Galactus Lands at Wizard World Chicago and GenCon!

[BrotherMagneto]

<b>Galactus Distribution at Wizard World Chicago</b><p>Would you like to be able to purchase a Galactus™ figure? Here’s how!<p>A table will be set up at the WizKids® booth, where you may receive a ticket for a chance to purchase a Galactus.<p>Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 8:00 to 11:00 A.M. adult consumer badgeholders may stop by the table and receive a ticket. Only one ticket per adult with a consumer badge per day!<p>Exhibitor and child badgeholders are not eligible to receive a ticket.<p>At noon each day, tickets will be randomly selected and posted at the WizKids booth. Those with a selected ticket may then purchase ONE Galactus during the remainder of that day ONLY.

<p><b>NEW INFORMATION: WizKids has revised the information on the web site (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/wk_article.asp?cid=39229&frame=events). They will begin handing tickets out when the convention hall opens, and post ticket numbers at 1 PM.</b> (Information added by RavenProject)

<p>The selected ticketholder must present his or her ticket at the time of purchase.<p>You may purchase only one Galactus figure during the convention; once you do, you are no longer eligible to receive tickets for the remainder of the convention.<p>Please note that quantities of Galactus to be distributed each day are extremely limited, and we do not guarantee that you will be able to purchase one from the WizKids booth.<p><b>Galactus Distribution at Gen Con</b><p>Would you like to be able to purchase a Galactus™ figure? Here’s how!<p>A table will be set up outside of the hall at the Maryland Street Lobby West (across from show entrance B), where you may receive a Galactus ticket for a chance to purchase a Galactus.<p>Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M., adult consumer badgeholders may stop by the table and receive a Galactus ticket. Only one Galactus ticket per adult with a consumer badge per day!<p>Exhibitor and child badgeholders are not eligible to receive a Galactus ticket.<p>At noon each day, Galactus tickets that have been randomly selected will be posted at the WizKids® booth. Those with a selected Galactus ticket may then purchase <b>one</b> Galactus during the remainder of that day <b>only</b>.<p>The selected Galactus ticketholder must present his or her Galactus ticket at the time of purchase.<p>You may purchase only one Galactus figure during the convention; once you do, you are no longer eligible to receive any Galactus tickets for the remainder of the convention.<p>Please note that quantities of Galactus to be distributed each day are extremely limited, and we do not guarantee that you will be able to purchase one from the WizKids booth.

[Gentlegamer]

The lottery system continues . . .

[Likes2smash]

argh

[PsychoDBoy]

Glad it wasn't like this for Philly.

[jon-el]

Complain all you want, but this is the fairest and most equitable method yet.

Thank you WizKids.

(Now if you could only hurry-up and replenish the Pirates supplies, I'd be all types of happy.)

[dolemite199]

Cool, another raffle! :rolleyes:

Why should you even wait in the morning line to try and get a ticket which may or may not give you a chance get him? Furthermore, how many chance tickets will be passed out each day? 400? 500? 5000? I'd like to know my odds before deciding to wait. I have too many events at Gen-Con to attend, so wasting each morning trying to get him is not prudent.

[SumYungGai]

I tried at both WWLA as well as ComicCon. Believe me, the lottery system is much, much better. The line to get a ticket moves fast. They just hand out a ticket and you're done. The line I was in had fifty people in it and I got my ticket in a few minutes.

The long wait is if you get to buy Galactus, but wouldn't that wait be worth it?

[Lofcutus]

The lottery system works the best. You're stuck in line for less time and you are free to hit the rest of the con more.

Also, why wait in the morning when you can't get in the door until 10 (9:30 advance ticket holders). It worked fine for everyone lastyear (Mattel, Hasbro, Gentle Giant...) so don't sweat it!

I for one will be glad when Con time is over and everyone will have one less thing to cry like a two-year old about!

[Psylockeslover]

I was hoping it would go back to the voucher system....:disappoin

[ncernak]

I'm hoping a get a 'winning' ticket! I have four chances to score a Galactus at GenCon!

I have a feeling that Pirates boosters are going to run out faster than Galactus. I hope they have enough! I managed to get 28 packs so far!

[ludd_gang]

I didn't actually read any of this, but I KNOW WK HAS SCREWED ME AGAIN!!!!!! Arggh! (Insert angry viking noises here)

WHY HAS WK SINGLED ME OUT FOR SUCH HATRED??? 160 POINTS FOR ELEKTRA AND NO SUBMARINER AND MASTERPEICE SPIDERMAN IS STILL NOT RIGHT AND ELECTRO IS ULTIMATE GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!

BTW, I have 12 Galactus and I don't know how to play HC and I don't read comic books. I'm strictly a collector. I'm not gonna trade you any.

W in '04. Peace out.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[lewdew]

Well i have a VERY.......i mean VERY good chance of getting a ticket for big ole G at WWC ,and since i dont want him that bad, i am going to sell mine for 100$ as soon as i get it.

[Hellion]

I didn't post anything negative when they announced that
at the San Diego Comicon they were going to use a lottery
system. Afterall, they stated it was the convention itself
that made that decision. I think this the lottery system
is a horribly flawed system, which I'm not looking forward
to at all. I'm not able to go to the Chicago Comicon this
year, as my wife would not be overly happy with me going to
two convention weekends in a row. I figured I would have
no problem getting one at gen con, because I always spend
one night up all night playing various games. I figured
this year, I would just do it at the entrance to the hall.

I have two 8-12 events so I only have two chances at
Galactus. On one of the two free days, I am entered into
the "Battle of Galactus" event that starts at 1:00. I
probably won't have time to buy Galactus in the hour between
the drawing and the start, due to the crowds. So I'm left
with one day, with a slight chance at winning a lottery, and
one tournament, with a chance at a bad draw. All in all,
I think this is horrible.

