Toronto LAN on December 16th

[manofphat]

We're going to be having the LAN at HyperionGL (http://www.hyperiongl.com/) on 370 Yonge St. (http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&time=&date=&ttype=&q=370+Yonge+St,+Toronto,+Toronto,+Ontario+M5B,+Can ada&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=20.901759,58.710937&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=0,43.658642,-79.381928&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1) on the 16th of December.

We have about 24 seats with computers available and an additional 7 workstations (only 28 chairs) at $15 a piece for an all day (10am-10pm) pass.
Post saying if you can make it or not and I'll upgrade this thread as often as I can with how many seats are left.
If you plan on bringing your own PC/laptop make sure you include that in your post!

Seats available: 0

People confirmed:

manofphat (CS:S / TF2)

NIS3R (CS:S / TF2)

FLeX (CS:S / TF2)

Knight Templar (CS:S / TF2)

Krythos (CS:S / TF2)

Xenophorge (CS:S / TF2)

Hieyeck (CS:S / TF2) (bringing computer and monitor)

MaLeK (CS:S / TF2)

ChikenKannon (CS:S / TF2) (bringing laptop)

RitualofKilling (CS:S / TF2) (bringing computer and monitor)

Raider (CS:S / TF2) (bringing computer and monitor)

Rusty Bridges (CS:S / TF2) (bringing laptop)

Silence (CS:S)

SKULLCRUSHER (CS:S / TF2)

RoADKiLLith (CS:S / TF2)

Entropy (CS:S / TF2)

DeathSniper (CS:S / TF2) (bringing computer and monitor)

Fabulous Disaster (CS:S / TF2)

trapster (CS:S / TF2)

Newter (CS:S)

Calamity Gundam (CS:S / TF2)

Orion (CS:S / TF2) (bringing computer and monitor)

Langer (CS:S / TF2)

Domi (CS:S) (bringing laptop)

ricky (CS:S / TF2)

NIS3R's Dad (CS:S)

Ajay (TF2)

Harb0n (CS:S) (bringing computer and monitor)


Counter-Strike Source accounts: 27
Team Fortress 2 accounts: 23
Computers bring brought: 9
Monitors bring brought: 9

People willing to car pool:

Hieyeck (http://www.northernresistance.com/forum/showpost.php?p=21589&postcount=158)
Raider (http://www.northernresistance.com/forum/showpost.php?p=21710&postcount=176)
Fabulous D
(http://www.northernresistance.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22143&postcount=232)

Canceled:

Sniffles (CS:S / TF2)
mfkr (CS:S)
3NF0RC3R (CS:S)

[NIS3R]

IM IN!

miss u guys!

any games i shud buy/download b4 hand?

if i got the addy of the bus stop right this is sick! :D

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p268/nis3r/bsustop2lan.jpg

[FLeX]

I'm in.

[Mike-KT]

I'm in, as I already said!

I'll make sure to bring the mints!

[Krythos]

im definitly coming

[gOOCH]

o shit i just uninstalled css

[Xenophorge]

Oh I am so there.

[cujo]

I'll be in Shanghai by then, have fun guys!

[Hieyeck]

whar's my seat >=( YOU TOLD ME I HAD I SEAT

</3

[ORION]

I wonder if they'll let me bring my PC on the bus...
'cause I'm not playing on those machines >.<

[mfkr]

I'm in...can we use their machines or is it bring your own? Their machines will be a step up from mine.

[manofphat]

whar's my seat >=( YOU TOLD ME I HAD I SEAT

</3

you have a seat now lol

[MaLeK]

Im obviously in regardless if i play or not

[ChikenKannon]

Yeah I'm in and I'll be bringing my Lappy.

[RitualOfKilling]

I'd like to come as well. Also, my friend Raider would like to participate (he frequents your server as well.)

I <3 you guys. =)

EDIT: We can both also bring our own computers if needed.

[Rusty Bridges]

I'm in.. and I'll be bringing my laptop.

[SKULLCRUSHER]

Guys, be advised, there is probably only space for four people to bring their own rigs. I would suggest that those who are going to bring their rig that it is only the laptop users.... so first four to mention it will be able to bring theirs.

[RitualOfKilling]

We'd both like to bring our own PCs. =)

[silence]

if im not still drunk off my ass / have a hangover that day i'll show up - but it honestly depends on how much i drink from 12am-close hehe


(i say 12am-close because i actually turn 19 on the 16th)

edit:: scratch that i might aswell use one of theirs lol

[SKULLCRUSHER]

As far as I have been told.... I'm coming

[rk-]

I'd like to grab a spot, if I may :)
I'm lazy and don't want to deconstruct my rig's setup, so I'll just be using their shit - do they have TF2? The site didn't say.

