PAX unique tickets/passes?

sfxer0

I was wondering if 2015 they could/would/are doing something different with the tags? Like maybe print the name of the person ordering the badge on the badge itself and require a photo ID of some sort? I went to PAX East 2011 and 2012 but couldn't go in 2013/14 since the three day passes sold out in literally minutes. Normally I would be fine with that except if you checked Ebay later that day there was one guy selling 10+ badges. Is there some plan to cut down on that? Seems kind of like stealing from you guys since you decide on a price and these guys just tack on more knowing some people might pay. I had a blast in 2011 and `12, would hate to see PAX become the next E3 where eventually the public just isn't invited or able to attend simply because media outlets and scalpers hoard all the tickets. On the other hand E3 only became what it is now because too many people were let in and fights started breaking out (ala the Nintendo "Revolution" line riots) and people became too booze and boob happy.

So yeah, will I be able to attend 2015 PAX East without having to set alarms to spam refresh key and pray my order goes through before some scalper orders 10-20?

YoungFrey

This has been argued extensively, and frequently, so I won't do it here. But rest assured, the organizers of PAX have thought about this a lot and are doing what they think is the best. Anything you can think of has been considered and rejected or adopted already.

zerzhul

There's extensive discussion on this in the registration thread for each and every pax. I would encourage you to take a look at those if you want to get into that specific discussion. They shouldn't be hard to find. If you want to leave specific feedback for a specific pax, there's a feedback thread after each pax as well. We don't need yet another thread about the registration process

zerzhul

For other folks that find this thread, here's some light reading on the last few paxes worth of the discussion:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/189272/prime-2014-registration-anticipation/p1
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/184041/pax-east-2014-badges-and-hotels/p1

Probably the best thread on the subject:
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/159916/fair-ticket-selling-methods-for-large-conventions/p1