Darkmod Euro meet: testing the water

[Bikerdude]

SeriousToni suggested the idea of a 'Euro meet' with beer and muchies, as I've just had smaller 3 man meet with SteveL & SirTaff. So Im starting a thread to get a feel for who might be interested and where the meet would take place...

[SteveL]

I'd be up for it obviously. As for where, somewhere with cheap flights and interesting stuff to look at would be a bonus. But let's see where people live.

[c0mputer-fr0d]

where in Europe?

[Sir Taffsalot]

Assuming that I have the money (my current job terminates at the end of the year) then I will be up for this. I'm not too bothered where in Europe it takes place but I would prefer if it had some beautiful scenery and lots of old buildings to take pictures of.

Edited July 6, 2015 by Sir Taffsalot

[Airship Ballet]

dont tell them, but im gonna call in a fake bomb threat at the venue they decide on

[Sotha]

Meeting IRL sounds like fun. Best of luck! I envy those who can go, just like that, to another country to meet people.

 

I wonder if a meeting like that could be arranged 'in virtuo:' DayZ standalone players of the TDM community could agree on a server and meet in Chernarus/Solnichiy and have a barbeque party with lots of Rasputin Kvass. And guns of course. I could attend that one as the time investment is much lower.

 

(Let's not tell AB the venue or she comes with a kill team and snipes us dead. Or fills the area with bear trap and land mines.)

[Bob Necro]

I'd say the most apt act of dickery would be to call in an anonymous tip that a gang of thieves has gathered at the venue in order to case the joint.

[demagogue]

You ought to pick some appropriately dingy old-looking city, like Budapest or Prague, or with a great cathedral like Trier or Freiberg.

[Melan]

Budapest is not thiefy, Prague is hellishly crowded and a bit of a tourist trap.

[Lux]

what about in Bruges?

Edited July 7, 2015 by Lux

[Bikerdude]

Germany IMHO sounds like the best location as its smack in the middle of where most of are, and we have a bunch of taffers already over there - maybe one could host the event..?

[demagogue]

Well I thought Budapest was a little Thiefy while I was there, with the old crumbly architecture at night. It's not like the old parts of some old cities though, I guess.

 

I have nothing against Germany though, Deutschephile that I am.

[Destined]

If it really will be in Germany, there is a chance, that I will join in. I am currently unemployed and thus relatively broke . But if it is not too far, I think I can manage.

[Sir Taffsalot]

I went to Wave Gotik Treffin in Leipzig a few years ago and had an awesome time. The architecture was awesome and the locals a joy to talk to. I would love to go to Germany again.

[SeriousToni]

There's lots of places in germany where you can visit castles and old small towns. At the moment I'm very busy and I don't really have time to figure out a nice route with many attractions though. Maybe some other local can come up with some nice ideas to comment on. Thuringia is a nice place for that but it is badly reachable (mostly from Erfurt). Leipzig is also nice but theres mostly newer buildings in between the olde ones.

[wesp5]

If you want to meet in Germany, I would recommend Cologne or Munich. Cologne has a beautiful "Altstadt" near the river Rhein which probably was exactly like some of the TDM cities in medieval times and there are a lot of castles nearby along the river itself. Munich has much bigger residences and palaces, but with "Neuschwanstein" there is the prototype Disney castle nearby ...

[SeriousToni]

Isn't this too much into the south for our british folks?

[Melan]

München has frequent flights and good airline connections, which is what matters for most people. Although personally, I'd just come by the Railjet.

[SteveL]

As long as we can get direct flights from a nearby airport it's all pretty much the same. Some cities seem to be much more expensive to fly to though. I fly to Italy pretty frequently, and for some reason it usually costs about 4 times as much to fly to Pisa as it does to Rome, for example, but that might just be a quirk of my local airport.

[PPoe]

It seems like a great Idea.. Also Germany sounds good. Im from Czech rep, hopefully the train will be cheap enough for me and Ill be able to come. Prag is cheaper and I would say that its a very thievish like city, but a bit more calmer place in Germany might be just a better idea.

Dresden would be best for me, obviously. =))

[fllood]

If it settles on Cologne i might be in if the date don't conflicts with job duties.