[Ed0825]

This reeks. Too bad this comes after a large number of people made travel plans to get to the hotels a day early so they could get a chance to get up in the morning to get galactus.

I guess the only good news is that Galactus is getting pretty cheap on ebay around $130 and after two weeks of cons, you should be able to find Galactus for $100-120.

Of course if they would just bring as many as they did dropships, it would not be a problem.

End of rant.

[DarkCrisis]

What a crock.

Guess I won;t be getting a Galactus as I have such bad luck at drawings.

And even if I do it will be on Sunday when they areout of SS and IW LE's.

[DS-00-0, FSD]

Now if only they would let us know if those of us that volunteered will be working at GenCon or not... :rolleyes:

[malchyor]

that sucks. i know i might be the only one who thinks hard work and determination should pay off for folks (we seem to live in a lottery and poker nation, these days...).

honestly: what's wrong with rewarding those people who choose to get up early and prepare for the event by standing in line? as we heard from many who had winning tickets at the last con, people didn't even realize what it was they'd won...and many of those folks ended up selling their winning tickets to local booths.

wtf?

[hair10]

Originally posted by DarkCrisis
And even if I do it will be on Sunday when they areout of SS and IW LE's.
To the best of my knowledge, they haven't run out of SS or IW LEs at the last couple of cons. They seemed to be in ready supply at Origins.

I like the lotto idea. People can get some sleep, there's less line jumping, less crowd control, you're not wasting all day waiting in line, and it gives people who are traveling an equal opprotunity to get big G (because they don't have to show up at 3 am to get in line). Seems like the "fair-est" way to do it.

And if you really want to make sure you get one, you can pony up the $150 for the VIP pass at WWC. Otherwise, the lottery seems like the best all-around solution to Galactus-gate.

[DarkCrisis]

I disagree, Hair.

Just cause Joe Smith wants to sleep in shouldn't mean I can't get my Galactus by getting in line early.

Much like, Malchor said, I have no problem working for what I want.

[KneelB4Zodd]

I'm a fan of the lotto. I was pretty much dreading getting up in the wee hours.

Considering how many people lined up at WWW that didn't get Galactus, I'm surprised that some feel so strongly that it's the fair way to distribute them.

[tchipley]

Getting in line doesn't guarantee you a Galactus. Getting in line guarantees you will be spending a long time waiting to see if you get Galactus. VIP is the only guarantee.

How do you stop the line jumpers?
For example: "I was saving this spot for my cousin Raymond and our group of 100 friends who already showed up and will be back shortly."

Or the great big scary guy that just butts in line and dares you to say something.

Lotto works for me.

Shifting Gears now...
What do you all thing about the "One Galactus only" rule?

[SumYungGai]

Originally posted by malchyor
honestly: what's wrong with rewarding those people who choose to get up early and prepare for the event by standing in line?

Well, the venue might not want people getting in line the night before the event, like at WWLA. Plus, there are some of us who don't have the spare time to commit to standing in a line over night. I have a wife, a child, and a new house to work on. Does that mean I deserve less of a chance? The fans of this game aren't all people with nothing better to do with their time than spend all night and day in a line.

Again, for all you complainers--I sat through WWLA and ComicCon. I have seen the worst and the best. The raffle system is great. Even if you don't get a chance at Galactus, you will have wasted 10-15 minutes at the most. That is loads better than being in a line from the crack of dawn and still leaving empty-handed.

[Socko]

so there leaving it to chance? urrghhh.... hope this works...... i might be getting the vip after all.

[Hellion]

tchipley asked:
"What do you all thing about the "One Galactus only" rule?"
<p>
Honestly, that is the only thing about this announcement that I like. I just want a Galactus so I can play certain senarios, I only need one of him to do that.
<p>
The only people who would want multiple are MIB collectors or resellers. Of my play group, we only want and need one. But since I'm the only one going to the cons this year it rests solely on my lottery luck.
<p>
I'm just glad I decided not to run demos for a gaming company, as I would have made myself ineligable - due to having an Exhibitor badge.

[Marlow]

It sucks, sucks, sucks...

I get five chances at Galactus...

Oh well good luck everyone! See in the ticket line.

Marlow.

[Thunderbolts]

Originally posted by BrotherMagneto
<b>Galactus Distribution at Wizard World Chicago</b><p>Would you like to be able to purchase a Galactus™ figure?

Yes!

'This is WK. Not you, foreigner.'

tb - ok, I've been watching too much BB. One day left til freedom, whoo

[Marlow]

Eight till Elven...

I thought it did not open until 09:30?

[Emberquick]

I really didn't look forward to dragging my butt into the Galactus line at 4:00 a.m. on the Thursday of Gen Con . . . but I was gonna do it anyway.

I'm mixed about this raffle system. I stood in line twice at Origins for G, and didn't get one twice (on the second day the guy *right in front of me* got the very last voucher).

It's sort of good that I don't have to spend quite so much time in line, but now I might not get one at all after doing it every single day.

And I know WK stashes back X amount of free booth goodies for each day, but what if I actually win a G ticket at noon, only to find that they've run out of the goodies for that day? It's not like I can bring my G ticket back the following day . . . .

I don't know. I hope this is the last time they make a figure that you have to jump through so many hoops to get.

[Shandil]

Lottery is going to be fun. I paid a friend to go get me a Galactus (paid his ticket and the money for G) and he was going to stand in line pretty early. Now it may prove useless, hohoho, as lottery comes in and he may go for nothing.:p :laugh:

[charlesx]

What about the Baltimore Comicon next month, Bro-Mags? Will Galactus be on sale there? Enquiring minds wanna know!

[szude]

OMFG. First everyone complains that it's unfair that the system forces everyone to wait in line overnight to have a chance at getting one (not a guarantee mind you, reports had many many people overnight not getting one). Now everyone complains that because it's a fair system, it's unfair you aren't guaranteed of getting one. I guess it's true, you can't please all the people all of the time.

