Please excuse me if this has already been answered, but is there a Gamers Gone Wild party this year?
Not that I've been able to find. Makes me really sad because of what happened last year.
What happened last year?
They planned a HUGE shindig at Felt in Boston, but mere days before, Felt got shut down by the city of Boston. In a scramble, they booked the Royale, but a ton of people got sent away for a "dress code" that Gamers Gone Wild was told would be waived for the evening. (Check out their Facebook event page from last year: http://www.facebook.com/events/329912180380991/ ) Sucks.
Please excuse me if this has already been answered, but is there a Gamers Gone Wild party this year?
Not that I've been able to find. Makes me really sad because of what happened last year.
What happened last year?
They planned a HUGE shindig at Felt in Boston, but mere days before, Felt got shut down by the city of Boston. In a scramble, they booked the Royale, but a ton of people got sent away for a "dress code" that Gamers Gone Wild was told would be waived for the evening. (Check out their Facebook event page from last year: http://www.facebook.com/events/329912180380991/ ) Sucks.
Please excuse me if this has already been answered, but is there a Gamers Gone Wild party this year?
Not that I've been able to find. Makes me really sad because of what happened last year.
What happened last year?
They planned a HUGE shindig at Felt in Boston, but mere days before, Felt got shut down by the city of Boston. In a scramble, they booked the Royale, but a ton of people got sent away for a "dress code" that Gamers Gone Wild was told would be waived for the evening. (Check out their Facebook event page from last year: http://www.facebook.com/events/329912180380991/ ) Sucks.
RSVP'd for Curse. If I can somehow drink enough over the course of PAX that I'm unconscious the entire twelve-hour train ride home, I'm going to be thrilled.
Man, reading that FB thread makes me pissed all over again. I remember talking with Andrew the day of the party, when they had just found out that Felt couldn't host them, and they were scrambling to find a new place. Felt awful for them.
curse without the open bar in seattle was pretty terrible. it may have been the venue mixed with my expectations but i was very let down. hopefully this can be decent even with only 2 free drinks. also i got into the royale for the ggw party and you werent missing much. place was dead and drink were insanely over priced
I think if you look at parties more as a way to let loose a little bit with fellow gamers, and less as an open-bar wedding of someone you barely know, you'll be OK. Have a budget for parties, and know that the ones that are open sign-up are going to be more crowded than the ones that are by invite or have a cost up front with a limited number of tix available.
I know I got lucky last year with the World of Tanks party, and that probably won't happen again this year. But Boston has a ton of cool places to be at, and it only takes getting a few gamers together to turn a bar night into a party of your own.
And as @JayDfromMA says, pregaming certainly makes paying for drinks a bit more tolerable.
I agree with @vttym here its not so much about hey its an open bar, but more about hanging out with your fellow gamers. This is why I picked the CCP party over Curse so I could hang out with not only my corp/alliance/coalition mates but get to meet other EvE players as well. I havent the slightest clue if it will be open bar or not (always nice but dont really care).
Good planning is what will really save you here, parties like curse will be packed while other places are limited for various reasons. Plan your budget and stick with it and just have fun.
Sent an email to Turbine but didn't get anything back. Anyone? Also RSVP'd for Curse. Will be there with some friends. This is my third year going to PAX, 2nd on the party circuit. Come find me and see if you can keep up with the partying.
Sent an email to Turbine but didn't get anything back. Anyone? Also RSVP'd for Curse. Will be there with some friends. This is my third year going to PAX, 2nd on the party circuit. Come find me and see if you can keep up with the partying.
I saw a twitter from Sapience earlier today saying they had responded to all RSVP's. If you still haven't heard anything, I'd suggest contacting them again.
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Sent an email to Turbine but didn't get anything back. Anyone? Also RSVP'd for Curse. Will be there with some friends. This is my third year going to PAX, 2nd on the party circuit. Come find me and see if you can keep up with the partying.
I saw a twitter from Sapience earlier today saying they had responded to all RSVP's. If you still haven't heard anything, I'd suggest contacting them again.
I got an email earlier today, which I then had a problem with so they helped me out. It is all taken care of!
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A different kind of party, with Jared Sorensen (the guy behind Action Castle/Parsley) and the Dirty Nerdy Revue.
