OK, that wasn't really the main point of this week's column (http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/feature/7274/Matt-Miller-Endgame.html) by Matt on MMORPG.com, but it's worth the read-thru, anyway.
He'll be giving a panel (http://c2e213.mapyourshow.com/5_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=18ADCF) presentation on playing a hero in an MMO at C2E2, the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo.
I was already planning on attending C2E2 this year(as I've done for the last 2 years, only this time I won't be stuck at my school's booth most of the time I'm there), but at least now I have an idea of something I want to see while I'm there.
Any chance we could slap together some kind of impromptu get together (mini-unity rally?) at the convention for those of us who are going?
Carry the flag for those of us who simply can't get there.
Still working on the wife. Our anniversary is the Saturday that weekend. :-\
I'm going to C2E2 for other reasons this is a nice add to my journey.
Yay C2E2! I met Sean Austin and John Barrowman there a few years back. I will have to see what days Posi will be there. I might go just to stop by and shake his hand.
Quote from: JWBullfrog on April 04, 2013, 01:23:22 AM
Carry the flag for those of us who simply can't get there.
Speaking of carrying things... I was toying with the idea of creating a "speach bubble" to walk around with that reads "Level 50 Scrapper, looking for new MMO!", possibly putting "Save CoH!" on the back, or something like that...
Part of me doesn't have the confidence to draw any sort of attention to myself though, good or bad... What can I say, I'm shy and super passive in person as opposed to on the interwebs... :-\
Dunno if I could whip up a shirt in time, but I want to make one that reads "Army of Me" followed by a list of all my alts--okay, maybe like my top twenty alts.... I had nearly 36 at close (and that was after deleting many). Haven't decided what was on the front. I was thinking like "Save CoH: Victory Server" as that was my home server.
I arrive Thursday, have NO PLANS before or after the panel, but leave early on Saturday (Dr. Aeon's wedding is Saturday afternoon).
I'd love to hang out with anyone who plans to be there. Ping me on twitter @MMODesigner or here.
I am now freaking out beyond the capacity for rational thought. :)
Quote from: MMODesigner on April 04, 2013, 05:26:33 PM
I arrive Thursday, have NO PLANS before or after the panel, but leave early on Saturday (Dr. Aeon's wedding is Saturday afternoon).
I'd love to hang out with anyone who plans to be there. Ping me on twitter @MMODesigner or here.
Someone say hi to Matt for me. (Bonus points if you're wearing one of the SUPERHEROROMANCE.COM t-shirts from the RWH auction!)
And Matt, please pass my best wishes along to Sean! (And ask him if he and his lady wife are registered anywhere - I'd love to send a gift.)
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
You bet 'ko! I'll be wearing an annoying Murloc shirt whilst there. PR whoring I go!
Hm.
That's kinda tempting. I don't think I'd like driving in Chicago. Is it in Chicago proper or on the outskirts and will parking be hard to
get?
Quote from: dwturducken on April 04, 2013, 06:51:03 PM
I am now freaking out beyond the capacity for rational thought. :)
Apparently so much so that you forgot to call out "FPAFRN!"
(First Post After
Former Red Name)
;D
Edit: formatting for clarity
Yep. I brain-FPAFRN-ed. :)
Quote from: Blondeshell on April 04, 2013, 10:07:26 PM
Apparently so much so that you forgot to call out "FPAFRN!"
(First Post After Former Red Name)
;D
No Red Name on these boards, so you can't FPARN me
First post after a former Positron! Oh shucks, you'll always be Posi to meeee :gonk:
Quote from: MMODesigner on April 04, 2013, 10:28:36 PM
No Red Name on these boards, so you can't FPARN me
We can still call you Poz the great and powerful though.
*can't make it b/c she works at a school and cries many tears* If it had only been Saturday! Damn standardized testing!
Wait... Do we have a Posi on the board? 0.0
Quote from: Kaos Arcanna on April 04, 2013, 09:24:28 PM
Hm.
That's kinda tempting. I don't think I'd like driving in Chicago. Is it in Chicago proper or on the outskirts and will parking be hard to
get?
It's actually in Chicago, at McCormick Place. I think they have parking info on the official C2E2 site, but I imagine it's a major headache to deal with, and expensive to boot considering it is in Chicago. I don't presently have a car myself though, so I was going to be taking the Metra into the city and hopping onto one of the free shuttle busses that they'll have running like they've had previous years.
