoD4 Tournament
What you got: Bully Dodgeball
Where/When: Rockstar Booth, Sunday
What for: Standing in the right place at the right time as they threw them into the crowd
What you got: Champions Online shirt
Where/When: Pirates of the Burning Sea Booth, Sunday
What for: Trying out PotBS (while playing, it landed on my head - score!)
What you got: Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 Figurine
Where/When: Namco Booth, Saturday
What for: Again, being inthe roght place at the right time
In case you couldn't tell, most of my swag was all about luck...
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