>>17849 No, I'm not going. It's too expensive for me and I don't like traveling anyway. That and I don't think I would like meeting all those strangers.

>>17849 I'm getting more hyped by the day. On an absolute shoestring budget with no job, getting an 8hr ride from someone who's car is liable to break down; I'm signed up for the movie, hosting the Tulpa 101 panel, and going to mare day after. YOLO

>>17850 as a europoor simply getting to the hotel + night cost roughly 1000$ so that's my yearly savings spent. I think I will just end up going to every second one unless I magically get a massive rise or something. >>17851 >Tulpa 101 berry interesting, I will make my best attempt to get to that. All my other plans are pretty much hanging out with buddies day before & after the con and in middle join whatever sounds fun.

>>17849 Getting hyped, yeah. First con. Wanted to go last year but work fucked me out of it. >>17851 >Tulpa 101 Maybe I'll go to that, and find out how to make my mare dreams a reality.

>>17862 >>17853 You've got the right idea. I was there last year and it was just bouncing from pool to party to panel to party to rave to party for three or four days straight. I really hope this year's venue is as chill with the rules as the last one, it was great having a couple beers by the pool in the sun and chatting with any sufficiently weird individual in sight. If you wanna make friends extra easily, bring some alcohol or equivalent to share.

>>17864 NTA but this sounds nice. Wish I could go. Never met any other pony enthusiasts in real life. Would be interesting at least.

>>17864 >this year's venue is as chill with the rules as the last one, Sadly the opposite seems to be a case from what I've read in the threads, as in the hotel rules they hilight the fact they will be butthurt about brining outside food to the hotel space (I would imagine chilling with a beer is a big no). I guess this is the price for having a con in a professionally run hotel (like look up their even list, it's either wedding, tech corporation meet ups or sales pitches parties for businessman and associates). Bit sad but than again nobody could had predicted the old hotel would go down this year.

>>17924 Last year's hotel also had all that stuff in the rules too, the staff just didn't give a fuck; it's a vibes thing. So there is still some small hope there.

not only did the staff not give a fuck, they told the con organizers that we were some of the best behaved groups they'd had

That may be, but I'm not sure if I'm willing to try my luck. The old hotel had plenty of experience with gamer/anime/furry conventions so I would imagine dealing with awkward but yet chill neckbeards was a calming experience (like you have stated, MF attendants were pretty well behaved). Than again there is no point in worrying at this point, if it's good then that's great but if it's shit then MF3 will happen at a different hotel.