Tabletop has the audacity to charge us a "Convenience Fee" when that was the most inconvenient purchasing experience ever.

Brandon’s “many travels” is just code for writing seven secret projects

"The badges are on sale now." Correction: The badges were on sale then. They sold out within an hour or two and would have sold out in 15 minutes had the site worked.

Brandon, I know this is probably out of your hands but that site to get the tickets was the worst experience I've ever seen. The ticket was in my cart and I was then stuck in an endless loop of being told to log in despite being logged in. Knowing I had the vip and seeing it disappear because of a bad site is the worst feeling.

"Need to know what it feels like to be hit in armor" is very Renarin behavior

The REQUIRED “how did you hear about us” on the form for the tickets prevented me from getting one when it became available

Just hopping in here to throw my comment that tabletop was BRUTAL. Getting kicked, "you have to be logged in to do that" after logging in like 30 times. It was a stressful loop especially seeing the number of the badges dropped. Started the process with 1500 regular badges left and finished it with just under 300 left. Got my regular badges and super happy about it, but man I hope the site is better next year.

The tabletop site this year was an absolute disgrace. Force logged out repeatedly when I had a ticket in my cart. Told me I had to log back in and then repeatedly did it. Sold out before I even could get a chance

Awesome update, but I am just going to vent here for bit. I am disappointed with Tabletop Events, I have a VIP ticket in my cart ( was right there and logged in at 10am ), but it force logs me out and doesn't allow me to check out. Very disappointed at not being able to attend this year. I know it's not Brandon's/Dragonsteel's fault, but on the software end at Tabletop Events, they should have planned and prepared better. Edit and Update: I was able to get my VIP ticket and some general admission tickets for my friend and his fiancé as their wedding gift. We are excited to attend and can’t wait until December. I’m going to leave the original comment, because I believe that it should serve as a reminder to those hosting websites need to rent out more server space when Brandon Sanderson decides to use your website. We all want a fair shot, and if this keeps happening ( server and website issues ), we will not be happy.

Stinks how bad Tabletop dropped the ball on the Dragonsteel Nexus ticket event. Site crashed horribly over and over. Wasn’t able to checkout with VIP tickets. Thankfully was finally able to get a regular ticket, although that didn’t go through till there were 700 left. And I was at my computer ready 10 minutes before the sale started.

Buying tickets was a nightmare, the tabletop website kept logging me out. Allowed cookies and everything. But I got 'em!

Gotta say, trying to buy a badge was a horrific experience. Two friends and I were planning on getting VIP badges, and we couldn't even get access to the site before they sold out. Then we couldn't log in, then we very nearly missed out on just a General Admission badge. We have hotels and flights already purchased. To have the actual badges be so difficult to actually obtain was... stressful.

Recommendation for future Nexus events: having a single day option. In the past Dragonsteel events, I have just attended the free bits. I would like to do some of the event things but don't have the money or time to participate all three days. So recommendation for the future!

Actually so upset, the website would not log me in so I couldn't purchase VIP. I was on the site at 10 and minute by minute I watched the tickets run out while the site kept refreshing and not actually logging me in.

I wish people luck in getting tickets, that site was not built for Stormlight 5

Really frustrating experience with table top games web site. As soon as 10 AM hit, I was refreshing, trying to buy 2 VIP badges. The site totally fell down and kept prompting me to log in (even though I was logged in!). All I could do was watch helplessly as the VIP badge count dwindled. I managed to score 1 of them but had to get just a normal badge for my son (who dearly wanted a VIP badge also). Didn't they know that there would be a surge in site traffic at 10 AM?

That ticket buying experience was terrible. I live close by and was excited to get a ticket only to see them disappear... Perhaps you could sell Single Day Tickets? Such as, if someone who lived close by, wanted to attend for that Saturday. It just sucks being so close by and always wanting to attend but never able to. Of all the amazing things you do as a company, this is always the worst. Oh, and the fact that I can't buy the book to pickup at the convention because I don't have a badge. SERIOUSLY

Finally got mine. Here's hoping they add more VIP badges as we get closer to the event 🤞

For those who missed out, I would check back in starting around 2 hours after launch time to see if anyone’s badges that were reserved in cart but never checked out start getting kicked back to available. Good luck out there

Dear Brandon's minions: due to the Tabletop log-on fiasco, I was unable to get a VIP badge. It took 45 minutes, and I barely got the General Admission badge for myself. My friend who was purchasing at the same time as me miraculously got a VIP badge for himself. Will there be an opportunity to upgrade my badge before the Con starts? I know I am not the only person to experience this.

Buying badges seems to not be up yet Damn... those went vip tickets went from 1200 available to zero in less than 30 seconds

I know B-Money personally didn't make the site, so I'm sorry if this sounds entitled. Could we maybe get the Szeth pin or something available in the online shop as a sort of consolation for those who either couldn't make it, or lost our tickets due to the site not working properly?

Can you address the website issues? It was a terrible buying experience, kept being asked to login in multiple times, badges didnt even load properly, it felt heart breaking seeing the VIP badge and then seeing it disappear because everything was sold out ..

