Last year, we held the first City of Heroes Freedom™ Player Summit, where our players not only got to learn about all the great new content we've been rolling out this year, but also had the chance to talk and interact with developers, and be heard in the design process. The event was a ton of fun for Paragon Studios and our player community, and this year we want to make the Freedom Player Summit even more interactive and exciting! Hopefully you've all marked your calendars for April 28, 2012; today, we're happy to share the full details and schedule with you so you can plan your trip to the event!
The 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit will again be held at the tropical Dinah's Garden Hotel in Palo Alto, California.
Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets, and will be at the online-discounted price of $40. (Tickets will be available in limited quantity at the door for $50, Personal Check only) Tickets to the Freedom Player Summit include full access to the event, a City of Heroes Freedom T-shirt, dinner, and a promo code which we'll announce at a later date.
Once you have purchased your ticket, please be sure to e-mail cohcommunity@paragonstudios.com with the following:
Subject: FPS Attendee Badge
Your name and your character's name
An image of yourself or a screenshot of your character that you would like to appear on your badge. Please try to provide photographs against a solid background.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
If you need accommodations for the weekend, please contact Dinah's Garden Hotel for special rates for attendees!
Schedule of Activities
We learned a lot from the previous Freedom Player Summit, and we've taken player feedback into account in planning the 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit. We're pleased to announce that panels for the 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit will be single-track--meaning no split rooms with limited seating; no need to decide which panels to attend; and for the viewers on Ustream, no need to cross your fingers that we'll stream the panels you want to see! This event, all attendees and viewers will be able to watch all of the panels!
What else are we doing this year? Well, we noted that the "Design a Costume Set" workshop last year was a big success, producing some great dialogue between players and developers, and being the inception of the upcoming Retro Sci-Fi Pack. This year, we wanted to expand on these interactive panels, with another "Design a Costume Set" workshop, plus one we know you'll love: a "Design a Power Set" workshop, where you can give help design a future City of Heroes Freedom Power Set! Players will also be given the chance to 'make their case' on which City of Heroes zone should be revamped! All this in addition to some of our other popular panels last year, including the Paragon Market™ panel and the Story & Endgame panel!
Here is the full schedule of activities:
Welcome 10:00 AM
Keynote 10:10 AM - 10:45 AM
Paragon Market Panel 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LUNCH! 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
(It's recommended you finish before 1:15 PM so you can get good seating at the next panel!)
Design a Power Set Workshop 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Design a Costume Set 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Make your case - Zone Revamp 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Story & Endgame Panel 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Cocktail Hour with the Devs 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Dinner & Karaoke 7:30 PM -11:00 PM
And of course, what would a Freedom Player Summit be without awesome prizes awarded at the end of the night? We've partnered with the amazing folks at Logitech, Killer Technology, and Nvidia to pack our prize table full this year with peripherals, network cards, graphics cards and more to give away to some lucky players!
Last year, we held the first City of Heroes Freedom™ Player Summit, where our players not only got to learn about all the great new content we've been rolling out this year, but also had the chance to talk and interact with developers, and be heard in the design process. The event was a ton of fun for Paragon Studios and our player community, and this year we want to make the Freedom Player Summit even more interactive and exciting! Hopefully you've all marked your calendars for April 28, 2012; today, we're happy to share the full details and schedule with you so you can plan your trip to the event!
Venue
Dinah's Garden Hotel
4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA
Tel.: (800) 227-8220
The 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit will again be held at the tropical Dinah's Garden Hotel in Palo Alto, California.
Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets, and will be at the online-discounted price of $40. (Tickets will be available in limited quantity at the door for $50, Personal Check only) Tickets to the Freedom Player Summit include full access to the event, a City of Heroes Freedom T-shirt, dinner, and a promo code which we'll announce at a later date.
Once you have purchased your ticket, please be sure to e-mail cohcommunity@paragonstudios.com with the following:
- Subject: FPS Attendee Badge
- Your name and your character's name
- An image of yourself or a screenshot of your character that you would like to appear on your badge. Please try to provide photographs against a solid background.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.If you need accommodations for the weekend, please contact Dinah's Garden Hotel for special rates for attendees!
Schedule of Activities
We learned a lot from the previous Freedom Player Summit, and we've taken player feedback into account in planning the 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit. We're pleased to announce that panels for the 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit will be single-track--meaning no split rooms with limited seating; no need to decide which panels to attend; and for the viewers on Ustream, no need to cross your fingers that we'll stream the panels you want to see! This event, all attendees and viewers will be able to watch all of the panels!
What else are we doing this year? Well, we noted that the "Design a Costume Set" workshop last year was a big success, producing some great dialogue between players and developers, and being the inception of the upcoming Retro Sci-Fi Pack. This year, we wanted to expand on these interactive panels, with another "Design a Costume Set" workshop, plus one we know you'll love: a "Design a Power Set" workshop, where you can give help design a future City of Heroes Freedom Power Set! Players will also be given the chance to 'make their case' on which City of Heroes zone should be revamped! All this in addition to some of our other popular panels last year, including the Paragon Market™ panel and the Story & Endgame panel!
Here is the full schedule of activities:
Welcome 10:00 AM
Keynote 10:10 AM - 10:45 AM
Paragon Market Panel 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LUNCH! 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
(It's recommended you finish before 1:15 PM so you can get good seating at the next panel!)
Design a Power Set Workshop 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Design a Costume Set 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Make your case - Zone Revamp 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Story & Endgame Panel 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Cocktail Hour with the Devs 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Dinner & Karaoke 7:30 PM -11:00 PM
And of course, what would a Freedom Player Summit be without awesome prizes awarded at the end of the night? We've partnered with the amazing folks at Logitech, Killer Technology, and Nvidia to pack our prize table full this year with peripherals, network cards, graphics cards and more to give away to some lucky players!
The 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit is going to be a blast, and we hope to see you all there!
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