I like that GameFreak is trying something new, here. With how this Eon Ticket distribution works, each player who has received the Eon Ticket can distribute it to other players, even if the initial event is already over.
Me, I started playing Alpha Sapphire after returning home for winter break. My neighbor, also a college student, also returned for break, and he obtained the Eon Ticket. Now both me and my brother have them, too. I was actually expecting to wait much longer to obtain one. It looks like the Eon Ticket is spreading around pretty well.
Back when the Eon Ticket was first distributed for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, I had actually attended a Toys R Us event miles away from home to obtain an Eon Ticket card which could be scanned with an e-reader. The process of obtaining an Eon Ticket from the card required a copy of Ruby or Sapphire, two GBA systems, a link cable, an e-reader accessory (which not many people bought), and the card itself (which was probably the most difficult to obtain component to the process). Otherwise, a player could get an Eon Ticket by mixing records with a player who got an Eon Ticket from the card method, but only with a certain link cable configuration.
Compared to the Ruby/Sapphire days, it's much easier to obtain and spread an Eon Ticket in ORAS. Much easier.
Me, I started playing Alpha Sapphire after returning home for winter break. My neighbor, also a college student, also returned for break, and he obtained the Eon Ticket. Now both me and my brother have them, too. I was actually expecting to wait much longer to obtain one. It looks like the Eon Ticket is spreading around pretty well.
Back when the Eon Ticket was first distributed for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, I had actually attended a Toys R Us event miles away from home to obtain an Eon Ticket card which could be scanned with an e-reader. The process of obtaining an Eon Ticket from the card required a copy of Ruby or Sapphire, two GBA systems, a link cable, an e-reader accessory (which not many people bought), and the card itself (which was probably the most difficult to obtain component to the process). Otherwise, a player could get an Eon Ticket by mixing records with a player who got an Eon Ticket from the card method, but only with a certain link cable configuration.
Compared to the Ruby/Sapphire days, it's much easier to obtain and spread an Eon Ticket in ORAS. Much easier.