What The Heck Is Up With The Low Attendance For The Megameet???!!!

[wobbles82]

I gotst to do it!

Im really sorry, but im trying to support AGD and myself and well...I want my ULE! I promise, next meet that I have cash on hand, ill be there, guns ablazing, ill tell all the mag users in my area tonight and see if I can get any to go to the megameet, none really read these forums maybe they wanna go, who knows.

[hitmanng]

I cannot speak for everyone Jon but I can speak for myself. It all comes down to a buzy life and making priorities. I was planning on going to the Indy meet and had puking kids. I have 4 and a wife that recently had back surgery. I wanted to attend the megameet but there is an MXS event here in Indiana on the 17th-18th and I will be there. Have to work this weekend. I can only make so many events.
Sorry,
Hitmanng

[Automaggin2]

Since NJ AO day seems to be the big event, why not just make that the megameet? I mean, look, you have the most densley populated state, surrounded by 2 huge cities, new york and philadelphia. A lot of AOers are from ths area, and they have like 5 different airports that are accesible, so its easier to find cheap airfare.


PLUS you can get peole to sponsor it, Redz is in New Jersey, im sure they will help out, so is National Paintball Supply, who could also sponsor it. If you want a gigantic event, NJ is the place for it i belive.

[Wc Keep]

tom cant make nj ao day. plus the idea of megameet was to get everyone from ao on a team and put them against all comers.

[Load SM5]

That's not really fair to those of us who did make the time and finances to be there. My plane ticket is non-refundable. I'd love to make the NJ meet but I decided to go to the Megameet because this was supposed to be the mother of all meets, hence the Mega bit.

[Gambit1106]

Well I guess I am the bad guy because I had to back out. I am backing out because of family, work, and money. When I said I was going to attend I was doing OK as time progresses and there is a lack of info on the event things change. Lets face it peoples schedule and wallets will change. Myself I am picking up a second job just to make ends meet. The AO Indy event was a luxury for me and may be one of the very few times I play this year. I really guess that is not good enough though and I guess I am sorry that I can't meet the expectations to make the event because of things out of my control.

[Cristobal]

I've never organized one of these, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about...

But it seems to me that its very easy to commit to something when its four or five months out. Its only when it gets closer that you begin to realize all the little stuff that's got to get done -- and then its not so easy to stay committed.

Now obviously you'll have some attrition, but somehow you've got to get most of the people who commit to stay excited enough about its that they keep it a priority -- and probably nothing does that better than money Give people some sort of incentive to pre-register and make a deposit guaranteeing [whatever the incentive was].

[M-a-s-sDriver]

waaaa effing waaaa.
I get the feeling people don't appreciate my efforts every friggin' day.
I've learned to take it out on a golf ball.
Brent Jackson, PFB.

[bornl33t]

though everyone a x-valve and ppl will be linnning up

I'm too broke to buy tires on my jeep could leave Iowa if the state was under siege

[WARPED1]

Originally posted by LittMag
The only way that you'll get people to commit is by their wallets. Get a deposit from those who say they want to go.

There ya go, like how NPPL entry fees are due ahead of time. Problem solved.

[Demobilized]

I can see why you are frustrated and it is rightfuly so, but don't let one bad egg spoil all of the fun! Keep up everything you guys do for us! Even if we don't always show it I am sure nearly all of us EXTREMELY appreciate AGD and its employes.

[AutomagRT1483]

So basically what your saying is that if no one shows(or get a low number of people) at the megameet that your not going to go to anymore AO days. That means you'll just be backing out like the people who back on you for those other AO days. Why would you threaten to do a thing like that?? What are you thinking??? I mean, I'll be attending my 1st AO day on May 31st up here at Paintball Sam's. Why ruin it for those of us that haven't even been to one yet??

[oldsoldier]

Hey, if you can get the Government to let me outta Louisiana for the weekend, I'd be there in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, that wont happen (my mom wrote a note during the Gulf War, to no avail). Anyway, I hope you guys do get a great turnout. These things are fun; the cameraderie is great, Jon is an awesome guy; you just cant have a better time playing. It brings the fun back into the sport.

[Star_Base_CGI]

Jon, the economy is not doing that well okay. People are out of work and getting laid off.

Try to focus on the positve. The people that are there. They will get a more personel experience out of the the event. That includes you!

[Wc Keep]

ao days are planned so that ao members can "greet and meet." when we are promised so and so from the agd factory, it is supposed to excite everyone to come out. usually the workers of the agd factory come out when they know there is going to be a lot of people because they really want to meet all the members of the boards. its not cheap for agd to send someone out to wherever and im sure its not cheap to send out tom, jon, and gunga to pittsburgh for several days.

they planned this so that they can get a chance to meet a large majority of the ao community. not that jon and tom don't want to see the faces they know and see at all the other ao meets but they wanted to see some fresh new ones.

and to those that say money is an issue, if a college student, who plays competitive paintball, pays for all his tourney fees and paint, pays for all his own equipment, is going to costa rica the week before he goes to iao, and has to buy his school books, im sure many of you can find the couple of bucks to go. oh yeah as of yesterday i had no plans on going so i didnt save any money to go. well ive decided im going to go and calculated that if i actually save my money and not spend it on useless stuff, how bout that i can go!!!!

oh and if your getting laid off and unemployed then you shouldnt even be thinking about paintball or going on the internet to talk about it, you should be out looking for another job.