I went to a con.
Growing up on the east coast of Canada, I never had an opportunity to go to one. I finally went to one and it was friggin amazing!
It was EGLX in Toronto, it's mostly focused on competitive gaming. I had a booth promoting my game, and was stuck in the booth 95% of the time, but I got around a bit. There where competitions in Hearthstone, Street Fighter V, Counter Strike or Call Of Duty... maybe some others, but by far the biggest attraction was the Smash competition. I was literally a football field away, and all conversations needed to stop when something big happened, the crowd was deafening.
The cosplay was awesome (saw a lot of skin, and there was this one Cammy... god I just wanted to sniff her bum), there was a classic arcade section with about 50-60 cabs all free to play, a classic console section with probably 20-30 different consoles.
By the end of the weekend my feet and ankles were destroyed, I was just begging for it all to end, but by the time I got home I was missing it.
Just an infectious environment. This was a relatively small con, but holy shit man I am hooked.
Please Share con stories.
EDIT: The crowd for Smash Grand Finals:
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