Hey, Look, Players, Let’s Throw Things


So I spent Saturday night helping out at an NCsoft Meet & Greet. Note that NCsoft events tend to be excuses to give away LOTS OF STUFF. Because I have a shiny new toy, pics!

I spent most of my time playing crowd control for the line for the Lineage 2 swag line. I was totally unnecessary as the crowd was pretty well behaved; a PK-enabled society is a polite society. From left, Jessica Folsom (community coordinator), Tim Tan and Sam Han (producers).

Also present were the Defuser, an Austin police officer who moonlights as a superhero, and Ghost Widow, whose secret identity is Bethany Baldwin from NC Support. They almost came to blows, oh noes!

Luckily, Ghost Widow was distracted by a small baby.

The Tabula Rasa team were also out in force and were pretty well mobbed the whole time, mainly because some guy in a uniform showed up. Next to him signing posters is Starr Long, Tabula Rasa’s producer.

Not to be outdone — *never* to be outdone — were the irreverent Dungeon Runners contingent, Mark Tucker and Stephen Nichols.

Clearly, they were taking their job as seriously as ever.

Kyle Stewart, US Lineage 1 producer.

April “CuppaJo” Burba and Richard “General British, SIR!” Garriott take questions about, um, Ultima 4. LOOK, EXPLOSIONS!

About this time, I was pretty tired.

However, when given the opportunity to throw things at players, I apparently caught a second wind. (Pics courtesy of fans not busy ducking)

Anyway, a great time and lots of phat lewt was had by all, upon which I went outside and found out my car had a flat tire. YAY.

  1. #1 by Jason Ballew on September 24th, 2007

    That reminds me. I need to shoot Blizzard a couple of Emails for GM and Tech Support. Getting so frustrated with retail, or at least the retail I’m chained to. Time to get back to computer-related work.

  2. #2 by Rasputin on September 24th, 2007

    You were so tired you were blurring.

    I hear that happens to superheroes.

  3. #3 by Octopaganini on September 24th, 2007

    Every day in every way Garriott becomes more and more a Roger Moore era Bond villain. Next thing you know he will hold the moon hostage until we pay him a cool million in Second Life real estate or something.

  4. #4 by J. on September 24th, 2007

    The difference between Tired Scott and Not Tired Scott is all in the eyebrows.

  5. #5 by Blackblade on September 24th, 2007

    Richard will never outlive his Ultima legacy. He needs to come to terms with that.

    I pre-ordered TR just because it was his game, and he created Ultima. I don’t even like shooters.

    I must say though, if I had a better computer, I’d probably like TR.. Although, I can’t say as I like built-in voice chat.. Sorry, but most of you freaks just sound funny. :)

  6. #6 by Toastrider on September 24th, 2007

    So the best way to mez Ghost Widow is… babies?

    *makes notes*

    –TR

  7. #7 by J. on September 24th, 2007

    Richard just really, really likes to play dress-up. Pay no mind.

  8. #8 by Moorgard on September 25th, 2007

    Can’t wait to see what kind of outfit you’ll wear to conventions once your IP is announced.

  9. #9 by Klaitu on September 25th, 2007

    You look like Sean Connery in that picture!

    Except with more hair!

  10. #10 by Heartless_ on September 25th, 2007

    Jason Ballew, your name is scary.

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