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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 3298608" data-attributes="member: 158">I started in 1993 because I had always wanted to attend the &quot;mythical and magical Gencon&quot; in the birth-state of D&amp;D, but that was the first time I had both the money, confidence, and a fellow friend willing to go with me. I had much fun in 1993, 95, and 99, but as of 1999, I had not planned to go ever again, because it was losing a bit of luster for me. Then, 3E showed up on the horizon, and my life was never the same again. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> With 3E came Eric's site, and acquaintences and friendships that I hold to this day. If I had the money to go each year, I'd go in a heartbeat, but more to meet up with people I know from online than to enjoy the dealer halls, the various games, etc.You're right, the dealer hall has lost a lot of its luster because of the internet, but there is still the instant appeal of having mad-money in hand, and hundreds of people with product RIGHT THERE instead of having to wait for shipping; plus, the touch and see factor still makes the hall appealing over internet shopping. Similarly, local cons and meetup sites alter the appeal of the myriad games found there, but there is still so much to be said for the immersion factor of gaming, gaming, gaming for 4 days straight (5 days if you get into the wednesday festivities with the early arrivers!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 3298608, member: 158"] I started in 1993 because I had always wanted to attend the "mythical and magical Gencon" in the birth-state of D&D, but that was the first time I had both the money, confidence, and a fellow friend willing to go with me. I had much fun in 1993, 95, and 99, but as of 1999, I had not planned to go ever again, because it was losing a bit of luster for me. Then, 3E showed up on the horizon, and my life was never the same again. :) With 3E came Eric's site, and acquaintences and friendships that I hold to this day. If I had the money to go each year, I'd go in a heartbeat, but more to meet up with people I know from online than to enjoy the dealer halls, the various games, etc. You're right, the dealer hall has lost a lot of its luster because of the internet, but there is still the instant appeal of having mad-money in hand, and hundreds of people with product RIGHT THERE instead of having to wait for shipping; plus, the touch and see factor still makes the hall appealing over internet shopping. Similarly, local cons and meetup sites alter the appeal of the myriad games found there, but there is still so much to be said for the immersion factor of gaming, gaming, gaming for 4 days straight (5 days if you get into the wednesday festivities with the early arrivers!) [/QUOTE]

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