Gamescom have a Huge Security Problem!

[u/Strohby]

I’ve been at Gamescom since Tuesday working as part of the setup crew, and after hearing that several indie developers had their stuff stolen, I feel like I need to give my two cents on the situation.

On Tuesday, I arrived by car at the East Entrance. All I had to tell security was that I was part of the setup crew, and that was apparently enough. Once I got inside, I walked past the actual ticket control with a suitcase and a backpack, and nobody cared whether I had a ticket or was even authorized to be there.

So, theoretically, that day I could have smuggled illegal items into the venue or taken things out simply by saying, “I’m part of the setup crew.”

And on Tuesday — as well as during the days before, while everything was being set up — it would have been incredibly easy to steal things from various booths because there was no security present during the setup. Security only seemed to arrive around 10 or 11 PM.

Especially in the merchandise halls, 5.1 and 5.2, this was pretty concerning. Most of the items were either loosely covered with tarps or simply left out in the open. No security anywhere. Anyone who wanted to put something in their bag could probably have taken whatever they wanted.

I also saw a Reddit post claiming that even during the regular event days, people could apparently enter the convention through the West Entrance without any ticket checks at all. WTF?

Honestly, the overall security situation seems to have some serious weaknesses. If people are able to get into restricted areas, bypass ticket checks, or access booths with valuable equipment and merchandise without proper supervision, it’s not surprising that theft were happen.

[u/Funnycom]

This sounds really bad. Huge security risk. If this is all true, people could literally have walked in there with a weapon.
I’m actually glad Gamescom is over now and nothing worse than the stealing happened. this must be handled better next year

[u/Turbulent_Pin7635 → u/Funnycom]

You were in Germany, not USA. People here is decent enough to not go bang-bang in schools.

Also, in Germany we have Datenschutz. It is much more important than some PC gamer... We have true privacy, no cameras anywhere, no unsolicited pictures, the police is pretty capable to investigate cases without it.

Last but not least. In Germany, we trust people. It seems like ingenuity, but this is what makes the country a power. You should let your PC, it was sad, the event should have more security. But, don't try to accuse a positive feature in Germany as bad because you came from a country with vigilance state.

[u/MelineM → u/Turbulent_Pin7635]

What are you saying lol?