[Doc Martin]

I am all for the lottery system. My only problem/confusion is why they would start selling lottery tickets an hour and a half before the doors open.

Martin...................................

[darius_dax1]

Are you being totally screwed by yet another Wiz Kids decision?

Does this really make you angry?

vote:

dax/Norton '04

A Galactus in every pot.

[DS-00-0, FSD]

Originally posted by darius_dax1
Are you being totally screwed by yet another Wiz Kids decision?

Does this really make you angry?

vote:

dax/Norton '04

A Galactus in every pot.



LMAO. Beautiful timing, dax!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[bigkahuna83]

i agree with the mighty hair10, if you really really want one buy the VIP, the lottery system seems to be the fairest of all choices.
I already have a VIP ticket, so i cannot get a raffle ticket. One giant purple clix is all i need. My daughter has a regular adult ticket so she can get a raffle ticket. If she has a winning ticket, i will gladly stop by the HC play area and give it to a sad realmer who did not collect a winning ticket.
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[MeatLoafX]

I like this method.

People were unhappy before - they listened and changed things - and people say they want it back the old way.

This is the fairest method available. Everyone has an equal chance.

[hair10]

Originally posted by DarkCrisis
I disagree, Hair.

Just cause Joe Smith wants to sleep in shouldn't mean I can't get my Galactus by getting in line early.
But like I said, how 'bout those that won't have that opprotunity to wait? What about people traveling that can't get there in the wee hours of the morning? Or, as SumYungGai said, people with kids and families? A whole lot of us have life outside of Heroclix and Galactus.

Much like, Malchor said, I have no problem working for what I want.
What work? :confused: I don't call waiting in line night and day work. I just call it a big waste of time.



Originally posted by Emberquick
And I know WK stashes back X amount of free booth goodies for each day, but what if I actually win a G ticket at noon, only to find that they've run out of the goodies for that day?
I really don't think you have to worry about them running out of the Surfer and Invis Woman. They literally had cases of them at Origins.


I'm with szude... some of you will never be happy, no matter what. :ermm:

[Psylockeslover]

When I went to get my ticket for WWC about a month ago, Wizard said they were sold out of VIP passes......:rolleyes:

[logan_xavier]

Lottery, schmottery.
I planned ahead, and bought the VIP, no waiting in the "ticket" line for me. I just hope I can get an extra one for my nephew...

his name is e-Bay :grin:

Ha, ha to all you zuckers that have to wait in line.

:p

[hair10]

Originally posted by Psylockeslover
When I went to get my ticket for WWC about a month ago, Wizard said they were sold out of VIP passes......:rolleyes:
There is a regular VIP package (which is sold out) and a gaming VIP package (which you can still buy). The gaming one even advertises "*Includes Guaranteed Option to buy a Galactus HeroClix!"

http://store.yahoo.com/wizarduniverse/wizworchic20.html

[Psylockeslover]

I swear that wasn't there when I was looking. Anyway, I decided to go the way of the regular ticket since, by all accounts that I read, things went pretty smoothly in Philly. Based on that, I didn't think I needed the VIP stuff that I didn't want anyway.


Uh, oh.....I'm getting into whining territory now....:confused:

Sorry about that....




Well, as they say: "What's done is done."

Maybe if I bring along enough Destinys, I can PC my way into one....:cheeky:





so...uh....hair, my good buddy......how much will you be charging for your extra G anyway.....?;)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[hair10]

Originally posted by Psylockeslover
so...uh....hair, my good buddy......how much will you be charging for your extra G anyway.....?;)
Actually, I won't be charging anything for him. At the end of September I'll be running an event where the Galactus I pick up in Chi-town will be put up for the 1st place prize. It'll be a sealed event and cost $25, but that money will go for boosters... not Galactus. ;):p

[Psylockeslover]

Curse you Richards!!!

[Cold_Blooded]

Originally posted by DarkCrisis
I disagree, Hair.

Just cause Joe Smith wants to sleep in shouldn't mean I can't get my Galactus by getting in line early.

Much like, Malchor said, I have no problem working for what I want.

same here

[VetLogan]

Hey complainers....you can wait 10 minutes, get a Galactus ticket, and then actually ENJOY the Con!!! I can't believe people would rather get in line at 5:00 in the morning and stand there for 4-6 hours! The lottery system is the best system out there! No huge lines, no waiting hours on end, and you get to roam about and enjoy why you are there!!

If you want, get someone to get a ticket for you in addition to your own. Pay them $5 to do it if you want.

This is a great system!

[CandySuxxx]

i am happy and upset about this. happy 'cause i wont have to stand in line @ 4am, sad that my chances are somewhat slimmer. then again its cool 'cause now some of these gamers wont have an excuse for not takin' a shower the 3 days of the con!

TCHIPLEY IN '04!

[Gacy's Clown]

I'm all about the lottery. Anything to let me sleep in and not be groggy all day. If I don't get one, I'm not out anything and I'll be rested (as rested as you can be at a con) for the day.:)

[Hellboy]

please please please don't do it by lottery at Dragon*Con! PLEASE? I look forward to staying up, making sure I'm at the head of that line, and ensuring as much as I'm allowed, that I'll have a good shot at a Galactus. Lottery weighs the scale towards less fanatical fan who might not be as willing to wait as long or go as far. I'll gladly miss that whole first day if I can get my Galactus and I don't have to go back and check twice a day to see if I might be allowed to get one. Please come up with something less restrictive. This kind of fairness puts Galactuses in the hands of people who are A) Lucky; B) Not fans...but hey...lottery! c) Fans like me, who would trade a kidney, or D) Speculators and dealers...yet again. that reduces the odds we had before in half. Before all we had to deal with was rabid fans and limited numbers. Now there are more Galactuses; but these measures widen the span of interested parties competeing for limited supplies. people who might not have bothered if they saw the line of people who ACTUALLY want the d@mn thing! please stop this be fore its too late for me. I'm not Lucky, so that means my odds are more than likly redfuced by 75%. .....:surprised

[Emo Wire]

How old do you have to be to be elgibale to get Galactus?

