[RIP PAX East 14] PAX Aus Registration is open, non int'l 3 Day passes already sold out

schuss

Romanian My Escutcheon wrote: »

schuss wrote: »

Romanian My Escutcheon wrote: »

Credit where credit's due, the ticket queue was much better this time than it was during Prime.

I'm just struggling to wrap my head around the idea of limiting your customer's purchase options to one of three major credit card brands.

Because only Visa/MC are mandatory? Seriously, it's a nicety when Amex is available. If the only card you have is Discover, you can't buy stuff at a LOT of places.

I'm mostly just venting because it didn't occur to me to at least get a preloaded card before now, ignore me if I'm not making any sense.

It's fine. I use my AmEx wherever possible, but always have a MC/VISA available because a lot of people don't take AmEx/Discover, especially in this age of square payments.

Romanian My Escutcheon

Javen wrote: »

I'm not sure if this goes against the "spirit" of PAX, but would it be feasible to begin some sort of live stream for the various PAX events, such as Create a Strip, QAs, Omegathon, concerts and such? I know certain conventions also do this that suffer from similar issues.

Twitch did have streams going at East and Prime this year, the only problem is that only certain panels can be streamed over the course of the weekend.

Peccavi

If they get rid of single days, the 3 days will go even faster and considerably fewer people will be able to go overall. If they were to get rid of either, they'd get rid of 3 days (they should at least make 3 days more expensive).

Sheri

Romanian My Escutcheon wrote: »

Credit where credit's due, the ticket queue was much better this time than it was during Prime.

I'm just struggling to wrap my head around the idea of limiting your customer's purchase options to one of three major credit card brands.

Seriously Matt no one likes Discover.

minirhyder

Sheri wrote: »

Romanian My Escutcheon wrote: »

Credit where credit's due, the ticket queue was much better this time than it was during Prime.

I'm just struggling to wrap my head around the idea of limiting your customer's purchase options to one of three major credit card brands.

Seriously Matt no one likes Discover.

I like Discover!
I get a special line and 5% off shit at Six Flags!!

Romanian My Escutcheon

Peccavi wrote: »

If they get rid of single days, the 3 days will go even faster and considerably fewer people will be able to go overall. If they were to get rid of either, they'd get rid of 3 days (they should at least make 3 days more expensive).

Ah, yeah, that's true.

Sorry, don't know why that didn't occur to me.

Romanian My Escutcheon

Sheri wrote: »

Romanian My Escutcheon wrote: »

Credit where credit's due, the ticket queue was much better this time than it was during Prime.

I'm just struggling to wrap my head around the idea of limiting your customer's purchase options to one of three major credit card brands.

Seriously Matt no one likes Discover.

I think they're okay...

Naphtali

regardless of how they sell tickets they sell out at any rate

pax is huge

Sheri

Yeah all you people looking to blame 3 or single day passes are really missing the point

There are approx 10x as many people who want to go to PAX as there are people who CAN attend PAX.

Maddoc

Got three one day passes. Got into queue for a three day pass as soon as I could and still didn't make it.

My friend is now trying to handle the hotel bullshit since I'm at work.

cabsy

Apparently some 3 days are still being released into queue, though who knows how many that would be

DHS Odium

Got 3-day passes for me and the lady (aka @abracadaniel).

Bogey

Where?

The Unquestioned

For those who've done this before, I ordered three 1-day passes for myself, and also one 1-day pass (Saturday) for a friend. They're all in my name because I paid, so how do I give him his?

Kwoaru

I got in and now I'm waffling on which two days to get or whether I should just get all 3

Sheri

Kwoaru wrote: »

I got in and now I'm waffling on which two days to get or whether I should just get all 3

Get all 3, someone will surely take an extra off your hand if necessary.

Abracadaniel

DHS Odium wrote: »

Got 3-day passes for me and the lady (aka @abracadaniel).

