messiahAdebisiNA LAN would be funny, because half the players wouldn't even be able to drink.we still drink anyway
Outrageous.
b4nny LAN?
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[quote=messiah][quote=Adebisi]NA LAN would be funny, because half the players wouldn't even be able to drink.[/quote]
we still drink anyway[/quote]
Outrageous.
we still drink anyway[/quote]
Outrageous.
yaugflufFor an "invite level LAN" west coast is the worst option possible because so many people are east coast or Midwest.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1jjOHJioDqo2rdcAhWEhW5aiuh9M
wow so many gaymers near me in san jose
only person near me in brooklyn being mustardoverlord
https://66.media.tumblr.com/e1e00c4234c21a6362e38907ba451456/tumblr_nic4hujwJE1soxu2go1_540.jpg
[quote=yaug][quote=fluf]For an "invite level LAN" west coast is the worst option possible because so many people are east coast or Midwest.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1jjOHJioDqo2rdcAhWEhW5aiuh9M[/quote]
wow so many gaymers near me in san jose[/quote]
only person near me in brooklyn being mustardoverlord
[img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/e1e00c4234c21a6362e38907ba451456/tumblr_nic4hujwJE1soxu2go1_540.jpg[/img]
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1jjOHJioDqo2rdcAhWEhW5aiuh9M[/quote]
wow so many gaymers near me in san jose[/quote]
only person near me in brooklyn being mustardoverlord
[img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/e1e00c4234c21a6362e38907ba451456/tumblr_nic4hujwJE1soxu2go1_540.jpg[/img]
BaBsLets be honest here, how many teams without the name Ronin or Froyo have an actual chance at winning ESEA Invite (taking nothing away from any other invite team but I mean come on lets be realistic), more or less a LAN.
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[quote=BaBs]Lets be honest here, how many teams without the name Ronin or Froyo have an actual chance at winning ESEA Invite (taking nothing away from any other invite team but I mean come on lets be realistic), more or less a LAN.[/quote]
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by the wording of b4nnys tweet i feel like he already might be working on something, best case scenario even with valve. trying to decide where it should be and stuff might already be handled PogChamp
by the wording of b4nnys tweet i feel like he already might be working on something, best case scenario even with valve. trying to decide where it should be and stuff might already be handled PogChamp
if crowns played in the na ruleset they would have to wait the duration of an entire second half after going up 2-0 and parking the bus for 10 minutes
if crowns played in the na ruleset they would have to wait the duration of an entire second half after going up 2-0 and parking the bus for 10 minutes
na ruleset makes playing from behind while being passive bitches easier, it makes playing while ahead and being passive bitches harder
na ruleset makes playing from behind while being passive bitches easier, it makes playing while ahead and being passive bitches harder
BaBsLets be honest here, how many teams without the name Ronin or Froyo have an actual chance at winning ESEA Invite (taking nothing away from any other invite team but I mean come on lets be realistic), more or less a LAN. I don't see a lot of teams from other countries spending the time and money to come to the USA if the competition is mediocre at best.
I'm not really an expert on invite TF2, but from what I have seen since I started playing, lans always seem to attract some of the older players to come back to the game, even if it is only for that short time, could make some interesting games if that happens
[quote=BaBs]Lets be honest here, how many teams without the name Ronin or Froyo have an actual chance at winning ESEA Invite (taking nothing away from any other invite team but I mean come on lets be realistic), more or less a LAN. I don't see a lot of teams from other countries spending the time and money to come to the USA if the competition is mediocre at best.[/quote]
I'm not really an expert on invite TF2, but from what I have seen since I started playing, lans always seem to attract some of the older players to come back to the game, even if it is only for that short time, could make some interesting games if that happens
I'm not really an expert on invite TF2, but from what I have seen since I started playing, lans always seem to attract some of the older players to come back to the game, even if it is only for that short time, could make some interesting games if that happens
consumonnBaBsLets be honest here, how many teams without the name Ronin or Froyo have an actual chance at winning ESEA Invite (taking nothing away from any other invite team but I mean come on lets be realistic), more or less a LAN.20b
IF/WHEN it is 100% confirmed they are back they I would agree with you.
