Anyone going to PAX East?

I'll be there. No meetups planned yet, but if there's enough interest I could pull something together.

Looking at the panel schedule, the only Bungie or 343 presence I see is Bungie new hire John Ryan on a shared panel about creative freedom. Blame GDC, I suppose. Considering development timelines I doubt we'll see the two companies on the show floor as well.

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I've purchased passes but it's looking doubtful.

I'll almost certainly be there with some friends. Never been to a PAX before. They fun?

I'll almost certainly be there with some friends. Never been to a PAX before. They fun?

They're okay, I guess...

(My first PAX was four years ago. I've been to every PAX East and PAX Prime since then. Amazing fun.)

Best advice I can give to a newcomer: don't waste hours waiting in line to play 5 minutes of some AAA game you already know you're going to buy a month later. Your time is better spent finding some neat indie game you never would have discovered otherwise.

Best advice I can give to a newcomer: don't waste hours waiting in line to play 5 minutes of some AAA game you already know you're going to buy a month later. Your time is better spent finding some neat indie game you never would have discovered otherwise.

Completely agree. If you absolutely have to play a AAA game on the floor, make sure you wait in line on the first day for it. The later in the weekend it gets the crazier the lines will get. (But seriously just play awesome indie games)

Best advice I can give to a newcomer: don't waste hours waiting in line to play 5 minutes of some AAA game you already know you're going to buy a month later.

Or hang out with me. I'll hook you up. ;)

Haha, something I learned too late and got booted out of the Bungie panel :(

Yeah I'll probably be sticking to presentations and looking at cool booths! Unsure about the levels of swag to expect, but I'm not big on carrying around tons of stuff anyway :?

Yeah I'll probably be sticking to presentations and looking at cool booths! Unsure about the levels of swag to expect, but I'm not big on carrying around tons of stuff anyway :?

The last few years I've stopped caring about swag. The occasional t-shirt or button is cool, but a lot of it is junk IMHO.

Here's a slideshow video from my first PAX experience back in August.

I've never actually shared this outside of my Twitter account and Team Schooly D, check it out!

One thing that you're gonna find out real quick: It's not so much all of these booths, although it's a big part of PAX. It's all about spending time with your friends and community members. :)

I believe the line got capped off like 40 minutes before the panel started?

I was there long before then; people cut line and snuck in, leaving about 50 people towards the end without seats.

Wow! Fun memories.

Almost forgot about talking to More Console. We were cracking each other up. Nice guy.

Best advice I can give to a newcomer: don't waste hours waiting in line to play 5 minutes of some AAA game you already know you're going to buy a month later.

Or hang out with me. I'll hook you up. ;)

*Must be willing to occasionally tie shoelaces.

;)

*Must be willing to occasionally tie shoelaces.

;)

Everything has a price. ;)

I and my associate TheTallestTom will be Easting this PAX.

When it comes to East especially, the crown jewel is the Indie MegaBooth. It's about a quarter of the convention and just filled with games and fun. It's not quite PAX Prime Bonkers, but it is a hell of a time.