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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #345 on: February 20, 2016, 11:19:56 PM »
A kind board member got me a Sunday ticket, I'll keep an eye out for the off site events
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #346 on: February 20, 2016, 11:59:37 PM »

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Great news!  Thanks to Kevin, my younger brother and his girlfriend will be going to their first Comic-Con!  All they wanted was Friday and Saturday.

And Rebecca upgraded me to Preview Night.   :)
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #347 on: February 21, 2016, 08:44:25 AM »
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Just from looking at online chatter/comments, it seems like there were a lot more people trying in open reg this year, and that the entire process moved more quickly.

Those of you who got Sunday badges and are still planning to attend, good on you! There is so much to do, and you can spend 3 days doing offsites and sleeping in and then Sunday on the exhibit floor, plus be eligible for pre-reg next year. I look forward to meeting you at the con!

The good thing about getting a Sunday badge is that you are eligible for pre-reg next year.
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #348 on: February 21, 2016, 04:36:58 PM »
(sigh) The nativist bullies are at it again.  I had a snappy comeback for him.

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #349 on: February 21, 2016, 04:40:51 PM »
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(sigh) The nativist bullies are at it again.  I had a snappy comeback for him.



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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #350 on: February 21, 2016, 04:53:47 PM »
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I got in for Sunday, which is good because I can participate in attendee registration later on. Though I wonder what to do the other days...
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #351 on: February 21, 2016, 05:24:24 PM »
Someone asked about the buying groups and the odds of how successful they were. Below is a summary of the one I was in. open to correction on any mistakes, our group did really well though. In all we had 25 people split in to 6 groups. We had about 30 codes that I'm aware of though as some people had multiple codes that others weren't using.

The buying group I was in had 6 groups. Not all people needed badges so groups were split up with
Group 1-4 Five people in each group - 3 in each needed badges (all days + pn) the other 2 people just helping out.
Group 5 Three people in the group - 2 in needing badges (1 all days + pn and 1 Sunday only).
Group 6 two people in the group looking for PN only.

Our success: excellent 4 days & pn for most, everyone in the groups got at least 3 days but no one with 4 nights already was able to also get the PN.

Group 1 - Success 4 days & PN for all. (bought by a member in group 3 who got in but had already been bought for by another session in group 3.)
Group 2 - Success but mixed - 3 days for all.
Group 3 - Success 4 days & PN for all.
Group 4 - Success 4 days & PN for all.
Group 5 - Success people got what they were looking for which was 1 person 4 day and PN and 1 person Sunday only.
Group 6 - No Luck with PN but already had 4 days.
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SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #352 on: February 21, 2016, 06:06:16 PM »
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Someone asked about the buying groups and the odds of how successful they were. Below is a summary of the one I was in.
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #353 on: February 21, 2016, 08:03:40 PM »
Only got Thurs and Sundays for myself and Sundays for a couple of buddies, can't believe my return to comic con was in 2010 after 20 year hiatus and I got that 4 day on a refund badge sale event!!! ;)  Oh yeah, was totally shut out 3 years ago and only have attended 2 preview nights!!!

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #354 on: February 21, 2016, 09:31:45 PM »
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(sigh) The nativist bullies are at it again.  I had a snappy comeback for him.



God, I can't stand entitled behavior like this. No offense to any locals, but I think its such a silly idea to assume a convention that has the biggest and best should be saved for the people that live there first. Not like there are a large number of other cons they could go to in SoCal as locals if they wanted to, given the convenience is so important to them :p It just so happens the largest international comic/pop culture convention is in San Diego

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #355 on: February 21, 2016, 10:55:32 PM »
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God, I can't stand entitled behavior like this. No offense to any locals, but I think its such a silly idea to assume a convention that has the biggest and best should be saved for the people that live there first. Not like there are a large number of other cons they could go to in SoCal as locals if they wanted to, given the convenience is so important to them :p It just so happens the largest international comic/pop culture convention is in San Diego

They're also straight up ignoring what this con has become.  The studios and big companies that make this particular con so much bigger than others are not orchestrating these huge interactive "wow" events so that the people in San Diego can express their love of comics.  They aren't loading everyone up with free swag so San Diego citizens can advertise to each other for the next year.  Those companies are specifically investing in people from around the globe that will Tweet about their exclusives, and swag, and screenings, and cool interactive off site experience.  They are specifically giving out stuff advertising their product because they know it will end up all around the globe.   This hasn't been a convention with the same goals as a normal convention in a very very long time.  I'm betting half of the people complaining wouldn't even want to go to a convention missing the elements that have made this global anyway.

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #356 on: February 21, 2016, 11:42:29 PM »
Just realized that I don't think I put an actual summary of how my group did. I don't join a buying group through the forum primarily because I usually have a decent-sized group of friends and friends of friends. I already have way too much to keep track of ^^;

We were only buying for 6 people during general registration (technically 7 if you count my general wish to upgrade to Preview Night.)

We had 15 codes and I think 7 of us were online (2 great friends woke up at 7:30am on a Saturday to help out even though they had their badges. So many thanks as 1 of them was also ready to take over organizing duties in case I, likely, couldn't make it myself.)

1st code got in around the 10-15 minute mark. I was so happy when it was one of the people who needed more days from pre-reg. We would've prioritized them anyway as they didn't get all 4 days initially and really wanted them, but it was just such a relief to get them 3 4-day+PN badges and pre-reg didn't go as well as we had hoped.

2nd code got in maybe 1 minute before 4-day badges sold out which thankfully meant we could get a couple of 4-day badges to flesh out our group. I had to resist the urge to threaten my brother over Steam because he happened to be the second code that got in. I wasn't expecting him to be available to help during the sale, but to my surprise he actually was that morning. But, this meant I didn't have time to prep him for the sale and how check-out would be, really, and he literally only just confirmed that he definitely wanted badges about a day and a half before the sale. He spent about 4 minutes in badge-selection debating adding another day or not to his Friday/Saturday choice. I basically kept telling him he needed to hurry and the time-limit in all caps as I panicked.

To sum up badges acquired:
3: 4-day+PN (though technically two were Saturday/Friday/PN additions instead of full)
2: 4-day
1: Friday/Saturday

We only had 2 codes get in when there were any badges available, at all. However, I gave away most of our extra codes once we finished with what we needed in the chatbox here. So I can't say for certain that any others didn't get in with time to buy badges.

A great success for my small group. I would've liked to add preview night (I've gone every time in recent years and love getting stuff out of the way), but I was just too busy being relieved and happy my groupmates got what they needed to be disappointed.
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #357 on: February 22, 2016, 08:15:04 AM »
I had 2 codes, one got in just after Saturday sold out! I was able to get Thurs, Fri, Sun for a couple of people. On the whole I feel that my group did very well!

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #358 on: February 22, 2016, 08:21:13 AM »
I had 4 codes and 2 devices. Was trying to supplement two Sunday tickets that my niece and I got during preregistration. None of the codes made it in.

During prereg we had the same amount of codes and setup. Only one code made it in right before Sunday sold out. Just the luck of the draw!

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #359 on: February 22, 2016, 09:26:50 AM »
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Got my badge confirmation this morning at 7:54am PST.

Got my barcode for Saturday's sale! sent two hours ago.

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