Next year is the end year for easy availability of badges.
Remember: PAX East is over-demanded by a factor of up to 10. If 30,000 people did go to PAX, 300,000 likely wanted to or even tried.
MAGFest is about as good as PAX East (just different), so it's easy to assume that if more people know about it, the same thing will happen. There are some 50MM people within easy driving distance of MAGFest.
GeekNights Con NYC, I will be at year one. I have 0 staff experience but I'm a sysadmin and will volunteer my time doing that or something more menial if it means another good con to go to.
Btw if people like me are the problem, then people like me are also the solution to a different problem. I was planning on going to otakon this year, however I went to my first MAGFest last year, and then otakon last year. I immediately stopped attending otakon once I learned MAGFest was my jam and otakon really wasn't. Hell I'm looking into if PAX South is feasible. Like I've seen through the matrix, and if more people do that. We are in for good things.
Btw if people like me are the problem, then people like me are also the solution to a different problem. I was planning on going to otakon this year, however I went to my first MAGFest last year, and then otakon last year. I immediately stopped attending otakon once I learned MAGFest was my jam and otakon really wasn't. Hell I'm looking into if PAX South is feasible. Like I've seen through the matrix, and if more people do that. We are in for good things.
Good things being horrible lines and impossible hotel/ticket rush for my favorite cons? Also...
ALL THESE CONS ARE YOURS EXCEPT PAX SOUTH ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE USE THEM TOGETHER USE THEM IN PEACE
Btw if people like me are the problem, then people like me are also the solution to a different problem. I was planning on going to otakon this year, however I went to my first MAGFest last year, and then otakon last year. I immediately stopped attending otakon once I learned MAGFest was my jam and otakon really wasn't. Hell I'm looking into if PAX South is feasible. Like I've seen through the matrix, and if more people do that. We are in for good things.
Good things being horrible lines and impossible hotel/ticket rush for my favorite cons?
Can't argue that we're also the cause of that problem but I imagine people like me en masse abandoning amateur hour anime cons for real cons might drag the general quality of cons up.
If I was traveling alone, I'd be like, all over this (if you'd have me: a mostly random stranger who hangs out on FRC forums) however I've already got a room and am traveling with my girlfriend who doesn't hang out on FRC forums.
If I was traveling alone, I'd be like, all over this (if you'd have me: a mostly random stranger who hangs out on FRC forums) however I've already got a room and am traveling with my girlfriend who doesn't hang out on FRC forums.
No worries, I'm hoping for a lot of repeat business this year.
If I was traveling alone, I'd be like, all over this (if you'd have me: a mostly random stranger who hangs out on FRC forums) however I've already got a room and am traveling with my girlfriend who doesn't hang out on FRC forums.
No worries, I'm hoping for a lot of repeat business this year.
Count me and Yuyuke in. Also, hit me up if there's 2 spaces left.
I had a really fun time at the mag condo last year, but I have to decline this year. Unlike last year all my friends wanted to come this year, and thanks to this forum and my understanding boss I was able to get 2 rooms for the 7 of us. Seriously, thanks for the heads up on the rooms because it basically fell on me to get them this year.
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Good news! We have added new hotel blocks! Book them ASAP and add yourself to the mailing list to get first dibs! magfest.org/bookhotel
Remember: PAX East is over-demanded by a factor of up to 10. If 30,000 people did go to PAX, 300,000 likely wanted to or even tried.
MAGFest is about as good as PAX East (just different), so it's easy to assume that if more people know about it, the same thing will happen. There are some 50MM people within easy driving distance of MAGFest.
PAX and MAGFest are both cons we ignored in their early years, and then upon actually deciding to go deeply regretted not being there previously.
PAX? When there was only one? I booked a hotel once a couple weeks before the con. Badges were sold AT THE DOOR.
After PAX, I'll be working a lot harder on it.
Possible for Feb 2017. More likely Feb 2018.
ALL THESE CONS
ARE YOURS EXCEPT
PAX SOUTH
ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE
USE THEM TOGETHER
USE THEM IN PEACE
ARE YOURS EXCEPT
GENCON
ATTEMPT NO
VISIT THERE
Right now the list is: Me, Coldguy, You, Yuyuke
Definitely have space for 2 more, Charles isn't coming back this year since he has a paid convention at the same time.
Seriously, thanks for the heads up on the rooms because it basically fell on me to get them this year.