Florida General Fiesta!

>>9107938

Apparently it was deleted due to too much vendetta going on in that thread.

>>9107964
I wondered why I couldn't post there. I'm gonna be at Metro all four days. Bringing Shirou and hopefully Yang if she arrives on time.

Other than that, checking out the new shows and playing Pathfinder there.

Can you vendetta against shitty mascot art?

Did someone answer before that shit got nuked, did omni seam check their ppl this year?

>>9108429

They did this year!

>>9108445
Ah so the chick now running it is bringin it over from her Mega days then. I'll have to actually check it out then next year.

So we have one judge who is making a questionable costume choice.
Who are the others for Metro?

Badge pick up today and apparently a pool party?

>>9108511
>the infamous pool party
When did wearing a watermelon while getting your dick sucked become the thing to do?

>>9108459
Part of me hopes PikabellaChu because it's the topping to the Metro poor choice train this year

>>9108595
It prolly is. She's running the Pokemon GO event at Metrocon.

>>9108359
No, it's not. Athel Artistry's girlfriend/lover did that atrocity. She needs to know how cancerous they are and to never fucking do that again.

Random question, did anyone go to that Love Live pajama party at supercon? It was on Saturday night I believe. How was it?

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Lol at people asking for printable versions of these.

Nice hard plastic, holo gears and hard to copy background details on the back.

Unfortunately shitty ass art. Why.

>>9109059
When I was picking up my badge, I saw the other mascots that aren't these guys but are still mascots taking photos. It was awful. Unfortunately my phone was dying so I couldn't grab pics.

>>9108888
it was canceled

Anyone having hotel issues?

>>9109063
Any reason why?

>>9108554
When Metro believed that sex was a better way to get your name out for Chess Matches.

Fucking degenerate scum.

>>9109076
My friend is getting harassed by Embassy staff and a $400 rent fee being tacked on.

What are you all cosplaying?

>>9109059
If you can get clean scans of those I'll fucking hand out a ton at metro.

>>9109098

400 rent fee, wtf what is the hotels excuse?

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>>9109059
>>9109135

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I wasn't planning on just hall conning since I live pretty close, but someone said it was changed so you can't? Anyone have any info about this?

>>9109252
Was* planning hurr

>>9109252
if its set up like TBCC basically they route traffic up to the second floor towards the elevators and have you go directly to the registration area ( or past if you have your pass) they have people manning the different doorways and checking off badges and bands.

>rip hall con

>>9109265
Well, hopefully a printable version of that pass turns up soon

>>9109290
or wrist bands

Really wish they would of warned us before beefing up the security this year.

>>9109252
Fuck man, i'd NOT been planning on spending 85$ on a badge i'll barely use. I have no way to print, and i'm already in Tampa as of this morning.

>>9109337
> not been planning
There's your problem senpai

>>9109380
I spent money on it last year and it was a total waste. Used it all of 10 minutes for dealers room, so i'd wrote it off as not needed this year. I fucked up.

>>9109090
They never showed up

>>9109380

I won't get there until tonight I keep hearing that there was going to be a cheap hall only pass available.

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Come say hi. I got publix cookies :)

>>9109059
Anyone got any clean scans of these?

Rocky Rivera aka Kiwi is already starting shit with people. She seriously needs to leave.

>>9109135
My nigga indeed.

I just want to get wasted with my friends from out west like our annual ritual, act like pirates, crash the pool party we're often invited to, and play the fuck out of some pokemon go.

Anyone got a photo of the Stop layout? they say they'll keep the mods runnin 24/7. Doesn't mean shit if I can't stock on BALLS.

Also, anyone know how the grocery store run goes? How much would an Uber be from tcc if it's pouring too much to walk? Are there vending machines, or do people sell energy drinks for us fiends?

>>9109599
Met em. Good folks

if anybody is able to get a decent scan or at least a decent quality picture of a pass that would be fucking amazing. pls...

Are they doing bag checks at the door? Just wondering if they're being anal about outside food & drink

>>9109895
They're not doing bag checks.

>>9109664
What is she doing this time? Her posts about being sick and willing to pay someone in food to sew for her was all over my newsfeed.

>>9109599
You guys were the best part of my day.

>>9109879
The passes are hard plastic and holographic. Might be a little hard to make a copy of...

>>9110377
What about wristbands? Or are they not doing those this time

>>9110135
Oh no. That bitch had a badge and was clinging to a Tatsumaki telling her wjo to watch out and who would try to bang her.

Fucking controlling cunt.

>>9110505
*who

Stupid phone keyboards

>>9110505
I'm assuming she was doing that to her girlfriend? What a joke a few months ago when she posted saying that she was trying out this girl for what, 2 months? And then saying 'im redy 2 date, she is gud enuf 4 me' like she is some fucking queen and that girl is just a trial. She's gonna enjoy herself in student loans on a useless degree soon. If she even finishes school cause I don't think she can cauuuuuse she's waaayyy too dramatic and a bitch baby ngl.

>>9110521
She will never get a degree in anything. She puts her cult first and life second.

There's a pirate booth or something in the vendor's hall selling cat o nine tails for $1 and I'm having a ball with mine.

I got kicked out of my hotel room because people wanted to have some fourway. I knew Metro volunteers were freaky but damn.

They plan on keeping me out of the room for the rest of the weekend. Love the con, hate the fucksticks I'm rooming with.

Metrocon is doing wristbands

METROCON logo then 2016 then Adult Single Day Pass. Sorry I don't have pictures. But it looked similar to the Megacon one

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Marine Nozomi here! Apologies for the grime and I hope the quality is enough. I hope you all have a great time!

>>9110662
Thank you anon, you're a gentleman and a scholar

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>>9110682
Of course!! The actual pass is black with some very dark grey design so you might want to tinker with the levels of the pic first as well.

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>>9110689
Sorry for spam. Here's what it looks like next to the actual badge. Would anyone like this test one today?

>>9110662
>>9110689
>>9110696
don't be sorry! Thanks so much. You're the hero we need.

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They're so bad :( usually the mascots are my favorite part but this year they're so meh. Like normally they're at least con hot

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>>9108554
Metro post con pool party Sunday night at the Embassy pool! Bring friends! If they tell you it's private just complain to the front desk because it isn't (they haven't reserved the pool for a private event).

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>>9110817
i dont understand whats happening, but i want in

>>9110662
>>9110689
>>9110696
Thank you!! What are the dimensions of the pass? I don't wanna make it too big or something

>>9110662
>>9110689
>>9110696
also does it come with any kind of clip or lanyard?

>>9110852
>>9110886
It's about 5 inches by 2.5 and doesn't come with a lanyard or anything!! There's some complementary clips at another stand

Reminder that the wait for a sub at Publix is like 20-30 minutes, but you can order online with their app and pick it up when you get there.

I'm gonna print some passes, should they be matte or glossy?

>>9111006
Glossy!

>>9111006
Glossy and stiff if possible. It's a stiff but flexible piece of plastic, not paper. Thickness feels kind of like a credit card.

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>>9111033
I'll be gluing the 2 sides together, if it isnt stiff enough I'll put some card stock in between.
Thanks for supporting my jew tactics anon, I can always count on you!!

The gears on the badges are holo, just a heads up guys (Don't know if that matters?)

So how illegal is this? I figure worst that can happen is they kick me out.