Scruff_BaBsLets be honest here, how many teams without the name Ronin or Froyo have an actual chance at winning ESEA Invite (taking nothing away from any other invite team but I mean come on lets be realistic), more or less a LAN. I don't see a lot of teams from other countries spending the time and money to come to the USA if the competition is mediocre at best.I'm not really an expert on invite TF2, but from what I have seen since I started playing, lans always seem to attract some of the older players to come back to the game, even if it is only for that short time, could make some interesting games if that happens
That is very true, I had not thought about it in that way. IF this happens, I hope that comes true. Would be great to see some of the old pros come back even if for only a one and done LAN
[quote=consumonn][quote=BaBs]Lets be honest here, how many teams without the name Ronin or Froyo have an actual chance at winning ESEA Invite (taking nothing away from any other invite team but I mean come on lets be realistic), more or less a LAN.[/quote]
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IF/WHEN it is 100% confirmed they are back they I would agree with you.
[quote=Scruff_][quote=BaBs]Lets be honest here, how many teams without the name Ronin or Froyo have an actual chance at winning ESEA Invite (taking nothing away from any other invite team but I mean come on lets be realistic), more or less a LAN. I don't see a lot of teams from other countries spending the time and money to come to the USA if the competition is mediocre at best.[/quote]
I'm not really an expert on invite TF2, but from what I have seen since I started playing, lans always seem to attract some of the older players to come back to the game, even if it is only for that short time, could make some interesting games if that happens[/quote]
That is very true, I had not thought about it in that way. IF this happens, I hope that comes true. Would be great to see some of the old pros come back even if for only a one and done LAN
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IF/WHEN it is 100% confirmed they are back they I would agree with you.
[quote=Scruff_][quote=BaBs]Lets be honest here, how many teams without the name Ronin or Froyo have an actual chance at winning ESEA Invite (taking nothing away from any other invite team but I mean come on lets be realistic), more or less a LAN. I don't see a lot of teams from other countries spending the time and money to come to the USA if the competition is mediocre at best.[/quote]
I'm not really an expert on invite TF2, but from what I have seen since I started playing, lans always seem to attract some of the older players to come back to the game, even if it is only for that short time, could make some interesting games if that happens[/quote]
That is very true, I had not thought about it in that way. IF this happens, I hope that comes true. Would be great to see some of the old pros come back even if for only a one and done LAN
ppl forgetting that one of the best TF2 teams of all time quit specifically because NA stopped having consistent LANs to go to
invite-level LANs create big money for winning players, big money for winning players mean more dedicated players who aren't afraid to go all-in practicing and playing with the intent of getting paid, which means better competition and better casts
ppl forgetting that one of the best TF2 teams of all time quit specifically because NA stopped having consistent LANs to go to
invite-level LANs create big money for winning players, big money for winning players mean more dedicated players who aren't afraid to go all-in practicing and playing with the intent of getting paid, which means better competition and better casts
invite-level LANs create big money for winning players, big money for winning players mean more dedicated players who aren't afraid to go all-in practicing and playing with the intent of getting paid, which means better competition and better casts
wrechedddddb4nny l4nny
#b4nnyl4n2016
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[quote=wrecheddddd]b4nny l4nny
#b4nnyl4n2016[/quote]
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#b4nnyl4n2016[/quote]
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I mean I'm not even close to being above average in competitive TF2, and I know if there was an NA lan I would try my hardest to be there. If it's east coast I'd almost guarantee I'd go.
I mean I'm not even close to being above average in competitive TF2, and I know if there was an NA lan I would try my hardest to be there. If it's east coast I'd almost guarantee I'd go.
Forgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?
Forgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?
Would just make infinitely more sense to find an area ~chicago or east coast to make it more convenient for an international setting. A flight from EC to WC could be upwards of 6 hours and also more expensive than you'd like it to be and would generally just be annoying for all the europeans attending. If it were a true iseries event EC players would definitely just hop on a plane to cali, but europeans would absolutely be looking at over 10 hours of travel across the board
Would just make infinitely more sense to find an area ~chicago or east coast to make it more convenient for an international setting. A flight from EC to WC could be upwards of 6 hours and also more expensive than you'd like it to be and would generally just be annoying for all the europeans attending. If it were a true iseries event EC players would definitely just hop on a plane to cali, but europeans would absolutely be looking at over 10 hours of travel across the board
SideshowForgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.
