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Definitely not re-doing this thread when Gen-Con gets cancelled, particularly as it will make it even easier when 2021 also gets cancelled That said, if Hilton does not change its non-refundable policy I really am still probably going to go and just eat Sugarfire Smokehouse twice a day
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Dr. Quarex posted:Definitely not re-doing this thread when Gen-Con gets cancelled, particularly as it will make it even easier when 2021 also gets cancelled They’re not going to cancel unless it’s mandated by the state or the convention center, otherwise GenCon would be completely hosed financially. When that occurs, the hotels won’t have a choice about refunding things. So as long as nobody tries to cancel their room now, they should be fine.
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I would mostly be irate about having had a primo time slot for booking a room turn out to be a bust
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Sloober posted:I would mostly be irate about having had a primo time slot for booking a room turn out to be a bust I would say that I take some schadenfreude in this since I get perennially screwed in the housing lottery but, uh, a pandemic is kind of a lot to counter balance whatever small joy I may take.
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Yeah I definitely had a moment where I felt like a supervillain last night when smiling to myself about how NASCRAG was cancelled. On the plus side, it made me feel like I am finally over my NASCRAG bitterness now that I realize I do not, in fact, wish for a global pandemic just to stop them from running at Gen-Con. In fact, I like NASCRAG now. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, BABY Except the literal manslaughterer-in-chief ordering meat packing plant workers to die for capitalism
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BlackIronHeart posted:I would say that I take some schadenfreude in this since I get perennially screwed in the housing lottery but, uh, a pandemic is kind of a lot to counter balance whatever small joy I may take. this is the first year i've done it where i was not assigned a 6+ hour post opening slot
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Well there was an update todayquote:While we evaluate safety measures related to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, both the release of the event catalog and the opening of event registration will be delayed. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this unprecedented time. We will update our community with the measures we are taking to keep everyone safe and healthy in the coming weeks.
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Apr 30, 2020 20:36
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I cancelled my badge today, rip 
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Apr 30, 2020 20:50
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I want a badge for The Convention That Never Happened.
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That sure sounds like they’re just waiting for official word that they can’t have it and they’re not going to add a bunch of work they’ll inevitably have to undo.
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Does anyone remember a booth at last year's Gen Con that sold framed wall art made of wood? Specifically like a mosaic style? I bought something from them (it's a recreation of the face of the demon statue from the 1e d&d cover) and I can't find their name/website anymore. Here's what I got from them.  Edit: Someone on Reddit found it for me https://metrovistadesign.com/wallbuddies 8one6 fucked around with this message at 07:53 on May 2, 2020 |
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sportsgenius86 posted:That sure sounds like they’re just waiting for official word that they can’t have it and they’re not going to add a bunch of work they’ll inevitably have to undo. But yes, I definitely want a Gen Con 2020: ROTFLMAO badge too. Gen-Corona "Great-grampa, I know you think the Dust Bowl was bad, but have you ever had to skip eating at Sugarfire Smokehouse after a day of contemplating purchasing things at a game auction? That is character-building, old man"
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So the Governor has released his plan to reopen the state and the pertinent part isquote:Stage 5 would begin July 4. Fairs, festivals and sporting events can resume, with social distancing guidelines. Remote work will still be optional. Retails stores, gyms, personal services and dining can operate at full capacity. Restrictions will be lifted at amusement parks and like facilities. That is also assuming they move to phase 4 on time which they aren't sure if its a sure thing, which judging by the lack of people using face mask around here is doubtful.
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I mean, that's cool and all but social distancing at Gencon is only possible if 80% of the attendees and 50% of the vendors don't show up.
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Yeah I'm not gonna go even if it happens officially, I have immunocompromised folx at home so I'll probably be on lockdown well past July at this rate.
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Yea my group has already decided not to go, we’re just not canceling anything until we have to. We’re just meeting up at a friends place for a weekend to game. As for the legal side, I help run a 3,000 person convention each summer for work and our legal team has been advising us to just delay as much as we can and act like everything is going forward as planned, even though we’re all pretty sure it’s getting cancelled. We have minimum amounts of space rental and concessions we have to meet at the convention center and room minimums/food & beverage mins at the hotels and they don’t want us saying or doing anything where they could go after any portion of it. Essentially if the natural course of events leads to way lower turnout, there’s a case to make for bringing those minimums down. If we do anything that could be construed as encouraging someone to cancel a reservation, we lose that leverage. Based on what those figures are for our significantly smaller event, you’re talking tens of millions GenCon could potentially be hosed out of if they even hint at canceling before they’re forced to.
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I would love a 2020 badge if it gets cancelled but I don't want to pay $110 or whatever for it if I'm not going.