That was a nice column, Matt!
It's somewhat of an industry twist to have an insider's view of games on a review site instead of the usual outsider's/end-user's reviews. You probably already know who they are, but have you approached Gamasutra about writing for them as well?
I reviewed for Computer Gaming World magazine for the final four years they were in print, and became their de facto MMORPG reviewer after Mark Asher left. I reviewed CoV for them in fact! ;) Writing doesn't pay anything near what game development does of course, but hey, it could always be something you could do from home beyond any other job you get. And it keeps you out in the public eye so to speak if you're still looking for game development work.
Good luck on your panel! And it's nice to see you on the boards here.
I shot him a message via this board and also via Twitter.
Trying to see if we can get CoH Expats dinner going or something.
Man I loved CGW. One of a few magazines I kept after reading.
While I do live in Illinois, sorta near Chicago I don't think I could get the time to come and visit due to having a new job and starting probation. Time off doesn't look too good for that period of time. :(
I wish all who do make it to have a good time and enjoy yourselves! I still remember putting together a cosplay for it once but wussed out when the Lady who was supposed to cosplay with me bailed due to illness.
I have decided to attend c2e2 this year. I'm debating whether to take the day off work (not ideal) or just cut out a little early on Friday, which is my short day anyway. The timing is going to be very tight to get there but I think I could be inside McCormick place by 3 pm, hopefully the room is close to the enterence otherwise I will have to run...lol.
Apparently there is a group rate if there are ten or more of us, are there?
If we are planning a coh alumni gathering my husband and I would like to attend and look forward to meeting all of you.
QuantumHero (Formerly known as Bloodstryke)
Research and Game Architecture/Game Play - The Phoenix Project
Never give up, never surrender
AP33 forever, from your ashes, the phoenix rises
My wife was enthusiastic, except that anyone she "knows" (read: has heard of) is appearing on Saturday or Sunday, Saturday is our anniversary, and my older boy has a school concert that night, besides, so I'm basically screwed. :)
Guys. We're probably looking at either a Thursday or Friday evening for a dinner/entertainment type gig.
Matt has been toying with the idea of going to the Kingston Mines (http://"http://kingstonmines.com/events-tickets/").
This way it doesn't conflict with anyone's weekend plans (seeing as this is last-minute-ish).
I'm going to be completely honest here and admit I do *not* like the majority of blues music...that said we need to stick together as a community and it would be a pleasure to meet everyone including the man behind Positron (nice blog btw...for some reason the registration link is hiding from my phone or I'd respond like many others have <sigh>.)
Apparently the club, has two seperate stages, requires tickets which range between 12-15 dollars and can be pre-purchased or at the door.
If this is our definative destination (personally a karaoke fiend, but that's me ;) ) then we need to decide on day, time, & location...realizing that there are comic con events going on friday , including an 8pm panel on the future of console and online gaming that people may wish to attend timing may be a challenge.
Thursday has its own problems, namely that it is a work night for local Chicagoans and harder for anyone who may be traveling. Are any non-local folks comming in?
The other option might be to hold an event of sorts at comic con? Btw if anyone is comming in Chicago has some very nice museums fairly close to McCormick place. Sadly its been years since I've actually been inside McCormick so I honestly don't remember any on-site or nearby dining options.
QuantumHero
AP33 Forever
The Phoenix Project
So I bought a ticket for Friday. ;D
I was thinking of staying overnight and catching Julie Newmar on Saturday, but the price for overnight parking at most Chicago Hotels I looked at just seemed too steep, so I'll be there on Friday to catch Matt, and possibly see how long a wait it'd be to get an autograph from Adam West and Burt Ward. :D
Quote from: MMODesigner on April 04, 2013, 05:26:33 PM
I arrive Thursday, have NO PLANS before or after the panel, but leave early on Saturday (Dr. Aeon's wedding is Saturday afternoon).
I'd love to hang out with anyone who plans to be there. Ping me on twitter @MMODesigner or here.
Oh hey, congrats to Dr Aeon!
Per his twitter feed, Matt has been asked to join a second panel at C2E2.
http://c2e213.mapyourshow.com/5_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=1BA0
Yeah, ping my Twitter (@MMODesigner) if anyone wants to do a haphazard meet & greet.
