About the LAN Party (March 27, 2004)

[J_Amarillo]

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That was fun! Unfortunately, the games started too late (I was really sleepy by 2:00, so I had to go home by about 3 or 4 AM)...

To Chronnus:

Thanks for the UT2004 and BFV! Also, thanks for being a worthy opponent (DAMN you're good...). I kept getting PWNED whenever you were in the area...

Hm... Do you know of any good joysticks I might buy? Do you know where I can buy them cheap? I'm looking for a joystick which works for aircraft/helicopter sims.

To Zerone_Null:

The mortar's indirect fire is more difficult to use than I thought. When you called for artillery, I hit the target (well... the general area) after about TEN shots (the other nine missed). By the time I was hitting the area, the tank was gone. I need a lot more practice...

Thanks for the help anyway...

To everyone:

We should start earlier. There were some who were still putting together their PCs at 9:00 PM. Come on people, the sticky post here in iSTORYA.NET said "4:00 PM". I arrived at 4:00 PM but there were only two others there (I forgot their names, but both had dark skin complexion and one had a perpetual smile on his face).

Furthermore, about the "lights out" rule when playing. I used to play in dark cybercafes (e.g. One Place, dark at night, and Gamer's Camp, dark all day), but I stopped going to those places when I read an article in The Freeman (I forgot which issue).

It was all about computers (and computer games), and one part of the article talked about the hazards of playing games in poorly-lit cybercafes. Basically, it said that looking at a bright monitor in a dark room for hours causes eye damage.

Ever since I read that article, I stayed away from the cybercafes with bad lighting...

Now, I'm not sure if that article is correct, but my eyes hurt less when playing in good lightining conditions (e.g. my room).

But anyway... That was really fun! Let's do it again (next month)!!!

[vern]

Although I wasn't part of the LAN Party, I want you guys to succeed and grow, so there is something I can go back to. heh.

The purpose of this post is that I think J_Amarillo has started a great thread. Now would be a good time to start discussing the LAN Party...

a. What went right?
b. What went wrong?
c. What should change?
d. Individual comments? Suggestions?
c. Whose balls should be cut off for leeching?

[irangejuice]

We should start earlier. There were some who were still putting together their PCs at 9:00 PM.

i just bought a new hard disk and my other HDD (boot) didnt work right.. found out later that a pin on the HDD Caddy broke off..
Madz PC also crashed a few times. i think Crashburn said it was the HDD too.
other than that i think people came with good rigs. So no issues, there.

Come on people, the sticky post here in iSTORYA.NET said "4:00 PM".

some people rent monitors and they're only available by 6:00pm
but yes, early in is recommended for people who don't have the software yet.

urthermore, about the "lights out" rule when playing. I used to play in dark cybercafes (e.g. One Place, dark at night, and Gamer's Camp, dark all day), but I stopped going to those places when I read an article in The Freeman (I forgot which issue).

It was all about computers (and computer games), and one part of the article talked about the hazards of playing games in poorly-lit cybercafes. Basically, it said that looking at a bright monitor in a dark room for hours causes eye damage.

Ever since I read that article, I stayed away from the cybercafes with bad lighting...

Now, I'm not sure if that article is correct, but my eyes hurt less when playing in good lightining conditions (e.g. my room).

I suggest you bring a night light for your rig. All of our previous lan parties were played in the dark, guess it's just our preference. I've been joining since August 2003, and lan party's been goin on before that. Chronnus' (one of the originals along with Vern and dbgg1979) seem to prefer lights out too, and i'm guessing that's the way it's always been. Frankly i think, smoking and drinking are a lot mor hazardous to one's health I'm gonna start a poll.

[J_Amarillo]

I do suggest that we take out the lights out rule. After the LAN party, I didn't notice anything wrong with my vision. But think about it; what about next month? Or the month after? Or the month after that?

The damage to our eyes from a lights out LAN party is very small, but it slowly adds up, similar to smoking... Smoking once won't damage your lungs much. Neither will smoking twice, thrice, etc. Not even the tenth time. Or the 20th time. However, by your 100th smoke, well...

I won't need a nightlight, actually. I just turned down my monitor's brightness and contrast. But what about the rest of you people? I don't know what might happen after a year of LAN partying... Maybe I'll be the only one with 20/20 vision then. That won't be a problem for me, but what about you?

[irangejuice]

i always game in the dark i still have a perfect 20/20 vision.. been gaming like this since the days of msdos and 386sx computers..

anyway i started a poll and whatever comes up will be what happens on the next lan party..

[dhuDz]

B. What went wrong??


Hey guys, the outlets!!!! darn thing was buggin half the group!! arctech's cord looked like a worm after that overcurrent it took supplying about 10 PCs.....

[madzZz]

it's nicer man if ligts are off...
coz dili dark imong monitor...
i can hardly see when the lights turned on..and off and on and off....
sus ambotlang jud!

[madzZz]

i always game in the dark i still have a perfect 20/20 vision.. been gaming like this since the days of msdos and 386sx computers..

anyway i started a poll and whatever comes up will be what happens on the next lan party..

yah we should do that poll thing...

for me lights off...
coz nag labad akong o tungod sa lights on and off...

[madzZz]

my HD crashed! dang...
in the middle of lan party!
m so unlucky huh...?
i got to copy the games @ 12am nah...


we went to crashburn's place pa to get a new HD...


incidents happen... that's why people can't make it on time...
that's all i can say...

[dhuDz]

there's always a "VICTIM", i thought im gonna be one gani may gani found out dayon that the kboard was the one causing my boot hang-ups.