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Posted by: Zardoz Nov 20 2009, 10:19 AM

We were perhaps a little discrete with the announcement, with registrations opening 9pm yesterday and in 14 hours, have already hit 175 registrations, but it's time to announce...

Respawn LAN 15
January 23-24th 2010
Union Hall, La Trobe Unviersity

Celebrating TEN YEARS of LAN gaming in Union Hall (since Shafted 7), we bring you the latest installment of Melbourne's largest and most popular BYOPC gaming event!

We have a large amount of announcements for this one in the coming weeks so stay tuned to the website!

Registration is mandatory and a very good idea as spots are filling faster than even we had anticipated!

Posted by: GIARUS Nov 20 2009, 04:17 PM

What is this lan based on tho

Posted by: Andrewzor Nov 20 2009, 05:24 PM

Its celebrating 10 years of lanning at La Trobe Union Hall, as stated. So that?

Posted by: Alioth Nov 20 2009, 05:57 PM

Should totally make it a 10 years old birthday party theme. Clowns, fairy bread, jumping castle...erm...clowns. I dunno. Stuff that kids like. OH, and at least one spoiled little shit that breaks down and cries because he get to unwrap a layer on the pass-the-parcel!

Posted by: dead_man Nov 21 2009, 11:27 PM

i propose a giant game of musical chairs !

Posted by: SirSquidness Nov 21 2009, 11:33 PM

Deadman, you're organising.

Posted by: dead_man Nov 21 2009, 11:34 PM

i delegates the job to lewis

Posted by: Maelstrom Nov 22 2009, 12:28 PM

So when it doesn't happen, we can Blame Lewis!

Posted by: missingo Nov 22 2009, 12:42 PM

Sydney shall invade this lan

Posted by: Tank Nov 22 2009, 09:06 PM

I can organise musical chairs (AFK comps... \o/)

and we don't have a specific theme yet we WILL let you know when we have one.

Posted by: Frookie Nov 22 2009, 09:26 PM

did you find that pinata from 2 events ago that was lost?

Posted by: djzort Nov 23 2009, 01:56 PM

were coming!

i wish i could pay for the lan online.... *hint* *hint*

Posted by: GIARUS Nov 23 2009, 07:48 PM

I quite like this idea with the jumping castle's and stuff

But my guess Modern warfare 2 might take over as theme
But i propose you have a happy 15th bday for respawn

Posted by: dead_man Nov 23 2009, 07:58 PM

if we are talking about ways it can phail more than maybe

Posted by: drunkees Nov 23 2009, 09:31 PM

end of jan! so far away FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU------

Posted by: GIARUS Nov 24 2009, 01:27 AM

yeh but u gotta think the admins have exams and lives 2 live considiring i see R4N more now then i ever did its hard not to miss him

Posted by: Tank Nov 24 2009, 08:43 AM

And there are also restrictions because of venue availability, admin's needing to go on holiday's etcetc

Posted by: ThirtySix45 Nov 26 2009, 07:04 PM

bloody admins, always thinking of themselves! Cant wait to go, left my rego a bit late but 450 people never turn up anyway so im sure ill be fine.

Posted by: drunkees Nov 27 2009, 04:51 PM

orly? i always thort admins lived similar lives to the stig.

Posted by: Zwan Dec 2 2009, 12:40 AM

Ull have to be like me and wait for confirmation.

LOL I'm a couple of weeks too late to signupfor a place. maybe we can organise the second hall as well for an extra 180 ppl?

Posted by: dead_man Dec 2 2009, 06:03 AM

sign up anyway mate.

we do a player shuffle with confirms later so that the unconfirmed guys get dropped to the bottom of the list

Posted by: GIARUS Dec 3 2009, 10:37 AM

AND MAYBE TELL US THE THEME

Posted by: LolSauce Dec 3 2009, 05:39 PM

Don't fucking yell! And maybe there isn't a theme to tell you yet.

