Capped attendance with rolled over badges
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Posted by elvinlord

Just a note, checking on mobile doesn't seem to work.  Checked on my desktop all good.

Posted by shinton

Not sure if you have put this up there yet but not seeing the option to roll badge forward to 2022?  I know that is my plan as this new date in Sept did not work for me.  

If that was to open, might help with the re-shuffle so those already planning to roll our badges to 22 can do so and help you re-calculate what is left.

Thx
Sam

Posted by austicke shinton

shinton wrote:Not sure if you have put this up there yet but not seeing the option to roll badge forward to 2022?

Yes, that will be an option.

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Posted by garhkal grognard262

chaoticneutral262 wrote:
I'm betting that even without a cap, attendance would be way down this year.  People are still shell-shocked from Covid, and September is going to be a problem for those with kids in school.  Many will not commit until the virus numbers come down.
ANd with millions still out of work, how many could afford to come?
father bloodlust wrote:
Something else I thought of: What's going to go live first, event submission or badge sales? Because if people submit events to run and get accepted, they'll obviously need a badge to get in. And with limited attendance, the possibility of someone having an event accepted but being unable to get a badge sounds very real.

Not just that.  But if say i 'run four tables, each with supposedly 4-5 players, but cause of badge sales, only 1 or 2 even show up, how would that impact badge reimbursement for GM's?
quarex wrote:
The possibility that people who have been volunteering for decades, and thus did not even formally get badges for 2020 despite being "part of the [cancelled] show," might not end up being able to go this year due to the badge limitations...

Good point.  I usually only go, cause of getting the DM badge/hotel compped, via GB7.  IF cause of less folks showing up, a # of gm's won't be able to HIT that magic # for comps, how will that get handled??

 

Posted by dragon6483 mikeboozer

mikeboozer wrote:
jimmythesaint wrote:
This might be asking too much, but worth a shot. I have at least one kid with a rolled over adult badge who will not be able to make it in September.
Can we transfer/gift a rolled over badges to another attendee without a badge? 

You cannot transfer a badge to another attendee. Your only option is to have it refunded and then buy it for the other attendee when badge registration opens.Mike

It would be nice, considering all the craziness and the total month change that happened, causing a school time overlap, if this was considered as an option this year (as an exception, not a permanent change) for the people that chose to support gencon and not refund their badge.

Posted by matthias9

These kinds of questions are always written like you're giving it to a friend.

But, what would actually happen in a lot of cases is that people would start scalping these things at inflated prices.  Do we really want that?  I think most of the current rules around the housing portal, etc., are designed to avoid these types of outcomes -- which is a good thing, in my opinion.

The other person should buy a badge through the normal process.  If they can't do that, it's because there are supply & demand challenges.  And, if that is true, everyone wanting a badge should have a fair chance to get one.

Posted by buffythecatslayer

Not sure if you have put this up there yet but not seeing the option to roll badge forward to 2022?  I know that is my plan as this new date in Sept did not work for me.  

I don't know if this will be an option on the website.  From what I understand, the way to do it is to email [email protected] with your info & attendee number.

Posted by mikeboozer buffythecatslayer

buffythecatslayer wrote:
Not sure if you have put this up there yet but not seeing the option to roll badge forward to 2022?  I know that is my plan as this new date in Sept did not work for me.  

I don't know if this will be an option on the website.  From what I understand, the way to do it is to email [email protected] with your info & attendee number.


You must email [email protected] to roll your badge over from 2021 to 2022.

Please provided the following:

All rollover requests must include your choice of action for your badge(s), the name on each badge, and the Gen Con ID account number for the account used to make the purchase (find it to the right of your name in the corner when you are logged in at gencon.com).

Mike

Posted by kevinrg mikeboozer

mikeboozer wrote:
You must email [email protected] to roll your badge over from 2021 to 2022.Please provided the following:
All rollover requests must include your choice of action for your badge(s), the name on each badge, and the Gen Con ID account number for the account used to make the purchase (find it to the right of your name in the corner when you are logged in at gencon.com).
Mike

Is there a cut off date established for rolling badges to 2022?

Posted by roderick kevinrg

kevinrg wrote:
mikeboozer wrote:
You must email [email protected] to roll your badge over from 2021 to 2022.Please provided the following:
All rollover requests must include your choice of action for your badge(s), the name on each badge, and the Gen Con ID account number for the account used to make the purchase (find it to the right of your name in the corner when you are logged in at gencon.com).
Mike
Is there a cut off date established for rolling badges to 2022?

