Showdown 2006 - San Jose 500 Man LAN

[vector]

Hey all -

I just wanted to drop you a short note to let you know that PC Gamer and Maximum PC Magazines are hosting a LAN Party in San Jose August 25th-27th 2006. PDXLAN has been tasked with running the LAN Portion of the event.

Here are the event details:

PCGamer and Maximum PC bring you Showdown 2006! This first ever event will feature a 500 person LAN Party, Official PC Gaming Tournaments, Editor Clinics, Booths from the PCGaming industries hottest companies, and world wide exclusives such as the World Debut Tournament of Company of Hero's, and a presentation of Supreme Commander by a in-person demonstration by Gas Powered Games!

Next Event:
Showdown LAN - August 25th - 27th
4PM Friday - 4PM Sunday

Where is the next event?
San Jose, California
Parkside Hall at the San Jose Convention Center

Is there an event layout?
Yes! http://www.pdxlan.net/showdown/eventlayout.htm

How much?
Online Registration: 60.00
At the Door (if there are tickets left): 70.00

What Tournaments will there be?
1 vs. 1 Unreal Tournament 2004
1 vs. 1 The Battle For Middle Earth II
5 vs. 5 Counter Strike Source
5 vs. 5 Battlefield 2

ALL SIGNUPS FOR TOURNAMENTS ARE AT THE LAN Between 6PM and 8PM Friday night - NOT ONLINE.

What Contests will there be?
Case Mod Competition

Where can I register?
You can register on the front page, just look for the "Register here" link.
www.showdownlan.com

Where can I get more information?
There are three ways to get more information:
1. Read the FAQ - there is a lot of helpful information there
2. Ask in the showdown forums
3. View the "Contact Us" link on the left for specific questions / concerns



If you have any questions I can help you with, just let me know!

Have Fun, Frag Hard,

Matt (Vector) Conwell

[termdec]

$60 and no free game? Get 499 people to sign up, I'll be the 500th.

[Swagger]

Maybe they can make it as shitty as the Nvidia LAN...........and they can have the PDX people that set it up, practice on some obscure game mod and win a tourney.

[Area51_FLG]

I've never been to one of these GIANT LANS ( Other than the we we put on )

Are these LAN's worth the price of admission? Are there any Giant Lans that are worth planning for, other than FLG?

[Avery Hawk]

Maybe they can make it as shitty as the Nvidia LAN...........and they can have the PDX people that set it up, practice on some obscure game mod and win a tourney.

Seconded'

And according to thir own map thay are designed for 480 peeps....... Planning for failure I see.....

[GotNoRice]

I remember at the nvidia LAN when they were doing prizes, they called the number of this one guy who was using crutches. The guy was so happy and was practically running with his crutches to get up front. That is until the dickhead announcer threw away his ticket because he didn’t get there fast enough. I couldn’t fucking believe it. Then, after waiting almost the entire LAN to give away most of the prizes, the guy decided to start giving away huge bundles of items together instead of individually, I guess because there wasn’t a lot of time left. But that’s ok because it’s better for one guy to win 10 things than for everyone to have a better chance of winning at least something right? Needless to say that it all, especially picking on the disabled guy, left me really soured toward PDX run LANs. The fact that this LAN costs at least 3 times more than what most charge doesn’t help.

[Swagger]

That is until the dickhead announcer threw away his ticket because he didn’t get there fast enough.

He was the only one that messed with PDX though.....He was going to give them some crappy stuff for the Carball Tourney and they freaked out at him and recited EXACTLY what they had one, even though the exact prizes for that event weren't listed to the public.

[xenophile]

I'm not really sure on where I stand with PDX. I've had lots of fun at their LANs before (The first geforce lan was a blast) and at other LANs they have had a presence in, been disappointed.

60 bucks seems a little steep. Especially for tournaments involving games that no one really stands any chance in. Meanwhile, even with 500 people playing, the games will never be as fun as being in a room with 50 people whom you know and enjoy killing. The satisfaction just isn't the same.

[enervate]

5 vs 5 BF2? Sounds like a blast.

[Swagger]

5 vs 5 BF2? Sounds like a blast.


I would figure they did that because its such a crazy number that no one has a 5 member team but them.

So we send.

Donnie and Enervate to vehicle whore the SHIT out of the game....Deadlamb on defence and sniper elimination....Avery to sniper and piss them off.......and Blu on offence and to fuck them up while they hear Rocco's voice yelling for them to "Take that...YEAH!"

[enervate]

If it's a 500 person lan they should have no problem finding at least 8-10 man teams. The problem with 5v5 is that you won't even have one full squad if you have a commander. Even on 16 player maps you won't even see other people in the game.

[Avery Hawk]

lol A flag chase.... not a match

[Bullfrog]

I hate being negative on big LAN events turning into 'big business' but come on....

I would love to take my son but 18 and over only is going to chase away a LOT of gamers. There is NO reason why they can't have a rule that under 18 must be with an adult. For this size event I see it as lazy.

I can understand the amount for registration with what San Jose Convention Center charges. BUT, that amount is still high and doesn't include parking unless you stay at a hotel. Parking in ALL of downtown San Jose is pay-to-park and doesn't make it easy to get your gear into the building. Plus you have 2 very big names backing & sponsoring this event so why the high price?

Item 5 on the FAQ under Network....gigabit backbone with 100mbit port for your box. If they use the same network configuration as the Nvidia LAN then I see the same problems...again. In todays network world getting HP / Cisco / Nortel to donate (or even rent) 24 port gig switches should be a no brainer. Again, lazy. If you want to give me a show then put ON a show.

[PsychoSilva]

I say we have a 501 man lan and show them up, plus FLG knows how to run a network!! plus FLG does all ages events..

[vector]

Hey there.

I'd like to clear up a few mis-conceptions that you guys have pointed out.

they can have the PDX people that set it up, practice on some obscure game mod and win a tourney.


PDXLAN and PDX-CLAN are two different groups. We are both from portland but we have no affiliation with one another - you can visit their site at pdxclan.com and ours is pdxlan.com - "pdx" is slang for "Portland" (Airport code) Thus when I named our LAN, I named it PDX LAN - (As it is a LAN in Portland) and when they named their clan, PDX-CLAN they probably did so because its a clan in Portland. So, in regaurds to the above quote, I can see where you might think we are involved with one another, but it really isn't the case. We just simply are not the same folks.


$60 and no free game? Get 499 people to sign up, I'll be the 500th. .


These events are not cheap. Here are some costs to help you.
Tables (6 foot) = 50.00 Per (Union guys must carry them in, set them up, and we must rent) 2 ppl per table = 25.00 per gamer.
Power = 150.00 per 20 amp circuit. 6 people per 20 amp circuit = 25.00 each.
Venue = 16,000 (4k per day) (Setup Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) = 33.33 per gamer (480 gamers)

Total Cost Per Gamer = $83.33, which translates to a loss of $15,998
Not to mention the cost of the employees running the show, the advertisement of the show, the rental of 500 chairs @ 4.00 each, the cost to set up the booths etc etc… All the above costs are real.. It’s a shame you don’t realize they are doing this event for the gamers… losing money.

As for a free game at GFLAN – EA wanted to do a BF2 co-launch with NVIDIA, in order to do that we negotiated a free game for all of you. If you remember correctly, that wasn’t announced till late in the game when we had over 250 already signed up… who says that won’t happen here?? ;)


And according to thir own map thay are designed for 480 peeps....... Planning for failure I see.....


And according to your spelling, you didn’t use spell check. That doesn’t mean you are planning to fail in life does it? My point is, you didn’t want to mess up, but obviously you made an error too ;) - - Our error stems from the extension of the tournament area – (The largest booth) at the last minute. More machines featuring… well, I have to stop there 



I remember at the nvidia LAN when they were doing prizes, they called the number of this one guy who was using crutches. The guy was so happy and was practically running with his crutches to get up front. That is until the dickhead announcer threw away his ticket because he didn’t get there fast enough. I couldn’t fucking believe it.


I agree with you 100%. The announcer was hired from an outside company to do the announcements and obviously he did not understand what gamers like. IMO they should not have bundled prizes so more people could win. Also, the guys on crutches, that was wrong, and if I were him I would have said something immediately – I am sure had NVIDIA known that were happening, they would have not liked it. Be vocal next time, get my attention; I will go to bat for you.


I would figure they did that because its such a crazy number that no one has a 5 member team but them.


Again, read the above. We are not the same people. It’d be like me starting a clan 1 letter off of your clan name. Only you and I would really know we are different groups.


I would love to take my son but 18 and over only is going to chase away a LOT of gamers. There is NO reason why they can't have a rule that under 18 must be with an adult. For this size event I see it as lazy.


Where do you get “lazy” from? That just doesn’t make sense. Anyway – at my personal events (PDXLAN in Portland) I allow all ages if they are with their parents. I would have loved it if my dad had gamed with me when I was a kid. I fully support (and commend) you for gaming with your son. I wish the rules were different, but it’s the same whenever you run into a corporate tradeshow (E3, GFLAN, etc). My apologies, but I can’t change it for this event.


Item 5 on the FAQ under Network....gigabit backbone with 100mbit port for your box. If they use the same network configuration as the Nvidia LAN then I see the same problems...again. In todays network world getting HP / Cisco / Nortel to donate (or even rent) 24 port gig switches should be a no brainer. Again, lazy. If you want to give me a show then put ON a show.
While it may be a no-brainer, CISCO and HP simply do not do that. Believe me, I have tried, I have asked for over 3 years now into the V.P. levels of both companies. They just don’t see the value in it. (Obviously we do)

The Nvidia LAN’s biggest error in network was the Layer 2 core instead of the Layer 3 managed core we normally use from DLINK (a company that sponsors CPL, QuakeCon, and PDXLAN) You have a lot more control in a L3 to stop a lot of “sh*t” that shouldn’t be there. Unfortunately I didn’t have my relationship with DLINK then that I have now. The Showdown event will have Layer 3 – and will be run tons and tons better. (PDXLAN 5, 6, and 7 all have used / using a layer 3 core)

I say we have a 501 man lan and show them up, plus FLG knows how to run a network!! plus FLG does all ages events..

