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HA HA!!  Got my rooms!!  At least that's what the e-mail said...we'll actually see when I get there...

Ha ha, I JUST looked that up as I read your post.  Yeah, that's pretty close.  The list updates every weekend right?  I'll have to check back and see what's available if my friends would get their gear together and answer me on how many rooms we need...

Skywall
-60 Human Priest (Shadow spec)
-25 Night Elf Rogue (Assassin spec)

Earthen Ring
-40 Troll Rogue (Sublety spec...or whatever it is haven't played him in a while)

But I'm starting back on a PvP Server- Frostmane in a couple of months with some friends.  That'll be my main server.  I actually have probably a multitude of about 20 chars across 10 servers but only played on Skywall the most.

You are the man, thanks for all the help and info you've been giving me.  I figured that was the deal as I read the weapons policy you posted earlier.  so thanks again!

I've found that in a 3 day convention of any kind Saturdays are usually the busiest days as that's the middle and when the masquerade and cosplay is so everyone is usually in costume. The time will be the main focus though as people have other agendas.  I'm down with any day and I just need to know location.  I've only been to Fanime once and it was only a couple of hours so I'm not familiar with the area.  But I'll get a site map there and figure it out.  Anything is good with me as I have no schedule except for partying it out!

Thank you Trooper, that actually clarifies much better than the random responses I've been getting lately and I really appreciate it.  From what it sounds like you can walk around with them as long as you are not "posing" a threat (IE holstered guns or guns slung over your shoulder behind you and pointed down).  Also all my holsters have guards on them to preven the weapon from being pulled out accidentally or falling out (as I will point out to the con staff when I come).  So thank you again for that info, it is really appreciated.

So my friend has a full size replica of the Buster Sword from FFVII and wanted to cosplay as Cloud Strife but wanted to know what the rule was on bringing the sword.  It's big but it's dull (full metal I believe as well).  Okay, I told him that dragging that around the con probably wasn't the wisest thing cause of how heavy it is but still, he wanted to know if he could bring it.  Is that something that he'd have to bring to the Staff first?  I figure that as much and they'd have to "peace bond" it or whatever they do with weapons...

What's the closest hotel to the convention?  I went last year but I forgot to look that stuff up... I want to get one that's the closest to the main floor where the dealers room and stuff is.  Also since I'm wearing tact gear for a costume...don't want to attract TOO much attention to myself...

I'm going as a Generic Umbrella Soldier (probably minus the guns since there seems to be a HUGE issue with that).  Anyway, where/when did you guys want to meet for pictures if you are doing that?

Okay, I've e-mailed staff TWICE about the concern about airsoft guns (and all mine have orange tips) and I have not heard anything about whether they can be brought or not.  No "official" word.  All I keep hearing is this "maybe" or "probably not because it doesn't look good" or "of course" but definitive answer.

My costume is an RE Umbrella Soldier (generic, no specific character) so I have a tact vest, three holsters and a whole lotta extra mag pouches along the belt...and will look VERY incomplete without any guns.  Now I have a M4 RIS, Glock 17, M92 Beretta and USP Standard.  I can understand the M4 being a little too conventional and not quite something that wants to be out in the public but everything else is holstered.

And peace-bonding?  Does that mean I actually have to gut the gun?  I mean, I could take the slide off and remove the barrel but then you're not gonna have a barrel and that looks dumb for pictures and what not.  Does the con have some sort of issue where you can walk up to the staff and say "hey, this is an airsoft gun, can you inspect it and just put some zip tie over it?"  that's what we did at Sakura Con for weapons.  Any weapon that didn't have some type of ziptie on it was considered dangerous so you had to have one on.  That's not too bad for pictures but taking out the whole barrel or a piece of the gun is kind of dumb to me (yes, I understand the "legal issues").

So in essence, can someone give me an actual FORMAL and OFFICIAL response to this?  And find out why the staff has not answered me in over 2 months?