![]() ![]() It's really good to be able to participate in non-local events, even if it's just filling in for someone who had to drop a GMing slot. It lets people in far flung parts of the world participate (like having all your friends teleport in from Garund, Tian Xia, Arcadia and even elusive Sarusan to help you out on missions). It keeps down risk of Covid (and all the different "flavours" of spicy cough). Online events really enable participation. *agrees in Non-USAian, with little money and also health issues that make travel a pain in the butt like hot temperatures affecting joints and mobility* I might know one or two stores and a (board and rpg) game society that might be interested to host something, depending on the details. And there might be some nice opportunities for the communities that are mainly online when US sleeps to mix with the neighboring regions and get to know each other.Īdditionally, I feel it would be a great opportunity to have small pop-up PaizoCons all over the world, not only in US. I know about the discussion to have a need for a Paizo employee needing to be online for the night-shift then, but I think with enough long-hand planning this is solvable - maybe even bringing in ressources like freelancers all over the world or even volunteers that already have a sort of contract with Paizo.Īlso with enough planning and perhaps with the VO community advertising PaizoCon Online a bit, you might get more GMs from around the world offering games for PaizoCon. Have timeslots that are overnight for US, but just the great, regular gaming time for all the other communities you have. But it has felt like most panels that I watched after the fact felt more like presentations than discussion, and would like to see more audience interaction/involvement.įirst and most important: if you want to bring PaizoCon Online to everyone, really start the planning with 24 hours of gaming a day in mind. A bit too much self-imposed guilt to GM more. ![]() I always say I'll attend more panels, but never do. Perhaps discord threads being a more common/pervasive option will help generate the possibility of "ad hoc break out" rooms. and a #general or #gencon-cafe/#gencon-bar doesn't really fill the same itch. All that adds a lot to the con experience for me. Chatting with the neighboring GMs between sessions in the ballroom. Last year at PC Seattle, getting a chance to chat with Alex, Ivis, logsig, Mike K, and Linda. ![]() Things that help PCO be better, for me, than other online conventionsĪd-hoc chances to actually chat with people. PCO 2021 was a distant second place, but still far ahead of every other online convention for me. Outside of the explosive PCO 2020, I haven't got the "con" feeling from an online con. Overall, I'm quite pleased with this decision. I think this is going to be crucial for SFS tables as its player base is smaller than PF2 so it's important to run that special in a timeslot that can capture the most people.īeing able to (hopefully) go 24/7 allows everyone across the globe or those of us with irregular/graveyard schedules to get in on the action. Hybrid/in-sync schedules with the in-person locations meant international players were squeezed out of them (unless they were bold enough to play at 2am), and I remember all those complaints on various discord servers. Since specifics were asked, one big downside last year was specials. (Taking/getting that time off work is another challenge too - even Stateside, some still have to work that weekend.) ![]() Hotel and flights (or gas) combined just make it prohibitive for most not on the West Coast. Irrespective of the pandemic, the biggest deterrent I feel is cost. More people, more time (extra day) for gaming and less time for travelling. Your Gamer Friends at Paizo More Paizo Blog. We look forward to seeing you at PaizoCon Online 2023! Look for further communication over the next few months as we finalize more details, including event registration dates. Would you like to see Pop-up PaizoCon events at stores alongside PaizoCon Online? In the thread below, tell us what you’ve loved and can’t do without, what didn’t work, and what you would like to see added-now, while we have some time. Organized Play regularly plans games both online and at local retailers. Please tell us the pros and cons of the PaizoCons of the past-indeed, of all the online cons you’ve attended. So, we’re planning now to help PaizoCon 2023 level-up! And yes, COVID and its variants continue, which makes in-person commitments unpredictable for us all. Why? We’ve learned the best way to make the PaizoCon experience accessible and affordable for the most people is to keep it virtual. We learned a lot, and we’ve decided the time isn’t right to produce a physical show. Last year, after several years of online-only PaizoCons, we produced a hybrid convention with both in-person and online events. ![]()
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