"...Along with audience games, super sweet prize raffles and all this burlesque goodness, we are also super excited to have Jared Sorensen, founder of Memento Mori Theatricks, who will be running one of his parsely games (chosen by the audience)!
Tickets $15 with a free raffle ticket if you show your PAX badge. Presale tickets available soon via BrownPaperTickets.com. The theatre will have limited seating, so buy early to guarantee yourself a seat!"
Oh boy, I'll be going to two parties in one night it seems.
I'll probably hit up Sanshee bright and early since I actually paid for that one, and at 10 or 11pm depending on how things are going I'll probably slip on over to Curse to close out the night.
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PAX East 2014 Checklist:
[X] - Pre-registered | [ ] - Train tickets | [ ] - Time Off
IGN just posted this on their homepage. Figured this could at least keep the thread going.
IGN Meet & Greet
When: Saturday, March 23 -- 5pm-8pm
Where: TBD - At this exact moment, the IGN Party Time Strike Force is securing a location for fun times.
What: Consumption of food and drinks, and delightful conversation. Also, cool people. For clarity, no consuming of cool people will be permitted.
Who: You! Also, IGN's Daemon Hatfield, Greg Miller, Casey Lynch, Mitch Dyer, and Marty Sliva, as well as Destin Legarie and Mike Aransky. Did we mention super secret special guests will be in attendance? They will be. And they're awesome. You're going to want to meet them.
I know this is probably a super stupid question, but does anyone know if theres any non-age restricted goings on/parties happening during/after/before pax? Sorta sucks because I dont turn 21 till may [insert a bunch of expletives here]
I know this is probably a super stupid question, but does anyone know if theres any non-age restricted goings on/parties happening during/after/before pax? Sorta sucks because I dont turn 21 till may [insert a bunch of expletives here]
Same here. It's the worst 1st-world problem when we're getting to go to such a fun event; to be just a FEW months shy of missing out on a lot fun things and parties happening. I'd love to hear about the all-ages parties happening! At Prime in August, I ended up just heading out early with friends instead of checking out the all-ages events, and now I regret that. As long as it's really fun, it doesn't need to have alcohol, right.
(That said, I'm sure there are some. I heard about some all-aged parties at Prime - of course after they happened. I'm sure there are a lot of them here, too. The only problem for the party-throwers are their venue's policies or open-bar setup.)
I will be checking around and asking as many vendors as possible. It's also a good idea to keep an eye on this thread as people like to share the info!
A different kind of party, with Jared Sorensen (the guy behind Action Castle/Parsley) and the Dirty Nerdy Revue.
"...Along with audience games, super sweet prize raffles and all this burlesque goodness, we are also super excited to have Jared Sorensen, founder of Memento Mori Theatricks, who will be running one of his parsely games (chosen by the audience)!
Tickets $15 with a free raffle ticket if you show your PAX badge. Presale tickets available soon via BrownPaperTickets.com. The theatre will have limited seating, so buy early to guarantee yourself a seat!"
I know this is probably a super stupid question, but does anyone know if theres any non-age restricted goings on/parties happening during/after/before pax? Sorta sucks because I dont turn 21 till may [insert a bunch of expletives here]
Same here. It's the worst 1st-world problem when we're getting to go to such a fun event; to be just a FEW months shy of missing out on a lot fun things and parties happening. I'd love to hear about the all-ages parties happening! At Prime in August, I ended up just heading out early with friends instead of checking out the all-ages events, and now I regret that. As long as it's really fun, it doesn't need to have alcohol, right.
(That said, I'm sure there are some. I heard about some all-aged parties at Prime - of course after they happened. I'm sure there are a lot of them here, too. The only problem for the party-throwers are their venue's policies or open-bar setup.)
Believe me, I'm sure that if the companies could have these parties be 18+, they would. The venues set the rules, and unfortunately that means that most of them will say 21+ just to be on the safe side.
Undeadlabs will be having a get together Friday or Saturday night. They are hammering out the details right now.
Really interested in this thread. This will be my first PAX!
I know this is probably a super stupid question, but does anyone know if theres any non-age restricted goings on/parties happening during/after/before pax? Sorta sucks because I dont turn 21 till may [insert a bunch of expletives here]
i was in your shoes last year, only being 20 attending PAX. However, last year the Curse party was 18+ so I don't see it being any different this time around. Go RSVP!