>>9110662
Walk in with a crowd of people. Security is a joke and barely paying attention. If I weren't walking in for free I wouldn't bother going at all. Metro is so NOT worth paying for!

>>9111058
Use the money you saved on the badge and spend it in the AA, sales are so ded

>>9111141
I spent over 200$ in artist ally this year, it's a shame they moved them inside because there are some really solid artist this year

>>9111146
It's a shame for us too because it's killing sales, most of us are sitting here bored out of our minds. Whatcha buy anon? Post that loot!

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>>9109059

>>9111058
let me know if it works out ok anon!

Not at Metro, but I see people posting on the group page on FB, and it's seriously so cringe.

>>9111154
fucking kek

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Saw this on insta. might help if someone wants to shop the holo look of the gears.

How the hell was this con 85+tax, but Panel Room 1 doesn't even have chairs in it??

>>9111358
Is there any holographics on the back? I already printed mine out. I could just flash the back when I'm going in places

>>9111409
not that I'm aware of sorry!

>>9111409
Some places I passed through had people that asked I show the front instead, be careful! Your best bet is to have it discreetly on a lanyard as you pass by.

>>9111435
do you have a fake or legit one anon? Asking to see if the fake works.

>>9111465
Sorry, real one. Just FYI most of the people barely check the passes as you walk by, especially later in the day.
Has anyone tried the fakes yet?

>>9111149
I will when the weekend is up, mainly buttons, stickers and some jewelry. Got a few prints as well. I'm searching for this super cute Sokka in the Moon print that I saw but for the life of me can't fine again

>>9111380
Seriously? Shameful

I really hope today is better for the Artist Alley, everyone I've talked to says their sales are really low compared to other years/cons.

Does anyone know what the wristbands for single day Saturday look like?

they were bright orange with the metrocon logo and then "single day pass-saturday" written on them

Is it like a neon? Anybody have a pic?

They're doing super badge checks for the bigger events, be warned

>>9112060
Really just want to go walk the halls and get streetpasses and buy stuff off artist alley.

How lax do y'all think it's gonna be on Sunday? I'm seriously tempted to print a fake pass rip hall con rip artists alley

>>9112056
??? All the ones I've seen today have been a lavender color

>>9112099
Same

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Then I must be at the wrong con ;(

>>9112134
can you take a photo of the other side lmao

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>>9112134
???????

I haven't been to any cons since November, but good lord, I can't believe people are still cosplaying Undertale. It's the one thing this year that there's an annoyingly overwhelming amount of.

Currently waiting for oki doki with the most annoying girl in the world kill me

>>9112165
I feel you, so many shitty Papyruses and sans skulls

So what color are wristbands today really?

The AMV contest always has some kind of delay but 40 minutes before the doors are even opened is embarassing. Ugh.

They are checking for fakes.

>>9112306
Light purple

If you want to get in with fakes you have to be with a huge group of people near morning/afternoon hours. The security will let you pass but the volunteers will fuck you up if the gears arent holo/3m/reflective.

The late night shifts past 10pm its gonna be hard getting in with fakes even with big groups because they make sure the gears are holo.

your best bet is to fake the wristbands since we rarely bother inspecting those unless its an obvious fake (fonts off, wrong color etc)

Are there really orgies at these things? Is it easy to pull girls/guys if you are normal and moderately attractive and /fit/? Never been to a con before

>>9112355

thread is also monitored so dont give off details that identify yourself if using fakes

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>>9112358

fuck off cuck, you arent gonna be swimming in weeaboo poon unless you look like a passable kpop star.

most people come in groups and rarely bother talking to other people unless its about a cosplay you are wearing.

IF YOU HAVE A FAKE -- WATCH OUT FOR THE DUDES IN SKIRTS. THEY ARE WEARING BLACK AND RED.

>>9112364
those autists ruin it every year.

Wearing Castle Crashers, and while I don't have cookies to bribe you with come sayou hi! Currently going to the worst panel ever in Panel room 1

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There are literally no set seats for panel room 1, wtf

On the plus side more people can fit

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People were literally hauled away by security. Im begging yall, don't be stupid, buy a pass.

>>9112432
>don't be stupid
>spend money on a shit con

pick one.

>>9112437
Meh, I've had fun, maybe not 80 dollars worth, but cons are what you make it. Still these people got taken away by security and handed over to police. Fakes aren't worth it man.

>>9112454
I believe those people were given trespass warnings or something like that.

They've already started issuing criminal trespasses.

>>9112477
>>9112481
And this is why metro is the most retarded con

>>9112512
hurr dahuurr if i commit crime i shouldnt be treated like criminal

Just roll with the badge swap. Chat up strangers, tell them you lost your cash vans ask them to pass one back to you. Old school style. One person actually handed me their VIP badge and just said to return it tomorrow. They are checking badges for Halos because of the 4chan thread, but just use checkpoints with a con center volunteer, not metro staff.

>>9112454
I don't think anyone is capable of squeezing $80 of fun from a metrocon badge without committing a felony

>>9112530
Top fucking kek

>>9112477
I believe this was their second offense, Man in kilt said police were on the way

>>9112523
>hi metrostaff
I'm enjoying your con for free. Hope one of you kilted fucks try to stop me

>>9112545
>Says the con's not worth going to
>Still goes to the trouble of making fake badge and risks law-suit

Ur funny

>>9112545
literally not a staff member its literally objective fact that youre breaking law lol, like literally anyone could know that

Literally only 3 skits for cosplay contest plus con mascots. I waited an hour for this. Sadly the only good one was the undertale skit.

Like they put in good effort, told their story quickly and I wasn't bored. The first skit was a lip sync to Popular from Wicked and the last was a Vocaloid dance that was ok.

Why do I always get my hopes up

anyone at metro got bud/edibles?

>>9112553
No ones disagreeing with you that it's breaking the law. Seems like >>9112545 has a bone to pick with metrocon

Dealers room seems the same as usual this year, garbage prices or "custom" "creations" but there's a booth selling a ton of Love Live shit if anyone here hasn't seen it. Picked up a Final Live blade yesterday, wanted a poster too but the good shit is just sold out. Got a few μ's CDs for $12 each too. Big booth straight from the entrance playing love live music, pretty hard to miss. Bunch of art books there too, nothing LL I didn't already have but grabbed some Utena and Inio Asano books. Aside from a few keychains this is the only place I've spent money...

Also, the booth that's on the next island down from it has a bunch of Love Live cosplayers working it, and their costumes are pretty great.

I'll be wearing a nozomi cape tomorrow, if you see me around (tall Asian guy, that should be rare enough) give me a shout.

Have there been any decent panels or is it all the same cringe shit?

>>9112632
Every single one I've been to was complete garbage ran by kids. Haven't heard better from anyone else, but I didn't go to many.

>>9112632
Nothing outstanding, but at least there were no no SJW panels.

I didn't go to that many though.

>>9112644
There were some weird 'non physical disabilities' ones or something on Friday. God only knows what kind of people are interested in those.

>>9112632
I'm disappointed with how many Q&A panels are still going on. I thought we were growing out of these? I was looking on the schedule sometime on Friday for something to do and there were 2 homestuck Q&As going on at the same time in different rooms. What the hell metro

Anyone thinking about this waifu battle panel?

>>9112523
Hurr durr thinking Metro is worth any money or good any more. I skipped this shit and can get drunk and hang out for cheaper at AFO

>>9112753
The Wyndham has put an end to the pool party. AFO is over.

