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PAX Seattle

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Start: Fri - August 30, 2013

End: Mon - September 2, 2013

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General Discussion on Web

I'll be attending PAX Prime this year on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'd love to meet with you all, so if you are attending join the event so we can make it happen.

http://prime.paxsite.com/

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scrypt Supporter wrote on 07/31/2013 at 09:29pm

I am super-James-Brown-excited for this years PAX Prime, what with this being a new console launch year. Looking forward to meeting everyone from the site that can make it!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/01/2013 at 03:25am

Me too. Thanks for reminding me, I nearly forgot about the new console craze. Should be interesting. How long will you stand in line to play the PS4?

scrypt Supporter wrote on 08/01/2013 at 07:38am

For that, as long as it takes :). I'll probably line up for that first thing, day one. I was at E3 when the Vita launched, and the line went fairly quickly. I'm sure they'll have plenty of consoles there.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/01/2013 at 05:37pm

Interesting. Well maybe we should meet, because I don't mind standing in a few long lines and checking out the PS4 might be worth it.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 08/02/2013 at 01:22am

That will probably be the one line that I'll dump patience into, especially if Destiny is playable. I want to see how that whole combination feels: a Bungie game on a Sony system, with the new DualShock 4. If an FPS feel good with that controller then I'll be supremely satisfied. I never liked the DualShock 3 with FPSs, just felt off for me, but felt right with everything else.

Th rest of my time will likely be bumming around the Indie corner, and the table top area. I want to finally play a game of D & D!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/02/2013 at 02:18am

I think you want to see most of what I do, so if you want a line mate, count me in.

I haven't played a proper pen and paper D&D session yet. Somehow, it kind of scares me in a totally irrational way.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 08/02/2013 at 11:32pm

Hey, I have a bead on an extra Monday pass. Are you still interested?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/03/2013 at 12:17am

No, I think the weekend will be enough. Thanks though.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/06/2013 at 12:53am

Schedule just dropped: http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 08/14/2013 at 03:47pm

@scrypt Still have that bead?

scrypt Supporter wrote on 08/14/2013 at 04:13pm

Unfortunately not, bean. My friend ended up selling on eBay. I'll ask around though. I heard rumor that there was one in our group that might have to leave early in the weekend for work. If there is anything there, I'll let you know.

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 08/16/2013 at 08:12pm

@scrypt thanks. Really appreciate it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/22/2013 at 03:33pm

Now I know what questions not to ask.

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Guild Wars 2 Free Play Weekend

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Start: Fri - August 23, 2013 @ 12:00am PDT

End: Sun - August 25, 2013 @ 11:59pm PDT

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Guild Wars 2 on Web

Guild Wars 2 will be free to play this weekend, if you are wanting to check it out join the event and you can co-ordinate playing with other community members.

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https://register.guildwars2.com/trial?cid=7:5:HomepageBanner:Static:1292x444:Global:40:4:

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Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/21/2013 at 06:48am

Count me in. I'll probably be on sometime Saturday night.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/21/2013 at 11:57pm

Awesome. Ill let you know what server I start on(if they do that) and how to connect with me in game.

vdogmr25 wrote on 08/23/2013 at 05:21pm

Sounds awesome, but I got other plans. I hope they do this again.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/23/2013 at 08:49pm

I'm going to try to hop on tonight, and possibly tomorrow evening.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/23/2013 at 09:22pm

Ok I created a character over lunch.

World: Anvil Rock

I am an Asura Necromancer.

And I am on the Metrica Province.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/24/2013 at 02:41am

My in game id is "jdodson.5831"

i'll delete this comment after the free to play weekend :D

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/24/2013 at 03:26am

It is taking *forever* to download!

Travis Admin wrote on 08/24/2013 at 04:44am

This is pretty huge. I will finally get to play tomorrow. It's been downloading a few hours now, but I'm not staying up for it to finish.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/24/2013 at 04:52am

Yeah, its like 12 gigs!

Travis Admin wrote on 08/24/2013 at 08:52pm

jdodson: So I created an account on the same server but I have no idea to get to where you are. It didn't give me an option of where to start.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/24/2013 at 10:44pm

The fast travel system? Maybe that’s only inside a continent.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:18am

I created a Human Guardian on the same server as you guys, but I haven't logged in to actually play yet. :P I saw this on-line btw: http://nerdybookahs.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/how-to-switch-between-the-starter-areas-in-guild-wars-2/

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:18am

Looks like we all start in an instanced tutorial level, and then once we're out we can travel to each others starting locations.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:49am

Oh hey, I'm Namwen.9075 by the way.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:59am

How long is the tutorial? I think I am still in it, i've only completed a few quests so far.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/25/2013 at 01:01am

And yeah, I just went to visit your hometown Jon, and it's pretty easy.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/25/2013 at 01:01am

If you've completed a few quests, you're probably out of it by now. It's pretty quick.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 01:02am

Hmmm, perhaps? I'll have to check.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/25/2013 at 03:08am

I'm Taion.4056

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 05:48am

Ok added you both.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 06:49am

Anyone know how to unlock a vista? I went to it but it didn't unlock.

