From the Planetside forums comes a tale from WarCan, one of our Planetside players, who attended the Sony Fan Fair event and took part in the Planetside festivities. I am betting even money he wishes he hadn’t. Click the Read more to well, read more!

Here is WarCan’s description of the aforementioned proceedings:

Most of you know I attended Fan Faire 2007. What you don’t know is… I broke my leg on the last evening of it. It’s a bad break. My x-ray shows a RIGHT LATERAL TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE WITH FOCAL DEPRESSION.

So I shall be incapacitated for some time. I saw the Orthopedic Surgeon yesterday. He won’t operate until some of the abrasions on the knee heal up some. He says it is right where he will make the incision. And if it isn’t healed enough, it increases the chance for infection. On top of that, my apartment got flooded due to some clogging at the kitchen sink. Wasn’t my fault, but it definitely adds to my problems. The good news is, I just got a call from the big boss and he says my job is secure with them. phew.

All in all, I have much to do for he next few weeks and I only have my laptop to get on-line. The meds i’m on keep me DRYYYYY mouthed and a bit loopy. I hope to see you guys still in-game when I am able to get back in.

Hmmm, that’s not good. Tell us more of what happened.

During the evening meal, they were giving away items to catagories of people (show me an ID from Hawaii, need 3 SWG players to imitate an in-game emote, etc). They didnt call anything for us PlanetSide players in the first batch.

Then they held the EQII wedding (real wedding) and brought up all 4 Player of the Year people. When EvilPig went up, i called out “Incoming MAX unit.” So, when they started the next batch of item giveaways, and they called for 2 PlanetSiders, me and UpYours went up there.

They wanted us to do an in-game voice macro. Well, i’m a bit of a ham, so i backed up a little, started running and shouted “Incoming MAX unit!”. I was fine then. He handed me a webcam thingy and…because I’m a ham…. I ran off-stage saying “Outgoing MAX Unit”..and missed one of the steps (only 3 of them) and hit the floor with the right foot and it went out from under me.

All bad news from there.

I saw the Orthopedic surgeon yesterday. He said he can’t operate until the abrasion where he needs to make an incision is healed enough. So, i go back 8/22 to set a surgery time. This will include pins, screws, and a cast.

So, I’m a bit fooked.

A bit fucked is right. let’s hope it doesn’t get any worse…

I’ve had to move in to the lower level of my parents bi-level home. My cats are still at my apartment. I’ve had to TRY and sleep on one of the recliners down there, but I’m really starting to get sore from it
They went over to my place Saturday to TRY and catch any of my cats (which they didn’t), clean up the place a bit from the sink overflow (which they did, mostly), and bring back a few odds and ends.
The Orthopedic surgeon cant operate because the abrasion on my knee is right where he needs to make an incision. It increases the risk of infection if it isn’t healed. DAMMIT. I just want to get the operation done, the pins, screws, cast, and whatever else DONE…so I can start working on the HEALING.

Meanwhile, I still have my laptop to occasionally get on-line. I can get my bills worked on and check some forums. But, no way can I play anything. Here’s to hoping you all and Planetside are still “going” by the time I’m able to play again.

And, yeah, I got my Fan Faire Sword….but I’m using it as a SPLINT right now.

Let this be a lesson to everyone else. Not only does attending Fan Faire’s label you as a nerd for life, it can also be hazardous to your health!!

Also, and don’t take this guys ramblings to heart, there was mention of the event on another blog! Sure it’s a bit cruel but then his whole blog bashes the nerdom inside us all.  

Someone foolishly gave Brenlo a microphone (When will they learn?! OH GOD WHEN WILL THEY LEARN?? THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!) and he did an amazing job MCin’ a bunch of contests and prize give-aways to the amusement of all that gathered. “I need the biggest and manliest of men to come to the stage!” He challenged knowing FULL WELL that he would get the largest and doughiest among us. And he did. Oh gods he did.

And then? They could win a keyboard by slapping on a 9 sizes too small T-shirt and parading around the stage. You want breasts? There were breasts. PLENTY O’breasts. Big. Fat. Hairy. MAN TEATS as the contestants wiggled and jiggled into their outfits.

And as funny and disturbing as it was to watch, what really took the stage was the over excited Planetside player doing his best “Planet Side Emote”. A fifty year old pasty white ball of bald man flesh zoomed around the stage energetically as he did some in-game emote that earned him a couple of laughs. Taking his prize he REALLY threw himself into his act as he hammed it up to the crowd, poured on the speed and agility…

….and ran RIGHT off the stage, collapsing in a fleshy pile of virginity in front of the entire audience.

I gave a standing ovation.

Captain Planetside hobbled to his one good leg and tried to look like he did it on purpose for laughs, but his knee started swelling to the size of a basketball. Unable to walk, the pudgy wonder had to sit in shame in front of the entire gathering before being wheeled away by the ambulance crew.

BEST. CONTEST. EVER.