Year of the Con in Review!

K folks, so after all our Con's we attended I get asked all the time "Which was the best?" It's hard to say because each one was so unique but I think I've come up with a way of ranking them that just might work. 

Below I speak about each convention we attended and gave them a point system. In categories of Vendor, Staff and Cosplay from 3 being the best to 1 being the worst.

So this would mean anything scoring a 3-5 isn't that grand. 6-8 is worth your time and 9 is thebomb.com

Here we go! 

 Vendors: 2 If you can shift through all the junk, you may find some good deals.
Staff: 1 Horrendous. Ben Stevens should be embarrassed. He isn't because he's too arrogant to admit he makes mistakes, but with this staff it's unbelievable how bad they were. Poor line management and shameless treatment of VIP ticket holders, this was an unmitigated disaster the entire con.
Cosplay: 2 very few and far between but it's there. The pics they have on the site are about all they had dresses up for it.

Final Score: 5

 Vendors: 3 You want it? They have it. Hands down. The largest and most diverse selection out of them all!
Staff: 3 THIS is how you run a con! Excellent line management, proper VIP treatment and a friendly and helpful staff that is knowledgeable and fair to those waiting in line. In other words, the exact opposite of the kind of garbage Ben Steven's runs in Dallas.
Cosplay: 3 It was so packed full of costumes there that I felt out of place coming without one. Excellent costumes you could make an entire trip out of just that!

Final Score: 9  PERFECT!!

 Vendors: 3 Again, GREAT deals in Dallas. Honestly it's one of the best reasons to go. I never found better deals ANYWHERE else!
Staff: 1... and only because "zero" isn't allowed. Staff was confused prior to starting, they wouldn't let you go up to the 3rd floor to see the artist until 3 hours after the con opened and after complaining about VIP's abusing their "jump pass" without tearing off a ticket for it I was told by a staff member that I should be grateful she even let me wait in line in the first place! WOW. Line breakers were welcome as chaos reigned at this cluster free-for-all run once again by Ben Stevens who responded to my letter of complaint by showing me a trumped up email of another "attendee" who said they loved it. Totally ignoring my concerns.
Cosplay: 1 Virtually non-existent. Which is why they still have photo's of last summers comic con up on the website.

Final Score: 5

 Vendors: 3 Looking for rare toys? They have them all. You may not be able to afford them....but they have them all.
Staff: 3 Fan freaking-tastic! I was amazed at how well everything went with it being it's first ever con. Amazing organization.
Cosplay: 1 Sadly, no one dressed up for this one. But due to it's size and it being the first one ever I can forgive it for that.

Final Score: 7

(since we attended both that were held this year, I'll judge them together)

Vendors: 2 You'll find a little something here and there, no good deals, but ok. 

Staff: 2 Could do a better job of figuring out what's going on. Staff were uncertain of the schedules of attending guest and locations. Line management was fine as was their attitude. 

Cosplay: 2 Pretty low. Similar to the Dallas con there were few and far between. 

Final Score: 6

There you have it folks. Got a question about the con? Ask!