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Posted by michael on from the bang-bang-you're-dead dept.

CaptTrips writes "C|Net has an interesting article on the growing wave of LAN parties. Michael Duarte best puts it when he says "being able to play as a team, talk with the people next to you -- it's just a whole different aspect than playing online. For me, it's just more fun to put a face with the name of the person you're playing with." I agree!" This is a good excuse for us to link to QuakeCon. GameSpy has extensive coverage of the con - they've got some interesting screenshots and previews up.

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  1. and I thought I was bored on Friday night.... by firippu · · Score: 3, Funny

    LAN parties!? What's next?? Kegger next weekend at the local NIC... yeehaw!

    1. Re:and I thought I was bored on Friday night.... by garcia · · Score: 3, Funny

      I wasn't bored. INstead I got completely fucking drunk and came home at 3:17am EST and saw shit about people saying, "yay, it's a Friday night and I am READING about LAN parties".

      Umm, you are MAKING FUN of people who are posting about LAN parties on a Friday night while you are SITTING AT HOME reading about them.

      At least I am wasted and laughing!

  2. (i)max games by macsox · · Score: 3, Interesting

    i hope no one in the south bay area forgot about the max games yesterday at the tech museum in san jose.

    nothing like halo on the imax dome. except, maybe, grand theft auto, which some reason was verboten.

    come to think of it, i'm glad some people from the south bay did forget to go -- it would have been awfully crowded.

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  3. I would LAN more... by Howzer · · Score: 3, Interesting
    If it was easier to move my computer. I mean it's not that hard, just a pain. And moving any screen bigger than a 19 inch monitor just plain bites.

    I've often thought a cool business plan would be to set up a "LAN Party" hall, with monitors and speakers, all the kiddies have to bring are their CPUs, keyboards and meece. $3 per person per hour, if you kept the room booked you could do pretty well.

    Anyone know if this has been done, anywhere? Or does the whole idea suck for reasons not yet known to me?

    1. Re:I would LAN more... by Evanrude · · Score: 3, Offtopic

      Check out the Gear Grip. Maker of fine Case and Monitor toting equipment.

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  4. yes!!! by skydude_20 · · Score: 5, Funny

    exciting! its friday night and I'm reading about LAN parties on Slashdot... it couldn't get any better

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  5. Lan Party Fun by Dragon218 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The real fun in LAN parties is not the games, the food, or the ability to tell that guy next to you, "HEY! Suck my plasma orb."

    No....

    It's trying your damndest to get that Windows 98 computer to see your frined's 2000 computer and finding that network cable that you thought you left under your bed for emergencies when the guy with XP is complaining that he needs your DSL connection to get drivers for his new video card that is sitting on your drying X-Wing Model while spilling the bean dip in your shag carpet from the 70s. Suddeny, skippy (your dog) pukes up what was the burgers you got 15 minutes earlier for dinner, on your new dual athalon server.

    AAAAGGHHH!

    Lan parties are fun...

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    1. Re:Lan Party Fun by Freedom+Bug · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Back in the day, we had to deal with DOS network stacks and 10Base-2. I think I'd take DOS over Windows: I kept a stack of boot disks with appropriate drivers, and that would get most people going. Anything with something wierd either had the drivers along or didn't play. The biggest issue was updating everybody to the same version of Doom.

      But somebody who has never dealt with 10Base-2 (ethernet over coax) is allowed to complain about setting up LAN parties.

      I've still got a stack of about 6 ISA NE2000's along with the cable, T's and terminators. You can borrow it just to experience the pleasure.

      Bryan

  6. Sports by Tom7 · · Score: 5, Insightful


    > being able to play as a team, talk with the people next to you -- it's just a whole
    > different aspect than playing online. For me, it's just more fun to put a face with the
    > name of the person you're playing with.

    And before the advent of the internet, we had sports.

  7. Not always that great in person by yeoua · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Remember... that your actually sitting next to the person you just destroyed 20 to 1...

    Just make sure they are smaller than you.

  8. On a Continuing Note.... by Befreiung · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hello I'm Michael Duarte, the host of Silicon Valley Frag Fest, in case any one was wondering the URL is www.svfrag.com Thanks! Mike

  9. Fragfest by Mulletproof · · Score: 3, Flamebait

    Did somebody have an overnight lobotomy? Does it take a freakin cover from Time magazine for this crap to all of a sudden become "news worthy"!? The topic has been around for years! People haven't "all of a sudden" just started to enjoy LAN parties! It appeared on CNet-- Hey, now there's a good reason to jump all over it... Big f!$#%$ deal! Micheal, you're a chump. A hack. THIS. ISN'T. NEWS. No! It's not a good excuse for you to link to QuakeCon! A story on QuakeCon would have been a good excuse. But what do you post? "being able to play as a team, talk with the people next to you -- it's just a whole different aspect than playing online. For me, it's just more fun to put a face with the name of the person you're playing with." I agree!" Tee-Hee! Did you have to post a person who has only within the last few days discovered what a LAN party is and how to play games online?!

    Not that any of these were worthy, right?

    2002-04-01 18:18:13 Gaming vs. Cinema Double Standards (articles,games) (rejected)
    2002-04-18 15:31:27 Planetary alignment; The End must be near. (articles,science) (rejected)
    2002-04-24 13:18:20 Second Front (articles,internet) (rejected)
    2002-04-28 02:28:59 Subscription alternatives (articles,news) (rejected)
    2002-05-02 18:37:13 Gaming vs. Music (articles,games) (rejected)
    2002-05-15 05:36:39 Napster Approaches Bankruptcy (articles,music) (rejected)
    2002-05-19 16:06:51 Florida Face Recognition Fails (articles,privacy) (rejected)
    2002-05-21 15:46:01 A Tastier Chicken Through Genetic Manipulation (science,humor) (rejected)
    2002-06-03 19:25:40 Bush Administration Global Warming Turnabout (articles,news) (rejected)
    2002-07-11 05:31:21 Mining the Moon for Helium-3 (articles,news) (rejected)
    2002-07-30 20:40:46 Jon, the Al-Qaida and the FBI (articles,internet) (rejected)

    Really, I have a life beyond Slashdot, but this crap SO pushes my buttons. I know I'm not the only one out there with a worthy story, but what gets posted? "Wonderboy discovers LAN parties". Right.

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