MAGFiasco

It's not a Convention, it's a Fiasco.

A pure unfiltered otaku tragedy

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Interesting to see that current mgmt is finally begging for collectors to supply arcade games, after past mgmt brushed off the deterioration of their own arcade cabs after also alienating individuals who used to supply others, and just outsourced it all to nearby arcade providers

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For the record, there are a few notes of light, still. Even a lost child that will never return, can still have some good ideas. A stage for aspiring musical acts is actually a good idea. As is $75-$200 on-site Gaming PC rentals for non-locals, a welcome concept.

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Whether the logo was AI or not, the real fun is the shitstorm it inevitably sparked. Especially some folks, making that extra springboard leap of logic that anyone still criticizing the questionable art means they're obviously the "Wrong" Kind of Person™ LOL.

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And how about that AI Artwork band fiasco. Whew. After management deleted half the comments, the remaining fell somewhere between "I'm so sorry I ever questioned them, please forgive me!" and "Look, even with a video, it's still definitely AI". LOL.

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"What else do you get for free donation money? Uh.. well, you're like.. supporting our Mission! That's what! Yes, attendance is $125+ to the main event, but we need cash for like, other events or things. You like Things, right? And Stuff? We can do that! Maybe! Things! Stuff!

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"Please, donate us money!! We weren't getting enough, so now anyone can give us free cash, not just attendees! For what? Well, maybe the Labs event, we just somehow can't afford it, but with free money, it could be a 1 day event locals might be able to attend."

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Almost time for another MAG. And what a time to be alive. In the past few weeks, we've had some gems.

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"Trigger warning, continuing an American Tradition, Violence against Women! Here's Double Dragon!"

"Does anyone know what kind of duck Scrooge McDuck is? A White Colonizer! All Ducks are Ba$tards! Here's Ducktales!"

Seriously? You actually said that on stage? Yikes.

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Oh, lest we forget, shout-outs to the hilarious ever-masked cult who Rheeee'd at the Fiasco management for FINALLY ditching mask requirements, years after the rest of the world moved on, yet still were met with "OMGZ, if you do that, we're all gonna somehow still dieeeee!!!" LULZ

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Oh well. Another year passes, the Festival will never be the same. But the Fiasco continues on, much like the modern "Zombie Simpsons" episodes, with no real direction anymore, sustained by nothing but habit, kind of like the zombie shoppers in Romero's classic Dawn of the Dead.

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On one serious moment, shoutouts to whomever among the ranks hadn't fully sold their soul, and booked Ms. Harrell, singer of I am the Wind & Snake Eater. There's an actual good choice both well deserving of being a guest and relevant to things. Props for that one gem.

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The guests? If you thought Arthur Chu was stretching it years ago? Ha! We've lined up a writer from the Charmed Reboot, a celebrity cosplayer known for her large assets, and a self-described "Cyber Feminist". We've clearly gotten only the BEST in both Music *and* Gaming!

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The guests announcements/etc? It's later than ever. Literally weeks to days before the event. Long after rooms, attendance, everything has either long ago been sold out or gone up in price to.... let's see, $145+ at this point and rising. Whew. Inflation, tho, AMIRITE?

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At this point we've given up on yearly "themes". That's too much like effort. Call it "Prime" (where it was previously "Super", just as silly of a name), and slap Metroid Prime logos on everything, and call it a day. It'll save on merch and branding in the long run!

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Another year, another Fiasco, the Fest is long gone and will sadly never return. The Friends have taken over, the former group is ousted, but it's simply trading one crowd for another with near identical ideols, a political coup, but one that changed nothing but the ownership.

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Things never do change though.
In public? Vax required, masks required, vax server, software, domain, costs, etc.
In private? Keep up the hilarious group photos, band photos, room party photos, unmasked, inches apart.
The disconnected hypocrisy is hilarious!

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and 2. The staff/mgmt side learned again, just as with the article, how quickly their "friendly" peers, allies, etc, will smell blood in the water and turn on them, when even removing the signage wasn't enough, and the sharks still expected public apologies, blood sacrifices, etc

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The ironic things are how it was a simple joke, and yet...
1. Old K kids didn't even get the joke, and blamed scary antiquated random internet boogeymen still dominating their heads, instead of just realizing they were being gently teased.

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What a year. Some things never change though. Old K's "journalists" still can't take a joke, even when it's just the current staff gently jabbing back for that unprovoked nasty smear article last year over "daring" to hold a 'con amid the writer's personal virus paranoia.

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>> Require extensive proof of vaccinations, booster shots, and require masks for the event.
>> Put a handful of games like Jubeat & candy cabs out by the Gazebo, a public-accessible hotel area all non-attendees & random public can freely access.
BRILLIANT.