PAX East

[Anonymous No.9819352]

PAX East is coming up again soon. Are any of you going? Plan on cosplaying? I just got my tickets in the other day, gonna be going Thursday-Saturday

[Anonymous No.9821604]

I will be going Thursday and Sunday, not too sure what I will be dressing up as yet. More concentrated with AB at the moment, and with a remake of one if my old outfits, but we will see.

[Anonymous No.9822149]

I'm going Friday and Saturday. I never cosplay/dress up for PAX--too crowded and I don't wanna be getting stopped for photos while sitting in line for something. I had friends who cosplayed and Garrus and Tali from Mass Effect at PAX a few years ago and hardly got to play anything because they were getting stopped so often.

So what does everyone think about the price of going all weekend? For there to still be badges available this close to it happening is a first for me, but I can't shell out $200 to be there all weekend, and by the looks of it, I'm not the only one. Which is a shame, I'd love to be there all 4 days if I could.
Think there's any chance of them offering some kind of package deal next year? Or maybe reducing the prices of Sunday badges or something?

[Anonymous No.9822788]

>>9822149
I cosplayed as a Jawa last year but it was hard to breathe/see for extended periods of time in the hood+mask and it was difficult to get around with people stepping on the bottom of the cloak. It was fun for a bit, but I wouldn't do it at PAX again.
$200 is a bit much, but with the hotels and travel and everything that most people have to pay for anyway I don't think the extra $50 will be a dealbreaker for many. A package deal could happen, but I wouldn't count on it

[Anonymous No.9829179]

I'm going Saturday, still unsure if I am cosplaying. I remember there not being much cosplay at PAX and the stuff there was generally a much higher level than other cons like AB so I don't want to embarrass myself. I'm a new cosplayer so I know already my cosplay will be pretty crappy.

Anyone have much experience as a new cosplayer at PAX or see many beginner cosplayers?

[Anonymous No.9829194]

I'm going all weekend. First time going to PAX. Planning to cosplay for some of the days. Definitely will be stopped too often to play/do anything so I might cosplay 2/4 days.

[Anonymous No.9829221]

Going to be going all 4 days, I know I'm going as pic related for probably both Friday and Saturday.
Not sure what I'll be doing for the other 2 days, gotta think of something I can whip up quick.

[Anonymous No.9829629]

Going but I'll be working, so no cosplaying for me. I'm excited to take pics and see the cosplayers though!

[Anonymous No.9829730]

>>9829179
You are right that there isn't nearly as much cosplay as at AB. You're probably not going to get much attention (if that's what you're after) unless you're knocking it out of the park. Still, it's not a bad time and it does work as a conversation starter depending

[Anonymous No.9830554]

>>9829730
Thanks for the input! Yeah the attention isn’t so much what I’m after, just want to be sure I’m not attracting negative attention.

[Anonymous No.9830668]

>>9829629
Last year there was this big Overwatch cosplay photoshoot that was going in the lobby that I just happened upon. Got some nice pics but they chose a shitty place to do it

[Anonymous No.9831388]

Why isn’t PAX popular on /cgl/? Any reason AB is so much bigger?

[Anonymous No.9831448]

>>9831388
PAX isn't as fun.

[Anonymous No.9831639]

>>9831388
As much as I hate to say it >>9831448
is right. I have far much more fun at AB but I like going to Pax to see the indie games and get free shit.

[Anonymous No.9832133]

Can any locals give clothing advice? Will it be warm inside the convention center so would short sleeves and pants be best? What kind of shoes are good for the wet pavement

[Anonymous No.9832137]

>>9831388
Pax isn't really a popular cosplay event imo. Majority of people treat it like a non-exclusive E3 where they can try out new and upcoming games and see what's out there. Pax isn't really a con for the fans its much more a con for the industry.

[Anonymous No.9832142]

>>9832133
Unless your staying in a hotel close by, you're going to freeze your ass off. Long sleeves, pants, and a jacket. There's a coat check in the con. Most shoes are fine for wet pavement. If you're worried about the actual shoe itself getting wet, don't wear anything mesh or fabric (ex converse). Regular running shoes are fine though.

