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I survived DGA 40.
Cant believe it but I did survive.
Many Many Thanks must go to all those who helped.
Unseen, Xaine, neotheo, Kronk etc etc.
I know I will get kicked for forgetting the others who helped but sorry I didnt mean it.
If you know someone who helped add their names here coz thanks must go to them as well.
Also thanks to Xaine once again for the lift with all my junk.
Looking forward to the next lan.
Onwards and Upwards to bigger and better things!!
i helped in spirt :) from melbourne
me too :) from Sydney
Come on guys some people did a really excellent job of helping - for real and in my sleep deprived post lan state of mind I just cant remember them all
Longtom / Rip / Warhammer guy /
Really everyone, was the best lan in regards to people actually cleaning up after themselves. it was great. I thank you all.
His name is Krozen - warhammer guy - Doug
i had a great time...
bit of swat 4 and deathball...
and stupid amounts of flatout :) , but was very enjoyable.
now I have 2 questions;
1. Are there any DGA 40 pics?
2. Whens the next one/evo?
http://www.users.on.net/~rachow/lan/
there are some pics there that my brother skinny took
Craig just a heads-up, you might want to do a batch conversion on those files to bring them down in size :p
Also, my apologies for not removing myself from the attendee's list.
My plans changed at last minute and i forgot to remove myself.
yeah i was too lazy
if you can give me your recommended program ill do it tonight :)
Awesomeness.
/downloads images.
Quote from Knight Of Nih;280931:
yeah i was too lazy
if you can give me your recommended program ill do it tonight :)
I use Irfanview.
Its tiny and has alot of neat functions =)
The LAN was okay, still suffers from some of the same problems all DGA's suffer from though. Good to see it get back to roots though.
Would like to see the Admins mingle a bit more though, not just sit in a table out the front, segregated from the rest.
wow there seem to be a few new faces. I am happy to hear DGA was a hit and seeing pics from the bridge club bring back so many ... good memories from that place :) so whens the next one I can attend :D
whenever it is... Battlefield 2142 will be out by then - so count me in! =D
Quote from Hitokiri Kensuke;280934:
The LAN was okay, still suffers from some of the same problems all DGA's suffer from though. Good to see it get back to roots though.
Would like to see the Admins mingle a bit more though, not just sit in a table out the front, segregated from the rest.
Point taken about the Admins. I did walk around a few times, but didn't actually say hello or anything. I don't feel that we were segregated though - being out the front was simply a focal point for people to come to us if they had problems or needed something (which happened on a few occasions.)
Could you be more specific about the problems you saw? That would be helpful - no power or network issues. Those tables set up in the corner with the TV is planned to become a regular thing for people to bring consoles, and also as just a separate chill-out area.
Don't worry, the problems were relatively minor. ^_^ By all means, it has been the most successful lan I've been to in a while (as far as major lans goes) and I prefer the smaller lans with 40 or 50 people.
My feelings about the admin table are that just makes people feel awkward about approaching. Usually it's pretty obvious who the admins are, but keeping the table mixed in with the crowd would be nicer... For example, with DGA40, having all the tables in the same direction (including admins table) would have been nice... Similar to how it was in the past.
The real problem is that DGA doesn't really promote itself on a personal level at the lans any more... It's for the most part started, and allowed to run. You need personel officers, people who actively go out and talk to people, see how people are going. It doesn't take a whole lot of time, and it tightens the community a little more.
The TV in the corner is a good idea though.
i wasnt able to stay there overnight, left a 9pm for a send off for a mate going back to adfa. however it was great fun. i need to remeber to have all the games installed BEFORE people start playing them, so i dont get them ready by the time everyone moved on. although armagetron was heaps of fun. graphics smaphics :P
Armagetron rocked :cool:
Kudos to all involved in the organisation and running of the lan. I had a great time.
Bridge Club > Greek School
Mat.
I'd agree with the personal touch. That's one of the things that made the LANs so much fun back in the day (when I went??) The fact I could rock up and have a conversation with a number of people.
I think what made DGA flop in a big way is that the admins started getting to full of themselves and thinking they were better then a lot of the fresh new gamers because "they had been around forever" Lines started being drawn and DGA lost that personal touch.
I know you guys have been working towards erasing that line but it is going to take time!
All i want to see is a little more structure in the games that we play. ie a projector with the game list like number 36 is good way to do it. I believe there were only at maxium 6 people in the CSS server and 8 in the BF2 server (i understand it is a hard game for some people to run).
We really need a net link of some sort to get thoes people who cant update steam cause of no net at home.... there was 4 people that i knew that didnt have the updates.
