Actually on time editionJuly 3rd-5th 2026Donald E. Stephens convention center, Rosemont IL, USABe there or celebrate Americas 250, you can do both. Also where did CAD go, I am disappointed and have nothing to do in December now.
I will NOT be attending this Kopfcon because his shit is boring and low energy. Simple as
>>10972520So you're celebrating independence day?
I hope the Finn is there
Con Alt Delete is still the ONLY good Kopfcon and its because he's so far removed from it.Went last year and had a terrible time, so unless theres some REALLY good panels i'll just skip this one and work on my cosplay for magic
looks like the hyatt cut ties with Anime Midwest, oof.This map is dogshit and they didn't even rent out Hall A this year which means they're probably struggling.This is happening over 2 hotels, and the resolution is so fucked up I cant even read the text ON the rooms themselves...Looks like Midwest might be on the way out fellas
>>10972688Cursed layoutRyan did mention splitting with the hyatt recently in a video, but damn does it put the con in a tough spot. No other hotel has that kind of space
>>10972688The guest list this year is bottom barrel bullshit. These are people that no one gives a fuck about. Any Kopf con that dies deserves it.
>>10972692I think the Hyatt is getting stricter cause they're under renovations right now.that being said the layout DOES suck. The reason the Hyatt has such a hold is because you can walk from the Hyatt to the center.Hell, even the Hilton would have been a better option than Lowes and the Embassy wtf is he thinking.Not only that but they're renting out hall G which tells me they're hurting for money cause Hall G is the cheapest hall in the center.
>>10972688He hasn't had very good guests or programming for some time. Magic is eating his lunch right now by appealing to the core parts of what people want in a con at a time that isn't conflicting with others. It's only going to get worse as prices make him downsize and then the worse experience makes him continue to downsize and cut guests. My friend group already realized with con alt delete we weren't even going to the con, we were just using it to get drunk and exchange gifts. Swapping to having it at someone's house saved everyone hundreds in a hotel room and a badge without really changing anything.
>>10972709CAD was still fun last year, but i'm just not going to Midwest cause last years midwest sucked shit and this years has a horrific layout because "muh prices".Meanwhile half the people on the video are saying, "its not cause of prices we stopped going, your just a creepy greasy fat weirdo and your con's security sucks ass and you let minors into 18+ spaces which is weird"So far CAD, ACEN, and Magic have yet to let me down and I can afford to not go to Midwest and still have a fun time for the 4th of July
>>10972712It doesn't help kopf is using AI shit to advertise his convention
>>10972715it also doesnt help that last year he was selling, "KOPF DID IT" or "KOPF DIDNT DO IT" merch in his official midwest booth.I don't give a fuck if he did or didn't rape a 16 year old like your just being a drama merchant at that point and 90% of your con goers are too god damn old for drama.If he wants more money he should just shadow resign from his organization because if his name is 60 feet away from the cons and organizers more people will start showing back up.Too bad he's too much of a fat retard to realize this and is sinking his cons.
>>10972716>90% of your con goers are too god damn old for drama.Lmao if only.
>>10972786I mean it's true. Theres a handful of people who THRIVE on that drama, but most of the people simply stop going because you feeding into "did he, didn't he" drama is retarded.
>>10972716Wow thats actually pathetic. Plus he spams my email inbox with retarded shit that I have to filter just cause I bought my pass online.
Only the SJW circle jerk moral fags give a shit about those accusations against Kopf.
>>10972883the accusations are why he doesnt get good guests anymore bro.It's the same fucking 8-10 people over and over again. Nothing to really bring you back at all which is why he had to swap from the Hyatt to cheaper hotels to host and nuked the venue's layoutI don't really care but he keeps talking/bringing it up and he's a fucking drama queen about it which at this point makes me think he DID rape a 16 year old.
>>10972716Wasn't there a Simpsons episode where homer did the selling shirts for both sides thing? Lol
>>10972910I'd argue potentially on equal standing as the accusations, is that its difficult to get any guests when Anime Expo is going on the exact same weekend that every voice actor goes to.
>>10972926theres 1001 good guests who DONT go to AX though bro.Look on twitter and instagram, after 2016 a BUNCH of people who were very popular decided not to go after the accusations.Whether or not they're real they nuked his standing in the con scene with some people, and the fact that he refuses to stop being the face of his organization isn't helpful either.If he "soft retired" and just raked in the money and rebranded as "kopf free!" he'd be able to get more guests and con-goers back.His lack of guests is one of the reasons I stopped going (and that 15+ year olds could take part in dating auctions and shit that SHOULD be 18+)
>>10972597For him, he’s probably the most entertaining guy at this con ngl.Also God DAMN they downsized the fuck out of this. Place your bets if there’s gonna be one next year, my deepest condolences for those going to CAD. Meetups sucked, live music sucked, arcade was small. I’m gonna start my own convention with blackjack and hookers
>>10973242How dead was it?90% of the reason I didnt go was cause the layout looked like dogshit and Kopf's cons (aside from CAD) have been slipping for like 2-3 years now. He gets no interesting guests because hes a cheap retard then blames everyone else despite having the SECOND BIGGEST CON in the chicago area for years and at one point rivaled ACEN.Glad Magic is picking up the slack and getting good, interesting guests and tapping into markets ACEN doesnt like Idols and Vtubers.Even if Midwest/CAD die, the future still looks bright for our scene.
it was embarrassing. Main hall was miniscule, panel list was abyssal dogshit, next to nothing for the arcade, vendors with all the exact same figures or weapons, and hot as balls to top it off.
>>10973310amazing, and people are begging him to go back to the hyatt and he's using the official account to say, "not until they sell to another host!"Looks like it's only gonna get worse cause he's a stubborn retard
>>10973341I've heard that the main reason it left the hyatt is that he got the worst multiyear contract known to man so the hyatt jacked up prices so bad that it was cheaper to pay the early cancellation fees to go somewhere else, can't imagine even if there's another AMW that it's gonna be at the hyatt unless they slash prices
>>10973370He said it's because they "sold to a for profit contractor" or whatever.In reality it's because his cons for 3-5 years have been bleeding money because nobody wants to be associated with a man who may or may not have diddled a 16 year old at a convention.The ONLY 2 interesting guests they've ever had was Quinton Flynn and Carey Means (frylock)2019 was probably the best year for guests, he got Yuri Lowenthal, Steve Blum, and Quinton Flynn.Whether he likes it or not, a good majority of people who go to cons like talking to their favorite voice actors and when you dont get interesting well known VA's for favor of your friends people get bored and stop coming.Last year's AM was also so bad that I didn't really wanna go to this one then the layout got posted which was atrocious.If fucking Magic can afford the Hyatt for magic AND Ink'd, so can that cheap fuck at his biggest flagship con.
>>10973379Where is the 16 year old thing coming from? I thought there was the one where the person didn't do the rape kit and dropped the case and the thing at anime Milwaukee. The only other thing is that he might have hired a prostitute in a different country
>>10973379Yeah but they wouldnt be able to raise the prices like they did if he got a decent multi-year, usually "you can't raise prices beyond X amount" is the entire point of those.