>>9112758
If the only place you party at is the pool you need to expand the people you party with guy. One pool party isn't stopping me from room parties and having a good time

Never been to AFO but looks like ticket prices increased. Is it worth it? Are there any free areas to hang out in?

>>9112632
I enjoy the sfx panels, but that's kinda my area of interest. The person who runs it can be a bit awkward at times but knows their stuff.

The worst panel ever was exactly as advertised, so there's that.

>>9112777
The room parties will never be as fun as the pool antics. You're fooling yourself. Trust me, I was doing the AFP pool party thing ages ago.

we got caught with our fake badges (which had worked all day today) at the rave. fuck a homestuck fuck a metrocon

>>9112841
any charges or did they just kick you out? Was fortunate enough not to get caught today and might try for tomorrow

I heard that they are trespassing the ones they catch, be careful yo.

>>9112758
>>9112815
As long as someone doesn't go full retard and make an event page with +2k attendees and freak the hotel staff out your fine.

Oh and DON'T GIVE ALCOHOL TO MINORS. Seriously the people that did that last year and that are crying foul at the cops and hotel for cracking down on that need to be hit in the face with a shovel and have some sense knocked into them.

>>9112789
Ive been to alot of shows in Orlando and south Florida, and as far as small-midsize shows go AFO seems to have the most consistent quality as far as panels, shows and events are concerned. If you just want to hang they only badge check at the entrance to the dealers hall and panel rooms/workshops. Your pretty much free to cruise the halls, look at AA/Cosplayers without having to buy a badge.

>>9112851
first we just tried to run away and one of the volunteers put her hands on me so i was like fuck u im leaving and then another guy kept threatening us with trespassing and calling the cops but we convinced him we bought the passes from a vagrant and he believed us. ill be upping my scamming game for next year just out of spite

Make friends. Convince them you left your badge away at a far off hotel. They walk in, one person comes back out with all the badges, you get in and give them back. Been doing it all weekend with all my friends

There is nothing going on, I've already seen all the shows sans Costume Contest. The panels don't really sound interesting.

I'm gonna volunteer next year and run some panels, no way I'm paying for this again. And I'm not going to complain about nothing of interest going on when I don't even try myself

>>9113210
The law works both ways. Unless they were officials or security they legally can't put their hands on you or make you stay and wait for the cops

>>9113270
if you end up volunteering, dont be as douchy as the staff this year was.

>>9113369
Yeah, my group bought passes and caused no trouble, but the volunteer security people were still really rude. I doubt I'll be back next year.

>>9113369
Nah, I don't get power tripy when I volunteer. I just try to be as helpful as possible. But who knows, rumors are swirling around that the con won't be in July next year, here's hoping for June again

>>9113166
>Your pretty much free to cruise the halls, look at AA/Cosplayers without having to buy a badge.
That's good news. I've never been to AFO but I live like 30 minutes away. I just spent money at Metro but I might stop by to scope AFO out. I've heard good things about it.

What a bunch of fucking children. Bitch and moan about how awful a convention is while risking a criminal trespass to get inside. Grow the fuck up.

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>>9111149
So I bought a few other things not pictured (gifts to friends) but over all I'm pretty happy with the haul. I'm gonna make the stickers into magnets to put on my fridge. But all the AA peeps were super nice, I hope they all at least made their table fees back

Cry cry staffers.

Metro sucked. And I was wasted the entire time. If I had been somewhat sober that quite possibly would've been the worst weekend of my life.

>>9113578

join the club still looking for an after party right now, going home to NY tomorrow don't wanna waste tonight

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Fucking hell i forgot how much this board hates cosplay and conventions. I assume that the lolita half hates their shit as well.

I had fun, security didnt give me any shit, hung out with some of them at tabletop gaming.

>>9111149
picked this up in artist alley and got the voice actors to sign it later that day.

>>9113615

I never got hassle from security either, only one majorly minor one was I was just stopped because my badge was a bit scratched so they took a bit of a closer look, that's it.

and personally i picked up a lot of artist art prints, OC, drawing, or watercolor whatever, least they're trying in my opinion best of luck I say.

I had a great con. Borrowed badges to get in and out so paid for nothing, drank for free at the Embassy even though I had no key card, found a few cheap but cool items in the dealer's room, cosplays were comfy and well received. Had a great weekend without breaking the bank.

>>9113567
Careful not to hurt yourself with all that edge

>>9113573
I feel so bad for AA this year. They got seriously screwed by metros new arrangement. I know in past years I've enjoyed buying things from them even when I didn't pay to get into the actual con events

Anyone know who won the cosplay contest? Any pics?

>>9113876
the davy jones/calypso pair iirc

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>>9113878

>>9113882
They prolly made that for gasparilla and figured it'd work at metro too

>>9113867
I saw some artsts complaining about it on Friday, but some of them were optimistic for Saturday because that's the day most of the 1-day guys get passes for. Did things improve significantly on Saturday?

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self posts?

what was your favorite cosplay? i was glad to see a calne ca.

>>9113876
Good they deserved it

>>9113919
Oh wow, that Midna's hair in the background is insane. Looks really cool.

>>9113972
Saw her in person, she was very good and well put together.

As far as other costumes, I saw a couple good Borderlands, Dragon Age and Tales of running around, but nothing that really sticks in my mind unfortunately. Shit tons of Pokemon/Undertale and other baby's first cosplay. I was busy most of the weekend helping my friends with panels and running a booth, so maybe I just wasnt looking hard enough, but I didn't see much that was impressive. I didnt go to the costume contest however.

>>9113391
I hate Volunteers at Metrocon. They act so damn high and mighty. They barred me from a panel one day because they claimed no one could get in when they were only half full. A lot of them are also cringeworthy fucks who generally creep others out.

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Oddest thing I saw all weekend was this poor dog. There were many service dogs at the con and a greyhound rescue society had a booth in the vendor room, but every dog that I saw looked happy, hydrated and not at all stressed. This dog was very well behaved, but I couldnt help but think that he looked a little pathetic and was probably not very comfortable. I saw him twice on Saturday, so I think he was unfortunately in the costume for several hours, which is just plain shitty. Shame on the owner for putting a trained service dog through this.

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What the fuck

1/2

>>9114055
What do you expect? You fucks ruined it for everyone else.

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>>9114055
2/2

Literally went to go replace my boyfriends badge after being told to by check point peeps. He wasnt feeling too well, so I went and took the badge for him. I was wearing my pass and had his in my hand.
They gave me shit for it, (both badges had our cosplay name so I eventually won) but I'm so glad I wasn't persecuted for something so stupid. Poor kid.

>>9114063
Excuse me? Who are these "fucks" you're referring to? I paid my share. So did this kid. Yeah they're are maybe a handful of fakers in this thread but not enough to justify persecution like that

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I had a blast walking around in hamster mode

>>9114068
Not that anon, but when they say "you" I think they're referring to the people in this thread that were forging badges/wristbands.

