Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:00 am Post subject: future plans- tp-lan/meet up suggestions.
okay folks this idea was floated in the past and went no-where( as most plans do ).
so in order to make it easier and to guage interest im going to suggest the following.
1) we attend a organised lan( ie. like the recent I26) in a convenient location to most( we can work out which/where if enough want to). if we go we can go as a group or a clan so we dont have to bf2 all the 1-3 days involved .
2) we attend a local regular lan( ie their is a lan group that i know runs one weekend a month near me, approx 10 mins away). we would have to discuss this with who ever we decide to use to make sure that they can meet our requrements and that they wont object f all of us turn up .( not likely with these things as rl will get in the way).
3) we host our own lan/ meet up. this could be a pure gaming event or social event. ( ie. we could bring wives /kids/ significant others/ parents-NO LLaMAS though ). it could be at some ones home or at a local venue depending on size of crowd turning up.
okay these are the basic ideas and here are some of the problems I foresee.
we are a multinational clan( which I love, for me it adds to the fun), so tp members from abroad will have to fly /travel a long way and that means to expensive to bring kit! I am assuming that we are talking of doing it in the uk as most of us live here, (that includes scotland/wales/ireland/etc). Hell we may decide we want and can go to the USA to do it . so if we do it in the uk we ought to be able to scrape some pc gear together for those coming from outside the uk.( i can get a couple of pcs capable of running bf2 okay as spares- dont expect bleeding edge tech though).
we will want a net connection at any home/local lan to either host or play on a net sever for those who can not attend. Also in my experiance the mere thought of moving your pc can often lead to having to sort hardware problems out. We would all have to prep our machines prior to any lan as ive wasted hours configuring machines at a lan to get them running properly.( one stupid bugger who virused the bloody network ).
we have some younger members on in the clan so we need to agree rules of conduct if they attend. (ie. swearing mmust be okay as it already happens so that should be okay in moderation ). We would have to think about drinking/ smoking etc.
organising this and making it actualy happen if enough people want to will require plenty of notice. More time will probably be required to set up a big session due to everyone having different work/social responsibilities.
so please think about what you want and start talking about it here. It might start out with only a few but that can grow. I dont know if many of you have had a lan session but it is a different class of gaming experiance. Its like going from single player to multiplayer gaming _________________ ]
Well I can say that the Foundation that I'm chairman of are organizing a LAN-event in January/february. This afternoon we are going to take a look at the location But it's in The Netherlands though.
Anyway I like to take a vacation to the UK and bring my wive and kid with me to a LAN over there. But if I do that I need to know it months in advance to save some money for it. _________________ http://www.gameforceone.nl
i am diffently up for this iv been thinking about it ever since we started this clan, me and stu wanted to find a group of fun guys to play our games with and thanks to you guys it happened and i do thank all of you for your comitment coz without it we would be nothing.
i think an event where the wifes etc can come to as im sure a few bottles of wine will keep them happy i know it will for Shona and Sarah and if it works out good which im sure it will maybe make it a regular thing once a year?? thats if TP dont collapes that is but im sure it wont i plan to do this for a long time as yet take it into other games etc.
as for traveling i dont mind as im sure me and stu will share a car and staying in a hotel for a weekend will please the missis .
if we decide to go for a lan event im sure the women will be happy going to the shops for the day i know mine will be.
We got to do something even if it is just a few of us coz the guys that dont come will here how good it was and will want to come next time. _________________
" It's not about dieing for your country, it's about making the other Bastard die for his!"
Yeh guys sounds great .................long drive for me tho, its 384miles to me mums house and thats in lancashire LOL, 10hrs in the car with the kids or 5hrs 8mins wi me n the wife , like austin i would need time to save and get stuff sorted, but im game
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Gary _________________ See that dot over there, thats me with you in my sights
im only 14 but i wreckon this would be cool as hell and knowing my parent's they'd say ok but everything sounds coolio! be cool to meet up with you guys
If someone names a location for a lan party, and I can get a cool carry case for my system, then hell yes Ill come down and play some BF2 . _________________
yup id be up for this as well even though i am an old git :)btw we must have access to either john smiths or tetley/boddingtons then i will go anywhere he hee
yarr, lots of drinks be needed. A venue is also needed, I suggest somewhere in nottingham as that Is in the middle of england and it is where I live so less travelling . _________________
well there sems to be two options i can think of we could either hold it here in the leicester area or up your end of the country.( there seems to be two main cocentration of player ,or am i missing some thing?).
will i think we should have it here, at STU`S house _________________
" It's not about dieing for your country, it's about making the other Bastard die for his!"
well i can attend when ever it happens really im only booked for next september when im off to florida for 2 weeks other than that im free, _________________
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But it's in The Netherlands though.
, like austin i would need time to save and get stuff sorted, but im game 
