Fan Fest London info

[Kuwagami]

In my experience, the reverse is true, but clearly that opinion is based on your own perspective.

Poor people tend to know more what they can or can't afford in order to continue to live decently. While rich people tend to think "decent life" begins when they throw away money for useless stuff (it provides them fun, but is in no way necessary for them to live). I hardly see how poor people couldn't know what is "living" and what is worth the money or not.

Yeah, I doubt there are many people earning millions who have time for FFXIV or the like. However, you don't need to be approaching anywhere near well-off to be able to afford £65 for a Fanfest.

see your flaw here ? the fan fest isn't "only £65". Unless you live in London, you'll have to pay for train/boat/plane, hotel, and other stuff you may need.

Taking my case, the entire trip from France would cost from 200 to 400 euros depending on how fast I book hotel/train. but first I'll have to decide if the Fanfest is really worth all that money, because I'm a student, have very few money to throw at hobbies, and because that week-end happens between 2 weeks of class. If I were to go to London for only 2 days, maybe I would not like to sacrifice one of these 2 precious days for a festival I know nothing about. But that's only a flaw in SE's policy. Releasing infos AFTER asking our money. Nope. Being a fan doesn't mean being idiot

[Mjollnir]

Poor people tend to know more what they can or can't afford in order to continue to live decently. While rich people tend to think "decent life" begins when they throw away money for useless stuff (it provides them fun, but is in no way necessary for them to live). I hardly see how poor people couldn't know what is "living" and what is worth the money or not.

Most 'rich people' have been poor at some point in their life and hence are able to appreciate a broader perspective.

see your flaw here ? the fan fest isn't "only £65". Unless you live in London, you'll have to pay for train/boat/plane, hotel, and other stuff you may need.

Taking my case, the entire trip from France would cost from 200 to 400 euros depending on how fast I book hotel/train. but first I'll have to decide if the Fanfest is really worth all that money, because I'm a student, have very few money to throw at hobbies, and because that week-end happens between 2 weeks of class. If I were to go to London for only 2 days, maybe I would not like to sacrifice one of these 2 precious days for a festival I know nothing about. But that's only a flaw in SE's policy. Releasing infos AFTER asking our money. Nope. Being a fan doesn't mean being idiot

I trust they'll put on a good show. I'm impressed with what they've done so far commercially, and have been for many years now. I'll buy tickets to this before I know what it's going to entail. I'll buy PS4 CEs for KH3 and FFXV before I've seen a trailer. When their products start failing to meet my expectations, I'll be more cautious about sending them money. That's not being an idiot, that's a level of trust based on experience.

And I understand that the cost of the whole endeavour for each individual will vary. As I mentioned earlier, presumably London was chosen because S-E knows where the majority of its playerbase are, so this is the best choice for the majority. It's unfortunate that you're further away (not too far in comparison to some though), but hey, some friends and I travelled to Cologne last year to beat Titan, so it's only fair that you continentals come spend your money in the UK, right?