>>9114068
See:
>>9113627
>>9113252
>>9113210
>>9112841
>>9112545
>>9112527
>>9112432
>>9112364
>>9112355
>>9112142
>>9111534
>>9111435
>>9111409
>>9111358
>>9111099
>>9111058
>>9111033
>>9111009
>>9111006
>>9110926
>>9110852
>>9110696
>>9110689
>>9110662
>>9110660
>>9109879
>>9109627
>>9109290
>>9109135
>>9109059

Literally half the thread in here is talking about making fakes. Yeah, I paid too and this board made everyone else(Including me and my gf) have to deal with hassles because cheep-ass edgy morons wanted to go, but didn't want to spend money. Liars all of em. If they really thought it was such shit, they wouldn't have wasted their TIME on it either.
So, thanks hypocrites for making life harder for the rest of us poor weebs. Yeah, I'm bitter. Fuck off.

>>9114100
I've always paid for Metro, but there have been cons where I've gotten fake passes for.

Megacon being one of them. I literally go to that con to party/drink and hang out with friends. The con itself is pretty ass and I'm glad I didn't waste money there. (like they didn't even have a fucking game room this year)

I enjoy what Metro(as it's my favorite con) has to offer in terms of being a con, so I'm always happy to pay for my badge.

>>9114109
Sorry, I'm just pissed that the con is going to get tons of negative publicity because the dumbasses in here wanted to be chaotic-evil little fuck heads.
Don't like it: don't go. Don't fuck it up for the rest of us, dick heads.

I think my biggest complaint about the price is that AX was just as expensive and had way more to offer. Cons like this deserve to have people fake passes for trying to charge so much for subpar events and guests.

I just dont get it with these shows. They have had the same guests and events year after year with only minor gians in attendance yet the ticket price just keeps shooting up. Where the heck does all the money go? Its not like they ever bring anyone bigger than a couple of c or d listers.

>>9114156
The price was the same as last year. I don't know why people keep saying that it went up. Fact check a little.

>>9114156
>where does the money go
It lines the owners pockets and they laugh at everyone for attending their shitty con

>>9114163
Not the same person, but the price jump wasn't justified last year either. Either way, it's ridiculously overpriced for a convention of its caliber.

>>9114121
A lot of people go for social interaction amongst people with similar interests. Most people bumming passes are doing so because the rest isn't worth it to them but is still fun for meeting people and partying. Metro used to be one of those cons with free spaces where people could just hang out and enjoy the sites

>>9114167
Yeah, here's the problem: when 5,000 extra people are milling around, things get crowded and the people who didn't pay
1 have no incentive to not be dicks because, hey, they didn't pay anything anyway.
2 can't be kicked out when they DO start causing problems, like stealing.
3 take up resources like air conditioning and seating that other people paid for.
If people wanna hang out for free, they can go hang in their friend's hotel room. Or host a meet up.
I hate to bring the Tumblr speak into this, but it's the definition of privilege to complain about having an unusually generous perk being withheld for once, when they never had to offer it in the first place.


tl;dr: this is why we can't have nice things! People are idiots when in large numbers.

Ive been told I should hit up metro pretty much since I moved to Florida years ago. Never been though. Seems like it always falls between other shows, or the cost is high, or work gets in the way etc. Any more standouts as far as cosplay goes? Did anyone catch the Hotline Miami guys? I helped out with some of the costumes and props.

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Metro cast performer person here.

>"Metro is gonna lose so much money and business by disallowing hallconning!"
>"Geez what a shit con lol Nick/Alex meme lol we're so cool!"
>"lol pool party! lol watermelon!"

We kinda all laugh at shit like this because we still come out on top. Sold badges were up to near-12k this year and hallconners weren't clogging the convention center and being dickbags.

It was especially funny to see fake badge people get caught because they were timid looking late teens / early 20s that seriously looked scared or ready to cry when security pulled them aside.

Then they come to threads like this one and keyboard warrior it up about how badass they are and how Metro isn't "worth their time".

We don't want your negativity.

We don't want your dishonesty and thievery.

People like the ones on the list of posts here:

>>9114100

They are part of the reason the con scene in Florida is in such a shit state. Selfish, alcoholic, greedy, and horny children.

Sincerely, from the bottom of my heart.

Fuck you.

>>9114167
If a con sucks then don't go back. It's pretty simple. If you go and you buy a badge then you are supporting a suck event and they'll keep delivering the same suck because why should they change anything when you keep coming back and paying more and more every year?

I cruised the whole weekend on a fake badge and had no problems avoiding the very obvious assholes in skirts. Metro hasn't been worth buying a badge for years now but it's better than ever to cruise for parties and pussy.

>>9114223
>Sincerely, from the bottom of my heart.
>Fuck you.

You do realize your contributing to the shit con scene in Florida by posting here right? Damn didnt realize all metrofucks were autists.

>>9114223
>Metro cast performer person here.

Translation: FAILtard in shitty cosplay who has nothing better to do with their time and money than "star" in a bad amateur grade school play.

We kinda all laugh at shit like your show because that's about all it's worth. Maybe if you put on a con worth paying for you'd have less people complaining and counterfeiting.

>>9114236
Didn't you know, Anon? Autism is a prerequisite for thinking that anything said on 4chan matters in real life!

Top kek on this trainwreck

>>9113907
We sold better on Sat/Sun than the other days. Or it felt like it, anyway, I was surprised how much crap we sold today.

>>9114277
ah so thats why Metrostaff took this thread so seriously at the con.

>>9114277
Then maybe you should have kept your rather righteous sounding commentary to yourself.

If the con is rolling in $ the way you say it is then you really don't need to bother defending it, now do you?

>>9114298
Totally never said anything about how much the con makes. I just think it's funny that anyone thinks there's such a thing as making a winning argument on the internet.

>>9114223
>Metro owner person here.
>Both Nick and myself laugh at shit like this because we still like to think we come out on top.
>Pretending to be a cast member and knowing how many badges were sold is silly but I'm going to do it anyway.
>Sold badges were up to near-12k this year. >That number is a combination of 3-day passes and one day passes so don't get the impression that 12k people were there
>because if the same person bought a Saturday and a Sunday single day pass we're still counting that as 2 pass sales.
>Hallconners weren't cloggint the convention center and being dickbags.
>Rest assured people who paid and our entire staff WERE still clogging up everything and being dickbags.
>It was especially funny to see fake badge people get caught because they were timid looking late teens / early 20s
>that seriously looked scared or ready to cry when our kilt wearing sex offender "Goon Squad" security pulled them aside.

>Then they come to threads like this one and keyboard warrior it up like I'm doing right now about how badass I am.

>I'm badass.

>I'm really really badass.

>People like the ones on this list of posts here:
>>9114100

>They are part of the reason the con scene in Florida is in such a shit state. Selfish, alcoholic, greedy, and horny children.

>Just like me.

>Sincerely, from the bottom of my heart.

>Fuck me.

>>9114304
So
>Sold badges were up to near-12k
is nothing but false bragging and is probably just as made up and "valid" as anything else said here. Seems legit to me!

>>9114313
Huh. Didn't know the numbers yet. But cool. Thanks for the info helpful anon!
Too much drama to engage in personally. I just love sitting back and watching. It's more entertaining than the con itself!

Whew lots of drama. Anyways who's going to AFO next week? Trying to decide between that and TBCC

>>9114321

Try
>>9114223
Reading is fundamental.

>>9114331
Oh, I thought you were confirming that number. Like I'd trust someone on staff to give the real number.

>>9114223
You guys are counting 3 day passes as 3 sales again and lumping masq sales in to boost the number aren't you?

>>9114343
Four day passes count as four sales. Masquerade and Dance passes count as ticket sales too. Add them all together then add some more. If it's not big enough just round up till it sounds impressive. Post that number and make up a Facebook story to justify how the lack of people in many pics is just because they're all in watching the "awesome" shows and the con is really super busy but you just can't tell.