May 16, as Mike said on the second page of this thread. 
 

Posted by kevinrg roderick

roderick wrote:
=inheritMay 16, as Mike said on the second page of this thread. 
 

Thanks.  Missed that obviously.

Posted by mikeboozer

Badge Registration for Gen Con Indy

Opens May 23 at noon Eastern A limited number of 4-Day and single-day badges for Gen Con Indy will go on sale at noon Eastern on Sunday, May 23.

In-person attendance will be capped to comply with local, state, and national public-health and safety guidelines, and 4-Day badges are anticipated to sell out quickly. Once they do, no further 4-Day badges will be offered this year, but additional inventory of single-day badges may become available based on changing health and safety guidelines.

All attendees who have rolled over their badge from 2020 are guaranteed a badge and will have their badges rolled over on their accounts automatically.

Registration for Gen Con Online and Pop-Up Gen Con will open on June 27, 2021.Check out the press release for more information and FAQs!   

Reminder: May 16 Is the Deadline To Roll Your Badge Over to 2022 
If you currently have a badge but either cannot or choose not to attend the 2021 convention and want to roll your badge over to 2022, you have until May 16 to let us know.

All badge rollover requests must reach us [email protected] by May 16. Include your Gen Con ID# (Next to your name on your account) and the name(s) on the badges to be rolled over.

Customer Service: [email protected] 

Posted by lore seeker

Question:

Will we be allowed to "piece together" a four-day badge by purchasing single-day badges for Thurs.-Sun. if there are no more four-day badges available? I know it would cost more, but if the four-days run out and there's no other way, that might be the only way to attend the full con.

Posted by mikeboozer lore seeker

father bloodlust wrote:
Question:
Will we be allowed to "piece together" a four-day badge by purchasing single-day badges for Thurs.-Sun. if there are no more four-day badges available? I know it would cost more, but if the four-days run out and there's no other way, that might be the only way to attend the full con.

You will be able to do this, but only if we are able to put more badges in the system. Saturday badges usually sell out quickly as well.  

Mike

Posted by lore seeker mikeboozer

mikeboozer wrote:
father bloodlust wrote:
Question:
Will we be allowed to "piece together" a four-day badge by purchasing single-day badges for Thurs.-Sun. if there are no more four-day badges available? I know it would cost more, but if the four-days run out and there's no other way, that might be the only way to attend the full con.

You will be able to do this, but only if we are able to put more badges in the system. Saturday badges usually sell out quickly as well.  Mike

Thanks for the advice about Saturday!

Yeah, this is only a Plan B, but with so many unknowns, it's nice to have in the back pocket.

Posted by jedijawa74 mikeboozer

mikeboozer wrote:
toxic_rat wrote:
So I just checked my account page, and it said that I have a badge for 2021.  Is this correct, or just a glitch in the website form?
I'd post an image of the page, but I'm not in a position at the moment to upload it to a server in order to link it back here.

Yes, I see a 2021 badge on your account.Mike

Where do you see your rolled over badge on your account?  I see my 2020 badge in the "my packets" section.  I don't recall selecting to roll it over last year, but I thought that was automatic.  I'm just trying to figure out if I have a badge reserved so I know if I need to buy for just me or for me and my buddy on my friend list on the 23rd.

Posted by toxic_rat

When I click on my name at the top of the webpage, my home page says "Congratulations, you have a badge for 2021."  On the "My Packets" page, it shows the date and time I purchased a badge, which happens to be 2020.

Posted by jedijawa74 toxic_rat

toxic_rat wrote:
When I click on my name at the top of the webpage, my home page says "Congratulations, you have a badge for 2021."  On the "My Packets" page, it shows the date and time I purchased a badge, which happens to be 2020.

Oh thanks!  I see that now.

Posted by kevinrg

Might have missed this but, I plan on just submitting a request to roll the badge over given I doubt I'll be able to do 4 days this year. 

If you were going to try to get a day or two pass, should you just use a different account to purchase and leave the rollover account alone or will you be able to still use your account to purchase a 2021 pass with a rolled over 2022 badge?

 

Posted by thesuperskrull kevinrg

kevinrg wrote:
Might have missed this but, I plan on just submitting a request to roll the badge over given I doubt I'll be able to do 4 days this year. 
If you were going to try to get a day or two pass, should you just use a different account to purchase and leave the rollover account alone or will you be able to still use your account to purchase a 2021 pass with a rolled over 2022 badge?
 
Wondering about this as well

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