[GroovyBoy]

Originally posted by Psylockeslover
[B]
Uh, oh.....I'm getting into whining territory now....:confused:



You haven't even BEGUN to whine, 9433. You'll be begging me for mercy about 8 days from now as you try to survive the Drunken HeroClix Championship...

[GroovyBoy]

Originally posted by Hellboy
please please please don't do it by lottery at Dragon*Con! PLEASE? I look forward to staying up, making sure I'm at the head of that line, and ensuring as much as I'm allowed, that I'll have a good shot at a Galactus. Lottery weighs the scale towards less fanatical fan who might not be as willing to wait as long or go as far. I'll gladly miss that whole first day if I can get my Galactus and I don't have to go back and check twice a day to see if I might be allowed to get one. Please come up with something less restrictive. This kind of fairness puts Galactuses in the hands of people who are A) Lucky; B) Not fans...but hey...lottery! c) Fans like me, who would trade a kidney, or D) Speculators and dealers...yet again. that reduces the odds we had before in half. Before all we had to deal with was rabid fans and limited numbers. Now there are more Galactuses; but these measures widen the span of interested parties competeing for limited supplies. people who might not have bothered if they saw the line of people who ACTUALLY want the d@mn thing! please stop this be fore its too late for me. I'm not Lucky, so that means my odds are more than likly redfuced by 75%. .....:surprised

Hellboy! Straighten up!! I thought you were a man's man!! What's going on here???? Come on, soldier, chest out!!

[Psylockeslover]

Originally posted by GroovyBoy
You haven't even BEGUN to whine, 9433. You'll be begging me for mercy about 8 days from now as you try to survive the Drunken HeroClix Championship...

Ya know....yer probably actually not far from the truth there.... :cheeky:

[Gator]

Originally posted by Ed0825
This reeks. Too bad this comes after a large number of people made travel plans to get to the hotels a day early so they could get a chance to get up in the morning to get galactus.

Here's one thing I never get on the Galactus thing. People are willing to spend money on extra hotel rooms nights/flights to LA, whatever...

For that money you can get Galactus on E-bay? Why frustrate yourself?

[szude]

Originally posted by Gator
Here's one thing I never get on the Galactus thing. People are willing to spend money on extra hotel rooms nights/flights to LA, whatever...

For that money you can get Galactus on E-bay? Why frustrate yourself?

Don't you see? They WANT to be frustrated. Then they will be considered tormented and profound.

[Ed0825]

Originally posted by Gator
Here's one thing I never get on the Galactus thing. People are willing to spend money on extra hotel rooms nights/flights to LA, whatever...

For that money you can get Galactus on E-bay? Why frustrate yourself?

Actually, I was going to get up there a day early anyway. But, the point is people made plans on the way things were done and then at the last minute Wizkids changes that way. Yes, I could get Galactus on ebay for only $40-50 more than it would cost at the con which is a night at the hotel. However, I wouldn't get the Surfer and IW which goes along with it which makes that $100 purchase very reasonable. Believe me I was only going to do the line thing for one day on the first morning, if I didn't get it I was going to do ebay. My point is Wizkids changing plans mid stream really mess some people up. Don't worry I will have a Galactus one way or another by the end of the month, I just hate leaving things to luck and fate when I am willing to do the work to get one.

[Hellboy]

word.

that's what I'm saying. why punish the people who weren't complaining?

[hair10]

I thought everyone was complaining on this site?!?!?! :confused: :rolleyes:

[Castiglione]

Fair schmair. Nobody wants anything to be fair.
They want it to be specifically unfair in their advantage.

I'm just bugged with the fact that it's changed so much, jerking my expectations around. Yeah, I know I won't get one, and at least this way the inevitable ending will take me less time, but I now have the sinking feeling it will be changed YET AGAIN before Gen Con actually rolls around, burying my hopes of getting one deeper in the cold, cold ground.

[Gacy's Clown]

Boy, that was really dramatic...:noid:

[KneelB4Zodd]

Originally posted by Castiglione
I'm just bugged with the fact that it's changed so much, jerking my expectations around.

So if they stick with the plan, you won't have any complaints at all? :)

[dj_sha]

I don't get why people are going to these cons just to get Galactus. He's just a big figure that you'll never play with! If you don't get one, just enjoy the con itself instead of going up to your room, opening your laptop and whining some more.

[GroovyBoy]

I have decided that I will enter the lottery at Chicago. Why? Because I'm not that interested in a Galactus, making it a sure thing that my number will be picked, thus depriving one of YOU of a chance at the big G. Then I will give it to the Save Tibet Fund (thanks nedleeds)...

[Psylockeslover]

Originally posted by GroovyBoy
I have decided that I will enter the lottery at Chicago. Why? Because I'm not that interested in a Galactus, making it a sure thing that my number will be picked, thus depriving one of YOU of a chance at the big G. Then I will give it to the Save Tibet Fund (thanks nedleeds)...

If ya do win, I'll have to take you down and steal it from ya...:devious:

but I'll wait until after the DHC of course....:cheeky:

[GroovyBoy]

Well, it'd probably sell mine to you, 9433. If you played shot-a-minute with me...

[darius_dax1]

The lottery will make the loss of a chance to buy Galactus that much more palatable. Think about it. If you had to stand in line all day and not get a Galacatus wouldn't you be more upset than just losing a lottery to buy one?


At least with a lottery you can actually enjoy the rest of the on instead of just standing in line like a cow being led to slaughter.