>>9113454
Not sure of the exact dates, but I understand it's a week AFTER TBCC next year, so...they're kinda fucked.

>>9114469
Like I get the badge thing, if yu don't have a badge you don't get in. Fine.

But putting it in August? They've screwed their con over. I've gone to metro for 10 years now, I won't be able to go next year and I know a lot of people who won't be able to as well. Let's hope they get it sorted out before then.

I didn't go to meet for the the first time in years, thinking about going to tbcc since I have that day off. Worth it? I've never been to tbcc

Metro's (many) faults aside... any pictures of cosplays? Who won the costume contest? Also, any photos from the FE meetup? It was kind of a clusterfuck, but that's how they usually go.

>>9114619
They are kinda limited to what the TCC will give them and by what other major cons are going on around the country. They had to pit themselves against SDCC this year, and it can't have helped them.

>>9114635
Oops, I meant TCC is killing the con with all of their rules. I mean Metro is kinda too, but my main issues (food and dates) can be chalked up to TCC

>>9114620
*metro not meet sorry auto correct

>>9114635
They weren't losing anyone to SDCC, almost none of the Florida people make an effort to go out there and especially not the Metro crowd which is largely a bunch of perpetually broke highschool kids.

>>9114100
So? It could be the same 5 people over and over and you wouldn't know- that's how 4chan works, it's all anonymous.

And it was metro staff that decided listening to a group of people that amounted to less than 1% of their attendance to hassel everyone. I'd rather let in a few fakers if it meant not putting up with shit all weekend

>>9114630
Didn't go but the really good Davey Jones and Calypso, apparently it ran super smooth this year according to people on the metrocon group

Anyone know the winners of the costume contest?

>>9114072
Your waifu is trash
But you look like you had fun a+

>>9114313
>>9114343
>>9114374
Vendor here, just throwing in my two cents: attendance was definitely up this year by a decent amount. 12k (or even 13.5k) unique, in the way that every con counts unique*, would not be surprising. Thursday was way, way busier than last year.

* For comparison I trust Otakon, AWA, Momocon etc to be giving us accurate numbers when they claim an attendance figure. When we look at numbers after a con we can give a good guess at the attendance (dollars sold to attendee ratio is usually pretty consistent) and Metrocon doesn't seem to be fluffing it more than anyone else. Certain other cons in Florida definitely are.

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>>9114751
>vendor here
>gives inaccurate numbers
>metrocon doesn't seem to be fluffing it more than anyone else
>certain other cons in Florida definitely are
>implying not metro staff

>>9114751
Another vendor here. Had to work almost three full days to pay for the 'privilege' of vending at this POS con. Expensive. Disorganized. Rude staff and obnoxious security guys in kilts. Maybe some vendors did well but it was easy to see attendance was down. Not worth it and won't be going back.

>>9114793
This guy knows what's up.

>>9114751
>Vendor here, writing just like con staff from earlier post. Shit. Should have gotten someone else to write this.

>>9114793
A friend of mine was a vendor there this year and I don't think he sold enough to pay for the booth, the con is a bunch of broke ass worthless high school kids these days.

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>>9114770
>>9114815
k, I'll bite then

I worked at the booth you see in this pic (I don't run it, just working for them). we did well and there were certainly more people in the booth than last year, especially Thursday as I mentioned. To give one example, I also helped at Supercon earlier this month; they claimed 60k attendance last year (lmao not even close) and our Thursday+Friday sales beat all 4 of Super combined. Obviously Supercon isn't anime centric and the room there is giant so we won't do as well, but there just wasn't the crowd that we had in the aisles at Metro.

>>9114952
>if I post a picture of a random vendor space maybe they'll believe me

>>9114952
I wouldn't waste time trying to argue with them, they desperately want to be right or to save face that no one wanted their overpriced aliexpress bulk items or stolen prints that 3 other vendors in a 10 meter radius have as well.

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This got an honorable mention

>>9114984
One the one hand i understand why, the buckles and shoulders were actually fairly well done.

on the other hand, anyone who has to make leg pouches to accommodate their over flowing belly fat is too damn heavy to be doing anything other than getting healthy.

>>9114984
This person should be in the hospital next door not at the con in cosplay

>>9114998
She made leg pouches to accommodate her fupa. What the fuck

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Someone save this poor dog

>>9114962
Well my buddy wasn't selling Aliexpress items or stolen prints but I shouldn't waste my time arguing with you because you desperately want to be right.

>>9114952
You guys ran a nice booth! Very cool stuff. Im a big Tales fan, so it was cool to see so much official merch (the art books, the old imported games) in real life rather than just staring at it on a screen. Glad you guys did well.

>>9115137
Doesn't matter because people spoke with their money-dollars on what they wanted, which wasn't "your buddy's" stuff. Or perhaps they did but not at the price it was being sold at.

Live and learn. Free market mothafucka

came here hoping to see pictures but i really shouldn't be surprised i only found drama like usual

metrocon wasn't nearly as good as its been in the past but i still had a good time. my camera was broken so i didn't get any good pictures, which was a shame because i saw a bunch of really cute cosplayers. One girl in particular was really cute and had the sweetest voice but I didn't know what she was cosplaying (something from an idol series she said).

Saw some really unexpected group cosplays too like Tokyo Mew Mew and the varia from katekyo hitman reborn, which was nice.

Spent a lot of time in the game room and at tabletop gaming, both of which were pretty decent this year.

>>9115196
description of the costume? I took a few pics of idols

>>9115230
she had brown hair and glasses and the costume was red, white and blue. A black skirt I think? she was pretty tall

>>9115152
You sound a lot like Hellfish.

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>>9113573
ilu anon, enjoy your charm and buttons

>>9113867
It wasn't so bad, but a lot of the artists did not make much, or any profit (which was sounding like it could have been more than 50% of the AA).

I do think Metro needs to undergo some pricing changes, but I don't think they're open to suggestions for improvement. And the badge fakes here certainly didn't help sway their opinion on those who wanted to attend for free... Now they're just going to double down on badge security for next year. I have no idea what to expect for 2017, but the dates for 2017 are released: Aug 3-6. Right before school goes back into session. W H Y

>>9114952
SON OF A BITCH on the top row of your display is that a Xenosaga Ep1 collector's edition? How did I fucking miss that. Any chance you remember the price offhand?

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>>9115363
Not that anon, but I took a card card from them this weekend if you wanted contact info.

>>9114156
Quite a few new guests this year at Metro from the American dub of One Punch Man, which is pretty damned relevant as that is just about to come out.

>>9114164
It lines the TCC's pockets, they've raised prices considerably, and keep adding on additional charges every year.

>>9115363
merch of my husbando ;_;
If only I still lived in Florida

>>9114308
Metro counting person here. The attendance count we announce (just under 12k this year) is unique attendance. Each person who buys a pass of any form is counted once. 4 day pass = 1 person. 3 day pass = one person. Single day pass = 1 person. Rave only pass = 1 person. The only glitch to that system is if a person buys a single day pass, and then comes back and buys another one the next day.

The 3 day pass = 3 people math you are using is a different attendance number called "turnstile attendance", which is also listed on the conventions website, and is a larger number.

>>9115431
Thanks!! The one they have in their ebay store seems to be an opened copy though, damn.

