Good stuff:
Friends
Parties
Free swag/loot/booty
Amazing cosplay
Meh Stuff:
Less free stuff than previous years
Harder to get said free stuff (ie. you need to pre-order or wait in long lines to play the demo)
Con funk on Day 1
haha There wasn't anything bad about the con, from my experience. Good friends will always make your experience a thousand times more entertaining.