[Entropy]

Im in

[DeathSniper]

I'm in.

[manofphat]

What do you guys want to do for dinner?

[Entropy]

can you make us sandwiches?

[manofphat]

Yes I could make $20 sandwiches provided there's $20 lol

[Entropy]

lol it better be toasted...well maybe we should order pizza or hit up a pub for an hour, have a couple pints and some wings.

[manofphat]

Gerry was saying how we should raise the admission price to $25 and have it include pizza and drinks for lunch and then we should decide where we want to go for dinner and everyone is on their own for that.

[Entropy]

that sounds like a good idea

[SKULLCRUSHER]

My only concern is leaving the place for an hour or so for lunch Juan. If we get there around 11am to set-up and start the event at say 12 noon.... if we leave for lunch by the time we all get back we will have already wasted half the day. If we bring pizza in around 1pm then guys can grab a slice and a pop and get back to fraggin and there will always be someone playing.

We are also going to try to organize some tournaments live 5 vs. 5 and stuff. I have approached a few companies and am looking for sponsors for this and the bigger 50 man summer LAN event. With luck, we will have the space and sponsorship to house our ever-growing community for these events.

I spoke to one of the owners of HyperionGL and they are very interested in working with us to do regular events at their facility. If everything works out well for our December LAN, we may have found a new home for our LAN events.

[Krythos]

well we will have to make a good impression then eh gerry?

also IF by chance we have an extra seat, I will probably have it filled. on the 16th if my GF decides to want to come or not, if we dont have a free seat, she will just share mine probably lol

cuz she wants to hang out on that day with me and my friends lol.

[RANDOM H3RO]

Where do we pay for this or is it like bring the money or what....like...yeah....Either way put me down for that....can I bring beer? Or maybe just a pre mixed bottle of something?

[rk-]

well we will have to make a good impression then eh gerry?

also IF by chance we have an extra seat, I will probably have it filled. on the 16th if my GF decides to want to come or not, if we dont have a free seat, she will just share mine probably lol

cuz she wants to hang out on that day with me and my friends lol.

I'll be sure to hit on her.

:)

[manofphat]

Where do we pay for this or is it like bring the money or what....like...yeah....Either way put me down for that....can I bring beer? Or maybe just a pre mixed bottle of something?

yeah just bring the money with you Tyler.
Are you going to be driving down from Kingston or from elsewhere in Canada? lol
I wouldn't bring any alcohol. I don't know if HyperionGL will allow it.

[Krythos]

I'll be sure to hit on her.

:)

lol, and ill be sure to keep her far away from you.

[Mike-KT]

I think she'll be pretty turned off to that stuff after Winston goes around offering people anal.

There's a wicked Thai place a block north of Yonge and Dundas, it's normally packed because of it's good food, low price, nearness to Ryerson and lack of Asian places to eat in TO. Anyway, if there was room, it'd be sick to go there.

Mano also told me there were some really hot places on Church street, a bit north of Carlton. Not sure what he meant by hot.

[cujo]

You mean Salad King? Good stuff.

Street meat is always an option for you guys, quick eats!

[RANDOM H3RO]

You'd be surprised at how close I live to one of TNR's most famous players.....

Hahahaha, but I ain't tellin!!!

You'll all have to wait and hear about my exploits when I get there....I might be bringing a girlfriend. I'm not too sure if it'd be her kind of thing, I may just give her some cash and let her go shopping.

Don't worry Matt, no one will hit on her, she'll be too busy oggling over my awesomeness.

[Krythos]

lmao... tyler, unfortunitly, your not her type XD and she is badly in love with me so XD

[Fabulous D]

ummm i was away and missed this post... is there still space left for my large juicey buttocks?

[SKULLCRUSHER]

Yea there is Fab.... please confirm your going.

[Fabulous D]

umm? confirmed? i can go.. who do i confirm with?

> my mom said i could go ;)

[trapster]

im in! can you reserve 2 slot pls.

[manofphat]

im in! can you reserve 2 slot pls.

who are you bringing?

[gOOCH]

lol i havent asked my bro yet, but im pretty sure hes off school and maybe we could hit this up

[Calamity Gundam]

Calamity will be there, please reserve my spot. Thanks!

Also, reserve for Sniffs too.

[Sniffles]

sign me up!!!!!

[mfkr]

What about me??? I said on the second page i'm in....

[Hieyeck]

dammit, we can bring our own computers? can i just bring my own and steal the network cable <_<

[manofphat]

What about me??? I said on the second page i'm in....

lol shit sorry Jordan. You're on now.


dammit, we can bring our own computers? can i just bring my own and steal the network cable <_<

Good question. I'll get back to you about that

[MiNdWaRp]

I'd like to go. Anyone in Ottawa area going/willing to give me a ride? I give good road head.

