My statement is only quantifiable in the feeling you'll have, walking around the event. It's hard to place exact words, other than it doesn't feel the same as it has in the past. I thought it was just something I was experiencing, but I asked several other diehard friends of mine and they felt it too.
Obviously everyone has their own tastes, but there will at least be some of you that go, who will know exactly what I'm talking about.
It's still HHN and there's no place in the world I'd rather be for 2 months. It's just not the event I'm used to. At least for this year.