O3O

Lost Salient

Boop beep now I'm excited

Plus I haven't been to Boston since the year I housesat in the middle of a huge blizzard

Naphtali

The Unquestioned wrote: »

For those who've done this before, I ordered three 1-day passes for myself, and also one 1-day pass (Saturday) for a friend. They're all in my name because I paid, so how do I give him his?

you just give it to him, they will mail them to you

passes have no identification tied to them

Kwoaru

Sheri wrote: »

Kwoaru wrote: »

I got in and now I'm waffling on which two days to get or whether I should just get all 3

Get all 3, someone will surely take an extra off your hand if necessary.

yeah okay this makes sense

absolute worst case scenario I am out 40 bucks which just means I have 40 less dollars to waste on other shit I don't need

did that thing

Kwoaru

Oh god now I have to figure out travel and a place to sleep

Naphtali

well my friend ended up getting a two person room for us at the hyatt next to logan

gonna be paying some $$$ in cab fare this weekend I'm sure

zerzhul

Not sure if it's been posted in here yet, but the mobile link to the onpeak page seems to be working for people

https://onpeak.compassreservations.com/compass/external/index.cfm?fuseaction=mobile_entry&meeting_id=4261&meeting_id_code=102322845

Crippl3

Got my Omni Parker room through the mobile site, and got my 3-Day before they sold out. So far, everything's all working out.

Romanian My Escutcheon

@zerzhul You are a prince among men.

zerzhul

That mobile link apparently doesn't like non usa addresses though, not sure if that's been fixed yet.

Lost Salient

We're at the Park Plaza. Wooo?

DJ Eebs

Not sure if I'm going to this yet. Some stuff might be coming up that would prevent it from happening, but, I guess I'll see?

WheatBun01

My friends and I all got tickets. Woo.

zerzhul

Lost Salient wrote: »

We're at the Park Plaza. Wooo?

Awesome hotel, or so I've heard.

WuShock

Mission accomplished, but boy that was a Whisky-Tango-Charlie-Foxtrot mess.

Usagi

Crippl3 wrote: »

Got my Omni Parker room through the mobile site, and got my 3-Day before they sold out. So far, everything's all working out.

Omni Parker was decent!

Just avoid the whiskey bar if the old dudes are bartending, they're a bunch of dicks who'd rather give you the side-eye than service

Zombie Hero

Landed a room at the Omni Parker. Looking forward to meeting you folks there. First time going to a PAX.

Thank you for that mobile link, Zerzhul.

Bogey

zerzhul wrote: »

Not sure if it's been posted in here yet, but the mobile link to the onpeak page seems to be working for people

https://onpeak.compassreservations.com/compass/external/index.cfm?fuseaction=mobile_entry&meeting_id=4261&meeting_id_code=102322845

Thank you thank you thank you for this!!

I was able to get in at the Westin Copley, looks like the Omni Parker is all booked.

The Unquestioned

Ugh. 3-day passes are flooding onto eBay. Prices seem to range from $300-900. So frustrating.

Someone remind me why PAX doesn't use name ID to prevent scalpers?

Mortal Sky

I got two Saturday-only passes for a friend of mine and I (though she miiiight not make it but it's six months away so we have time to figure all this business out, and if she can't I'll just pass the pass on to someone here or something)

We'll probably come up on Friday, do SE++ meetups and such that night, and then con it up for Saturday

Anyone got hotel space?

zerzhul

The Unquestioned wrote: »

Ugh. 3-day passes are flooding onto eBay. Prices seem to range from $300-900. So frustrating.

Someone remind me why PAX doesn't use name ID to prevent scalpers?

Considering single day badges are still available, anyone buying those are complete idiots.

Also there's nothing to say that they aren't bogus.

rhylith

Welp just checked my bank's site and it looks like the site processed my order twice. Guess I gotta figure out who to call.

rhylith

Strangely only got one confirmation email and page, it said my other attempts timed out.

Tasteticle

Managed to grab passes for me and four friends!

Our hotel is a little bit far away but they were the only place I could find that

A) Wasn't sold out

Didn't cost $TEXAS

c) Was cool with 5 people in a room