2 More days till Dragon con!

Meet up info

>>4908242

Wait wait wait. You wanna meet in the smoking area of the busiest hotel at 10 o'clock at night?

Man you better have a sign or something.

>>4908257
Yup it'll be the seagull sign.

cannot wait :]

Everything's finished and packed. Fuck yes.

I can't wait, and at the same time, I could really use another week. D:

My body STILL isn't ready....

Im afraid to meet people because I am fat and ugly and in costume.

>>4908750

Hey I'm chubby and of questionable looks. I'll be in costume too. Just have fun, there will be so much to see.

Party time! What what!

>>4908750

dont worry i will have sex with you

I'll be there. Main costume is Black Gold Saw. I'll have my IBRS with me. Other than that, it's whatever else I have packed. Might be working with MechCorp from time to time if they need an extra hand.

f-year, grabbing badges Thrus, heading down mid-day Friday.
Got my Hank the Ranger, GiantHamster, Vacation Spiderman, and Pirate costumes ready to go.
I'll make an attempt to show to one of the meet-ups if I'm cogniscient.

>>4909132
I hope you bought a change of underpants

Due to a shipping error, I didn't receive the bolts I needed for finishing Quorra, so she is postponed until NYCC. I'm sad, but I'd rather do it right than rush it. Plus it gives me more time to work on the lighting channels.

Instead I will probably make Leeloo from the beginning of Fifth Element instead.

>>4909043
>>BGS
Want :D

>>4909132
I hope your eyes actually shoot rainbows.

>>4909139

Several.

>>4909145
That's okay, we'll rock out with our own Trains in Space group.

So, 4chan---

I'm between two costumes for the late evening.

Riddler or Warden from superjail.

>>4909297
Which Riddler?

>>4909297
Wear different ones different nights!

(also I love the Warden)

Alright, couple days before the con. I haven't pre-registers but I'm 95% positive that I'm going to DragonCon. Should I register online to shorten my wait in line.. or should I just wait until I'm there?

>>4909145

That's weird, due to a shipping error I am currently OVERSTOCKED with bolts, now at **50%** at select stores.

>>4909335
At this point, I'm not sure if they would be any reason to prereg, you won't get a QR postcard. I thought I saw some weird QR generator though...

http://www.dragoncon.org/dc_pde_barcode.htm

>For those of you who are paying on-site, you can shorten your time in line as well. Click here and fill out the form, submit it, and it will generate a .pdf file with a QR code that you print and bring to the on site registration area at the convention. This form is not connected to any database, it is merely a utility for printing your own QR code. The QR code will contain all your demographic information, mildly encrypted and base64 encoded. As always you will need to have a valid government-issued photo ID with you as well to complete the on-site registration process.

>>4909297
WARDEN!!!!!

i have an alice that i could bring....what night are you doing this?

Bump for more excited posts.

This time tomorrow I'll be in Atlanta and waiting.

>>4910151
THIS TIME TOMORROW
WHERE WILL YOU BE?
ON A PLANE SHIP SOMEWHERE
SAILING ACROSS AND EMPTY ALANTA?

I'll be stuck in loli, but I'll be at the meet! Can't wait to eat some motherfucking chicken & waffles.

I am so psyched the programming was released but I am having a hard time deciding what I want to do/see the most. I just wish Margaret Weis was coming this year. She was a no-show the last time I went.

I was born ready.

This is my face counting the days.

painting a cape tonight and shitting myself....

flying in thurs night.....at this time tomorrow i'll be pulling a costume all-nighter!

HOLY FACK SO EXCITED

Hey guys wanna meet up on Thurs?

Cosplay Deviants Party? /megusta?

since when did all you fuckers start going to dcon, stay away and stick to your animu shitfests.

>>4910936
Since when did you start going to cgl?

stick to your /b/ shitfests

>>4910936
?
I don't understand why you're on /cgl/ if you had that to say.

Also, not all of us are anime cosplayers, or even cosplayers. Or give much of a shit about anime.

Obviously, if you're here, there are others that don't care for 'animu shitfests', just like you.

So excited! I'm pretty much all packed up. No costumes this year, hopefully next year I can put something together. I'm so intimidated by the D*C cosplay crowd.

>>4911280
bumping from page 4 maybe? anyways don't be....just try your best and im sure you will get compliments :)

>>4911280
Don't sweat it. For all the good costumes there are a million shitty ones. You'll blend right in.

This is going to be my first Dragoncon and I am so excited. I had a question though: are there any microwaves available in the con, the hotels, or any of the surrounding stores? I will not be staying in a room at the con and wanted to be able to heat some food if possible.

>>4911441
Why not just bring food you don't have to heat? Or just buy food in the area? That seems kind of weird/inconvenient to depend on.

>>4911476
I am bringing food that doesn't need to be heated, but I had some soup (the kind that is in a plastic type container that you heat, open, and eat) that I wanted to eat while I was there, just to get some warm food in me. I'm on a pretty tight budget, so eating out can't really happen. If It's not possible, it's cool, I was just wondering.

>>4911495
But there are lots of cheap options for food in the area...albeit, fast food.

I guess I am just whiny/fidgety enough that I'd pay a little more for food if it meant I didn't have to carry food around all day. I understand budget constraints though. Sorry I am not at all helpful!

I leave in 6 hours. Driving so I still won't be there til Friday early. Bwaha

>>4909090
>GiantHamster
wat?

>>4911500
Isn't there the consuite in one of the hotels?

Went once forever ago, want to go again but"
>Not enough monies
>No time available
>BF is broken and can't travel long distances

So, no D*C for me. Someday I'll go again, someday...

I was going to do a quick Carl the llama costume over the weekend, but I got activated for the hurricane, then spent 3 data sitting in a barracks drinking and watching movies (your tax dollars at work folks!) So no costume for me, but is like to meet ya'll at the meetup, that could be cool.
So seeyah there!

Also, QQ, I'm flying in and arriving at 5ish Thursday night, is that too late to pick up ny badge if I'm preregistered already?

