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News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Fri May 09, 2014 3:21 pm

I've been F5'ing as hard as my fingers and keyboard will allow and I have tabs open for Botcon's Facebook and twitter to check any updates.

Today has been less than productive.

by **shockblast2** » Fri May 09, 2014 3:23 pm

Fire Guts Ginrai

What a great name. I mean, forget Optimus Prime. Why would you want a subpar name like that when you could have Fire Guts. I wonder if its a nickname, like Tommy "Fingers" Magee or Johnny "Shades" Waters?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri May 09, 2014 3:30 pm

shockblast2 wrote:Fire Guts Ginrai

What a great name. I mean, forget Optimus Prime. Why would you want a subpar name like that when you could have Fire Guts. I wonder if its a nickname, like Tommy "Fingers" Magee or Johnny "Shades" Waters?

Nah, Ginrai just has a bad case of heart burn :lol:

by **shockblast2** » Fri May 09, 2014 3:44 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:Fire Guts Ginrai

What a great name. I mean, forget Optimus Prime. Why would you want a subpar name like that when you could have Fire Guts. I wonder if its a nickname, like Tommy "Fingers" Magee or Johnny "Shades" Waters?

Nah, Ginrai just has a bad case of heart burn

Wow. I would hate to see what they would have called him if it were Slider night on the Ark....... :SICK:

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri May 09, 2014 3:52 pm

Ginrai makes me wonder though, is he:

1) a Transtector (originally meant for Optimus Prime) given life by a human
2) a born Transformer, but a sufferer of Primus apotheosis

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Fri May 09, 2014 4:24 pm

Twitter states "Stay near a computer"

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Fri May 09, 2014 4:30 pm

It's live, but NOT for Non-Attendees like the Facebook stated it would be.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Fri May 09, 2014 4:35 pm

Sweet, got in for me and Razorclaw0000's sets, custom figs, LA tour, even a shirt. Glad that's over with, no more sitting at the computer for a few hours now!

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Fri May 09, 2014 4:42 pm

Registration is now live for those planning to attend BotCon 2014 in Pasadena, California! You can take a look at this year's brochure and package matrix by clicking here. Click here to get started.

For those who plan to purchase non-attendee packages registration will open sometime next week.

As always, the staff of Seibertron.com looks forward to seeing all of you there!

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Fri May 09, 2014 4:58 pm

Golden Ticket registered, plane ticket booked ... see you guys in 40 days! Can't wait!!!

by **ILL-Star** » Fri May 09, 2014 5:01 pm

Typical. Making non-attendees wait till the next week again. It's probably for understandable reasons, but I'm getting real tired of it none the less. :BANG_HEAD:

by **MGrotusque** » Fri May 09, 2014 5:06 pm

There's a little too much "transformer" going on with that t-shirt. Nerd city.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Fri May 09, 2014 5:09 pm

I'm all registered. I'll see you all there!

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Fri May 09, 2014 5:12 pm

ILL-Star wrote:Typical. Making non-attendees wait till the next week again. It's probably for understandable reasons, but I'm getting real tired of it none the less.

Attendees should get first dibs so that all of those people who already have plane tickets and hotel reservations are able to get the convention exclusives and opportunities they want. I'm surprised they even have a non-attendee package ... to the best of my knowledge, most conventions of this nature don't offer anything like that.

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Fri May 09, 2014 5:15 pm

Seibertron wrote:
ILL-Star wrote:Typical. Making non-attendees wait till the next week again. It's probably for understandable reasons, but I'm getting real tired of it none the less.

Attendees should get first dibs so that all of those people who already have plane tickets and hotel reservations are able to get the convention exclusives and opportunities they want. I'm surprised they even have a non-attendee package ... to the best of my knowledge, most conventions of this nature don't offer anything like that.

The delay is due to a problem with their connection to FedEx.

That said, I see it all the time for gaming conventions, though most exclusives in that case aren't done through the convention itself but at the booths for the specific producer and a number are held for webstore sales.

For example, for Gencon last year, Privateer Press produced 1000 10th Anniversary sets. 250 or so were set aside for the webstore(it was a hassle to get those, too) with 750 brought to the event for sale there.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri May 09, 2014 5:31 pm

That Devcon is suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure SWEET!

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Fri May 09, 2014 5:49 pm

What kind of registration invoice numbers y'all got? I'm 6877, haven't seen a lower one yet but with my hamfisting Candace's password three times I'm sure I wasn't dead on first.

News Credits: 2 · by **hyperconvoy69** » Fri May 09, 2014 6:01 pm

I'm in! See you all there!!

by **Henry921** » Fri May 09, 2014 6:38 pm

Not until next week for non-attendee sets?! :BANG_HEAD:

Well I guess only the people going will get bagged sets to go with...

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Fri May 09, 2014 6:45 pm

Yeah, bagged sets are sold out apparently. Crazy quick!

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Fri May 09, 2014 6:52 pm

IIRC, they stated there would be fewer bagged sets than previous years. Not surprising they're gone already.

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Fri May 09, 2014 8:36 pm

Registered see you all there!

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Fri May 09, 2014 8:46 pm

Midnight_Fox wrote:IIRC, they stated there would be fewer bagged sets than previous years. Not surprising they're gone already.

Shame, with Scorpy they could print money, pay for next year's convention. But then he wouldnt be exclusive. God ai wish I had money...

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:18 pm

Woo, excited to be registered! Who all is coming to Cali-forn-I-ay?

That box is beautiful but that shirt, though pretty, is too nerdy to wear outside of BotCon. They should have stuck with the 2011 design philosophy of shirts you can wear anyday.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 09, 2014 11:22 pm

Registered! Primus Package + assemble custom class figure.

shockblast2 wrote:Fire Guts Ginrai

What a great name. I mean, forget Optimus Prime. Why would you want a subpar name like that when you could have Fire Guts. I wonder if its a nickname, like Tommy "Fingers" Magee or Johnny "Shades" Waters?

I really really wish people would stop calling him that.

This toy is just "Ginrai". The old "Fire Guts" toy deco is being used as his standard form deco this time. While he can likely still power up for his attacks, he'll be an orange & red bot on fire this time instead of a red & blue one on fire. There is no need to refer to his non-powered form by his attack powered form name this time.