Con Before the Storm

With the news of no Blizzcon in 2024, there won't be a CBTS event either. We’ll continue to work with our contacts around Blizzard's plans for future in person events that bring the community together and how CBTS can help enhance those experiences. blizzcon.com/en-us/news/240…

It’s taken me an absurdly long time to get these into frames, but I’ve kept them safe all these years and through 4 different moves 😅 Throwback to some #WorldOfWarcraft @ConBeforeStorm art by @Faebelina and @frenone 😍

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@ConBeforeStorm Incredibly sorry to hear this, it was always a highlight of the trip for us and countless others. Thank you for working so hard to try and make it happen, enjoy a beer at Blizzcon instead! X

We are sad to announce we will not be having a live CBTS event at Blizzcon 2023. Unfortunately there were too many logistical obstacles to overcome. We have exhausted our resources before coming to this decision.

@MrGMYT No plans on it being the end, just not this year

@ConBeforeStorm End of an era 😢

require creating a new legal/tax entity, creating new business accounts, etc. These entities would then need to be vetted by fundraising orgs (i.e. Kickstarter).

4. The company we worked with to handle tax and legal matters has been unresponsive, so working to figure out those ramifications (taxes, legal responsibility, etc) ourselves has been challenging on next steps. Creating a new entity would also delay fundraising as it would

@LambbChops In short a lot…the late announcement and lack of prep leading up have us up against a significant time crunch

Okay what do we need to do in order to get @ConBeforeStorm to happen?

@LexsiDraws2 That’s still depends on several factors yet to be determined

We're looking for artist(s) to potentially help us create custom Blizzard themed / inspired (Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Starcraft, etc) art to be used on t-shirts , stickers, buttons, or other goodies for swag to our supporters forms.gle/rbjw33auaRaQ6F…

@JenEricLive @shylareth We aren't saying no, but logistically it may be tough with only 5 months to go. Many of our vendors (for goodies) are no longer in business sadly. We do not have art ready. Kickstarter takes 30-50 days for setup to completion. Then we need 30-60 days min for fulfillment

@shylareth Nothing yet! But we'll see! @ConBeforeStorm

We will be there! And yes, Dordwyn will be making an appearance! At some point during the con at least. Maybe just Con Before the Storm if that's happening. But I'm brining the cosplay! Now to figure out how to get a giant hammer to Cali...

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