PlanetSide Convention?

[Squeeky]

Andrew "Rogue13" Risch, Artist for PlanetSide recently stopped by #ps-universe on irc.planetside-universe.com to chat with us. As we we're talking about random stuff, we came across Quakecon which just happened recently, and then we came to discussing the possibility of a PlanetSIde Convention. Here is the full IRC log.


<@rogue13> i went to quakecon
<@PSU-Squeeky> I should have known that :|
<@PSU-Squeeky> hehe
<@PSU-Squeeky> Now SOE needs to create PlanetSideCon
<@PSU-Squeeky> :D
<@rogue13> thats been prought up
<@PSU-Squeeky> it has o_O
<@PSU-Squeeky> Did it get shot down?
<@rogue13> brought up... they are worried you might try to kill us.
<@PSU-Squeeky> Not me *polishes cycler*
<@rogue13> yeah, actually i'd love to do that, i think it would totally help the game and all that..
<@PSU-Squeeky> I agree
<@rogue13> do the exact same thing, a big lan party, and some tournament areas, set up some special server just for the convention
<@rogue13> have some tournaments and it would be fun.
<@PSU-Squeeky> That would be awesome
<@PSU-Squeeky> Squad Vs. Squad tournies
<@PSU-Squeeky> or Platoon's if we get em :P
<@rogue13> yeah tottal.. first one to hold gunuku for an hour wins!
<@PSU-Squeeky> That would be blast
<@PSU-Squeeky> We got the community to support an event like that
<@rogue13> if we could get 1-2k to show up. it could be coo
<@PSU-Squeeky> We got 5,000 registered forum users at PSU, not to mention the PlanetSide official forums are full of potential canidates
<@PSU-Squeeky> Someone needs to light a fire under SoE's ass, i would so go
<@rogue13> yeah, but thats world wide, we need 1-2k to all come to one location.. which means travel for alot of folks
<@PSU-Squeeky> True..
<@PSU-Squeeky> Hrmm, i hope SoE looks into it, would be alot of fun and worthwhile for the community
<@rogue13> i'll float it .. we'll see :)
<@PSU-Squeeky> Cool rogue, thx


Summary: SoE has discussed the possibility of a PlanetSide Convention, rogue13 would like to see something like that happen and will run it by the appropriate folks.

[Lonehunter]

I wonder if anybody will dress up, like at the trekky conventions. :D I can imagine a Barney walking through the front door holding a Lasher.

[Aegis]

I can see TR in swimming goggles :D

[321]

I could see both of them.

[Lonehunter]

The NC will come in a clown car :lol: This is gonna turn into a flame war, I'm gonna stop.

[Jaged]

I would have to get a smurf costume and a toy shotgun.

[skater_d]

sounds cool i would go if its not to far.

[krayons]

I would :)

[Hamma]

I had asked about this months ago and the answer was "If there is enough interest in the game"

According to an article i read on worthplaying they have almost 60,000 subscribers..

[Indecisive]

Seeing as i sure as hell aint traveling to Cal for a convention, maybe they could set up a few conventions :? Maybe like, 4-6 going on in the US, each representing a portion of the US, maybe the weird Canadians and Europeans could even get one, that like corrisipond with each other, have like web cams and shit set up.

I dunno. Maybe in like 2010

[skater_d]

several would be good alot of people would come.

[Intruder]

Man it would never hit Australia, though I would fly over if it was just 1 convention, after all if its 1 then its gonna be bigger and better than 4 or 5 smaller ones ;)

*checks my passport, suitcase, cycler and hops in my Gal ready to go, anyone need a lift? ;)



[edit] - Gohan_VA - Yes we have computers in australia and play games... please dont forget us in your location posts :love:

[1024]

i would show up as a infiltrator.

[ZionsFire]

I can see it now someone brings in a mini chainsaw:lol:

[WildEagle]

Originally posted by ReaperofDeath27
I can see it now someone brings in a mini chainsaw:lol: wha

[Hamma]

I doubt it would be in cali, when they do EQ events they are a little more centralized.

[Sentrosi]

hehe, seeing all you ppl I've killed the past 6 months might scare me into going. PSU can have a booth right up front too. Imagine:


"Meet Hamma! 1-2pm"

"See the one, the only eMa! 3-3:15 (stalkers ya know)

"Be on hand to see the man behind the voice, Marsman! 4:00-5:30 (afterwards he'll be doing his lounge act in the hotel bar from 6-8)

etc....

I'd go just to....well, just to go!