Sydney LAN Party

Associatedkarath @ eleague.gg on 13/02/2016 - 23:34

Hey everyone,

I'm not sure how many people remember Multiplayer United or any of the Sydney Gamers League events that happened a few years back. Some of the staff have reunited and are attempting to setup another LAN that is very similar to the ones of SGL, that is to say BYOPC.

It's going to feature Dota 2, LoL, CSGO, and SC2 with a possibility of TF2 as the competitive side, with also a community side where it's more casual and play is spread amongst several games.

It's going to be on the 19th of March at the Australian Tech Park in Redfern, and tickets are being sold now for $40 for entry.

Entry gets you a spot on a decent size of the tables available, as well as access to gigabit fast internet for an entire day :D

I'm part of the volunteer staff and really excited for this event to go forward. If you would like more information, feel free to ask here and I'll try to respond, or feel free to head over to the pages at either https://eleague.gg/ - the website itself - or https://www.facebook.com/events/444336562440304/

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  • captobvious on 13/02/2016 - 23:50

    I will come just to leach porn

    • tonyjzx on 20/09/2016 - 22:56

      You can literally do that right now in the comfort of your underwear.

  • cypher67 on 13/02/2016 - 23:59
    +7

    I'm a big fan of LAN Parties from way back, however $40 for 1 day seem super steep. Your biggest competitor is the internet itself. I don't need to pack up my computer, travel all the way to Redfern, pay $40 to play these games, I do it free in the comfort of my own home. Then there is the hassle of finding 9 other people wanting to pay DOTA (for example) at that exact time, someone in your team will be rubbish and you cant troll them in chat because they might glass you when you're not looking. Then you have networking issues, spending hours to get everyone all on the same page, if at all. Then you have the media leeches that just want to grab whatever pron is available. LAN parties became popular because for many it was THE only way to do mass multiplayer games against real people, as this requirement no longer exists most people I would imagine would go for nostalgia reasons. I do have fond memories of being able to watch someones face flatten as you sniper them in the back of the head though … organize an Ozbargain exclusive and get the tickets for $10 and I'd consider it.

    • The Terratronie on 19/09/2016 - 00:55
      +1

      while the internet is convenient .. nothing beats a lan party .. its like camping but with computers :P and around 8 of my mates are going to be there>> plus i dont have to worry about NBN issues haha! but Gigabit lan should work just fine if they know what they're doing

      • tonyjzx on 20/09/2016 - 23:01

        This ^^^

        People would go to this for nostalgia… I would love to go just to spectate for 30 mins or so.

        And people must realise that Redfern is an expensive location… $40 is fair IMO.

        $10 for a seat for a whole day is delusional.

        The organiser has to pay the technology park itself and that isnt cheap.

  • QuickToThePointless on 14/02/2016 - 01:21
    +2

    I dont understand any of the acronyms used

    • Ventak on 20/09/2016 - 23:34

      LAN - Local Area Network
      SGL - Sydney Gamers League
      BYOPC - Bring your own personal computer
      Dota 2 - Dota 2 (it's not an acronym anymore)
      LoL - League of Legends
      CSGO - Counter Strike: Global Offensive
      SC2 - StarCraft II
      TF2 - Team Fortress 2

  • airzone on 14/02/2016 - 02:15

    Heh, I haven't been to a lan party for over a decade.. Fun, but I did get sick of lugging this around.. http://imgur.com/a/ZBhnc

    • Apple96 on 14/02/2016 - 02:20

      God damn that scares me as a computer repair guy. Also nice Ranma background

      • scrimshaw on 14/02/2016 - 08:53

        I lol'ed at the bucket of coolant sitting on the ground.

        • airzone on 14/02/2016 - 09:53

          For some reason the bucket always made my lan party neighbours nervous..

          I did try and make a reservoir out of one of these: http://imgur.com/V3vPpQG but I simply couldn't stop it from leaking… I think I stuffed up the thread taps.

    • t_c on 14/02/2016 - 10:14
      +1

      Please tell me you have upgraded those screens.

      • airzone on 14/02/2016 - 10:27
        +1

        Yep, I have a hand-me-down dell LCD. w00t!

    • Clear on 14/02/2016 - 10:39
      +1

      That belongs in shittybattlestations if it isn't already.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2016 - 10:16

    not worth it for 40 dollars entry
    given most people have solid connections these days at home id see no point in going

    just looks like a rip off for the entry fee
    granted you have to pay for electricity at the venue i still wouldnt bother dragging my latest rig there

  • [Deactivated] on 19/09/2016 - 11:33

    Ahh lan parties.

    I recall back in the day. Mind you we are all running windows 95 se here.

    .spending friday afternoon and evening hooking up computers.
    .saturday morning to the pc store to rectify faulty parts and other misc gear.
    .swearing and a lot of it.
    .junk food and yeah.
    .a sleepless weekend playing games.
    .and a final note of never to do it again but we did and it got easier and easier every other time.

    Now its like "video killed the radio star" internet killed the lan parties, consoles killed the arcade….etc.

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