[EyeMaster]

Don't look at me mike, my car's too small. On top of that, I'll be in Cuba!!! Have a good lan guys!

[rk-]

wow, list is filling up fast lol - hate to see how quickly the 50-man dissapears

[Fabulous D]

lol @ "road head"

[Rusty Bridges]

I take it TF2 isen't installed in their machines?

[rk-]

It doesn't actually say on their site, which makes me a little worried.. maybe just cuz they haven't updated since the release?

[MiNdWaRp]

lol @ "road head"


You WOULD!

[HyperionGL]

Hi all,
I tried to post last night, had some difficulty.

Our website is a little out of date.

We are running Steam for Cafes with 8 licenses, which means that we can sign in 8 people on store accounts, and they have access to CS, Halflife, and TF2. All the machines were updated yesterday, and will be updated and reimaged before the LAN.

You can also log in to Steam with your own account, but you will only have access to games already registered to your account.

[Fabulous D]

hey nice! we really appreciate your help HyperionGL :)

> im pretty sure all of our guys have thier own accounts so that should work perfect...

mano? are we going to rope off a private server to play in or how is that going to work?

[manofphat]

yeah I was thinking about setting up a private CS and TF2 server with some custom maps that we could have some fun with.

As the gentlemen from HyperionGL mentioned above: Please make sure you bring your Steam account login information!


Please check the first post to make sure I have the games on your steam account listed properly and post any changes.

8 people that haven't purchased CS/TF2 yet will be able to use Hyperion's accounts.

[manofphat]

dammit, we can bring our own computers? can i just bring my own and steal the network cable <_<

I double checked with HyperionGL, this is allowed. It would be nice if everyone let me know ahead of time if they were bringing their PC's or not though.

[DeathSniper]

I thought all byob spots are taken? Or are we allowed to connect ours up instead of theirs?

[manofphat]

I checked with Hyperion and they said that we would be able to disconnect their rigs and put your own in.

[WiseGuy]

meh wish i could come, im still in BC have a good time guys.

[manofphat]

Would it be better to take the Don Valley to Richmond and then turn right on Yonge or just take the Don Valley right to Yonge?

[Mike-KT]

I bet richmond would be better, but there won't be much of a difference.

Will we be able to park around there? I was planing on going to the Keele subway stop and taking the subway

I'm tempted to bring my wicked new computer, but I'm really not a fan of paying to park downtown, nevermind driving downtown (I've had enough of that.) The 401 to 427 is bad enough.

[RitualOfKilling]

I checked with Hyperion and they said that we would be able to disconnect their rigs and put your own in.

Sweet. This event is coming along quite nicely :)

[mfkr]

I think I'm gonna subway down...then drink!

[manofphat]

Sweet. This event is coming along quite nicely :)

I need to know which games you have installed dude!

[ORION]

I should be good to go, 14th is my birthday and payday so this should make for one sweet event. Too bad they don't serve liquor...

[manofphat]

We'll be able to drink when we go for dinner. Not to heavily though. I don't think they'd appreciate it if we showed up all juiced and retarded.

Where do you guys want to go for dinner? I'll need to make a reservation.
Which custom maps do you guys want for TF2 and CSS?

btw TBH I didn't care which one was faster because I think I'm taking the train. I just wanted to post this:

http://www.acc.umu.se/~zqad/cats/1161954993-1161924924916.jpg

[Crayola]

nice watermark

[ORION]

mill, fire, strike, XMAS and CLUE
DO NOT FORGET XMAS and CLUE... SERISOUSLY.
Maybe ka_soccer too.

[manofphat]

I should have mentioned, please provide me with links to the maps!

[Mike-KT]

lol you guys still play CSS?

I'm planning on playing TF2

Is it worth it to bring my laptop? Do they have wireless available? Is it too late to go christmas shopping at that point? Did you guys know my birthday is on the 15th so I'll be 23 and that sounds really old to me? Should I make DVD copies of Empires 2.0 for everyone so you don't have to fill your tubes with bandwitches? Will Zanta be there?

[Krythos]

we still play CSS yes, why? cuz we love it. XD tf2 is fun still, yes, but all the maps are getting boring imo.

blah to empires :P

and winston we MUST have contra there for source. its a must have map

[DeathSniper]

I think I might bring my rig. I can host some crap too :D
*cough* UT3

[MaLeK]

Dinner? what the hell is around there i cant think of any place off the top of my head.

[Wesley Crusher]

There are a lot of Thai places around Yonge/Gerrard

Pasta Perfection at Yonge/College is great.

