A Positive Tentative. (Destiny)

by Speedracer513 , Dallas, Texas, Thursday, January 29, 2015, 08:53 (3393 days ago) @ Morpheus

Man, Dallas is the closest place to where I live--I SO WANT TO GO!

Couple of questions--

1. Documentation--I'd love to bring my capture card, but that also would mean I'd have to bring my computer. So that's probably a very understandable 'no' from you. Do you have any plans to capture footage, either in-game or IRL? I'm definitely bringing my phone and probably a throwaway digital for something like this first time. Any strategies for that? If so, what? If not, can any other attendees do something? I'm sorry to be imposing already, but I'm a HUGE film buff and I wanna DO STUFF!! This is EXCITING!!

I can't think of any reason why I would object to you bringing your own capture equipment and computer. I don't have any capture equipment myself, but I am all in favor of having this thing be documented in various formats. I plan on taking pictures and maybe some video - but even then I'm pretty bad about remembering to do that kind of stuff since I'm a "live in the moment" kind of person. I would LOVE to have someone film portions of the weekend and edit it into a great video to remember it by.

2. Food--Again, sorry for the imposition, but I'm unfortunately a pretty picky eater. Immature, I know. I don't want to hurt the feelings of you or anyone else who home-cooked, so is there a dark, festered corner where I can order Domino's in shame?
2a.--I HIGHLY doubt I can pay for anyone else's order on top of my own, so is splitting payments okay?
2b.--After we Raid Crota's Lair, can we Raid a Denny's? At like...3 in the morning? ;-)

Once we have a solid list of who is coming (sometime in the next couple weeks) I plan on sending out a survey that will cover a variety of topics - most important of which will include dietary restrictions and preferences. If certain people want to be completely on their own food-wise I understand and can support that. In general, I intend to come up with a list of sodas and snacks evreybody likes that I will get at Costco in advance of everyone coming (that all those who partake of will share the cost). As far as meals - it will probably include pizzas and tacos and such - maybe some homemade meals if anyone has something they would particularly like to cook for the group. Dennys/Ihop runs are definitely a possibility as well -- only caveat being that restaurants (of any kind really) are about a 10-15 minute drive from the house.

3. Housing--I'll have an air mattress, but I'm told I snore. And possibly this. I don't have a lapse cam, so I don't know. I'll probably have to sleep in this hangar (?!?) you speak of--hoping there's another fetid corner.

I snore as well and I imagine we won't be the only two. The house has four bedrooms, plus an office in the hangar (that includes a bathroom and shower). Between a king bed, queen bed, full bed, twin bed, and several air mattresses of various sizes, I'm sure we'll be able to sort an arrangement that keeps everybody happy and comfortable. Heck, we have a few tents and an acre-large backyard if things get really crazy! :-D

4. Technology--What do I bring? Consoles? I got two. System link cables? I don't, but I've heard of places that loan 'em out. I've got like, 10 copies of Halo. XD My Destiny copies unfortunately are digital. Controllers? (sigh) Pretty much all of them are broken. Anything else I need to bring to help?

This is going to be the biggest question I have as well. Once we have our list of attendees and their activity preferences and tech they can bring, we'll be able to get down to the details of who is bringing what and what (if anything) still needs to be sourced.

5. Parking--I'm going to be driving, so is this a cul-de-sac deal, or a different scenario?

The houses in the neighborhood are all on 1-acre lots so there is plenty of room for parking. We often have a dozen different cars parked all over the (massive) driveway and grass when we have game nights.

6. Wi-Fi--Oui?

There is of course Wi-Fi and it's a pretty good connection for the most part. It's not google fiber or anything, but it should be fine for our needs.

7. Pets--I'm gonna try my best to keep him here, but if I can't, is it okay to bring my dog? He's only 30 pounds and he can stay outside if necessary.

It would definitely be best if you can manage to come without the dog, but a (smallish) portion of the backyard is fenced, so we could probably make it work if you had to bring him. (There is swimming pool inside the fenced portion, I don't know whether that would matter or not...?) My brother doesn't have pets so I'm not sure whether he would care if there were a dog inside or not.

8. OTHER games--God, there are so many achievements I need that depend on local play that I can't get at home (i.e. no friends). Can I (and any others of us) take care of that here? If so, I can help, too!

Potentially. I am definitely interested to hear back from everyone that is coming about what they would like to do.

I'm PRETTY sure I'll be able to make this. You can put my name down, but use an erasable pen just in case.

Super excited about it!!

Cool, I hope you can make it!