The entry fee is now $35, what gives?
Unfortunately, the Global Fried Chicken (GFC) demands that we take this course of action, coupled with 100 no shows at v16, coupled again with us dropping the player count down to 400 (we hope you'll be less squished up this time) we have had no choice but to do this. It sadens us deeply, and we hope that we can still be friends.

Do I get a guaranteed seat if I prepay?
Yes. There will be a seat for you for the entirety of the LAN.

What happens to people >400 on the list who prepay?
People anywhere on the list who prepay will be moved above everyone else on the list. Once the shuffle is complete, the list will go in the following order: Prepays -> Confirmed -> Non confirmed.
In other words, the best way to guarantee yourself a spot is to prepay.
(Please note there is a cap on the amount of prepays we will accept)

Can I reserve a seat/group of seats if I prepay?
Yes. Check back closer to the event for more information. You will be able to book a seat/group of seats for yourself or your team.

Can I pick the exact seat where my booking is?
No, however you may indicate where you would prefer to sit. For instance, the annex, or as far away from the admin desk as possible (don't go breaking our hearts, k?)

How do I pay for more than one player?
If paying via PayPal:
You will need to make a manual payment through PayPal to payments@respawn.com.au. All the players you wish to pay for must be registered for the event first. In the description, you must quote the names of the players (this is the name they display as in the player list, not their login name) that you wish the pay for.

If paying via Direct Deposit:
PM Sando on the forums for more information.

Can I get a refund?
Short answer: no.

Please see this post about our policy on refunds, particularly this section:


I just paid for my registration and it's still asking me to pay! What's going on?
The system will not show you as being paid until we have approved the transaction, which may take up to 72 hours. Please do not send us another payment in the meantime. If you have waited longer than this and you are still showing up as unpaid, please send us a message at this page.

I don't have access to a printer to print my ticket.
That's fine, all you need to do is write down the code below the barcode on the online ticket and bring that with you to the event.

Other question not listed here?
Post below, or PM an admin. We're more than happy to answer any questions you have

GFC is the new excuse for everything.

But it's not an excuse every *single* one of our costs have risen, from venue, to the cans of drink. We do apologise for the increase, but it did need to happen.

If someone is registered as number 401, are they able to pre-pay?

Yes, as long as we haven't reached the pre-pay player cap. That is, there's a limit on the number of prepaid registrations we'll take.

I disagree with this. If someone is in position 401, they should b made to wait til confirmation b4 they can pre-pay, and then only if the cap hasn't been reached.

Why? Because allowing anyone 401+ to prepay pushes another person out who registered in the top 400, b4 they get an opportunity to confirm their position.

pity you guys didnt hook into the paypal API so payments can happen full auto in real time.

https://www.paypal-business.com.au/our-prod...xpress_Checkout

there are tonnes of php classes that do the work for you, or cpan has good ones for the perl-ists

It doens't matter what order you confirm/pay in - the only order that matters is registration.



It is a pity, eh? Our budget doesn't allow for enough peanuts to pay the monkeys to code that much.

If there is an echeque clearing for pre-paid as number 200 hits (not that I think this will happen with me), what will happen to the users $35?

We're a bit lenient - we aren't going to be that strict about it.

(to clarify, the 201st person who sends an eCheque will still be able to prepay)

Just because its a valid excuse, doesn't mean its not an excuse.

Its actually the difference between an excuse and a reason.

The only debate is if upstream costs are being increased for genuine reasons, or just because they can put them up and say GFC and people will accept it.

Well we actually needed to increase the player cost so that we could afford to run the event. last event we attempted to absorb the increased costs without raising the price, but unfortunately we have had to raise the entry fee.

Thats a bit embarrassing that none of your admins can knock up some quick php around an open source API

Implementing a fully-automated system would have been easy enough but I wasn't willing to put that forward without dedicating a solid amount of time testing the system. Considering we only had a few hours to knock something up, I think we did OK.

We'll have fully-automated payments next event.

I reckon what you have is better (as long as you guys are willing to manually confirm) because it allows for a more personal touch. Though automatic Paid (when I get redirected back form paypal) beside my name would be badass

When it comes to code that handles money, there is absolutely, positively zero margin for error. The only code that can be "quickly knocked up" is code that you absolutely, positively know works flawlessly. If there's not enough time to test it completely exhaustively - plus a whole lot extra - before go time, it's not good enough. You can get into very serious trouble very quickly with even small mistakes in money handling code (have a look at what happened to DreamHost).

so say if a player is at number 400 who has registered but doesn't have paypal but wishes to pay at the event now if u say a player who is in the waiting list can pay that person gets knocked down to 401 thus making him unable to come to respawn
is this correct
cause if it is that is total and utter bullshit and unfair

I understand this may make it harder for some people who cannot prepay. We have tried to create a balance by capping the possible prepaid numbers at 200. Some lans ONLY accept prepaid registrations. and some others will only sell tickets at computer fairs and PC stores etc...

