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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7678908" data-attributes="member: 29398">I don't think Seattle could handle GenCon, for the same reasons it can't handle PAX now. (when a con has to limit attendance it means it's outgrown its host city)All true, but...But that's just the problem: more people will have to fly.  And flying has its own limitations, most notably in how much you can carry and how fragile it might be.  I live on the west coast (in Canada, no less) and I've driven to every one of the 5 GenCon's I've been to (all in Indy; sadly I missed the Milwaukee experience).  Why?  Because I can pile far more gype into a car than into a suitcase or two, and have control over how it's handled.  I can buy a sword and not have to worry about getting it through airport security (never mind customs, but that's another matter).  And I can change my plans on a (relative) whim.And while Vegas would be far easier for me to get to, I'd be in the severe minority.This somewhat shocks me, unless the rating is for more than just the convention centre itself; the ICC itself seems like an excellent facility.My other concern about Vegas in mid-summer is, of course, that it's mid-summer in Vegas; and that means it's gonna be bloody hot!  Indianapolis can be bad enough (example: Tuesday and Wednesday of this year's GenCon week) but it usually doesn't last.  Vegas, by comparison, is rarely if ever anything other than ridiculously hot.  And before you even think about moving GenCon to a cooler time of the year, keep in mind that taking it out of the summer (and thus into the school year) will chop its attendance dramatically, defeating the purpose of moving it in the first place.Lan-"GenCon So-Cal would have worked out much better if they hadn't held it in December every year, thus exculding everyone in either of school or the retail industry"-efan</blockquote>

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