PAX Day 1
Day 1: Woke up at about 9AM and was at the event by 10. Met up again with the IA crew, the exhibitor booth was hopping! However most people gave up trying to fly and ski in Legions after about 3 minutes. I guess some games are just more difficult to play than the average newb cares to figure out.
Next, I took a stroll through the exhibition hall. I got to see Brink again! Paul Wedgwood is my hero embodied in a game developer. Man am I am excited for this shit. Other games that caught my attention: Muramasa: Demon Blade, Lost Planet, New Super Mario Bros, Starcraft II (obvi).
I tried to get into "How can we make online gaming communities suck less?" but the line was uber long by the time I got there and I didn't get in :(
So I headed over to the Alienware booth to hang out with my buddy from QuakeCon, Marcus (djWHEAT) who was emceeing over there. Played in their UT3 tourney and failed miserably (never played before).
At 9 PM we began the Fallen Empire: Legions deathmatch tourney. we had 3 full 16 person servers up. The top 3 players from each server then filed into one server and duked it out for a Razor DeathAdder mouse. After all was said and done, Paradox314 was victorious and went home with the mouse. Much swag was given, many people enjoyed some sweet Legions action. I *should* have shoutcasted this, but we didn't get the broadcast computer set up in time so QQ. To see my interview with Paradox, head over to www.LegionsPlayers.com/radio/ and check out "Paradox Interview" in our VOD player.
PAX Day 0
Day 0: After a relaxing day of wondering through West Seattle and the arboretum, I met up with Chris (BugsPray) and the InstantAction crew at around 4:30 or so. I got to go into the convention center using a spare Exhibitor pass they had to help them set up and move boxes. There's an IA booth in the main exhibitor hall and also another one up in the BYOC area to run the Legions and PlayTribes tournaments.
I got to see the PC's we are giving away for the tournies, holy hotness! Great artwork by Neolight
The BYOC:
Also, some exciting stuff for those who want to get a glimpse of some sweet Legions action: if all goes well, we WILL be broadcasting a live video feed of the Legions BYOC tourney! We have some speakers and a projector at the event as well, so everyone is gonna see / hear Legions as its being played. The tournament is scheduled to start Saturday @ 5 PM PST (8 PM EDT) and will be broadcasted from our usual stream.
Stay tuned for more info as the event progresses.
New home for LPRadio live streams
So after trying a few different streaming options we've decided, for now, www.livestream.com/lpradio is our best option. If you are unfamiliar with the website, it is similar to its more popular counterparts in Justin.tv and Ustream.tv, but has many more option/features and, in my opinion, is superior in many ways.
I've also embedded the player into our website so if you please, check out www.legionsplayers.com/radio/livestream/
I've had lots of fun broadcasting some pickup games this week, and look forward to covering more in the future. Hopefully we can get a league, ladder, or tournament started up fairly soon and get the ball rolling again for Legions competition.
Thanks for tuning in and make sure to idle #lpradio in GameSurge and QuakeNet, as well as follow us at our twitter.
Legions Live! - June 11th - Campfire Edition
It's summertime folks, which means finals, sun, camping, beaches, cute guys girls in speedos, and most importantly, a break to free us from our obligations! To celebrate, Legions Live! will be hosting a virtual campfire to remember the good times from the last year, the players, the teams, changes in Legions and its future. Apcizzle will lead the event with help from BugsPray and Ajaxis. Show up this Thursday with your IRC connected and mic working, because we'll be bringing lots of people on air this week to chat, play contests, and engage in general tomfoolery.
Unfortunately, this also starts a break for the show. Legions Live! will be taking the summer off, but we'll be back soon! This also means that LPR will be trying to focus on bringing you more competitive match coverage, and maybe some other cool stuff (we'll see!). Stay tuned!
When: Thursday, June 11th, 2009 @ 9:00pm ET
Who: Host Apcizzle, with help from BugsPray and Ajaxis!
