LTX 2018 Discussion Thread

[CPotter]

Hey guys!

 

We're planning another LTX event for this year, and I wanted to ask you all what you'd like to see at the event.

 

Open to all feedback and suggestions, even if you didn't go last year.  

 

 

[rodrosenberg]

Count us in! 

 

I didn't see a firepole last year so that would be a huge improvement! 

[Max_Settings]

Not enough RGB

[CPotter]

3 minutes ago, rodrosenberg said:

Count us in! 

 

I didn't see a firepole last year so that would be a huge improvement! 

Awesome! Stoked to hang with you guys again. I'll e-mail you guys the details once we have them.

[The Pixel Polygon]

More exclusive and/or early access products from huge companies (if possible, of course).

 

Maybe also Colton accepting random friend requests on Discord live

[Damascus]

Make it accessible to the west?  I would love to have a Toronto/Montreal/Ottawa secondary LTX

[LienusLateTips]

Having a (paid) shuttle bus to Carvolth Exchange, the local bus loop, which has easy connections to SkyTrain, for people who can't use a car or walk. 501 is awfully slow.

[LienusLateTips]

45 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Make it accessible to the east?  I would love to have a Toronto/Montreal/Ottawa secondary LTX

ftfy

 

Also i don't think lmg has a office there sooo

[b3ar]

Here's what I liked:

 

- Interactive venues: loved the case toss, bungee race, pugilist sticks. Things to do between announcements and t-shirt tosses. One of the things I love about an event like, say, PAX, is that there's tons of stuff to DO, not just look at. Keep me busy.

- The meet-and-greet: loved that you guys were down on the floor with us plebs, shaking hands and kissing babies.

- Vendor booths: MOAR. Would love to see more vendors with more stuff, more giveaways, more games.

- VR!

- Video  games!

- Life-sized standees: those things were hilarious.

- The auction: pretty funny stuff!

- The space: good size for the amount of attendees; busy on the floor but not cramped, space in the rafters if the introverts need to decompress.

 

Here's what I think could be improved on:

 

- Security: you guys had, easily, $10k of swag loosely guarded by a dude or two. If it's the same setup this year, you guys are gonna have a bad time. Keeping the swag out on display is great, but a velvet rope and a mean-lookin' dude isn't enough. I would suggest making it less easily accessible.

- Other security: the door prizes were AMAZING. Of course, I got none of them, such is my lot in life. However, if I were a less honest and upright citizen, I might have considered convincing Nick (by possibly nefarious means) to call out the numbers that myself and my friends had in our possession. Oh look, we just walked away with several thou in gear! How pleasing. I'd suggest attaching identifiers to each sold ticket and drawing from that data, rather than the easily-gamed stubs.

- More VR!

- More video games! BYO rig LAN party? The logistics are insane but when has that ever stopped you guys?

- Options to purchase merch: there were none. That was, in my opinion, a massive opportunity wasted. I had money burning a hole in my pocket. It could have been yours.

- The auction: nothing there I actually wanted. Again, I felt that that was a missed opportunity. I understand you're not about to auction off embargoed chips or vendor samples, but there must be a few choice pieces of Scrapyard Wars memorabilia kicking around.

- The venue itself: while in some ways the arena was perfect (size, food vendors already present, less-expensive location) I definitely feel there are other options - ones with better sound and less janky equipment. I would BLOODY LOVE IT if the Vancouver downtown convention centre could be used. Parking sucks and it's expensive, but it's the big leagues. Maybe if LTX grows a bit? That shit's world-class.

- My kid's prolly old enough to bring this year without being bored or easily exhausted. Maybe stuff that would appeal to the pre-teens? It's a bit of an ask but I wasn't the only parent there. Just a thought.

 

[Thermosman]

I wish I was able to go, but I cant because of school and many other reasons

[captain_to_fire]

Does Vancouver still doesn't have Uber until now?

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, hey_yo_ said:

Does Vancouver still doesn't have Uber until now?

Still not legal in BC

[vanished]

I want a working patch for meltdown/spectre and an official apology for the failure from Intel, and an unveiling of an AMD card to properly rival the Titan V in gaming.

[Canada EH]

I miss muscles, I wonder what he is up to right now!

I hope pinkbike is treating him well, maybe he's got a BowFlex in his corner office.

Keep his pecks buff

 

Van has Car2Go which I used to use frequently, $700/yr worth.

Now not so much now with my electric bicycle and bus pass.

[Gallifreyan]

since it isn't realistic to ask for LTX to be more accessible to people from Europe, I would like to see some old build possible to buy, like I heard (I think luke, maybe linus as well) didn't know what to do with the old awesome builds instead of taking them down, there are a lot of people that would wanne buy those awesome builds!

I would also like to meet you guys (like it was at LTX 2017) (and if I can come )
Oh and everybody from LMG has to have a load of fun there!!!

BTW question, now that Luke isn't LMG staff anymore will he be at LTX? just wondering

[CPotter]

15 hours ago, b3ar said:

Here's what I liked:

 

- Interactive venues: loved the case toss, bungee race, pugilist sticks. Things to do between announcements and t-shirt tosses. One of the things I love about an event like, say, PAX, is that there's tons of stuff to DO, not just look at. Keep me busy.

