TOPIC: Ring Con Scheduling

It’s Back!

We’ve tried this spreadsheet approach for patron events, and it seemed to work very well. So, we’re going to give it a shot for Ring Con.

What is it?
It’s a Google.doc spreadsheet where you select which timeslots you would like to run at Ring Con. The purpose is for people to declare which run they prefer and to have anyone they wish to run with add their name to the same timeslot. Then, when Ring Con registration goes live, people sign into TD.Events and purchase a ticket for the same run they selected in the spreadsheet.

If everyone does this, then registration will go very smoothly and there’s a lot less stress for all. Of course, there is always a risk. The spreadsheet is not binding. Someone who doesn’t come to the forum may innocently select a slot someone else wanted. Then that person needs to pick a new slot and the whole thing can unravel. But there’s hope! For the last couple of patron events, I’ve not heard of one person that didn’t get what they previously selected. And, at this point it really is our only option.

This spreadsheet is not a True Adventures’ product. But they are endorsing it as a way for the community to organize prior to January 10th-11th.

How does it Work?
• Use the link below to access the spreadsheet.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pg7r4ZgbCandLnCBa4OCZ6SpiGgFXEtLh0NKu81jHuQ/edit?gid=725681596#gid=725681596
• Access the tab for the run you’re planning to do
o The Sacred Circle
o Fang & Fury
o True Grind: The Cracks of Doom
o The Sacred Path
o Golden Ticket Run
• Find a slot/run that is empty and enter the following
o Your name, forum name or any identifier that says it’s ‘you’
o Indicate with a “P” if you plan to have a patron code prior to registration. This tells people whether or not you plan to buy a ticket on January 10 or January 11.
o Select your preferred class. You can say “flexible” if you have options. This will tell people if someone already wants to play their preferred class and they can look for another option to avoid conflicts.
o Select your preferred difficulty level (DR). You can say “any” if it’s not important to you. This tells people that if someone picks Normal or Hardcore, they may want to look for another run if they want to play Nightmare or Epic.
o Repeat this process for each Event you plan to do at Ring Con.

Guidelines
Yeah, there’s no avoiding these. Please READ these and adhere. If you don’t, it’s going to ruin the accuracy of the spreadsheet and the experience for everyone.
• Select no more than 1 run per Event. My understanding is that the codes we receive for transmuting the Ring of the Sacred Circle will only allow us one run per Event. There should be plenty of tickets available to accommodate all attendees for one The Sacred Circle and one Fang & Fury Event. Based on how many extra tickets are left over, there will be a 2nd pass of registration on March 18. DO NOT select a 2nd run for the same event now. It will only tie up slots and it is highly unlikely that your 2nd request will be honored.
• True Grind: Cracks of Doom – Only select a slot for this Event if you plan to have a Patron code. There are only 100 available tickets. In prior years we’ve seen 80-90 patrons in the fall runs. At Skull Con there were 106 patrons. There is likely to be very few, if any, tickets left after the patrons buy theirs on January 10. If all slots are filled in the spreadsheet, then patrons will take whatever they want and the spreadsheet falls apart. And you still won’t get a ticket. Please don’t do this. This is one case where, if you’re not a patron, check TD.Events on January 11, and if anything is still available, you’ll want to grab it quickly.
• The Sacred Path – Only select a ticket for this Event if you plan to transmute for a Mark of Enlightenment prior to January registration. No one is going to hold a slot for you if you plan to transmute for this in February. You are still guaranteed a slot, but this spreadsheet is really only good through January 11. Once tickets go on sale, the only accurate place to find what’s available is in TD.Events. That will pretty much make this spreadsheet obsolete.
• Golden Ticket – It’s there, but Golden Ticket registration begins on October 6. This spreadsheet really becomes obsolete after that day and people will just need to pick from what’s left in TD.Events.
• Plan to buy your ticket as close to when sales open. I do believe a majority of the community will try to “stick to the plan” as indicated on the spreadsheet. But the longer you wait, the higher the risk that what you want will be gone.

Any other questions? Please feel free to ask, either in this thread or you can send me a message. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll find someone who does.

Please note: I'm working on a Summary page. It's still a work in progress, but should be completed today (sick dog who needs to go to the vet may delay it).

Also, True Dungeon is aware that the initial Family Friendly runs are already full. I'm certain they will add more as needed.

Nice work Dave! Thanks for all you do!

Thanks for the spreadsheet! I've entered data already.

I hope this makes registration easier on many! I have just added another Family Friendly slot for each The Sacred Circle and Fang & Fury. Updated at td.events!

LPM

What exactly does "Family Friendly" mean in this context?
(I get that it's for people with kids under 12. Is the dungeon itself different/less scary or is it just the age thing?)

Can we still arrange our own party of people okay with kids, as we've done at GC or GHC?

The Family Friendly runs are designated in the spreadsheet by their timeslot.

My understanding is that Family Friendly runs are for parents/guardians that have children under the age of 13.

I think if all the kids are over 13 you can just pick any other run.

I did understand that much, thank you Dave.

I'm more concerned that if a person with one or two kids takes up an entire "Family Friendly" run of 10 because of those 1 or 2 kids, there's no way they're going to be able to accommodate everyone who was planning on bringing their family to this event.

Checked in with Lori, my question is answered. If your whole party of 10 is already on board with kids, you can pick any run.

Hallie, if you have an entire group of 10 tickets, age of the participants doesn't matter. The "Family Friendly" slots are specifically set aside for someone that is playing with their "under 13 year old" and does NOT have a full group of 8 other people that are fine with the young player. Hopefully that clarifies it!

Usually the issue (when I get yelled at) is when someone gets into a PUG and there are younger players in there. Someone gets mad because we allowed someone under 13 to be in the game and this person feels like they should not have had to play with someone that young.

I don't like getting yelled at.

Lori

Filled in a few, but like you said... not binding.

Team Yeti, hopefully you see this note. You picked your slots on the "Summary" page which (my fault) I should have protected. It's really just trying to summarize what people have selected on the individual tabs. Please go back in and pick your slots there. Thank you!

Note: I am going back in to recreate the formulas you overwrote, so what you selected is gone.

Again, sincere apologies for any confusion. The summary page should now be protected and not allow anyone to key anything there.

Will "the official" ticket sales be determined via TD.Events as per usual? If so when do those plan to go on sale?