What: Tomfoolery, debauchary, shenanagins
How: www.legionsplayers.com/radio
Where: #LPRadio on irc.quakenet.org
Stop by in IRC to chat with the hosts and get your questions on air. As always we give away prizes to those who take part in the show, and to try and get more people involved we'll be extra prizes if we reach 50 listeners - so spread the word so we can give away that little bit more! :)
An archive of previous shows is available here: www.legionsplayers.com/radio/archive
Legions Live! - May 7th - Meet the teams
This week on Legions Live! Apcizzle will be taking a look at the competitive teams currently playing Legions, we'll be asking some of the top teams captains just what goes on in their team. As usual we'll also have some little competitions for you to win some prizes, so tune in and participate and you just might win something!
When: May 7th, 2009 @ 9:00pm ET
Who: Host Apcizzle, as well as all the players being interviewed!
What: Meet the teams, player interviews and more
How: www.legionsplayers.com/radio
Where: #LPRadio on irc.quakenet.org
Stop by in IRC to chat with the hosts and get your questions on air. As always we give away prizes to those who take part in the show, and to try and get more people involved we'll be extra prizes if we reach 50 listeners - so spread the word so we can give away that little bit more! :)
An archive of previous shows is available here: www.legionsplayers.com/radio/archive
Legions Live! Moves to Monthly Schedule
Hey everybody. Due to several reasons, Legions Live! is moving to a monthly schedule. This means there no show this week, but be sure to tune in on May 7th for our next show!
Legions Live! - April 9th - Crash7800, DrWiley, BFCL 7v7 CTF, and Newbloods
This week on Legions Live!, IA's Crash7800 and DrWiley will be cohosting with our very own Apcizzle to bring you the latest on the first few weeks of BFCL Legions 7v7 CTF competition, newblood pickups, and more! Tune in, and participate in IRC to win some faaaaabulous prizes.
When: April 9th, 2009 @ 9:00pm ET
Who: Host Apcizzle with cohosts Crash7800 and DrWiley
What: BFCL Legions 7v7 CTF league status, newblood pickups, other stuff
How: www.legionsplayers.com/radio
Where: #LPRadio on irc.quakenet.org
Stop by in IRC to chat with the hosts and get your questions on air. Last show at GDC we had a record 96 listeners tuning in to our ustream (we'll just be doing radio this week), so of course we had to give out a TON of t-shirts and tokens. Let's try and break 100 this week, so we can give away extra stuffs.
An archive of previous shows is available here: www.legionsplayers.com/radio/archive/
Note: The GDC cast is not available for download yet. We'll update you when it is.
LPR Breaks Listener Record at GDC!
We broke our listener record on Thursday with 96 listeners tuning into the GDC edition of Legions Live! MungeParty spilled some awesome information about the future of Legions. JustinD also sat down and answered some of your questions about PlayTribes. We'll work on getting a recording of the video up for download soon. In the meantime, we'll see you all at the next Legions Live! on April 9th!
Legions Live! - March 26th - Live From GDC!
Hey everybody. You're all in for a treat this week, as we'll be speaking to you LIVE from Game Developer's Conference 2009 in San Francisco! Tune in to hear interviews with Legions devs Thomas "MungeParty" Buscaglia and Justin "justind" DuJardin as they discuss the future of Legions and IA's web version of TRIBES with Apcizzle. As always, there will be lots of prizes given away in IRC.
When: March 26th, 2009 @ 9:00pm ET
Who: Host Apcizzle with Thomas "MungeParty" Buscaglia and Justin "justind" DuJardin discussing the future of Legions and the new IA web version of TRIBES!
How: www.legionsplayers.com/radio
Where: #LPRadio on irc.quakenet.org
Stop by in IRC to chat with the guests and get your questions on air. Our new record (thanks to everyone last week) was 72 listeners! Let's break the record and hit 75 so we can give out more prizes.
An archive of previous shows is available here: www.legionsplayers.com/radio/archive
Legions Live! - March 5th - Double the Guests and Double the Prizes!