[quote=Sideshow]Forgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.
yeah i don't see why a big NA lan would be hosted in the west coast seeing as most competitive players are east coast
yeah i don't see why a big NA lan would be hosted in the west coast seeing as most competitive players are east coast
Evil_MrMuffinzyeah i don't see why a big NA lan would be hosted in the west coast seeing as most competitive players are east coast
the only reason i can see would be if b4nny is running it, as he is west coast, he might want it on the west
[quote=Evil_MrMuffinz]yeah i don't see why a big NA lan would be hosted in the west coast seeing as most competitive players are east coast[/quote]
the only reason i can see would be if b4nny is running it, as he is west coast, he might want it on the west
the only reason i can see would be if b4nny is running it, as he is west coast, he might want it on the west
RaburnSideshowForgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude
[quote=Raburn][quote=Sideshow]Forgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude
Geel9RaburnSideshowForgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude
i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round trip
[quote=Geel9][quote=Raburn][quote=Sideshow]Forgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude[/quote]
i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round trip
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude[/quote]
i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round trip
toads_tfGeel9i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round tripRaburnSideshowForgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude
??? im from dc and moved to houston, help me find these rates
[quote=toads_tf][quote=Geel9][quote=Raburn][quote=Sideshow]Forgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude[/quote]
i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round trip[/quote]
??? im from dc and moved to houston, help me find these rates
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude[/quote]
i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round trip[/quote]
??? im from dc and moved to houston, help me find these rates
toads_tfGeel9i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round tripRaburnSideshowForgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude
That's pretty ridiculously priced, but it's also important to note that SoCal is much further away from Chicago than NY is from Dallas.
[quote=toads_tf][quote=Geel9][quote=Raburn][quote=Sideshow]Forgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude[/quote]
i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round trip[/quote]
That's pretty ridiculously priced, but it's also important to note that SoCal is much further away from Chicago than NY is from Dallas.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude[/quote]
i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round trip[/quote]
That's pretty ridiculously priced, but it's also important to note that SoCal is much further away from Chicago than NY is from Dallas.
Geel9toads_tfGeel9i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round tripRaburnSideshowForgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude
That's pretty ridiculously priced, but it's also important to note that SoCal is much further away from Chicago than NY is from Dallas.
it was a small airlines
http://i.imgur.com/qb7vrme.png
just googled it because i was wondering about prices for teams to fly to lans from within the us
also yeah it being on either coast probably wouldnt be the best (east coast wouldnt be terrible), so i was going off the assumption it was at chicago or dallas
[quote=Geel9][quote=toads_tf][quote=Geel9][quote=Raburn][quote=Sideshow]Forgive my ignorance on travel within NA but how far seems reasonable to travel for an iseries-esque LAN? We had specs/players from all over Europe for i58 but most of them travelled for under 10hrs to get to the event, including trains etc. and didn't spend more than a hundred pounds on travel.