That website sucked BALLS! So many loops of logging in, picking a badge option, then saying I had to log in even though I just did, and a bunch of verification emails, etc. Please please please use a different site next time

The VIP's are sold out! I signed in at 9:59 AM Clicked the badge as soon as it opened. I tried to ad a VIP badge, didn't work, clicked it several times, then it kicked me out made me log in again...and they where all gone, really bummed!

Very very disappointing to have to cancel a plane ticket and hotel room because the VIP badges sold out in 8 minutes and general admission sold out in 45 minutes while Tabletop logged me out continuously. Honestly, it has soured the whole idea of the convention.

I am so bummed I missed the badges. They sold out so quickly! I was really looking forward to this. 😔

So sad, I was at work and couldn’t log on to buy a ticket and when I finally did, they were gone. Yay for the Cosmere love out there, sad for me!

The badges were sold out by the time this video posted

Managed to grab a ticket despite the website fighting me at every point. Time for my first trip to the States this year I guess!

The website won't keep me logged in. And the VIP badges sold out in like 5 minutes 😢

no support is very upsetting. i have a flight and hotel booked and cant get a ticket

just adding my voice. i was at work and all badges are already sold out. it was probably bots but this was pretty disappointing

Badges aren't working for me and it's logging me out every time I try to buy one if they're sold out then I'm going to be pissed I already took time off of work for this xD

VIP sold out in less than 10 minutes. Website broke and I couldn't buy them.

Is the convention seriously already sold out? It’s only been an hour and I already booked my hotel

Wow, Isaac does a really good impression of Brandon!

Too bad I have a job. This was going to be a big event for me and my family. Not sad I missed out on all the frustration that everyone had. Just sad that I can't participate in the event at all due to being at work when the tickets went live.

So excited for everyone that's able to go to Nexus! For those of us that can't -- will we be able to purchase signed books/bundles for Wind and Truth through your website? I believe that's what you did for Defiant, but I can't quite remember!

Got my badge finally!! Omg jesus that was stressfull

I've seen many people comment about this, but that was a stressful hour of logging in over and over watching first the VIP tickets vanish after being added to cart at least a half a dozen times, trying everything I could to resolve the problem the desperately hoping I can even get a ticket at all.

Was able to get my badges, but feel for all the people the website issues screwed over 😢

This will probably get lost among the understandable sea of comments, but really awesome how the time was taken to record a free audiobook, rather than just releasing the text. Massive gesture for people who are differently sighted

Yeah, this video lasted longer than the VIP tickets, please implement some kind of queue or something, this is the second time the servers have decided who got VIP packages within a year. It felt really, really bad to be able to see VIP tickets, click add to cart, and have a server reject my attempt to get tickets, refresh, get rejected again ad nauseam while I watched as the ticket count went to zero.

AAAAnd the VIP badges are gone. Can't even log in to buy a normal ticket ; - ;

Website didn’t work and badges sold out

Awesome to meet you in Chicago! Thank you for coming!

I really liked Hoid in Dragonsteel Prime, I hope his story doesn’t change too much for the Canon Dragonsteel

The website is loading but the badges aren't 😢

The website kept logging me out and when It finally stopped all the VIP's were gone😡😥

Welcome back Brandon!

I have been a Sanderfan since Elantris, and have religiously attended Dragonsteel for years. I got on to the website after the tickets went live to buy general admission for me and my family... and couldn't figure out why it wasn't actually letting me buy tickets. We've been planning this for a year. My wife had already requested work off. Super disappointed!! Also frustrated that I had to come here to learn what was going on. Seems like his website should have had a short blurb addressing this.

Brando Sando: Don't hold your breath Me: *Your breath to mine*

Yeah, friend and I reserved hotel room a month ago, both badges sold out. Happy convention is this popular, but wow. Is what it is I guess.

I'm so sad about how quick badges went! I wasn't able to purchase, and I'm trying not to freak out... 😟 I already have two different costumes planned for me and my husband. His Christmas gift to me last year included a promise to attend Dragonsteel 2024 AND to dress up! Totally out of his comfort zone but he knows how much I loved attending and dressing up last year. We NEED tickets! PLEASE sell more! 🙏

Vip Badges are already sold out. Will there be more available ?

Hoid in Dragonsteel prime was my favourite Hoid iteration to date. I absolutely loved this version of the character.

It won’t let people log in at all and tickets are already gone

Absolutely devastated that I wasn’t able to get a ticket this year. I’ve been every other year. The website was terrible and didn’t work for me at all

I was trying so hard to get VIP this year and the website wouldn't let me add to cart T.T

The next "Year of Sanderson": Brandon decides to crowdfund a movie deal and nets 100m

I was on there at 10 MDT and couldn't get my Badge, it wouldn't let me log in :( Maybe I can buy from a reseller for $1000

Getting those regular tickets was the most harrowing 45 minutes of my life. I lost count of how many times I had to log in 😢. So sad VIP sold out before I could get the site to let me iiiin

Is general admission really sold out? There isn't a single day option?

