Botcon 2014 is in Pasadena California ....again

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Autobot City Comics 2008, Sep 3, 2013.

  1. shroobmaster

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    Gee I wonder why the official Transformers convention is in California every year there is a new movie. Almost like there is a pattern.
     
  2. Dinobot Nuva

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    It's a movie year, if anybody expected otherwise c'monnnn.
     
  3. marvoflg

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    Can someone confirm the data as I cannot find it on the event calendar?
     
  4. grimlock1972

    grimlock1972 Optimus, serving up the primest of ribs since 1984

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    sadly this seems to be coming true. I have been considering join the fan club but when they pull this crap and keep it in the same state two ( or is it three ?) years running if this proves accurate it makes me not want to.

    It makes me feel the fans in the midwest and east don't matter to them, and as such why should i give them any money?
     
  5. MetalicGrunt

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    Figured with the 30th Anniversary and a new Movie, Hasbro would do it back at home, Providence for the full anniversary celebration, like they did in 07 with the first movie
     
  6. Autobot City Comics 2008

    Autobot City Comics 2008 Botcon S_T_A_F_F

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    It's not on calendar yet I call and Confirmed with Convention center and the hotel when I booked my room
     
  7. 03Mach1

    03Mach1 Logic has been replaced with blind ignorance.

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  8. encline

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    But what about people on the West who couldn't afford to go to the east...

    It is what it is. Many people will have to travel no mater where they put it. A flight in the states is a flight in the states. It pretty much is going to cost around the same price give or take a couple of hundred. That is the only real issue right?

    It's all about planning.
     
  9. Onslaught24

    Onslaught24 Ayo Fryman. That uh, that's highly illogical. Moderator News Staff

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    IIRC, it's been in the west since 2011. Last time I remember it being in the East was 2010.
     
  10. 03Mach1

    03Mach1 Logic has been replaced with blind ignorance.

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  11. encline

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    it was in Texas in 2012... so central.. I am not sure how well they did there though.

    BUT COME ON!! Studio tours! TF THE RIDE! Make a vacation out of it folks.

    Don't hate..participate... oh snap..that was awful.
     
  12. x BlackMagnus x

    x BlackMagnus x Is not impressed

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    You would think right?
     
  13. kaijuguy19

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    I get that but it does seem like the west is getting too much attention for Botcon while at the east most people can't really afford to go even if they wanted to. I just wish we could find a way to have the convention for one side one year then for another year the next.
     
  14. encline

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    I want one in R.I....
     
  15. grimlock1972

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    Seriously if Botcon is going to be a moving convention then move it, have it in a different state every year and no state that has it can have it again for five years to give as many folks as possible a chance to go as not everyone can afford to book a flight and a hotel room half way or further across the country.

    Seriously every State in the union has a hotel/convention center that could handle Botcon, I can understand not going to Alaska or Hawaii as they would add significant hurdles and expense in planning it.
     
  16. bradforj

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    They seriously need to consider doing two cons a year. Call one of them Botcon East and the other one Botcon West. Having the damned thing in California year after year is unfair douchebaggery. California already gets SDCC, and now it gets Botcon permanently too? Hello?! There is more to this country than the State of California.

    Yes, I am aware that it has been held outside California on multiple occasions. The fact remains that it keeps finding its way back to a state that is as far as possible from the Eastern (more populated) part of the country. Either have two of them or alternate regions by thirds. For example, have it in the Eastern 1/3rd of the country, then the Central 1/3rd, then the Western 1/3rd, then start the rotation over again.
     
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  17. General Tekno

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    We have something similar to a Botcon East.

    It's called TFcon.
     
  18. Bed Bugs

    Bed Bugs Haven't gone postal yet...

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  19. Weirdwolf

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    Welp, yet another BotCon I'm not going to. Enjoy the new home of BotCon, west coasters!
     
  20. encline

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    I have always been curious why nobody complains about TFCON not moving around.. seems like a smart thing so people can plan better.