- The meet-and-greet: loved that you guys were down on the floor with us plebs, shaking hands and kissing babies.

- Vendor booths: MOAR. Would love to see more vendors with more stuff, more giveaways, more games.

- VR!

- Video  games!

- Life-sized standees: those things were hilarious.

- The auction: pretty funny stuff!

- The space: good size for the amount of attendees; busy on the floor but not cramped, space in the rafters if the introverts need to decompress.

 

Here's what I think could be improved on:

 

- Security: you guys had, easily, $10k of swag loosely guarded by a dude or two. If it's the same setup this year, you guys are gonna have a bad time. Keeping the swag out on display is great, but a velvet rope and a mean-lookin' dude isn't enough. I would suggest making it less easily accessible.

- Other security: the door prizes were AMAZING. Of course, I got none of them, such is my lot in life. However, if I were a less honest and upright citizen, I might have considered convincing Nick (by possibly nefarious means) to call out the numbers that myself and my friends had in our possession. Oh look, we just walked away with several thou in gear! How pleasing. I'd suggest attaching identifiers to each sold ticket and drawing from that data, rather than the easily-gamed stubs.

- More VR!

- More video games! BYO rig LAN party? The logistics are insane but when has that ever stopped you guys?

- Options to purchase merch: there were none. That was, in my opinion, a massive opportunity wasted. I had money burning a hole in my pocket. It could have been yours.

- The auction: nothing there I actually wanted. Again, I felt that that was a missed opportunity. I understand you're not about to auction off embargoed chips or vendor samples, but there must be a few choice pieces of Scrapyard Wars memorabilia kicking around.

- The venue itself: while in some ways the arena was perfect (size, food vendors already present, less-expensive location) I definitely feel there are other options - ones with better sound and less janky equipment. I would BLOODY LOVE IT if the Vancouver downtown convention centre could be used. Parking sucks and it's expensive, but it's the big leagues. Maybe if LTX grows a bit? That shit's world-class.

- My kid's prolly old enough to bring this year without being bored or easily exhausted. Maybe stuff that would appeal to the pre-teens? It's a bit of an ask but I wasn't the only parent there. Just a thought.

 

Thanks for all of this! Exactly what I was looking for, appreciate it.

[Syntaxvgm]

You guys need to make this a lan party like Tek Syndicate did one year before they imploded.

 

Imagine it- turnip kid has grown up a little and will spam uganda knuckles memes over voice chat.

 

Jokes aside, you got this new generation into PCs, now get them into lan parties.

[CPotter]

36 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

You guys need to make this a lan party like Tek Syndicate did one year before they imploded.

 

Imagine it- turnip kid has grown up a little and will spam uganda knuckles memes over voice chat.

 

Jokes aside, you got this new generation into PCs, now get them into lan parties.

We're not sure if it'll be BYOC as that would be a logistical nightmare, but there will definitely be some sort of LAN present at our next event.

[Jtalk4456]

first off we need dates. I gotta put in paid time off for this and plan travel. This year i'm in a better financial position than last year and I'm definitely going to be able to make it! 

[CPotter]

1 hour ago, Jtalk4456 said:

first off we need dates. I gotta put in paid time off for this and plan travel. This year i'm in a better financial position than last year and I'm definitely going to be able to make it! 

Dates coming in February once we get most of the details locked in.  

[b3ar]

8 hours ago, CPotter said:

Thanks for all of this! Exactly what I was looking for, appreciate it.

Ain't no thing! Hit me up if you need some assistance with the event planning. I have an unusual skill set and know words like scope, procurement, and logistics.

[Daniel Z.]

@CPotter I think it was pretty good. Just make sure it's in summer cause students like me gotta go too. I am that one kid from Mary Browns if u can remember that

[LienusLateTips]

13 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

@CPotter I think it was pretty good. Just make sure it's in summer cause students like me gotta go too. I am that one kid from Mary Browns if u can remember that

We're TENTATIVELY looking at July 14th in Richmond, but that is subject to change. Also, yes I remember. Mary Brown's makes great chicken.

[Canada EH]

When are students off? July and August, if you can book the arena.

 

 

http://www.transitdb.ca/route/501/

   https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Carvolth,+Langley+Twp,+BC/@49.1580931,-122.6726539,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x5485d1773c89c091:0xfabb5d82e64006de!8m2!3d49.1591994!4d-122.6679373

17 minutes ago, JDE said:

I have to take a 2-3 hour bus ride to go there thanks to the 501... adds like 20 mins onto my trip time from Carvolth since it's so slow

Is there not another route?

every single bus, even the short ones have bike racks, take your bike!

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

When are students off? July and August, if you can book the arena.

 

 

http://www.transitdb.ca/route/501/

   https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Carvolth,+Langley+Twp,+BC/@49.1580931,-122.6726539,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x5485d1773c89c091:0xfabb5d82e64006de!8m2!3d49.1591994!4d-122.6679373

Is there not another route?

I think there's the 595 but that doesn't run on weekends last time I checked, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't stop there.

501 is annoying and always full too