Camelot Grab Bag Q&A

Mythic’s Sanya Thomas has put together another Grab Bag Q&A over at Camelot Herald, this time talking about the upcoming Roundtable event in Washington, a “kill” counter on Mordred, expansion rumors, and more. Here ya go:

Q: The fan gathering seems like it’s on the expensive side. Could you explain the costs?

A: We are trying to put together the best possible gathering we can, and the price we’ve quoted you is all-inclusive. At other gathering events, you may have noticed that a ticket to get in is X dollars, an event t-shirt is X more dollars, and if you’d like to eat dinner it will cost you X more. At the Camelot Roundtable, the price of admittance includes the event shirt, a full roster of activities, entrance into drawings for prizes such as a new GeForce 4 video card, and a full lunch or dinner, depending on when you decide to come. After you add everything up, our costs are pretty comparable to other professional events.

We have to pay for space at the hotel, hotel staff, liability coverage, materials, and entertainment. One of the most expensive costs is audiovisual – aka microphones, so you can hear the developers answer your questions. If more than fifty people come, a microphone is a must, and the hotels rarely allow companies to bring their own equipment.

We are absolutely NOT making a profit on this event, and are shooting for dead even or a small loss.