>>4911495
Instead of soup you could also use the hotel coffee pot to heat up water for ramen or oatmeal to have hot food in your room.

>>4911588
Anon said they won't have a room.

>>4911611
>Hey guys, I'm really hungry, could I use your coffee pot to make myself some hot water for ramen?
>Hey I have this microwave soup, could I possibly borrow your microwave to heat it up?

>>4911571

Pre-reg doesn't open until 2 on Thursday so you'd be right in the thick of it.

Currently trying to finish my Kid Flash pants and my girl's working on her Jubilee. First time she's doing any form of hand sewing so it's a learning experience!

>>4911783
I believe you're thinking of last Thursday?

Copypasta:

Registration hours are as follows:

Thu 9/1 - 10am - 10pm
Fri 9/2 - 8am - 10pm
Sat 9/3 - 8am - 10pm
Sun 9/4 - 8am - 10pm
Mon 9/5 - 8am - 5pm

501st here here

I got a new toy, just in time for DragonCon, Imperial Binders. So, who's up for being arrested and the binders slapped on ya? LOL

pic related, bringing the white ones

DAWN OF MY FINAL COSTUMING DAY
I CAN'T TELL IF I HAVE HYPE OR IF I HAVE PANIC ANYMORE!

Wowww do I really want to meet up with you guys? I don't cosplay...hopefully I will be drunk so it won't matter. Are taxis usually 24hrs? I'M BLACK AND I FUCKING LOVE CHICKEN AND WAFFLES HURR DURR

>>4911808

Huh, they must've changed it then. Last time I looked it said 2 because I remember being confused that it was starting so late.

>>4912423
there will be several people there who aren't cosplaying!

>>No.4912464

ok cool awesome.
Next year we should do brunch at fires of brazil....

I'll be the thin guy in either a Soviet Army service uniform, or a dress uniform, both M89/in formation. My assistantship has basically kept me from getting any other new costumes or whatever, so, just wear the same thing as last year.

Lazy, I know.

>>4909145
Yeah, I'm rushing to finish it. I'll be pulling one mf my hand moulds when I get to con on Thursday. Then I'll be retreating to do some school work.

>>4909394

FFFFF. DAMNIT. I SO couldn't find my suit last night. Moving effing sucks, especially right before dragon*con.

But srsly- that would've rocked. Do you go to any of the midwest cons? Because for real. if so, let's friggin do this.

PS. photo=my warden getup.

trying to pull off Jack Sparrow at Dragon Con...not movie accurate by any means, but its all I could afford to do since I'm on a tight budget...This is only my second time cosplaying (Terminator last year but it was a disaster)

>>4912074
arrest me and slap me babeh

>>4912464
If I recall correctly from the last time I went, a good half or more of the people there at the convention don't cosplay. Or are you talking about this specific meetup?

>>4912486
I love silkies, they're so goofy and stupid.

>>4912873
Oh I know right?
So fluffy too.

501st here,

LOL Coffee

Oh and this is me in my armor, in case anyone was interested in it. pic related

Oh and to the person wondering is you needed a costume to hang out, answer is nope. Tons of folks don't do costuming, but I think those who don't kinda wish they did after their first DragonCon, it's just how it goes.

Oh and heading to pick up my badge tomorrow afternoon sometime, so if anyone sees me wearing a black shirt, with a huge 501st legion patch on the back, and a Ga Garrison patch on the sleeve, say hello if ya like.

So ridiculously excited too! I'll be there tomorrow to pick up my pass too. It took 6 hours last year, let's see how long it takes this year. It's suppose to be faster.

>>4913315
D: ...

>>4914746
It's true. They had D*C staff going around, asking people how long they'd been waiting in line. When our group said "3 hours" dead seriously, the volunteer looked at us in disbelief. We had waited 3 hours just to get around the Sheraton, not counting inside.

I really hope registration is quicker. I'm not arriving until late tomorrow.

>>4910914

Been to a cosplay deviants thing before? Are they as lackluster as the actual porn?

>>4914864
They had a booth at Fanime. They seemed to bring some of their more attractive girls, but they weren't very personable from what I remember. It was really odd to see Troy who I only knew from really old online drama from like 2007.

>>4914864
There are photos online somewheres. Ya gotta dig for them though. From what I saw, the room wasn't packed, but then, I've noticed that people like to take photos when the room ISN'T full or somehow only get 5 people in a photo when there were 25 in the room.
The people who were there last year said (and looked like) they had fun.

>>4908237

>>4913178
Hua hua. Dude i'm glad to see a scout trooper instead of the normal storm suit. I'll look out for you bro.
>>4914864
Nah I just heard about it from a friend, but doubt its going to be public. :/

Also you need a badge/hotel keycard at all times
http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2011/08/31/dragoncons-new-policy-buy-a-ticket-or-youre-not-allow
ed-inside?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freshloaf+%28Fresh+Loaf
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Coffeeee.
Come to A-kon this year

>>4912667
AW MAN, SADNESS. i've been to acen and ohayocon, but i'm in fl now, relocating to CA next spring. i'll probably come to acen again once i get settled in my new job.

15 hours until i have to go to the airport.....LOTS to do still so i'm pulling an all-nighter.

photo is what i'm wearing on saturday after the parade ends...

COSPLAY FINISHED. I HAVE ALL DAY AFTER WORK TOMORROW TO PACK!

PIC RELATED, IT'S HOW I FEEL!

This weekend, remember gentlemen: Spraying yourself in bucket loads of Axe does not count as a shower. Contrary to what the commercials say, Axe actually smells repulsive the majority of the time. As such, trying to cover up your stench with Axe just results in you smelling like a cologne factory took a piss on you after you just did 10 80's style training montages. SAY NO TO CON FUNK: TAKE A SHOWER DAILY.

Off to go get my badge right now.

>>4916088

Also if you're going to use Axe don't use more than a quarter of a second spray in each pit, anymore is just "Blagh!"