[Psylockeslover]

Originally posted by GroovyBoy
Well, it'd probably sell mine to you, 9433. If you played shot-a-minute with me...

Sure. I'll play....


Not gonna guarantee a win though....:confused:

[GroovyBoy]

You don't have to win, you just have to finish.

(Shot-a-Minute is played with beer. You drink a shot every minute for 100 minutes. I've heard it's also called 100 bullets.)

[Psylockeslover]

Originally posted by darius_dax1
The lottery will make the loss of a chance to buy Galactus that much more palatable. Think about it. If you had to stand in line all day and not get a Galacatus wouldn't you be more upset than just losing a lottery to buy one?


At least with a lottery you can actually enjoy the rest of the on instead of just standing in line like a cow being led to slaughter.

It's not about standing in line all day.

As we saw in Philly (according to reprts I heard), you just had to get in line a few hours before the Con, hang out and chat with fellow clixers, and get you voucher. Once you get your voucher, you have the rest of the day to pick up your G, AND enjoy the rest of the Con.

I remeber reading a report here (I wish I could remember who posted it and where) from someone that wen't to Philly. He got in line Sunday morning at about 7 AM and got his voucher. He then proceeded to enjoy the Con. At about 5PM or so, he walked right up to the WK booth and bought his G in under 5 minutes and went home happy.


Doesn't sound like a major undertaking to me....

Ah well, what is, is. I'll get in line just like everyone else, buy my lottery ticket, and hope my number comes up. If not, I'll still have a great time, get very drunk, and go home happy.

Besides, G is down to about $100-150 on Ebay, so it isn't that bad....:ermm:

[Psylockeslover]

Originally posted by GroovyBoy
You don't have to win, you just have to finish.

(Shot-a-Minute is played with beer. You drink a shot every minute for 100 minutes. I've heard it's also called 100 bullets.)

Aw hell, that ain't so bad then....:cool:

[mecimcim]

Originally posted by Psylockeslover
It's not about standing in line all day.

As we saw in Philly (according to reports I heard), you just had to get in line a few hours before the Con, hang out and chat with fellow clixers, and get you voucher. Once you get your voucher, you have the rest of the day to pick up your G, AND enjoy the rest of the Con.

I remember reading a report here (I wish I could remember who posted it and where) from someone that wen't to Philly. He got in line Sunday morning at about 7 AM and got his voucher. He then proceeded to enjoy the Con. At about 5PM or so, he walked right up to the WK booth and bought his G in under 5 minutes and went home happy.


Doesn't sound like a major undertaking to me....

Ah well, what is, is. I'll get in line just like everyone else, buy my lottery ticket, and hope my number comes up. If not, I'll still have a great time, get very drunk, and go home happy.

Besides, G is down to about $100-150 on Ebay, so it isn't that bad....:ermm:

I liked the voucher ideal. I get up on average at 3 am go to work, so getting in line was not an issue with me.

I do not like this ticket drawing. The only luck I have is bad luck. I am driving 700 mi to goto this con and would like to had the chance to get Galactus or not on my ability instead of luck.

Jesse

ps. Line breakers beware in Chi town.

[Psylockeslover]

at least SOMEONE agrees with me....:ermm:

[Sithspit87]

Iam going on Friday and would like a galactus. So i would like to know if this tickets are going to cost money and if so how much. plus it says they will start giving out tickets at 8 but the con doesnt start till 10? some help who nows about how this works please. I want a galactus!!!

[Gacy's Clown]

The tickets for Galactus will not cost you any money. You will need to pay for a ticket to the con though, if you haven't already.:)

[no hands]

Has anyone else noticed the hours for the raffle?
8-11, but WWC doesn't open until 9:30-10. Huh?
Did I miss something?:confused:

[dj_sha]

Originally posted by no hands
Has anyone else noticed the hours for the raffle?
8-11, but WWC doesn't open until 9:30-10. Huh?
Did I miss something?:confused:


Yeah, I noticed that too. Maybe it's for vendors.





....wait a minute....:confused:

[rotru]

Yes, I also would like some clarification. If we are supposed to go to the WizKids Booth from 8-11, but the doors are not open...

Are they going to have a booth outside of the actual center? Doubtful, but how else do you explain it?

And for the record, I don't contest the fairness of a random drawing, I just don't like my chances anymore. In addition, the stories I heard from Philadelphia were almost all positive. Why not repeat the vouchers, except don't give them to exhibitors?

Anyway, I guess my buddy and I each have three shots. As long as one of us gets it, that's all we need. My figers are now officially crossed...

[RavenProject]

Please check out the revised announcement for updates on ticket hours. :)

-J

[rotru]

Originally posted by RavenProject
Please check out the revised announcement for updates on ticket hours. :)

-J

Hey, thanks for the update, RP! That makes much more sense. And I have to admit that the prospect of NOT having to get there hours early and wait in line sounds good to me...

Which doesn't necessarily mean that others will follow the same course. I still expect to be in a line at WizKids' booth from the moment the doors open. I have also promised myself that I will walk, not run. We'll see about that on Friday ;)

I hope to see you and the rest of the Chicago-land crew there!

[krusticlese]

Philly ran ultra smooth.

On Friday, I left my house at 6:45am (It's not THAT early for all those lazy folks) and got into Center City at 7:30 and in line by 7:45.

PLENTY of vouchers were handed out and I had the leisure to get the "G" man at my whim (of course I got in Wizkids line first, so I had a shot at the LE's). I got Galactus, IW, Silver Surfer and some Gryfalcon thingy by 11:30 and had the rest of the day for the con.

Saturday I got my buddy and got down there by 7:15 (again It's not THAT early) and even more vouchers than Friday were handed out, enough to cover an entire city block and a half. The folks who got there as late as 9:00 got a voucher. The doors opened, I went to Wizkids, got 2 more Galactus, the swag, and was done in time to see the Spider-man 2 preview at 10:30. Easy and done.

