Thread: PAX Prime Seattle 2011

As the meeting request I just confirmed reminded me, it's never to early to start thinking about PAX PRIME!

LoTRO and/or AC participating in Pax Prime 2011?

Should be a good year! I'm excited to see Turbine of course (especially so close to ROI), and hope to see some good stuff from Bethesda as well. Two major fall releases with dragon-related elements is going to make the end of 2011 pretty crazy.

I will be there! Been missing you guys since PAX East

Just a little over a month away. Who's coming?

I will be there!

Sapience prepare for a hi-five of epic proportions. Any of the devs up for hittin Halo Fest in their downtime?

Any word on which other devs are going?

I sure wish! Far away for me though. How are these covered media-wise?

Myself and the Mrs. will be attending. Been at PAX Prime every year since LOTRO was announced!

Sapience, do you have any idea if Patience will be attending (as per usual)? We've always enjoyed chatting with her and catching up on goings in life and family on over the past year. Looking forward to introducing our little 4 month old Hobbit lad (well, he'll be 5 months by then).

Regardless, we're looking forward to seeing everyone from Turbine (oh yeah, and the game stuff, too!)

Originally Posted by Sapience

Just a little over a month away. Who's coming?

I went last year, and had an incredible time. Was great meeting you Sapience (and everyone else). I highly recommend anyone who can go to do so with all haste and priority!

Sadly, my wife's due date is near PAX Prime this year, and I like being married so I'm going to pine away for Seattle from my home for that weekend. See you in 2012 though!

Originally Posted by Wilpatmo

Myself and the Mrs. will be attending. Been at PAX Prime every year since LOTRO was announced!

Sapience, do you have any idea if Patience will be attending (as per usual)? We've always enjoyed chatting with her and catching up on goings in life and family on over the past year. Looking forward to introducing our little 4 month old Hobbit lad (well, he'll be 5 months by then).

Regardless, we're looking forward to seeing everyone from Turbine (oh yeah, and the game stuff, too!)

As Patience is no longer with Turbine, I can't say if she will or will not be at PAX.

I will be, as will Frelorn and Rowan (Producer Aaron Campbell). So come say hello!

Originally Posted by Sapience

As Patience is no longer with Turbine, I can't say if she will or will not be at PAX.

I will be, as will Frelorn and Rowan (Producer Aaron Campbell). So come say hello!

I don't follow Twitter at all so I had no idea, but this means that now Patience is just a virtue.

I'll be there with my SoA box for you guys to sign. Will you have Sharpies or should I bring my own?

I spent virtually all of 2009's PAX at the Turbine booth trying out Moria and introducing newbies to the game. Several attendees assumed I was a Turbine employee, partly because of the MoM shirt I scored.

I hope there will be an exclusive mount or other cool memento. Care to drop a hint?

Originally Posted by lf2536

I don't follow Twitter at all so I had no idea, but this means that now Patience is just a virtue.

im pretty sure it was announced here on the forums

Originally Posted by Sapience

As Patience is no longer with Turbine, I can't say if she will or will not be at PAX.

I will be, as will Frelorn and Rowan (Producer Aaron Campbell). So come say hello!

Ah - I didn't know she had moved on. It had kind of become the yearly ritual for the last several years (even just prior to LOTRO's release). Go to PAX. Chat with Meghan.

We'll definitely be stopping by the booth at some point over the weekend. Look forward to seeing you guys!

Originally Posted by AmAvocet

I'll be there with my SoA box for you guys to sign. Will you have Sharpies or should I bring my own?

I spent virtually all of 2009's PAX at the Turbine booth trying out Moria and introducing newbies to the game. Several attendees assumed I was a Turbine employee, partly because of the MoM shirt I scored.

I hope there will be an exclusive mount or other cool memento. Care to drop a hint?

We usually have some in the booth, but bringing your own is probably a safe bet.

There will be stuff... and a party.

Come and have a party in London

Nice...but seattle is away from my city D=

Still working out the details, but if I do go I'll be there as an exhibitor. Hopefully I'll be able to sneak away for a bit and say hi.

Only three more weeks!

Got my 3day PAX badge in the mail today.

*waits impatiently for the party details to be announced*

Gah....moving back to Wa. state in October.....too late.

Originally Posted by MidnyteTragedy

Got my 3day PAX badge in the mail today.

