Feldon 
The time has arrived at last. The SOE Live 2013 schedule including all the events, announcements, official Developer, AND Player Panels has been released.
New Venue, Player Panels, No Problem!
Not only is SOE Live taking up a new venue this year at Planet Hollywood (SOE Community and Events team folks were in Vegas this week enduring 117°F/47.2°C temperatures to scope the place out and ensure that the events go smoothly), but this year is only the second year of the highly popular Player-run Panels. Not only is SOE Live unveiling a totally new game — EverQuest Next — but organizing these Player Panels so that they do not overlap Developer panels that those same players absolutely cannot miss is like a jigsaw puzzle inside a Rubik’s Cube.
I will once again be hosting a Data panel to talk about EQ2U, and I am proud to share the stage with Dedith who will be talking about his site Dragon’s Armory. We are both feverishly working on new features for our sites as well as collaborating on a feature which will hopefully blow everyone’s socks off!
EverQuest II and EverQuest Next
EverQuest II will, of course, be talking in depth about its 10th expansion coming this fall which should have some very interesting announcements for all play styles.
EverQuest Next has been a complete mystery, other than the 11:00am reveal which we’ve been told to expect on Friday, August 2nd, we didn’t know until today how many panels we might expect. The Events team have worked hard to try to mix up EQ, EQ2, and EQN panels so that even players of all 3 will be able to get something from all of them, but conflicts were inevitable. We don’t know the names of the EQN panels, but now we know there will be a whopping SEVEN of them.
So what are you waiting for? Head over to the SOE Live 2013 Schedule and start putting together your own personal list of the panels for your favorite games!
but…?
I really would like to know which panels will be streamed and if SOE is going record all of the panels or only some of them to upload them later on youtube…
Or maybe some other attendees will be recording panels and uploading them on youtube? it would be really nice to gather such info somewhere, so those of us who can’t attend SOE Live can watch it as well at some point 🙂
Back in the old day they posted a link in game announced speakers or subjects they were discussing . Not sure if they even do that anymore.
How on earth are you going to record even most of these, Feldon? I don’t envy you the choices.
I’m just going to record what I can, leaning towards EQN but of course getting the EQ2 Expansion, Mechanics, and other panels.
I don’t expect to eat or sleep much. I’m going to have bottles upon bottles of water, Crystal Lite packets, and packs upon packs of 100 calorie snack bags.
Oh hey, I’ve got the first EQ2 panel — the EQ2U / Dragon’s Armory Data panel. 😉
Are you following EQN >> EQ2 >> EQ1 >> other stuff (EXCEPT booze and food) for conflicts Feldon?
EQNext wherever possible, and EQ2 for expansions, mechanics, etc. It’s going to be tough. Also I fly out at 12:30pm so I won’t be able to make that last EQNext panel, although I can’t imagine them putting any earth-shattering announcements on Sunday afternoon.
Will you do a mobile-friendly site again this year for the schedule, for those of us on Android and/or non-iType phones?
Absolutely.
Oooh, WITH a map of the new hotel, like you had with Bally’s? (Especially important this year since it’s in a new venue).
My plan is to do audio recordings and written notes covering the EQ2 and EQN sessions. including Sunday panels. I will try to post a link or something if needed
We’ll see you there Feldon.