Posted by
lore seeker
I don't care about connected really - I just want downtown, period.
What time did you get?
Posted by
emynst01
bought my badge at 11:55am this morning (5 minute before housing starts). Got a 50 minute wait time
All the connecting hotels to the convention center had rooms available as of 12:55pm.
urohawk wrote:
Gencon is becoming a pop culture con not the "best X days in gaming".
This is the best summation of things that I can recall in a long time.
I understand the inclusive nature, the desire to be a "big tent" and embrace the myriad tangential subcultures, but at some point you have to start triaging what you keep and what goes, based on customer experience, space constraints, etc., etc. OR, alternatively, you take the SDCC route and you almost rejoice in your success and exclusivity, to the point where sitcoms dedicate episodes about how hard an event you are to actually attend. (Which BBT did for SDCC).
I wish that Gen Con would do the former, but it appears to be taking the route of the latter.
Posted by
holder of dreams
First try, was a refresh and a 503 error. Now it was a 1 hour and 13 minutes wait * with 21 mins to go now* Last year, it was 4 or 5 days before I got a place.
Posted by
daveculp
Glad I had a backup hotel!!!
I got the Embasy for 8 days at $199/night with hot breakfast and in room wifi. I wasnt going to be able to beat that deal but wanted to see what was available via the lottery!
Posted by
truelink
I got 2:38, but one of my bunkmates got 0:30, so we got the room we wanted. :)
Posted by
jolt
I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
jolt wrote:
I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
I thought they were supposed to go to the end of the line if they weren't here at noon.I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
dballing wrote:
This is the best summation of things that I can recall in a long time. I understand the inclusive nature, the desire to be a "big tent" and embrace the myriad tangential subcultures, but at some point you have to start triaging what you keep and what goes, based on customer experience, space constraints, etc., etc. OR, alternatively, you take the SDCC route and you almost rejoice in your success and exclusivity, to the point where sitcoms dedicate episodes about how hard an event you are to actually attend. (Which BBT did for SDCC).
I wish that Gen Con would do the former, but it appears to be taking the route of the latter.
Unfortunately, I don't think Gen Con cares. They sell tickets and get their money regardless of who shows. urohawk wrote:
Gencon is becoming a pop culture con not the "best X days in gaming".
This is the best summation of things that I can recall in a long time. I understand the inclusive nature, the desire to be a "big tent" and embrace the myriad tangential subcultures, but at some point you have to start triaging what you keep and what goes, based on customer experience, space constraints, etc., etc. OR, alternatively, you take the SDCC route and you almost rejoice in your success and exclusivity, to the point where sitcoms dedicate episodes about how hard an event you are to actually attend. (Which BBT did for SDCC).
I wish that Gen Con would do the former, but it appears to be taking the route of the latter.
jolt wrote:
I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
Same here. That is frustrating, and questionable about the touted "fairness". I think it's more a scheme to not pressure everyone into refreshing like crazy at noon, and thus crashing the system for everyone.I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
pezhead53 wrote:
No it's random. Last year the problem was they went to the front of the line which is fixed. jolt wrote:
I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
I thought they were supposed to go to the end of the line if they weren't here at noon.I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
Posted by
mgabriel
There are still downtown hotels left, including JW and Conrad. Conrad only has kings, can't speak for JW
pezhead53 wrote:
jolt wrote:
I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
I thought they were supposed to go to the end of the line if they weren't here at noon.I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
No - that's if they don't have a badge at noon. At noon, everybody who already has a badge is assigned a time; I am guessing that they assume that everybody who buys a badge in January does so pretty much just to get access to the housing portal.
urohawk wrote:
dballing wrote:
This is the best summation of things that I can recall in a long time. I understand the inclusive nature, the desire to be a "big tent" and embrace the myriad tangential subcultures, but at some point you have to start triaging what you keep and what goes, based on customer experience, space constraints, etc., etc. OR, alternatively, you take the SDCC route and you almost rejoice in your success and exclusivity, to the point where sitcoms dedicate episodes about how hard an event you are to actually attend. (Which BBT did for SDCC).
I wish that Gen Con would do the former, but it appears to be taking the route of the latter.
Unfortunately, I don't think Gen Con cares. They sell tickets and get their money regardless of who shows. urohawk wrote:
Gencon is becoming a pop culture con not the "best X days in gaming".
This is the best summation of things that I can recall in a long time. I understand the inclusive nature, the desire to be a "big tent" and embrace the myriad tangential subcultures, but at some point you have to start triaging what you keep and what goes, based on customer experience, space constraints, etc., etc. OR, alternatively, you take the SDCC route and you almost rejoice in your success and exclusivity, to the point where sitcoms dedicate episodes about how hard an event you are to actually attend. (Which BBT did for SDCC).
I wish that Gen Con would do the former, but it appears to be taking the route of the latter.
True, and I don't blame them for it. I mean, they're a business and they gotta make money.
I've toyed with trying out Origins, but that's sort of a topic for a different thread....
Posted by
johnewil
No, you are randomly assigned a time at noon as long as you bought a badge before noon. Buying a badge after noon today should go to end of line.
pezhead53 wrote:
jolt wrote:
I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
I thought they were supposed to go to the end of the line if they weren't here at noon.I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
That's what I thought too but it's definitely not happening. What the hell's going to be available after 3 hours? That's like saying, "Thanks for buying our $90 badge but don't bother coming."
Posted by
rayken
Does anybody know if the downtown hotels are still open?
jolt wrote:
That's what I thought too but it's definitely not happening. What the hell's going to be available after 3 hours? That's like saying, "Thanks for buying our $90 badge but don't bother coming."
pezhead53 wrote:
jolt wrote:
I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
I thought they were supposed to go to the end of the line if they weren't here at noon.I'm irritated that it doesn't matter what time you log into the housing system. I was ready to go right at noon and have an almost 3 hour wait. A friend logged in 5 mintes ago and has a 15 minute wait.
That's what I thought too but it's definitely not happening. What the hell's going to be available after 3 hours? That's like saying, "Thanks for buying our $90 badge but don't bother coming."
No, you didn't have to be logged in at noon, you just had to have your badge bought at noon. All bought badges were assigned a random time, whether you were logged in at noon or not. So you only go to the end of the line if you BOUGHT a badge after noon.
Posted by
selene314
I got 1:13 this year. Bought my badge Saturday morning. Last year it was around 3:30.
Posted by
droopymccool49
Yep, this wait list thing is going to be garbage. You have to have a room to even use the wait list.
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