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Hi guys.
I just got back from my first Fan Faire (and a couple of extra days in Vegas with my wife celebrating our anniversary), and thought I'd share some of my experiences. Note, no new info here about skillups, etc.; just my thoughts.
I was very happy to finally meet Niami and Ngreth. I visited this site many a time even before I joined the EQ team over 2 years ago, and was glad I could finally show my appreciation for all the hard work that goes on here.
The Karaoke was astounding. How do you spell Smed doing Guns 'n Roses? U-N-R-E-A-L. In fact, it seemed a lot of you had absolutely no trouble extroverting in front of a couple thousand other people. Good job, all who sang. (no, I wasn't one of them. It's a good excuse, but the line was over 2 hours long by the time I got there, and I had no idea I'd be staying that long).
The panels were interesting to watch, and fun to participate in. If you didn't see Pfister's Graphics Engine panel, then book your plane tickets for the next FF ASAP, you missed something special. As for the Tradeskill panels, I was surprised and happy at how well-mannered the players were (hope some of you were there besides the obvious). I had been given warnings about backlash and all, but it never showed. I hope that's partially due to our presence here in the past few months.
The parties. Well, what little I remember of the Beach party (ok, so I wasn't quite that drunk) was a blast. It would shock me to learn they made much off us that night, as the booze was flowing pretty fast. Dancing at the Hilton's little Disco was fun on Thursday night, as well. I probably drank more this weekend than in the last 2 years total (I'm a relatively new father, and that cuts into my party time,
).
Gambling. Don't talk to me about gambling. For someone with a computer science degree and two math majors for parents, I sure suck at card games.
So, all in all, I had a great time. I hope you all did, too. I don't know how often I can get away from the wife and kids for 3-4 days, but I'll certainly try to see you all at the next one, too. Of course, I don't really have any more secrets to hand out, so maybe there won't need to be a Tradeskill panel
. Yeah, right.
Tanker.
[edit] Spelling/grammar. This is what I get for wanting to hurry out a post before I wake up.
I just got back from my first Fan Faire (and a couple of extra days in Vegas with my wife celebrating our anniversary), and thought I'd share some of my experiences. Note, no new info here about skillups, etc.; just my thoughts.
I was very happy to finally meet Niami and Ngreth. I visited this site many a time even before I joined the EQ team over 2 years ago, and was glad I could finally show my appreciation for all the hard work that goes on here.
The Karaoke was astounding. How do you spell Smed doing Guns 'n Roses? U-N-R-E-A-L. In fact, it seemed a lot of you had absolutely no trouble extroverting in front of a couple thousand other people. Good job, all who sang. (no, I wasn't one of them. It's a good excuse, but the line was over 2 hours long by the time I got there, and I had no idea I'd be staying that long).
The panels were interesting to watch, and fun to participate in. If you didn't see Pfister's Graphics Engine panel, then book your plane tickets for the next FF ASAP, you missed something special. As for the Tradeskill panels, I was surprised and happy at how well-mannered the players were (hope some of you were there besides the obvious). I had been given warnings about backlash and all, but it never showed. I hope that's partially due to our presence here in the past few months.
The parties. Well, what little I remember of the Beach party (ok, so I wasn't quite that drunk) was a blast. It would shock me to learn they made much off us that night, as the booze was flowing pretty fast. Dancing at the Hilton's little Disco was fun on Thursday night, as well. I probably drank more this weekend than in the last 2 years total (I'm a relatively new father, and that cuts into my party time,
).Gambling. Don't talk to me about gambling. For someone with a computer science degree and two math majors for parents, I sure suck at card games.
So, all in all, I had a great time. I hope you all did, too. I don't know how often I can get away from the wife and kids for 3-4 days, but I'll certainly try to see you all at the next one, too. Of course, I don't really have any more secrets to hand out, so maybe there won't need to be a Tradeskill panel
. Yeah, right.Tanker.
[edit] Spelling/grammar. This is what I get for wanting to hurry out a post before I wake up.
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