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My Hot Take on Why Brony Cons on Ending


The Cynical Lone Wolf

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In 2019, THE Brony Con is ending.  I will sadly never had or will have opportunity to go Bronycon However, that is a  big signal in the sky is that brony conventions, in general, are ending. Heck I had Brony Con, here in Colorado, called Running with the Leaves but that has since ended. .  I think they are can be many reasons some can point to as into why this happening , but comes down two big reasons, in my opinion.
First, I think Brony Con is in the right closing the confrontations doors   down because the Brony fanbase is not as big as it once was. Bronies no longer make animations as frequently, fanmade games have either been canceled,or C&Ded.  Heck most BIG time Brony musicians have moved on or went quiet. Heck, the only active parts of the fanbase are the musicians, artists, and the analysis communnitty (even it has its problems),FimFic, and this forum here. I hate being pessimistic, but that is the reality of the brony fanbase right now. Its not as big once was so holding  a convention for fanbase that is as big as others, seems pointless.
Secondly, the other problem is when Brony Con was established it was one of the first conventions, outside of SDCC and NYCC,  where people where people can get merch, meet celebrities, and hang out with fellow fans . Now a days comic cons and similar conventions are common and not just located at SD or NY anymore. Plus MLP: FiM isn't as big as Strek Trek or is it general enough for convention like anime.  However biggest nail in the coffin for Brony Conventions, was when Hasbro announced their own con; thus making a con centered only around one of their brands pointless and redundant.
Brony Conventions are disappearing because of the now smaller fanbase, local comic conventions and Hasbro Con making them pretty pointless.  I those of you who can go to brony convention go now before they disappear. As far as I know, EFNW and Galacon are the only two Brony Cons left after 2019 and even then I don't think those two are going around much longer anyway. So enjoy them while you still can.

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if I recall, Hascon also killed the Transformers conventions too ("Botcon"), so it's inevitable to do the same with MLP and other Hasbro properties with the possible exception of D&D. Another big factor is the show itself is ending in just a few short years. I almost stopped a big fan project of mine when I wondered if anyone would care anymore if the show ended already. 

It really is a saddening fact that the fandom is shrinking and the show is ending. I followed the adventures of Twilight for nearly a decade now and the community has always been there. I doubt Gen 5 will ever be as big as Gen 4, but I hope the fanbase is just as fun and creative.

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please also factor that its costs a lot of money, time and effort on the staff front. A lot of it is out of their pocket and personal time. So i assume the staff are tired now and want to "retire". It's what happened to us in the UK with BUCK.

What you might find is that the remaining brony cons actually become the bigger ones because bronies will never stop "conning". But I dont think the fandom is quite wanning yet. Theres a lot of communitiy celebs still, a lot of artists, the VA guests want to keep coming along and if someone is willing to take the reins, new cons will appear.

I dont think we should take BronyCon's exit as an end of the world type thing.

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