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude[/quote]
i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round trip[/quote]
That's pretty ridiculously priced, but it's also important to note that SoCal is much further away from Chicago than NY is from Dallas.[/quote]
it was a small airlines [img]http://i.imgur.com/qb7vrme.png[/img]
https://www.google.com/flights/#search;f=JFK,EWR,LGA;t=DFW,DAL;d=2016-09-13;r=2016-09-20;q=new+york+to+dallas
just googled it because i was wondering about prices for teams to fly to lans from within the us
also yeah it being on either coast probably wouldnt be the best (east coast wouldnt be terrible), so i was going off the assumption it was at chicago or dallas
I don't know how expensive or slow travel is within the US, would people only travel within their region?[/quote]
If you're driving from west to east, it'll be about 30 hours, but it'd be cheaper to fly in, since you can get a plane ticket as low as like 80 bucks if your timing is right, as long as it's from point A, USA to point B, USA. The longest flight for any NA person should be about six hours at the most, unless they're coming from like Alaska or Hawaii, but I don't know of any comp players that live there.[/quote]
You're not going to find a cross-country flight for $80 dude[/quote]
i saw ny->dallas 87 dollars round trip[/quote]
That's pretty ridiculously priced, but it's also important to note that SoCal is much further away from Chicago than NY is from Dallas.[/quote]
it was a small airlines [img]http://i.imgur.com/qb7vrme.png[/img]
https://www.google.com/flights/#search;f=JFK,EWR,LGA;t=DFW,DAL;d=2016-09-13;r=2016-09-20;q=new+york+to+dallas
just googled it because i was wondering about prices for teams to fly to lans from within the us
also yeah it being on either coast probably wouldnt be the best (east coast wouldnt be terrible), so i was going off the assumption it was at chicago or dallas
Someone asked about the costs and mental strain of setting up a lan is like so I'd like to share with you my past experiences so that you may learn from my mistakes. That being said I am planning a fourth lan event but it very likely won't be called Florida Lan because fuck Florida. I've completely rebranded the event so it's general enough that I can do Lans + Online events (Really excited about making a post for this soon!). As far as the LANs go I'm actually considering Chicago in June 2017, I'll likely have a Poll up sometime this weekend. Since that's pretty far from me I'm going to be getting some local help from DrShdwPuppet and hopefully we can make this the next big NA lan. I've been doing this for 3 years and every year has been an improvement over the previous ones, I'm really looking forward to seeing how things turn out in 2017.
TL;DR: Florida Lan has been renamed and is likely taking place in Chicago in June 2017. Plus here's some notes on how run a lan.
Anyways, here's my reddit post:
Ok so,
it depends on what kind of LAN you're hoping to make.
My first two lans were at LANCenters with PC's/Monitors/KB&M already provided and typically they will ask you to pay half their normal "all day rate" per player.
So if their "all day rate" is 10 bucks they'll ask for 5 bucks per person; 10 bucks happened to be the entrance fee so half of it went to venue and the other half went into prize pool.
This is exactly what happened at my 2014 event. In 2015 I went to a different LANCenter and they charged 20 for all day, at that event I charged 30 entrance fee leaving me with 20 after the "venue cut" to be put in prize pool. At both those events I put in some of my own money to beef up the prize pool. If I remember correctly the 6s event in 2014 had each person on the winning team get 130 and in the 2015 HL event each person on winning team got 100.
Now the nightmare of BYOC...
BYOC events are much more complicated because there are so many other factors in place:
How many days will the event be?
How is the location? Are hotels near the venue? Or is the hotel and venue together (as it was in my 2016 event)?
Is the airport nearby? Are there shuttle services?
These questions need to be asked and answered because it will help you PICK the venue location.
ONCE you have your general venue location figured out now you need to do some 'shopping'
What's the maximum occupancy of the room?
-Get too little and you'll run out of space, get too much and you'll spend extra on a bigger room that you really didn't need (as I did in my 2016 event)
How about power? What is the charge for setting up the power so not having enough power won't be an issue?
-Always speak to an engineer supervisor when discussing power as sales people will bullshit just to get you to sign (as happened in my 2016 event when we blew a breaker)
How about network? Is it already preconfigured or do you need to configure it? Are there costs involved? What's the bandwidth??
-In my 2016 event I had to pay for an internet line, JUST the internet line. I still had to provide my own networking equipment and set it up on my own. -That's another thing to keep in mind if you are forced to setup equipment. This shit aint cheap, if you buy stuff with the plan to return it within 14 days then DON'T FORGET
Personally, running events at LANCenters is super convenient but super limited as most of those PC's have software restrictions that make setting up configs and huds a pain. BYOC is sooo much better but you're going to run into costs. I would say I originally thought I'd be spending about 5.5k MAX at the 2016 event but my bills came up to 7.6k. Not wanting to take that out on the donors and their prizes I ended up paying that 2.6k difference out of pocket because I'm way too nice. No regrets, planning to do a bigger one next year.
Hopefully this bit of info can be of great help to some of you wanting to start an event of your own.
Please, PM me if you need any help and I'll be glad to lend a hand.