For those of you with "families and Children", hire a babysitter. Why should I have less of a chance to get an item I want (and getting in line early was a guarentee to get one in Philly) to accomidate all of the lazy sloths that can't get out of bed on time, or that can't get their siginificant others to pick up a little extra slack for one measly day?

And why is the very fact that you have a family and kids a reason that you should be given a chance to get a Galactus when your butt rolls in at 10 or even 11am? As one very fanitic realmer posted earlier, he'd be willing to give up a kidney for one. If you want one that bad enough, you'll make the sacrifices to get it. Otherwise, you obviously didn't want it bad enough to make the appropiate plans to be in line by 9:00am.

It seems that impromtness is being rewarded with this "lottery" and dedicated fans have the potential to be given the shaft. As another poster pointed out, several people who won the lottery just sold their tickets to the vendors. In Philly it was nearly impssible for the vendors to get the Galactus without getting in line outside the convention with the rest of us shmoes.

Well, I guess it is Wizkids decision to reward ineptitude, but I for one thought that nothing was wrong with the "first come, first served" system. And what happened with wizkids saying that the lottery system was a Comic Con policy, not theirs?

End rant.

[dernjg]

Philly was not "ultra smooth."

I'm from Baltimore. I went to Philly for the Ultimates Pre-Release on Sunday, and the outside chance to get big G. I was one of the first 100 people in line outside the convention center, and I never saw any vouchers get handed out. I never saw that big of an uproar over it, but it was plain to me that the voucher system wasn't batting 1.000.

Now, to get to Philly, I was up at 4 a.m. THAT is early.

My philosophy on it is that if you're travelling to a con to get Galactus, you're an idiot. There are plenty on eBay, and after factoring in the average cost of getting into a Con with travel and lodging, it's a steal to pick one up on eBay.

My philosphy on why it wasn't made in numbers matching the dropships - They're still trying to get rid of dropships. Every time they take that massive pile of ships to a con, it's a big shipping cost. And every ship they send back home is another shipping cost. And they have to worry about storage costs. End result - they lost money (or barely profitted at all) on the dropships. If you loose money on something, you either need to stop doing that, or change the scale that you're doing it in. Did they expect this demand? Heck no.

Now, the real meat of this post.
I also went to Comic-Con. THAT was "super ultra smooth."
For those that really, really like the voucher system, try getting one of the first 10-20 tickets and see what happens. I make no guarantees, as I am not an employee of WizKids, but I couldn't but help notice a pattern on the raffle tickets. For some reason or another, the first 10-20 numbers given out always seemed to be on the list of picked numbers.
Note, the rest of the numbers seemed to be a very good and random sampling of the tickets (an even better system than what Mattel does).

In all, I spent less than 10 minutes in line for a Big G. I never saw retailers walking about with large amounts of Galactus. And I didn't find too many people that really wanted a Galactus with 4-day badges lacking a Galactus.

Now, here's the big kicker. They look to be sending about the same amount of Galactus to Chicago that they did to San Diego.
For those that really don't comprehend the size of the San Diego Comic Con, YOU CAN NOT SEE THE FAR END OF THE HALL. This has been reported that it may in fact be due to the curvature of the Earth.
Also, there isn't a lot of open space at that con. I haven't been to the Chicago show, but I've been to WWE. You could fit four WWEs inside SDCC and have plenty of space to spare. I'm not sure why Wizard feels the need to charge $20, when Comic-Con offers so much more for $15.

So please, everyone, if you go to the Con every day, get one of the first 10 raffle tickets each day, and don't go home with a Big G, come back here and cry.
But until you actually get hosed, don't cry. The Lottery WORKS.

[rotru]

Well, dernjg, I had heard that the first X people to get lottery tickets seemed more likely to win than others, and hearing it again makes me wonder. It looks like I will be getting there early after all.

And running to the booth ;)

Luckily, I may have three friends coming along as well. If one of us gets it, we ALL get it. Therefore, my chances are even better.

I agree, though, that travelling so far just to get the Big G seems like a losing proposition. Myself, I live near Chicago, so I pay very little for travel and nothing for lodging. Plus, I am sooo looking forward to the Battle Royales. As long as I get to play a few of those, play in the Galactus Tournament, and score the LE Surfer and Invisible Woman, I'll be golden.

Bringing home the Galactus would just be icing on my very sweet cake. I definitely feel for all of the out-of-towners, though. Good luck, guys.

[dernjg]

Originally posted by rotru
Bringing home the Galactus would just be icing on my very sweet cake. I definitely feel for all of the out-of-towners, though. Good luck, guys.

This is EXACTLY how we Heroclix fanboys should be looking at the Cons.

The Battle Royals are superb, with pretty good prize support. And they even did some special, unannounced events, like a "Beat Brother Magneto Battle Royale." I earned that title, and a Hal Jordan.

[hair10]

Originally posted by krusticlese
For those of you with "families and Children", hire a babysitter. Why should I have less of a chance to get an item I want (and getting in line early was a guarentee to get one in Philly) to accomidate all of the lazy sloths that can't get out of bed on time, or that can't get their siginificant others to pick up a little extra slack for one measly day?
You obviously aren't married and don't have kids.

How about all the line jumpers and near riots we've heard about at other cons? It didn't sound like getting in line early guarenteed you a Galactus either.

And then there are people like yourself who wait in line every day and purchase multiple Galactus figs (I saw several of these people at Origins), thereby cutting down the number of people who are able to purchase one. How is that “fair” to the other HC players? IMO, that’s just as much of a problem as the retailers buying them. And don’t give me the excuse of “buying for a friend”…. by your logic, any "friends" should make arrangements to be there and get their lazy butts out of bed to get in line.