*waits impatiently for the party details to be announced*

Just so you know, the panel/concert schedules are up! http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule.php

In case you missed it. (not details on Turbine/party stuff, but helpful for general pax planning)

2011 will be my first year at PAX and I'm really looking forward to it! Please keep any party/gathering details coming.

"There will be stuff" ... sounds promising! I've been looking forward to PAX for months now, it seems. The buttons I got from the Turbine booth last year were my favourite freebies of all (I can advertise my Lore-masterliness everywhere I go now! )

I'll be there! Was at PAX last year as well but got so overwhelmed with everything that I missed out on the Turbine booth. I'll make it a point to stop by this year. I don't really spend a lot of time on the forums but I'm looking forward to meeting the crew.

I wasn't able to snag a PAX pass before they sold out. I've been debating dropping by the convention center on Friday and seeing if I could find one at a halfway decent price. Don't want to miss out, we'll see how it goes.

They've posted it twice to Twitter, but not once here on the forums. So very annoying as not everyone checks Twitter.

Anyway, here's how to request an invite to the Turbine party at PAX.


Going to #PAX ? Want to come party with #Turbine Friday night? Request your invitation now. RSVP@turbine.com must be 21+ #LOTRO

Thanks for posting that, I probably wouldn't have seen it.

Originally Posted by MidnyteTragedy

They've posted it twice to Twitter, but not once here on the forums. So very annoying as not everyone checks Twitter.

Anyway, here's how to request an invite to the Turbine party at PAX.


Going to #PAX ? Want to come party with #Turbine Friday night? Request your invitation now. RSVP@turbine.com must be 21+ #LOTRO

+rep to you MidnyteTragedy. I would not have found it, either.

Sapience started this thread before Gamescon and I had high hopes for communication. But we're just now getting the time-sensitive info only 4 days in advance on 3rd party social media. What's the point of having a "LotRO Community (beta)" forum if you're not going to use it, Turbine?

According to his Twitter, Sapience got home from Gamescon yesterday, so I'm hoping he'll have the time to post something to the forums with more details.

I sent off an email for an invite, but no confirmation has been sent back. Not very reassuring.


Editing to add:

Two new tweets regarding the Turbine Party...

"If you RSVP for our PAX Party, Invitations will be sent to you via email. You must present a printed invitation at the door. Remember, 21+."

"You can also pick up an invite on the show floor on FRIDAY AUG 26 during show hours. Our Party is Friday night at 9:00PM."

Originally Posted by MidnyteTragedy

I sent off an email for an invite, but no confirmation has been sent back. Not very reassuring.

I'm getting nervous, too. I hope I get that invitation!

Anybody going to the Lotro Reporter party Thursday night? I'll be bring my copy of Fantasy Flight Games' The Lord of the Rings Card Game and teaching people to play.

Thanks for the heads up on that. Didn't know it was happening. I'll send off an RSVP.

Originally Posted by AmAvocet

I'm getting nervous, too. I hope I get that invitation!

Anybody going to the Lotro Reporter party Thursday night? I'll be bring my copy of Fantasy Flight Games' The Lord of the Rings Card Game and teaching people to play.

Sadly, I just have one day to devote to PAX and LotRO. The rest of my trip will be filled with family time. I look forward to seeing folks on Friday night at the Turbine PAX Party.

I was pleased to see that Tweet about picking up an invitation at the booth. I guess I can relax now.

The Turbine booth will be my first stop once I get into PAX on Friday, that's for certain.

I'm RSVP'd for the pre-PAX meetup at the Daily Grill so hopefully will meet a few fellow LOTRO peeps there.

When Moria previewed at PAX, I spent the whole three days at the Turbine booth, testing it and showing off the game to potential new players, many of whom assumed I worked for Turbine (if only!).

Just got my party invite email, so if you RSVP'd you should be seeing them soon.

Originally Posted by MidnyteTragedy

Just got my party invite email, so if you RSVP'd you should be seeing them soon.

You beat me to the comment, MidnyteTragedy. Huzzah!

Huzzah!

So we print the blue and white "poster" that says "Party with WB Games" and lists the date and time?

Originally Posted by AmAvocet

Huzzah!

So we print the blue and white "poster" that says "Party with WB Games" and lists the date and time?

I believe so yes.

I printed both the big image, and the full email, just in case.