Well, first, good luck. Anyone who has really tried an event of this magnitude will understand it’s easier to say than do. If you want to break records, the Largest in California stands at 350 (GFLAN 2) The largest on The West Coast is PDXLAN (800 people, August 2005) – I guarantee you will not beat the West Coast record your first time out…which means you will lose loads of money, which sux, (been there). I think the biggest piece of advice I can give you with sincerity is: “The only true mistake is when you don’t learn from your previous mistakes”



I hope I have answered your questions. If you want to ask more, please do so. If you’d like to get on Ventrillo sometime, I’d be happy to schedule some time for that as well.

Hope you have fun fragging wherever you end up, more kudos to the father who games with his son. That just simply cool.

Matt

[GotNoRice]

I agree with you 100%. The announcer was hired from an outside company to do the announcements and obviously he did not understand what gamers like. IMO they should not have bundled prizes so more people could win. Also, the guys on crutches, that was wrong, and if I were him I would have said something immediately – I am sure had NVIDIA known that were happening, they would have not liked it. Be vocal next time, get my attention; I will go to bat for you.

Thanks for clearing that up, knowing that guy isn’t part of your staff definitely bumps my opinion of you guys up a bit.

Well, first, good luck. Anyone who has really tried an event of this magnitude will understand it’s easier to say than do. If you want to break records, the Largest in California stands at 350 (GFLAN 2) The largest on The West Coast is PDXLAN (800 people, August 2005) – I guarantee you will not beat the West Coast record your first time out…which means you will lose loads of money, which sux, (been there). I think the biggest piece of advice I can give you with sincerity is: “The only true mistake is when you don’t learn from your previous mistakes”

To be fair, several members of the FLG community used to help out or be staff at LANtrocity years back. During LANtrocity’s peak around late 2001, we ran several 250+ man events, including a CPL qualifier event in October of 2001 where I believe we had 367 people in attendance. That is the event where the cheater video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1289519408092013181&q=cheater+lan) was made, if you’re familiar with that. So we’re not completely ignorant when it comes to these things.

[DeadLamb]

Anyone who has really tried an event of this magnitude will understand it’s easier to say than do.

oh we know, we also just really like to talk smack :) but we all know the issues that pop up on the larger events.

FLG's core group or at least the admins are more or less the last men standing from the LANtrocity days. So the whole push for bigger and bigger LAN's, it's been there, done that. So we know all about the risks with little to no rewards money wise etc, plus the costs, dealing with companies etc etc etc..

We rented out Cal Expo ($$$$$) for the larger CPL LAN years ago on the back of a guys house loan money and we also hired and paid to fly out some crappy play by play guys who did not work out and so and so on..

oh and never mind the HUGE over reach and fail of the so called million man lan that was going to be east vs west coast and failed big time on the LA side, mostly due to lack of the level of funds needed.

so as I said, been there, done that, no desire to every do it anymore..

Bottom line, it just sounds like your the event has grown so large that the cost issues are starting to drag it down. Not that the event can't still be an A+ level event or anything but many of the cost issues are due to scale and where the event is being held.

We had to pass on a ton of locations back in the day like Arco etc due to the same BS high costs. They don't really seem to watch to bother with "no name" sort of people doing events, they only like say Pepsi etc doing something.

As for the age limit, errrr ok that's just sort of a cop out to say it's just like a trade show. They have children events all the time, all over the place. So it's that location, or some REALLY high ins issue if there is under 18 or something like that but in no way can some place just say that for your event, you are paying for, that you have to do 18 only.

Not when it's your money on the table.

I don't really care what the issues is, I don't have kids and I don't like kids so meh but still, there is more to it then just saying one can't..

[Swagger]

PDXLAN and PDX-CLAN are two different groups.

First off......Gotta give you some credit for coming back and answering to the criticism.

Second....I gotta call Shens, Bullshit or collusion on that PDXLAN and PDX-Clan being 100% different, I watched a couple different Car Ball Tourney winners walking freely in and out of the PDX-LAN organizer computer area, talking with the people in it and using the computers....AND....myself and friends being the first car load to show up at the event and get in line....and then watching as members of that "winning team" walked out of the building only to then stand in line in front of us.

BTW....the chairs from that LAN...unacceptable....those were not made for the average gamers ass...let alone grown men. Folding metal chairs would have been more sturdy and comfortable....if you aren't letting people bring their own chairs.....you might want to warn about what will be provided....and seriously question the attending number in that space since most people's elbows extend out wider than the chairs they sit in.



I don't even wanna imagine the tonnage that that's gonna get herded into that place LOL.

[vector]

First off......Gotta give you some credit for coming back and answering to the criticism.

Thanks, I just like the record to be clean.

Second....I gotta call Shens, Bullshit or collusion on that PDXLAN and PDX-Clan being 100% different

Sure, we know them they have been at our events before, but we don't have anything to do with them. I won't argue with you, I have no reason to lie, or try to decieve, and I can't force you to believe me. I know I am right, and I know you are wrong. You don't want to believe me, fine. Thats your vendetta, but know you are falsely accusing me of something you just don't know or understand. (Which is pretty crappy if you ask me) Do you believe in all conspiracy theroys :alien:

[Poncho]

:popcorn: This is going to get good I think. :D

[vector]

oh we know, we also just really like to talk smack :) but we all know the issues that pop up on the larger events.


Talking smack is cool, I just like the record to be truthful. Most people assume they know something they don't. It's their lack of intelligence to believe in rumors without questioning them.

About the kids thing. If I were a businessman and I wanted a 500 (er 480...lol) lan to work, why on earth would I want to eliminate a large part of my audience which could be ticket sales? (The 17 and belows) By eliminating that audience I am making it harder on myself and stand to loose even more money... doesn't make sense does it. I wish we could have the minors, itd help the numbers.

About CPL / MML -- Heh, I grew up in Merced (Mer-dead) so I am from Cali originally. CPL is a joke IMO - its too "corpratized". (if thats even a word) I hate going to lans where it is all about the pros and you dont stand a chance. While the PCGAMER event is put on by a corporation, my intentions are to run it alot more like PDXLAN and not GeForceLAN. (I have more latitude here) Theres a reason PDXLAN consistantly sells out 500 person lans 1-2 months in advance... and it aint because it isn't worth it. ;)

Million Man LAN has been done (by different organizers) at least 4-5 times in different cities. Portland had one back in 2001 or 2000. Sorry it didn't work out for you.



All:
Take care, fun chatting with you. I appreciate the feedback ~ its how I learn to do better. Hit me up on xfire "pdxvector" if you'd like to chat w/me.

Have Fun, Frag Hard.

Vector.

[xenophile]

As long as Dima won't be there, I will most definitely go.

[DeadLamb]

Heh, I grew up in Merced[/B]

ugggg I feel your pain in only the way a person who had grandparent's there and KNOWS first hand how bad Merced can be.. Also had an Aunt in Tracy, not all that much better..

at least now both cities have some stuff but lot of good that did me back in the mid 80's.. :cb:

[Sex Fruit]

http://www.modestolan.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=47883#post47883

Check out this thread over at MOLAN guys, this guy Vector just cuts and pastes his answers. Yur not gonna get alot out of people Vector with the antagonistic attitude you seem to like to display. good luck with your overpriced, overpopulated crapfest lol

[Boss99]

This dude got off easy. Stupid hit and run poster.

[nickmarine]

If you want a good LAN go to this event, I have been to 4 events of Vectors, the most recent being PDXLAN 7 which I drove 9 hours to be at. If the event had sucked at PDXLAN 5 I would not have returned again. I know you all know how to run a large LAN better and I encourage you all to run one and I will consider coming and paying my own way. I had a lot of FUN at Geforce 1 and 2 and PDXLAN 5 and 7, the only LAN that I had issues with was the World Cyber Games when the corporate types decided that the BYOC folks should not get anything and piss off basically, it was Vector that lead the charge to management that changed the deal for all of the BYOC players, if you think he is not a gamer then you are wrong. I will say it again, you want to have fun at a LAN then go to showdown, if you don't want to have fun then we don't want you and I really don't want to sit next to you. Have a great day

Nick

[Moddy]

First of all, it is not a question of having fun. It's a question of having to pay outrageous entry fees to be able to play games with 500 other gamers. Why in the hell would anyone want to do that? It's cheaper to play on the intarweb - and quite frankly, more fun IMO.

Big lans = the suck.

/thread

[Bunnyslayer]

if you don't want to have fun then we don't want you and I really don't want to sit next to you.

That is very disconcerting :sadpanda:

[nickmarine]

Possibly, I have never walked away from a big LAN with less swag in value than I paid and on one occasion I walked with a $500 video card. I agree that a small cozy group is cool and costs almost nothing but thats not what it is all about, there is so much more at a big LAN than playing the same friends over and over. If you like the social aspect (some gamers can actually talk to people) and enjoy the many new systems and the tech talk that follows meeting new people. I like a small LAN but I love the experiance of a big one even more.

2 cents

Nick

[nickmarine]

That is very disconcerting :sadpanda:

I just mean come to a LAN with an open mind and the will to have fun, nobody wants to sit next to a nagative person, that's all.

Nick :D

[Bunnyslayer]

Wow. I have NEVER been to a big LAN. WOW! Do they have REAL girls there too???

Here I'll help with the confusion for any more Trolls.

Link to front page: http://fusionlangaming.com

Important part:

The Truthhttp://fusionlangaming.com/images/catright.gifhttp://fusionlangaming.com/images/trans.gifSunday, February 19 2006 @ 12:41 AM PSTContributed by: Anasazi (http://www.fusionlangaming.com/users.php?mode=profile&uid=105)Views: 84http://fusionlangaming.com/images/trans.gifThe truth.
OK. Here's the truth. If you want the latest updates you need to check out the forums (http://www.fusionlangaming.com/forum).
We're a group of close friends and none of us looks here which is why this page is never updated. If you have no interest in the forums then you have no interest in the rest of us. You’re only here to find an outlet to play games and surf for pr0n.