Someone asked about the costs and mental strain of setting up a lan is like so I'd like to share with you my past experiences so that you may learn from my mistakes. That being said I am planning a fourth lan event but it very likely won't be called Florida Lan because fuck Florida. I've completely rebranded the event so it's general enough that I can do Lans + Online events (Really excited about making a post for this soon!). As far as the LANs go I'm actually considering Chicago in June 2017, I'll likely have a Poll up sometime this weekend. Since that's pretty far from me I'm going to be getting some local help from DrShdwPuppet and hopefully we can make this the next big NA lan. I've been doing this for 3 years and every year has been an improvement over the previous ones, I'm really looking forward to seeing how things turn out in 2017.
[b]TL;DR: Florida Lan has been renamed and is likely taking place in Chicago in June 2017. Plus here's some notes on how run a lan.[/b]
Anyways, here's my reddit post:
[quote]
Ok so,
it depends on what kind of LAN you're hoping to make.
My first two lans were at LANCenters with PC's/Monitors/KB&M already provided and typically they will ask you to pay half their normal "all day rate" per player.
So if their "all day rate" is 10 bucks they'll ask for 5 bucks per person; 10 bucks happened to be the entrance fee so half of it went to venue and the other half went into prize pool.
This is exactly what happened at my 2014 event. In 2015 I went to a different LANCenter and they charged 20 for all day, at that event I charged 30 entrance fee leaving me with 20 after the "venue cut" to be put in prize pool. At both those events I put in some of my own money to beef up the prize pool. If I remember correctly the 6s event in 2014 had each person on the winning team get 130 and in the 2015 HL event each person on winning team got 100.
Now the nightmare of BYOC...
BYOC events are much more complicated because there are so many other factors in place:
How many days will the event be?
How is the location? Are hotels near the venue? Or is the hotel and venue together (as it was in my 2016 event)?
Is the airport nearby? Are there shuttle services?
These questions need to be asked and answered because it will help you PICK the venue location.
ONCE you have your general venue location figured out now you need to do some 'shopping'
What's the maximum occupancy of the room?
-Get too little and you'll run out of space, get too much and you'll spend extra on a bigger room that you really didn't need (as I did in my 2016 event)
How about power? What is the charge for setting up the power so not having enough power won't be an issue?
-Always speak to an engineer supervisor when discussing power as sales people will bullshit just to get you to sign (as happened in my 2016 event when we blew a breaker)
How about network? Is it already preconfigured or do you need to configure it? Are there costs involved? What's the bandwidth??
-In my 2016 event I had to pay for an internet line, JUST the internet line. I still had to provide my own networking equipment and set it up on my own. -That's another thing to keep in mind if you are forced to setup equipment. This shit aint cheap, if you buy stuff with the plan to return it within 14 days then DON'T FORGET
Personally, running events at LANCenters is super convenient but super limited as most of those PC's have software restrictions that make setting up configs and huds a pain. BYOC is sooo much better but you're going to run into costs. I would say I originally thought I'd be spending about 5.5k MAX at the 2016 event but my bills came up to 7.6k. Not wanting to take that out on the donors and their prizes I ended up paying that 2.6k difference out of pocket because I'm way too nice. No regrets, planning to do a bigger one next year.
[/quote]
Hopefully this bit of info can be of great help to some of you wanting to start an event of your own.
Please, PM me if you need any help and I'll be glad to lend a hand.
[b]TL;DR: Florida Lan has been renamed and is likely taking place in Chicago in June 2017. Plus here's some notes on how run a lan.[/b]
Anyways, here's my reddit post:
[quote]
Ok so,
it depends on what kind of LAN you're hoping to make.
My first two lans were at LANCenters with PC's/Monitors/KB&M already provided and typically they will ask you to pay half their normal "all day rate" per player.
So if their "all day rate" is 10 bucks they'll ask for 5 bucks per person; 10 bucks happened to be the entrance fee so half of it went to venue and the other half went into prize pool.
This is exactly what happened at my 2014 event. In 2015 I went to a different LANCenter and they charged 20 for all day, at that event I charged 30 entrance fee leaving me with 20 after the "venue cut" to be put in prize pool. At both those events I put in some of my own money to beef up the prize pool. If I remember correctly the 6s event in 2014 had each person on the winning team get 130 and in the 2015 HL event each person on winning team got 100.
