Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Share Flitterkill January 26, 2013 FFO 2013 Black Wolf Hall Stow, OH July 18th through 21st, 2013 So that settles that then. Fatty has already started warning/alerting old hands long gone from these forum realms. Registration will start up in a week or so? Sounds about right. Can you handle $75? I hope so... Expect kickstarter-ish bonuses as we go past 50/60 people attending or there abouts... There *might* be some opportunity for those that need/want to pitch a tent outside but don't hold your breath. Sleeping/showering arrangements are all on you however. Give me a few days and let me see what I can shake out of the Economy Inn just down the road. The Clarion is "nearby" as well for those with nostalgia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat January 26, 2013 Share walkingCat January 26, 2013 $75 is about what i expected. i know the way hotels work, it doesn't matter for them if we have 10 or 100 people, unlikely they will make a discount. But I don't know the power of your word, maybe you can negotiate it a price down by half of the original price, who knows:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan January 26, 2013 Share JackieChan January 26, 2013 The big question is will there be pre-event stuff going on? 2009 and 2010 both had pre-event stuff happening. And will I have to pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Author Share Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Wednesday I have no idea. Whether that's amusement park and/or trailer cookout; beats me. Thursday morning golf? 9 holes? New venue and so much fun stuff I (if I show...) would want to get in there for setup early afternoon (plus new venue, bound to be some logistical/arrangement fun). Oh, and everyone pays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling January 26, 2013 Share samurai nightling January 26, 2013 So its gonna be $75 just for the hall then whatever we have to pay for a hotel? Total for this trip could easily be $250 or more, and I actually live only a few hours away. This is a lot more than the $50 total in 2010. Unless I'm mistaken on how much it was then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest January 26, 2013 Share lousiest January 26, 2013 woohooo! can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless January 26, 2013 Share Clueless January 26, 2013 Yeah, it is a bit more than it used to be, but manageable for most, hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Author Share Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Is $25 a lot more? Years past December through January? February? Was $50 early bird. That was setup to bring in revenue to cover the deposit in the short term so someone wouldn't need to light up their credit card or bankrupt GC (server costs were so much more back then and cash flow was rough at times...) After that it was $75, and then for the last month, month and half before hand it went to $100. Clarion was promoting in their proposals to me that room rates were down from the last time going from $80 in 2010 to $75 this year. Budget Inn just up the road on the interstate from Stow, and conveniently located next to Tequilla Panchos is @$53 a night. If that's too downtrodden for you there's the Days Inn - Kent/Akron, 6 miles away, $50 a night average - those are Expedia prices btw. You could double up on these rooms? Weren't there room sharing threads during the other FragFests? Since this is 24 hours a day straight through I imagine enterprising people could even do a true room sharing thing arranging hours when when each group would have the room... EDIT: Yeah, 2009 - $50 December to January 31st, then $75, then June til event start $100. Rinse/repeat for prior years. Also, tee-shirt included of course and very likely more. The more people show up, the more happens... For a bit I was thinking we could go less for the reg. fee but after a couple years off, new venue, many new people... $75 is a good amount to somewhat protect ourselves if less than 50 show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 January 26, 2013 Share akaM2 January 26, 2013 See ya in Stow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest January 26, 2013 Share lousiest January 26, 2013 even M2 is coming?? what is the world coming to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Author Share Flitterkill January 26, 2013 even M2 is coming?? what is the world coming to! You should look at the membermap, a little ways south and west. Coming is probably too strong a word for M2. Arriving would seem more appropriate. Also, although past ones have started Friday morning with those doing Thurs evening setup soft-starting the event, I'm thinking setup starts earlier this year and it can officially soft start 6pm Thursday. We'd hold off on starting giveaways and tournies until Friday of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling January 26, 2013 Share samurai nightling January 26, 2013 I guess for some reason I had it in my head the $50 covered the rooms as well. I was indeed mistaken, just confused more than anything. And yeah, hopefully I can get my buddy to come again, or else I call dibs on sharing a room with Jackie or lousiest, or both. Splitting a room 3 ways should be super cheap. They can sleep in one bed and I get my own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest January 26, 2013 Share lousiest January 26, 2013 definitely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfsblood January 26, 2013 Share Wolfsblood January 26, 2013 Sounds good to me. Been a LONG time since I was at Fragfest. Just need to iron out the details, hopefully by the time registration rolls around. So.... does this mean I have to fire up CS:S again? *might* not have played since last Fragfest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Author Share Flitterkill January 26, 2013 $50 covered the rooms as well Thinks... 3 days of hotel room + rented ballroom. Total $50. $17/day. Thinks some more... Conclude if I ever want drugs, Nightling is the man to call... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift January 26, 2013 Share shift January 26, 2013 I'll be thinking of you guys while i eat sand in Afghanistan. Sounds like its gonna be an awesome time, have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Author Share Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Site servers "probably" would be accessible via internets (not tourney ones of course). I'm sure people would love to lag kill you repeatedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless January 26, 2013 Share Clueless January 26, 2013 For 75 are we still including a shirt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest January 26, 2013 Share lousiest January 26, 2013 aww shift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Author Share Flitterkill January 26, 2013 For 75 are we still including a shirt? Of course. $75 = Venue, tables (we'll need to grab some this year) and tee-shirt. There's a number of people we need to attend to cover all of this. Once we hit that number, in Kickstartian terms, things begin to unlock, quickly, making the event more awesome. More awesomeness happens as we gather up sponsors and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless January 26, 2013 Share Clueless January 26, 2013 I'm in for 75 whether I attend or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaftiel January 26, 2013 Share shaftiel January 26, 2013 What is the closest largish airport near this place... and will there be a 'shuttle' provided from the airport, or will I need to get a rental? Shaftiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill January 26, 2013 Author Share Flitterkill January 26, 2013 There's always been people available to grab people at the airports. Akron and Cleveland. Akron/Fulton is a lot closer to the event. 10 miles away. https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=cleveland+airports&fb=1&gl=us&hq=airports&hnear=0x8830ef2ee3686b2d:0xed04cb55f7621842,Cleveland,+OH&cid=0,0,13524031635873653650&ei=kBcEUZLBMIiu8QSGtoHgBw&ved=0CKgBEPwSMAA Cleveland is 36 miles away. https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=cleveland+airports&fb=1&gl=us&hq=airports&hnear=0x8830ef2ee3686b2d:0xed04cb55f7621842,Cleveland,+OH&cid=0,0,13524031635873653650&ei=kBcEUZLBMIiu8QSGtoHgBw&ved=0CKgBEPwSMAA I'd just grab the best fare anyways - someone can get you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest January 26, 2013 Share lousiest January 26, 2013 So.... does this mean I have to fire up CS:S again? boy are you in for a surprise also, registration forms nao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat January 26, 2013 Share walkingCat January 26, 2013 shifty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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