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Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« on: June 18, 2007, 11:07:01 AM »
Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone here was planning on attending PAX07 this year?  Just in case you didn't know what PAX was, check out the Penny Arcade web comic for more details.

Also, I just found out I was randomly selected to be an Omeganaught!  Exciting times!!
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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2007, 11:24:29 AM »
Hah, awesome.  I was an Omeganaut for the 2005 expo.  Expect to be thrown into random situations where anyone could win.  Getting through has a TON to do with luck, especially if Diceland is the first game again.
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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2007, 12:33:27 PM »
I've bought my ticket already, I will be there, barring any major upheaval.

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RE:Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2007, 04:16:12 PM »
You were at 2005? I attended 05 and 06.  I missed out on most of the Omegathon's though, how far did you get?  Hey Shy, you wanna try and meet up at PAX?  I'm bring some of the other members of the MNC (Monday Night Crew) with me and we'd love to meet up with other gamers.  I can use the extra cheerleaders as well.
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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2007, 05:52:46 PM »
Sure, We'll need name tags or something, but I don't lead cheers.

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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2007, 01:55:25 AM »
I made it to the whopping second round, which was the only round I was confident at...

Mario Kart.

It was single race, 7th and 8th place got eliminated.  I rode between first and fourth the entire time until getting luigi fireballed before the final jump right before the finish line...  I spun out, missed the jump, and fell to 8th.

It sucked.  I would have cleaned up if there were multiple races, but I just got unlucky.
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RE:Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2007, 04:50:34 PM »
We can work something out Shy, it shouldn't be to difficult to meet up amongst a group of 20,000+

Pale that totally sucks.  I've played a lot of Mario Kart and know exactly what your talking about.  You could be in first the entire race, last turn you get blue shelled, red shelled, stared, lightning, look up and your in 8th.  Sickening.  I'm sorry to hear that though.  Did they do anything special for you guys, like give you shirts or something?  Did you watch the rest of the Omegathon?
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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2007, 04:53:18 PM »
They should televise that entire competition.  Also, since this is Penny-Arcade, you should practice Jewel Quest.

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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2007, 02:26:31 AM »
Boss, the coolest perk is that your Omeganaut pass works kind of like a backstage pass.  Everywhere you go (even after you lose out of the competition) you can skip lines.  I used mine to get into the exhibit hall before it actually opened, giving me like a half hour with Twilight Princess without anyone hassling me.  It was great.

Plus, just the chat time with Gabe and Tycho made it worth it.  They hung out with the omeganaut crew at many of the events, and I got to know them quite a bit over the 3 days.

So yeah, even if you get unlucky and lose in the first round, you'll still be glad you said yes.
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RE:Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2007, 03:48:25 AM »
Awesome, sounds like being a mini-VIP of sorts.  I was hoping to get some face time with them to push our new website my friends and I created.  It's a webcomic and I imagine with the help of those two, we can really get the site of the ground.  Here's hoping.  Oh, are you going to be attending this year?

Thatguy, did you mean Puzzle Quest?  If so, I played that one to the end and completed the game with a maxed out wizard.  I tried playing the multiplayer with some friends, but all the character classes become broken after a certain point, especially the Warrior.  We'll see.

BTW, anyone up for some Planet Puzzle League tonight or Thursday?  I have a website meeting tonight, but can play around 10:30ish or anytime after 9:00 tomorrow.
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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2007, 03:54:05 AM »
Nah, I'm not going this year.  I'm all the way on the east coast.  Only reason I went in 05 is because I had been wanting to see Seattle so I just planned a vacation for the same time as the expo.
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RE:Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2007, 10:05:18 AM »
Oh come on Pale!  I'm from the east coast too (Georgia) and I'm going.  I have to admit that I've fallen in love with Seattle after attending the last two PAX events.  Thanks for the tips though, if you think of anything else let me know.  I'll give you a shout out if I win
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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2007, 10:21:28 AM »
Yeah, I meant Puzzle Quest.  They seemed to have loved that one.  Unfortunately, it looks like I won't get a chance to play anymore Puzzle League this week, though.  Sorry.

Let us know how you do, and if you find out any of the games before-hand, we'll help you out.