[Moddy]

My experience is that a big LAN is fine as long as you're going with a large group of friends. If you go to a large LAN solo, you can expect to sit around, maybe leech a little - maybe play a few games - and maybe even talk to a few people. But it'd be far less fun than if you had a bunch of your peeps there to game with.

Whereas, if you come to a smaller event - 50 people or less - you are going to be forced to mingle and it's more likely that you'll have a kickass time.

EDIT: There is a front page?

[Avery Hawk]

Front Page FTW!!!!!!!! :P

[termdec]

(some gamers can actually talk to people) and enjoy the many new systems and the tech talk that follows meeting new people


Hmm... talking instead of playing games at a LAN? How bizarre. It would be nice to see some new systems though, haven't seen much beyond a Pentium 3 around here.

[Bunnyslayer]

[quote=Moddy]Whereas, if you come to a smaller event - 50 people or less - you are going to be forced to mingle and it's more likely that you'll have a kickass time.[quote]

What do you know?:mad: Let the experts edumacate us!

See I can't even quote right!

[Gremlin]

Nick you heard of lantrocity.com right?? :P

[DeadLamb]

ah ya guys should rem nick from the bigger free lan Jaguar had a while ago..

I'm pretty sure he was the guy with big wide apple cinema screen.. Only person there with one.. Yeah yeah I know most of you don't remember but I do. :stalker:

[Area51_FLG]

HA HHAHAHHA OOO MAN, this is great. This guy Vector is just killing me. My fucking stomach hurts soooo bad from laughing.


OK, OK.. HHAHAH Guys, this was the kicker. This is what did me in right here....


These events are not cheap. Here are some costs to help you.
Tables (6 foot) = 50.00 Per (Union guys must carry them in, set them up, and we must rent) 2 ppl per table = 25.00 per gamer.
Power = 150.00 per 20 amp circuit. 6 people per 20 amp circuit = 25.00 each.
Venue = 16,000 (4k per day) (Setup Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) = 33.33 per gamer (480 gamers)

Total Cost Per Gamer = $83.33, which translates to a loss of $15,998
Not to mention the cost of the employees running the show, the advertisement of the show, the rental of 500 chairs @ 4.00 each, the cost to set up the booths etc etc… All the above costs are real.. It’s a shame you don’t realize they are doing this event for the gamers… losing money.

As for a free game at GFLAN – EA wanted to do a BF2 co-launch with NVIDIA, in order to do that we negotiated a free game for all of you. If you remember correctly, that wasn’t announced till late in the game when we had over 250 already signed up… who says that won’t happen here?? ;)


Lemmie fix this a little..


These events are not cheap. Here are some costs to help you.
Tables (6 foot) = 50.00 Per (Union guys must carry them in, set them up, and we must rent) 2 ppl per table = 25.00 per gamer.
Power = 150.00 per 20 amp circuit. 6 people per 20 amp circuit = 25.00 each.
Venue = 16,000 (4k per day) (Setup Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) = 33.33 per gamer (480 gamers)

Total Cost Per Gamer = $83.33, which translates to a profit of $15,998

[FAngel]

So besides all the complaining about this and that, who's going?

[xenophile]

I'm considering it but that price has got me holding back. If enough familiars went then I would most likely be in.

[WebHog]

So besides all the complaining about this and that, who's going?

I'm looking at going as well as bringin 2-3 other people.

[Swagger]

If it weren't for the price and distance....I would be down to go just to prove infact that it wasn't worth it. :P

[nickmarine]

Man this is an active post; you must be at work, lol
I have heard of Lantrocity and I do have a cinema display, which is great. Lantrocity is with the mowers clan; I talked to a few of you at PDXLAN 7 in the Antec booth. I will be going if for nothing else to have fun and enjoy the experience of it all, if I get to talk to new people and make new friends then all the better. I will also be playing games and hope to compete in a few tournaments or at least play in them, assuming I have the skill to actually compete, but I try.
:paranoid:

[Defiant One]

Lantrocity is with the mowers clan;

Say WHAT?

[Boss99]

Uh oh. This might get messy.

[Gremlin]

Nick interesting comment there. I am guessing you really do not know who lantrocity is than :P

[Defiant One]

Nick interesting comment there. I am guessing you really do not know what lantrocity was. :P

FIXT and Nazi'd :cool:

[nickmarine]

OK,
Let me back up before the asteroid is directed at my house, I have heard on lantrocity and when I looked it up again on the internet I saw guys from the Mowers clan in the picture. I did not mean to offend anyone here as you live close enough to me to be scary. Please set me straight on this so the harmony that is Lantrocity returns again.

Nick:yikes:

[nickmarine]

I found it, sorry

The skinny on LanTrocity is this. Its our tentative name for any lan parties NBSGaming may hold. As things stand we have no concrete plans for any lans until at least next year, (2006) unless we get an overwhelming amount of requests. If any lans are held they will probably be quarterly events at most.


Nick

[Bunnyslayer]

Are you on crack? :english:

[GotNoRice]

LANtrocity no longer exists and it’s never coming back. That is a fact. That group you found is from some other LAN organization which I guess due to ignorance or whatever decided to use the name (note the different capitalization). I say let them have it…

[Avery Hawk]

Watch it Grem....dont forget the NDA's you signed..... :secret: :tinfoil:

[Gremlin]

Hmm proof of NDA's really do exist :P

[Avery Hawk]

http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0606/violent-smiley-012.gif

[Moddy]

LANtrocity no longer exists and it’s never coming back. That is a fact.
Proof or shens

[Poncho]

Proof or shens


Queue the Screenshot of the final Lantro post by Hoss:

[Defiant One]

Proof or shens

Believe only what you know, not what you are told.

[termdec]

Heh, just noticed the domain has been grabbed by a squatter.

[Moddy]

Queue the Screenshot of the final Lantro post by Hoss:

It's Hoss' fault that Lanto is no more. If only he would have let Kevin beat on him for a while, none of this would have ever happened.

[Bunnyslayer]

I found it, sorry

The skinny on LanTrocity is this. Its our tentative name for any lan parties NBSGaming may hold. As things stand we have no concrete plans for any lans until at least next year, (2006) unless we get an overwhelming amount of requests. If any lans are held they will probably be quarterly events at most.


Nick

Do you know the Juggernaut?

[Defiant One]

Do you know the Juggernaut?

bitch

[vector]

Just so you know I am still reading the threads when I can. As for cutting and pasting, sure, I like to save time in my life. Such a crime isn't it?!? :ROFL:

As far as making 16K vs losing 16K - I can only tell you the truth, if you don't want to believe it, its your issue.

Thanks nick for the kind words. PDX5 was a learning experience - never again at the Expo. I think i turned half of the gamers into ice cubes :) - - IMO I think PDXLAN's are better than Geforce's - but thats a question you'd have to answer. I do know PDXLAN 7 had a 98.7% approval rating. (When people were asked if they were having a good time and would come back, 98.7% said yes) I guess 495 gamers are wrong so the guys here would say.

So you all know, this lan (showdown) isn't out to profit off of you, nor is it soley run by me. You all seem to have some weirdness about paying 20.00 per day for a lan with over 40k in prizes, thats your issue. With your atitutude of wanting to find things wrong, I certainly hope you dont show. If you are just looking for things wrong, I garuntee you will find them, no one is perfect, therefore no lan will ever be perfect.

Please disregaurd my post, and move on with your life. ;)

[Moddy]

FLG isn't tagged "WORST.LAN.EVAR" for no reason man - we have had our ups and downs just like any LAN. But at the end of the day, the MOST we will lose (if we have a 0 person turn out) is a few hundred bucks.

Best of luck to you in your venture - hope you can make a mint of cash, my friend.

[enervate]

I bet you can make up that 16k difference if you cut the pizza slices really thin.

[Silly]

LANtrocity no longer exists and it’s never coming back. That is a fact. That group you found is from some other LAN organization which I guess due to ignorance or whatever decided to use the name (note the different capitalization). I say let them have it…
Oh I don't know... If we can find who stole the name then I think we could mount a team of lawers to sue them and lantro will be back!

And vector; don't take this thread too hard. You're just the new guy around here, and your first post is to pimp your LAN... We do this to everyone who comes in just looking to advertise. To your credit you have come back to defend yourself, which is impressive IMO.. So don't take all the ball-busting personally. Everyone here honestly does hope you pull of a good LAN, and most of the criticism is meant to be constructive... (I did say most--the rest is just fun :D)

[Swagger]

(--the rest is just fun :D)

You mean I'm not coming off as genuinely hurtful?........shit! :D


To their credit.....Molan is giving him a nice ball busting as well

http://www.modestolan.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=5400

[Area51_FLG]

As far as making 16K vs losing 16K - I can only tell you the truth, if you don't want to believe it, its your issue.

Not really an "issue" bro-ski...........I am just entertained with fuzz math. :D

http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0606/fuzzymath.gif

[enervate]

http://www.modestolan.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=5400

Laffo at xwred being the voice of moderation in that thread.

[Stiffler]

[CENTER]Not really an "issue" bro-ski...........I am just entertained with fuzz math. :D


Now, I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure that if costs are more than prices you typically operate at a loss. The final math does seem to be off though. If everyone pre-registers it would seem to be a loss of approx. $12k. But then, you may be doing some new form of math that no one else is away of. If you've found a way to make a profit by selling for less than cost please share it!

[Moddy]

THIS THREAD FUCKING SUCKS!!!


