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2009/10/08Community contest "Draw Me A Dragon" 2009/04/07RPC - Day 3 – Sunday 2009/04/06RPC - Day 2 – Saturday Community contest "Draw Me A Dragon" 2009/10/08
But who thought a scanned creation or made with modern image editing programs would be enough, is wrong. The challenge of the contest is following: you are only allowed to draw in MS Paint! Yes, you read correctly. We want you to create a dragon exclusively with the tools from MS Paint. It is not about creating the most detailed, beautiful and biggest one. Show us how much charm your dragon can have despite the simple tools. We want the funniest, most bizarre, most fancy, or just the best MS Paint dragon you can offer! You can find further details on the Divinity II forum. Right on, Dragonknights, show us your masterpieces! We wish you lots of fun!
2009/09/23 4am Seattle,
     Cables strewn everywhere, power tools screaming, thundering big mobile cherry pickers and half empty paper coffee cups – that’s the scene here at the show right now. It’s like a military operation – organized chaos!
A fantastic sense of excitement is in the air as halls begin to fill with many a marketing person’s creative vision, and final polish is being applied to some magnificent stands. Big standees tower above stages, countless 360 boot sounds rumble in the walls and a million Tv remotes are being tapped at the same time! Stealthily sneaking around the floor, disguised as an HDMI delivery man, I come across some awesome treasures to be revealed to the public in a few short hours, my mission today - to go see our CDV friends and their Divinity II booth section! First thing I notice is the massive dragon artwork that wraps around at least half the stand, and how nice it looks against a plain white background. There are also plenty of giant HD screens being hoisted up above PCs and 360s. One console is already hooked up, so I pick up the controller and give it a quick play while no one is looking. I have played the PC version a few times now and it’s great fun, but this is the first time I have had my hands on the 360 code. You will be glad to hear that it plays identically, and the control system feels solid. You simply hold down a button during play, and can allocate skills, items or abilities to that key press within seconds. I felt immediately at home and got down to business. Goblin huntin’ business. The graphics look awesome on the big screen, and I now find myself pondering which version I should pick up when the game comes out. I was most impressed by how much fun I could have in a short period of time, not having to dedicate hours and hours if I didn’t want to – yet the more I played, the more the game drew me in and I started to become aware of the depths below the surface, and this was something I noticed that many players reported throughout the show. A good omen! By 5am the stand was complete, and those hard working folks at CDV deserve a serious back pat +9 – they have a few hours to rest, then will be back on form as the show opens! Day 1 - Friday Pax 2009 is on! Within minutes of the doors opening, all controllers on the CDV booth are in hands, and crowds are already beginning to swarm around the stand. Today we see a lot of fans of the original Divine Divinity game, and Swen Vincke, the CEO of the development studio Larian, was on hand to chat to them about the game and the world. Not once during the three days did I spot Swen NOT talking to fans – he is VERY passionate about his team and his game! Today we ran a raffle to win an autographed Xbox 360, and expected a good amount of hopeful fans, but we were overwhelmed when we saw that when the time for the draw came, the stand was swamped with people – great stuff! A good start – the stand looks great, the show is busy, the game is well received and already there is a great feeling of excitement and passion from the fans. Can’t wait till tomorrow! Day 2 - Saturday Much busier day than yesterday – which is saying something! We had a lot of fans come by again today to pick up from their last saved position in the game – which is something I have never seen before at a show. Amazing!
 Had a chance to talk to a few people on the stand today, to see what their thoughts were on Divinity II – for a lot of them, this was the first time they had seen the game, as it was only announced for North America yesterday. I am glad to report that the feedback was all positive, it seems that Divinity II is a nice surprise for many people, especially those that are fans of fantasy RPGs. Visitors loved the ability to shapeshift into dragon form, and enjoyed the way that combat could be played in a similar way to a first person shooter. Others liked the extra detail that lay beyond this gameplay, and wanted to dig right down into customizing their options. I was surprised to see the sheer variety of tactics and play options that people used to take down creatures. I knew you had a lot of choices, but it was awesome to see it happen organically like that!