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They planned a HUGE shindig at Felt in Boston, but mere days before, Felt got shut down by the city of Boston. In a scramble, they booked the Royale, but a ton of people got sent away for a "dress code" that Gamers Gone Wild was told would be waived for the evening. (Check out their Facebook event page from last year: http://www.facebook.com/events/329912180380991/ ) Sucks.
oh wow
Yeah, they really got shafted.
You and me... we can be friends.
Ba dum-dum, crash.
But seriously, I was looking forward to that party. It was my first PAX and I had heard so much about that bash. Shame it didn't work out.
DigitalNoob linked up with EGM like 8 months ago. You can find them here:
http://www.egmnow.com/digitalnoob/
@Cataleptical - Would you believe me if I said I didn't mean to do that?
I know I got lucky last year with the World of Tanks party, and that probably won't happen again this year. But Boston has a ton of cool places to be at, and it only takes getting a few gamers together to turn a bar night into a party of your own.
And as @JayDfromMA says, pregaming certainly makes paying for drinks a bit more tolerable.
Good planning is what will really save you here, parties like curse will be packed while other places are limited for various reasons. Plan your budget and stick with it and just have fun.
most of the good parties aren't public, but random people are invited alot. You can always ask any devs that you talk to on the floor
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Will keep radar on.
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Smart - put a fee up there to cut out the riff-raff, then have it be free and awesome. Good for you for getting in on that
I still wouldn't have passed on the Rock Band party, but good to hear of your good fortune!
I saw a twitter from Sapience earlier today saying they had responded to all RSVP's. If you still haven't heard anything, I'd suggest contacting them again.
I got an email earlier today, which I then had a problem with so they helped me out. It is all taken care of!
"...Along with audience games, super sweet prize raffles and all this burlesque goodness, we are also super excited to have Jared Sorensen, founder of Memento Mori Theatricks, who will be running one of his parsely games (chosen by the audience)!
Tickets $15 with a free raffle ticket if you show your PAX badge. Presale tickets available soon via BrownPaperTickets.com. The theatre will have limited seating, so buy early to guarantee yourself a seat!"
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/350066
I'll probably hit up Sanshee bright and early since I actually paid for that one, and at 10 or 11pm depending on how things are going I'll probably slip on over to Curse to close out the night.
PAX East 2014 Checklist:
[X] - Pre-registered | [ ] - Train tickets | [ ] - Time Off
IGN Meet & Greet
When: Saturday, March 23 -- 5pm-8pm
Where: TBD - At this exact moment, the IGN Party Time Strike Force is securing a location for fun times.
What: Consumption of food and drinks, and delightful conversation. Also, cool people. For clarity, no consuming of cool people will be permitted.
Who: You! Also, IGN's Daemon Hatfield, Greg Miller, Casey Lynch, Mitch Dyer, and Marty Sliva, as well as Destin Legarie and Mike Aransky. Did we mention super secret special guests will be in attendance? They will be. And they're awesome. You're going to want to meet them.
I wonder if it'll be awkward to ask them about the recent sale to Ziff Davis and the IPL6 cancellation
>.<'
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Same here. It's the worst 1st-world problem when we're getting to go to such a fun event; to be just a FEW months shy of missing out on a lot fun things and parties happening.
(That said, I'm sure there are some. I heard about some all-aged parties at Prime - of course after they happened. I'm sure there are a lot of them here, too. The only problem for the party-throwers are their venue's policies or open-bar setup.)
Omg, I like, REALLY want to go to this! This sounds amazing!
Believe me, I'm sure that if the companies could have these parties be 18+, they would. The venues set the rules, and unfortunately that means that most of them will say 21+ just to be on the safe side.
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Make sure you dress up on either Friday or Saturday day, and be sure to find an Irrational employee!
Undeadlabs will be having a get together Friday or Saturday night. They are hammering out the details right now.
Really interested in this thread. This will be my first PAX!
i was in your shoes last year, only being 20 attending PAX. However, last year the Curse party was 18+ so I don't see it being any different this time around. Go RSVP!
E3 2011 (as part of Ubisoft)!
PAX East 2012, 2013
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