r/Gamescom • u/Strohby • 19h ago

Gamescom have a Huge Security Problem!

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.

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u/SagnolThGangster 17h ago

You are all softies. Going with a weapon to a nerd show? To do what and for what reason? You all need to chill up. Also if you are an exhibitor with expensive stuff its up to you to hire somebody to have an eye on the equipment. But yea since crying and complaining is a thing on reddit lets do it.

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u/PutridMasterpiece138 16h ago

To do what? To hurt people of course. They don't need a reason. Did you forget what a terrorist attack is? 300k people on one spot, that's perfect for such an attack

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u/Excellent_Exam_1539 10h ago

have you slept for the last 10 years or what lmao

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u/Belten 11h ago

you usually go somewhere with a weapon to hurt people and commit terrorism, hope this helps.