This week, on Legions Live! we'll have TWO special guests and DOUBLE the prizes! Here's the info...
When: March 5th, 2009 @ 9:00pm ET
Who: First, Apcizzle talks with BFCL Legions League admin Zahadoom about the highly anticipated Season 1 of the new league. Then, InstantAction's very own Ian "Crash7800" Tournay will discuss PlayLegions.com and the future of IA/Legions.
How: www.legionsplayers.com/radio
Where: #LPRadio on irc.quakenet.org
Stop by in IRC to chat with the guests and get your questions on air. And as always, if we break our record of 62 listeners, we'll triple the tokens! If we hit 75...well, something will happen. :)
An archive of previous shows is available here: www.legionsplayers.com/radio/archive
Legions Live! - February 19th - Updates, Adv Capping, and Legions Dev Chris Flanagan
Hey everybody,
Apcizzle and Blitz have a great show for you all starting at 9:00pm ET this Thursday (2/19). They'll be briefly touching on the recent updates to Legions, as well as going in-depth for some discussion (and maybe a bit of argument) on the finer points of capping in CTF. And none of you will want to miss the special guest this week, Legions 3D Artist Chris Flanagan (aka GloriousWolf). Of course we'll be giving away lots of prizes, including another InstantAction T-shirt for the best contributor!
Tune in here and chat live with the hosts here.
We didn't manage to break our listener record last show, but we will still double the tokens given away this week if we break 75 listeners! Invite your friends to listen and join in IRC (#lpradio on irc.quakenet.org).
Coming up on this weeks Legions Live!
Legions Players Radio will be hosting it's usual Legions Live! this Thursday (5th February, 9PM EST).
Apcizzle and Blitz are going to be talking about the recent LPR Saturday Tournament, Ventrilo conduct, newb tips, Bravo's competition news, and more. If we hit 75 listeners this week, we'll be doubling the amount of tokens given away!
More details on the forum, but don't forget to join our IRC channel!
Another Legions Live! this Thursday
This Thursday (22nd January) at 9PM EST will be time for another Legions Live! broadcast on Legions Players Radio.
Special guests this week will be 57thStilgar and The_Phroo, who will be joining our regular host Apcizzle along with guest host Blitz. Topics for discussion this week include the Elite Legions League and an insight into forum moderation.
If we break 50 listeners then the top contributor on IRC will get an InstantAction t-shirt. Just remember that this means the top contributor and not top spammer!
Update - Derek will be giving a PDXLAN 13 badge to a user in #lpradio picked at random if we reach 60 listeners. So tell all your friends to listen in - there will be prizes if there are enough listeners!
Don't forget to join the IRC channel for the show - more details are on the forum.
First Legions Live! of the new year!
This Thursday (8th January) at 9PM EST (2AM UTC) will be the second show of the Legions Players Radio talk show now known as Legions Live!
Hosts for this episode of Legions Live! will be Apcizzle along with guest host Blitz. Our special guest will be Dynamic_Derek - the Legions community manager and map creator. Hopefully we'll be talking a bit about the upcoming update, as well as some thoughts on advanced CTF tactics.
Don't forget to join the IRC channel for the show - more details are on the forum.
Legions Talk Show Premiering Thursday
This Thursday (18th December) at 9PM EST (2AM UTC) will be the launch of a new talk show on Legions Players Radio. Apcizzle will be your host for the evening, diving into various questions about the game, as well as getting involved with you - the listeners.
The first show will include guest host Outlaw, along with special guest TaylorBalbi who will be talking about the Elite Legions League.
More information is available on the forum - but don't forget to listen on Thursday!
Legions Players Radio
We'd like to announce an exclusive for Fallen Empire: Legions - the introduction of Legions Players Radio!
Our aim is to bring you some of the best competitive games, shoutcasting them to you live. Our first match being broadcast will be The Bots vs 57th Midnight Squadron - live on 22th November at 9:30PM EST with your hosts Blitz and Apcizzle.
Check out our radio page for more information.