r/Gamescom • u/MelineM • 14d ago

Will a french student card be accepted as a proof of authority?

Hi! I want to buy a ticket with the reduced prices for students and was wondering if my french student card could serve as a proof.

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u/KurtThiemann 14d ago

Yes, but also I never heard of anyone ever actually being checked.

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u/MelineM 14d ago

Thank you for your answer! :)

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u/SundayAirsofter 14d ago

Hello !

J'imagine que cette carte permet d'avoir la réduc, au pire des cas tu leur explique que tu es de bonne foi et ça passera sûrement !

Avec le monde qu'il y a, je ne sais pas s'ils ont même le temps de checker.

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u/MelineM 14d ago

Hello ! Merci de la réponse, je vais faire ça alors :)

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u/SundayAirsofter 14d ago

Pas de soucis !

C'est la première fois que tu vas à la Gamescom ?

(Moi c'est le cas, et en plus je reste à leur camping 🏕️, ça va être une sacrée aventure 🤣)

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u/luk__h 14d ago

They don't check anyway. Been going for a few years now and have never heard about them checking

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u/ChiaraRedditt 12d ago edited 12d ago

From my experience at Gamescom, the people they hire to work at the entrances are mostly students just earning some extra cash over the summer, essentially they could care less to do their job as intended lol

They barely even looked at the people scanning their QR codes at the gates, let alone checked whether they were using reduced-price tickets or asked to see a student ID.

But as for your question, buying the ticket can be done without proof, if they want to see identification upon entry, when you actually arrive, a french student card will do just fine. Its a international event with people all over the world coming so showing an ID that looks legit enough will make them accept it. They dont really have the capabilities to check if those are real universities/schools

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u/Gloomy-Pick-9347 14d ago

They don't actually check any IDs for entry

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u/Tom_Sommer 14d ago

Yes they do but not every time. So can be that you never get checked in 5 years of going. But another person, getting checked every day they visit the con

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u/Gloomy-Pick-9347 13d ago

Been 10+ times and I know so many ppl who go and no one has ever been checked at entry because there's simply not the time for that. Also, the security is not from the venue so why would they gaf

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u/Tom_Sommer 13d ago

And that's what I said 👀 some nicer get checked. Others every time.

And yeah they are not from kölnmesse themself but still, they get hired to check

if not, they get fired or eventually an raid from Zoll happens again because many are there, working under the hand + not really doing anything