Acquisitions Inc at PAX Aus: Who would be interested?
My first PAX was Prime 13. Before then, either money or work and intercontinental travel meant I couldn't go. But now I'm making up for lost time and going to every PAX I can. I was lucky enough to by at Aus 14. You guys were amazing, it was the most laid back enjoyable PAX. But something was lacking.
Acqusitions Inc is by far my favourite panel at every PAX. I would love to have them there, and I heard from several people that they would like to see one at Aus. But were they a vocal minority? If they built it, would you come?
Mike and Jerry have said previously that it isn't up to them, it's a WotC decision. So I think it would be good to get a rough idea of how many people would go, so we can point at the numbers and say "Look! Fans! Potential Customers!"
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Possibly, but in the Aus Q&A Mike and Jerry did say that with it being a WotC decision "Well we can ask them, and you [the audience] can ask them. That's actually more important." They also said that the reason AI showed up at East at all was because the attendees asked for it.
So if we can get enough people to respond on here, maybe we can organise prodding WotC with a stick and they will take AI to Aus. It's certainly a better plan than doing nothing (or kidnapping Chris Perkins, Pat Rothfuss, Scott Kurtz and Morgan Webb and shipping them to Melbourne. I don't even know how many stamps would need to go on the crate.)
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With that said the live game being absent from AUS was my biggest disappointment about that show. That's how good they are.
10 to 20 years I suspect.
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Acquisitions Inc is the one part of the American PAXen that I religiously stream and that seems absent from PAX Aus, making it not quite the offering that Prime or East are.
2013 was founding PAX Aus and getting that PAX vibe.
2014 was getting the right venue and panels to match the awesome crowd.
2015 should be bringing Acquisitions Inc. to make it a true PAX. It's final form.
I've follow PA since the start, and AI since the start too. I've listened to the podcasts, watched the videos and seeing it live would be AMAZING.
I absolutely know a tonne of people who enjoyed PAX Aus 2014 but aren't super keen to come back, who would buy tickets in a heartbeat from here to 2050 if they knew Acquisitions Inc. would be there.
It is a massive draw card and Australia is ready for it.
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Well for anything like that we need a good showing of enthusiasm from the Aus crowd, which is why you should all encourage any Aus goer to drop by in this thread and add their name to it if they want to see AI in 2015. Once we have a good showing of names, then we can work out what to do with it.
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Why not go right to the top?
But really, just get your local Aussies to chime in. We can work out the action needed when we have a real group.
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Maybe tell him why you want to see AI. If it got you into playing D&D for the first time, or maybe you came back to it after a hiatus. I know that for many I have spoken to about this, it's certainly true. Get your group to do the same. More people sending messages will help.
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This is important. The best way to get their attention is to mail stuff, because nobody mails stuff anymore.
What I thought of was mailing in your old Character sheets, because I'm sure people have them lying around and it would show how much you like the game. Alternatively, you could always knock up some AI specific stuff: pleas from townsfolk for aid, offers of reward, maybe a photoshop of Acq Inc people on Wanted posters.
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so.........you're saying there's a chance!!!!! ;D