>>4915288
I'll see what I can do nignog

>>4916172

>>4916088
>Axe actually smells repulsive the majority of the time
Oh god yes thank you. Any over-applied deodorant smells disgusting in my opinion, but I can't be around someone wearing an overdose of Axe without literally gagging, tearing up, and having to leave the room. All my male friends think it smells good and several of them even think it's a great idea to apply that shit when I'm around. One of them uses like three seconds worth of spray under each armpit and urghuaughaughaughr.
Fucking Axe.

I can see people lining up outside the Sheraton from my dorm room window! I'm so excited!

I CAN'T FIND MY GODDAMN POST CARD!!!! GOD DAMNIT!

Fuck, this is going to be amazing.

after a lot of thinking, Im going to go. See yall at the meetup.

Just waiting on my ride to head down. Cosplay, lolita, food and booze are all packed and ready. So excite!

Flight leaves tomorrow, I'm mostly packed, and I just have a few last minute cosplay related things to work on. I'm so excited!

I'm a bit worried about registration though. I was planning on picking up my badge once we arrived in Atlanta Friday evening, but now I'm thinking I won't have time to before registration closes. I really hope the line isn't bad tomorrow, but hopefully it won't since I've pre-registered and paid plus the new system.

I still don't know about changing costumes mid-day though, because again, I'm not staying on-site. I'd really like to change at the convention, but I imagine using the public restrooms to do so would be a bitch with as many people as there will be. Ugh, what do?

Giving blood now!

So many fucking fatties and neckbeards & girls in skimpy clothing....it's awesome!

>>4916684
omg gurl CAN'T WAIT TO PARTY WITH YOU

So, uh, how was registration? I for the life of me can not locate that damn postcard....

>>4917330
I have heard that the later it gets the shorter the wait becomes. Maybe you'll have good timing.

>>4918313
I get in at 1am Saturday... lol

SO EXCITED
gotta finish a gift for one of the actors and just got invited to benihanas(sp?) Fri night. Im gonna be so tired sat but I dont care! Also, I may have a ride home from the meetup, fuck yeah.

>>4918624
why would you go to benihana's when you can go eat chicken and waffles?

Post your pictures of Coffee after the con.

>>4918751

Oh I am, saturday night! FUCK YEAH WAFFLES

on another note saw a con goer @ my retail job. He forgot his sneakers and was walking around in sandals all day...wtf

Packed the car, leaving for work in a few. Gonna he a loooooooong day.

>>4918212

Registration is stupidly efficient this year. I was in line at 7:45, all the way around the block, and when the line actually started moving around 8:15 or so it took me less than 15 minutes to get in, and 15 to get through on-site registration.

>>4919972
Nice. I'm still going to try to get in line super early tomorrow.

Can you tell me exactly where to line up?

>>4920113

Outside the Sheraton. If for some reason you don't see a HUGE ASS LINE outside, there's duct tape lines on the ground - a red/blue/yellow one for pre-reg and a brown one for on-site registration.

>>4920184
Thanks a lot! Much appreciated.

>>4920563
Take pictures. @ 3@

Bored at airport bump.

Oh god I havent gotten any sleep damn you night shift

Waiting at my terminal in Texas, anything to report?

>>4921966

There are

the BEST

Queen's Blade cosplayers

I have EVER seen

EVER.

A Melona, a Menace, and an Elina.

>Plane arrived at 8:45
>Got luggage and took the 9:20 MARTA to Peachtree Center
>Ran 2 blocks to the Sheraton with luggage in tow, one with a broken wheel
>Awesome woman offers to help us drag our luggage in
>Enter on second floor and awesome concierges offer to hold our luggage while we go register
>Make it to pre-reg with no line with minutes to spare before reg closed and get our badges

Yay!

Hey is Misha Collins going to DragonCon? I think he mentioned something about it on his twitter

>>4922390
twitter update says he'll be there. Shit will be so fucking Cas.

>>4922467

I can only imagine what his reception will be like, given how... fan-concious that show is. The Convention episode will never, ever, ever cease to crack my shit up.

>You're not the usual con-goer, are you?
>How could you tell?
>You don't look like you're afraid of women.

post pictures already of the Queen's Blade cosplays... and everyone else

If you see a fat ginger ( 200ish pounds ) with a bowl top haircut, tell him gingers don't have souls. Report back results!

On the marta, see you all soon!

get the fuck off of page 8. THIS IS IMPORTANT THINGS!

My Intel reports that Coffee showed up so late to the gathering, that waffles never happened.

Coffee, I am disappoint.

>>4922535
The QB girls are up on flickr if you really want to see. Be warned the Menace has a beer gut and the Melona has a white bodysuit underneath. Neither are attractive in any way whatsoever. I'd rather just fap to their costumes since they seem to be pretty good quality.

>>4923045 My Intel reports that Coffee showed up so late to the gathering that no waffles were had.

Incorrect. About 26 of us joined up and had a nice time. Justgodlyenough was drunk, there were lolis, and a fun time was had by all.

Coffee was just late, we left without him and he showed up about 20 mins later.

>>4923156
did anyone get pictures?

>>4923115

got a link, i tried searching

Coming in a group of ppl in steampunk, pirate, and soviet russian.. hopefully we'll be there

>>4923156
Oh, well that's good to hear.... also, I am being woken up to bagpipes in the Hyatt. Feels bad man

Why didn't I go with my gut and get in line at 6am?

Dragon*Con

If your whole body doesn't ache in the morning your doing it wrong!

Pretty dumpy asses on dem bitches Friday, rarely anyone above a 6-7

>>4923303
There were group pictures taken, and I'm pretty sure people were taking pictures with their cell phones but they probably won't be up until after the weekend is over.

>>4923631
Oh man that was you guys over by the fountain?
My drunk ass was just sitting on a bench all like, where everybody at?

>>4923658
Yeah that was us, we moved from the benches to the fountain after a little while.

>>4923754
Well damn haha, oh well

I stood with the group for about fifteen seconds by the fountain. I was like "yeah I'm not feelin' this" and left. lols

I'll be there again tonight, though.