Posted by: Tank Dec 3 2009, 07:40 PM

Maybe we're all too busy thinking about end of year stuff, and other more important organisational things than a theme

there WILL be one, and when we have one, we will tell you

Posted by: Maelstrom Dec 3 2009, 09:11 PM

Respawn 13: Black Mesa
Respawn 14: Cyberpunk Dystopia

Theme for Respawn v15 unveiled...
Respawn 15: RESPAWN LAN

Posted by: Andrewzor Dec 3 2009, 10:04 PM

Does theme really matter? Is it going to change whether you attend or not? Just wait, give them time.

Posted by: ihasaflavur Dec 4 2009, 05:07 PM

no, but it does make for interesting t-shirts. (still absolutely adore my v. 14 one by the way, comfy as) =DD

Posted by: Tank Dec 4 2009, 08:03 PM

We will have a theme, i'm not saying we wont. I'm just busy studying atm, people are busy working (End of year = BUSY!) and we're all just a little tired from having 3 LAN's in quick sucession.

I promise we will have a theme! we just need a little time

Posted by: andojay Dec 4 2009, 11:39 PM

I'd like a party theme.

Posted by: TechL Dec 5 2009, 03:25 PM

how about a theme for a theme

you don't need to thank me

Posted by: Darcy Dec 8 2009, 03:52 PM

I'm sure they won't

Posted by: Zwan Dec 10 2009, 02:14 PM

I have a theme: deodorant

U'll be thankful for choosing that theme

Posted by: Andrewzor Dec 10 2009, 02:43 PM

Best theme ever

Posted by: dead_man Dec 10 2009, 05:59 PM

heres the theme!!!


































































see

Posted by: TechL Dec 10 2009, 08:59 PM

i c wat u did thar

No not really.

Posted by: GIARUS Dec 13 2009, 05:09 AM

Lets have a Battle Toads Theme

Posted by: Tank Dec 13 2009, 08:13 AM

we'v got some ideas in mind, we will tell you, please stop asking and making suggestions

Posted by: GIARUS Dec 13 2009, 02:37 PM

aww come on making suggestions can help both ways people may get a laugh at the suggestion and also helps admins make a good theme thus helping u

Posted by: wolfmother Dec 17 2009, 11:44 PM

SOME SAY... he has played 288 games of CS Gungame in a row... and never gotten past Scout.
SOME SAY... his rage is so powerful that it can power an entire table at respawn by itself.
SOME SAY... he installed a speedhack on his copy of Flatout 2... but was still beaten by a Chili.

All we know is, his name is...

Zardoz.

Posted by: Zeruel Dec 18 2009, 12:00 AM

LMFAO. Gold.
That is all.

Posted by: Hoodlum Dec 20 2009, 12:09 PM

" From the group that bought you Respawn 13: Black Mesa, and Respawn 14: Cyberpunk Dystopia...

comes an all new hardcore experience for the masses . . . .


Cyberpunk Dystopia . . . . . .



2 "





Twice the dystopiaaar!




terrorizing power grids everywhere from the 23rd 2010.

Posted by: SirSquidness Dec 20 2009, 01:19 PM

It's almost as if Hoodlum is on the CoD marketing team.

Posted by: Hoodlum Dec 20 2009, 05:24 PM

please.. call me hoody "P

Posted by: LolSauce Dec 22 2009, 05:44 PM

I say Zardoz's rage is fucking contagious =/ He brings out the worst in you if you sit near him

Posted by: Frookie Dec 23 2009, 03:09 PM

and yet...his rage makes you want to continue aiming for him first...

Posted by: Ultimate_Sacrifice Dec 23 2009, 03:17 PM

AH ha! what he said its all just to hear him rage again

Posted by: dead_man Dec 23 2009, 04:02 PM

he does get past scout most of the time, however theres still a $50 here for someone who keeps him below scout for the whole game

Posted by: Frookie Dec 23 2009, 05:24 PM

i could unplug his monitor cable..

Posted by: SCSI Dec 29 2009, 11:45 PM

Hey all,

I was wondering what the comps will be and what the prizes are?

I have a Call of Duty e-sports team that would be keen to attend if there will be a Cod4 of MW2 comp.

Posted by: R4N Dec 30 2009, 09:22 AM

There is a COD4 comp running at V15, details will be given out over the next few weeks

Unfortunately with modern warfare 2, we cannot run a comp, as there are underlying issues with running multiple private matches in a LAN environment.

