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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 117853" data-attributes="member: 2525">Again, more justifications not based on facts, but speculation.There is simply no evidence that WOTC has ever done a market analysis for the location of GenCon.&nbsp; I doubt they have, but I'm willing to listen to proof on the matter from somebody that knows.&nbsp; I would think GenCon never played an important enough role for them to do a full market analysis (such things cost a LOT of money).&nbsp; However, the locations of WOTC stores might be a good indication...which would lead you to population centers.And then there is the standard &quot;we have more gamers&quot;. Bullcrap. All you need to do is look at Wizards sales stats (or just check where they have located WOTC stores for gods sake!) The number of gamers do fluctuate with different geographic populations, but overall you still have more gamers in the larger population centers.And then we have the &quot;but it costs too much&quot; claim.&nbsp; I never said put the Con in downtown New York City.&nbsp; I just said put it near the larger population centers. There are plenty of cities in reasonable driving distance of the northeast population centers that do not cost a lot of money. Besides, like I said, try some place like San Diego, which is a convention city.&nbsp; It's where the national comics convention is held, and that con does MASSIVE business from all across the country, drawing primarily sci-fi and fantasy fans already.&nbsp; Same argument goes for the &quot;we have more gamers&quot; claim.&nbsp; If there is nothing better to do in sunny Southern Cal, then why does the comics convention do such boomimg business there?I just don't get it. Other than self-interest in your own drive/costs of getting to the con, why would people oppose putting the con where the most number of people are?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 117853, member: 2525"] Again, more justifications not based on facts, but speculation. There is simply no evidence that WOTC has ever done a market analysis for the location of GenCon. I doubt they have, but I'm willing to listen to proof on the matter from somebody that knows. I would think GenCon never played an important enough role for them to do a full market analysis (such things cost a LOT of money). However, the locations of WOTC stores might be a good indication...which would lead you to population centers. And then there is the standard "we have more gamers". Bullcrap. All you need to do is look at Wizards sales stats (or just check where they have located WOTC stores for gods sake!) The number of gamers do fluctuate with different geographic populations, but overall you still have more gamers in the larger population centers. And then we have the "but it costs too much" claim. I never said put the Con in downtown New York City. I just said put it near the larger population centers. There are plenty of cities in reasonable driving distance of the northeast population centers that do not cost a lot of money. Besides, like I said, try some place like San Diego, which is a convention city. It's where the national comics convention is held, and that con does MASSIVE business from all across the country, drawing primarily sci-fi and fantasy fans already. Same argument goes for the "we have more gamers" claim. If there is nothing better to do in sunny Southern Cal, then why does the comics convention do such boomimg business there? I just don't get it. Other than self-interest in your own drive/costs of getting to the con, why would people oppose putting the con where the most number of people are? [/QUOTE]

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