Out of Pod Experience

Yes. They should only provide the good stuff. No more of this Jager crap. Fifty cent shots of blue label all the way!

Yes. Fanfest is becoming more and more public and televised each year. It will be under more and more scrutiny each year as well. Drinking should be prohibited in any event that can be or will be televised in any way. Outside of that, what is done at the after parties and in the pubs is another matter.

This is now a matter of public view and public opinion. I doubt CCP wants to be shed in a negative light. Allowing people to get drunk while asking and answering questions is not something most people would consider a positive thing.

Let me clarify. Presenters and anybody on stage in front of a camera should not be drinking or obviously stupid drunk. If the attendees are drinking and it isn't a problem, that should be ok.

Er.... what did you expect to get out of the Alliance Panel? Useful intel? It's supposed to be a drunken brag-athon.

i agree OP. CCP, perhaps next year you could let the amarrians host fanfest. while their strictness may result in a few deaths, their flair for rituals would add a nice atmosphere to the event.

yes, i realize this may exclude a few brutors, but nobody cares about them anyway.

Any time you have a broadcast open to the public...all they need is a URL, you don't need account ID and password to access it, the ones who "own the mic" are responsible (criminally, civillly and fiduciarily) to ensure what goes out on that broadcast is in compliance with any laws in any jurisdiction that broadcast might reach. All nations have a set of media laws since the days of radio when crackpots incited people to riot...even the events in Ruwanda were driven by radio broadcasts. Things can get out of hand, quickly.

This means the party givers can't get caught up in the party. If they want a drunken guest to access a microphone, they're free to do it, but there's no excuse any competant legal authority will listen to. CCP in this instance has demonstrated they do not endorse what the person in question said, or did. They distanced themselves from the person quickly enough so as not to appear complicit by intent. That would satisfy reasonable law enforcement, or regulatory bodies. (However, if it happened again, they wouldn't get off so easy.)

So, with this new technology we have...sort of off-the-shelf ability to broadcast world wide, word to the wise: Exercise control over who uses that mic. The party attendees don't have to be sober. Neither do the ones broadcasting, but it'd be a good idea if the second group of party goers are sober. It's also a good idea to gather those whose voices will be going out and brief them on the parameters they have to remain within. You can even print up an agreement and have them sign it. This at least will have them exposed to the parameters...assuming they read it before they sign it. I'd do both. Put it in writing and tell them verbally.

The NEXT thing to do is run the broadcast on a five-second delay with a person on a kill switch. You see this all the time. The drunken guest says "mortarforker", and you have time to blink that out, but not interrupt the stream. Believe any law enforcement will be asking why you didn't do any of this, considering your legal vulnerability should anything go wrong.

So, no. To be in compliance, the party-goers can get $hitfaced if they want - which does reflect on the image of the party giver, btw - and so can those who'll be on the tube....as long as certain effective controls are in place and used. We run whatever risks we want in this life. If you want to play cowboy, nobody's stopping you. After the fact? Don't be surprised if there's a knock on your door and some suits and ties are on your porch with a sheaf of papers...and maybe even a guy with some handcuffs.

Word to yo' muthuh.

No,

As one of the dev mentionned, the other Game companies are jealous of CCP way of dealing with its players community.

Fanfest is the only place you could have such experience with game developers. I mean, look at blizz con where even foo fighter can not make people cheers, and don't let me start with the SOE conventions, just good for roleplaying :s

They should make Oktoberfest alcohol free as well. I mean, the wor ... United States might be watching.



I hope they don't have Internet in countries under Sharia law. And there are nobody in any religious demographic which objects to this form of partying that might play EVE and watch Fanfest. Because if you seriously want them to comply with any laws their broadcast across the internet might reach ... well. Fanfest is gone.

Time delay is a good idea.

As much as I hate to say it, the rest is so much drivel. If you don't know what does and does not apply as far as an internet broadcast is concerned I would suggest not offering your insight in the future.

Alcohol should ALLWAYS be restriced!

It is NOT cool to get drunken till you don't know who or where you are!
It is NOT cool to show others what you have eaten last day!
It is NOT cool to brabbel like a monkey!

Just idiots drink to much!

I have nothing against a good cold beer or a tasty Irish Coffee. Even two are fine if you aren't hyper sensetive against alcohol.

BUT EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW HIS LIMITS! ALLWAYS!

I wouldn't object to CCP reserving the right to tell a panelist they are too drunk to present well, which would likely bring home the point that if they want to be a celebrity they need to keep themselves from going past their limits. And as I have already said, a time delay is a good idea.

However as anyone drinking at FanFest is an adult, at least by Icelandic law, beyond those common sense requirements unnecessary restrictions would do far more harm than good.

Icelandic views on what is acceptable are fine with me, and I think most people who care to watch. All that is necessary is a touch more common sense.