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>>9115258
yup, did take the picture. Ritsuko (idolm@ster)

>>9115363
$55, should be about the same online. (that one sold. always sells...)

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>>9115506
Welp..

>>9115481
Sorry, we're trying to do more out of state cons when they don't overlap our own FL ones though.

>>9115485
So what are you going to use to back up your numbers? We've got pics of empty halls that lend credence to our claims that there weren't 12k people there. Where is your proof that there were 12k people?

Heads up for the next couple of cons:
Anime Festival Orlando-
Co-hosting the AFO Rumble On Saturday 11:15 AM.

Mini Iwai-
Concert at 3:30 PM

Mizucon-
Concert, time TBD.

>>9115522
>The attendance count we announce (just under 12k this year) is unique attendance

>Each person who buys a pass of any form is counted once

>The only glitch to that system is if a person buys a single day pass, and then comes back and buys another one the next day.

I mean, i'm pretty bad at math, but he's explaining this pretty well for us. This does make sense as to why the 12k 'attendance' felt more like 6-8k with a lot buying single day passes for multiple days.

>>9113573
Do you remember the name of the artist who sells the Hamilton stickers? I would much appreciate.

>>9115529
Damn Mizu is still around?? has it changed at all?

>>9115363
I've put Mei so she's dangling from my rearview mirror and have placed the team instinct button on my (shitty made) pokemon go hat, now to find a place for the other 11 buttons... you were awesome! Hope you made your fees back and then some <3

>>9115564
We certainly did thanks to everyone who loved our stuff enough to purchase from us! I just feel bad for a lot of artists who didn't... There were so many this year.

I really hope we can go back to the hallways next year, and instead of charging attendees more, charge the artists more for their tables.

>>9115543
I didn't but I did remember where their table was, Dimension Bound

>their etsy www.etsy.com/shop/DimensionBound


>>9115566
yeah, I'm not overly fond of the idea either, maybe just make a hall pass? Like super cheap (20$/4 days) that get's into Vendor/AA.

I saw someone complaining in the metro group that because there were artist mixed in with the vendors (people who couldn't get AA tables) by the time they got to the AA they didn't want to buy anything else. I just don't get where Metro was going with this one. I'm never really fond of when cons mix their vendor with AA.

>>9115551
I wasn't able to stay for long last year, so I didn't get a good idea of the place, but this year they got Mega Ran, so I'm down.

>>9115605
Hey I might get some shit for this since some people swear up and down that Mizu is getting better, but Mizu has been shit for a long while and I don't see it changing any time soon. Please avoid this con.

>>9115532
And yet they aren't posting anything that can back up that figure, so... How do we know it isn't bullshit?

>>9115637
not anyone youre replying too, but how would they do that???? receipts? like legit asking here, because idk how someone would prove that

>>9115642
Doesn't matter how they do it, that's up to them to figure out, but they can't go claiming those numbers without proving it and they can't prove it because it's BS. I know when I worked for Metro we fudged the numbers because I handled the earnings statements and it was waaaaaay off for the attendance numbers they made public. At first I thought Roy was cooking the books but he was just an idiot who fetishized having the biggest convention so he lied about numbers. Dude was practically living on the poverty line. What an idiot. Anyway that tactic was passed on to Alex and Nick.

>>9107938
>>9107938
>>9107938
I hope someone here knows this.

There was this one booth I walked past and was only able to glance at it. I swear it was the art of MW-Magister being sold but wasn't able to get up close enough to see (I was walking with family, didn't want to be weird). The artwork featured big boobed Chinese cartoon women in provocative outfits. It was located between (I think) rows H and M of the Vendor's Area.

Locations listed here:
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>>9114223
I just want you to know that Chaos Order shit was the gayest fucking thing I have ever seen.

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>>9115463
>It lines the TCC's pockets, they've raised prices considerably, and keep adding on additional charges every year.

>>9115637
It's total bullshit and the photos prove it. The Metro counting anon (hi Erin!) gives a good explanation of how the counting is supposed to be done but we have nothing but their word that it's actual.

So you say you had "just under 12k this year" and you're telling us you grew? The Metrocon wiki says you had 11,776 TWO YEARS ago (as reported to a news publication by the convention organizers) and 2015 is left questionably blank. Even if the con is fudging the numbers (which it's pretty obvious they are) that's still pretty lame growth and isn't backed up at all by the photos we're seeing.

Everything about Metrocon is bullshit anymore. Can't wait to see next year's price hikes!

>>9115578
>yeah, I'm not overly fond of the idea either, maybe just make a hall pass? Like super cheap (20$/4 days) that get's into Vendor/AA.
I was thinking the same thing. Sure, $40 for a wristband isn't bad if you factor in the stage shows, the costume contest, the rave, etc. But a lot of people just want the traditional convention stuff like panels and shopping, and that's a terrible price if you only want those things.

IMO they should make the base ticket price cheaper and make some of the shows cost extra like how the Masquerade is. Show attendance would really suffer though.

>>9115703
If you're talking about the Mascots I'm in full agreement. Blue-hair rainbow catboy faggot is the main staple by being /b/-levels of lolsorandom and no one was impressed by it. The mascots thing is completely separate from the show casts that actually have to work on shows instead of shilling the con everywhere they go and getting their pictures taken with cancer kids.

If you mean stuff like the shows that carry the theme like Chess Match I have to respectfully disagree because the show was badass this year.

>>9116024
>If you mean stuff like the shows that carry the theme like Chess Match I have to respectfully disagree because the show was badass this year.

>Showing Joker getting punched out by someone but never showing who punched him
>Haruko from FLCL being one of the only interesting characters there and never even did anything (unless she did something from the first 50 minutes which I missed)
>Yuna summoning fucking Saitama, which is stupid in of itself because Saitama isn't even a MONSTER, he's a HUMAN and you can't summon FUCKING HUMANS IN FINAL FANTASY
>The Kefka's mic constantly sounding like it was broken from how much he was screeching
>The (I think?) gay shit that happened when the white haired faggot fell down during his fight and that black haired faggot rushing out to kiss him. Possibly, I don't know, but the amount of female screaming seemed to constitute it as such.

Literally the only good thing about that shit was they played a song from Flogging Molly that I'd never heard before and actually really liked. That's it.

>>9116068
>batman
>she had 2 fights
> hey for all we know he could be a monster, but I get your point
> I still don't know how they're having problems with mics in their 14th year of this shit
>Hella gay, Seraph of the End, Blondie was drinking black hair boys blood b/c he's a vamp


I've finally put my finger on what I don't like about metro, it's still being run like a brand new con. Shows aside, the panels are meh and it seems like no one is really paying attention to what they are which means tons of shitty q&a panels.

But if they got rid of those then their would be practically no panels at all. With the dates being the first weekend in August next year, I'll probably won't be attending, which sucks because I live so close to the con. But regardless, I can go to Dragoncon which is like 10 dollars more and constantly be wishing for a Time Turner because there is so much to do. I'd rather spend money on a con that knows what it's doing.

>>9115605
mizu seems to get tinier every year. not gonna bother going this year.
Guess I'll be seeing you at AFO though

>>Empty hallways prove lower attendance

Those hallways used to be filled with people hall-conning. Like, 5,000 just ghosting. They where never counted in the attendance anyway. Just sayin, you guys have a hard on for making this sound like a bad thing. But I could walk, pose for photos, and find places to sit down without being swallowed by a cloud of human funk. I'm cool with the badge-checking.
I wish there had been more artists selling functional things instead of just prints. Prints are nice, but I wanted more variety of buttons and a phone case not covered in crap. But those I can find online, so I never bought anything in AA.

