Get a sneak peek at SOE Fan Faire '09's in-game items
by William Dobson 
Jun 1st 2009 at 11:00AM
Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Events, real-world, The Matrix Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard, Free Realms, Legends of Norrath
E3 may be the show on everyone's minds right now, but SOE is doing what they can to make sure that people don't forget that they have their very own event later in the month. They've put up a preview of some of the digital schwag that attendees will receive for coming to SOE Fan Faire 2009, and the new rule this year is that you'lll be able to get one in-game item for each game you have an active account for -- no need to choose just one anymore.The preview has pictures and some details about the items, and there's one in particular that will probably get the most attention: the Dianoga Dumpster for Star Wars Galaxies players will spit up collection items if fed once a week for a month, and besides that, it just looks kinda cool. Other neat items include a statue of Firiona Vie for EverQuest II, and a flying dragon mount for Vanguard, although, that one might divide people due to its bright pinkish-purple color. Registration for the fan faire is still open, so if you simply must have a pink dragon, now's the time to book.
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Johnny_Velocity said on 11:18AM 6-01-2009
In-game items should never, NEVER be granted for RL attendance at a function, unless said item is offered for sale to general players later.
Not only is a geographical bias in play, but many MMO players are either low-income, unable to travel, or simply have a job and can't get away.
Companies need to decide: are they in the MMO business or the convention business?
I really detest this practice. Physical swag for physical presence.
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Jack said on 12:19PM 6-01-2009
wow a ingame item to sale tickets ..... At this time I do not care for any game SOE got!
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CindyL said on 12:35PM 6-01-2009
I'm starting to get really sick of hearing about SOE in game items. I love EQ2 but it's like they use these small bonuses continually as carrots to get people to buy their stuff or in this case attend their show.
Fan faire is awesome for die hard fans and I'm sure is loads of fun so I don't say anything about that here, I just wish SOE would give their item push a rest. It's like they're a digital drug dealer. O.o
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PeterD said on 1:02PM 6-01-2009
Blizzard is probably even worse about this than SOE, to the point that it's almost becoming an industry standard :p