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Otakon, Warcraft, and Life
12 years ago
Well, that was fun... ish. ^^;
Otakon has come and gone, and while I did indeed have fun, my group and I came to a couple of conclusions about our experiences.
I usually have gone to this con with a gaming centered group more than anime, but the 2 media intertwine more often than not, so it was all in fun. These folks are always a hoot to be with, but the con was celebrating 20 years of being around.
It's grown a lot in that time, with attendance this year almost reaching... 30-35,000-ish guests. That's actually too much when you think about it. I spent more time in the company of my friends and browsing the dealers room/artist's alley more than the con's events. I only managed to get into 3 events all weekend. (For comparison, I believe AC this year was about 8000 people? Correct me if I'm wrong.)
So our thoughts were that while we did enjoy the experience, it may be time to move our group meetup to another con. MAGFest is looking the most likely, but who knows. It will have to be soon though, since they will be moving Otakon to DC by 2017, and that won't work for anyone.
In other news, yes, I gave in and went back to Warcraft. Damn you, Bliz and your world building! What's that? I'm crazy to pay for it? No, I'm currently not. I had been sitting on a bunch of Gamestop points, so I redeemed them for cards after feeling an itch to come back. So at least I'm not really spending money.
But I mentioned world building. I've discovered that that is one of the main aspects as to why I keep returning. I love Azeroth and it's lore. I love the characters, the aesthetics, these things work for me. It's extremely rare for me to enjoy an MMO like this, but I'll be damned if Bliz hasn't hit all the right notes with me.
Think I'm crazy? Watch the new raid trailer and this BEAUTIFUL Pandaren Lore series and then try telling me they don't know what they're doing. :P
Otherwise, back to the grind for me. The cons and car insurance coming up are kinda leaving me dry, so the works you may see may be a bit more sporadic. I'll be hitting up the job searches for something more reliable than my restaurant (and not door to door sales -.-; ).
I want to thank everyone who has come on by and given me a watch recently or fav'd my things. It means a lot that you find something to enjoy in my neck of the woods, but do make sure to give the artists some love too.
Happy trails to all! ;D
Otakon has come and gone, and while I did indeed have fun, my group and I came to a couple of conclusions about our experiences.
I usually have gone to this con with a gaming centered group more than anime, but the 2 media intertwine more often than not, so it was all in fun. These folks are always a hoot to be with, but the con was celebrating 20 years of being around.
It's grown a lot in that time, with attendance this year almost reaching... 30-35,000-ish guests. That's actually too much when you think about it. I spent more time in the company of my friends and browsing the dealers room/artist's alley more than the con's events. I only managed to get into 3 events all weekend. (For comparison, I believe AC this year was about 8000 people? Correct me if I'm wrong.)
So our thoughts were that while we did enjoy the experience, it may be time to move our group meetup to another con. MAGFest is looking the most likely, but who knows. It will have to be soon though, since they will be moving Otakon to DC by 2017, and that won't work for anyone.
In other news, yes, I gave in and went back to Warcraft. Damn you, Bliz and your world building! What's that? I'm crazy to pay for it? No, I'm currently not. I had been sitting on a bunch of Gamestop points, so I redeemed them for cards after feeling an itch to come back. So at least I'm not really spending money.
But I mentioned world building. I've discovered that that is one of the main aspects as to why I keep returning. I love Azeroth and it's lore. I love the characters, the aesthetics, these things work for me. It's extremely rare for me to enjoy an MMO like this, but I'll be damned if Bliz hasn't hit all the right notes with me.
Think I'm crazy? Watch the new raid trailer and this BEAUTIFUL Pandaren Lore series and then try telling me they don't know what they're doing. :P
Otherwise, back to the grind for me. The cons and car insurance coming up are kinda leaving me dry, so the works you may see may be a bit more sporadic. I'll be hitting up the job searches for something more reliable than my restaurant (and not door to door sales -.-; ).
I want to thank everyone who has come on by and given me a watch recently or fav'd my things. It means a lot that you find something to enjoy in my neck of the woods, but do make sure to give the artists some love too.
Happy trails to all! ;D
... me too. ;_;
Piano melts me already, and what that woman did.... AUGH! I melted. ;_;