>>4923866
Seeyah there then, ill be the fool in a tan tshirt

>>4923045
my intel reports that you're a gigantic faggot

this philadel based cosplay starfucker has been ploughing the fields of both young new york and old chicago. what happens when his wolrds collide in atlanta? tell each hes dumping the other and fuck them both.

Was your meetup as successful as the A-fest meetup?

WHERE THE HELL AM I?!

>>4924892 WHERE THE HELL AM I?!

I stole your body. Be back in about 20 minutes. Promise

Kinda enjoyed it.. but not worth the 50 bucks. For this con you have to have at least 200 bucks in your pocket, with a room rented, and a group of friends. Something I didn't have. Sigh.

Also Dr. Who. Dr. Who fucking everywhere.

WHERE IS EVERYONE?

Kk seagulls, where yall at this time

>>4925559
I'm gonna sit at the fountain, I'm the dude in the blue coat

We're at the food cort!

>>4925695
I have no idea where that is, think I'm just gonna head back to the hotel in a bit

D*C, I am disappoint. I am trying as hard as I can to enjoy myself, but there are so many things that just bring me right back down. I hope the next two days the v-tech kicks in. I kind of want my moneys worth.

I can't believe that no one has posted any pictures yet.

Daken (Wolverine's mohawked Japanese son) here. Even though I was late, I really enjoyed seeing all of you. I was especially happy to meet the incredible Kamui and her husband who made the journey to Atlanta from Germany.
This is my first Dragon*Con and while I have enjoyed it so far, I probably won't make it an annual event for me.

hey folks i just want to make a clear warning. JUST KEEP AWAY FROM THIS GUY. he's a danger to the public and to con goers. we told him not to go to this Con specifically and he decided to disregard our advice. so he flew alone from Köln to come here. now i fear the worst might be happening. he suffers from a terminal illness called gay sachs disease and constantly needs meds every four hours. if you see this person just keep the fuck away. do not talk to him, do not give him food, and don't take any pictures of him. he might be on his iphone 5.

pic related, person in question.

>>4926400
>Daken
>Daken
>Daken
please say there are pics I mean not to be a creeper or anything.

Reporting in! Just got home (i commute to the con) and had an awesome time tonight. Super tired, but can't wait to see the pics. Going to lolita events tomorrow, then shopping on monday in my cosplay. I figure i'll be one of the last ones in costume at that point.

>>4926556
Sometimes I still think about the good he could'a done this place. And then I wake up, back to harsh reality.

>>4926202 D*C, I am disappoint. I am trying as hard as I can to enjoy myself, but there are so many things that just bring me right back down.

I think I may be hearing this from a lot of first timers. D*C is an event where you MAKE new friends more than you converse with friends you already know. People you already know want to go here, then there, and then you end up missing whatever it is you wanted to see. The con is too big and bountiful for chilling with more than one group for 15 minutes.
You go to an event and talk to people there. Almost everyone is over 25 and can successfully converse with someone they don't know as if they had already been a friend. Hell, I made great friends with the 6 people behind me in the reg line. We talked about voltron, tattoos, ways to improve reg, stuff we wanted to see, and the new D*C app.

Omg though. The trek to the Westin is too much. Uphill and far away.
See you guys on Sunday.

I got to talk to the guy who looks exactly like Scotty from Star Trek at the charity carnival last night.

I'm jelly. Some people just look every bit of their costume.

>>4926923
I cannot into social graces. ;_;

I was wondering if the Ramona Flowers on Saturday with pink hair and roller blades happens to come on here, or if anyone knows her. If so, thank you for being so nice to my little brother, the 11 year old Todd with glasses, my whole family really appreciates how sweet you were to him. :)

>>4926923
Yeahh, me and a friend went only on saturday in our steampunk and we met all sorts of chill people, but some people just freaked out when we tried to make conversation. Noticed people kept sneaking pics of us and hotel+con staff kept asking too, but we both guessed its because we were black chics in steampunk or something... but yeah, it seems more like a friendly con than one you just go to with people you already know.

>>4926923
Been trying to strike up nice conversations with people to get to know them, but seriously, this con has the highest density of rude attendees and douchebags I've ever encountered. I'm completely astonished. I literally got sobbed for asking the time of day to a few people.

>>4927507
You mean they cried when you asked them the time?
They weren't men were they? Because if they were the answer is obvious my friend.

>>4927585
If that's the case, there are more boys than men at this con. I'd honestly like to get to know a lot of people here, but my visual tactic of trying to strike up a conversation about their costume (what it is, how it was made), they seem to want to stray off that topic as fast as possible. I've never experienced that before

>>4927636
No, dude. you don't understand. The problem is if it were guys it's the fact they're jelly of your awesome facial hair.

Hey, I might go to D*C next year, so I have a couple questions.

What were registration lines like? Were they all long as hell, fairly quick moving or what?
How was security? Last time I went I only got stopped for badge checks a few times here and there, do they do that more often? I've heard about the hotel card rule, but what is it specifically?
Did the Hyatt turn into a bunch of dicks again, not letting people in, or yelling at people for taking pictures?
Is the overall general experience still fairly chill?
Where are the crowds dense and sparse? Pretty good odds I'll be taking BF with me and he can't stand large, loud groups for extended time periods, fucks up his ears due to tinnitus, so we'll need to find quiet places to rest.

>>4927688

Registration is stupidly efficient. I registered on-site at 8AM Friday and it only took me an hour. The line is LONG before it opens, but give it 15 minutes and it starts moving very, very fast.

This is my first Dragon*Con but people tell me the security at the doors and on the walkways was pretty tight this year. Late at night they were stopping EVERYONE that passed through.

The hotel cards let you get into the hotel and through the skyways. You still need a real badge to get into panels and the dealer room.

AFAIK the Hyatt has been pretty swell. The environment all around is very chill.

If you're looking for quiet environments to relax for a minute, the emergency stairs in the hotels are always open and are typically empty. Great for people who don't want to wait 5 minutes for an elevator, like me.