:mad:

[Poncho]

:mad:

Come on man... this shit is gold. I'm half tempted to build, say 20 or so of MY systems from here at work and get enough of us to go to fuck with their power. :) It'll take a small reactor to power this shit. :D

[Moddy]

Come on man... this shit is gold. I'm half tempted to build, say 20 or so of MY systems from here at work and get enough of us to go to fuck with their power. :) It'll take a small reactor to power this shit. :D
OMG - now THAT would make it worthwhile :)

[Defiant One]

Hell, I'd make the road trip just for that one. :P

[DeadLamb]

meh, we just got off track quick (not a shock for here)

This started out with a simple :poke: of BS for the cost and the no one under 18 rule being some wanted to bring kids.

answers were more or less along the lines of [paraphrasing] -that's how much stuff costs you would know if you did bigger lans- and saying the no one under 18 was due to rules of the place an we would know that if we did bigger events.

problem is IMO we do know and I still think the those issues brought up are problems but nothing so large as to stop the lan from being a good one etc..

Bottom line it just sounds like a not so great location cost wise and that makes for a larger risks for the host and more cost for everyone.. As I said before, we also has to PASS on a bunch of cool buildings we REALLY wanted to use being it would have cost everyone say oh $60 to go.. As for the age thing, PAX is no one under 13 and again as I said before, when it's your money, you make the rules.

over all, not a big deal and I know first hand how much it sucks to have people just dump all over some idea or plan for whatever.. We had that happen too with ever single bigger lan we did also. :P Even MORE so after that cheater vid came out and we got borderline death threats, from net nerds ohhhhhhhhh scary :lol:

[Bunnyslayer]

Nah. Bottom line is Arrogance=Usless and the minstrels failed to entertain me.

[Swagger]

Come on man... this shit is gold. I'm half tempted to build, say 20 or so of MY systems from here at work and get enough of us to go to fuck with their power. :) It'll take a small reactor to power this shit. :D


I would make the trip for that........And get Stagger to make a documentary of the whole fiasco LOL

Oh the pricelessness

[Moddy]

heh - guess we're a bunch of retards :rolleyes:

http://pdxlan.net/website/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?12586

[Gremlin]

Bunch of babies at that place. They do not comprehend themselves Oh well let them have a jolly good time :P

[Swagger]

Screw Cali


Yup....what a salesmen.

[Gremlin]

I think he would be a good telemarketer don't you think so ???

[Swagger]

I think he would be a good telemarketer don't you think so ???


Maybe.........I would like to see his skills when he actually has a worthwhile product.

[Moddy]

My reply:

Interesting thread here. I'll try to provide some insight on why it went from bad to worse in a matter of days.

First and foremost, FLG was created by myself and Bullfrog a number of years ago, while LANtrocity was in full swing. I was a supporting member of LANtrocity, and helped put on monthly 100 person events, as well as the CPL event, and venues outside of the Sacramento area. I made my intentions known to Kilgore, the guy who started LANtrocity, and the rest of the admins. I was burned out on putting in all of the work necessary to run large events, as was Bullfrog. It was time for something different.

We started FLG because there were a number of us who didn't care for the larger LAN's. They were very impersonal, and costs for the events were rising. Our intention was to hold house events with a 20-25 person cap. Once Lantro imploded, literally hundreds of gamers were dropped into our lap. Certainly not something we wanted or asked for, but knowing that there were very few LAN's in the Sacramento area that ran events on a regular basis. Definately not the direction that FLG wanted to go. We started holding larger events (for us, anyway) 40-60 people. Most of the Lantro refugees dropped off of our forums and didnt' attend our events, which was OK by us.

To understand the basis of our LAN, you must realize that we were never meant to go public. We built FLG as a way to let friends game with friends. Drink beer, BBQ, get away from the wives and kids for a day, leech some pr0n n stuff - you know, just hang out. It has been said that FLG is not a LAN party, but a party with a LAN as part of the entertainment.

So a year or so goes by and we start getting spammed by people holding "The biggest, baddest LAN you've ever been to." A few of our hardcore members were excited by the prospect of being able to attend bigger venues, and gladly jumped at the chance to hit those events. I remember one event that was supposed to be the baddest LAN in Cali. Fine. Then it happened again - and again. This is the reason that whenever someone reg's on FLG, and posts about their LAN without any background, our members become defensive. Don't take it personal.

We offer the space to post other people's LAN parties because there are a lot of our gamers who just can't get enough - and most of us are family men - wives, kids, other priorities. There have been a number of people who have posted events in there such as LANnihilation, MoLAN, and the now defunct Valhalla LAN, and they were all attended by our members - and received good reviews.

For your reading pleasure, I would like to point you to a couple of threads.
1. Ultimate LAN Fest - http://www.fusionlangaming.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2572
2. CAL-LAN - http://www.fusionlangaming.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6667
3. GeForce LAN 2.0 - http://www.fusionlangaming.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7268

Again, dont' take it personal - we are a very tight knit group that looks out for eachother, and has been burned on more than one occasion.

I wish you guys the best of luck with your event.

Moddy

[antishatter]

I found it, sorry

The skinny on LanTrocity is this. Its our tentative name for any lan parties NBSGaming may hold. As things stand we have no concrete plans for any lans until at least next year, (2006) unless we get an overwhelming amount of requests. If any lans are held they will probably be quarterly events at most.


Nick


Hmm.

antishatter

[DeadLamb]

that whole thread over there is funny as hell to me..

talk about a TOTAL lack of reading comprehension. Most claim to have read what was posted over here but then still go on to say stuff that had nothing at all to do with what we :poke: at in the first place.

plus most the rants here are so over the top on any given topic or any post it's clearly ment as jokes.

point blank said called BS on some of the issue with the LAN, got told more or less that we don't know being we don't throw big events, have not talked to companies, have not talked with building or have any idea about the costs and so on..

then whoops, sorry, been there, done that but most of all KNOW way to much about throwing really big lans.. Just don't want to anymore but it's not like we all of sudden forgot about looking into renting power trucks, talking to intel, talking to blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.. I'd go dig up the pics of Cal Expo or screen shots of when we got the LAN's listed on slashot etc but I'm too lazy and just don't really care..

I already know I'm right on most of these issues, like I always am :)

As for your post mykul, clearly your* the other half of my evil..

*yes your rather then you're being I know how much that ticks you off. hehe..

[Stiffler]

I feel sorry that you guys really don't know what you're missing. I don't even fully understand your problem with the LAN. Are you just upset at the price? If you don't feel that it's worth it, don't go. But that's no reason to act like this. Moddy says that most of you are family men but honestly, judging by how rude you have been, I find that hard to believe. Matt (Vector) comes here merely to inform you of a great opportunity in your area and you attack and flame him without even trying to understand what kind of experience you could have.

I have been to 7 events run by Matt. Each one has been 500+. I couldn't even tell you a better time I've had in my life. I plan my vacation around the LANs, as do college buddies that I haven't seen in a long time. If you would rather have a small garage LAN then that's great. But that's no reason to bash on him simply because you'd rather do something else.

I challenge you, sign up and attend Showdown LAN. If you don't have a great time, then come back here (And to PDXLAN forums) and blast away. I know Matt would love to hear about anything he could possibly do better in order to give the gamers a better time. But at least have the decency to give the guy a shot before you completely trash him. A few of you had honest negative feelings from GeforceLAN, and they were addressed (Hopefully to your satisfaction). I hope a decent amount of you will take me up on my challenge and attend.

At the risk of being rude, I can honestly say that I hope you family men teach your children to have more manners than you have shown here.

[Moddy]

As for your post mykul, clearly your* the other half of my evil..


:heart:

[DeadLamb]

:heart:

don't make me post gay star trek erotica!!

http://www.thyla.com/fan-art.html

saw that link posted on http://www.screenhead.com/ the other day, that's a whole lot of WTF?! right there.

don't worry, both links are work safe, I guess..

[Moddy]

WHAT THE FUCK!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Poncho]

I couldn't even tell you a better time I've had in my life.


This right here is why you'll never understand what we are saying. Unless you are like 14 years old then you have been missing out on life man. Jesus... get over it. Nobody here wants to be part of your "1337" lan party.... move on. :rolleyes2:

[antishatter]

but, 17$ U|33|2 TEH 1337

[Swagger]

A few of you had honest negative feelings from GeforceLAN, and they were addressed (Hopefully to your satisfaction).


They were addressed.....And if its even twice as good as the GeforceLAN.....Its still not a good enough LAN to be worth $60 and a long ass car ride.

So the serious question is.....if twice as good isn't good enough....yet enough people have a hard on for PDX events....why did GeforceLAN = teh suck

A.) It was just a shit heap compared to a regular PDX LAN.

If this is the answer.....Maybe I need to hit a LAN up there...and it would ROCK MY COCK OFF!......but why would I want to attend another sponsored LAN when the last was that lackluster.

B.) It was done Half Assed and couldnt come close to the normal lans thrown by PDX.

Shit!....Again maybe I have to go to a kickass LAN up there.....but why would I want to attend another similar LAN here thrown by the same people when the last sucked.......the free copy of BF2 is the only thing keeping REAL negative comments from coming out.


C.) Some people have only ever attended mediocer LANs and love what they know?

I've been to all types of LANs........BIG HUGE FUCKIN LANs....Not some of the 3000+ ppl LANs some of our members have gone to....But MONSTERS.....I've been to a LAN run by PDX.........I've been to LANs in Cali, Nevada and Texas all run by differant people with differant styles.....In my opinion PDX/Showdown isnt worth the money or the drive if what I saw at GeforceLAN is the best they have to offer...........maybe I can be proven wrong....who knows?

[Vandalous]

Man - I miss all the fun when I'm too busy to surf. Go figure.

I love how we go from "Who killed FLG?" to 89475817945891705 posts in this thread in 24 hours. :D

I :heart: you guys!

[DeadLamb]

That group you found is from some other LAN organization which I guess due to ignorance or whatever decided to use the name

I still think that "new" lan all of sudden going with Lantrocity is NOT some random accident but 100% due to that -cheater vid- we made with the name lantro tagged all over it..

I can't prove it and I can never really be 100% sure short of going out there and working that guy over with a hammer but I have a hard time thinking they came up with "lantrocity" out of the blue..

It pisses me off being as I said before, when I see something I help build with a team of people burn to the ground I expect it to say down, not taken by others and warped.. I hated the idea of making the cheater vid but I admit it worked and I think that guy is doing the piggy back whore action with out the common courtesy of a reach around.