I'll try to remember to bring some costume codes I have from older conventions.
Cool. Didn't know he posted here. :)
So I just got home from C2E2.
I was pleasantly surprised by it. There was a pretty huge artist section, and a fair number of goodies at prices that seemed pretty reasonable to me. I didn't buy a lot because I'm trying to downsize on stuff.
I would say that probably less than 10 percent of the people dressed up (I sure didn't as I didn't want to hurt anyone's eyes) but there were some amazing outfits. One guy had a battle-scarred suit of Iron Man Armor that looked nearly professional grade, and I saw someone dressed up as a Big Daddy from Bioshock ... and a Godzilla that was just flat out awesome.
I didn't take pictures of the people who were dressed up
Thing that was not so awesome: finding the right building if you didn't park in Lot A. I had problems, and nearly everyone else I saw seemed to have an issue as well. I think I saw pretty much all of McCormick Place ...
Other thing that was not so awesome: access to the parking lots involved walking through some pretty dark places that kind of reminded me of Underground Praetoria.
Matt's talk was pretty interesting. He's a good speaker, and if he keeps on losing weight he's going to be able to fit into a suit of Positron Armor for a future convention appearance. :D
I found it particularly interesting to find out the developer side regarding teaming and the value of such in player retention. I can't say that I necessarily agree with everything that Matt said (which is one of the reasons that I think COH would be so hard to replicate; it's going to be hard to recreate so many of the individual things that made the game that what it was when even the Devs may not have the same opinion of what those things are as some of the players.)
I would have stayed for his second panel but I was feeling pretty wiped and I already had a nearly three hour drive home so I called it a night early.
I think I saw the same Iron Man costume you mentioned, and I must agree, it was pretty decent looking. The number of people in costume seemed about the same as the last two years, which means there'll probably be more people dressed up tomorrow for the Saturday show(especially for the costume contests).
Anyways, loved the panels Matt did, they were very informative(he mentioned at one point that they were in fact working on City of Heroes 2 prior to the shut down notice, was this confirmed elsewhere already? I don't remember seeing anything but rumors about it...), and I definitely hope he can get the chance to swing through Chicago again for future conventions, or some of the other former devs for that matter. Would love to meet the man formerly known as Sexy Jay(I hear rumors that he's still sexy though...), or David Nakayama, or any of the other former devs for that matter. I was always sad that they'd never hit up the Chicago area during all the years the game was still running...
Regardless, I'm just glad I had a chance to shake Matt's hand after the second panel and thank him for all the wonderful years in City of Heroes. (Matt, if you're reading this, I was the guy with the red and black Pokemon hat... Anyways, apologies if I seemed awkward and a bit nervous when I spoke with you, but thanks again for your advice. :) )
I suppose the facility had a strict "no video recording" policy, huh.
I'm sorry to hear that some of you folks will not be returning to comic con today. I also saw the same iron man. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get out of the office early enough to catch the first speech with Matt Miller but did catch the tail end of the second one (due to traffic and having no idea where the panel rooms were) and stayed for a very interesting panel on the future of gaming. I will be back at comic con today dressed as hitgirl with an ap33 cape. You can also tweet me @ap33phoenix. Warning, I got dragged onto twitter all of two days ago and am sad I have not found any of the local CoH alumni.....my husband and I did have the pleasure of meeting Matt Miller and speaking with some other industry professionals.
If any one is still around today it would be very nice to arrange an informal gathering
Quantumhero
AP33 4 Ever
The Phoenix Project
Quote from: dwturducken on April 27, 2013, 01:03:31 PM
I suppose the facility had a strict "no video recording" policy, huh.
As I understood it, yeah... Was looking through info on thursday night while prepping for the show that basically said that they didn't allow filming or picture taking during the panels or screenings. There were a few folks who ignored this during the "developing your first game" panel that was done in between Matt's two panels, but I don't think I saw anyone recording stuff during Matt's unfortunately.
Anyways, I have a 3-day pass, so I'll be floating around a little bit today and tomorrow, most likely checking out some more panels or screenings, since I've never done that before for previous conventions and wanted to try something different this year than just slumming it on the show floor and buying loot...
Need to apologize to everyone here for falling down on the job trying to get something organized.
Unfortunately Real Life kinda snuck up and landed a kick between the goalposts on me.
I wish I could have made it to this event. Boo.