>>9116164
what is the attendance at AFO like? I've never gone since the guest list/vendors room looks really small, but I've heard good things about the quality of the event.

>>9116068
>I watched an anime human chess match for some reason and then actually expected it to be quality

>>9115670
Magister was indeed there. Check his twitter.

>>9116263
You really think 5,000 people showed up to ghost in the past? I'd estimate it at more like a thousand. Hell even when Metrocon lied about getting 6,000 attendees if there were 5,000 people ghosting that 11,000 people felt like about 8,000 more people than were there this past weekend. FOOD. FOR. THOUGHT.

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>>9116270
The artist access is free, as well as the pool party and halls. Other than that, if you love panels, that's your con to go to. AFO is generally really packed for a medium sized hotel space. And a lot of good food within walking distance.

>>9115505
thanks! she was prettier in person, haha. anyone have sauce for this cosplay?

>>9116270
>>9116381
I agree, its pretty full for the size of the con. Personally I enjoy AFO more than Metro

>>9116164
It's a shame too because there isn't many Miami events now. I'll be there and see how it goes this year

>>9116410
i meant for the cosplayer sorry

>>9115566
>I really hope we can go back to the hallways next year,
yes please god
>and instead of charging attendees more,
yes definitely
>charge the artists more for their tables.
woah wut no. wut. Febronia wut. why. Girl.

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hey, i was mumen rider at metro and wanted to see if anyone had gotten pics with me, i met a lot of really cool people this year and got some sick pictures but cant find many of them

Maybe the convention would be better if the owners weren't always occupied puppy dogging after females

>>9116611
If they put the AA in the hallways I would gladly pay more for a table. I just dont think they are interested in changing a single thing for 2017.

On a side note.

>One person came to my table this weekend
>She had this large paper bag obviously purchased from said bag lady
>She tells me "I bought this bag but I didn't like the stuff in it.... Could I trade it for some your stuff?"
>I am stunned speechless
>Words are not coming out of my mouth
>Look at partner
>Tells her gently no

The blind bag was bought in the AA a few booths away from me. A literal bag of unidentifiable garbage, not even guaranteed to be artwork.

>>9116728
What was with so many blindbags there not even having stuff in them from the booths theyre being sold at? I make sure to ask what kind of stuff you might get beforehand because half of them admit its all misc stationary and junk.

Finally got settled back in from the weekend. Despite a couple of things I didn't do and not really able to get a lot for myself, I had a lot of fun. Jesus H. Christ though, the badge checks were fucking crazy this year. It was nowhere near this bad last year. I don't know what >>9111099 >>9111534 were talking about, but the Metrocon staff and the Sentry folks were fucking determined. I didn't even see these Sentry guys last year, I can't believe they got so paranoid that they asked for help from the people that officially work for that building. I mean, the 2nd artist alley entrace was completely unguarded, you just had to pass through a checkpoint to get to it first. And oh man, if you wanted to get to the gameroom, which was one of the few places to actually have fun at, you had to pass by three (3) fucking checkpoints.

I, at one point, when I was walking out of the hallway from it, saw Sentry checking badges with a flashpoint. If any of you were wondering why they were cracking down so hard on it, I actually asked the gameroom guy who got told what was happening. Apparently, some genius decided to print out these weekend passes at a reduced price. That is the STUPIDEST thing you could have done. If you sell something like this for cheaper, you're eventually going to get a lot of people buying it. You don't do that kind of shit unless your fake is 1:1 to the actual product; where it looks so real, not even the person who made the fucking badge could tell a difference. He got caught and was told to leave, but then he came back and did it again on Friday/Saturday. So if you want someone to blame for the staff being extra anal, blame the fagola who didn't put enough effort into making perfect dupes.

I asked one of my pals who was volunteering why they were acting like this and he said because he thinks they're trying to corner the market, that they don't want anyone in there unless they got a pass, which is fucking stupid, since most people would just want

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to come to these things to walk around and take pictures. If you be that anal and paranoid because you don't think you're going to make or the like, you're just going to push people away, and it showed, since I heard a lot of artists/vendors dropped the con this year. I'm probably not even going to go next year, since my friends suggested we go to AX instead, and I think that may be more enjoyable than Metrocon, ESPECIALLY if they try to do this shit again next year. I mean, the guests weren't even that good this year, they got a lot of B-tier VA's, Scott McNeil cancelled at the literal last minute and you couldn't even get Stuart to sign anything for free with the free pass since he distanced himself away from the autograph signings and set up shop in the vendor's room.

And good lord, the artist alley was terrible this year! I saw like 5 artists I knew that were good and they were all artists I had already seen before. The fucking amount of gay shit I saw being sold left me absolutely disgusted. Good god man, it took up around a good half to 3/4 of the AA. If they were trying to market Metrocon to women this year, then they fucking succeeded, since most of the shit being sold was for women. Not to mention I kept seeing fanart or merch for sale from either Undertale, Steven Universe, or some gay fanart of a sports anime, or all three being sold at the same booth. If these were the only kinds of artists they could get on short notice to make up for the ones that dropped, then I am so disappointed and I seriously hope they try and get better ones next year. Fuck, man.

Besides all that shit, I managed to have fun. Saw tons of cute girls, played a lot of games with fun people, got to have a casual convo while waiting for valet parking with the Genos dub VA, bought a bunch of gifts for my friends and got to see my b-boy friend school everyone at the rave on friday. All in all, a fun weekend.

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>>9114072
What's up, you meme-lord.

>>9115363
I fucking know this booth, I bought keychains from here. Friendly advice mate, tell your artist partner or whoever draws those prints to keep trying to improve. The WoW art looks fine, but the Berserk/KLK/Morrigan/DBZ/& Ezio art looks like complete deviantart-tier ass. There's room for improvement though, so don't feel like I'm purposely insulting you. I didn't say this to you at the con because I didn't want to be rude, but keep working on that art so you can set yourself away from the huge amount of other DA-tier rejects I saw at that AA.

>>9116140
>batman
Yeah, I gathered it was Batman, but then Batman doesn't even show up in the final fight to try and do anything of importance, even when Joker was "killing" the cast. It's retarded. And having Haruko do two fights in the first 50 minutes, and then nothing for the rest of the match is even more retarded.

>>9116301
I expected nothing and was still disappointed. Until I heard that Flogging Molly song during that fight, then I was only slightly disappointed. You can't expect something to be quality when they reuse the John Cena meme two fucking times in a 30 minute timespan.

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Y'all, we fucked up. The special guest passes were ONE SIDED and holo free and available to view on Thursday.

>>9116887
Lmao yea we know. They're really old and need to be replaced. Hoping to be able to have him quit his parttime job so he can focus on replacing those with new stuff by the end of the year.

Also, he says thanks for the crit! He wants to work on much more.

>>9116852
>I didn't even see these Sentry guys last year
then you didnt use your eyes, they've been there every year i've gone.

and depending on which entrance you use the video game room can be reached with only one badge check.

