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.

  • Jason Ballew

    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.

  • http://www.onlinegamers.org Rasputin

    You were so tired you were blurring.

    I hear that happens to superheroes.

  • Octopaganini

    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.

  • http://www.damnedvulpine.com/ J.

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

  • Blackblade

    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. :)

  • Toastrider

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

    *makes notes*

    –TR

  • http://www.damnedvulpine.com/ J.

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

  • http://www.moorgard.com Moorgard

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

  • http://ds180.net/specialk Klaitu

    You look like Sean Connery in that picture!

    Except with more hair!

  • http://hgamer.blogspot.com Heartless_

    Jason Ballew, your name is scary.