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Auckgeddon is on the move! By JVCA. 27/11/08, 05:51 pm |
| That's right - Auckgeddon will no longer be held in the Aotea Centre - from 2009 it will be held at the ASB Showgrounds - same days (still labour weekend), just a different location. For those who've been to the Easter Show, or Big Boys Toys - that's where it is. :3
- Bill wrote:
- It is with great happiness that we officially announce the move from the Aotea centre in Auckland city (our home for ten years) to the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane Auckland .
This has been a long time coming and was not an easy decision to make, however the response from the gaming industry and sponsors have been overwhelminly positive. We will be taking all four main halls, upstairs areas and the Logan Cambell Centre and massively increasing the size of the event. This allows us to bring in new events, add attractions that we couldn't do before and make the event even more awesome than ever before! The show will still be held during labour weekend on october 24-26th 2009 and we are booked in for future years already we will make announcements as we progress on new events and happenings, so stay tuned.
-Bill Geradts Event Organiser So, for those (like me, hahah) who found it too cramped this year, this is good news. But what does everyone think? :3
(P.S. The showgrounds are in Greenlane. :3 http://www.asbshowgrounds.co.nz/index.html ) |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By IcyRose. 27/11/08, 06:00 pm |
| Well this means I need to find a new backpackers, just as well, I was not impressed with ACB this year. Between the lousy showers and poor service I was hoping to get an excuse to find a new place. |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Kitten Slave. 27/11/08, 11:10 pm |
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I was rather fond of geddon being within walking distance of home... Now I will have to find parking...
oh well, if the event is bigger, I cant complain |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Rikki-Leigh. 27/11/08, 11:15 pm |
| Ho-Holy crap. That place is going to be freaking HUGE compared to the Aotea Centre. Freaking SWEET! *loves the ASB Showgrounds* |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Guest. 27/11/08, 11:40 pm |
| To quote Hiro Nakamura - yatta~!
Much excitement~. |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Guest. 27/11/08, 11:43 pm |
| I was so confussed i thought this was ment to happen this year but nothing on the site ever changed so i was like oh right wrong again.... |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By whirlgirl. 27/11/08, 11:57 pm |
| That sounds awesome. I won't pay as much for the bus. XD |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Guest. 28/11/08, 12:18 am |
| ooh~ yeah~ It's closer for us as well. XD
and the best part is it means more space! *o* Gah, the level that had the stalls on this year was incredibly packed - not very fun. >>; |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By secretasianman. 28/11/08, 12:28 am |
| OMGosh the freeze will be awesome! *cough* er... I mean... um.... too early to speculate... *no comment* |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Guest. 28/11/08, 12:30 am |
| !!
good point!
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By jpwise. 28/11/08, 01:16 am |
| hehe |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Auroa. 28/11/08, 01:20 am |
| damn it, no more going to the plaza for foods and what about the arcade? what.about.the.arcade?
ah well as Kitten says, bigger and better? can't complain~ |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By jpwise. 28/11/08, 01:21 am |
| Yeah. Apparently Auck office isn't all that far from it (well, a dozen blocks or so), so I wanna try to go for a walk when i'm up there on Monday if I get a chance. See whats actually about. |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Guest. 28/11/08, 01:24 am |
| That's a good point - but this year they had a few arcade games in the convention centre, and if the sponsors are positive, then maybe there will be even more arcadey games next year? :) But that doesn't solve the plaza problem, I suppose. >_> |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Rowan. 28/11/08, 02:13 am |
| Bigger space YAY.
It was soooooooooooooo crowded this year, so a good move I think to move to a bigger venue, although the plaza next to the Aotea Centre was handy. I can't wait to see what new stuff they put in now that there is more room.
And my bro heartily agrees that it will be good to have it all on one level!
Hopefully it won't be so awkward for cosplayers with sticky outy bits on their costumes next year? |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Guest. 28/11/08, 02:16 am |
| good point~! :3
also, better for cosplay photo opportunities as Cornwall Park is right next to it~ |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By sakuramiyabi. 28/11/08, 02:23 am |
| i cant disagree with aurellion but no purikura~? /(;A; )\ oh well at least maybe it won't feel TOO hot when we move around inside XD but yeah I'll have to change an extra bus oh joy XD |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Tamoo. 28/11/08, 06:14 am |
| ...Lol transport will be hard for me but mehhhh~ Anywhere is okay. |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Duckeh. 28/11/08, 06:29 am |
| Ohhhh~ Yay... Tis getting bigger~ <3 Butbut, yeah... Transport will be an issue, OH WELL, CAN'T COMPLAIN. <: This shall be fun. |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Pura. 28/11/08, 06:43 am |
| I bet you in the future, Armageddon will be so big they'll start making their own special buildings =__= |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Tamoo. 28/11/08, 06:54 am |
| Unless someone else makes an anime and manga specific convention.... MAI DREAM |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Pura. 28/11/08, 07:06 am |
| Yeah, I doubt it would happen unless it got used for other things too xD. |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By fleyer. 28/11/08, 07:55 am |
| Now transport is harder >< at least it is bigger =D hopefully won't be so hard to move around next year. |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Sonic Reducer. 28/11/08, 08:14 am |
| While it is bigger its not as easy for everyone to get to and may lose numbers from that. Obviously from the big draw they had this year is one of the reasons the call was made. Other than the trouble Bill has had with the people running the Aotea centre. My problem with it is I loved the lay out of each floor being dedicated to a certain event, the asb showgrounds means the layout will be similar to how wellygeddon is (though on a much larger scale) which i think is a horrendous layout. And being that it will be their first time trying it next year will be pretty terrible. If they can fix it up and improve it im all for it. But sadly next year will be bad as the first times always are. |
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Re: Auckgeddon is on the move! By Rowan. 28/11/08, 11:40 am |
| Well hopefully they've taken the fact that there may be problems organising things in a new layout into account, and will actively try to minimise any problems. We've got to realise that while moving is a big deal, especially to a whole new layout, the organisers have been doing Armageddon for a number of years, and are very experienced. It's not so strange having this event at the ASB showgrounds. People are already used to having other big events there, so I don't know if there will be THAT big loss of numbers attending. It probably will be harder for out of towners to get there though. |
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