[Anonymous No.9835631]

>>9832133
Last time, PAX was on the coldest weekend of the entire year. It was fucking freezing outside, but it's a perfectly comfortable temperature inside.

[Anonymous No.9838690]

Potentially going in my Persona 5 Futaba cosplay. Just going Saturday, maybe going to con-related events other days.

[Anonymous No.9839929]

Anyone happen to have an extra Saturday ticket? My friend just found out he'll only be able to go for half the day on Friday so he was looking to pick up another ticket if anybody had one to spare. I know it's super late notice, his fault not mine.

[Anonymous No.9841470]

Any advice for someone new to PAX to get the best experience? Going all four days and cosplaying Friday/Saturday most likely if it makes a difference.

[Anonymous No.9841501]

>>9841470
Make a list of the talks and events you're interested in. I didn't even know where they were last time and ended up just walking around the convention center floor most of the time. Still had a great time, just missed out on alot of good bits.
Also talk to people if you're a sperg. they're friendly and you have something in common already

[Anonymous No.9841517]

>>9841501
>Also talk to people if you're a sperg. they're friendly and you have something in common already
Give me advice on this pls
I want to make some friends this con instead of the usual "talk to absolutely no one and feel lonely" experience that ends up happening.

[Anonymous No.9841558]

I wonder if they’ll do a Thursday again next year. It’s not exactly flying off the site...

>have friends interested in Thursday’
>buy tickets
>”oops that day won’t work”
>stuck with 2/3 passes
>can’t even scalp them since they’re going underface value

Goddamn

[Anonymous No.9841605]

>>9831448
I've never really got this, I tend to have more fun at pax than anime boston. Maybe it's because I like games more than anime idk. but it's really the only play to play JS joust and I would go for that alone lol. I just find it easier to find randoms to hang out with at pax. The console room is much bigger so there is always a game of mario kart or donkey kongas to jump in on.

[Anonymous No.9841654]

>>9841517
I could use advice on networking

[Anonymous No.9843407]

Anyone here?

[Anonymous No.9843440]

>>9843407
I am for a few more hours

[Anonymous No.9843679]

Where's the afterparty at.

[Anonymous No.9843713]

Spotted on the street

[Anonymous No.9843720]

>>9843679
4th floor of the Westin, knock on every door, we will let you in.

[Anonymous No.9843729]

>>9843720
Wow sounds like a great idea!

[Anonymous No.9843730]

>>9841654
Get drunk and play donkey konga with randos

[Anonymous No.9843891]

>>9831639
What are the pros and cons of AB vs PAX? Been to PAX 3x but never AB, just because it hasn't worked well with my schedule in the past.

I like PAX's panels with high profile guests (few as they may be). I also like the free swag and new games, but it also seems very highly commercialized. A lot of the appeal it seems is in the unique items you can buy, which I'm not too big on. I'm also not too into the tabletop aspect (i play tabletop games a lot but I'd rather play with friends as I do every other week back home instead of with randos)

From my local con (which is small) I like that like 50% of people are in cosplay, and that all the panels are very loosely bound so we can actually have fun with crowd participation without worrying about liability and shit. However you basically have to be with friends to have fun. Can't just sit down and play a game with randos. Dunno why, just the atmosphere I guess.

Based on that, would I like AB? Is it the best of both worlds, or does it just combine the aspects I don't like?

[Anonymous No.9843915]

Seeing all the cosplay makes me bummed I couldn't bring one

[Anonymous No.9844133]

>>9841517
>>9841654
Wait in lines and talk to people about what you're waiting in line for

[Anonymous No.9844453]

>>9843915
>All the cosplay
But there's barely any cosplay

[Anonymous No.9844485]

>>9843891
If you’re looking for sitting down with randos and playing games, connecticon is your best bet. The con is awful but it has a huge table top/board game area. Also I don’t think you’d like AB, the con itself is pretty lack luster and the day time panels are not worth glancing at.

[Anonymous No.9844492]

>>9844453
There are some, funny enough they're around the company booths from the games they are from.

[Anonymous No.9844654]

>>9843891
AB is good if you are a big anime fan and enjoy panels and socializing. If you're here for gaming you're not going to enjoy it.
I disagree with>>9844485
about it being lackluster and such but we are two different people with two different tastes. That being said I agree with them that I don't think you would like AB.