>>4927842
You only need the hotel roomkey if you want to get to the room floors right?
It just seems pants on head retarded to require people to have a roomkey to every hotel just to move between the hotels to see the con.

As for the Hyatt, the last time I went, late at night they closed their doors for some reason, but sent people around the hotel saying the other entrance was open. A group of people, including my group, watch for like an hour as the same groups of people kept circling the hotel. They also had security freaking out about people taking pics in the lobby during the masquerade, when no one was in the lobby. I can understand not having people stop for pictures before and after the masq, when it's crazy crowded, but there were all of ten people in the lobby and they flipped shit over a quick picture.

>>4927507
>>4927585
>sobbed
meant snubbed, autocorrect.

>>4928071

Dragon*Con actually has special roomkeys just for the event. The hotel keys for all the hotels ALL look the same.

Also, I was just in the Hyatt and HOLY FUCK Sephygoth is there in costume (Picture related - it's also got some big wing things on the back and some banner things hanging off of it and stuff) with his hot girlfriend.

The construction on this one seems to be a LOT better. I remember a couple months ago someone posted close-ups of Astaroth and the face was horrifying up close. This outfit's face actually looks real good up close and in person.

She told me he was there last night dressed in his Astaroth. UGH can't believe I missed that.

I think I'll go next year.
I was recommended by too many people to go.
But...fuck it'll wreck me financially.
With SDCC I just stay with friends and the drive is $60 in gas, if that.

Dragon*Con will involve flying across the country, hotels and probably mailing my costumes because I do NOT want to put those on the plane.

>>4929120

I flew out to D*C from Alaska on a WHIM just because I knew a couple friends that were going.

Friday was pretty bleh but then I started finding ALL THIS SHIT and ALL THESE PEOPLE I didn't even realize were there. D*C has easily become my favorite convention.

>>4929105
god I thought that was a yiff from the thumbnaill

>>4929123
Compared to what?
Not to sound like an asshole.

>>4929132

That's a fair question. I've got one Acen under my belt as well, and that's about it. (Aside from pitifully small local cons)

>>4929129

He's actually got several yiffs on his Coscom account.

>>4929135
I try to do only big cons.
I was debating Sac Anime but ended up spending this weekend getting a new car.
But if D*C goes well next year I'll make it a regular.
Plus my commissioner is right there so...it'd make that easier.

Still no pics from those meetups??

Managed to get around the weekend without a badge. Only time I got stopped by staff was when they wanted to compliment my costume. I was really surprised how friendly everyone was in general. My 1st D*C and it was pretty fun. I'll def get a badge and actually attend next year.

>>4929105
So all the hotels, the host and overflow hotels, have the same style key as proof that you paid to attend the convention?
Sorry if I'm not understanding this, it just seems like a weird policy.

AND, on second thought BF may not be going because every time I mention a convention that looks neat he starts up with 'blahblah, bunch faggot furries' or 'blah blah, faggot nerds living in mom's basement'.
If I go, it'll probably be me and my dad chilling around the con.

Hopefully some of you oldfag seagulls will understand the significance of this picture.

>>4930103
i lold
now i sleep

drunk as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck right now...

>>4923115
Link to flickr?
Melona is my waifu.

>>4930191
WHO ARE YOU AND WHY IS YOUR TRIP SO SIMILAR TO MINE. ( 　ﾟ,_ゝﾟ)

>>4930193

ARE YOU HERE AT D*C? Because I will fight you, and that is no lie.

>>4930203
No, I'm not, but it kind of bothers me that you are posting with a name so similar to mine.
LOL.

>>4930208

Then you need to either get the fuck over yourself, or go find Mel the Hybrid and bitch at him because HE'S the one you need to be worried about.

>>4930215
Well, shit, where do I find him?

>>4930225

Uh, on FurAffinity.

random shout out.... there was this poke trainer guy who made his own plushies and stuff (garados hat etc). you and your friends were really nice, and i'm sorry our awkward companion told you to leave us alone :< you're friends were so nice to walk me to my car so i wouldn't be alone on the street at 2am T_T thank you again, and i'm sorry that girl was a tard. hopefully you'll see this since you were so into your cosplay and stuff.

Was passing that "Mystery Hentai Theatre 9001" thingy and got accosted by some fatsos (Security?) "patrolling" the line. The fuck was that all about?

>>4930191
Not really digging either of their costumes to be honest.
Just don't do Menace if you can't do under boob. I'm sorry but it looks shitty; there's nothing exciting about a flesh toned bra that doesn't match your skin tone. At least extend the top down like some Japanese girls do.
And if you wear a body suit make sure it's not that transparent. It's supposed to be the illusion of nudity.
They're both cute in the face, and brownie points if they actually like the series and aren't doing it to attention whore (so many do and it gets on my nerves as this is my fandom), but the costumes ain't gelling. At least the Menace is deliciously brown.

I DON'T WANT TO MEL/LS

JUST THE ASIAN ONE

And it's over. Today turned things around for me, but I felt I lost a lot more than I gained from DragonCon.

>>4932352
what's your main complaint? just curious.

>>4930351
I'm one of the other friends. Seriously dude, you were really cool and we're sorry you were treated like that by someone I really didn't know. Your friends were true bros for walking us back to the car. I honesty felt bad we realized what happened after we got back. Yea.. I hope you see this pokemon trainer guy that made awesome pokemon plushies.

>>4932429
Seriously, it baffles me how someone can not have fun at D*C. Either you're just socially awkward or just the kind of person who just wants to be by himself for awhile. Cgl meet was great Friday, we had an awesome time. I'm sorry you missed that.

I will post pictures later once I get over my post con depression (or get some sleep) and edit stuff.

>>4932484

I'm AMAZED at how much of a good fucking time I had at D*C. Friday was pretty slow, but on Saturday I started seeing REALLY good costumes and seeing people I did NOT expect to see.

I met Christopher Lloyd, Lloyd Kaufman, Boris Vallejo, Volpin (if only for a moment), Sephygoth, Freeman, a bunch of other people.. absolutely fucking amazing. I will be making the trip again next year. It meant that much to me to meet everyone.