Oh and do you want :tinfoil: on this!?! !?!?! Ok I'll GIVE you :tinfoil:
So cheater vid on you tube.. about 10+ versions over there..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb8izWKWqOY

and the text of:
Old video I found on my PC taken from Lantrocity
New Home of Lantrocity - www.nbsgaming.com/NBSLanTrocity.html

not :tinfoil: yet? Ok look at the guys profile..

Favorite Movies & Shows: Fullmetal Alcamist Blood + Battle Royale I Suicide Circle (Suicide Club)

http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0405/Tinfoilx4.gif

:ROFL: Just shows you can ALWAYS find something to go paranoid over if you just look hard enough.

[Boss99]

At the risk of being rude, I can honestly say that I hope you family men teach your children to have more manners than you have shown here.

Why do you PDX guys even give a damn any of us show up? You guys are getting God awful butt hurt over your dude spamming our forums, and for what, I don't know.

Are you searching for some Nor Cal street cred? If so, search elsewhere. Your boy Vector handled himself quite well amidst these folks, which is a lot more than I can say for you. I think Moddy's post on your forum was well thought out, insightful and explained in a respectful manner why many of the members of this forum reacted the way they did. Not one word was inflamatory toward Vector, PDXLAN or otherwise.

Unlike your response on this forum.

I've gamed with these guys for a couple years now (damn!), and they really are a tight knit group of friends. LAN gaming is just one thing amongst many that they/we share in common. If you want to traverse states and have your giant PC luau in the bay area, I'm sure it's going to be a good time and you Oregonians and Washingtonians will have a blast. But coming up in here and just getting pissy is neither selling tickets, nor does it make very much sense.

[Vandalous]

I can't believe no one's jumped into the new home of LANTrocity's forums (http://www.nbsgaming.com/forum2/) yet. LOL

[Silly]

...Matt (Vector) comes here merely to inform you of a great opportunity in your area ...

OK, this is getting kindof ridiculous. First off, good hearted Matt did not come here to "inform" us of a "great opportunity" in our area. He came here to sell his LAN to us. Without ever having posted here, or probably even read one thread on our board. It's basically the same thing as cold-calling me to sell me some BS credit card insurance in the middle of dinner. If you're expecting a hero's welcome here you're an idiot... If you don't like the criticism then don't post here, and don't go running home to your own forum to cry to your friends about what a bunch of meanies we are :cb:

[Gremlin]

They can't handle the truth :P Show the pictures of how lan is meant to be :P jeez these guys are funny

Damn we are getting new users hmm :D

[antishatter]

FORUM WAR BALALALALLALALALALALALALALA.



haha jk

[antishatter]

This is the greatest thread since pirate_mafia got banned.

[DeadLamb]

FORUM WAR BALALALALLALALALALALALALALA.

nerd fight!! :jedi:

nah there is nothing to debate really.. No one was really saying anything along the lines of wishing the event to fail or anything.. I for one hope it goes off great! I always like to see events do well no mater who is doing them or why.

Still changes nothing about a few of the issues we have now just http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0305/deadhorse4fo.gif no mater how much some have mis-read.

All I know for sure is we still own the :secret: to can'd air being sold at LAN's and until someone steals that away from us we are just one IPO away from buying all of Portland and kicking everyone out anyways..

http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0705/LANair02.gif for the win!

[termdec]

I can't believe no one's jumped into the new home of LANTrocity's forums (http://www.nbsgaming.com/forum2/) yet. LOL

The name of their forums is 'No Bullshit Gaming'

I think the new title around here should be 'Bullshit Gaming'

[enervate]

I think the new title around here should be 'Bullshit Gaming'

Seconded.

[antishatter]

thirdededededed?

[Bunnyslayer]

So the serious question is.....if twice as good isn't good enough....yet enough people have a hard on for PDX events....why did GeforceLAN = teh suck

pssstt he has a buisiness degree. We are just unedumacted and wouldn't understand.

[Defiant One]

This thread has gone beyond it's useful shelf-life.

[Poncho]

This thread has gone beyond it's useful shelf-life.


WTF? Damn you D.O....... Damn you to hell. This thread deserved a sticky, not a removal. Not cool man... not cool.

[Defiant One]

WTF? Damn you D.O....... Damn you to hell. This thread deserved a sticky, not a removal. Not cool man... not cool.

But then you wouldn't still hold the title of "most hits" on a thread. :D

Fuck...you should see the "Guest" traffic that I'm seeing, attempting to link to this thread... :ROFL:

But seriously though, this thread is just turning into a flaming bitch-fest.

[Poncho]

But seriously though, this thread is just turning into a flaming bitch-fest.


Ummm.... yea, that's the point.

[Avery Hawk]

I agree...... Let the flaiming continue ...this is good Shizzle :)

They are commmenting we deleted / removed the thread....LOL

[Area51_FLG]

WTF WHo moved this shit????

[Poncho]

WTF WHo moved this shit????

Reading pwns you. Look at the top of this page. :sm:

[Vandalous]

Yeah - leave it out there, unless all the hits are hurting our bw. The drama is fun!

[Area51_FLG]

Reading pwns you. Look at the top of this page. :sm:


Got it!!

D.O.? Why you spoiling our fun. This is one of the best reads in a while


I''m moving back, please leave it there unless it gets out of hand


Thanks

[Poncho]

Got it!!

D.O.? Why you spoiling our fun. This is one of the best reads in a while


I''m moving back, please leave it there unless it gets out of hand


Thanks


Wow... I'm thinking nice thoughts about you, that CANNOT happen. :D

[Vandalous]

Wow... I'm thinking Beebo :fag: thoughts about you :spit:

Fixt. :D

[Gremlin]

Excuse Poncho he is waiting to get drunk.

[Area51_FLG]

Wow... I'm thinking nice thoughts about you, that CANNOT happen. :D

:yikes: :yikes: :yikes: Are you feeling ok?


****Insert Bill Dance the fishing guys voice here*****

" Here now, come on now PDX guy.....Cooooome on back....Come on back. Be a nice fish.....come on back and play with us here at FLG " Fishing LAN Gaming"

[Avery Hawk]

Well I for one have enjoyed the dual standards enjoyed by the PDX"KREW" they
are calling us all sorts of things on their fourms but do they know us? Yes we did poke some fun at Vector and at first hes seemed ok, then the "butt-hurt" began, and out comes the "fuck these guys in Cali" attitude.

Well that is a two way street, we can just as easily say "fuck those PDX'ers and those washington'ers too". I really liked the attack on Ewok, I for one know him and he is a great person and an upright american who I gladly game with and call friend. Judging a person by their "handle" how sophmoric is that? I bet if we ran down your user list there are some "handles" that sound just as "dumb" or "infantile".

In closing, I for one will not be attending the Showdown or a PDXLAN I don't feel the need or desire to attend such an event. I for one am perfectally happy, partying and gaming with a circle of good friends instead of a large circle of LAN'ers.

For the record I am a Employed, Home Owning, Father of two, in my mid 30's, Moddy's comment about our demographic is a large percentage of our "active" members, (not to say the younger peeps are not welcome) but we all have been where your group is, we were just there about 7-10 years ago, and have moved on to group of friends gaming. So that is where the "been there done that" attitude comes from.

/soap box

[Area51_FLG]

Well I for one have enjoyed the dual standards enjoyed by the PDX"KREW" they
are calling us all sorts of things on their fourms but do they know us? Yes we did poke some fun at Vector and at first hes seemed ok, then the "butt-hurt" began, and out comes the "fuck these guys in Cali" attitude

Well that is a two way street, we can just as easily say "fuck those PDX'ers and those washington'ers too". I really liked the attack on Ewok, I for one know him and he is a great person and an upright american who I gladly game with and call friend. Judging a person by their "handle" how sophmoric is that? I bet if we ran down your user list there are some "handles" that sound just as "dumb" or "infantile".

In closing, I for one will not be attending the Showdown or a PDXLAN I don't feel the need or desire to attend such an event. I for one am perfectally happy, partying and gaming with a circle of good friends instead of a large circle of LAN'ers.

for the record I am a Employed, Home Owning, Father of two, in my mid 30's, Moddy's comment about our demographic is a large percentage of our "active" members, (not to say the younger peeps are not welcome) but we all have been where your group is, we were just there about 7-10 years ago, and have moved on to group of friends gaming. So that is where the "been there done that" attitude comes from.

/soap box


Fixed, made easier to read.........ever hear of using paragraphs? Holy shit dude. Why don't you just type and leave out the spaces too. :ROFL: :ROFL:

[xenophile]

They're jealous because it's June, and it's still raining up there.

Supposed to be 82 here tomorrow, can't wait.

[Avery Hawk]

Fixed, made easier to read.........ever hear of using paragraphs? Holy shit dude. Why don't you just type and leave out the spaces too. :ROFL: :ROFL:


Sorry too much COFFEE!!!!!!!!

[Gremlin]

Wait are they calling us names in their forums? Hmm yet they are calling us immature ?? :dunno:

[DeadLamb]

Well I for one have enjoyed the dual standards enjoyed by the PDX"KREW" they

wow you are still checking over there? I stopped pretty much after reading mykul's post the other day where it was REALLY clear they lacked any understanding as to what was going on in the first place..

this issues is pretty much like two custom kit car builders standing around talking about "build" issues.. Hey their are always different ways to do stuff and issues pro and con with both ways so no big deal..

most of the pdx crew is then just sitting back going "we like to drive the car he built!! we like to drive the car!!"

ok great, have you build a car? If not, then stfu being that is what we are talking about..

"we like to drive the car, we like to drive the car"...

it's classic kiddy stuff they not only miss the point but don't even understand that they are missing the point when you show them where to point is at. I don't need to bother to click back and forth to read more and more of them missing the point. Plus I'm going to guess the bulk of them *ouside of the main PDX staff team of course* know NOTHING at all about throwing larger lans so their input is not worth that much IMO.

the really funny thing is that if we road tripped up there it's not there would be any issues... I'm sure in the end the whole group is pretty much the same level of borderline nerdy guys that we are here.

