Are some of you joking about the body odor thing?
I've never experienced it whenever I went to a convention
Are some of you joking about the body odor thing?
I've never experienced it whenever I went to a convention
This has to be fishing for a username quoteop you realise showering everyday is a modern invention right?
our bodies are self cleaning. You can go 3-4 days without a shower..
This is so true. I went to a gamer meet up once and, my God, I finally understood the socially awkward stereotype that perpetuates the medium. Never again.Maybe because 'gamer' culture and enjoying videogames are very different things
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I worded that poorly, by it I mean, reading some posts in here you would think that the entire convention stank cause of the poor hygiene of the attendees. I've never had that experience, so I'm wondering if its a meme I'm unaware of. Sure in a crowd of people you might come across one or two individuals with poor hygiene but that isn't a widespread thing.
I refuse to be part of any event in which other attendees don't appreciate the practice of showering.
You have lived long enough to become the villain, I see.Are some of you joking about the body odor thing?
I've never experienced it whenever I went to a convention
op you realise showering everyday is a modern invention right?
our bodies are self cleaning. You can go 3-4 days without a shower..
I never knew BO until I was in line at midnight to get my physical copy of GTA IV.
oh my god dddddddddddddd
Gotta be a joke right? Just got back from Anime Expo and can confirm that fuckers gotta shower daily. I showered before and after each day cause it was hot as fuck.
Modern inventions for modern societies. We aren't living in caves anymore. Wash yourselves.
Check the times. He's serious.
this is a really good post.Maybe because 'gamer' culture and enjoying videogames are very different things
Gaming communities are pretty awful in the first place, so it's hard to blame you for feeling that way. I've never enjoyed gaming conventions either.People pay through the nose to travel across the country to events like PAX and spend the whole convention there. Obviously there is an appeal, of sorts. Most people there are mostly having fun. I know the problem is me.
I live just down the street and every time I've gone I've wanted to jump off a cliff. The body odor. The lines. The lack of really all that much to do unless we count the little corners of shame they have set up for the tabletop folks (I don't like tabletop anyway) and whatnot. THE BODY ODOR. THE LINES. HALF THE EXPERIENCE IS WAITING IN LINES. I guess maybe a big appeal is the panels...? Except the vast majority are names I don't recognize or topics I have a very middling interest in.
Gaming is my primary hobby but I've never enjoyed myself at a gaming convention. What's up with that, man.
I took my son to one of the Best Buys that were hosting the Nintendo World Champion events. We stood in line for hours and were surrounded by some of the weirdest people I have ever met. It was a constant cringe fest.This is so true. I went to a gamer meet up once and, my God, I finally understood the socially awkward stereotype that perpetuates the medium. Never again.
That'l be 20 bucks.
You forgot to put the /sop you realise showering everyday is a modern invention right?
our bodies are self cleaning. You can go 3-4 days without a shower..
People pay through the nose to travel across the country to events like PAX and spend the whole convention there. Obviously there is an appeal, of sorts. Most people there are mostly having fun. I know the problem is me.
I live just down the street and every time I've gone I've wanted to jump off a cliff. The body odor. The lines. The lack of really all that much to do unless we count the little corners of shame they have set up for the tabletop folks (I don't like tabletop anyway) and whatnot. THE BODY ODOR. THE LINES. HALF THE EXPERIENCE IS WAITING IN LINES. I guess maybe a big appeal is the panels...? Except the vast majority are names I don't recognize or topics I have a very middling interest in.
Gaming is my primary hobby but I've never enjoyed myself at a gaming convention. What's up with that, man.
This is super important advice. My partner and I attend minimum of 4 cons a year, and planning is vital. We make sure to have a list of things we want to do, backup plans in case something is cancelled or too busy, and we are pretty comfortable with the idea that we're not going to be able to do everything we want. We're in our mid-30s, so we're mostly at cons for panels (both hosting and attending!), rather than like... viewing rooms, or whatever.If you want to go to a con, you need to have a purpose behind going and you need to go with friends. Like, there need to be panels you want to see, signings you want to attend, vendors you want to buy from that you otherwise wouldn't, etc. I've never been to a gaming convention but I used to go to an anime con every year and I cant imagine going alone and without a plan. Any good con will have a schedule of events posted long before the actual con date and you can plan your days accordingly.
Panels are easily the best part of cons, imo. I've seen some really great, insightful, or entertaining panels over the years. Then again, I have friends who go to cons and never set foot in a panel. So its really what you make of it.This is super important advice. My partner and I attend minimum of 4 cons a year, and planning is vital. We make sure to have a list of things we want to do, backup plans in case something is cancelled or too busy, and we are pretty comfortable with the idea that we're not going to be able to do everything we want. We're in our mid-30s, so we're mostly at cons for panels (both hosting and attending!), rather than like... viewing rooms, or whatever.
Con funk is definitely real, but at smaller cons it's not as much of a thing. When you're not literally shoulder to shoulder all day it makes a big difference!