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Man, the one year I had everything lined up ahead of time, too. I assume they'll default to crediting everyone's account for next year. Gonna hold off on my AirBnb until end of May, unless their policy changes. Although it might be interesting to actually see Indianapolis; despite spending most of a month there over the years, I've never gone more than 2 blocks outside the city core or away from my motel. Is there anything worth seeing?
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Cobalt-60 posted:Although it might be interesting to actually see Indianapolis; despite spending most of a month there over the years, I've never gone more than 2 blocks outside the city core or away from my motel. Is there anything worth seeing? Indianapolis resident here - no, not really. Indy is a great place to live but not much of a place for tourism outside of conventions.
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Though it definitely becomes a better place for tourism once you become a regular Gen Con attendee, as doing literally anything you did during one of your previous visits automatically feels way nostalgic and delightful on top of whatever other fun it would be normally. I could definitely fill much of July 30 - August 2 by going from place to place within a mile of the Convention Center while "I Will Remember You" plays in the background
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I have very fond memories of Indianapolis, but that's mostly because I used to live in Lafayette. Indy doesn't have a lot going on judged from any kind of broad perspective, but grading on the Lafayette curve it was a real life saver. I was really stoked about going to my second Gen Con this year. My Indy nostalgia is sort of intertwined with my Gen Con nostalgia.
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I used to think I was the world's biggest Gen-Con fan, but reading some of these people making earnest suggestions about how to MAKE SURE GEN-CON HAPPENS just kind of make me nauseousA Sad Person posted:There's still mesure that be taken, if the virus goes down and the indiana 5-step plan goes accordingly
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Some idiot posted:20: no big crownd allowed, like the ones on tursday morning Just make it a rule there can't be big crowds, so easy!
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quote:21: transfer badges to 2021 from people who comes from countries still heavily impacted by the visrus (or refund them) Sorry USA residents, no gencon 2020 for you
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only one entrance in and one exit out of every location, staffed by "more police control" and over 400,000 hand sanitizer dispensers, plus like half a million masks? love it, excellent stuff
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:only one entrance in and one exit out of every location, staffed by "more police control" and over 400,000 hand sanitizer dispensers, plus like half a million masks? love it, excellent stuff I mean, it’s basically PAX, and people love that poo poo for some reason.
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Just close more roads so we can have food trucks spread out more, ez.
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26: Cancel every badge except for 10 selected at random, that's Gencon now.
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As we get closer and closer I'm starting to worry that Gencon actually IS going to happen and will be a complete debacle. I assumed they were holding out to be forced to cancel for insurance purposes, but with Indiana "re-opened" who knows if that's actually going to happen.
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27: Overall try to make sure the literal most fun annual event in the world is now less fun than scraping ice off your car to go to work on a winter morning 28: Ban cosplayers because GEN CON IS FOR GAMING BUG CHASERS ONLY 29: 600 bomb-sniffing dogs retrained to sniff Coronavirus 30: No "free hugs" shirts The Moon Monster posted:As we get closer and closer I'm starting to worry that Gencon actually IS going to happen and will be a complete debacle. I assumed they were holding out to be forced to cancel for insurance purposes, but with Indiana "re-opened" who knows if that's actually going to happen.
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If they do hold Gencon I'm not going as long as people are still wearing masks. Not out of any weird mask thing, I just don't want to see anyone wearing an agehao mask.
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I'm curious just how many vendors and volunteers would still do Gencon this year if it didn't cancel.
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I'll be there with my booth if gen con forces me to (normally if you miss a year you cant get back in) but I've written them with my hope they cancel and they wrote back an encouraging email on that front. I really get the impression they want to cancel but cant do so right now.
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If Gov. Holcomb is smart (not gonna hold my breath) he'll realize the foolhardiness of just opening the gently caress up and start clamping down again. Indiana sucks but there's no reason to be the Florida or Georgia of the Midwest. That's supposed to be Kansas.
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It's going to 100% have to be their decision at this point because I don't see indy forcing them to cancel/reschedule it. There was an article last week in the IBJ about how they are currently working on rescheduling as many events as they can for the ICC before the end of the year starting in July, so they are determined to salvage as much revenue as possible and in that article Gen Con was far away the largest source of revenue by double every event but 1. Also in semi Gen Con news Steak N Shake is closing 91 locations. Now I imagine that the one in circle center isn't going to be one of them but I can't imagine where all those con goers will end up for steadily declining food if it does. Losem fucked around with this message at 02:41 on May 15, 2020 |
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Indiana sucks but there's no reason to be the Florida or Georgia of the Midwest. That's supposed to be Kansas. Wisconsin is playing that role now.
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Add this to the list of ways to save gencon https://twitter.com/AndySlater/status/1261048907880181761
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So new rule then, everyone has to cosplay but your costume must incorporate latex/nitrile gloves and a properly fitted/worn N95 rated mask. EDIT: When reports of COVID started up I did have to wonder what the Pandemic booth would look like and if it'd be considered poor taste.
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