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It makes not receiving a ticket feel less insulting. 1) No feeling of "I missed the 2 minute window" 2) No feeling of "I couldn't buy it because your system w
by bobbles 13y ago
It makes not receiving a ticket feel less insulting.
1) No feeling of "I missed the 2 minute window"
2) No feeling of "I couldn't buy it because your system was down"
I mean it still sucks for people that can't make it, but want to go, but at least everyone at least gets a chance this way.
- DrewRWx 13y agoConversely, not pounding F5 until I get a ticket makes me feel powerless.
- nRike 13y ago>> Conversely, not pounding F5 until I get a ticket makes me feel powerless. Actually, last year they implemented some kind of IP-based persistence for each potential attendee: you could try to get on queue for a ticket on your smartphone or laptop and every time you access the timer did a reset.
- DrewRWx 13y agoAt least that had an interactive element in jumping back into the queue when Google Wallet stalled out.