Respawn has operated a 400+ player event 16 times, with only the assumption that we would get enough players through the door. This is no longer a viable strategy for us. While we had over 800 people register for respawn 16, we did not fill the event. Honestly, we find it unfair to cater for 500 people when 350-400 turn up. It is hard from a budgeting perspective and downright unfair to people who are on the waiting list who no longer think they can attend. However, due to these budgeting problems we need to have a prepaid registration system in place.

Also, remember, just because you are player 401 now, DOES NOT mean you will be player 401 during the confirmation period where were we bump down unconfirmed players. Nor does it mean that you will be unable to attend Respawn even if you are on the waiting list. This just means that players in the top 400 who have CONFIRMED or PREPAID, get a guaranteed seat.

I'm curious now. Once confirmations open, does prepay end, or is that going to stay open til the event if the cap isn't reached?

My issue is, particularly for those who confirm in the high 380's+, will a prepay bump them out of the guaranteed placing and into waiting?

Prepay will remain open until either a week (or two, I'm not certain) before the event OR the 200 prepay limit has been reached (you can see how many have prepaied thus far in the player list for v17)

You should also consider that there will be people above you in the list that will not confirm. If you are worried about getting knocked out of the 400, you should consider prepaying.

I plan to, just as soon as my cc is confirmed on paypal. I'm just voicing a concern for those who may not have the ability to prepay.

One other thing. Y do admins need to register/confirm etc? They're gunna b there anyway, otherwise the event would b a non event.

Because it'd suck if we were denied at the door, then we couldn't rock up!

It's a tradition for the admins to always have a crack at trying to register anyway We typically remove our registrations leading up to an event anyway, to provide more space for players.

Admins like being #1 too

although i only made #8 this time round hehe

o no R4N he is laughin bad CALL 000 QUICK this is not a drill
hey i wish i was number one

I wish my payment would go through already.

I put in a payment BEFORE the Paypal PAY NOW button appeared yet the page hasn't been updated.

And yes I have waited 48 hours, I made my payment Friday night

Lurks: was it echeque, money from your account or a paypal with a linked credit card?
echeque can take between 3-5 days for the money to transfer.

Hrm, i don't see an echeque waiting with your name on it. what do you mean by you paid before the pay now button appeared?

I grabbed this from paypal...

Original Transaction
Date Type Status Details Amount
29 May 2010 Payment For Respawn LAN Completed ... -$35.00 AUD

Related Transaction
Date Type Status Details Amount
29 May 2010 Charge from Credit Card Completed Details $36.14 AUD

Yep, issue has been sorted Anyone who is concerned about their payment not showing up, are free to pm me and we can check and sort it out

I paid, but how do you know which payment is mine?
I MAY use a different e-mail for PayPal to my Respawn one... I don't remember.

EDIT: Nevermind, it's showing me as paid.

Magic!

Does respawn have an ETA for the ticket system?
Not pushy, just somewhat in the dark about it.

<3 Respawn

We'll send out an email to all prepaid players when it's ready. That, and seat bookings should be ready by the end of this week.

okay.

thank you kind sir.

Quick Question, if we have prepaid, and we get our ID, does that mean we can just rock up at 10am and get straight in, none of this getting here at 8 to be 1st in line bullshit?

It won't matter either way, you have the option (from my understanding) of pre-reserving the area you want to sit in

Since your seat is paid for, it will be there for you all LAN. We will have a seperate line for people who have prepaid, that will be a lot faster than the people who have not prepaid. We still have to sign you in and give you your custom tag (yay!) but it will be a lot faster

So you do not need to line up at 8am to save a seat. a seat will be held for you, so if you rock up at 10am you will have a lot more choice of seat than at, say, 3pm. But by prepaying, you also have the option to reserve yourself a seat in the general area of your preference

-Tank

Was I meant to PM you my preference of seating?

Nope ^^ we will let you know when seat bookings are avaliable


-tank

Oh okay, thanks for that!

To any admin:

How/when do we find out where we are sitting?

like ive joined techL's group how do i find out if he got first preference and where?

http://wildwire.com.au/seatingprefs.png

Enjoy :3

<3 you squid

awsome

thanks

ps; feel free to PM me if you want to change. or if you have people who are unpaid who will be sitting iwht your group, i can try and arrainge enough room for them

-Tank

Have Done.

if you prepay and do a seat booking does that garentee you those seats that you booked will not be fiiled. ive looked at the seat booking page btween my group and another group we have a complete table. so does that mean even if we come at say 12-2pm those seats will not be filled or do i still have to come at 8 am

If you are prepaid and book a seat, that means i will go around and tape 'RESERVED FOR SUCHNSUCH GROUP' to those seats. this means that no one else will sit there. If you arrive and there is someone not in your group sitting at your table, come and see me, and i will deal with it ^^

tank

i've gone from 400 confirmed to waiting: 5
aww

i was planning to rock up with tak, who is prepaid, but now i'd have to stand around for hours before i can get in, right?

or maybe like.. increase player cap to 450 maybe.. or something... or like come on it's fucken #5 on waiting lol