Any grown man still playing cpu games is sort of nerdy ya know.. :heart:

[Avery Hawk]

..........Any grown man still playing cpu games is sort of nerdy ya know.. :heart:

Well I have always subscribed to the motto "growing older is mandatory, But Growing up is optional" I am proud to be a Nerd!

:P

[SpecOps]

Wow...what a read. Can't even comment. Glad I have Campzone as a refuge when I need a well done, big, Lan party.

Till then, I will stick to the parties we have around here.

[antishatter]

Is it just me or is nickmarine the op's bitch I mean seriously, he follows him around to all the forums and talks about how great he is and how he would suck his cock in a second. :dfu: If you have read the other forums this lan has been posted on you know what im talking about.

[Defiant One]

Fixed, made easier to read.........ever hear of using paragraphs? Holy shit dude. Why don't you just type and leave out the spaces too. :ROFL: :ROFL:

Pot-to-the-mutha-fracking kettle, man!!! You have no standing to be a grammar-nazi. :roll

Must be the afterglow effects of the Area/poncho mutual love-fest. :heart:

[DeadLamb]

Is it just me or is nickmarine the op's bitch

nah as I said I met that guy at a lan once, really cool person.. Also really helpful on the mailing list that Jag lan runs.. no big deal.. He would fit in around here fine, well sep for being a mac user but we even have a few of those too.. :P

[{pdX}Ammo]

PDX = Vector and LAN parties , {pdX} = pdxclan & battlefield -UT ownage, stands for pretty damn eXtreme . There is no connection other than we goto these Lans and after all these years know each other . People in the crowd (un-informed ) always complain when we win things , but most are figuring out there isn't a connection . Also Vector puts on a great lan and we always have fun . Sorry no conspiracy here .

[antishatter]

haha....I dont think this is going well for the lan guys.

[Area51_FLG]

PDX = Vector and LAN parties , {pdX} = pdxclan & battlefield -UT ownage, stands for pretty damn eXtreme . There is no connection other than we goto these Lans and after all these years know each other . People in the crowd (un-informed ) always complain when we win things , but most are figuring out there isn't a connection . Also Vector puts on a great lan and we always have fun . Sorry no conspiracy here .

**Insert Bill Dance ( The fishing dude ) Voice hear***

FISH ON.....FISH ON!!

[nickmarine]

OMG, WTF
Gosh forbid you actually support someone in the gaming community that creates LANs that all of us are allowed to attend. I'm not an Ops B&*%$ as you say and I don't work for Vector as I live 600 miles away and the commute would be murder. I happen to be married with children and enjoy the hobby of playing video games. Strangely enough if you were promoting a LAN I would support you too, well, I would have until now. Thanks for the kind words deadlamb, I do try and help the community and other gamers at the LAN, not because I have to but because I want too. At PDX 7 I lent my tools to fix 2 systems for people I have never met and will likely not meet again. It really makes a difference at a LAN when you just help the people at your table or just offer if needed. Antishatter, you really need to rent a copy of brokeback mountain, you will find what you are missing

Nick

[Swagger]

At PDX 7 I lent my tools to fix 2 systems for people I have never met and will likely not meet again. It really makes a difference at a LAN when you just help the people at your table or just offer if needed.

Nick

Thats pretty cool.........And at The Geforce LAN when the guy who was sitting next to me had his motherboard blow......The PDX crew wouldn't even bother to do him the favor of looking up the number/addy to the Comp-USA in San Fran...being they were the only ones with internet connection.

So while you sound like a decent guy....that would fit right in with us....well cept for the mac thing......The PDX that Vector has shown us....from his plans and his LANs.....just doesn't sound like our kinda guy.......maybe in like 5 or 6 years when he's caught up to where we've been, he might be.....but till then.....we talk smack....something that shouldn't be to unfamiliar to those in the VideoGame/LAN/Forum world.

[Moddy]

Antishatter, you really need to rent a copy of brokeback mountain, you will find what you are missing

Nick
:ROFL: If only you knew how true that statement really was :P

[Area51_FLG]

At PDX 7 I lent my tools to fix 2 systems for people I have never met and will likely not meet again. Nick


I totally agree bro. One time at a LAN, some guy I knew sitting next to me, and he dropped his mouse pad and I lent him my flashlight. I never even met the guy in my whole life....I was glad to help.

:rolleyes2:

[antishatter]

OMG, WTF
Gosh forbid you actually support someone in the gaming community that creates LANs that all of us are allowed to attend. I'm not an Ops B&*%$ as you say and I don't work for Vector as I live 600 miles away and the commute would be murder. I happen to be married with children and enjoy the hobby of playing video games. Strangely enough if you were promoting a LAN I would support you too, well, I would have until now. Thanks for the kind words deadlamb, I do try and help the community and other gamers at the LAN, not because I have to but because I want too. At PDX 7 I lent my tools to fix 2 systems for people I have never met and will likely not meet again. It really makes a difference at a LAN when you just help the people at your table or just offer if needed. Antishatter, you really need to rent a copy of brokeback mountain, you will find what you are missing

Nick

At least im not Vector's bitch. :poke: I dont have a problem with you, simply when someone I dont know shows up someplace new like this and acts like a shill on the message board.....


-captain awesome

[enervate]

What's going on in this thread?

- enervate

[Area51_FLG]

What's going on in this thread?

- enervate


I dunno,, but it's way funner than a PDX LAN

[Fassio]

I think it's some sort of try at a Guiness World Record

[DeadLamb]

At least im not Vector's bitch. :poke:

I don't know, with all your bitching towards them you seem to be sucking the FLG cock pretty hard now.

pack of smokes and we could be temped to pass you around to Vector's cell block ya know.

[Anasazi]

OMG, WTF
Gosh forbid you actually support someone in the gaming community that creates LANs that all of us are allowed to attend. I'm not an Ops B&*%$ as you say and I don't work for Vector as I live 600 miles away and the commute would be murder. I happen to be married with children and enjoy the hobby of playing video games. Strangely enough if you were promoting a LAN I would support you too, well, I would have until now. Thanks for the kind words deadlamb, I do try and help the community and other gamers at the LAN, not because I have to but because I want too. At PDX 7 I lent my tools to fix 2 systems for people I have never met and will likely not meet again. It really makes a difference at a LAN when you just help the people at your table or just offer if needed. Antishatter, you really need to rent a copy of brokeback mountain, you will find what you are missing

Nick



Wow....that's nice......what is the point of your worthless dribble of a post you scum sucking man tit kisser?

Oh no.....heaven forbid anyone in the world dissagree with the all mighty and powerful PDX LAN!!!! Jesus himself will frag me twice for thinking these evil thoughts.

You live 600 miles away from the guy and you're this upset that someone in a tiny corner of the internet said something negative about him? DAMN!!! Why don't you suck his cock while you're playing with his balls? Booo Fucking Hoo you big pussy. Seven guys out of over 4 billion said something negative about your hubby on a small web site and you whip out your 3 inch cock like you're the big dick of the internet?



Fuck you. I hope your mother dies of beastial anal rape.

I happen to be married as well and I play video games, yet strangely enough if you were promoting a LAN I wouldn't support you if your mother gave me a blow job.

Wow...your tools fixed two computers at a LAN...Good for you balloon boy. Make sure you wear your helmet next time or you may hurt yourself thinking about working on a computer.

It really makes a difference when the people you're helping actually know who you are....because you never know when some child rapist (like yourself if your slow mind didnt catch it) is going to help you with your computer.

Are you so retared that you didn't even bother to read front page indicating that we don't want or care about little shits like you? (Indicating meaning to point out) Reading helps people learn...you should try it some time.

Go back to sucking on your daddies tit.

I've never even been to a lan that PDX held, but I'll take the word of people I've known for years over a worthless whore chick like yourself.

Grow a fucking sack and actually know the people you're try to defend....even lawyers at least meet their clients.



In short......go and lick a spermsicle you twat. No one asked you to be here and no one wants you here.



Your Mothers Pimp

[Poncho]

Wow....that's nice......what is the point of your worthless dribble of a post you scum sucking man tit kisser?

Oh no.....heaven forbid anyone in the world dissagree with the all mighty and powerful PDX LAN!!!! Jesus himself will frag me twice for thinking these evil thoughts.

You live 600 miles away from the guy and you're this upset that someone in a tiny corner of the internet said something negative about him? DAMN!!! Why don't you suck his cock while you're playing with his balls? Booo Fucking Hoo you big pussy. Seven guys out of over 4 billion said something negative about your hubby on a small web site and you whip out your 3 inch cock like you're the big dick of the internet?



Fuck you. I hope your mother dies of beastial anal rape.

I happen to be married as well and I play video games, yet strangely enough if you were promoting a LAN I wouldn't support you if your mother gave me a blow job.

Wow...your tools fixed two computers at a LAN...Good for you balloon boy. Make sure you wear your helmet next time or you may hurt yourself thinking about working on a computer.

It really makes a difference when the people you're helping actually know who you are....because you never know when some child rapist (like yourself if your slow mind didnt catch it) is going to help you with your computer.

Are you so retared that you didn't even bother to read front page indicating that we don't want or care about little shits like you? (Indicating meaning to point out) Reading helps people learn...you should try it some time.

Go back to sucking on your daddies tit.

I've never even been to a lan that PDX held, but I'll take the word of people I've known for years over a worthless whore chick like yourself.

Grow a fucking sack and actually know the people you're try to defend....even lawyers at least meet their clients.



In short......go and lick a spermsicle you twat. No one asked you to be here and no one wants you here.



Your Mothers Pimp
:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow: :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow: :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow: :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow: :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

[Boss99]

OH SNAP

[Area51_FLG]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Shit, it's on. Fucking Dan, I just choked on my bagel while reading this. AHHAHA H HA HAHh

Should I move to holding tank?

