So I attempted on both May 16th and May 30th to get Blizzcon tickets for this year, however both time I narrowly missed the mark. I got in queue around 5345 the first time and 5315 the second time around, and it seem that only 5000 tickets were released both times. I'm a little frustrated by the whole thing, as I was on top of being at the site on time, but still didn't get tickets. I have a feeling that Blizzard is really missing the boat by choosing not to accommodate the number of people that want to attend. It's great to be an exclusive event, but if there is a huge gap between the number of people who would attend, and the number of people that get tickets, then why not close that gap? Is it a tactic by Blizzard to keep the event exclusive? Couldn't they at least meet 90% of the demand instead of say 50%? It would still keep the event exclusive and sold out, but when we're buying tickets this far in advance, don't you think they can scale things (at least some) to handle the load?
I also have some doubts as to the fairness of the system that they are employing, knowing a lot about the internet. Refreshing the page is quicker for those geographically closer to their servers (CA), and so they can get a refresh in less time than others. The only really fair way for them to do tickets is by lottery, since even if you're on a slow connection or half-way around the world, you'll still get a shot at tickets.
In closing I just want to say that although I didn't get tickets, I made my best effort, and congrats to those who got tickets.
Goodbye, dear readers!
5 years ago