Now the nightmare of BYOC...
BYOC events are much more complicated because there are so many other factors in place:
How many days will the event be?
How is the location? Are hotels near the venue? Or is the hotel and venue together (as it was in my 2016 event)?
Is the airport nearby? Are there shuttle services?
These questions need to be asked and answered because it will help you PICK the venue location.
ONCE you have your general venue location figured out now you need to do some 'shopping'
What's the maximum occupancy of the room?
-Get too little and you'll run out of space, get too much and you'll spend extra on a bigger room that you really didn't need (as I did in my 2016 event)
How about power? What is the charge for setting up the power so not having enough power won't be an issue?
-Always speak to an engineer supervisor when discussing power as sales people will bullshit just to get you to sign (as happened in my 2016 event when we blew a breaker)
How about network? Is it already preconfigured or do you need to configure it? Are there costs involved? What's the bandwidth??
-In my 2016 event I had to pay for an internet line, JUST the internet line. I still had to provide my own networking equipment and set it up on my own. -That's another thing to keep in mind if you are forced to setup equipment. This shit aint cheap, if you buy stuff with the plan to return it within 14 days then DON'T FORGET
Personally, running events at LANCenters is super convenient but super limited as most of those PC's have software restrictions that make setting up configs and huds a pain. BYOC is sooo much better but you're going to run into costs. I would say I originally thought I'd be spending about 5.5k MAX at the 2016 event but my bills came up to 7.6k. Not wanting to take that out on the donors and their prizes I ended up paying that 2.6k difference out of pocket because I'm way too nice. No regrets, planning to do a bigger one next year.
[/quote]
Hopefully this bit of info can be of great help to some of you wanting to start an event of your own.
Please, PM me if you need any help and I'll be glad to lend a hand.
Miggy's post is the tl;dr of his wisdom, so he has a LOT More to say. He has done such an outstanding job with all of his LANs, and now that he has the massive BYOC LAN under his belt he's coming in hot to next year. Ask this guy questions, learn from him, give him suggestions. Make these LANs as amazing as we all want them to be.
Miggy's post is the tl;dr of his wisdom, so he has a LOT More to say. He has done such an outstanding job with all of his LANs, and now that he has the massive BYOC LAN under his belt he's coming in hot to next year. Ask this guy questions, learn from him, give him suggestions. Make these LANs as amazing as we all want them to be.
The one other person in my town on the map lives three blocks away from me.
weird
The one other person in my town on the map lives three blocks away from me.
weird
weird
Are there really LAN spaces you can find in Chicago that are cheap enough to book?
Yeah Chicago is a great place location wise to host a LAN, but renting a space here might be too expensive.
From everything I've heard event booking is a nightmare here
Are there really LAN spaces you can find in Chicago that are cheap enough to book?
Yeah Chicago is a great place location wise to host a LAN, but renting a space here might be too expensive.
From everything I've heard event booking is a nightmare here
Yeah Chicago is a great place location wise to host a LAN, but renting a space here might be too expensive.
From everything I've heard event booking is a nightmare here
taggAre there really LAN spaces you can find in Chicago that are cheap enough to book?
Yeah Chicago is a great place location wise to host a LAN, but renting a space here might be too expensive.
From everything I've heard event booking is a nightmare here
While I am a little biased being 30 mins away from the heart of Chicago, I think it would be a great place, I can't really think of too many places off the top of my head for a LAN in the area, but hopefully something can work
[quote=tagg]Are there really LAN spaces you can find in Chicago that are cheap enough to book?
Yeah Chicago is a great place location wise to host a LAN, but renting a space here might be too expensive.
From everything I've heard event booking is a nightmare here[/quote]
While I am a little biased being 30 mins away from the heart of Chicago, I think it would be a great place, I can't really think of too many places off the top of my head for a LAN in the area, but hopefully something can work
Yeah Chicago is a great place location wise to host a LAN, but renting a space here might be too expensive.
From everything I've heard event booking is a nightmare here[/quote]
While I am a little biased being 30 mins away from the heart of Chicago, I think it would be a great place, I can't really think of too many places off the top of my head for a LAN in the area, but hopefully something can work
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