As I sit here, trying to figure this out, I know one thing. Stuff will change forever when it comes to game conventions. While there are crazy fans, it's nothing a restraining order or a kick out for the rest of the day can't fix. That is nothing compared to this shooting in Jacksonville over a Madden game.
It's been all over the news and Internet, but the shooter, David Katz, wound up killing two others and himself. All because he lost at Madden. Like most of these incidents that happen, it typically comes down to the mental well being of the shooter. Websites are finding out more as we speak, discussing relationship issues with his mother, and being able to buy guns in Maryland legally.
If I were to think a game tournament shooting would occur, Madden would be the last thing I would think. I would have thought maybe a Smash Bros. tournament or something on computers like World of Warcraft or PUBG. Or even one of those Games Done Quick week long events because of some of the people that have gotten kicked out. I don't know whether Katz was going to use the guns if he were to either win or use it to cause chaos somewhere else in Jacksonville. Competition brings out a different animal in everybody. But not to the point where you want to kill somebody.
What doesn't surprise is the ripple effect on it. Conventions and tournaments are stepping up to add in more security to ensure something like this doesn't happen again. It's not always a bad thing to get angry, but you have to have a certain amount of anger and stay level headed. I hope people learn from this and you know this will be political again with all the gun control crap and what side Katz was on nonsense.
It kind of scares me what the future will hold for conventions.
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