Dang... I just realized that typically we don't see the results of the lottery until it opens up for open selection right? Any way to show us results, but not allow us to do anything?
The email that Paizo sent out last night seemed to indicate that the results will be available at noon on thursday. (they even bolded it).
But then they go on to say that open reg starts then too, which conflicts with the events page which says noon friday.
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Here is what Sara posted yesterday:
I adjusted the dates and times for the lottery for a number of reasons including customer service being completely unavailable today from 1pm-3pm.
Event lottery signup began
Fri, May 5, 2017, 10:00 am
Event lottery signup will close
tomorrow, 12:00 pm
Open event signup will begin
Friday, 10:00 am
Open event signup will close
Mon, May 22, 2017, 10:00 am
Event trading will begin
Friday, 10:00 am
Event trading will close
Mon, May 22, 2017, 10:00 am
So, it sounds like the lottery signup will close today in about a half hour. We should get our lottery picks revealed sometime after that, probably later today.
Then, the open event signup and lottery event trading will begin tomorrow at 10:00 am.
Assuming I have that right, we should have time to go over our schedule later today before open event stuff starts tomorrow
I didn't get an email.
Heres what I got:
Paizocon 2017 lottery selection process is closing Thursday, May 11 at 12:00 PM Pacific time!
The schedule includes dozens of exclusive lottery games like "Out of Retirement" Pathfinder Society Scenarios, celebrity games, and informative panels. You'll also see the return of Auntie Lisa's Story Hour and Erik Mona's Miniatures Trading Afterparty, all of which are among over 300 total events over the course of the weekend run by Paizo staff, special guests, and fans. We also have updated the lineup of special guests coming to the show!
PaizoCon attendees have started entering their preferences for the PaizoCon Event Lottery. The window for the Event Lottery selections will close on Wednesday, Thursday, May 11 at 12:00 PM Pacific time. So, if you're coming to PaizoCon and haven't put in your selections yet, or you're still on the fence about attending, you'll want to register soon!
The PaizoCon Event Lottery results will be available on Thursday, May 11 at 12:00 PM Pacific time. This is also when Open Registration and Event Trading begins, so you'll be able to register for non-lottery events, or swap seats with other attendees for events you may have gotten in the lottery.
Haven't picked up a badge yet? Go ahead and grab yourself a 4-Day Badge! We also have a Kid's 4-Day Badge option for attendees 10 and under, as well as Banquet Tickets that are sold individually.
If you have questions about the Event Lottery or general questions about the convention, go ahead and ask us on the PaizoCon forums!
You have received this email because your paizo.com account settings allow sending you notifications about updates to your digital assets.
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but as I understand it the lottery just closed and the results are now available (?)
Where can I see what events, if any, I got into? I presume it's somewhere in my account but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
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Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but as I understand it the lottery just closed and the results are now available (?)
Where can I see what events, if any, I got into? I presume it's somewhere in my account but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
Look on the right side - you'll see a section below the schedule that says:
Your Schedule(Schedule not currently available)
As soon as everything is picked by the system, your schedule should appear there
How soon that will happen though I don't know. I'm guessing later today ...
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Hey folks!
The lottery is now closed, but we're still getting a couple ducks in a row before we push the big, scary 'RUN THE LOTTERY' button. It should be relatively soon, but people are finishing up lunches, making any last-minute changes that need to be made, and buffing their appropriate stats.
We'll keep you updated and let you know when it's been run, at which point you should see the schedule on your page. Thanks for your patience!
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Hey folks!
The lottery is now closed, but we're still getting a couple ducks in a row before we push the big, scary 'RUN THE LOTTERY' button. It should be relatively soon, but people are finishing up lunches, making any last-minute changes that need to be made, and buffing their appropriate stats.
We'll keep you updated and let you know when it's been run, at which point you should see the schedule on your page. Thanks for your patience!
Crossing my fingers that the run comes soon. I cast heroism on my selections right before the lottery closed and I hope the duration doesn't expire before the "Run" button is pressed.
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Uh wait a sec -- in the email copy/paste that Grumpus so kindly posted, it is ambiguous whether the 'Auntie Lisa's Story Time' event is Lottery or not. I'm mostly certain it is not a lottery pick -- I know I didn't select it. I thought it was a seminar open to everyone. It is my highest priority as I'm a Grognard that Loves grognard stories. In the email about lottery events and the lottery closing, it's listed as an event -- but it's unclear if it's a lottery event or a seminar open to everyone.
