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[Tank]

SO yep!

What did you like? What didn't you like?! What made the event awesome for you? What would be awesome if we did next time?

we appreciate both positive and negative, as both will get us to make better events in future

-Tank

[R4N]

Hi Guys.

Let me start by thanking each any every person for attending V16, It was probably our biggest achievement "415ish in the door + aushalo".

With a LAN this large it is sometimes easy to forget that not everyone is into the game YOU play.
So as an admin team it can get quite hard to plan around it.

What I would like to see and will be implementing is the following:

• More Funcomps
• Public servers up 24x7 (pretty much every game we have)
• (hopefully) extra projectors and easier notifications
• Lanner approved music for the even (I honestly think we need "something"
• A Chillout area for lanners to play some console games/sit on a couch and relax
• An area for gamestah to cast to people who want to listen (perhaps also the chillout area)

Regardless of all of these things, leeching will happen. No matter what we do at a network level people can transfer files. There is no longer a respawn hub (one of the players was hosting it at V16) and DC++ is no longer actively supported by the admin team "I turned down many peoples requests for help with DC++" But in the end, thats all we can do about it.

As wolfmother has made clear the admins are doing everything in their power to promote a gamer friendly atmosphere, however this is also a delicate balance. Respawn is in the unique position to attract both pro teams and casual players. We cannot ignore either, but we cannot pander to the will of either. This is where the idea of funcomps came from. We can always attract pro teams by bumping up prize money etc.
It is much harder to get a casual player to close his/her DC++ session, or his/her episode of house, to play a game.

• We now have alot more casual gamers with limited technical knowledge, who require assistance installing/running games well
• We need to get the casual/fun games to the players easier
• We need to make it easier/fun to join in a major tournament (some sort of random team entry system?)
• We need to take "Some" focus off competitive play (Funcomps and tournaments) and get back to basics (Just play some games )

Trust me, the admin/gopher team are working hard to address all the issues you guys have raised about V16, we listen, and we learn

Looking forward to seeing you all at V17

R4N