There's another place that sells 2 Shawarmas for $5 near Yonge/Elm

[silence]

im officially taking 1 of the seats

edit:: rofl nvm im alrdy on the list double post ftl!


and WHOO FOR THE DRINKING! IM LEGAL AS OF THAT DAY LOL

edit 2::

is there any good FREE parking down there?

[ORION]

Just an idea Mano;
Hop over to http://www.fpsbanana.com/maptypes/26?&order=maps.rating&sort=desc
and grab a few maps none of us have ever played before...
So it can be like that movie, about that autistic kid who spends all his time playing Nintendo and goes to that big tournament where he faces off against that crazy guy with the PowerGlove on the newly released Super Mario Bros. 3

And the truly talented will arise victorious.

[FLeX]

anyone kennedy steeles area? that has a ride.

[silence]

anyone kennedy steeles area? that has a ride.

of what city?

[DeathSniper]

Kennedy Steeles I think is Mississauga?

[silence]

well there's differnt kennedy and steeles intersections in differnt cities... steeles is the dividing line of brampton / missisauga and if i remember correctly there is also a kennedy and steeles in toronto o.O

thus why i ask

[rk-]

Just an idea Mano;
Hop over to http://www.fpsbanana.com/maptypes/26?&order=maps.rating&sort=desc
and grab a few maps none of us have ever played before...
So it can be like that movie, about that autistic kid who spends all his time playing Nintendo and goes to that big tournament where he faces off against that crazy guy with the PowerGlove on the newly released Super Mario Bros. 3

And the truly talented will arise victorious.

is that the one where at the end they drive by something with dinosaurs and the kid is pulling against the door saying "california" over and over? and there's pictures of his family at the same dinosaur-park or whatever?

[manofphat]

Just an idea Mano;
Hop over to http://www.fpsbanana.com/maptypes/26?&order=maps.rating&sort=desc
and grab a few maps none of us have ever played before...

Sounds good. It'll be a surprise!

[ORION]

is that the one where at the end they drive by something with dinosaurs and the kid is pulling against the door saying "california" over and over? and there's pictures of his family at the same dinosaur-park or whatever?

Yeah, I think so, where they're sitting in the back of the pick-up truck?

I wish I could remember what it was called. Besides epic.

[Crayola]

i think flex is in markham

[Fabulous D]

any normal food places around there and not just thai or asian euronese? well chinese im okay with but its spensive i mean like a good hetro-caucasion place like montanas or kelseys or jack astors?

> ps im not throwing in for pizza! Last lan we did that i got no pizza and 3 chairity slices for someone else .. f that mein!

[mfkr]

Yeah, I think so, where they're sitting in the back of the pick-up truck?

I wish I could remember what it was called. Besides epic.

The Wizard? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098663/)

[ORION]

Sounds about right.

[manofphat]

There's a place called Elephant & Castle (http://www.elephantcastle.com/) right up the street (http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=370+Yonge+St,+Toronto,+ON&daddr=378+Yonge+St,+Toronto,+ON&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=28.681255,59.238281&ie=UTF8&z=19&om=1). They have a fair assortment of items on their menu (http://www.elephantcastle.com/files/menus/MM_YO_PM.pdf)!

[ORION]

Sounds about right.

[The Killing Joke]

Sounds about right.

[Wesley Crusher]

There's a Jack Asstor's at Front/University.

There's also a Casey's but it's TERRIBLE.

Baton Rouge at the Eaton Centre. really yummy food, relatively cheap.

Greenjeans in the Eaton Centre too if you like Banana Chocolate shakes.

Elephant and Castle you'll want a reservation for a group that huge. One of my class reunions took over a good chunk of that place.

[rk-]

I remember eating at Greenjeans, not too shabby. Jack's is a bit far away, but always good, greasy food. With our numbers, we'll definately have to reserve.

[manofphat]

those are wicked suggestions too Brian.
How did you like the Elephant and Castle when you went?

[Wesley Crusher]

It was pretty good food, though it can get congested if you're all trying to talk to each other. They serve ALCOHOL :)

The bill was a single huge one and being engineering nerds, we had multiple calculators out to help. YES, we brought them out with us! :) We sat around for a good hour while trying to sort out the money, though we had a group of 40+ people.

[manofphat]

arg I hate single bills

[The Killing Joke]

Edited for Truth:


arg I hate single bills, unless I'm at the peelers! WOOT! :))

Nobody is Safe!

:))

[cujo]

It was pretty good food, though it can get congested if you're all trying to talk to each other. They serve ALCOHOL :)

The bill was a single huge one and being engineering nerds, we had multiple calculators out to help. YES, we brought them out with us! :) We sat around for a good hour while trying to sort out the money, though we had a group of 40+ people.