>>4932584
JEALOUS, I really wanted to meet Volpin. I really wanted to see some of his awesome stuff irl.

>>4932597

It was only for like five seconds. I saw Freeman at the bar on Sunday night, and I mosey on up. He's like, "Hey, Mel, meet Volpin. Volpin, this is the trip Mel."

Volpin is in the fucking ZONE, though. "There is a guy in an ORIGINAL Battlestar Galactics Cylon suit, and I NEED to take a picture with him." So he checks the voltage on his Daft Punk helmet (which is fucking amazing and I got video of all the visor lightning modes) and the voltage meter is broken. He heads up to his room with Freeman and I didn't see either of them for the rest of the night. Damn.

>>4932618
Still kind of bothered that we share such similarities between our trip.
Sooner or later people are going to confuse our posts or some shit.

Anyways, what'd Volpin bring to D*C?

>>4923303

>>4932627

Stop being a fucking special snowflake. You don't even make good cosplays. You're just another generic asian pretty boy chink. I'm sick of your shit and your "uguuu I'm a kawaii trap."

>>4932636
Whoa, bro, tone down the mad.
I was just stating a perfectly rational concern, followed by a question relevant to the thread topic.

>>4932640
i'ma call you "mell the double L" from now on ;p

>>4932721
What about, Asian-Mell or Asamell? It rhymes with Azriel!

>>4932429
>what's your main complaint?
I didn't understand why the program was set up in "tracks", and now I know. If you want to see programming, you NEED to keep it to one track, because it will take you GODDAMNED FOREVER TO GET TO ANOTHER TRACK. The amount of walking to not get anywhere within the hotels was ridiculous. I had no ideas which levels had a skybridge or not, what level had an artists alley or if it was a dealers hall. The layout is absolutely atrocious for how massive this convention really is! On Saturday, I spent more time walking than I did actually doing or seeing anything! I got lost at least 10 times, 4 times I ended up missing something I wanted to see/do.

At SDCC, there is always things to see when getting from point A to point B. Here, there are cosplayers walking by too quick for a photo, or just standard hotel atmosphere... it was very boring.

>Either you're just socially awkward or just the kind of person who just wants to be by himself for awhile.

This is my other problem I had at the con. I am a very, very outgoing guy and not shy at all to make new friends, but I got snubbed by just about everyone I tried engaging conversation with. I tried all tactics, including ones I don't normally use just to try to friendly join into a group or conversation. I have literally never met such a large gathering of rude people in my life.I don't know if it's all the drinking and partying they do that gets to their head or what, but it was IMPOSSIBLE to talk to almost anyone. I did make a few new friends however, and will be talking with them after the con for sure.

>Cgl meet was great Friday, we had an awesome time. I'm sorry you missed that.
I am too, I really, really wished that I would have gotten the time off to make it.
>Coffee forgot he scheduled a meet for both Friday AND SATURDAY >>4908242

>>4932618
Yeah, there were a few problems with Thomas after that, so we decided to leave the helmet in the room.

>>4933422
I kinda gave up on the saturday meet up when I didn't see the sign. Kinda wish I had at least stuck around. I did mot spend enough time at the con this year, I left pretty early every night and was kinda tired and bleh most of the time.

Sorry your trip was a bust, and I am always willing to chat. (I'm the blonde Ranger from the Valve shoot btw)

>>4933422
i can understand the complaint about the layout, but realistically there is no other choice for the venue in atlanta. the ga world congress center is a better layout for sure, but no hotels attached to it make that a MAJOR problem, not to mention that D*con is held on the same weekend as major football events and the congress center is next door to the stadium. that will NEVER work. I liked the app feature this year, it helped me navigate a bit easier. sorry you didn't have an amazing time, but maybe if you decide to come again, you can come to the /cgl/ meet and make a few good friends before things get started.

This was my first DragonCon. My car got broken into and some other bad shit happened, but in the end I still felt like I had a great time and I want to come back next year. I think I only ran into one person I thought was an asshole, but all the other people I spoke to were helpful and engaging.

>All Dragon*Con members and attendees at the Dragon*Con Convention are prevented from taking, recording, or creating film, or digital pictures, videos, tapes, sound recordings, or any other visual or auditory recreation of any kind whatsoever, of any Dragon*Con guest, member, volunteer, or employee, or of any Dragon*Con event, including but not limited to the Dragon*Con parade, any Dragon*Con forum, seminar, session, dance, or performance, for any commercial use, or for the solicitation of funds for any commercial or other purpose, without the express written permission of Dragon*Con/ACE, Inc.

When did they add this policy?

>>4934093
Seems like a pretty standard policy.

>>4934093
>for the solicitation of funds for any commercial or other purpose
So if you just upload your pic to the net and don't sell prints, you're good.

>>4934098
I just don't remember seeing before. That's all.

>>4933422
I'm sorry that this is going to be a pretty standard response but next time.. Ask for directions.

There were staff EVERYWHERE. I didn't get lost once even though I had to walk from the Hyatt to the Hilton every day. Yes, the levels to skybridges was confusing... But staff are everywhere. EVERYWHERE. I'm talking hotel staff, not con staff. After you get to the level you need, you just follow the signs. There's never a reason to get lost that many times if you're asking for directions.

I'm sorry you didn't have a good time.


And if people were rude to you.. surely you must have been offputting. I can't remember hearing that response from many people. Especially not "everyone was a dick". (It also sounds like an exaggeration. But everyone in this thread knows at least one group that would have answered you questions kindly or chatted with you.)
Maybe you didn't remember that people always always have somewhere to go at D*C? Maybe they had somewhere to go. Especially if you're chatting with them on costumes. Some times there were on their way to go somewhere.

Also, hopefully you weren't expecting everyone to just be your friend and let you follow them around.. That's a pretty risky thing for people to do, to invite you to their room.
And besides that, even groups of friends are ALWAYS spread out doing there own thing, especially if they're going to panels and running around.

