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 Post subject: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:23 pm 
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Fan Fest is Oct 18 & 19, 2014 at the Rio Hotel & Casino in LasVegas NV...

anyone planning on going?

List of Confirmed attendees :
Darkemerald Shiva - (Going 100%)

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:41 pm 
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I can probably swing that. Vegas is close. Who else is going?

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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I could maybe entertain the idea of flying down for it.

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:03 pm 
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I have some miles that I may spend for this, just depends on hotel pricing/ticket pricing

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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God fucking damnit. That is literally the week that I have to report to my first duty station. -_-


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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:42 pm 
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WE CAN ALL SHARE ROOMS OMGZ
*draws on face of first person who sleeps*
oh wait..... FUUUUUUCK

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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That would be so true!!

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:42 am 
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we can all stay at the hooters casino/hotel :P

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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Maybe I'll go. Might be a good time for another vacation. I love vacations.

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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That would be pretty cool to do as a vacation.

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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Vegas is such a good time. No better place to go for conventions/festivals such as this IMO.

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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If anyone is going and they end up doing in game items and loot; is someone willing to get the loot for me if I buy a ticket? I'm pretty damned certain I'm not going to be able to swing a weekend trip to Vegas while leaving my pregnant wife at a brand new house a few days before I start at a new station. xD


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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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I'm pretty damned certain I'm not going to be able to swing a weekend trip to Vegas while leaving my pregnant wife at a brand new house a few days before I start at a new station. xD


You are making the right choice :-P

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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DO NOT LISTEN TO TEH KLU....THERE IS VEGAS IN YOUR FUTURE, FUTUUUUUUUURE!!!

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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I didn't say I wasn't going to do my fucking damnedest to try to go!


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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:08 am 
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Info about this, how you can get tickets etc, posted here today:

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone ... 6e13ea7612


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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:09 pm 
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$120 for the ticket

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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Also I booked flight and my friend bought hotel, I had miles to use for the trip, so barring the actual event ticket, I will be in Vegas. Anyone confirmed to be attending post here and I will add you to the list, you can PM people if you want to meet up etc, or we can do a big group meet up depending on peeps

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:48 am 
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It costs about the same for me to fly out and stay in vegas for a weekend as it does to go snowboarding for the day and have a couple of beers at the lodge. It is a very viable possibility. If I go, it will be an impulsive decision made the week prior. lol

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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I've been to Vegas about 492 times (it's close) flights to Vegas and decent hotels are usually reasonable $$ wise. I've stayed at the Rio before and it's pretty nice. It's far enough from the main strip that you avoid "most" of the craziness, while close enough to take a $5 cab and enjoy yourself. They have some cool bars and a cool atmosphere with random Mardi Gras type shows where a float circles around and beads are thrown at you.

I'll never forget the time I waited in line for about 20 minutes for the Rio buffet. Right when I got to the front of the line, I saw a girl run out of the dining area and projectile vomit all over the floor. It made me pretty thrilled about my upcoming dining experience. Fortunately I didn't have the same reaction to the food (she probably drank too much, you will see plenty of that in Vegas). I've actually eaten there a few times since lol. It's a pretty decent buffet.

While you may not spend much on flight and hotel, you can spend A LOT on food, drink, and gambling pretty easily. You can be smart about it and save (make your own drinks in your room, loiter around slot machines with $1 waiting for free drinks from waitresses, etc) If you go to the strip and cruise the nicer casinos (Ceasars, Wynn, Bellagio, etc) you should watch the way people gamble. You will see people with thousands of dollars stacked in front of them just blowing it like it's nothing. It's pretty wild.

The people watching is superb. I've been a lot of places and never enjoyed people watching as much as Vegas. Not even close. Go to bar on the strip with a patio and just watch the craziness that happens 24/7 out there.

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 Post subject: Re: Fan Fest Oct 18 & 19th
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Yah, I won 5 bucks on a Michael Jackson slot machine, and I thought I was the bee's knees.

Then I wont 20 bucks on the Walking Dead slot machine, and it was even better!

What I learned on my trip to vegas, though, would be to go to as many places as you can where you get a free drink for dropping a 20 in the machine. Get your drink (watered down some, of course), and cash out!

Then move on to the next place and get another drink the same way. Drinks are so expensive. haha.

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^^^ true dat

I went to a bar in New York New York once and a friend ordered a redbull and vodka. It was $20. The sad thing is if you sit at a table or a machine, the waitresses will bring you that exact same drink for free (give a $1 tip). And you have a chance to win some $$ with that $20.

That's definately the smarter way to do it.

I've never won big in Vegas, but I've never lost big either. I usually average out. The last time I went was my bachelor party. I spent a lot of $$ but won it all back on a hot craps table and more-or-less broke even. Which is great since I go to Vegas planning to lose "x" amount. If I come back with some of the money I planned to lose, it feels like I came out ahead lol.

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