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?......

http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0606/buellerteacher.jpg

[nickmarine]

LOL

WOW

You really have some serious issues here, you seem to talk of cock sucking a lot here so I guess if I need my cock sucked I should come to your LAN party. You can add it to your advertisement, come LAN and in our mouths.

Have a great life and move out of the garage

Nick

[Poncho]

LOL

WOW

You really have some serious issues here, you seem to talk of cock sucking a lot here so I guess if I need my cock sucked I should come to your LAN party. You can add it to your advertisement, come LAN and in our mouths.

Have a great life and move out of the garage

Nick


Well... we do have our LAN princess that we have talked about whoring out. If you like having your salad tossed by a man (and I think you just might) we might be willing to implement that service for a small fee.

[Sex Fruit]

lol, I like how one of that guys that's blasting you calls himself "Ewok Penis"... Classy folk.


I was thinking the same thing. That guy seems like an ignorant moron who doesn't leave his bedroom of his parents house..... no offense to anyone here that does that cause you're cool cause you like PDXLAN as I do


Wow, I didnt even think I was blasting them :(

Anyhoo.......Ewok Penis is a family name :)

And that thread at PDX makes me laugh, Vector has got to be the largest leaky twat I have ever seen in my life, if you read te post you can tell that he was over here at FLG and Molan, we made him cry, his pussy got all drippy and then he had to post on his own forums so all the PDX sycophants could wipe his sloppy cock holster up for him and make him feel better. Then he closes the thread over there "to avoid the negativity"

what a fucking baby?

Question for Vector and Nick the Gay Marine

Did your parents have any children that lived or just you two regurgitated abortions....fucking twats

[Defiant One]

Should I move to holding tank?

:roll

[Area51_FLG]

:roll


HA H HAHAHHA O man, took ya long enough

[Moddy]

Man, who gives a fuck if some fuckheads get all pissy cuz we ran them off? I mean honestly - are we [read: FLG as a corporation] trying to recruit more players with the hopes that our game centers provide us with financial independence?

Bleh

[antishatter]

:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow: :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow: :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow: :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow: :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:
quoted for truth :bow:

[enervate]

Have a great life and move out of the garage

Nick

OK.

enervate

[Anasazi]

Have a great life and move out of the garage

Nick



Or What?

[antishatter]

He will cry in a corner.

antishatter

[Moddy]

Or What?
LOL! :angst:

[Repairman Jack]

Hmmmmmmmmm... Just a quick question to the admins:

Why do we have this forum? Is it to allow posting of events that members may be interested in, or is it really here to bait people into posting so we can attack them without provocation?

I'm not necessarily against the latter. I did find some humor in this thread, to a point. We're well past that point.

Dan, you should be proud. I'm sure the rest of the family will be.

[Moddy]

Hmmmmmmmmm... Just a quick question to the admins:

Why do we have this forum? Is it to allow posting of events that members may be interested in, or is it really here to bait people into posting so we can attack them without provocation?

There is definately a difference between someone from the Sacramento area who comes here, shoots the shit for a little while, posts their LAN party (public, private, house LAN, whatever) and some dumb fuck hit-and-run douchebag from another state trying to pimp thier shit so they can fill up their event.

You've been here for a LONG time RJ - you remember "Ultimate LAN Fest" and "MONSTER LAN" rite? I still LOL at those hosers.

[Sex Fruit]

Ive decided I am gonna go to this LAN.

Im gonna rent one of those electric wheelchairs and act like Im handicapped, then Im gonna go to the store and buy a big pack of DEPENDS. I will then roll to the LAN and proceed to eat a jar of jalapenos,2 dozen hardboiled eggs and some bratwurst. Then I will commence to shitting in my diaper....alot. And I will not change that diaper for the duration of the LAN, and I will not stay in one place, I will motor scoot myself all over the convention floor trailing my toxic swath of destruction throughout the entire event. And If they ask me to leave I will sue everyone involved for discrimination against handicapped people.

anyone wanna join me?

[Repairman Jack]

There is definately a difference between someone from the Sacramento area who comes here, shoots the shit for a little while, posts their LAN party (public, private, house LAN, whatever) and some dumb fuck hit-and-run douchebag from another state trying to pimp thier shit so they can fill up their event.

You've been here for a LONG time RJ - you remember "Ultimate LAN Fest" and "MONSTER LAN" rite? I still LOL at those hosers.

LOL Yeah, I do remember, and I do understand some of the angst sent their way.

I'm no fan of Big LAN's. :D

[Swagger]

Ive decided I am gonna go to this LAN.

Im gonna rent one of those electric wheelchairs and act like Im handicapped, then Im gonna go to the store and buy a big pack of DEPENDS. I will then roll to the LAN and proceed to eat a jar of jalapenos,2 dozen hardboiled eggs and some bratwurst. Then I will commence to shitting in my diaper....alot. And I will not change that diaper for the duration of the LAN, and I will not stay in one place, I will motor scoot myself all over the convention floor trailing my toxic swath of destruction throughout the entire event. And If they ask me to leave I will sue everyone involved for discrimination against handicapped people.

anyone wanna join me?


If you got Nightwolf, Silly and Anasazi..............It would be like the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse........Film that and it would be 5 times bigger than the "Cheater" video.

[Repairman Jack]

If you got Nightwolf, Silly and Anasazi..............It would be like the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse........Film that and it would be 5 times bigger than the "Cheater" video.


Ive decided I am gonna go to this LAN.

Im gonna rent one of those electric wheelchairs and act like Im handicapped, then Im gonna go to the store and buy a big pack of DEPENDS. I will then roll to the LAN and proceed to eat a jar of jalapenos,2 dozen hardboiled eggs and some bratwurst. Then I will commence to shitting in my diaper....alot. And I will not change that diaper for the duration of the LAN, and I will not stay in one place, I will motor scoot myself all over the convention floor trailing my toxic swath of destruction throughout the entire event. And If they ask me to leave I will sue everyone involved for discrimination against handicapped people.

anyone wanna join me?


Classy...
The problem will be when you go to court (or even earlier if they have you arrested for disturbance) and you can't prove you are handicapped. Then they'll counter sue your ass instead. In addition, you've announced it to the world on a public forum and they now have a record they can subpoena. If anyone joins in this great plan they'll also have enough proof to bring conspiracy charges against you.

What a well thought out plan... :roll:

[Poncho]

Classy...
The problem will be when you go to court (or even earlier if they have you arrested for disturbance) and you can't prove you are handicapped. Then they'll counter sue your ass instead. In addition, you've announced it to the world on a public forum and they now have a record they can subpoena. If anyone joins in this great plan they'll also have enough proof to bring conspiracy charges against you.

What a well thought out plan... :roll:

FLG: where you must chuck your sense of humor at the door.


:roll:

Lighten up man.

[Repairman Jack]

FLG: where you must chuck your sense of humor at the door.

:roll:

Lighten up man.

Yeah, yeah, I know. It just stopped being funny when it got nasty.

[Swagger]

Yeah, yeah, I know. It just stopped being funny when it got nasty.


No....Ewoks was pretty funny.

[Sex Fruit]

Classy...
The problem will be when you go to court (or even earlier if they have you arrested for disturbance) and you can't prove you are handicapped. Then they'll counter sue your ass instead. In addition, you've announced it to the world on a public forum and they now have a record they can subpoena. If anyone joins in this great plan they'll also have enough proof to bring conspiracy charges against you.

What a well thought out plan... :roll:

WTB Sense of Humor :roll :rolleyes2: :roll :rolleyes2: :roll :rolleyes2: :roll :rolleyes2:

[antishatter]

clip
the internet is serios business.:D

[nickmarine]

So after all of this is anyone else going to the LAN?

Nick

[antishatter]

No

Antishatter

[Repairman Jack]

So after all of this is anyone else going to the LAN?

Nick

We do have some members that like large LANs, but they're a small minority of our group and not likely to post here that they are going.

[Area51_FLG]

They'll be some peolple that go I would think. Usually a last minute thing.

[nickmarine]

I'm going, I think it will be fun. Hope to see you all there.

Nick

[xenophile]

*insert insult here because I'm making the stupid assumption you are being sarcastic and this has turned into a flame thread*




..on the other hand, 60 bucks is a pretty steep price to pay, honestly. Maybe.

[Moddy]

So after all of this is anyone else going to the LAN?

Nick
http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0606/no.JPG

[Poncho]

Hey Mikey... we need to set up an archive forum for all of these GOLDEN threads to get retired to. That way they are in easy reach. :D

[Bunnyslayer]

http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0606/no.JPG

I believe that is trademarked by Lamby and you owe him 2 dollars....

Bunny

[Moddy]

I believe that is trademarked by Lamby and you owe him 2 dollars....

Bunny
http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0606/NWJ.JPG

[ChoMomma]

This has been a priceless thread.

I'd like to thank you all for filling the first 2 hours of my work day with humor. I'll now go back to falling asleep.

[Moddy]

Hey Mikey... we need to set up an archive forum for all of these GOLDEN threads to get retired to. That way they are in easy reach. :D

This is actually a pretty good idea!

[Poncho]

This is actually a pretty good idea!


Thanks... I fade in and out most of the time, but I do have my moments. :D

[antishatter]

I mean its not like every other forum on the internet has someplace to store funny threads. :poke:

[Moddy]

I mean its not like every other forum on the internet has someplace to store funny threads. :poke:
Never seen any other forums. FLG is the only forum that matters.

[antishatter]

O Rly

[Repairman Jack]

O Rly
Isn't it time to ban Antishatter again?

[antishatter]

Never was banned actually.

[nickmarine]

Price of LAN dropped to $30 for 3 days, I think it is a good deal but that's just me.

Nick

[Moddy]

Price of LAN dropped to $30 for 3 days, I think it is a good deal but that's just me.

Nick
This is a pretty damn good price IMO.

What caused the price drop? Was Vector able to renegotiate the price of the hall?

Hopefully this will attract more players!

[Defiant One]

What caused the price drop?

