Gamercon 2017: What A Mess (Part 2)
[For the first entry in the GamerCon 2017 series, check out here. So far, we’re already after covering how the organizer of the event, Ferdi Roberts, knowingly oversold the event, and once the inevitable backlash was direct his way, he issued a classic non-apology and attempted to re-direct any and all blame to the Dublin Convention Centre. DCC quickly responded, issuing a statement seemingly hinting at the fact that Mr. Roberts undersold the event when booking the Convention Centre. He then proceeded to oversell the event, consequences be damned, and refusing to take any blame for the chaos he created, blaming DCC for his wrongdoings. The story continues.] After the curtain dropped, and Mr. Roberts and GamerCon 2017 still attempted to give people the runaround, Mr. Roberts finally issued some semblance of an apology, writing on Facebook: “This outcome [ticket-holders waiting 3 hours or more in a queue] should never have happened and the responsibility lies with me to ensure that it didn’t. To ensure that the venue was capable