Uh wait a sec -- in the email copy/paste that Grumpus so kindly posted, it is ambiguous whether the 'Auntie Lisa's Story Time' event is Lottery or not. I'm mostly certain it is not a lottery pick -- I know I didn't select it. I thought it was a seminar open to everyone. It is my highest priority as I'm a Grognard that Loves grognard stories. In the email about lottery events and the lottery closing, it's listed as an event -- but it's unclear if it's a lottery event or a seminar open to everyone.
Last year it was open to all (and the seminars generally have some spare seats anyhow).
Definitely worth attending. It was one of the highlights for me last year.
Look on the right sideForgive me if this is a dumb question, but as I understand it the lottery just closed and the results are now available (?)
Where can I see what events, if any, I got into? I presume it's somewhere in my account but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
On the right side of where? Should I have a schedule page somewhere on "my account"?
Under "Paizocon" I see a bullet point:
"• You have no requests for you to participate in an event."
Is that where it will show up (at some point. I'm not really stressed about the timeline, I just don't know where to look).
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Look on the right sideForgive me if this is a dumb question, but as I understand it the lottery just closed and the results are now available (?)
Where can I see what events, if any, I got into? I presume it's somewhere in my account but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
On the right side of where? Should I have a schedule page somewhere on "my account"?
Under "Paizocon" I see a bullet point:
"• You have no requests for you to participate in an event."
Is that where it will show up (at some point. I'm not really stressed about the timeline, I just don't know where to look).
Oop, sorry! I should have been more clear. It'll be on the Events main page: http://paizo.com/paizocon/events
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On the right side of where? Should I have a schedule page somewhere on "my account"?
Under "Paizocon" I see a bullet point:
"• You have no requests for you to participate in an event."
Is that where it will show up (at some point. I'm not really stressed about the timeline, I just don't know where to look).
Click the PaizoCon 2017 logo.
Click the "Events" button.
Look on the right side of the page. First there will be an "Important Dates" section, then a "Your Schedule" section.
Oh I see, thanks Katrina.
When the dust settles will my schedule show up in my account? Or will I always access it from the events page? (No big deal, of course, I'm just in the habit of going to my account to find everything).
On the right side of where? Should I have a schedule page somewhere on "my account"?
Under "Paizocon" I see a bullet point:
"• You have no requests for you to participate in an event."
Is that where it will show up (at some point. I'm not really stressed about the timeline, I just don't know where to look).
Click the PaizoCon 2017 logo.
Click the "Events" button.
Look on the right side of the page. First there will be an "Important Dates" section, then a "Your Schedule" section.
Thanks. I didn't realise it was found from the communal section of the boards.
Appreciate the directions.
Admit it, you're just checking the "Make sure anybody named Leg 'o Lamb automatically is kicked out of the lottery" algorithm functions properly.I eagerly anticipate winning zero lotto events this year. Just like every year. For five years.
You and Slanky need to let me know if you're running any sessions... will make them a priority and am assuming I won't get any lotto wins. I have to fly out early on Mon and need some vacation time later in the day with the lady and brother-in-law on Sun, but I plan on cramming Fri/Sat to the brim. Shenanigans shall ensue.
Customer Service Manager
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So.
It appears that I really made the lottery email quite confusing and it wasn't caught by either myself or the other two folks looking over it. I apologize very much for this error and confusion, panic and mayhem that it caused.
The window for the Event Lottery selections will close on Wednesday, Thursday, May 11 at 12:00 PM Pacific time. So, if you're coming to PaizoCon and haven't put in your selections yet, or you're still on the fence about attending, you'll want to register soon!
The PaizoCon Event Lottery results will be available on Thursday, May 11 at 12:00 PM Pacific time. This is also when Open Registration and Event Trading begins, so you'll be able to register for non-lottery events, or swap seats with other attendees for events you may have gotten in the lottery.
That should have read: The PaizoCon Event Lottery results will be available on Friday, May 12 at 10:00 AM Pacific time.