My fellow band geeks and I were in Korea at an Outback Steakhouse after an (and yes, what you are about to hear is very geeky ^ ^) Honor Band performance and it took us nearly 45 minutes to work out who was paying how much. We still came up short because some jerkwad decided he didn't need to pay for dinner so I ended up chucking more money as I wanted the hell out of there lol. So YES! Make sure that you guys keep your own logs on how much each of you owes before you order.

[RitualOfKilling]

My bad Mano. Raider and I have CSS/TF2. We also have other games like.. COD4, WC3, SC. Pretty much all the games. Haha

[LaNgEr]

IM in

confirmed.
One more question
Where can I park my car?

I fucking hate driving in the downtown.
90% of my tickets are targeted@downtown.

[silence]

IM in

confirmed.
One more question
Where can I park my car?

I fucking hate driving in the downtown.
90% of my tickets are targeted@downtown.

im gonna part @ the eatons center and walk the "0.6km" to the place

[MaLeK]

Elephant and castle is good but small iunno if we wanna be shoulder to shoulder with random people let alone feeling their breath on our necks or i'd have to carry a stun prod, Green jeans ehhhh Baton rouge is ok but its a gamble cause their kinda picky with their reservations. I know theres a korean bbq nearby BUT who knows who wants togo there and we would have to take over the whole place for us hah

[manofphat]

maybe I could have Elephant and Castle give us like a section or something?
If I call to make the reservation there I'll express the space concern and see how they can address it

[ADDON] I just called the restaurant and she said that she has a reservation available. She could put us upstairs at two different tables and she said that we should be okay for space.

[ADDON] I'm open for more suggestions. I think it would be nice if we could find something within walking distance. Has anyone ever been to the pickle barrel (http://www.picklebarrel.ca/home.html)? Here's their menu (http://www.picklebarrel.ca/menu_atrium.pdf)

[Crayola]

go to baton rouge, amazing

[manofphat]

go to baton rouge, amazing

Baton Rouge is too far I think.

[MiNdWaRp]

Winston, come pick me up in Ottawa or I'll... Hack your server!

[manofphat]

banned!
Plus, I don't think I could convince VIA to do that.
Just take the train down you noob

[MaLeK]

Hah Pickle barrel is good too actually but hell if we get our own floor at elephant and castle it'll be worth the little walk cause no one would really bother us up there

[manofphat]

She said that she couldn't guarantee that we'd get the whole floor

[LaNgEr]

Can I bring my camera?

I wanna shoot ppl with my lens, so bad I dont have an ak47.

[manofphat]

I'd actually prefer it if you brought your camera instead of the alternative

[silence]

lol good call mano =p

[Mike-KT]

This is Midtown Toronto, I'm sure wherever we go will be decent food. I've heard good things about the Pickel Barrel, but I've never eaten there.

[mfkr]

what about walking our lazy asses down to the Loose moose? It's not going to be busy as there is not a leaf game that night.

Or, just north of where we are is a pub called the crown and dragon...It's about 10 minutes up yonge just north of bloor. Really good.

Pickle Barrel can get a little pricey and a little fancy. Wheres wings and beer when you need em?

[manofphat]

I called Pickle Barrel. They said that they would close off a section for us and that they would let us have separate bills so I went ahead and made the reservation there. If anyone has any horror stories I can call and cancel the reservation.

[manofphat]

lol dammit Jordan I just missed your post

[mfkr]

They do have yard's of beer....

[DeathSniper]

Hey Winston, I'm probably bringing both my comps :p

[SKULLCRUSHER]

If there isnt room, dont complain......

[LaNgEr]

St. Louis~~~
http://www.stlouiswings.com/location-bloor.shtml
lol
-------
Damn, Im not gonna drive my car to there.

[silence]

does anyone need a lift from the brampton / mississauga area? if so send me with a PM of where u want to get picked up from and i'll see what i can do

[Domi]

I think I'm going to come :b I'll be bringing my laptop (:

[MaLeK]

Pickle barrels good, Crown and Dragon heeey i've been there a couple times after work was always a nice place for lunch too

[Domi]

Lets go somewhere... non pricey :b Think of the poor people here!

[manofphat]

The Pickle Barrel has a ton of cheap things on their menu.
I think if we were to find someplace cheaper it would be McDonalds

All of our spots have been occupied but please post if you are still interested in coming and you'll be notified if a spot is made available

[trapster]

i think ill stick with mc'dees!!!
**Auto-merged Double Post**
nathan aka newt!



who are you bringing?

[silence]

the pickle barrel menu (http://www.picklebarrel.ca/menu_yeglinton/menu_yeglinton_starters.html) for those who care...

