I jokingly started calling Ragnarok XXX "rainnarok" because it rained almost the entire event. I rained so much in fact that we had severe thunderstorms and flash flooding. Still even with all that going on when we did get a clear moment the fighting was off the chain, the night life was fantastic, and the people who attended were some of the greatest people I have ever met.
Con: Like with any large event there are both pro's and cons. The biggest con of course being the rain, but anyone that has camped much can attest that rain happens sometimes. It is impossible to plan large events around the weather. One can't just postpone an event until next week. This con really applies to any event. They are all at the mercy of weather you just have to watch the reports and take your chances. Of course this was a bit more rain than your average event since we ended up with knee deep water through the middle of our camp.
I did prove my mad fire building skills though by building a fire with wet wood in the middle of of a raging flood. How many people can say they can do that?
Pro: The biggest pro in favor of Rag is the field battles. It boasts some of the largest field battles in either Dagohir or Belegarth. The warriors go all out with their armor, costumes, shields, and weaponry displaying not only top notch workmanship, but in some cases even organizing entire units with similar costume.
The field boasted a very well built realistic looking castle, and had extensive hay bail structures used for bridge and siege battles.
Con: The con to this is that parking was limited. With so many people in the park the officials would not allow anyone to keep their car at their campsite. It required people to walk long distances to reach the battle field, weapons check, merchants row, the parking lot, etc. One of my biggest complaints about this is that I feel it was a safety hazard. The park experienced flash flooding. We had to walk over a mile to our truck then drive back to camp through the flooding to get people then back out through the flooding to evacuate. I can see a lot of different scenarios where not having access to a vehicle in a life or death situation could quite simply get someone killed. I understand the officials reasoning behind this. They don't want vehicles every where distracting from the event and taking up space, but I think that a slight modification to their policy would be wise. Let each camp have one vehicle and make the rest park out front. Then just tell people that they cannot drive over to weapons check. It is a simple compromise that could save a life in the future.
Pro: The nightlife and the people that attended Rag are awesome. There was something going on every night rain or not. There even was a carnival with games and entertainment. There were parties. Lets face it if you put a few thousand people with good imaginations together in one place and ask to figure out a way to have fun they will dream something up.
Con: All that nightlife means not much sleep.
Pro: Merchants row at Rag is amazing, and by amazing I spent way to much there. They had more than one weapon distributor. trinkets, garb, food, drinks, collectibles, etc. You name it if it was related to Bel and Dag it could be found there.
Con: It is a big event in a big place. That basically means that to get anywhere required a lot of walking.
Pro: The park is gorgeous. It boasts a lovely lake right in the middle of it with campsites all around.
Con: There is limited shower and bathroom access.
Pro: They had portable bathrooms everywhere and they were kept clean regularly.
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