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General: I'm a Seasoned Con-Goer
SBFord
Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
MMORPG.com's resident pundit, Coyote Sharptongue, has dragged himself to the keyboard after an exhausting convention season to pen a new educational article instructing would-be con-goers on the best way to survive. Check it out and then let us know what you're thinking in the comments.
With the convention season mostly over and the larger conventions out of the way, the only thing left to do is start planning for next year.
If you've always wanted to attend a gaming con, but were too afraid, overwhelmed, or plagued by sanity to go; we can help, but we have both good news and bad news for you.
Read more Coyote's Howling: I'm a Seasoned Con-Goer.
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Comments
Another good article.
It is best for the industry the MMO throne remains an dusty empty seat never to be filled.
Also it pays of to stock up on things like head-ache pills... Tissues... and any other kind of preventive or suppresing medication you can come across... Because either you or someone you know will catch the plague. And no... Those two bottles of vodka will not kill the germs... You.. maybe, but not the germs.
This have been a good conversation
The Manson picture/caption literally made me laugh out loud. Fortunately, my wife already thinks I'm crazier than she is.
Man I wish I could have made that "killer Breakfast". I ambushed Tracy and Margret Weis a few years back ar Dragon Con. I went to all of their panels and got a picture with them at each of them, plus a few books signed.
Thinking about heading to Gen Con for the first time next year. Got a friend that just moved from Hawaii to Peru, IA that I haven't seen in a while.
"Many nights, my friend... Many nights I've put a blade to your throat while you were sleeping. Glad I never killed you, Steve. You're alright..."
Chavez y Chavez
I have come down with the con plague. I blame you, Coyote. You.
*points finger accusingly*
I don't care that we actually both got it from someone else; she is an adorable Ginny Weasley look-alike while you are The Devil's cabana boy. It is therefore your fault.
Yours.
*sniffle*
*cough*
A lot of people catch Con-crud after Dragoncon (or any other convention) the main trick about not dying from the plague is to eat well when you can. Stuffing a bag of oranges in your suitcase can do wonders as getting fruit & veggies will be nearly impossible if you're on a budget.
And for the love of everything ... please shower and use deoderant. This year at D*Con we ran into someone that had somehow managed to catch ConAir on day 1 ... and 3 days later it had fermented into something worse.
Warren's Law: Although Cognac is, in fact, delicious; only Warren Buffet can really afford to drink The Good Stuff for the entire convention.
Warren's Law Corrolary: Cheap booze often incurs other hidden expenses (carpet cleaner, hangover drugs, etc.) that are disguised by its low price tag. Plan accordingly.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
How much Airborne did you two take at Con? Oh, that's right. It was just me. Let me check something... Nope, I am still perfectly healthy.
Don't worry, Coyote. I know that stuff doesn't work and is just a placebo... /roll eyes
For the record, no one offered me Airborne at con. I clearly remember both of you offering me booze, and snacks, and humiliating defeat at Settlers of Catan, but no Airborne.
Intoxicants and defeat? Yes.
Airborne? No.
Just sayin.