Obviously, WK thought that this was the system that worked the best and therefore decided to continue it.

[rotru]

Originally posted by dernjg
This is EXACTLY how we Heroclix fanboys should be looking at the Cons.

The Battle Royals are superb, with pretty good prize support. And they even did some special, unannounced events, like a "Beat Brother Magneto Battle Royale." I earned that title, and a Hal Jordan.

That sounds like a blast! Plus, if you look at the prize list on WizKids' site (assuming it is correct), there are chances to get some great old LEs that are hard to find. I would soil myself if I won a Doctor Doom, Jane Foster, or Natasha Romanoff!

[hair10]

[I would soil myself if I won a Doctor Doom, Jane Foster, or Natasha Romanoff! [/B][/QUOTE]
I hope I'm not playing next to you if you win! :p

[rotru]

Originally posted by hair10

I hope I'm not playing next to you if you win! :p

Trust me, I'll wait at least until the game is over :)

Here's another quick question: what is the exact format of the Galactus tournament? I know it's 5 booster sealed, but what are the specifics? Is it Marvel only? Draft or regular? And do you get to pick which sets your 5 boosters come from?

[muffinlad]

Having attended WWLA, and worked SDCC, I find the raffel system FAR better than anything I have read about, or seen.

Is it perfect...no. However with what we have to chose from, this is the best.

m.

[Gacy's Clown]

muffdaddy, are you gonna be at ANY cons this year???

[Axeman]

Wouldn't it be nice if we could just go to a store and buy one?

[szude]

It would also be nice if there was a unique in every pack. But it's not going to happen.

[GroovyBoy]

Originally posted by Gacy's Clown
muffdaddy, are you gonna be at ANY cons this year???

Hey, I hung with him at WWLA. Sure, he probably won't return the favor and visit me in my backyard...

[walterk]

if they can have plenty of tickets to give out for a raffle....

why not simply have some sort of 'redemption tickets' instead?

OK, so the on-hand immediate-gratification supply is EXTREMELY LIMITED....but if you are AT the con itself (to take such a redemption ticket to the WK booth AT THE CON), why not let people PAY the $75 or so for Galactus, and provide a shipping address or some such and then after the convention, someone from WK could get the various Galacti packaged up and shipped out.

I'd even pay extra for postage; that way the shipping's not coming out of WK's profit.

I mean, yeah, it'd be coolest to get the Galactus at the convention, but since he's a "con exclusive", why can't something like this be set up?

basically still "buy" him at the convention (maintaining the con exclusivity) but receive him via mail a week or two later.

but then, what do *I* know?

bleh.

[dernjg]

Originally posted by walterk
if they can have plenty of tickets to give out for a raffle....

why not simply have some sort of 'redemption tickets' instead?

OK, so the on-hand immediate-gratification supply is EXTREMELY LIMITED....but if you are AT the con itself (to take such a redemption ticket to the WK booth AT THE CON), why not let people PAY the $75 or so for Galactus, and provide a shipping address or some such and then after the convention, someone from WK could get the various Galacti packaged up and shipped out.

I'd even pay extra for postage; that way the shipping's not coming out of WK's profit.

I mean, yeah, it'd be coolest to get the Galactus at the convention, but since he's a "con exclusive", why can't something like this be set up?

basically still "buy" him at the convention (maintaining the con exclusivity) but receive him via mail a week or two later.

but then, what do *I* know?

bleh.

If you're okay paying extra for postage and handling, I direct you to eBay, where Galactus is for sale and shipped right to your door.

[ItsNotMe]

There seems to be a distinct split in the pro-raffle/pro-waiting-in-line-from-5am crowd. One side is going to the con and while hoping to get a Galactus are also going to the cons for other reason. The other side just sees the big-G and is focussed on getting him.

Let me tell you about getting Galactus at Origins. Day 1 I arrived at 8am and I saw a line two hundred people deep for Galactus. Tickets weren't going to be handed out until 12:30pm (okay, Wizkids did hand out the tickets early more to disperse the line that was winding up a flight of stairs than any other reason but I was looking at a 4.5 hour wait for potentially nothing). I said to myself, "Screw it, I'll get it tomorrow," walked over to the boardgame room and accidently entered the Age of Mythology national championships. I then got a chance to teach some people how to play Lord of the Rings and then got a chance to try out the board game Runebound. I squeezed all of that into the time I could have been sitting around waiting for Galactus.

The next day I got to the con at 5am, waiting in line until 9 to get the tickets, then waited in line for a bit longer to get into the dealer room. It wasn't fun and the early rise dragged on me the rest of the day (I was playing in the Mechwarrior nationals and though I did alright I suspect I would have done better with a good night's sleep and afterward when I wanted to play games for a few more hours and was so tired I went back to my hotel and crashed).

My point is this: there's more to these cons than Galactus. I'm going to GenCon flying in from Florida and I'm looking forward to playing the new Song of Ice and Fire RPG as well as the expansion to the board game, getting a copy of Paranoia XP and getting it signed by its author, playing through a life sized dungeon and superhero scenarios, finishing a game of the yet unreleased War of the Ring (I had to leave for a plane in the middle of the demo at Origins), and in general playing a wide variety of games including some yet to be released with people from all over the world. There's a lot more to do than Galactus and the lotto system is the best way to make sure that as many people as possible can enjoy it all and still get the big G.

Oh, and I'll be entering the drawing and will just trade by Galactus ticket iif I win for the Gyrfalcon; they ran out before I bought my Galactus...

[darius_dax1]

Originally posted by ItsNotMe
My point is this: there's more to these cons than Galactus. You said the most you can say in this one line! Great sentence!