So far, I really dig the game. Some things are a bit unknown to me yet, but that kind of takes time, it is an MMO :D

Travis Admin wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:36pm

They're almost all taller than ground level, some of them you have to do some tricky platforming to get to. Then you hit F.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 03:50pm

Ok cool, i'll try that.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/25/2013 at 10:32pm

Anyone else going to log in after the Cheerfulghost round table? I will probably be on. :)

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/25/2013 at 10:40pm

I might be on later tonight, around 9 or so? And I'm logging on now (3:40), for about an hour.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/26/2013 at 05:07pm

Well I didn't get to spend as much time in GW2 as I had hoped, but I still got to play it enough that I can say it's pretty cool. I may not spring for this while it's full price, but if i see it go on sale I'll probably pick it up. I mostly played as a guardian which was pretty cool, and a little bit as an Engineer but not really enough to form an opinion of the class. What did you guys think?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/26/2013 at 06:34pm

I would agree. It was a lot of fun, when I found time. Never ended up grouping up with anyone, so I'd like to try that out sometime still. I might consider picking it up on sale at some point as well.

I played mostly as an Asura Elementalist and had a lot of fun. The Asura do seem a bit petty, fighting over intellectual property (He stole my design! I'm going to kill him!), but they were interesting. I also created a Sylvari Mesmer and had fun with that as well, but they were a bit more boring as a race.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/26/2013 at 06:48pm

I dug GW2 quite a bit. It was a fun game to get in and play but I honestly didn't go that deep with it. Kind of wanted a free week but it was still fun to check it out.

@Adym are you going to pick it up?

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/26/2013 at 06:57pm

Yeah, a free week would have been good. I would have liked to try it out a bit more. One moment that really stood out for me was a random event that took place near the Human starting area. I tried to warp to a waypoint at the nearby garrison but was told the area was "contested." So now my curiosity was piqued, and I ran over there to see what was up. A group of centaurs had taken over the garrison and I had to break down the door to get inside. Once inside, a group of NPC's joined me to help free the garrison. Some other PC's ended up joining the fight and we all worked together (without actually being in a party, which is kinda cool) to take back the garrison.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/26/2013 at 07:06pm

I think I would like to pick it up, if they have a sale.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/26/2013 at 07:21pm

Yeah, I ran into a bunch of those random events. Two were dupes, but in one event a huge basilisk had taken over a research tower. I had to clean it out but it was WAY too high a level. Died a few times but it only costs a few copper to re-spawn at my level.

Well, it DID cost a few copper, can't play now :D

Travis Admin wrote on 03/07/2015 at 03:24pm

http://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/2436/guild-wars-2-is-incredibly-cheap-through-march-8

If you guys are still waiting for that sale... this was too cheap to pass up. Cheerful Ghost guild anyone?

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Dishonored: Brigmore Witches Game Presentation

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Start: Sat - August 3, 2013 @ 10:30am PDT

End: 11:30pm PDT

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Dishonored on Steam

Dishonored | The Brigmore Witches Game Presentation – See gameplay for Dishonored’s final add-on, The Brigmore Witches, two weeks before its August 13th release date. On stage to share the game and answer fan questions will be Arkane Studios’ Raphael Colantonio, Ricardo Bare,... Read All

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Quakecon Welcome & John Carmack Keynote

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Start: Thu - August 1, 2013 @ 2:30pm PDT

End: 4:30pm PDT

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QuakeCon 2013 Welcome - id Software’s Tim Willits and Bethesda’s Pete Hines kick off the festivities with news and announcements surrounding the show.

QuakeCon Keynote Presented by John Carmack (immediately following the QuakeCon 2013 Welcome) – As is tradition at QuakeCon, id... Read All

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Left 4 Dead 2 Night

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Start: Tue - July 23, 2013 @ 7:00pm PDT

End: 8:00pm PDT

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Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam

Let's do Dark Carnival again. This time, I want to avoid death at the end :D

Dark Carnival was really fun and had a great ending.

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Tim_Bodnar wrote on 07/21/2013 at 02:31am

What difficulty level were you thinking?

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 07/21/2013 at 11:38pm

DAMN! Not fast enough for this one. The next one, perhaps, now that I have a machine that runs this well enough to play with others.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/22/2013 at 01:30am

I was thinking the same settings as last game. Wondering what those were so I can host it. Unless you want to Tim? That would be ok.