I'm sorry.. I just... don't understand how you could find everyone to be so rude..
Are you a foreigner?
Did you cosplay and get lots of compliments there?

>>4934472 run over

Hell, you were on /cgl/, obviously. You could have asked here. "What levels are the skybridges on for each hotel, and on which side." Then could have written it down.

But again.. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your first time. I didn't enjoy my first time either. But that was my fault for who I roomed with (their company was far from entertaining, and I knew that's how they were) and for not hanging out with some other people during my day there.
It's called "doing DragonCon wrong".


Did you try out any of the myriad of concerts?

>>4927636
>Chatting with cosplayers.

Well, there's yer problem. I hate to say this, but I find that cosplayers are often significantly bitchier than people dressed in street clothes. Not all of them of course, but enough to where it is noticeable. Maybe they are hot and sweaty and uncomfortable, maybe they are dicks and just think they are better than you; I have no idea. Next time, try more people who are wearing just jeans and a t-shirt and see if that helps.

>>4933422
> Can't talk to people
For reference, Freeman only scores about 4/10 on my penguin-meter. He's a pretty normal dude.

just got home....flight was delayed 2 hours

HAD AN AMAZING TIME!!!! sorry i didn't make either meetup....was super busy with the friend i roomed with. met a lot of amazing costumers, hit up the abney park concert, a few panels, walked in the parade, people watched, got a photo with chairey from peewee's playhouse, and had a lot to drink at the marriott bar. i'll definitely be back next year provided i'm not at sea.

>>4934556
Yeah. And he has to remember.. it's D*C, but a dozen other people thought to ask those people the same questions. They probably didn't want to go into detail about it.
Whenever I was approached about lolita I answered politely but gave quick simple responses because I had places to go. There was couple from ATL that stopped me while I was outside the con, in a VERY hot coord and uncomfortable heels, and they really wanted to strike up conversation, but I had 2 people standing a few feet away for me, waiting for me to continue following them. I chatted for longer than was polite for my friends because the couple had genuine questions about the con.
But I can imagine a cosplayer being uncomfortable and cranky about being stopped trying to go somewhere, with someone asking the same questions as everyone else. They probably wanted to talk about other things at that point, or not be forced into conversation.

In my experience, people (even my friends) are more likely to be cranky about people stopping them while they're in cosplay. Every time they came back to the room they would say that while they were on the phone or running to go somewhere, someone would stop them and try to have a conversation or asking for a photo. So they ended up rushing to change and make it to their next organized shoot.

People in jeans and tees are probably more comfortable, chillaxin', and don't have photoshoots to run to, or haven't been asked the same things before besides directions.

My set is up

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpraytor/sets/72157627605357508/

Investing in an 18-70mm lens, external flash and diffuser for next year. The lighting in the Marriott was harsh, even for my fast prime.

Anyway, feel free to save my photos, put them on facebook, share them with friends, whatever etc. etc. I don't mind.

Post pictures of the Deadpool at Dragon Con please

>>4934472
>I'm talking hotel staff, not con staff.
Wow, that makes so much more sense... I wonder why I didn't think of that, actually. Though to be honest, they looked like they were working as busy as ants in an anthill.

>Maybe you didn't remember that people always always have somewhere to go at D*C?
Most of the people I attempted to converse with were people who were either standing or sitting around me and who had been for a few minutes, unless I was in line with some of them, and they looked at me for a second or two, and I would say hello to see if that sparked up any conversations.

>Also, hopefully you weren't expecting everyone to just be your friend and let you follow them around..
NOPE.avi. Would never do anything like this because I can't stand the people who do this to me. Also, following strangers, unless you know you are both going to the same area/panel is just not really a good idea.

>Are you a foreigner?
>Did you cosplay and get lots of compliments there?
No, not a foreigner, just out of state... which depends on your definition I guess. I did cosplay, and there were a few people who complemented and liked my Freeman, but very few people cared about Mecha, mainly because I was with Jessie's Maetel.

>>4934556
There were a fair share of people who were not in cosplay I could actually converse with, but there were a lot of them that after a minute or so trying to talk with them, they wanted to become "too" friendly and give me their life story and everything they wanted to see here at D*C. I politely took it, but some of them obviously seemed to have some sort of mental handicap, which was unfortunate.

>>4934800
Again, I never really interrupted people unless I felt I needed to. I only ever talked to cosplayers or people who were stopped near me, and it was obvious they were starting or already shooting the breeze.

Got home around 6pm yesterday. Slept from 7pm-9am.

Ignoring a lot of crap that happened, D*C was fun. Was really fun cosplaying with Mr. Freeman, then later Zaid. Was even more fun trying to explain the plot of GE999 to people who had never seen it.

Finally got to meet Volpin, we geeked out about Tron. Pic related, I beat him up and stole his helmet. I was trying to hold it off my pompadour, but it just looks like my chin won't fit, which makes it ten times funnier.

I also got to meet Precious and Todd. It should be illegal to be as hot as Precious is in person. Also as tall. Hardly fair. Both were quite awesome.

Still trying to remember a goof portion of it. Looking forward to photos.

>>4935708
Awww... Now I'm worried I mighta accidentally snubbed you.

>>4934988
thanks so much for sharing!

>>4934800
That was my complaint. Every damn time I got on the phone people wanted to strike up this long conversation and a few times I had to be like "Look I'm on the phone, stop talking to me!"

>>4935738
It was great to see you again! I really wish Matt and I had bumped into you earlier so we could have hung out more. Did he get any footage of you, btw? I don't remember.

>>4935708
Shit man, I really don't know how things went so wrong for you but I'm really sorry. I'm generally too busy to worry with programming so I've never really had any problem with it. I will say that last year I got lost again and again and again though, even lost my car and had to spend all of friday hunting it down. But it was STILL the best con I had ever been to. I think you should try it again next year but just screw buying a badge. Regardless, it was great running into you again and I wish we had hung out more (or my phone would stop freaking out/getting lost for at least ONE DAY so I can contact people.)

It was also cool running into Kamui, wherever the heck she is.