Posted by: Hoodlum Dec 30 2009, 07:08 PM

Alas.. this is where mw2's real draw back is revealed....

Seriously what were the thinking !? ... obviously not about lan parties lol.


good game, poor multiplayer support :/

Posted by: SirSquidness Dec 30 2009, 07:17 PM

LANs make up a very miniscule portion of their customer base.

Posted by: Hoodlum Dec 30 2009, 10:53 PM

But lan's aren't a customer base... people are. designers typically don't make games specifically for wan. they just make a game. usually focused on single player, with multiplayer a close 2nd. - thats why CS was such a success and still is. HL had been out for years yet a little rogue mod dedicated 2 multiplayer called counter-strike far exceeded the popularity of HL. Had valve realized this from the get go they would of banked alot more money.


- the broad shouldered, 50% share holders know this..


Its all about infinity ward maximizing profit nothing more;

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/10/20/infinity-wards-dedicated-servers-decision-results-in-severe-economic-implications.aspx


And lets face it... after world @ war. they would be pretty keen to recoup some of their losses lol

Posted by: Frookie Jan 4 2010, 10:07 AM

IW did not make W@W..Treyarch did, only tie is activision

Posted by: SirSquidness Jan 4 2010, 11:58 AM

You misunderstand me.

People who go to LANs make up a miniscule portion of their customer base.

Any game that will work over the internet can easily be made to work over LANs by the developer. It's a business choice not to do it. LAN support generally means higher piracy rates.

Posted by: Hoodlum Jan 4 2010, 01:58 PM

YErr..... so as I said; the decision not to have lan support is to maximize profit. nothing more.

They not doing it for our benefit squid, the gamers.. but for the benefit of their profit margins. - theres no misunderstanding we just in complete agreement lol.





As for development frookie, ur right... I meant to say activision..

u really do have to think past who's names on the box nowdays and see who actually owns the rights to the game;

"In 2006, Activision gave Treyarch, an internal studio, the responsibility to develop CoD3 as part of a strategy to maximize its returns on the series. The relationship with both studios meant a CoD game could be released every year."


http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/178868/source-infinity-ward-secures-call-of-duty-developer-rights/


It maybe developed by Infinity or sum1 else, but at the end of the day it all falls under the Activision/blizzard's mammoth umbrella;

http://www.activisionblizzard.com/corp/index.html

A company who owns a VERY dominant percentage of the market. and growing.

Which means less competition between developers, which means poor quality games such as w@w for u and I. - And with little competition the whole industry stagnates. It's the same reason why good aussie developers, and developers around the world for that matter can't compete.


It doesnt matter how u spin it... the fundamental is this; everything Activision does it does purely to "maximize its returns" and they certainly didnt have u and I in mind when they made mw2. The developers most certainly would have. But nothing gets done without the man with large bags of cash. it's just that simple, and a far cry from the days where the game was about the gamer.. rather then simply the profit margin of whoever made it.

Dont get me wrong.. I love cod4 and to a lesser extent mw2.. both great games in their own right. But im certainly not ignorant to what the powers that be are up to.

Call of Duty MW2 did $550 million worldwide in its first five days on sale. and it cost activision/blizzard an estimated $40 million to produce.

- do the math lol

"Gran Turismo 5 has cost $60 million so far, but that game's been in development for five years... not the two it took to get MW2 out the door.

So, yes, if you were wondering how Activision got so much detail - Fiddy and Keith David into the game, that's how they did it. By throwing money at it." - [LA Times]


yet we still donate $100 of our hard earned money for a piece of plastic and cd key while the fat cats at actlizzard bank 10's of millions of dollars for themselves every month of the year.

And they still wonder why piracy exists lol. Ofcorse to them, $100 is a meal at maccas... god bless their cotton socks.

Posted by: Hoodlum Jan 5 2010, 10:18 PM

You need to download and watch these 2 b4 you die.


