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PAX West (Prime) 2016 Tickets on sale NOW! Up: Fri/Sat/Sun badges SOLD OUT
- Thread starter Kyou
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I expect it's going to be a whiiiiiiile until Monday hits Low. I'm guessing we see our first Sold Out before that.
deltacanuckian
Member
Got me and my friends in for Friday and Saturday. Here's hoping our media application gets approved when that opens up and we can sell these off.
As ticketmaster can tell you - bots annihilate captcha.
Also, the vast majority (80+%) of ticket sales are people buying only one or two sets - not generally bots. Bots aren't the reason the tickets sell out.
People are.
Comic-Con badges aren't any easier to get (I'd argue they are harder than PAX). Tying them to names won't make it any more or less of a pain to get. Basically, demand is 2 to 3x the available badge numbers (due to size of venue). They're maxed out at other PAXes to try to lower demand that way..but there's not much else they can do besides wait for the convention center expansion to finally happen.
This was going to be the 10th year in a row I would travel out to PAX for this, but decided not to even try to go this year. Part of me will miss it, but Riot Fest has started being the same weekend and I really regretted not going to see the acts last year, so decided I would rather go see music. Also, have a bunch of medical bills to pay, so going to Riot Fest is cheaper.
giant_frying_pan
Member
I got tickets :O
I ordered at 13:30 and all four days were still available. I bought Fri-Sun.
I ordered at 13:30 and all four days were still available. I bought Fri-Sun.
patrickthehedgehog
Member
Same. None of my friends have made it in either and a few of them were in before five minutes after the hour.
Mushroomer25
Member
Honestly, they could clear up some space just by opening & clearing media registration before they sell badges. Just about everyone who goes as media still purchases badges as a backup plan, which is taking up a non-trivial amount of stock.
Aztechnology
Member
I know what you're saying but it's a factor of peace of mind and putting a barrier between scalpers and tickets sales. It hurts less knowing you got beaten to a queue by people wanting to actually go and not make money off it.
Still in queue....
I wouldn't be surprised if they get a lot of...dubious media badge requests. But IIRC media badges also take up from the total stock of badges that can be sold.
Aztechnology
Member
Yes
patrickthehedgehog
Member
Annnd there goes my whole lunch break... Still nothing!
Last I heard (2014?) 94-96% of badges sold online were non-scalper, one to two sets. The vast majority of people getting beat for badges are getting beat by people wanting to go. Most physical scalpers in Seattle sell their tickets from folks who can't make it at the last second best as I can tell.
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/how-pe...nd-why-your-crazy-idea-to-fix-them-wont-work/
This is what you get for showering! So far tickets seem to be holding steady so hopefully you get what you need
Aztechnology
Member
When did you get in the queue?
Aztechnology
Member
Still why not developing a system for it can't be that difficult can it?
If I get in how many badges can I buy? I'll pass on some tickets to Gaffers in need if possible.
Mushroomer25
Member
Do they? I got media access last year, and that came a few weeks after main badge registration. I always assumed they accounted for x number of badge requests, and determined the most qualified people out of who applies.
Limit is 4 per person.
*4 per person per day
If I get in within the next 15 minutes, sure!
Aztechnology
Member
So 1 set per person essentially. Guess it's always been that way it just you used to be able to get them for friends by getting the weekend passes (never did, nearly impossible).
I've been in the queue 40 minutes. Isn't looking good.
4:01
Lone_Prodigy
Member
$45 this year, $40 last year, $35 in 2014.
I had fun going a couple years ago, but it was really crowded and I doubt things have improved much since then.
I had fun going a couple years ago, but it was really crowded and I doubt things have improved much since then.
Congrats!
1) No such system is known to exist - otherwise everyone would be using it. Concerts / Broadway / Comic-Con / etc all have the same problems. At least they're not using Ticketmaster ala Valve and The International. Basically, the more advance notice you give people, the higher percentage of tickets that scalpers end up with. Lotteries, etc etc. The article I linked kind of goes through and explains why most of the known alternatives don't work
2) 4 sets (16 badges total)
Not sure - I think they just use historical numbers and possibly add X%. That'd be an interesting question to ask Robert. A lot of typical media also comes in as exhibitors / panelists (IGN, etc) as well I think.
My personal belief is that they'd love to get rid of Media badges as a whole.
If you got in the queue before 1:15 PST - you should be OK.
shattyboombatty
Member
been in line 35 min... getting antsy
