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Jenn
post Jul 10 2011, 05:42 PM
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Just thought I'd like to let you guys know what I experienced as my first time as a LAN. [YES, I am damn tired and damn bored thus me doing this... Plus it might be interesting to you or a .... Review of how your first time may have been]

So I started off the day carrying my first ever built PC into the building, after rego'ng my tickets of course but I must mention I was very hesitant to come to Respawn as I had other things planned on the sunday and wasn't sure I'd be someone who would fit in... Also had difficulties getting a ride to the place but was all sorted out with some other people who I had found out that were going to Respawn anyway. I found myself tripping over the damn loose gutter thing in front of the front door, thus leading me practically limping throughout the whole Respawn in pain etc. I was told to dress warm, thus my ugg boots and my fur jacket but was found to not need them in the morning since the PC and the sun had heated the whole hall up anyway. I ended up buying a 10M ethernet cable because the one I bought wasn't long enough to connect to the LAN but it was all good... I didn't realise that LANs would consist of just sitting in your seat, gaming, downloading + going out to eat maccas every few hours though which was definitely a new experience for me.

So one of the most memorable things I would say would me being 'Anonymous' to everyone, it's the same experience with being a female on the net but just so much more exciting... Just knowing that the people who are calling you a man were only sitting a few seats away from you. I did eventually reveal myself but it was just fun anyway to chat to everyone on 'That which shall not be named', which was a completely new program to me which I'd like to thank Ase and Synsync [I don't even remember his username] who helped me set it up. I started to feel like I belonged when I actually entered 'That which shall not be named' and especially when Queenie came to help with my Steam problem, which was a wonderful thing btw. Not to mention the mass downloading of Porn, TV shows that were definitely familiar to me but not to my friends that go to school with me.

But yeah! As a summary of how I felt about it... It was great fun and I'll definitely be attending the next one, regardless what my mother has to say about the LAN. It was a great experience and I'm sure it'll be more fun now that I've got an understanding of what happens at these LANs now, not to mention, knowing some of the people besides the people I came with now.

So yeah, overall I want to thank the people who were on 'That which shall not be named' and the people I got to leech off things and the people who managed Respawn which was a great experience!

- Jenn.

PS : I still hate you Rack 1 + 2. ;x
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Jenn
post Jul 12 2011, 05:57 PM
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Dude I was so up for the iron gut. D:
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post Jul 12 2011, 07:08 PM
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I dont think ive ever even been willing to watch it let alone participate.
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post Jul 12 2011, 09:02 PM
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QUOTE (The Mike @ Jul 11 2011, 11:51 AM) *
I got some awesome video of the end of the can stacking contest on my ipod touch which i may upload later. on the same note it was kind of a letdown knowing team "finger" won yet everyone got a prize for participating. /trying to start an online war


LOL! It was quite clear that team sLoV won that contest! It was structurally sound, actually "stacked" and just overall kicked ass wink.gif no contest laugh.gif
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post Jul 12 2011, 09:32 PM
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QUOTE (Cytezan @ Jul 12 2011, 09:02 PM) *
LOL! It was quite clear that team sLoV won that contest! It was structurally sound, actually "stacked" and just overall kicked ass wink.gif no contest laugh.gif


Aww cmon, you guys used a giant pole!

We just used cans and tape (RIP shit loads of dried up tape)


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post Jul 12 2011, 09:55 PM
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Team Finger! Lawl

Next time i need to bring more tape and we will start the can tower outside. The roof should not be the limit. Slov did use his tools to his advantage, next time i think ill come more prepared wink.gif

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post Jul 12 2011, 10:23 PM
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Haha giant pole ftw! tongue.gif

..next time a true winner will be decided! laugh.gif
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Jenn
post Jul 12 2011, 11:39 PM
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Total cheaters I say tongue.gif
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post Jul 13 2011, 10:38 AM
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QUOTE (Jenn @ Jul 12 2011, 11:39 PM) *
Total cheaters I say tongue.gif


haha there's no cheating in a game with no rules tongue.gif
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post Jul 13 2011, 04:47 PM
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QUOTE (Cytezan @ Jul 13 2011, 10:38 AM) *
QUOTE (Jenn @ Jul 12 2011, 11:39 PM) *
Total cheaters I say tongue.gif


haha there's no cheating in a game with no rules tongue.gif


Then next time I will use invisible cans.


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post Jul 13 2011, 04:58 PM
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QUOTE (Dekar @ Jul 11 2011, 07:53 PM) *
scheduling suggestion: don't run the two most popular comps (poker and tf2) at the same time <3

We can't move TF2 earlier, because we don't have the net to support it (when I say that, we have enough issues with people having dodgy Steam auth and stuff at 9pm, I can't see how moving it earlier will fix that at all), moving it to Sunday morning will do one of four things in my oppionion.
1- Get more people playing because there isn't much else on.
2- Get less people playing because everyone has left.
3- Have a lower quality of play because everyone is tired/falling asleep at their keyboards.
4- Have teams forfeiting due to players having to leave or sleeping.
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post Jul 13 2011, 05:30 PM
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QUOTE (RyuFromStreetFighter @ Jul 13 2011, 04:47 PM) *
Then next time I will use invisible cans.

Ill use imaginary cans then i dont even need to touch them to stack them tongue.gif
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post Jul 13 2011, 05:33 PM
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QUOTE (The Mike @ Jul 11 2011, 11:51 AM) *
I got some awesome video of the end of the can stacking contest on my ipod touch which i may upload later. on the same note it was kind of a letdown knowing team "finger" won yet everyone got a prize for participating. /trying to start an online war

also one last thing, *sets up pa system. "WHOEVER TRIPED THE CORD YOU ARE AN IDIOT"....


"Technically" everyone won, I have never in my lanning career seen such awesome can stacking... So i gave everyone a prize tongue.gif


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post Jul 13 2011, 07:00 PM
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QUOTE (Gambull @ Jul 13 2011, 05:30 PM) *
QUOTE (RyuFromStreetFighter @ Jul 13 2011, 04:47 PM) *
Then next time I will use invisible cans.

Ill use imaginary cans then i dont even need to touch them to stack them tongue.gif


But mine are still existent so I can enter the competition. You just look like a delusional fool!


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post Jul 13 2011, 07:25 PM
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QUOTE (R4N @ Jul 13 2011, 05:33 PM) *
QUOTE (The Mike @ Jul 11 2011, 11:51 AM) *
I got some awesome video of the end of the can stacking contest on my ipod touch which i may upload later. on the same note it was kind of a letdown knowing team "finger" won yet everyone got a prize for participating. /trying to start an online war

also one last thing, *sets up pa system. "WHOEVER TRIPED THE CORD YOU ARE AN IDIOT"....


"Technically" everyone won, I have never in my lanning career seen such awesome can stacking... So i gave everyone a prize tongue.gif


I thought you gave everyone a prize because your old and stroked out, thus forgetting the rules?


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post Jul 13 2011, 08:05 PM
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The only rule given for the can stacking was that they had to be empty.
Ergo everything else is fair game.

I do have some ideas for building a solid can stack though.


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post Jul 13 2011, 08:07 PM
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It is time we made a fortress of cans.


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post Jul 13 2011, 08:58 PM
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I agree, it shouldnt just be a tower of cans, though there might not be the room to do much else
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post Jul 13 2011, 10:26 PM
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team network cable's cans were not empty, they had a cable in them tongue.gif
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