[FLeX]

kennedy and steels in scarborough/ Toronto. (Beside Pacific Mall)

[silence]

lol flex if that's for me ur in the completely wrong area.... pacific mall is almost an hour away from me

edit:: and u didnt PM me like i said lol

[cujo]

the pickel barrell's seating arrangement isn't good for as large a group as you guys are going to have, its booth tables and then a bunch of 4 seaters and 2 seaters in some pretty tight spacing.

[silence]

the pickel barrell's seating arrangement isn't good for as large a group as you guys are going to have, its booth tables and then a bunch of 4 seaters and 2 seaters in some pretty tight spacing.

that sounds like a valid reason to cancel and go else where...

[manofphat]

I called Pickle Barrel. They said that they would close off a section for us

I believe she mentioned that the section included 2 tables

[silence]

2 tables and 4 booths? yep sounds about right =p

might want to call them back and confirm if we'll all be seated @ 2 long tables or what's going on there... because i've ate at a restaurant somewhere down there with 24-ish people and we sat at a single very long table...

[manofphat]

I was pushing for a long table but couldn't find one.
If you guys have somewhere else that you'd like to try don't hesitate to call around and see if they have a reservation for the following:


December 16th
5:30pm
26 people
separate bills
alcohol
some cheap meal alternatives
seated together (one long table preferred)

[RANDOM H3RO]

Denied, DAMNIT

[manofphat]

Denied, DAMNIT

does that mean you're not coming?

[silence]

another option is mr. greenjeans (http://www.mrgreenjeans.ca/menu.pdf) i ate here a couple yrs back with a huge group, pretty sure we sat on the upper level as 1 long table (we had around 24-ish people in the group)

the link i posted is the menu in a .pdf format this is their website other wise... menu only available in PDF though...

http://www.mrgreenjeans.ca/


EDIT:: it's in the eatons center aprx 0.6km away form the LAN

[RANDOM H3RO]

*Looks at the list*

I was too late.

No worries guys just means I can tell my boss I'm free to work the whole weekend.

[manofphat]

I don't know why I didn't put you on the list. This moves everyone down

[RANDOM H3RO]

Nah Domi can have my spot, it's cool.

[manofphat]

Are you going to be in Toronto during the 16th?
Want me to give you a call if someone doesn't show up?

[RANDOM H3RO]

T Dot is a hop skip and a....well a hop at best. But nah I'll probably be working that day now.

[manofphat]

sorry man
totally my bad

[RANDOM H3RO]

Meh, no worries.

Besides no reason in shifting everyone down, it'd raise a stink and that's not what LAN's are about....the shit talking comes AT the lan not before it.

Who knows I may just swing by and say Hi after work or something, we do a lot of work all over Toronto.

[manofphat]

yeah man. Just come chill. I'm sure you could sit in while people are taking smoke breaks or something and/or come out for supper with us

[silence]

im guarenteed not to play the whole way through... i play a couple hours @ a time at the most... so we know atleast 1 computer should become available before the day is over..

[mfkr]

I highly doubt anyone will play right through...unless they are a machine like me.

[FLeX]

Swiss Chalet?

[MaLeK]

I know im gonna regret saying this when we get to dinner, but price doesnt matter because if you cant pull through i'll help out NOW THIS DOESNT MEAN COME WITH NO MONEY hahah. If your gonna eat YOUR gonna eat if your gonna drink YOUR gonna drink none of this half ass stuff I WILL NOT ALLOW IT!!! Even if i gotta pitch in!! hahaha

[FLeX]

my bad silence. thought it was on the way though lol

[manofphat]

lol you're bad-ass MaLeK

[silence]

MaLeK feel like paying for me that day? i'll accept it as a birthday present LOL

[MaLeK]

hahahah SURE BUT you better have some sorta form of money you like.....ATLEAST SOMETHING hah

well c'mon go out and have like a piece of chicken cause you aint got cash thats nonsense when i go out i go all out pfft 1 beer what is that go out to have 1 beer unless your driveing tssssh nonsense to me. GO all out or dont go at all!

[Hieyeck]

Hey, I got CSS too. But forgive me if I'm rusty....

BTW, add people willing to carpool into the first post. I would do it and I can bring 2-3 more people in my car, depending on computers. I'm coming down from Thornhill, so anywhere between me and Hyperion, I can pickup.

[Fabulous D]

the Pickle Barrel is the perfect place for picky peckish people !!!

[Krythos]

I probably wont be joining you guys for dinner, my GF is joining us at the LAN anyway, so ill probably be taking a break to take her to the bus terminal, then pop back in to come kick some ass again XD

anyone know any good hotels / motels around downtown that arnt too expensive for 1 night? if me and my GF can get enough saved up she wants to come stay over the night from the 15th to the 16th so she can hang out at the lan early and see me all of the 15th too

[mfkr]

Nothing in the core...your looking a lakeshore crack based motels...

