Last Chance To Get Good Rates for MineCon!

By Sacheverell Oct 3, 2011
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Carl recently pointed out that MineCon tickets are still on sale - but only through tonight! Currently, ticket pricing is $99 per ticket; after 11:59 PST, they will go up to $139. If you're picking up your ticket, be sure to reserve your hotel room at Mandalay Bay as well! Hotel booking is currently enjoying a discounted group rate, but it won't last forever - get yours soon!

Note: Tickets will still be on sale after the discount period expires!

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ElijahLee
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Posted Oct 3, 2011
Im youngish... Cant go Also the price is high. Since this is not money for notch. This is money for THE HOTELS and for them to get it SET UP.

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Posted Oct 3, 2011
I wish I could go but I live to far away :sad.gif:.

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Posted Oct 3, 2011
Quote from Asterdom

I see some hater comments in here so id like to try to clarify what I can.

First and foremost. These events cost an ENORMOUS amount of money to put on at all much less to get vendors and such there for your own buying pleasure not Notches.

Second, at these events more often than not free things or exclusives are presented/given/announced. The fact of the matter is that 100 dollars is a good amount of money for young people like myself and so coming up with travel fees plus $100 is a hefty price-tag. Still. A fair one.

Dont be pissy at notch for charging a fair price. Aspirations a *****. So is coding java.

My personal opinion. I would do some not legally acceptable things to get into Minecon, but rent comes first.

It doesn't matter how you justify it, you're paying $100 to go to a convention about one indie game. And what would they be giving that's so worth it? Those retarded cardboard creeper heads that really have no value at all? They could have had the convention anywhere else and saved the 100 dollar ticket price. i like Minecraft just as much as the next player but **** those tickets. You said it yourself 100 dollars is a hefty price. But hey, charge anything and people will still pay for it. And no one is being pissy. its called having an opinion.

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Posted Oct 3, 2011
Quote from Asterdom

I see some hater comments in here so id like to try to clarify what I can.

First and foremost. These events cost an ENORMOUS amount of money to put on at all much less to get vendors and such there for your own buying pleasure not Notches.

Second, at these events more often than not free things or exclusives are presented/given/announced. The fact of the matter is that 100 dollars is a good amount of money for young people like myself and so coming up with travel fees plus $100 is a hefty price-tag. Still. A fair one.

Dont be pissy at notch for charging a fair price. Aspirations a *****. So is coding java.

My personal opinion. I would do some not legally acceptable things to get into Minecon, but rent comes first.

Then maybe Notch shouldn't have thrown a convention for an indie game at an expensive revenue?

"exclusives". Oh boy, a ****ing cardboard recreation of minecraft stuff. Oh boy, a sneak preview of whatever minor features they still plan on adding.

Not to mention travel costs, hotel costs... I don't see myself paying Up to $1000 USD for a indie game convention about 1 game.

Maybe if it was e3, or blizzcon...

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Posted Oct 3, 2011
There is going to be a booth on Scrolls from what I've heard, and probably a few other games.

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Posted Oct 3, 2011
I think there should be a forums here, just for people who can't make it to Minecon.

What do you say? Anyone wanna be poorfriends with me?

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Posted Oct 3, 2011
Huhhhhhhhh......................

I wish people would stop and think for a second.

Location: There are several reasons for selecting Vegas. A) It's a tourist hotspot, so when you book to go to Minecon, you're probably going to spend some time in the town, I.E. Do the Hangover. (What the heck, it could be fun!) It's a known place, other than Ggauogsj in a limited community. C) Go big or go home, Mojang want to become Icons. They don't want to sit behind a desk for the rest of their lives with one hit to their name.

Gifts: It's probably more than cardboard recreations. My guess is the "Free" stuff they are handing out is most likely shirts and clothing, with possible alpha version codes of their upcoming projects. There might even be free food.

I'm a huge fan of Minecraft, and I like big company games. If it weren't for certain problems, I'd go. (Namely lack of cash, and I'm busy with personal projects: My novels.)

(P.s. Blizzcon is more expensive, somewhere near 500$.)

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Posted Oct 3, 2011
Quote from Meldazzar

Huhhhhhhhh......................

I wish people would stop and think for a second.

Location: There are several reasons for selecting Vegas. A) It's a tourist hotspot, so when you book to go to Minecon, you're probably going to spend some time in the town, I.E. Do the Hangover. (What the heck, it could be fun!) :cool.gif: It's a known place, other than Ggauogsj in a limited community. C) Go big or go home, Mojang want to become Icons. They don't want to sit behind a desk for the rest of their lives with one hit to their name.

Gifts: It's probably more than cardboard recreations. My guess is the "Free" stuff they are handing out is most likely shirts and clothing, with possible alpha version codes of their upcoming projects. There might even be free food.

I'm a huge fan of Minecraft, and I like big company games. If it weren't for certain problems, I'd go. (Namely lack of cash, and I'm busy with personal projects: My novels.)

(P.s. Blizzcon is more expensive, somewhere near 500$.)

HAHA... your novels. If I rolled my eyes any harder I would have fallen out of my chair.

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Posted Oct 4, 2011
*Smacking head on table, wondering why I didn't save my money* NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted Oct 4, 2011
I wonder if anyone will actually pay $139 for it...

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Posted Oct 4, 2011
I'll have to take out a home loan to afford that ! Hotel + the con = $350 USD ... not including the gas to drive down.

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Posted Oct 4, 2011
My brother made me ask this:

If we go to minecon with parents, do thay have to pay or not to look after us.

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Posted Oct 4, 2011
lols really? $99 is cheaper then it was before? thats just insane, you could buy at least 3 brand new games for that price

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Posted Oct 4, 2011
Why do I have to be a minor? C'mon! It just sucks to know you can't go to "the thing that everyone will be talking about"... plus I think the Yogscast are going. Those two may be the most intelligent people I know.

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Posted Oct 4, 2011
and thats assuming that the 3 games are $30 as thats a normal price for games that only just got on the market, older games are usually between 5 and 15 just think of all the games one could buy instead of going, its crazy!

in fact setting the prices for the tickets so damn high is like telling people they cant go, i'm sure you would net a larger crowd with the prices at 20 or 30, but as you have already set the prices its too late, you'd **** off the people who already payed if you set em so low.

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Posted Oct 4, 2011
We all want to go!

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Posted Oct 6, 2011
Going! Wish I wasn't a minor (miner?) so I could go to the real parties, looks like I'm stuck hanging out with the 7-year-olds and their grandparents. Still worth every penny!

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Posted Oct 13, 2011
i wish i could go but im too young and dont have enough money and to make things worse i live in new zealand FAR AWAY FROM VEGAS!!!!!!!!

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Posted Oct 14, 2011
Really notch? 100$?! in the middle of the school year?!!?!?!?i am dissapointed

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Posted Oct 14, 2011
is it on next year?

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