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Rudolfus
Macabre Votum
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Posted - 2007.11.16 02:44:00 -
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I have looked at a lot of the pictures, but still can't figure out exactly what goes on there. I would love to go just to be around some other people who play Eve. (My friends think its "dorky", and I think I am only one out of three people in the state of Oklahoma who know how to use a PC.) 
It looks like a bunch of people sitting around playing cards/Eve on some Apple's. What else is there? Presentations? Tourneys? I would love to go next year, but it better be pretty damn cool to drop 600 bucks on :) I've never been to any kind of fanfest, so enlighten me please!
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Dirk Magnum
FinFleet
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.11.16 02:54:00 -
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Edited by: Dirk Magnum on 16/11/2007 02:54:06
My time in Iceland has been the most edifying experiences I've had this year. The Fanfest is only part of the overall experience, although by itself it's still pretty epic, and pictures don't do it justice (as I've attempted to explain to my brother when I showed him my pictures from there.)
Also if you're traveling there from America (since you commented on expenditures), plan on spending no less than 100 dollars a day, because on top of getting shafted on the exchange rate Iceland has a high cost of living to begin with, which only makes things worse for us Yankees.
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TheWrit
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Posted - 2007.11.16 03:25:00 -
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It's just where all the fanboys meet .
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Dred'Pirate Jesus
Amarr
Ministry of War
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Posted - 2007.11.16 03:32:00 -
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Edited by: Dred''Pirate Jesus on 16/11/2007 03:32:10
Fanfest is were CCP's alien (Elven) overlords put Sansha implants into your brains and give you a free trip to the mothership for indoctrination in the New World Eve Order.. 
 Originally by: David Hackworth
ò If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.
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corporal hicks
Gallente
Imperium Technologies
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2007.11.16 03:43:00 -
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Well when I went the first year there were some dudes (geeks) from some crowd called CCP talking about some internet spaceships or something but I was far to drunk to listen.
Bars stay open until 6am, you can get breakfast and bed in your hotel after a hard night and mornings drinking.
Did I mention drink yet? overall was awesome except I went all the way to Iceland to have fun and party and meet some Icelandic women and ended up meeting a American:(
(Really its about drinking and having fun, you can ofc bring your laptop and play eve but imo the idea is to get away and have fun ( eve or drink and a good laugh..easy choice bring on the beers)
" Stay Frosty "
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Dirk Magnum
FinFleet
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.11.16 03:47:00 -
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Yeah I should probably say the only days I was sober for any appreciable time was Thursday (because you have to be sober at Blue Lagoon) and Monday (because my flight left that day... on a related note, if you can afford it, stay an extra day after Fanfest ends in order to better explore Reykjavik)
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Draygo Korvan
Merch Industrial
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Posted - 2007.11.16 03:59:00 -
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Why dont you watch the fanfest videos provided by eve-tv?
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Yakia TovilToba
Halliburton Inc.
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Posted - 2007.11.16 05:28:00 -
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From what i heard they sacrifice a virgin at the end of the fest in a dark ritual, in order to please the gods of kobol.
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iiOs
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Posted - 2007.11.16 05:39:00 -
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Edited by: iiOs on 16/11/2007 05:38:51
bunch of geeks and booze, what do you think happend? BIaTCHFI.., erm I mean GEEKFIGHT!!!
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Rudolfus
Macabre Votum
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Posted - 2007.11.16 06:28:00 -
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Sounds great so far.
Excep the whole 40 USD for a pizza.
Damn 
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zeeZ Exus
Citizens of E.A.R.T.H.
E.A.R.T.H. Federation
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Posted - 2007.11.16 07:07:00 -
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Originally by: Rudolfus
Sounds great so far.
Excep the whole 40 USD for a pizza.
Damn
Where'd you get that from? o0
You know, there's also a Fanfest page with info about it...
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Ask Unbeatable
Gallente
HighTech Marines Ltd.
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Posted - 2007.11.16 07:21:00 -
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Get drunk, meet people, get drunk, hear lectures by the devs, get drunk, have fun, get drunk, use way too much money.
c/d?
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Dagrin RDM
Caldari
The Knights of the New Republic
Giant Space Amoeba
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Posted - 2007.11.16 07:30:00 -
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Originally by: Ask Unbeatable
Get drunk, meet people, get drunk, hear lectures by the devs, get drunk, have fun, get drunk, use way too much money.
c/d?
confirm.
Had a blast, and with Icelandair setting up year-round direct flights from Canada, I plan on going again.
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
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Posted - 2007.11.16 07:58:00 -
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I heard someone say there will be an increasing number of pilots in 9 months 
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OrokuSaki
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Posted - 2007.11.16 08:33:00 -
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hmm, i kinda feel the same as the op. while the past fanfest always had some groundbreaking news which made you sad cuz you werent there to hear it first this time it feels like its all been drunk away 
so whats the deal? what was the big-bang? i doubt that the announcement of the webwars thingi was the pulling horse for this years fest
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CCP Oveur
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Posted - 2007.11.16 08:39:00 -
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Originally by: Ask Unbeatable
Get drunk, meet people, get drunk, hear lectures by the devs, get drunk, have fun, get drunk, use way too much money.
c/d?