[irweasel]

I know this has probably been rehashed on this thread a thousand times but...
The convention doesn't open till 10:00 or 11:00 right? So when do you think I should get in line to get a ticket? And are the tickets limited in supply also? What I mean is should I be paranoid and wait in line from 5:00am Thursday until they open or should I just show up a little early and try to get my ticket since it's still up to luck?

[Gacy's Clown]

I don't believe there's a limited supply of tickets, only a limited number of tickets drawn to win Big G.

[New Warrior]

At WWC they dont let u in until theyre open. So dont go there at 5am expecting just to get a ticket. When they open thats when u will see a mad dash to Wizkids booth. So its no as much as the early bird as much as the fast bird.

[dj_sha]

...except its raffle tickets, so really you can go by anytime during the day. No need for mad dashes.

[the_poet]

My question is ... once I get a ticket, how much is Galactus? And how much do you have to spend to get the Invisible Woman and Silver Surfer? Is one purchase of Galactus enough to get those two for free?

[bigkahuna83]

From what i remember reading,
big G =$75
spend $50 total u get IW
spend $100 total get SS
so buy the big G, spend another $25, u get all 3.

[zeppelined]

It's also worth pointing out that at $75, you get the Gyrfalcon, which is possibly the sweetest Mech I've ever seen.

But the real question is, is it that freaking hard to produce Galactus?! I mean, is he painted with Plutonium-239 or something? Let's set aside the fact that this slab of plastic is clearly not $75 worth of stuff (I can buy a DVD player for less than that!), but why haven't they ramped up production so they have enough of him? Being caught off guard at the first con of the year is one thing. It's been months now. Are the factories shut down in Thailand or what?

[darius_dax1]

Originally posted by zeppelined
It's also worth pointing out that at $75, you get the Gyrfalcon, which is possibly the sweetest Mech I've ever seen.

But the real question is, is it that freaking hard to produce Galactus?! I mean, is he painted with Plutonium-239 or something? Probably not. But since the piece is "limited" there will not be enough to go around. Let's set aside the fact that this slab of plastic is clearly not $75 worth of stuff (I can buy a DVD player for less than that!), Then don't buy one. If you don't think it is worth $75.00 then why are you even here campaigning on this thread??? Is it just to complain for the sake of complaining or are you here to "stir the pot"? but why haven't they ramped up production so they have enough of him? Convention Exclusive Limited Edition?!?!?!?!? Being caught off guard at the first con of the year is one thing. It's been months now. Are the factories shut down in Thailand or what? No. As I have said before this is a limited piece. That being said...I did not get a Galactus this past weekend...can you tell me how WizKids screwed me?

[szude]

Originally posted by darius_dax1
That being said...I did not get a Galactus this past weekend...can you tell me how WizKids screwed me?

Dude, don't you know evil when you see it?

[Hellboy]

does the prstige of how "limited" their products are make Wizkids money? No. Does the aftermarket Value of a peice like this make Wizkids Money? No. Will alienating droves of collectors at every Con this entire season Cost Wizkids Money in the long run? Probably.

[Gacy's Clown]

I think Vs. is costing WK more players than Galactus...

[ncernak]

Originally posted by Gacy's Clown
I think Vs. is costing WK more players than Galactus...

My thoughts exactly.

[DCFan#1]

And after Chicago, I think the clix players who went to VS will be coming back. WK put on a top notch show, while UDE preached their arrogance. I walked away from their area after the head judge at the table told us (while trying to decide which to play, clix or vs) "well, we give away money as prizes..." That turned me off immediately. They aren't M:TG, and never will be. It's a fun game and all, but clix offers more strategy. Galactus isn't chasing people away, and anyone who tells you differently thinks that WK owes them something. If anything, UDE is driving players back to clix.

To that I say, welcome back friends. We're glad you're here.

Rich

[dj_sha]

I play both VS and Heroclix currently, and I don't plan on dropping one for the other anytime soon.

[Gacy's Clown]

Originally posted by DCFan#1
And after Chicago, I think the clix players who went to VS will be coming back. WK put on a top notch show, while UDE preached their arrogance. I walked away from their area after the head judge at the table told us (while trying to decide which to play, clix or vs) "well, we give away money as prizes..." That turned me off immediately. They aren't M:TG, and never will be. It's a fun game and all, but clix offers more strategy. Galactus isn't chasing people away, and anyone who tells you differently thinks that WK owes them something. If anything, UDE is driving players back to clix.

To that I say, welcome back friends. We're glad you're here.

Rich

That's great to hear, actually!

[eliotblacknigh]

Originally posted by DCFan#1
And after Chicago, I think the clix players who went to VS will be coming back. WK put on a top notch show, while UDE preached their arrogance. I walked away from their area after the head judge at the table told us (while trying to decide which to play, clix or vs) "well, we give away money as prizes..." That turned me off immediately. They aren't M:TG, and never will be. It's a fun game and all, but clix offers more strategy. Galactus isn't chasing people away, and anyone who tells you differently thinks that WK owes them something. If anything, UDE is driving players back to clix.

To that I say, welcome back friends. We're glad you're here.

Rich
"very well said my friend"..:classic:
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[GroovyBoy]

Originally posted by szude
Dude, don't you know evil when you see it?

Dude, don't you know hyperbole when you see it?

Hitler = really evil

Stalin = even more evil

Galactus distribution = not even close to evil

[Hellboy]

I was getting disgruntled at Dragon*Con until the last day. Anybody who kept the faith and showed up the last day for a ticket at the booth won a chance to get Galactus. Everyone who entered won! yes! I Got one. I'm sure it had something to do with the low attendance at the con this year; but also had something to do with not getting disappointed. Now my new complaint: he's a monster!

[Gacy's Clown]

Now should all the people who didn't get one at WWC and GenCon start complaining because everyone at DragonCon did?

[RadicalX]

*gets all disgruntled*

*but regruntles upon realizing he doesn't give a carp*

:p