>>4936334
He did. I might look into getting an account of my own on the RPF.

>>4935708
Certainly hope I didn't make it worse :(

>>4936350
Please do, it's a ton of fun :]

Yeah, I feel for Mr Freeman, but my Saturday and Sunday involved getting wasted and handing out High-fives (and fuck yeahs!) to anyone with any costume I could recognize.

I will state that if you want to throw a room party, don't do it in the Marriott.. 30 minutes between people showing up and security shutting it down.

Making it to the meet-up was on my mind, until I got smashed both Fri. and Sat.
Goddamn I had fun this year.
And some of the costumes were amazing.
Will try to up some pictures after re-sizing...
My only complaint is that Sat.is too fucking crowded...

>>4936549
Sat didn't feel nearly as crowded this year as it has in the past. Especially in the Mariott. I'm glad they were checking badges at the doors.

Does anyone remember the big guy with the Captain Obvious sign?

"Captain Obvious needs to get LAID!"

He actually succeeded! I highfived the shit out of him. He was pretty chill. I liked how bold yet personable he was.

HOLY SHIT THAT WAS YOU I WAS RIGHT THERE GETTING DRUNK WITH FREEMAN

>>4936403
That's not weird, that's usual! D*C is amazing and this was my 9th year (ffffuuuuuuck).

>>4936334
I'm considering going again next year to catch the stuff I missed on Thurs/Fri. And yeah, totally wished we could have chilled more, and I managed to catch a pic of your She Hulk, which rocked!

As for Kamui, we spent today at the mall, coke museum, and the aquarium with her husband. It was awesome!

>>4936350
No way! In fact, it was finally seeing your Maetel in person which pretty much made the con for me!

I also loved my fabulous roommates. Without them, this con would have been something I would have never considered going back to. They are the redeeming factor of the entire con. Love you guys!

I was concerned that this year's D*C wasn't going to be fun because a couple of the guests whom I wanted to see had canceled. Also, through the course of the con, some of the panels got canceled.

I still had a blast! I either found different things to do, or just walking around taking photos is fun.

I would say I encountered 50/50 nice/mean people. I tried to talk to people in line, and it could go either way. I did end up making a friend in line, though, which is always fun.

I noticed there were a LOT of first-timers this year. I had a lot of people ask me where certain panel rooms are, and I was happy to help them out. As far as going from one hotel to another for different panels... I don't just follow one "track". You just have to add travel time to your schedule (account for 10-30 mins lost in travels depending on where/when you're going). I had no problems going from one hotel to another and getting into panels. I just know that for some, I'd better get there early to get in line, while others I could just walk in.

It's what you make of it, and I suppose the con isn't for everyone. Just because one or two people snub you and are rude doesn't mean everyone is.

>>4937303
Who ya talkin' to?

>>4937642
Aww, thank you :D I'm sad I didn't get to meet Kamui ;~; It was one of my goals to meet her.

Who was the hot little mamma feeding me alcoholic whipped cream?

>>4937771

Crap I though i had tagged you, but still kinda mad i didnt know who you where

Next year, would it be possible to either make the /cgl/ meeting on Thurs night or later at night on Fri-Sat? I was in panels at 10:30pm.

>>4937790
I figured, but I didn't want to be a presumptuous ass munch. It's okay, I look different out of costume :3 There's always the next con!

>mfw I didn't recognize anyone at the meetup
I felt like a bad person :<

>>4937847
Are you going to be at AWA, aladdin?

>>4937771
Jessie, I was the one with the alcoholic whipped cream. YOU FORGOT ME. I AM SO SAD. ;A;

>>4937870
(I was pretty drunk)

If it's any consolation.. you were certainly unforgettable this weekend.

>>4937884
Not sure if good thing. You were wonderful as always, though. I thoroughly enjoyed everyone I met from /cgl/ this weekend, particularly the group by the Marriott bar on Sunday night.

>>4937912
Oh baby was it a good thing. I promise I will make this up to you. I'm sorry I'm a total ass. <3

so sad I didn't run into anyone from /cgl/ this weekend.

Dragon con was such a breath of fresh air. Precious and I had such a good time being able to hangout with people we already knew, and new people we just met. It really is a four day long party.

We saw such good costumes such as a pretty much perfect Tali from ME2, and Volpin's Thomas helmet which was pretty awesome to see in person.

I don't think I will be able to look at other cons the same way.

>>4937929
Dahhhhling, it's no problem! I have a hard time remembering things when I'm drinking as well. I keep finding pictures when Coffee, JustGodlyEnough, and I were drunken ponies and going LOL I DON'T REMEMBER THIS.

>>4937988
You two are both so sweet and wonderful! I hope you can come out to more East Coast cons, or maybe I'll be able to hit up the West Coast sometime soon.

>>4937957

Me too bro, but hopefully I'll see some of you guys at AWA in a few weeks.

>>4938039
The only thing that would stop us from going to Dragon con would be if we decided to go to Tokyo game show next year.

>>4937988
Saw your old snake costume, great work on the muscle suit detail!

Freeman I am so glad things picked up for you. Thanks for the water and the invite to lunch. Kamui, her guy and you were a lot of fun. How was the coke museum?

Shibby, I now regret not licking whipped cream off you. Seems like a rite of passage I missed. The cream was good though.

Verndead and Precious let me talk my head off. I'm sorry. I only realize how how chatty I was. I am also very happy you guys enjoyed yourselves enough to come back. So sad I missed the beauty costume though.

>>4938459
I eventually just started spraying it in peoples' mouths. It's 15% abv, which isn't bad for something so tasty. I'll make sure you get some next year, I intend on bringing a can, that shit was fun. We should do chicken and waffles again, as well, but more organized this time, dear god.

First time for me at DCon, had a blast the entire weekend except one of the GL!Hal cosplayers from the SCF was kind of a dickweed.

His crowd control skills were lacking and he needed to get over himself that there were other guys there costuming as Hal. Purposely ignoring other guys' inputs and excluding them from photos? Dick move.