The Energon Pub

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Wed May 27, 2015 2:17 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Sustain wrote:I don't think it's up to Funpub. They're using Eventman, and you'd have to be in with Eventman.
Eventman.com is owned by Brian Savage, and is the same domain through which all of the online registrations of prior years have been done.

So... yeah.

Bingo! And as stated, many programmers have offered to help for years... insanity by definition is doing the same thing expecting a different outcome. Only FunPub can be blamed. You go with cheap, you get dodgy results... I mean that's business 101

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Wed May 27, 2015 2:29 pm

SilentScream wrote:Clicking Non-Attending for registration appears to not be working altogether. It just sends me back to the start over and over again. I've been at it on and off since I got the most recent e-mail from Brian @ FunPub saying registration is up.

I can go through the whole process as an attending package but no dice with non-attending.

I sent them an e-mail about it.

Has anyone else tried? Attending Botcon since 2002 (minus 2010 and this year), I know it has its problems over the last decade for sure, no rose tinted glasses for me...but unfortunately Botcon is starting to lose a bit of its charm.

Non-attending is not open yet.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Wed May 27, 2015 8:37 pm

Registration is down again as they're having issues with the credit cards... so anybody who waited for tonight after work will need to wait until tomorrow... again. You also can't get the first day pin anymore, either

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Wed May 27, 2015 9:25 pm

My friend eventually did get in tonight after a lot of trying so you should try again

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Wed May 27, 2015 9:33 pm

Delicon wrote:My friend eventually did get in tonight after a lot of trying so you should try again

It was down for a couple hours but is back up now. They originally said the morning.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=981859518521174&id=247519665288500

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Wed May 27, 2015 9:39 pm

Looks like I'm going AND I'm getting the customization class fully-assembled toy, too. I get why people are upset at Funpub, but like CounterPunch says, this happens every year. In some ways, it's part of the experience.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu May 28, 2015 11:46 am

This just in from BotCon headquarters: registration for non-attendees is now open! Head over to the official website to register for your bits and bots to be sent to you at home, if you cannot make it to the event in person. More information provided below and on the site - read on.

Hello Everyone!

Non-Attending registration is now open. There is a limited number of non-attending sets available. When we run out, at a later date we will load the leftover attending sets (if available) into non-attending as we must keep those in stock for fans that want to travel to the event.

So, if you don't get a non-attending set now, we will let you know in the future when (if any) additional sets become available.

These sets will ship 3-4 weeks after the staff returns from BotCon. Also, note that the Priority Mail number of days listed in the shipping section is the service the Post Office offers and not a guarantee that the items will come in that number of days. All Priority Mail is a 2-5 day service and can actually take longer than that.

Please go to BotCon.com and click the registration button.

Thanks for your support!

Brian

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu May 28, 2015 1:51 pm

Just tried to register as non-attending. The site is currently "down for maintenance." Seriously, what's going on this year?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 28, 2015 1:55 pm

Registered. Attending Primus package and assembled class figure.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu May 28, 2015 2:11 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Registered. Attending Primus package and assembled class figure.

Sabre, when did you register? I just checked again and I got the same maintenance error message.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 28, 2015 2:33 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Registered. Attending Primus package and assembled class figure.

Sabre, when did you register? I just checked again and I got the same maintenance error message.

Earlier this afternoon. Maybe two hours ago or so. Only recently had a chance to post about my registering.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu May 28, 2015 2:38 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Registered. Attending Primus package and assembled class figure.

Sabre, when did you register? I just checked again and I got the same maintenance error message.
Earlier this afternoon. Maybe two hours ago or so. Only recently had a chance to post about my registering.

That makes sense. Registration is still down as I write this reply.

News Credits: 1 · by **Tranzilla** » Thu May 28, 2015 4:04 pm

News Credits: 1 · by **Tranzilla** » Thu May 28, 2015 5:53 pm

IT'S BACK UP!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Thu May 28, 2015 8:41 pm

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu May 28, 2015 8:43 pm

Yay! I was finally able to register for an Iacon package. It's a shame I won't be able to accommodate actually coming to BotCon this time. I was very tempted, what with Chicago being within reasonable driving distance of Minnesota, but having to change jobs unexpectedly put a real pinch on my time off.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sun May 31, 2015 1:01 am

Just don't get why every year, things get done later.

Would think revealing the Box set toys and registration as early as possibly. Would help increase more sales.

Think things get done later. To give buyers less time deciding if they like the toys or not. Probably to have less complaints online, As their is less time to complain.

Still don't understand what the big fuss is all about. with spending those insanely high TFCC prices on repaints with maybe a new head.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Sun May 31, 2015 1:59 am

Tsutsukakushi wrote:Just don't get why every year, things get done later.

Would think revealing the Box set toys and registration as early as possibly. Would help increase more sales.

Think things get done later. To give buyers less time deciding if they like the toys or not. Probably to have less complaints online, As their is less time to complain.

Still don't understand what the big fuss is all about. with spending those insanely high TFCC prices on repaints with maybe a new head.

Because they're limited to under 2,000 units and sometimes they're figures that should have seen a retail release.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:46 am

Seibertronian podcaster xRotorstormx has pointed towards the official BotCon 2015 Twitter account, which reports on the schedule for the event as finally being live! You can find the whole document, detailing the programme from Wednesday 17th June to Sunday 21st (including pick-ups), over here, or mirrored as images below for your convenience. Will you be attending? Any highlights for you? Let us know in the Energon Pub!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:54 am

I'll definitely be going to every panel except the cosplay one and maybe the art one.

I'm a little saddened to see no MSTF this year, though.

I have a hunch that "The Return of Blurr" might be an Animated-based script reading showing Blurr getting brought back after Shockwave tried to crush him to death (the 2011 comic revealed that Cliffjumper had somehow gotten his cube back from the incinerator).

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 12:05 pm

Sabrblade wrote:I'll definitely be going to every panel except the cosplay one and maybe the art one.

I'm a little saddened to see no MSTF this year, though.

I have a hunch that "The Return of Blurr" might be an Animated-based script reading showing Blurr getting brought back after Shockwave tried to crush him to death (the 2011 comic revealed that Cliffjumper had somehow gotten his cube back from the incinerator).

There was confirmation of a Marty Isenberg Animated script, which ties into Animated stuff. So yes, probably!

by **Wheeljack808** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:25 pm

Is Botcon in the same place every year? And how hard is it to get tickets to Botcon? Is it like with San Diego Comic Con where you need to buy like 3 years in advance? I live in Canada so it would probably be a decent sized road trip to a plane trip for me but I've always wanted to attend a Botcon.

by **morphobots** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:33 pm

Wheeljack808 wrote:Is Botcon in the same place every year? And how hard is it to get tickets to Botcon? Is it like with San Diego Comic Con where you need to buy like 3 years in advance? I live in Canada so it would probably be a decent sized road trip to a plane trip for me but I've always wanted to attend a Botcon.

No, it moves around the country every year. I haven't attended in 8 years because I couldn't afford to travel, but now it's within driving distance for me. You can only register to go each year when registration opens up, so, no, you can't buy in advance. If you can't register online for a package, you should still be able to do a walk-in right at the con for a day.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:36 am

First of all, are there going to be celebrations for 15 years of Seibertron.com? That's older than some of our board members here.

Second, looks like trivia is gone. That's too bad - an event like that has potential.