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Deathlove posted:They said I have to pick them up at Customer Service come con-time. At least they credited the $10 delivery fee. Pick them up Wednesday Night or hate yourself. Thursday morning is like a 6 hour fuckfest with a line that literally extends across the entire convention center.
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Sigma-X posted:Pick them up Wednesday Night or hate yourself. Thursday morning is like a 6 hour fuckfest with a line that literally extends across the entire convention center. Seconding this. Will Call should be open pretty late Wednesday (I think it's open all night again this year) Don't wait for Thursday!
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8one6 posted:Seconding this. Will Call should be open pretty late Wednesday (I think it's open all night again this year) Don't wait for Thursday! The booth opens Wednesday and is open 24 hours again this year. And yes get your badges Wednesday or be prepared to spend you entire Thursday standing in a giant gently caress off line.
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Updated my info. I canna wait. I need to get into the GroupMe Chat
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So, I missed all the event reg poo poo, and I have no tickets, not even generics. Are generics usable by anybody or are they tagged to a specific person?
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Crackbone posted:So, I missed all the event reg poo poo, and I have no tickets, not even generics. Are generics usable by anybody or are they tagged to a specific person?
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Jul 17, 2014 23:25
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So anybody got a few they want to sell? gently caress waiting in line on Thurs. Of course I can just run the dealer hall and get wasted/play in the hotel lobby.
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Jul 17, 2014 23:30
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Crackbone posted:So anybody got a few they want to sell? gently caress waiting in line on Thurs. Getting generics will take hardly any time as long as you are not trying to do it midday Thursday.
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Jul 17, 2014 23:45
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Just bought my plane tickets today. This thing is happening!
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Crackbone posted:So anybody got a few they want to sell? gently caress waiting in line on Thurs. There are usually several generic ticket stations outside of the main area - There's one that's in the big tournament/TCG room usually. You can also pick them up Wednesday Night, and you can share them with people freely - you just can't refund them to any account other than the listed account.
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I made a new GroupMe group to use again this year. Go here to download the app for your iOS/Android/Windows Phone. Make an account. Click here to join the GenGoons group!
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I AM SO IN THERE SUP GROUPME ME GROUP morcant posted:I once again decided not to cosplay, mostly out of laziness and indecision. One of these years, maybe... CaptainRat posted:Just bought my plane tickets today. This thing is happening! In the immortal words of you last week, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Q5Q_fVW-o
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Looking forward to 8th Gencon (man, times fly). Had to make it a shorter trip than normal.
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Quarex posted:But last year you even had a cosplay hairdo ... I thought. You said anyway. If that is just how you roll, then hell yeah! I was gonna get a mohawk to cosplay as Vaas from Far Cry... Which... I do actually have all the necessary costume bits I bought last year for Halloween... Hm. I'll have to think about that. 
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Sigma-X posted:Pick them up Wednesday Night or hate yourself. Thursday morning is like a 6 hour fuckfest with a line that literally extends across the entire convention center. I can't get there until Thursday afternoon  I've got an email back in to the CS guy stating this.
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morcant posted:I was gonna get a mohawk to cosplay as Vaas from Far Cry... Which... I do actually have all the necessary costume bits I bought last year for Halloween... Hm. I'll have to think about that. jadarx posted:Looking forward to 8th Gencon (man, times fly). Had to make it a shorter trip than normal. Hey so the GroupMe room and the IRC channel and the spreadsheet here are all pretty cool. What other high-falutin' things I do not know about can we use to stay in touch constantly through the convention and then never actually get together? I am going to start a Tinder account using a picture of Gary Gygax
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Lawen posted:I made a new GroupMe group to use again this year. I'm having some trouble with the groupme. That link just brings up a blank page in the app. Any ideas how to get in?
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Launch the link in a browser.
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Does anyone know how late Will Call does stay open on Wednesday night? My flight doesn't get in until 1120pm, and then with luggage pickup and getting shuttled to the hotel I'm thinking I'm not on site until at least midnight or later. e: Also, 2nd GenCon ever, first GenCon attending as a regular attendee (went last year working with Cryptozoic). Can't wait!
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Merauder posted:Does anyone know how late Will Call does stay open on Wednesday night? My flight doesn't get in until 1120pm, and then with luggage pickup and getting shuttled to the hotel I'm thinking I'm not on site until at least midnight or later. I think I picked up my stuff at like 1am last year. The convention center will be open and there is a desk with three people that I believe stays open all night. Finally booked my plane ticket and am stoked. I'll be flying in to Chicago to see some friends and then a few days later we will drive down to the event.
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InShaneee posted:Launch the link in a browser. Still didn't work. Same blank page in the app. Can you invite people to the chat?
