[H3XU5].lan1 - 17/08/2008 - Game-On Uttoxeter - Write Up!

[tiggerai]

Well, I survived... Just!

I shall quote a fellow hexite here by saying "An awesome weekend of win with just a pinch of Fail"

Fail was the word of the weekend, usually directed at yours truly.

So, How was it?
In a word. WIN.
This is my first "proper" LAN (meaning not consisting of a bunch of mates in a front room) and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was no good at games, but being there with a bunch of mates makes up for that, even when your PC reinstall fails and you have to end up re-doing it for the first 4 hours.

[H3XU5] thoroughly trounced the competition at the "How long can you stay up" game, finally calling it a night (morning) at 7.30am... the problem with going to sleep that late is that you lose out on the prime sleeping spaces and have to resort to sleeping in the car! (Remind me to take up Gerrard on his offer next time)

Roll on to 10.30am and it's way too hot for sleep in the car, so 3 hours will have to be it for now.
Another 8 hours of gaming with a "Pick up Lee@Scan" break halfway through.
I decided at 1am that getting some sleep would be a good idea, as although I'm used to sleep deprivation, it's not a goood idea when you've got to drive home too. 7 hours of the most needed sleep and a lot of snoring later (apparently - I haven't had the proof it was me yet) we commenced the last session of the weekend. While the other boys were playing a various selection of games, Rastamanblues (Chernobyl Smurf!) and I had a 3 hour marathon of C&C Generals Zero Hour. Much bombing, building and waiting around for cash later and it was time to go home. Afternoon was marred a little with the appearance of the WASP attack, which is made even funnier by the wimpy boys running away every 10 secs, allowing me to get a good advantage in on C&C!

Mainly we stuck to the core games of UT (GOTY), C&C Generals and COD4 with a bit of early morning Flatout2 Bowling (Finally got 7 pins right on the last go... go me!) and the boys attempting GRID and BF2 with a side order of Sup Con. We lost JK Ferret to Guitar Hero at one point...

Last game of the weekend was the sprint race to the best "car loading up space" which was about the ONLY game I won all weekend!

Oh and don't ask me to remind you to get something that is time critical to the LAN as I'll only remember when I get home... Rasta you need a toothbrush from tesco!

It's amazing how fast time flies at these things, is it really sunday night already? I sleep well tonight in the knowledge that I now can use the "wasd" keys... does that make me a fully paid up member of the Gaming community... we'll see! (I was getting more enjoyment from loading screens!) "SABOTAGE BOG!!!!"

I'm gonna let the Boys fill in some of the Gaps, there is too much to remember... but we'll be more organised next time and attempt some kind of hour by hour blog.

Thanks go to Rasher of Game-On for his organisation and to Mrs Rasher for the patience of a saint.

[MaddAussie]

Tip from a GO LAN old timer get your sleeping arrangements sorted first (when the LAN's are in the bigger hall there is a lot more room or use the other option of a tent)

[Betty_Swallocks]

Indeed. First thing I do once I've got my PC set up is grab a quiet sleeping space.
The lans at Burton were the best for the sleeping arrangements. It was some offices right at the other end of the building so nice and quiet.

[BeanZ]

Indeed. First thing I do once I've got my PC set up is grab a quiet sleeping space.

It's all well and good saying that but I was first to place my bedding down this weekend; shame that Azrael decided to place his next to mine... so much for quiet

[Guy]

I had the Rai next to me, so any chance of a quiet night were sorely mistaken!

Although I suppose that could be seen as a suitable punishment for the barage of FAIL that was directed that way all weekend!

[MadduckUK]

cod4s my fave now for obv reasons could happily have played that all weekend

bangbangbang!, bangbangbang! mwahahahaha

[MaddAussie]

It's all well and good saying that but I was first to place my bedding down this weekend; shame that Azrael decided to place his next to mine... so much for quiet

Yeah friday night with Azz muttering about pork chops and all sorts

[alsenior]

@aussie : you asked your mam if she saw anything on msn yet ? . also you got a copy of the picture of plat with the magazine it does not seam to be on the forum any more

@rasta : get the photo's up you took enough

[Guy]

@Al, il upload them off the Camera in the morning/afternoon/when I finally wake up!

@Madduck I used to enjoy playing COD4 until I was turned into cannon fodder every single map!

[JK Ferret]

Regarding the staying-up, I was up until 11pm the second day... beating all you lot twice over So nyaah!

The wimpy guys were alsenior and rasta, madduck and gerrard were too far away and I took up a more offensive stance against the wasps

I think that easily one of the best moments was the UT GOTY spate on Saturday, where people (mostly Platinum) were thinking up weird and wonderful names... can't post any here, because the humour of said people was a little too dark for this forum

[Guy]

'Your Mum' Is about the only one that I think is postable.

[JK Ferret]

Heehee...

'Your Mum is on a killing spree!'
'You were killed by Your Mum'
'Your Mum was looking good until she killed herself'

The other ones were funny in context too, but I can't think of any other postable ones either.

[tiggerai]

Regarding the staying-up, I was up until 11pm the second day... beating all you lot twice over So nyaah!

err... Were you up for work at 6am on friday? no.

Who was it that was having a powernap when I woke them with a text at 4pm on friday afternoon? Indeed.

Ok, now do that without the assistance of caffeine then I'll let you have that one!

[TAKTAK]

i think thats a classic case of pwned

and it sounds like a great day had by all

[Gerrard]

It's all well and good saying that but I was first to place my bedding down this weekend; shame that Azrael decided to place his next to mine... so much for quiet

To be honest, don't think it would matter where abouts you were in that room, you'll still going to be deafened by him!

The wimpy guys were alsenior and rasta, madduck and gerrard were too far away and I took up a more offensive stance against the wasps

I think that easily one of the best moments was the UT GOTY spate on Saturday, where people (mostly Platinum) were thinking up weird and wonderful names... can't post any here, because the humour of said people was a little too dark for this forum

I wasn't even aware there was one! Was too busy trying to beat pob in TM at that time I think (managed to prove that was possible!). The other [clean] names I can remember were Bullets and Linda's Cooking!

[MadduckUK]

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