[Anonymous No.9845529]

Who nier panel here

[Anonymous No.9845777]

Wish I had time to play Code Vein and Dark Souls Remastered.

I met up with this really cute guy and we were going to do homo naughty things. But we both couldn't host and he was nervous.

If you're here in this thread. I still think you're super cute and adorable! :x

[Anonymous No.9845797]

Is it just me, or does PAX east seem to get worse every year? I've been going since 2016 and this year it was just pitiful. Nothing to do, nothing to look at, all the merch was the same, and the only thing that seemed slightly better this year was the quality of cosplay. At least that's what I noticed today.

[Anonymous No.9845810]

>>9845777
How the fuck do these hook up situations even happen?

[Anonymous No.9845885]

Firstly, does anyone know any good clubs around here to hit up tonight? Not a pax club--a real night club.

Secondly,
>>9845797
Merch was soo bad this year I was disappointed. Almost everything was purchaseable online for cheaper. I hate seeing that. There is a really cool booth selling copper sculpts though (forget the technical term). Needs more actual artists with unique things to sell that would be hard to find online. Not 10 MtG vendors and 5 board game vendors and 3 geek wear vendors.
That's my biggest complaint.
I also don't like how much of the floor was used up on things like facebook gaming. So corporate. So few people actually like that stuff but PAX makes money off of the bought up space.
The rest of it though (lack of good games and such) is not PAX's fault--it's just there weren't many good indie games recently.
Sad Beat Saber wasn't here.

[Anonymous No.9846123]

>>9845810
He msged me after I put up an ad online

[Anonymous No.9846235]

>>9839929
I know it's super super late but I have 2 tickets for today I'm trying to sell.

[Anonymous No.9846239]

>>9829221
I saw you I think... my phone was dead so I couldn't ask you for a picture.

[Anonymous No.9846299]

>>9846239
Nah it wasn't me, I ended up not cosplaying as 9s since it didn't come in on time.

[Anonymous No.9846306]

[Anonymous No.9846552]

I was pleasantly surprised by the cosplay at PAX this year and was glad it wasn’t too crowded this time.

[Anonymous No.9846865]

This was my first PAX and my anxiety floored me. I love the idea of it, getting to check out new games and hang out with people with similar interests but I just felt like an absolute outsider.

[Anonymous No.9846869]

>>9846865
Forgot to say, I had interest in cosplaying next year but the lines were already bad enough without getting interrupted for a photo every few seconds. Would it really be that awful?

[Anonymous No.9846877]

>>9846869
depends on the character you go as/ how attractive you are. The typical con audience doesn't change just because the subject is slightly less asocial than other places. Go as zelda, you'll never leave the lobby. Go as an indiie title, eh, unless youre attractive (or your cosplay is so goddamn impressive that practical effect artists should hear about it) you'll struggle to even get noticed.

[Anonymous No.9846893]

>>9846877
I wanted to be this boy, but I'm under no delusions and I'm pretty sure I'll never put the effort into it with all the issues involved

>Need to get REAL /fit/ or it's going to look utterly terrible- need to get bigg
>mask is animated and flashes a bunch of different stuff
>not so sure staff would be cool with my face flashing "KILL YOU" amongst other fun vague threats at attendees
>If I actually somehow got the mask right pretty sure that'd be impressive enough to get me crowded

[Anonymous No.9846984]

>>9846877
>Go to comic con as Ryu from Street fighter
>Keep getting asked for pictures by complete non-geeky normalfags who aren't even aware SFV exists
Never again holy fucking shit.

I think I'm just gonna stick to smaller,ll lesser known titles where I'd most likely strike up a decent conversation if someone were to recognize me.

[Anonymous No.9847022]

>>9846984
I saw this today, you had Mario and Peach, hunters, seige operators, they looked great but they kept having peaple coming up to them.
One person somehow recognized me and we had a great conversation about the series and the games in the hall.

[Anonymous No.9847140]

>>9846235
sorry anon, we all came back on the train today

[Anonymous No.9849271]

>>9847140
When I posted that (really early Sunday morning) I had a feeling that no one who needed them would see it in time but was sort of a last ditch effort to let them be used.