A Plus for Cologne are also very good and cheap flight connections to Airport Cologne/Bonn (easyjet, ryanair etc) from many destinations.

Afaik. not much left of any Old Town (totally detroyed during the WWII apart of the Cologne Dom). Nice places at the Rhein during summer time.

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Cologne/@50.9310034,6.9689611,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1s-9yop6yzs3rM%2FVLN8ZGW_2GI%2FAAAAAAAA2fM%2F3VEPakpsL8Y!2e4!3e12!6s%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2F-9yop6yzs3rM%2FVLN8ZGW_2GI%2FAAAAAAAA2fM%2F3VEPakpsL8Y%2Fs203-k-no%2F!7i2048!8i1536!4m2!3m1!1s0x47bf259169ab2fe5:0x42760fc4a2a77f0!6m1!1e1

 

If Thief'isch scenries is importend for you guys out of my mind good places should be:

 

- Quedlinburg (small very old medieval Town center, Harz / Saxony-Anhalt, but no airport nearby)

https://www.google.de/maps/@51.786747,11.136142,3a,75y,50h,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s9ygFms35Il4AAAQJKhijBg!2e0!3e11!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D9ygFms35Il4AAAQJKhijBg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D50.2%26pitch%3D0!7i5952!8i2976

 

- Heidelberg (baroque styled Old Town, tourist favorite, but not too crowded. Airport Karlsruhe half an hour away with easyjet, ryanair from a few destinations)

https://www.google.de/maps/@49.413929,8.709566,3a,75y,132h,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sJF2F_-E6JfoAAAQWmpro_A!2e0!3e11!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DJF2F_-E6JfoAAAQWmpro_A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.TACTILE.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D132.89427%26pitch%3D0!7i2508!8i1253!6m1!1e1

 

- Colmar (small very Thiefisch Old Town, France, Euro Airport Basel/Mulhouse half an hour away, also serverd by easyjet, ryanair from a lot destinations)

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Colmar,+France/@48.0737945,7.3571917,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1s-Sh5t5x3IxdM%2FVZ9-VUm7iQI%2FAAAAAAAACr0%2FRCSNljNGwa4!2e4!3e12!6s%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-Sh5t5x3IxdM%2FVZ9-VUm7iQI%2FAAAAAAAACr0%2FRCSNljNGwa4%2Fs203-k-no%2F!7i1920!8i1080!4m2!3m1!1s0x479165dff670c1cf:0xe35d7e3e616ce966!6m1!1e1

 

- Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Bavaria, It is said it would be the most medieval Town in Germany still existing. Never been there though. Next airport should be Nürmberg, about one and a half hour away ...)

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Rothenburg+ob+der+Tauber/@49.3801834,10.1867388,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1s-26wok0egtbI%2FVIx9_T1HjZI%2FAAAAAAABNow%2FrUb_-UkvFgU!2e4!3e12!6s%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-26wok0egtbI%2FVIx9_T1HjZI%2FAAAAAAABNow%2FrUb_-UkvFgU%2Fs203-k-no%2F!7i1890!8i1064!4m2!3m1!1s0x47988efdf06dff37:0x41eda32beb5f5c0!6m1!1e1

 

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Edited July 12, 2015 by fllood

[Bikerdude]

- Quedlinburg (small very old medieval Town center, Harz / Saxony-Anhalt, but no airport nearby)

Man I can just imagine all of us in that courtyard, on a nice warm evening drinking some nice beer, and maybe using a pico projector or some such.

 

[wesp5]

I would say the most obvious Thief looking city should be Venice. Especially at night, aside from the tourist roads, because there are no cars at all!

[PPoe]

There is plenty thief looking cities.. Most important is that we will have enough place to stay and the good connection to that city. Someone living in a house with garden or estate would be great=). Germany seems to be a good option mainly because there is a lot of taffers from Germany, so the distance to the meeting would be shorter for most of the crowd. But maybe Im mistaken. I dont even have idea where most of you came from..

[SeriousToni]

Is there any time you guys prefer? Over the week or only weekend? Which week in july / august?