The Icq server didnt go to well, i dont know weather it was advitised at the start of the lan or not but only me rip and elmato were in there. There was more activity in someone teamspeak server they had going. I think Dga sould have one set up and running all the time and everyone shlould be in it even if they dont have a mic ... they can still hear the other people.
Hi Guys,
We are moving towards some new things .. At the moment the big thing people will see at the next DGA is a "Console Corner" Being it PS2 Xbox whatever. A Television will be provided but the consoles will be BYO.
The Internet link is actually being discussed by the bridge club as we speak. As they are a club these things need to be voted upon at there committee meetings. So we wait and see.
Also some other things that we will be discussing at our next meeting in a few weeks. The lans we are hoping to hold once every 6 weeks .. So it will be mid month then the end of the month.
man, I hope it will be every 6 weeks!
I would DEFINATELY be there.
http://www.users.on.net/~rachow/lan/DSC01883.jpg
what is the size of the monitor in that pic?
30 inch I believe
Hitokiri Kensuke/Kagetsu is the owner of that monster
Hitokiri Kensuke I summon thee!
Ooh, and how much for the monitor?
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/30lcd_au?c=au&l=en&s=dhs
$2200 until Friday, then $2600.
Oh, and make sure you have a video card that supports dual DVI out (which is not to be confused with SLI, although that would help you).
Quote from Xaine;281112:
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/30lcd_au?c=au&l=en&s=dhs
$2200 until Friday, then $2600.
Oh, and make sure you have a video card that supports dual DVI out (which is not to be confused with SLI, although that would help you).
Cheers, I thought it was something along the lines of like I had to connect 1 DVi cable to each GPU.
Lifesaver.
Sure it looks nice but it may be a bit too big.
24" seems just right for me, and I can spend the extra on some mods for my PC.
i've got both (30 & 24). 24 is better for games imo.
....showoff....
Quote from paladin;281119:
i've got both (30 & 24). 24 is better for games imo.
im pretty sure steve has both too...not the ONLY big kid on the block now are ya :P
i don't care. the 30 goes nicely on the dual 3ghz mac pro.
Its the ****en SHINY you ignorant ****s.
THE SHINY!
Respect the ****ing SHINY.
crt pwns lcd regardless of size.....
of course that being said i still wouldnt mind one :P
I'm looking to using this to replace my ol' 19" CRT.
Ok i think this thread had gone slightly off the topic of I Survived DGA 40!
Will I need two 1950XTXs to drive a double 24" ?
shouldn't.
Since when has the bling ever been about need? ;-)
I'm looking at dual 1950XTXs as well OverG.
Let's compare notes.
Quote from Diva;281176:
Ok i think this thread had gone slightly off the topic of I Survived DGA 40!
Welcome to GU!
As long as you do as the Hijackers demand, nobody will get hurt.
Quote from Xaine;281195:
Since when has the bling ever been about need? ;-)
Since never and god willing that's exactly how it will stay :p
Makes it interesting tho
Hesbola!!!
Dictionary!
(insert ramdom word here with esclmation marks)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
words are optional
!!!!!! read between the lines :P
Quote from Lothar;281344:
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wacky waving wild inflatable arm flailing tubeman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
goons :)
lol
On the subject of Goons ;)
http://goons.fabcat.org/16.pls
On the subject of Surviving the LAN !
Thanks to the Committie and Admins for thier tireless work in preparing, organising and making the Venue happen.
Also Big thanks to Rip and Elmato for the update and maintenance work on getting the DGA Servers up to speed for the mucho funno DGA back at the Bridge Club.
/me powns in Armagetron ;)
Am I correct in saying that there will be no "DGA 41" before Evo?
Quote from PapaDom;282875:
Am I correct in saying that there will be no "DGA 41" before Evo?
no
the execs are planning 41 now, just gotta lock in the venue and im sure unseen will announce it
^_^ Yey!
Quote from Knight Of Nih;282877:
no
the execs are planning 41 now, just gotta lock in the venue and im sure unseen will announce it
/joy.
finally I can pimp my "dream machine"...which is kinda funny as I have been barely sleeping over the past week due to reading reviews up late on teh webzorz.
May I be correct in assuming that it will be on the 11th and the 12th of November?
yes i hope so
when the venue is locked in and sorted then i am sure unseen or whoever it is booking venue this time will get it put up and announced
but we did say we were aiming at a lan every 6 weeks or so
so work it out
Quote from Hitokiri Kensuke;280944:
The real problem is that DGA doesn't really promote itself on a personal level at the lans any more... It's for the most part started, and allowed to run. You need personel officers, people who actively go out and talk to people, see how people are going. It doesn't take a whole lot of time, and it tightens the community a little more.
Used to be Eater of Souls at the old DGA's. Where's he at?
hes still around
must be in hiding waiting for more souls