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Posted - 2011.09.19 13:39:00 -
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CCP Tyr, the party god of CCP, has published a dev blog about Fanfest 2012 where among other things, the dates are announced!
Check it out right here and then go tell your boss you're on your way to Iceland in March to attend the best party this planet has ever seen.
See you all there!
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Posted - 2011.09.19 14:41:00 -
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Yay!! I cannot wait for Fanfest :) Had the best time last year
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Posted - 2011.09.19 14:51:00 -
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Efraya wrote:Looks absolutely freakin' AWESOME new venue, see you all there!
The new venue is soooo beautiful :D Also, it's right in the city centre!
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Posted - 2011.09.19 15:18:00 -
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ChaseTheLasers wrote:Hi Tyr Just wanted to say how awesome Fanfest 2011 was organised. It was my first visit to Iceland and I couldn't fault the entire experience. If any of you are thinking about going but are a bit hesitant, I can't begin to tell you how welcoming Iceland and CCP were to everyone there. It was a weird experience walking around in what 'felt' like a station, with players from all corps and alliances talking, having a laugh and enjoying beer despite any in game differences there may have been. Devs were very receptive and were happy to talk about even the most geeky of things to anyone. Not once did I see any staff member try and shrug things off, even when there was a disagreement. I know that it's easy for forum warriors to blast devs on here, but the professionalism shown by staff members was incredible; even giving up seats when lecture halls were full to players. I hope the new place is kitted out in the same way - everything from the lighting in the lifts to the Quafe bars was perfect for the feel of the place. Just two minor suggestions though: The level of theft at the coat rails was huge when the party happened at the last place. There were none before it was opened up before the party, but we counted at least 20 people who had their stuff nicked, my friend included. Once guy sadly lost his Eve ships (2 IIRC) that he had brought from the shop  Secondly, the shop desperately needed more stock. Most of the good stuff was sold out almost instantly and not restocked each day. Cheers Chase
Dear Chase, thank you for those kind words. We will continue to improve the Fanfest experience and moving to a new location will allow us to shake things up.
Regarding your suggestions, we will have improved security and have a staffed cloak room and I will tell those EVE Store guys to stock it good. If not, you just have to rush to the store to get the all the hawt stuff 
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Posted - 2011.09.19 15:25:00 -
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Lacrimae wrote:Dierdra Vaal wrote:And hopefully the keynote will be more about internet spaceships and less about promoting nVidia. QFT! Also, this made me happy in my pants: Devblog wrote: But with the explosive growth of Fanfest the last couple of years, and especially the Party at the Top of the World, I have decided to refocus the event on you, the attendees. More EVE stuff, exclusive Fanfest attendee treatment at the party, improved Pub Crawls, DUST 514 goodies and more.
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Posted - 2011.09.19 15:40:00 -
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Belloche wrote:Drat! I really wanted to go next year but the wife has forced me to take her to Hawaii at that time to renew our vows so while you all freeze, I will drink mai tai's on the beach! 
Force her to come to Fanfest and renew your vows in Iceland. She can join the Sisters of EVE program. If you make an appearance on stage I will make sure you get a present from CCP |
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Posted - 2011.09.19 16:03:00 -
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CCP Tyr wrote:Belloche wrote:Drat! I really wanted to go next year but the wife has forced me to take her to Hawaii at that time to renew our vows so while you all freeze, I will drink mai tai's on the beach! Force her to come to Fanfest and renew your vows in Iceland. She can join the Sisters of EVE program. If you make an appearance on stage I will make sure you get a present from CCP
Hawaii just lost this game, bro
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Posted - 2011.09.19 20:32:00 -
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Chribba wrote:\o/ also the downside of the new location is that the cool Nordica is further away than usual  But I think I can find another suitable location... CCP office is just nearby... you can rent a spot in the lobby right?
I will rent my desk to the highest bidder. It's made of the softest plank wood available.
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Posted - 2011.09.19 22:02:00 -
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This Fanfest looks set to be one of the best to date, I can't wait to see us all fill Harpa!
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Posted - 2011.09.20 10:10:00 -
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Dierdra Vaal wrote:JAG Fox wrote:CCP Affinity wrote:Efraya wrote:Looks absolutely freakin' AWESOME new venue, see you all there! The new venue is soooo beautiful :D Also, it's right in the city centre! That's the city center? the picture looks like it's in the middle of nowhere? I don't see any other buildings around except in the far distance? hehe Harpa is near the harbour - you can actually see it from the CCP office I think. The last few years it was still under construction but I guess it's finished now :D
Yeah it's on the harbour.. but you cross the street and are in the city centre :) Normally the pub crawl was a bus ride away.. now it's 5 minutes walk
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Posted - 2011.09.20 10:44:00 -
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Har Harrison wrote:So the FW round table will have CCP devs at it this time???
The lack of devs at the FW round table was a simple case of a dev no show. Sometimes these things can happen where personal or work related things can result in a person not being able to attend.
For Fanfest 2012 I will personally try my best to organize a new FW round table and have a dev attend.
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Posted - 2011.09.20 10:53:00 -
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s1n1ster m1n1ster wrote:sausage party....
Actually, since I started improving on Fanfest it has gradually stopped being a "pulsu party" like we call it in Iceland. More and more EVE players are also women and attend Fanfest. Plus many a player brings his spouse to Iceland with him.
Here is a local article about Fanfest 2011 with the headline: So, now we know where all the beautiful girls where last weekend.
Just check out the party pics in the Gallery.
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Posted - 2011.09.20 11:02:00 -
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Hirana Yoshida wrote:The entry called "And much more!" .. does that include round-tables where the participants are blue-balled by CCP?
Was a huge success last year so would be a shame not to repeat it .. forums still have open threads about it where silly stuff like chess boxing went away immediately after!
We will most definitely have round tables next year, as always. Harpa has 4 rooms that can serve very nicely as round tables. In the past we have only had 2 rooms (3 rooms FF11).
But these rooms in Harpa are smaller, which has its pros and cons. A smaller room means less people that can attend (more rooms to try and compensate) but much more personal and a higher quality experience for participants.
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Posted - 2011.09.20 14:27:00 -
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Knug LiDi wrote:Knug LiDi wrote:Hopefully, Iceland Air flights from Canada will start the weekend of Fanfest, not the weekend after as happened this year. Iceland Air's summer schedule (which includes direct flights from Toronto and Halifax) started March 27, 2011.
Some of us are loathe to fly through the US, and would require direct flights.
Sadly, the decision to attend is entirely based on Iceland Air's scheduling. I'm looking forward to attending, but only if I can get there directly. Confirmed this morning.: Hello, YYZ service will start on 3/28/2012 (Toronto) YYH service will start on 6/7/2012 (Halifax) Regards Icelandair So the odds of me and guest attending is now not likely. Any chance of moving FanFest a few weeks later (into April) for 2013 ??
Easter is one of the reasons we have to do this in March because throwing an event close to or during Easter is not a good thing. Moving to close to summer in Iceland means high season in the tourist industry meaning higher prices on everything.
But, Easter is very early in 2013 so we might have to go April and that should be safe without hitting high season.
This is at this point only speculation.
We can try our best to influence Icelandair to offer special Canada Fanfest flights but in the end of the day it is up to them of course.
Best regards,
CCP Tyr
BTW: EVE is 10 years old 2013 :)
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