Because of the delays in getting today's JRS out the door, this article on Mashable has been posted before you got to read it for yourself in the ticket announcement. Burning Man is changing ticketing providers for 2014 tickets - partnering with Ticketfly to handle tickets for this year's event.
I don't want to get into bashing on InTicketing too much (they're good people doing a difficult and thankless job), but longtime burners can certainly attest to some of the challenges and struggles that we've had over the years. I'm cautiously optimistic, and though I think there's no way to avoid servers from responding slowly when they're getting hammered with tens of thousands of simultaneous requests - I'm hopeful that we can avoid some of the bigger headaches.
Ticket Provider Change
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theCryptofishist
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It's been over an hour, and InTicketing hasn't been bashed! Oh well, it would only be a rehash of so many ticket threads.
(I don't have a dog in this fight, so don't take this post as trying to stir up trouble.)
(I don't have a dog in this fight, so don't take this post as trying to stir up trouble.)
The Lady with a Lamprey
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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BoyScoutGirl
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What surprised me the most of all was the decision to go back to "first-come, first-served" rather than the lottery system. I felt the lottery greatly reduced stress for me, but then I was a "winner."
I guess Ticketfly convinced the BMORG they've got the chops to handle the incoming flood of would-be 2014 burners. Perhaps this influenced the decision not to do a lottery? </rampant speculation>
I guess Ticketfly convinced the BMORG they've got the chops to handle the incoming flood of would-be 2014 burners. Perhaps this influenced the decision not to do a lottery? </rampant speculation>
When he lights his streetlamp, it is as if he brought one more star to life, or one flower.
When he puts out his lamp, he sends the flower, or the star, to sleep.
That is a beautiful occupation.
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When he puts out his lamp, he sends the flower, or the star, to sleep.
That is a beautiful occupation.
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theCryptofishist
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They didn't do a lottery last year, either. I thought that was a dumb decision, one time I was in favor of an autocratic saying "We will do this this way." I was able to buy a ticket last year, but it was a good thing that I had a day off.
The Lady with a Lamprey
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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BoyScoutGirl
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D'oh! You're absolutely right. I was late to the game last year and forgot this.theCryptofishist wrote:They didn't do a lottery last year, either.
When he lights his streetlamp, it is as if he brought one more star to life, or one flower.
When he puts out his lamp, he sends the flower, or the star, to sleep.
That is a beautiful occupation.
- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
When he puts out his lamp, he sends the flower, or the star, to sleep.
That is a beautiful occupation.
- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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kiss-o-matic
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Well, I'm sure the population here will be up to the task of crucifying them if they don't.BoyScoutGirl wrote: I guess Ticketfly convinced the BMORG they've got the chops to handle the incoming flood of would-be 2014 burners. Perhaps this influenced the decision not to do a lottery? </rampant speculation>
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CapSmashy
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Well... is certainly can not be any worse. 
Playawaste Raiders cordially invites you to suck it.
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vargaso
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Hallelujah! That is all.
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Does the provider change mean the system won't go down the second tickets go online, or will we still need to clear our schedules to land a ticket?
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Re: Ticket Provider Change
A high demand event going on sale is always cause for servers to get crushed - even the biggest ticket providers in the world have a hard time keeping up when a popular event goes on sale. I feel pretty confident that Ticketfly will do great things, but I also expect that it will be mayhem when tickets go on sale.
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shhhhhhhhCapSmashy wrote:Well... is certainly can not be any worse.
don't challenge them...
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That's one word I regret googling during breakfast.
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Video games are giving kids unrealistic expectations on how many swords they can carry.
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Heh. I kinda feel sorry for their IT guys. They're gonna get POUNDED on the 26th.
We'll see if they got the cajones to handle the ticket slaughter.....
We'll see if they got the cajones to handle the ticket slaughter.....
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