>>9116978
Then they must have blended in with the crowd, because I sure as hell didn't notice them. Maybe they made themselves more noticeable with their bright blue uniforms and intrusive behavior this year compared to previous ones. And fuck man, I wish I knew about that; getting to the game room would have been so much easier. Did you walk in from the outside near where the doors were near the restrooms?

>>9116983
they wore the same uniforms this year as last, as for the game room the bayshore entrance is right next to the only badge check that was needed to get into that side hall. its not like the checks were more invasive this year over previous years, nobody gave me or anyone i saw any shit about them.

>>9116991
>riverwalk entrance
i should say.

Personally this year for me was only meh because only two people i know could make it. and bow that i've gone 4 years running it feels like i've done everything.

I might do dragoncon instead next year.

>>9116991
Then you got lucky mate. I saw people constantly getting their badge checked or having people looking really hard at mine like they were trying to see if it was a fake just so they could bust me. I didn't have nearly this much headache from the checkpoints as last year.

>>9116996
It's a game to the asshole security guys in the kilts. They compete to see who can cut the most badges and have the most people thrown out during the con. They used to carry the clipped badges hanging off their belts to show off how many people they'd busted. They'll use any excuse to add to their count and it doesn't matter to them or the con owners since they already have your money.

>>9115631
From the last couple of years it had gotten tinier because the show had been worse but I can say it does feel like it was slightly better last year and somehow they have been promoting it seems like they care more now. I'm going to give it one last chance seeing that they brought more than just two guests and the prize for the costume contest doesn't seem so bad

>>9116996
I walked through badge checks constantly while running around all four days. As long as you didn't try to hide it and showed it to then they left you alone. Even when a mass group of people sent though they weren't messing with people unless they tried to do something shifty.

Badge checks are not that complicated and literally every convention you go to has them. They at least didn't require them to be visible at all times like I've seen at other conventions, as long as they were visible during the check you were fine.

>>9117606
Then you must have missed the part during Friday or Saturday when they started checking peoples badges with flashlights.

>>9117631
Welcome to the Metrocon Police State. Please have your paperwork and bribes in order at all times. Unescorted girls will be subject to random underwear checks. Anything we feel like will be used as grounds to have you removed from the con. Thanks for your money.

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So how many people here skipped Metrocon to go to AFO or TBCC instead, and which?

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>>9114984
Lona Onvorse

>>9117975
Honestly, if you're a cute girl, you can get away with slipping by some of the male staff at checkpoints. Multiple times they were too busy looking at my tits or flirting to bother, and then they'd turn to the next attendee and use a flashlight to look for the halo

>>9117983
Me and not sure. Might try to go to a day of both if I can!

>>9118081
Haha, classic. What were you dressed up as?

>>9117631
>they started checking peoples badges with flashlights.
i was there all weekend and didnt see this happen at all.

the most invasive badge check i saw was a kilt ask someone to flip the thing around so they could see the front.

Any AFO meet up?

>>9118580

Hi, I was a first year security team member, and yes some of us were checking badges with lights.
The number of offended people too high man

Usually hate these kinda vids but this one was done pretty well. Almost makes me regret not going
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=102&v=D9dWO1HrN5Q

>>9119114
wow that's actually pretty good

>>9119114
That was awesome! This on the other hand is cringey as fuck
https://vimeo.com/176600721

>>9116874
>And good lord, the artist alley was terrible this year!

You weren't kidding. I went for one day on Saturday, I saw so many booths being manned by women selling homosexual merchandise, I thought I was in San Fran for a moment.

>>9119309
>https://vimeo.com/176600721
I'm in that one for a split second, woo my enthusiasm knows no bounds.

>>9119768
Who were you anon? The only part I meant was cringey was the mascots. There were actually some good cosplays in it.

>>9119707
Seeing a couple male body pillows being sold was that bad for you, huh?

>>9119804
the saber during the wave

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>>9119840
it was cringy as fuck crossplay. that wig is a disaster. selfposting for fun though

>>9119847
actually think it looks pretty solid anon. That sword is really nice!

>>9116671
I believe I got a picture of you, It's a little low quality because it was off my phone with less than ideal lighting if you still want it

>>9119812
I don't know what you saw, but it was way worse than that, dude.

>>9119847
Shit, I was there as Shirou and I missed you!?

What was The Worst Panel? I thought about going just for the name/description but ended up forgetting.

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>>9120113
I dropped Saber in favor of sailor mars after a couple hours, Sabers wig didnt fit right, kept sliding around.

>>9120260
Damn those legs anon

>>9120166
It was in the panel room with no chairs, it filled up as soon as the doors opened. Literally nothing happened. I mean it was entertaining enough, but considering some of ther other panels at the con it was no where near the worst panel ever.

>>9119114
You didn't miss anything, also am I the only one who thinks half the cosplays in this were shit?

>>9120412
Non that anon but I think they were talking about the way the video was put together. Which seemed decently thought out compared to most cosplay vids

Is anyone else at AFO?

>>9120646
I SURE AM!!
Having a really good time.

>>9120260
Awwww, I would have loved to get a pic with you. Nice legs btw!

AFO meetup?

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Giving these out at our table in the AFO AA. Look for the giant Illidan and Sylvanas prints on our corner booth. Have a great saturday anons!

What do the wristbands look like today for AFO? Pretty please share it.

>>9121623
Get a job and buy a goddamn wrist band you piece of shit.

>>9121871
OH WOW, I CAN SURELY DO THAT IN A SINGLE DAY, RIGHT ON THE SPOT.

Are you a moron? I don't care about your opinion, so don't chime it in like you think it's important.

>>9121880
Shoulda done it a month ago dipstick, at least have the drive to bootleg your own pass without needing to beg /cgl/ for photos of one.

>Looking at local news in Orlando
>Two articles about some new convention called GeekyCon
>No mention of AFO
What the fuck is GeekyCon

>>9121880
>i am a colossal waste of human life.

>>9121994
Yeah man, bootleging your own pass is really handy to do a month before the con when I don't even know what the pass will look like! That's some fucking genius thinking right there. Somebody give you a phd, because you're going places.

>>9122268
Bro, you're being too hard on yourself. You shouldn't say stuff like that. Here, let me say something positive for you:

Go suck a dick.

There, don't you feel much better, faggot?

>>9122398
Hahahahahahahaha

You're the best joke all weekend.

>>9122398
>Yeah man, bootleging your own pass is really handy to do a month before the con when I don't even know what the pass will look like!

No, I told your dumb ass to get a job a month ahead of time to pay for your pass. Your reading comprehension is just as poor as you are, apparently.

>>9122427
Man, I would have gotten a job if it was that easy. I'm sorry not all of us can have jobs fall into their lap as easy as you can. I'm not throwing down $40 bucks for a day pass for a con that looks amateurish as fuck and for something I just wanted to check out to see if it was WORTH paying for in the future, when I actually had money. I'm SORRY this clashes with your morals so much, but you're going to have to learn to agree to disagree with me on this matter, before you end up getting an aneurysm.

>>9122801

Go back to tumblr you autistic fuck

>>9122916
whatever mate.

>>9122801
I don't have to learn to disagree with you on this because you're wrong. Don't bootleg a fucking pass and if you're that broke don't go to a fucking con. Focus on getting a job, McDonalds will hire anyone so lower your standards and if they aren't hiring you it must be because you're such an edgelord.

>>9122979
whatever dude.

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>>9117975

>>9123437
I... kind of get it?

>>9120260
>questioning muh hetro

AFO is done, now on to TBCC.