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04-05-2011, 09:40 AM | #1 |
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KINGOFPAIN’S ANNUAL WHAT SUCKED ABOUT JOCON 2011
Yes, with very good, there is a bad, however, the wasn’t a lot of bad this year 1) THE GOLDEN TICKET While this wasn’t a bad idea in theory, it was HORRIBLE in execution. Before people crap all over the Golden ticket, several other cons have a bonus like this (Most sci-fi cons do), and thy work smoothly. The idea of a special reception for GT holders and the first rows were great. But The exclusive limits... Obviously this attracted the greedy. For every person who used the Golden ticket opportunity to buy their friends a set, there was another who used it to pad their eBay dollars. (And one person in particular was ignorant enough to rub it in peoples faces at the con. Thanks a lot, jerk) As a result, MOST of the exclusives were sold out by Friday. and there was a LOT of disappointed attendees. Not only did it screw some of the Registered attendees, but there wasn't much left when the walk ins got there on Saturday. I suggest that next year, the golden ticket bonus take the form of one Bonus exclusive FIGURE rather than set limits. That way, it will have a bigger incentive to get the Golden ticket, but at the same time, not shafting the other attendees who choose not to get one. ...and as for people sitting at home... next year break your necks to come to con! 2) Hotel Cleaning Staff A new Stupid idea hotel’s have is this automatic check out system... so that now… you are checked out... before you even physically leave the room. As a result, the cleaners com in like the Gestapo... at like 8 am! In my room we had to physically yell at the staff to not come in, but they came in anyway!!! Others didn’t fair so good. Another con attendee left the room for 5 MINUTES, and the cleaners came in and completely DESTROYED ALL OF THE CON GAINS AND EXCLUSIVES!! Really? What idiot throws boxed toys and signed posters in the trash? I worked Security at the Four Seasons for 2 years and even I know that all items found in a room after checkout are put in Lost & found. EVERY HOTEL DOES THIS!!!! Its basic policy. These People shouldn’t be just fired; they should be banned from ever working in the hospitality industry in that state. 3) THE CON DINNER FOOD First off where was the meat!!!???? For a 4 star hotel, the food was kind of lousy… Better than last year, but a definite downgrade from cons like New Orleans and Texas. Also, for some reason, the con dinner is constantly being pushed to be a formal event…with guys who wear costumes and t-shirts? ITS NOT GONNA WORK, SO PLEASE STOP. A lot of us wear suits and uniforms to work, why would we want to do so on out vacation? Were comfortable in our t-shirt clothes, let us wear what we want. Yes I know the dress code isn’t enforces... but in my opinion there really shouldn’t be a dress code at all. For a “fanboy” convention…it’s just really not in the cards. 4) NO MARAUDER JOHN the biggest questions we got was " where's the gun runner?" for unknown reasons, Marauder john couldnt make it this year, and his absence was felt throughout the joe community. even the Hasbro rep asked about him! However, in a total act of coolness, he STILL sent some freebies to be passed out tat the Joe Declassified booth, and donated door prizes for fans. Even when he isnt here, Marauder John is still the man! COME BACK TO JOECON, JOHN!!!!! Honestly? That’s about it. The only other bad point that I could think of is that the fun ended too soon!! It was a GREAT con this year!! Not a lot of bad at all...
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04-05-2011, 09:53 AM | #2 |
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I think u covered about all of it.
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04-05-2011, 10:02 AM | #3 |
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The only other thing I would add to this is all the waiting in line especially Thurs Night but I really don't know what they can do to make that any better.
Its just tiring but necessary I suppose.
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04-05-2011, 10:04 AM | #4 |
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it actually improved greatily from past years, much more efficient.
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04-05-2011, 10:05 AM | #5 |
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The only thing I would add to this list is the lack of signage at the hotel. I pretty much chalk this up to it being Disney and the Big D doesn't much care for pimping out anything that doesn't have mouse ears all over it but still. I walked around for 20 minutes trying to find the damn registration line on Thursday night and that's ridiculous! I would also like to nominate the catchy little ditty from the Adventur Team commercial that played on a loop outside the dealer room. Thanks to that I was singing "G.I.JOOOOE.......G.I.JOOOO-O-OE!!" for 3 days.
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04-05-2011, 10:07 AM | #6 |
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Yeah, I missed Marauder John too, I could have used him, I would have bought like 20 or so AKs from him had he been there. :(
Oh well, I'll just place an order..................
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04-05-2011, 10:09 AM | #7 |
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They should have had more DTs for attendees to buy and more of the "cheaper" exclusives like the para-drop figs and the two packs. I would have to at least got something small like that.
That and whole armband thing for autographs - that was all screwed up, I got hammered for $40 between me and my GF while others did not pay anything and got stuff signed. :(
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04-05-2011, 10:14 AM | #8 |
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The only thing I would add to this list is the lack of signage at the hotel. I pretty much chalk this up to it being Disney and the Big D doesn't much care for pimping out anything that doesn't have mouse ears all over it but still. I walked around for 20 minutes trying to find the damn registration line on Thursday night and that's ridiculous! I would also like to nominate the catchy little ditty from the Adventur Team commercial that played on a loop outside the dealer room. Thanks to that I was singing "G.I.JOOOOE.......G.I.JOOOO-O-OE!!" for 3 days.
that adventure Team song was like nails on a backboard!!! even worse, when I volunteered I was stationed RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT for 3 hours!
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04-05-2011, 10:15 AM | #9 |
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um... we paid 300 bucks for ours...
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04-05-2011, 10:26 AM | #10 |
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Yeah, but I did a $12 ea GA to get in. You guys got a LOT more than I did for your $300 Regardless, it's not so much paying the $20 per person for 2 things signed, it's that others did NOT pay it and got a LOT more than 2 things signed. :( In the end I still got my $40 worth as I had about 10 things total signed (more than I thought I would or could) but reagardless that's $40 that I still feel I wasted I would have gladly still spent at the Con or w/ the CC, had they had more stock. So regardless, the CC still could have gotten my $$, but just at something that was of more value to me, or at least that's how the whole thing made me feel after I saw others getting stuff signed that I know did NOT pay. :(
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