[Krythos]

lol. not that cheap XD if I wasnted a crack based one, Id just use one of the many "beach motels" around where I live.

[Mike-KT]

There's an econolodge at Jarvis and Gerard. I stayed there for 4 nights on business in toronto. It's right by Ryerson, so it's close to downtown, but you could also walk up to yonge and bloor if you wanted to as well. It was about $95 for me a night. If you dress up nice you could say you're on business, you could also play around with the online rates, they have good deals at choicehotels.com (i think that's the site)

don't mind me, my job for the past 3 months was travelling and hotels every night.

[Krythos]

hahaha. thanks for the site KT. and 95 for a night? sounds like a decent price (I was thinking like 150 more like for a decent, but 95? that will be perfect XD)

[manofphat]

can I come?

[RANDOM H3RO]

Nah guys, I'd drop by an say hi. I'll be much too tired to play, and sitting around waiting for people to get up is a little too "vultureish" I'll stop by but it'd be a quick visit.

[Mike-KT]

Yeah, and the rooms are nice, come with a king size bed etc. No parking though. If you're driving in, you're screwed. Parking is a pain downtown.

[Krythos]

lol KT, I live in toronto. XD. but she doesnt, and she cant stay at my place. thats why I was asking. (Ill help her pay for a 1 room and stay with her over the night >D)

also she will be bussing it to T.O. and I am a city kid, so ill just use public transportation XD

also, winston, I think emi wants her alone time with me, if you get my drift XD

[manofphat]

lalso, winston, I think emi wants her alone time with me, if you get my drift XD

I'm not catching on. Could you possibly make it more obvious? :p

[Krythos]

I'm not catching on. Could you possibly make it more obvious? :p

if I must make it any more obvous, she wants to sleep with me, and I dont mean asleep asleep XD

[manofphat]

if I must make it any more obvous, she wants to sleep with me, and I dont mean asleep asleep XD

Still not catching the drift here.

[edit] oh wait...are you talking about sex

[Krythos]

how should I put this, winston. DUH XD

[Mike-KT]

Well the king size bed would be great for that, cause you can use one part, then sleep in the remaining parts, it's so huge!

[Krythos]

Well the king size bed would be great for that, cause you can use one part, then sleep in the remaining parts, it's so huge!

lmao.

[rk-]

Cue the Stewy and Brian song, "I want to have intercourse with you"

[Raider]

Hey guys! I don't mind giving someone a ride if they aren't too far out of the way.

I'm coming from Hwy 7/Hwy 27 in woodbridge and ritual (who i am going with) is in the eglinton/mclaughlin area (in mississauga).


The only thing I ask is that you aren't a douche:)



Leave me your info (name, age, addy) here or PM it to me and I'll let you know what's up. PZ
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Also...any idea what their chairs look like? Will my butt hurt after a few hours?:P

[manofphat]

Also...any idea what their chairs look like? Will my butt hurt after a few hours?:P

They look big and comfy!

http://e-circus.ca/gallery/albums/Hyperion/DSC02388.sized.jpg

[Krythos]

since they have offered a free 30 miniutes, ill probably go check them out soon

[silence]

duuude that looks awsome


haha i have that exact same tower @ home as my desktop

good ol aspire towers ^.^


so $15 for 10am - 10pm correct?

[manofphat]

I'll be sending a PM to all the participants 5 days before game day with all the up to date information Silence.
I think that we might be bumping up the admission price to allow for a large lunch order

[Krythos]

lol, it better be custom ordered for everyone if admissions being bumped for everyone, since I dun wana help pay fer sumthin I wont be eating XD

[Domi]

Lol ya, 'cause if you're thinking pizza mine stays at 15... can't eat the stuff really heh (:

[RitualOfKilling]

Also, just wondering (could count as a suggestion as well) any ideas about having little mini tournaments? Like a 2v2 double elimination with $5 entry lets say, or something of those sorts?

[Krythos]

that might be possible if we get hyperion as our regular place for LANS, ROK. myself and Cujo will be checking it out tomorow

[ORION]

Sounds like a good way for me 'n' flex to earn a few bucks and get him a new headset/mouse.

[Krythos]

hahahahahahaha. orion, you free tomorow?

[silence]

what time r u guys going 2morrow kyro?

[Krythos]

about 1 pm

[Fabulous D]

big sausage pizza on the house for all the ladies ;)

[manofphat]

yeah usually at the LAN we do a tourney type thing but it's usually just for fun

[DeathSniper]

Can we do 3v3/4v4/5v5 depending on people there?
Would be nice to have random teams - ie everyone writes their name down (or we can print a roster), and we'll stuff it all into a random hat. mano would draw them out and we'll get teams from that. Makes it much more "fun" :p

*Anyone* else wanna play some DOTA?
We can do 1v1, 2v2? :p
I'm new to it so I really like it and it's fun, yeah....

