Discussion: The City of Heroes Freedom Player Summit - 11/19/11
By
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Posted on: 2011-10-12 10:40 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
I really appreciate you guys doing this, and bringing back the Hero Con style event. I attended both Hero Cons and had a great time. 
But like so many others, I just can't make it from Ohio on such short notice. I understand you ran into problems, so not blaming, just expressing my disappointment in having to miss it.
Also I just want to say, as a midwesterner, I get so sick and tired of all the "Why aren't you coming to my back yard?" wank every time you guys announce that you're going somewhere or hosting something. It only makes sense that this would be hosted where Paragon Studios does business, and that happens to be northern California. I can't believe the audacity it takes to think it's reasonable or even fair for Paragon Studios to ship all of their employees, equipment, and swag (and Hero Con had the nicest swag) to some out of the way place because one person can't be bothered to save up for a plane ticket (granted this time there isn't time to save up, but this applies to other times as well). I'm starting to think that people will only be happy when you come to each of our homes personally, sit at our kitchen tables, and tell us what you're going to do with the game.
And if you do, come to mine first. I make cheesecake.
Edit - Oh my. This is my first post after a redname. I don't know what to do! 
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Beef of course.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
You want chicken or beef?
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If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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Preferably in alphabetical order.|
Originally Posted by ArwenDarkblade
I'm starting to think that people will only be happy when you come to each of our homes personally, sit at our kitchen tables, and tell us what you're going to do with the game.
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Paragon's place of business is "the Internet". Their physical POPs are in California with servers in Texas.| Also I just want to say, as a midwesterner, I get so sick and tired of all the "Why aren't you coming to my back yard?" wank every time you guys announce that you're going somewhere or hosting something. It only makes sense that this would be hosted where Paragon Studios does business, and that happens to be northern California. |
My company's physical POP is Seattle and our distribution point is in Atlanta. Yet we make two-to-three midwest cons a year.
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| I can't believe the audacity it takes to think it's reasonable or even fair for Paragon Studios to ship all of their employees, equipment, and swag (and Hero Con had the nicest swag) to some out of the way place because one person can't be bothered to save up for a plane ticket (granted this time there isn't time to save up, but this applies to other times as well). |
If they're REALLY worried about the economics of drayage, I can put them in touch with someone who can help them seriously economize.
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| I'm starting to think that people will only be happy when you come to each of our homes personally, sit at our kitchen tables, and tell us what you're going to do with the game. |
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I have an idea... come to Vegas!
Seriously though, due to the short notice, I won't be able to commit to saying I can make it. I would like to, but it just depends on how a few other things pan out first.
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Man, had I known of this months ago... it could have made a stellar birthday present for myself (b-day is the 20th)... if it also came with a lottery win.
I am too broke to get to Cali for this, but man would it have been awesome!
All this talk about beef 
making me hungry!
I'll have visit Schaub's too now....I blame TJ.
Zwill, update?
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As long as bacon is involved.
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Originally Posted by Texas Justice
Beef of course.
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Yes, please.|
Originally Posted by newchemicals
Zwill, update?
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Trying to find out if someone is going to be rooming with me and it's difficult to do that without more info.
As well as trying to get the info so that I can book my flights.
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If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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Bacon is always involved.
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Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
As long as bacon is involved.
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If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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Update to be posted tomorrow complete with venue, schedule, menu and ticket sales.
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Originally Posted by newchemicals
All this talk about beef
making me hungry!I'll have visit Schaub's too now....I blame TJ. Zwill, update? |
Andy Belford
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Paragon Studios
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Update to be posted tomorrow complete with venue, schedule, menu and ticket sales.
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Argh!!!!!!!!!!!
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
Thanks Z
Soundling like I might make this a 3 day trip. Its been 12 years since I have been in Palo Alto.
H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
CoH in WQHD
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Yay!|
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Update to be posted tomorrow complete with venue, schedule, menu and ticket sales.
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Do you think it will be possible for you to be even more awesome & fill us in on what will be happening on Friday (if anything?)
