#70169
03/31/2001 1:52 AM
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Master Hacker
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Master Hacker
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I just got back from my first LAN party in the city tonight...boy, was that was intense! Cover charge was 5 bucks, which wasn't too bad for 6 hours of non-stop gaming, I guess. If anyone ever gets the chance to go to a LAN party, don't miss out on it - you'll be glad that you went! Make sure you've got copies of all the popular multiplayer games installed, and you have at least some knowledge of local area networking. It's a drag when people can't play because they don't have the right updates or whatever installed. In related news, if anyone lives in the Chicagoland area and would like to frag with me, drop me an email and we could prolly set something up. Oh, and BTW, this party had about 50-60 people, but I've heard of smaller ones before. Lotsa fun.
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#70170
04/10/2001 4:33 PM
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Joined: Mar 2000
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I type Like navaho
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I type Like navaho
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$5 seems pretty cheap for 6 hours of fun. Why do you need the latest drivers/games installed? Do you bring your own computer?
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#70171
04/10/2001 4:42 PM
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Joined: Jan 1999
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Moderator / Fish
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Moderator / Fish
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sounds like a lot of fun. Allen, heh, I should imagine probably because if only about 2 people turned up with the same game it would be pretty pointless lol
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#70172
04/10/2001 5:28 PM
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Allen, yeah, you haul your box across town just to play some games. I just suggest you have the latest drivers and game patches installed so that you don't waste time while you're there.
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#70173
04/10/2001 5:33 PM
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Joined: Mar 2000
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I type Like navaho
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I type Like navaho
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That does sound pretty cool... So it'd help if you had some monster machine with a few tricks installed for the game, eh?
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#70174
04/10/2001 5:43 PM
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I've been to a reasonably large LAN party (3 people ;)). Played Brood War with a couple friends [ April 10, 2001: Message edited by: Dark Templar ]
-DT
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#70175
04/10/2001 5:56 PM
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Joined: Sep 2000
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Master Hacker
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Hehe, cheating is generally frowned upon by the other gamers.
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#70176
04/10/2001 6:14 PM
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Joined: Jan 1999
Posts: 568
Moderator / Fish
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so how long did you spend getting all the computers up and running on the network?
[ April 10, 2001: Message edited by: Sally ]
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#70177
04/10/2001 6:22 PM
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Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 3,594
Moderator / Template Diva
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Moderator / Template Diva
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Hey Matt, do you have a fun Party box? Windows and neon lights and stuff? I'm building a new 'puter soon, and I'm gonna do all kinds of fun stuff to the case, prolly have it watercooled, and overclocked way too much for my own good... ---Skorpion
Don't put that signature in your mouth! You don't know where it's been!
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#70178
04/10/2001 10:54 PM
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Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 57
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back when I was in high school I used to go to a computer gaming place where they had lots of computers already hooked up with the popular games and such. They started out with about 5 computers...and by the time I made it out of high school they had a new place where there were 30 or so. In addition to keeping their old place (and adding more computers to it as well) I had a lot of fun there, the best thing is my friends and I got discounts a lot because we were some of their first customers.
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#70179
04/11/2001 9:53 AM
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Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 615
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Wouldn't a good laptop (new one w/ 3D card etc) be easier?
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#70180
04/11/2001 5:57 PM
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Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 4,211
Master Hacker
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Easier, maybe. But it wouldn't even compare with the quality of video cards that you can get for desktop machines. At a LAN party, it's all about framerates and no lag, so you always want to have the best setup possible.
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