Most likely, the 32 "paid" (http://www.pdxlan.net/showdown/reg/paid.php) gamers so far...and 98 "unpaid". (http://www.pdxlan.net/showdown/reg/nonpaid.php)

I think somebody's going to get a lesson about LAN-demand in CA soon...:rolleyes2: The demand isn't there for "The biggest, baddest lan event EVAR!!!" anymore. People are getting their LAN fix taken care of locally.

[Bunnyslayer]

Never was banned actually.

No time like the present...

Bunny

[Avery Hawk]

did anybody notice Fangle and Heizmoe on the "unpaid" list.....
the paid list looks like 15 "corporate" slots and 17 TMC cronies....LOl

[nickmarine]

It said that 2 magazines came in as sponsors so the price was dropped.

Nick

[Avery Hawk]

It said that 2 magazines came in as sponsors so the price was dropped.

Nick
Two in addition to PCGamer and Maximum PC? they were on the presenting list from day one as we understood it.... more like the two magizines saw the shit storm the price was creating around their name and the lack of signups so they decided to actually offset some of the costs :rolleyes2: to have a chance at a succesful event

[FAngel]

I'm most likely going, as at the Nvida lan I won enough crap to more than cover the entrance fee :)

[Sex Fruit]

30 is much better


but im still not going :)

[Anasazi]

No time like the present...

Bunny



QFT.

[Nightwolf]

For your Viewing pleasure:
http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0606/pdxpiss.jpg

I'm thinking that we should do that 4 horsemen idea see if we can clear the lan out on flatulance alone.

[Area51_FLG]

more like the two magizines saw the shit storm the price was creating around their name and the lack of signups so they decided to actually offset some of the costs :rolleyes2: to have a chance at a succesful event

PURE FUCKING GENIOUS. Couldn't have said it better myself.



These events are not cheap. Here are some costs to help you.
Tables (6 foot) = 50.00 Per (Union guys must carry them in, set them up, and we must rent) 2 ppl per table = 25.00 per gamer.
Power = 150.00 per 20 amp circuit. 6 people per 20 amp circuit = 25.00 each.
Venue = 16,000 (4k per day) (Setup Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) = 33.33 per gamer (480 gamers)

Total Cost Per Gamer = $83.33, which translates to a loss of $15,998
Not to mention the cost of the employees running the show, the advertisement of the show, the rental of 500 chairs @ 4.00 each, the cost to set up the booths etc etc… All the above costs are real.. It’s a shame you don’t realize they are doing this event for the gamers… losing money.



WELL WELL WELL....................How the tides have changed. $30.00 for 3 days. Mucho Better............BUT.........Technically that means your losses just increased. And if you don't fill it, it doesn't matter.........Cause them union guys will get there $$$$
You may have just SAVED yourselves by going to $10.00 a day. The SMARTEST thing you've done. This LAN actually has a chance.

[Sex Fruit]

OOPS!

http://pdxlan.net/website/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?14042.last

I been a bad boy :)

In case they delete it before you can see it!
http://www.fusionlangaming.net/0606/untitled.JPG

[Area51_FLG]

HHA HAHHAHHAHHA That's cold. H AHHAHHAHA

[DeadLamb]

blah... as I said before a few times, I still hope the lan does well.... in the end it's still just a few Joe Average guys looking to throw an event for fellow cpu gamers.

Sells out, not sell out or whatever I just hope, worst case, who ever is on the hook for the $$$ breaks even.

and it REALLY REALLY SUCKS ass for those guy who say they support PDX to NOT pre-pay and give everyone throwing the lan some piece of mind that it's going to sell well.. "Oh we are on the list to show and he knows that we will show so it's......." or whatever BS line they run.. Sorry but that is weak, pay up being a larger PAID list shows others who 'might' be thinking of going that the others really want to go and the more who prepay the faster everyone else does to make sure to have a seat..

Anyone who talked any shit at all about this on boards and is not pre-paid is just a huge POS in my eyes. Way to say you support but not show it.. Nice, classic.. Sort of like telling your wife you love her but then letting others run her down to your face and you say nothing. Weak, really, really weak.

[Nightwolf]

Glad to see my handy work is being spread to the hearts of the unbelivers in Portland.

[nickmarine]

Ewok Penis

When is your LAN?

Were all ready to go

Nick

[hezimoe]

B

[hezimoe]

keyboard messed up sorry aboutthe b.

[hezimoe]

sorry for the two messages any way i've never stayed in san jose. so this will be a great op for me to check the city out and get some gaming in at the same time. so if flg is not having anything that weekend

[antishatter]

Ewok Penis

When is your LAN?

Were all ready to go

Nick

you're really sucking vectors epenis hard arnt you.

[Anasazi]

you're really sucking vectors epenis hard arnt you.


Well that was rude.

[Sex Fruit]

Ewok Penis

When is your LAN?

Were all ready to go

Nick

I stopped throwing LANS like 2 years ago, and even if I did throw a LAN you wouldonly be allowed to come if you brought two kegs of beer and left.............immediately.

um fuck off

[Bullfrog]

sorry for the two messages any way i've never stayed in san jose. so this will be a great op for me to check the city out and get some gaming in at the same time. so if flg is not having anything that weekend

Couple of things you need to know about downtown San Jose....

1. There is NO parking on the street that isn't metered and the garages will cost you at least $30 for the day. What parking that is free is at least 4+ blocks away and I wouldn't walk that part of town with a computer straped to your back.

2. The convention center is right in the middle of things but there is very little easy to get 'fast food' unless you really know the area. Most the resturaunts are higher end and not cheap. Most of the other places close up fast on the weekends because San Jose State is pretty much shutdown.

3. The convention center is not easy to get your rig in & out. You will have to carry it up at least one flight of stairs.

4. Also make sure to check the rules for the convention center, they might not allow you to bring in outside food. It's a pretty strict place and they don't let much go.

[Bunnyslayer]

Couple of things you need to know about downtown San Jose....


And don't forget to visit the Quetzocotal statue (the symbol of San Jose). The sculpture looks like a big coiled dog turd (literally). Makes a great picture.:)

Bunny

[Bunnyslayer]

Ewok Penis

When is your LAN?

Were all ready to go

Nick

Haiku!!!!

Bunny

[DeadLamb]

I wouldn't walk that part of town with a computer straped to your back..

Blade: Still heavy.
Whistler: but you're so big.

[Bullfrog]

And don't forget to visit the Quetzocotal statue (the symbol of San Jose). The sculpture looks like a big coiled dog turd (literally). Makes a great picture.:)

Bunny

LOL What's even funnier is he'll be about 250 yards away from it. Go out the main door and turn right. Go to the end of the block turn left - cross the street then turn right - cross the street and BINGO it should be sitting just to the left about 20 yards away. Can't miss the damn thing.

[Boss99]

Oh shit! It's going down tonight!

Anyone gonna go?

[Moddy]

Oh SNAP! I'm on it!!!

Poncho? You down?

[Poncho]

Oh SNAP! I'm on it!!!

Poncho? You down?


Sure... I had some plans with this douchebag.... but I guess I can cancel on him. :D

[Moddy]

Sure... I had some plans with this douchebag.... but I guess I can cancel on him. :D
Fuck that cock-gobbler - let's go LAN it up w/ the 1337 crew and keyboard commandos!!!

[Avery Hawk]

Fucking LOL this thread still delivers.......

[Gremlin]

but you don't :P

[antishatter]

We should get a group together simply to take pics at the failiure that is this lan.

[DeadLamb]

at the failiure that is this lan.

nah looking at the site now they say they sold out so that's cool.. I'm sure those who go and want to be at an event like that will have an ok time..

[antishatter]

Aw i was just assuming that it still had only sold like 40 seats.

[Avery Hawk]

but you don't :P

Thats because Fishmonger is paying me to not deliver your shipments for you.
He was tired of you trying to undercut him and threatinging his mules....I'm the new enforcer for the Fishmonger pipline.....bow down biotch:P

[hezimoe]

Went to the lan in San Jose and had a decent time. I'd say there were about 450 in attendance there. The location was perfect because lodging was just next door. Good deal of sponsors Crucial,New Egg,Intel,Alienware,Ageia, a guy promoting what was called a killler network card(could'nt understand what the advantage of this 250 dollar network card was all about) There was the playable Fear expansion,which looked good! Time Shift was previewed as well looked a little cheesy but I had a ball playing it. Battlefield 2142 was up but I already had that beta from fileplanet.Went down there with Assasin and Webhog/Snipefrom Team Mayhem!We got our assses handed to us in the Bf2competition but it was still fun!! The best part of the whole event for me was when I won in the raffle,a raptor 74 gig hard drive the only negative was when I was called an "OG" by some drunk when I went to get a drink at the bar dude was a little sawed off punk but oh well!! Had a great time!

[Vandalous]

...a guy promoting what was called a killler network card(could'nt understand what the advantage of this 250 dollar network card was all about)...

Is this (http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTE1MywxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==) the card you're talking about?

[Bullfrog]

Went to the lan in San Jose and had a decent time. I'd say there were about 450 in attendance there. The location was perfect because lodging was just next door. Good deal of sponsors Crucial,New Egg,Intel,Alienware,Ageia, a guy promoting what was called a killler network card(could'nt understand what the advantage of this 250 dollar network card was all about) There was the playable Fear expansion,which looked good! Time Shift was previewed as well looked a little cheesy but I had a ball playing it. Battlefield 2142 was up but I already had that beta from fileplanet.Went down there with Assasin and Webhog/Snipefrom Team Mayhem!We got our assses handed to us in the Bf2competition but it was still fun!! The best part of the whole event for me was when I won in the raffle,a raptor 74 gig hard drive the only negative was when I was called an "OG" by some drunk when I went to get a drink at the bar dude was a little sawed off punk but oh well!! Had a great time!

Way to REP-RE-SEEENT! Glad you had a good time. Please tell me you went to see the San Jose 'Turd statue.

[Swagger]

the only negative was when I was called an "OG" by some drunk when I went to get a drink at the bar dude was a little sawed off punk but oh well!! Had a great time!

Wait.......your not?.........Then what's with all the Radiers gear? :confused:


:P :D