Have 1 ticket in my cart. Hopefully traffic dies down before it disappears. Been looking forward to this all year. Sure would be disappointing if i came that close and wasnt able to get one…

Can’t get badges to load :(

I just got general. And to be honest i was disappointed. I had VIP before the log out issues so i had to settle with general for me and my friend (unfortunately another friend of us won't attend). And I saved up so much just for site to die constantly and deny tickets for over half a hour until eventually both general and VIP were gone. I'm more upset at the fact it one of my buds can't come over than losing VIP. The issue not dragonsteel/Brandon but it's still a problem from tabletop which did kinda ruin my day

This event sold out in minutes for all badge types. That is not approachable for fans and something must give.

Oh cool Sold out already So it's either don't go or support scalpers Wonderful

I have not felt as disappointed at the letdown regarding buying event tickets as I do today. As I’m sure many of you also did, I clicked buy VIP badge at the exact same time as my friends did exactly when the buy badges buttons appeared. Only 3/5 VIP badges secured for our friend group purely out of luck battling that broken website and terrible fan experience. We barely got the other 2 of us general admission badges and swag/book bundles. I battled SDCC tickets for 5 years, and somehow this felt 10x more disappointing and unfair. Please fix this next time! Also, if there’s some way to prioritize any refunded VIP tickets first to GA ticket holders as an upgrade option before releasing to general public, that’d mean the world. 😢❤

"Brandon in armor being hit by a swordmaster." I hope they have an edgedancer on call....

Hopefully Zahel goes easy on Brandon… 🗡️ 😆

@brandsanderson, My 13 year old son is so excited to attend! We just bought the general admission tickets. We were trying to buy the VIP tickets, but there were so many issues with the website that they were sold out before we were able to get it working. We still had tech issues with the general admission tickets, but managed to secure them. Is there anything that can be done for my son who was looking forward to VIP?? I'm sure others are feeling the same way 😊 He cannot wait for the event and to meet you and read the new book.

Aye I’m ready for tickets!

Welcome back!!

Wow. Sold out in 50 minutes.

DragonSteel Prime is a great book! I recommend all Cosmere fan to read it.

We missed you last month!

Seeing VIP in your cart and then not being able to buy it because of an endless loop of logging in is the worst. 😭It took me a half hour, but at least I got a standard badge.

Regular tickets are sold out too

Question: not very spoilery, but just in case… (full Cosmere) 👀 Could the Iriali theoretically have a base color of magenta or cyan/teal, instead of yellow/gold?

I saw the Buhurt Helmet in the Thumbnail and i got excited because thought dragonsteel nexus was going to have a Buhurt tournament and i would have signed up for that in a heartbeat!

Ok, I'm glad that I wasn't the only person who had a terrible experience trying to get badges today, but I'm sorry to those of you who weren't able to get anything. This was by far my most stressful experience trying to get high demand tickets of any kind, and I survived the Ticketmaster catastrophe that was getting Taylor Swift Tickets in Nov 2022. I did end up being able to get two general admission tickets for me and my SO after about 35 minutes of being run around, redirected, and logged out over, and over, and over again. But early on I lost the ONE VIP ticket that I wanted when I was redirected to another login page (which btw, I was logged in and ready to go before it even opened). While I'm not specifically placing blame anywhere (I'm sure Dragonsteel wasn't to blame, and the host site probably didn't know the high volume of traffic they would encounter), I would love for there to not be a repeat of this for other Dragonsteel events. That majorly sucked.

Can't see the badges on the badge types page. :(

How are there still 4000 books available but no badges available?

sold out in 2 hours..... some of us actually work during the day

Wow those tickets went fast!

I think a storm light anime would be cooler than a movie or live action show. Different media lean to different strengths. Books are great for getting into character headspace, live action is great for verisimilitude, and animation is great for over the top visual fantasy. I feel the cosmere is strongest for the character arcs and how the characters process difficult emotional challenges, so books capture that best. Second, cosmere books have amazing over the top action in fantastical settings, great for animation. I really don't turn to them for verisimilitude echoing real life.

I was hoping to go for first time, even schedule the visa request at the embassy for this, but all the tickets got sold out within minutes. 😢 Will try next year.

I just finished dragonsteel prime and honestly i enjoyed it

Summation of Hollywood meetings: Henry Cavill will playing Kelsier in all Cosmere films.

Im having the worse time trying to buy my ticket!

Hi Brandon i was curious about those meetings that dont go anywhere. How does that happen? Do you get called in and people tell you "yeah we want to make it but it costs too muc money"? Are you just trying to convince people it will make money? Could you shed some light on this?

It doesn't have to be live action to be amazing. I'm sure many of us would be quite happy with any of your stories being brought to the screen in an animated format.

Badges aren’t loading😢

will we be able to purchase a normal copy of WaT for the release party at the convention?

Will there be a bundle to purchase separate from the convention?

Brandon the goat.WB ! :D

Will people without badges be able to go to the merch shop at the general admission release event?

Really sad that there won't be a Con for the book premiere in Europe, honestly. I understand how stressfull and demanding that is, but at the moment it feels as if we're locked out of the fandom in that regard