We are trying to see if we can have the lottery results up before the Open Registration begins, but it appears that pushing those live is dependent on registration starting.|
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Just checked in with Erik Keith and the lottery results being visible are directly tied to the time open registration begins. We did run it and are verifying the results to ensure it worked as intended. (It may be horribly broken though as it appears Leg o' Lamb has made it into a lottery event).
He probably hacked the system.
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Sorry about that everyone, I let something terrible through.
Normally lottery events become publicly visible when we finish running the lottery. This time around they uhh... won't populate until Open Event Signup becomes available.
I was staring too much at the end results of the lottery ensuring things would work out correctly at the end that I didn't realize there was a one day time frame where this wasn't displaying as it should. If you see Valeros at the con please feel free to remind him that he really is the worst iconic.
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If you see Valeros at the con please feel free to remind him that he really is the worst iconic.
Did something happen to Harsk?
It may be horribly broken though as it appears Leg o' Lamb has made it into a lottery event.
Is it 8-99: The Solstice Scar?
Just checked in with Erik Keith and the lottery results being visible are directly tied to the time open registration begins. We did run it and are verifying the results to ensure it worked as intended. (It may be horribly broken though as it appears Leg o' Lamb has made it into a lottery event).
It's probably just Cosmo's game.
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It's probably just Cosmo's game.Just checked in with Erik Keith and the lottery results being visible are directly tied to the time open registration begins. We did run it and are verifying the results to ensure it worked as intended. (It may be horribly broken though as it appears Leg o' Lamb has made it into a lottery event).
It was a lot of work figuring out how to assign a score of -1 to Cosmo's game. The system may not have been set up to accept it, but it was worth the hassle to avoid that risk.
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Non-lottery games don't all fill up in an hour.
My experience is that PFS games tend to keep slots open.
Also, if you get to the con with time open, you can try going to the PFS room. There are often no-shows, and space is available at tables.
There will also be pickup games.
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Thanks, Rob. I was starting to allow disillusionment creep in to my mind. Remind me to say 'thanks' as my PC, Lanezra whoops up on all your bad guys in "The Green Market" Thursday afternoon! (Speaking of which, it'd be cool to have our DM stop by the Thread I started for our little pre-con PFS event.)
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Not being able to see what we got into until the moment the open enrollment becomes available is pretty unacceptable.
Spare a moment of sympathy for those of us who live overseas. Open enrollment for me begins at 3 a.m. local time, so I can either stay up late or see what's left in the morning . . .
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Not being able to see what we got into until the moment the open enrollment becomes available is pretty unacceptable.Spare a moment of sympathy for those of us who live overseas. Open enrollment for me begins at 3 a.m. local time, so I can either stay up late or see what's left in the morning . . .
One of many reasons this is unacceptable (and a damn good one at that).
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Spare a moment of sympathy for those of us who live overseas. Open enrollment for me begins at 3 a.m. local time, so I can either stay up late or see what's left in the morning . . .One of many reasons this is unacceptable (and a damn good one at that).
How is that a reason? No matter when the lottery results are posted, open registration would still occur at 3 a.m. for Jhaeman. I'm not sure how you're connecting those two things.
If you see Valeros at the con please feel free to remind him that he really is the worst iconic.
I'll buy him a drink - he stares for hours at a screen so that I get to just click a couple of buttons and have it work.
Thanks. :)
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How is that a reason? No matter when the lottery results are posted, open registration would still occur at 3 a.m. for Jhaeman. I'm not sure how you're connecting those two things.Spare a moment of sympathy for those of us who live overseas. Open enrollment for me begins at 3 a.m. local time, so I can either stay up late or see what's left in the morning . . .One of many reasons this is unacceptable (and a damn good one at that).
Its easier to justify stay up late when you know your scedule and know what games you want to play, because you'll be done in a few minutes and then can go to bed.
Instead you have to figure everything out in the middle of the night which might not be such a good idea.|
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Sorry about that everyone, I let something terrible through.
Normally lottery events become publicly visible when we finish running the lottery. This time around they uhh... won't populate until Open Event Signup becomes available.
I was staring too much at the end results of the lottery ensuring things would work out correctly at the end that I didn't realize there was a one day time frame where this wasn't displaying as it should. If you see Valeros at the con please feel free to remind him that he really is the worst iconic.
Erik --
Are you breaking Paizo protocol here? I thought we were supposed to blame Cosmo for such things.
Hmm