Then again ignorance is bliss. but hey it's your choice;

Number 1: http://freedocumentaries.org/int.php?filmID=102

Number 2: http://www.ripremix.com/

Posted by: Driftwo0d Jan 6 2010, 05:36 PM

Good stuff hoody

Posted by: xevious Jan 8 2010, 12:24 PM

http://teknogods.com/

Godspeed little buddy godspeed

Posted by: Grover Jan 8 2010, 08:16 PM

MAd ! good stuff xevious cheers..

lol @ actilizzard's broad shouldered 50% share holders.. they can try, but there's -always- a way around their profit making bs.


Rebel Alliance ftw yo

Posted by: david.m Jan 15 2010, 08:06 PM

Hi, just wondering if there is a cut off date to when someone can create an account then register for this event, then confirm?

Posted by: Patryn Jan 15 2010, 10:30 PM

cut off date would be just before the actual event or something.

but more importantly, you'd have to be one of the top 500 people in the list to get a spot on saturday morning...
little chance of that now, but if there's spots free after 2pm or something, i think they let anyone in on a first come first serve basis.

Posted by: david.m Jan 16 2010, 09:02 AM

So there is 700+ people registered for the event and 500+ confirmed with just 500 places available?????

Posted by: violator Jan 16 2010, 09:50 AM

Im pretty sure i confirmed before all 500 spots had been taken.. Can an admin confirm/deny for me?

Posted by: Tank Jan 16 2010, 12:21 PM

Hey guys, theres more info on this issue in the reserving seats Q & A thread in general discussion.

Basically the list is currently organised by when you registered. When we do the 'bump' The list then drops all the people who have not confirmed. The list is still sorted by when you registered, except after the bump, people who confirm get added to the bottom.

people can 'confirm', and still be on the waiting list. When we do check-ins, if you are on the waiting list, we will NOT let you in confirmed or not. If you are not in the top 500, the only way you will get a seat is if you check the website (we have a live counter), or give us a call (we will advertise this number closer to the event), to see if there are empty seats, at 2PM. at 2pm we open the doors and it becomes a situation of 'first come, first serve.'

I hope this makes sense if you have any further questions, feel free to send me a PM.

-Tank

Posted by: Tank Jan 16 2010, 01:25 PM

Waiting: 49 Violator confirmed

You are currently on the waiting list. I can only tell you to wait for the confirmation bump (explained above) before i can confirm that you will be in the top 500.

Thanks

Posted by: dead_man Jan 16 2010, 01:55 PM

confirming while being in the waiting list means you are still on the waiting list, wait for the player bump as Tank explained and see how you go.

-Dead_Man

Posted by: GIARUS Jan 17 2010, 08:15 AM

I hope this respawn will be an awsome one.
it would be awsome if we had another random clapping for falling cans

Posted by: priorax Jan 17 2010, 12:08 PM

I was near that last time, most of the people near me just turned around, thought "what the hell, why not", started clapping, still confused as to what actually happened.

Posted by: GIARUS Jan 21 2010, 02:53 PM

Ok Let me fill you in considering i started the random clap

My group was in the side part of the hall where someone at the end of the table was building a tower of cans ontop of there pc for the custom pc box challenge.
sadly the can's fell as i say this an idea poped into my head i got up from my seat and started clapping random and started cheering after this my group joined in after this the whole side part of respawn joined in after this the whole of respawn was appalausing and whisling for clapping cans a player in are group nucleus was amazed that i got the whole of respawn top clap for falling cans the randomness of this was the reason it was so funny i got the whole of respawn to do it 3 times which was not bad
but the first was the best one.

Posted by: Kgo Jan 21 2010, 10:51 PM

one spots opening up as im without a PC currently (thats worth taking to a lan). my main PC had its graphics card overheat and die, with the replacement taking forever to arrive, now my backup PC has contracted a virus that killed it too (and cant format due to certain circumstances). never let computer illiterate family members use your PC

so my spots up for lucky registered player number 501!

Posted by: GIARUS Jan 21 2010, 11:17 PM

That Sucks man
Thats why i said if anyone touches my laptop at home i disable the internet 2 there comps

Posted by: priorax Jan 22 2010, 12:02 AM

Wait, I think I remember you GIARUS, I went over to that area after talking to people on DC++ and they told me the exact same story

Posted by: NoWaY Jan 26 2010, 12:55 AM

Who were the winners of everything?