@beansmyname: yeah, catch you next time!

vdogmr25 wrote on 07/22/2013 at 05:58pm

It was a Gib Fest mutation on advanced.

Also, would a versus match be possible in the future? It takes longer, but we can fit up to 8 people in.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/22/2013 at 06:01pm

Is versus some kind of deathmatch?

vdogmr25 wrote on 07/23/2013 at 03:30am

Two teams of four. They alternate each leg of the campaign playing as the survivors and the special infected. You get points for how far you get through the level as the survivors. Team with the most points at the end wins.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/23/2013 at 04:04am

Oh fun. Yeah, the next event could be that for sure. Could be fun.

Travis Admin wrote on 07/23/2013 at 04:54pm

Bean, it's yours if you want it. Some stuff blew up at work (not literally) and I have to go in at 4AM in the morning, so I'll be asleep before this starts.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/23/2013 at 05:34pm

Awww, catch you next time Travis.

Travis Admin wrote on 07/23/2013 at 05:47pm

Damn right you will! :)

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 07/23/2013 at 08:31pm

Thanks for the heads up, Travis. Are event times localized?

Travis Admin wrote on 07/23/2013 at 08:37pm

Yes they are!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/23/2013 at 08:46pm

Yeah, if your timezone is set (and I am certain we require it is) then it should be localized. After you join you can add it to Google Calendar / iPhone / Android or whatever and that should localize it too :D

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 07/23/2013 at 10:17pm

All set!

Tim_Bodnar wrote on 07/24/2013 at 12:49am

vdogmr called & the trains are running a little slow this afternoon. He should be home right around 7 and will hop in. Jon you can host it, :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2013 at 12:58am

Great, ill try and figure how how to run a game with the mods like last time. We can hold off a bit for vdogmr no problem.

Tim_Bodnar wrote on 07/24/2013 at 01:11am

Cool, honestly I'm not sure myself how to set the mutation up. vdogmr does it for me. :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2013 at 01:16am

There is a mutation game mode and you select which one you want. Then "games with friends" and advanced and there we are. Not too bad, but I will admit that Left 4 Dead isn't the most intuitive UI Valve shipped.

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 07/24/2013 at 01:46am

And this is version 2. I'll be in there in about 10 minutes.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2013 at 03:20am

Whew, that was fun! Glad I beat that finally.

Oh and vdogmr25, thanks for the tips, they helped :D

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 07/24/2013 at 03:37am

That was ridiculously fun. Sorry about the voice thing. Turns out it's a long-standing bug in Steam or Pulseaudio. Apparently, there's a workaround and I'm going to give that a shot.

Definitely down to do that again whenever.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2013 at 03:43am

Totally. If you guys want to setup the next event feel free!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2013 at 03:43am

I haven't tried voice in Linux yet, I wonder how it would do... Hmmm.

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 07/24/2013 at 03:39pm

Well, voice works in the Steam app proper (so far as I can tell), but once you're in L4D2 the mic shuts off completely. I'm going to jump into Awesomenauts and see if the problem is there, too.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2013 at 05:28pm

You have to press "C" to chat when I am playing L4D2, unsure about other games.

I tested my headset in Linux too, it works well. Totally amazed by how well Linux is progressing. Had to select it out of a list of things, but after finding it in Steam it worked like a charm.

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 07/25/2013 at 03:05am

I pressed 'C' a few times last night and the bubble over my character showed I was chatting, but no one heard me. I am still unable to get voice chat to work in L4D2 at all. I'm not the only person having the problem and I've even tried a few things that were suggested on the forums. Still no dice.

It works in the Steam settings but nowhere else seemingly.

If anyone ever has a moment and would be willing to help me test my configuration, please let me know. Want to confirm that it works anywhere but the settings. Voice chat in group or in-game would be preferable.

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Mercenary Kings Steam Early Access

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Start: Mon - July 22, 2013

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Mercenary Kings on Steam

Mercenary Kings drops July 22nd on Steam Early Access and I will be picking it up. If you will be doing the same join the event and lets chat about it!

http://www.mercenarykings.com/

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Starcraft 2 Game Night

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Start: Wed - July 3, 2013 @ 7:00pm PDT

End: 8:00pm PDT

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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm on Battlenet

Lets get together and play some Starcraft II.

You can still join us even if you just have the Starter Edition, Wings of Liberty or the most recent expansion Heart of the Swarm!

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Greenlight Supershow

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Start: Sat - June 29, 2013 @ 7:30am PDT

End: 8:30pm PDT

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General Discussion on Web

The Green Light Super Show is an awesome event that will be happening all day Saturday streaming awesome Indie Games on Steam Greenlight. You should totally check some of this out if you can!

"Prepare yourselves for June 29th!

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