You forgot, "get drunk" again.
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EVE Online
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Lochmar Fiendhiem
Caldari
International Multi-Player Consortium
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.11.16 08:53:00 -
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Ever seen the TV show Oz on showcase?
Originally by: Halkin
bob is dead, goons are great, cheese is cheesy, there we go no need for any more threads
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NereSky
Gallente
Trinity Nova
KIA Alliance
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Posted - 2007.11.16 09:02:00 -
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Beakfast = a couple of slices of pizza and Beer
Talk and live Eve accompanied by more beer and pizza
listen to talks about Eve (more Beer)
Lunch -- Pizza and beer
more Eve maybe some shopping of Eve items
Eve Eve Eve Eve , Beer Beer, and Beer (need Beer at this point to wash down the Pizza
At this point you are meeting Your friends in game and enemies alike, whilst drinking Beer and talking Eve
More Pizza, Eve and Beer and talking Eve
Best 3 days and nights ive had in Years 
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Le Skunk
Low Sec Liberators
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Posted - 2007.11.16 09:25:00 -
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Edited by: Le Skunk on 16/11/2007 09:26:15
I went, but symbolically burned my pass outside CCP HQ. Then i stood where I was for three days glaring at anyone who left or entered the building. Some local tramps took me for a god and erected me a teepe made from elk skin.
SKUNK
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Rodj Blake
Amarr
PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2007.11.16 10:32:00 -
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It's like Bohemian Grove, but for interweb spaceships geeks.
Dulce et decorum est pro imperium mori.
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Huitzilopochtli Tlaloc
Forum Moderator
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Posted - 2007.11.16 11:59:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Oveur
Originally by: Ask Unbeatable
Get drunk, meet people, get drunk, hear lectures by the devs, get drunk, have fun, get drunk, use way too much money.
c/d?
You forgot, "get drunk" again.
on advertage i was drunk by 11am in the morning at this years FF and usually stayed that way till i went to bed.
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LaVista Vista
Corporate Research And Production Pty Ltd
Zzz
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Posted - 2007.11.16 12:12:00 -
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What happens at FF stays af FF. 
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Cypherous
Minmatar
Liberty Rogues
Namtz'aar k'in
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Posted - 2007.11.16 12:50:00 -
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#1 you do not talk about fanfest
#2 YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT FANFEST
#3 you drink a lot and laugh with other players
#4 you walk up to CCP Ginger and point out that you killed his frig with a carrier on SISI during the armageddon day
Lots to do at fanfest tbh :)
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Winterblink
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2007.11.16 12:57:00 -
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Honestly, when explaining it to people at work I always have to say "it's not as lame as it sounds", because most people expect it to look like Comic-Con or something. There's a focus on socializing instead of playing EVE, so there's not like a hundred PCs set up for people to jump online and mine. Who the hell flies a zillion clicks to play a game they could just as easily (and cheaply) stayed home to do?
Lots of developer seminar type things to attend, giving you a sneak peak at upcoming features or filling in the blanks on existing ones. Lots of stuff to buy, and again, a frackload of people to meet and drink with.
Check my blog out, I was writing up daily reports of what happened this year while I was there. Might shed some light on it for you. :)
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Fink Angel
Caldari
The Merry Men
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Posted - 2007.11.16 12:57:00 -
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Originally by: NereSky
Beakfast = a couple of slices of pizza and Beer
It was so cold you could slice beer? 
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Rilder
Caldari
THC LTD
Dogs of War.
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Posted - 2007.11.16 13:42:00 -
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Originally by: Chribba
I heard someone say there will be an increasing number of pilots in 9 months
Wouldn't that be a story for your children..
"Well Bobby(lol BoB), You were concieved during a big meetup of other EvE-online players"
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Skraeling Shortbus
Caldari
The Arrow Project
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2007.11.16 14:47:00 -
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Originally by: Rudolfus
three people in the state of Oklahoma who know how to use a PC.)
Wrong sir both my parents hail from OKC :)
Matter of fact im in springfield right now.
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Trof
Gallente
Griffin Inc.
Kinetic Maelstrom Alliance
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Posted - 2007.11.16 15:41:00 -
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If you want to SEE what happened at fanfest head over to EVE-TV. They have alot of videos of the various lectures and events. 
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NeoTheo
Caldari
Dark Materials
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Posted - 2007.11.16 16:09:00 -
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already told the other half i am going next year, no exceptions.
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Rudolfus
Macabre Votum
Imperial Republic Of the North
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Posted - 2007.11.17 01:29:00 -
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Edited by: Rudolfus on 17/11/2007 01:30:04
Pizza...Beer...Eve...
Looks like im scraping up the cash to go next year :)
Originally by: zeeZ Exus
Originally by: Rudolfus
Sounds great so far.
Excep the whole 40 USD for a pizza.
Damn
Where'd you get that from? o0
You know, there's also a Fanfest page with info about it...
I heard it somewhere on the forums so I looked up a Dominoes in Reykjavik. A large pizza is 2450 Kronurs, so I got on a currency calculator and it turned out to be 2450 Kronurs = 40.07 USD.
How much did you yankees end up spending by the time the thing was over and you were back home? I need a ballpark figure to try to save up to.
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