PAX East starts Friday!
I’m really looking forward to the whole event for various reasons. First and foremost is to see titles like GW2 and SW:TOR live, along with whatever else is on display. As I plan to attend all three days, I’m not worried about missing something I’d like to see, although this being my first time at an event of this size, we will see how that goes. If people have big event tips, feel free to share.
I’m also looking forward to meeting various developers and other bloggers/fans. I know last year people organized various meetings, plus I believe Rift, League of Legends, and others have official after hours events, so I’m sure I’ll be attending at least a few of those, though which ones I’ve not yet decided. Again, if you know of something that sounds good, let me know.
Finally, though most importantly for me personally, I’m going to see if I can land a job in the industry or at least get in some good networking. Simply put I’m burned out on super-regulated corporate work, and while I’ve always toyed with the idea of actually working in the industry, I think now I’m at a place were making that happen might be a possibility. Obviously a lot of things have to line up here, but I figure PAX is a good place to at least inquire about the possibility.
In terms of blog content, most likely I’ll have a lot to share after the event, but whether I do quick hit posts over the weekend or just wait until next week to re-cap, I’ve not yet decided. I don’t want to twitter-fy the blog with short “zomg MMO X is amazing!” posts as I just don’t see much value in them, but who knows.
Hardcore Casual 
Yeah, really wanted to go but won’t be making it unless by some miracle our web designer finishes our current project so I can make sure my writing fits visually into the space provided, we can turn it in, the client has absolutely no revision requests, and we can get the other 50% of our payment all by tomorrow. It is nice that we were working for ourselves, and that my “boss” is one of my best friends, but as we’re getting started with only a few clients, money is unpredictable.
Are you a code monkey?
we *are working for ourselves
paid pro writers should understand the rules of tense agreement, doh
Nope, not a code monkey, though I do have a CIS degree so can understand code. Would need to brush up on my Hello World skills though.
I’m more of a project manager, analyst type.
I can do the Hello World with Q-BASIC! I’m awesome!
Not sure the gaming industry would free you from corporate slavery necessarily, but I bet it would be a very different world. Hope you make some good connections.
just don’t talk to EA
Shit guise, rolled a Guardian on Sunrest for when my guild has WoW raid nights and they leave me alone in Rift, which is 4 nights a week or so.
I really need to make a road trip of this event with some buddies but the timing NEVER works. Though for me it would likely be an air trip since driving there would take 26 straight hours. :P
Not MMO related, but be sure to check out the new Toy Soldier sequel at PAX. Also, I think I remember you mentioning Majesty II before, and just wanted to mention Steam has it on sale.