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LongDarkNight posted:Still didn't work. Same blank page in the app. Can you invite people to the chat? Yeah, looks like you can. Needs a "Name, email, or phone number" though. PM me if you don't want to post any of that in thread and I'll send an invite.
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I have my name set as "Long Dark Night". Give that a try.
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Holy poo poo, the mythical gencon housing waitlist just called me back. They upgraded me to the Omni. Woo.  From $109/night at the airport shitsville to $195/night at the omni, but I get to ditch the rental car. Nice!
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LongDarkNight posted:I have my name set as "Long Dark Night". Give that a try. No dice, it seems to really want a phone # or email address.
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ritorix posted:Holy poo poo, the mythical gencon housing waitlist just called me back. That list hooked me up last year, as well. It's the best.
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Promo/Exclusive talk. Last year I sort of picked up random promos from just walking around. Fire Sneeze for Pathfinder Card Game, a card for Mage Wars that I don't remember, etc. What are some of the exclusives and promos you guys are looking forward to this year? I looked around for a list (I remember seeing one on BGG at some point) but I didn't find anything definitive.
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I'll be checking out what Mage Wars is giving out, and I wouldn't be surprised if Krosmaster has some promos as well. I will be absolutely inconsolable if the Doomtown Reloaded Premium Sets are sold out by the time I get there.
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Kaddish posted:What are some of the exclusives and promos you guys are looking forward to this year? I looked around for a list (I remember seeing one on BGG at some point) but I didn't find anything definitive. I found an awesome GenCon 2013 Promos and Exclusives geeklist but can't find anything similar for this year. I messaged the guy who wrote that one and asked if he'd either be doing one this year or be willing to share how he mined the info for the one he did last year. I haven't finished figuring out what I'll be trying to scoop up before it sells out. Doomtown and WH40k: Conquest, probably. Castles of Mad King Ludwig if it's there. There will likely be promos for King of Tokyo and/or New York, probably something for 7 Wonders since the Babylon expansion's coming out. Dunno what else yet.
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Housing longshot: If anyone has a queen/Q2D at the hilton and would be willing to trade for a king suite or two, please click http://community.gencon.com/forums/p/34288/375388.aspx#375388 .
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Merauder posted:e: Also, 2nd GenCon ever, first GenCon attending as a regular attendee (went last year working with Cryptozoic). Can't wait! Cryptozoic, huh? Were you ... oh, no, looking at their webpage I do not know enough about any of their games to make a topical reference  ritorix posted:Holy poo poo, the mythical gencon housing waitlist just called me back. Even though I know it likely discourages people from coming if they cannot do so, the full Gen-Con experience really requires getting a close hotel. I mean, my first two years we had a 30-45 minute commute to and from the convention--and while I still had amazing times both years, there is no denying the benefit of easy access to a room for dumping your new purchases and starting fresh. Or napping after the exhibit hall closes. Or just knowing that you can stumble out of a bar wasted at 2 A.M. and not have to worry about how you are getting home. Well, unless you manage to fall into an open sewer grate. The best thing I did with my nearby-hotel-accessibility last year was finally hit the goth/industrial night at 247 Sky Bar, though it sounds like that same goth/industrial night was somewhere else entirely in 2012, so it might move again in 2014. Or not happen But where else will I get to hang out with the subset of convention attendees who are fit enough to move for more than five minutes without passing out?Edit: Oh no my clubbing buddy is going to be 5 months pregnant!!! WHERE WILL I FIND A WOMAN TO GO WITH TO MAKE ME LOOK COOL THIS TIME
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Deathlove posted:USPS lost my passes. Update: they found them! Victory and passes and tickets are mine.
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Quarex posted:
I 100% agree with this. While we commute in most years one year we got a hotel room at the JW with some friends and found it really enhanced the experience. If the finances allowed it we would get a room every year even though we live less than 20 min away.
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Backno posted:I 100% agree with this. While we commute in most years one year we got a hotel room at the JW with some friends and found it really enhanced the experience. If the finances allowed it we would get a room every year even though we live less than 20 min away. This is what our group does since most of us are out super late anyways and the drive can be annoying in the morning, even if it is just a quick shot down Meridian (haha). Seriously hotel room makes the con completely different and is highly encouraged.
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Being in walking distance does really improve things. Even being on the shuttle route last year, which worked, changed things. It's much better if you can just hop over back and forth from your room, especially when carrying things and if you like to check out the local bars and things for a bit in the evenings.
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After living in Indy for ten years, this will be my first Gen Con. Hold me, I'm scared.
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That is what we are here for, DOTA Uninstaller. To hold those who are scared. But you will be easier to hold if you are at a nearby hotel.
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