I noticed today there were many more costumes than before, some incredible work has gone into these pieces, and like previous times I have spent at GenCon and RPGCon, it never fails to impress me how much passion there is at these events. It is inspiring. Day 3 - Sunday Lots of press today, and easily as busy as yesterday. Saw a lot of tired gamers taking time out on some handy beanbags in the entrance lobby, and took time myself to scout around the hall again for one last sweep. Some great games coming for players of all tastes, but Divinity II was still unique in its action RPG fantasy style. Saw some great box games, and the fantastic new Space Hulk set was among them. But I still desperately want a new ‘proper’ fantasy game, with dragons and goblins, and there were almost none. Bumped into an amazing Emma Frost (yes it WAS an accident), two angry looking Warlocks and spent some tense moments in the elevator with four heavily armored borg. Luckily they were distracted by talk about seeing District 9 that night, so I escaped un-assimilated. As the show doors closed tonight, there was that normal sense of sadness. The noise and the excitement has gone again for another year, and despite all the blood sweat and tears, it’s always very sad to walk away at the end of a show, but it was great fun to be part of it! But chin up! Need some dragon action in a fantasy setting? Divinity II is just around the corner! dtp trade show Ninja signing off!
2009/04/07
Most early risers included the clearly disciplined stormtroopers and associated bounty hunters, whereas mid day saw the arrival of the more feisty characters, (including a contingent of shouty dwarves chucking insults at an argumentative orc warband). At times, the Divinity stand felt like a very busy executive lounge at an airport that only went to fantasy or sci fi destinations….
The sun came out again for a little while, and so many people took the chance to relax outside with a beer and listen to some amazingly lively medieval style bands. One thing I did notice, conscious or not, arch enemies didn’t mix. Elves sat in shaded areas in the breeze, orcs sat in circles and traded insults and the occasional punch, or took a back seat behind others and continuously teased or pestered them good naturedly; dwarves blockaded one of the beer tents; and humans practiced sword play, or tried on different armour types, as they admired themselves in mirrors.
Raise a tankard to the manically busy DTP marketing team next time – they worked their fingers to the bone, and never once sneaked off for a crafty Stamina potion... :)    
2009/04/06
Take the intensity of Friday and add a +10 modifier – Roleplay Con day 2 is overwhelming. Never before has such a great group of passionate, enthusiastic and happy people been contained in such a small place! It is an honour to be amongst them. Again we find ourselves with a warm greeting from fans, eager to complete the Divinity II quest and grab their loot from the hardworking team on the booth. We are down to less than a third of our freebie items, nothing could have prepared us for this level of excitement! I had a chance to take a tour of the show today, and if I have managed to figure out the video camera, then we can upload a video in the future.
Check some fine show folks out on the pictures posted. Its 8pm and the chink of chainmail slowly becomes quiet again for another day. Heres to Sunday!
2009/04/03 Oh wow. I am sat in the eye of the storm. Every time I come to an RPG convention I remember the passion, the experience, and the awesome spectacle of being among good folks that love their hobby. Bon Jovi tunes blare out across the show floor , crowds of RPGers march around the show looking for bargains, and my bank manager cries a tear each time I take a wander around the retail area. Its mid day and already I am down to my last few notes, which are supposed to last me all weekend. Gladly I give up my food money/bus fare/shoes for books and cards. Jon Bon Jovi appropriate sings “We gotta hold on…to what we got…..” and I feel guilty. But only for a second…I have just seen an amazing Tshirt stand, and its my duty to investigate… Nothing on earth is like this, and I am proud to be here in Cologne, Germany! Today is Friday 3rd, and the first day of the show. We had a busy evening setting up the Divinity area, arranging posters and goodies for fans when they arrive. The ever busy marketing team has created a cool Divinity style quest for show visitors to take part in, to receive a nice hardback Divinity II notebook. Already we are hoping we have enough! Crowds have formed around the new Divinity video we are showing, and a surprising amount of gamers are already on the special quest. We are right at one of the main doors, so we sometimes are told off by security for having a crowd :) Already I have seen many beautiful elven maidens, eight terrifying orc warriors, one Skeletor, two ghostbusters (both Venkman I think), zero tron guys, and a stunning vampire sorceress. I will check in each day with an update of how things are going, hope to see you at the show! The DTP convention Ninja
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