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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2007, 02:13:08 PM »
For diceland (assuming it's the first round) just look over your die closely.  Find the piece that can shoot in every direction on the most sides, and throw that one towards the edge of the table (to maximize your defense).  As long as you get one dice in play, you'll be able to continue on.
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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2007, 02:17:25 PM »
Are you going thatguy?

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« Reply #15 on: June 20, 2007, 02:21:52 PM »
Nope, I'm in Florida, and have school when those days are.  I'd love to go, but it just isn't a possibility for me to go across the country at that time, unfortunately.

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RE:Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2007, 03:11:52 PM »
Diceland, huh?  I remember that one being kind of a drag as a first round game last year.  Maybe they will change it up this year, probably not though.  Better safe than sorry.  Practice, practice, and then hope lady luck is on my side.

I hate that PAX is on the west coast, even though I LOVE Seattle.  One of the, albeit lofty, goals of my friends and I creating our website, is to one day have the east coast equivalent to PAX.  Maybe make them fall six months apart.  Again, it's a huge goal, but what do you accomplish by aiming low?  We're hoping to generate some buzz at PAX and really get people interested in visiting the site.  Of course, the first step is to generate enough money in advertising to pay the artist to work full time on the comics.  We are also planning on hitting all the Con's in the area as well.  We got a guy in the group that is financing everything, even with the thought of no return value on his investment.  That alone will give us a better shot at being more successful in our goals.

Sorry, I ramble on about the site, forgive me.  So Shyguy, your going to have to send me a picture or something and we'll make plans to meet at a certain location.  Then again, we do have like 2 months to plan this out, right?

Thanks for the support, Thatguy.  Maybe we can try and play some PPC this weekend.  My job is kind of a M-F type a deals, so my weekends are always free.  Send me a PM or post on the board if you get a chance to play.  That goes for anyone else who wants to Wi-Fi it.

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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2007, 03:33:36 PM »
Hmmm, I'd be interested in an East Coast PAX.  I always figured Orlando or Atlanta would be a great place for it.

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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #18 on: June 21, 2007, 02:38:19 AM »
Wasn't there a rumor that 08 was going to be east coast?  I remember hearing that discussed in 05.

I personally vote for Rochester, NY.  It'd be grand! =P

Ok, how about Boston?
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« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2007, 03:11:19 AM »
Well after doing some extensive research (opening map quest), I've found that Richmond, Va is about the closest point to the "center" of the east coast.  That would seem to be the most ideal place to hold it as far as driving distances are concerned.  Living in Georgia, it would be about a 7 hour drive; a drive that wouldn't be so far fetched for a east coast PAX.  It's about a 6 hour drive from New York, where I imagine a large majority of people would be driving from.  Thoughts?
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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2007, 03:44:16 AM »
Yeah, I guess I could handle Virgina.  Rochester would still be ideal though.  
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RE:Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #21 on: June 22, 2007, 01:16:45 AM »
I think Atlanta would be a better choice since I wouldn't have to drive that far.  
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RE:Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #22 on: June 25, 2007, 02:04:29 PM »
Slightly off topic, but for those of you who care, my friends and I have went to phase two of three on our website.  I'd love to get some feedback from everyone.  Comments of all kinds would be helpful.

Thanks!
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RE:Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2007, 03:06:04 AM »
Still no mention of Omegathon games.  This is driving me mad.  Pale, any advice as to what I should be doing to prepare at this time?  Is anyone in these forums plan on attending PAX this year or are Shy and I the only ones?  

If you like pokemon, you should check out our new comic today.  It's the first one in a EPIC three part trilogy.  The artist also surprised me by having it colored, instead of the black and white which I was expecting.  Also, we've started a new type of font, so hopefully this will be easier for everyone to read.  Finally, we seem to have a few nagging IE6 issues to iron out, but I've been told these will get figured out soon...or soonish.  The site is linked in my signature.

Again, please provide feedback, both good and bad.

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RE: Penny Arcade Expo 2007
« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2007, 03:36:29 AM »
The best advice I can give is to not stress about it and just play a lot of games so your reactions are up to snuff =P

Like I said, they are going to throw a ton of games at you and you won't play any one of them for very long.  Keeping a cool head and getting a little lucky is what it will take to win.
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