kawlundram

A few questions from a long-time MAGfest attendee (Since MF6).

A. Is there a possibility of Jon St John returning? I've head that he and one staffer got into a argument and now he won't be asked back. I think it's super immature and he should return, he /is/ the declared King of MAGfest and possibly the most fun guest the con ever has.

B. Will we see a return to early January? Last year's placement at lat in the month really put my friends and I in a bit of a rough patch and this year is really pushing it. I know the date change this year was because of the Gaylord but I really hope it doesn't stay this way.

C. Last year, something really truly bugged me. It was the GamerGate panel. Now I'm not here to defend any side, as I'm neutral in the whole thing but that business with Mr Chu's panel was pretty bad. You had him running around spouting how the panel was going to be Anti-GamerGate and trying to stir shit up, meanwhile the MAGfest staff didn't try to either stop him or tell him to calm down and tried to write it off as a different panel entirely. I saw tons of people from both sides try to explain that they felt uncomfortable (even the dude running the panel said he felt uncomfortable) and yet MF staff ignored it and let it happen. Of course when the panel did happen, it was awkward and security had to be upped in that one room in case something did happen. I feel like this whole situation was handled extremely poorly and so do a lot of friends and other folks who attended the con I have talked to. My question is will you try to improve this behavior in the future? The staff KNEW it was going to be a total mess and still let it happen. For what purpose? Just so one guy (who also felt uncomfortable while also trying to stir shit up online) can stand on a soapbox? I think your panel policies or general interactions with how your attendees feel should be improved.

Good lord and I late to this. But here I am with a question you’ve probably heard loads before.

Just as you’ve brought Verdun to PS4 and Xbone, will we see Tannenberg come to console? And maybe see both see their way to Switch eventually?