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This...|
Originally Posted by Commander
Sadly, one month's notice is not enough time for most people to get off of work, especially with a national holiday within a week of the event. Also with Thanksgiving being that close to the event, you're also dealing with ungodly travel preparation since it's one of the two most traveled holiday months.
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Although for me I can't take any PTO from work because I'm saving all my PTO days up for next year when I get my BSSO surgery done...surgeon said I will need to take off at least 14 days heh...
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We'll miss you, Arwen.|
Originally Posted by ArwenDarkblade
But like so many others, I just can't make it from Ohio on such short notice. I understand you ran into problems, so not blaming, just expressing my disappointment in having to miss it.
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Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
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Although for me I can't take any PTO from work because I'm saving all my PTO days up for next year when I get my BSSO surgery done...surgeon said I will need to take off at least 14 days heh... |
Pretty major stuff if your going to be out for 14 days or more...
H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
CoH in WQHD
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Mandibular surgery is never fun. Heck, any surgery is never fun.|
Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
This...
Although for me I can't take any PTO from work because I'm saving all my PTO days up for next year when I get my BSSO surgery done...surgeon said I will need to take off at least 14 days heh... |
I got lucky being able to attend the second HeroCon the weekend after my gall bladder was removed using the old fashioned method of a long incision. I'd have never made it without the help of my Justice player friends, the help from the Paragon staff and the rest of the players that kept an eye out for me.
Hope all goes well for you and hope to see you at a future event. Hopefully, we'll have adequate notice next time so that people can get time off and have time to financially prepare.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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Ditto! Hopefully we can talk about Real World Hero while we're there?|
Originally Posted by MrWentworth
We'll be there! Looking forward to it already.
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I just need to figure out how to get from SF Nob Hill area (where I'm going to be staying with a friend and my husband since my hubby and I are driving down from Oregon) to the Meetup.
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Originally Posted by Firemoth
Ditto! Hopefully we can talk about Real World Hero while we're there?
I just need to figure out how to get from SF Nob Hill area (where I'm going to be staying with a friend and my husband since my hubby and I are driving down from Oregon) to the Meetup. |
BART is your best friend. The Bay Area Rapid Transit rail service is superb.
I used to fly over from the UK to stay in San Jose when my son worked at the old Cryptic studio's and on the days I was not there annoying him and hanging out, we would jump the transit train and head for SF.
The trains are really nice and clean and fast and cheap, and of course, stop at Palo Alto.
Hope you have a cracking con
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For those who are not local to the area (or those who are and need some help taking transit to help ameliorate the parking issue at the venue), http://511.org/ is a very very useful site. You put in where you're coming from and where you're headed (Dinah's Garden Hotel at 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA for those who don't want to look it up) and it spits out a route.
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Erm, sort of.|
Originally Posted by jacktar
Hi,
BART is your best friend. The Bay Area Rapid Transit rail service is superb. I used to fly over from the UK to stay in San Jose when my son worked at the old Cryptic studio's and on the days I was not there annoying him and hanging out, we would jump the transit train and head for SF. The trains are really nice and clean and fast and cheap, and of course, stop at Palo Alto. Hope you have a cracking con |
As someone who lives about three miles from the Pummit site, let me just say that BART doesn't run anywhere near there. The rail service in the area is Caltrain (commuter rail), which has quite limited service off-peak and weekends (you can check their schedule at caltrain.org.) If you're ambitious enough to try using it to get to the Pummit, there's a free bus (VTA Airport Flyer, route 10) between San Jose airport and the Santa Clara Caltrain station, you'll want to get off at the San Antonio stop. It'll be about a half-mile schlep from there to the hotel. From SFO, you'd take BART to the Millbrae station and take Caltrain southbound from there.
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Originally Posted by Firemoth
Ditto! Hopefully we can talk about Real World Hero while we're there?
I just need to figure out how to get from SF Nob Hill area (where I'm going to be staying with a friend and my husband since my hubby and I are driving down from Oregon) to the Meetup. |
Andy Belford
Community Manager
Paragon Studios