[Krythos]

no, dota sucks.

[manofphat]

I'm new to it so I really like it and it's fun, yeah....

lol bullshit!

[cujo]

DOTA is what caused everyone to start overusing LOL, PWNED, PWNAGE, and most of all 'JEE JEE'. I can still remember how infested my high school hallways were with idiot underclassmen trying to be quirky by using h4x0r-sp34k o.o

[silence]

LOL

btw jeejee = the same as our "haha" but the spanish version (says 1 of my friends)

[DeathSniper]

Er...lol, pwned, pwnage, and gg were around before DOTA even went to Icefrog...

[cujo]

Er...lol, pwned, pwnage, and gg were around before DOTA even went to Icefrog...

I'm fully aware of that, but DOTA brought it to the mainstream masses (ie. the kids who are cooler than us lol)

[silence]

so cujo how did the test drive go or are u still there?

how's those comps they're sporting?

[DeathSniper]

I'm fully aware of that, but DOTA brought it to the mainstream masses (ie. the kids who are cooler than us lol)

I'd argue that ;)
Since DOTA has at best, a minimal gameplay following + few tournament/LAN placements compared to CS :p

Unfortunately, I would have to say that CS would be the game that brought all this out... :p

[Krythos]

well for the 3 of us who were there (myself, cujo, and my cousin, known as sam fisher on the site) the only one who didnt have lag issues from eachother booting up was my cousin, I dont know if this is a networking issue or what, but when I was loading, cujo laged, when he was loading, I did. but we were sitting right next to eachother. but aside from that, the computers were running good. (one problem with WC3 you have to tab out and in or you cant get to the right or down with the cursor)

[Crayola]

LOL

btw jeejee = the same as our "haha" but the spanish version (says 1 of my friends)

fail

jeejee = gg

jajajajaja = hahahaha

[ORION]

I'm fully aware of that, but DOTA brought it to the mainstream masses (ie. the kids who are cooler than us lol)

Actually WC2 (It's birthplace) brought it out in the open, but more then anything PurePwnage brought it to the masses, if you take a look at Index A. you will see that the popularity, or atleast the amount of awareness, PurePwnage has greatly outweighs that of most online gaming communities.


Index A.
http://www.jpowered.com/graph_chart_collection/graph-images/bar-chart-vertical.gif



Also: Frosted Butts.

[cujo]

excellent use of jpowered bar charts

[DeathSniper]

WTF! Why am I not on that chart!?!?!@

[SKULLCRUSHER]

So whats the overall consensus with HyperionGL's service.... cause I'm sensing we are gunna have issues here !

[silence]

ya im currious how the HyperionGL test run went for those who went

[WiseGuy]

WHERES TEH LEGEND!?

[DeathSniper]

RITE HEAR!!!@#

[FLeX]

i say we have a 2v2. and every team puts in 5 dollars. :) winner gets it all!

[silence]

^ i say anyone who wants to participate in the 2v2 does that....


as it stands i still have to figure out where im getting the $15 for the event from :S

[Hieyeck]

just went there for a quick peek. the facilities are clean enough, the chairs comfortable, and lots of space. the computers... eh... not impressive, monitors are monitors, but compared to my samsung, they seem a lil blurry even at their native (they're 19" btw). you CAN play if you turn down everything and the resolution, but i'm difinitely bringing my own computer and monitor.

[silence]

so the computers r struggling eh? ouch...

[Hieyeck]

of course, i WAS playing TF2, which is presumably more intensive than CSS... but still...

[silence]

ah. ok...

they still appear to be on par with what im used to gaming on so it makes no differnce lol



yes that's right my machine hasnt been upgraded in almost 2-3yrs now =(

[ORION]

So, best in town for LAN cafés means as little as I had originally predicted then, and if you have C2D or AM2 PC odds are you're best bringing your own?
Also: 19" Wide or 19" 4x3?
'Cause if it isn't Wide then I'll pack up the old 22" and bring it too.

[Krythos]

not wide on the one I was playing, I didnt look around to see if there were some wides

[Mike-KT]

I'd have thought TF2 would run better than CSS due to the multicore support

Of course you'll have to turn the graphics down (I have mine maxed out). The great thing about this place is that I don't have to bring my own computer. Sure they're not as good, so what? I'm lucky enough not to be 15 and really into showing off my own build

[Krythos]

the only problem I had with their computers was that when we were logging in and out of the tf2 server, if me and cujo both wernt in, the game laged for the one who was in while the other loaded the server. and the game seemed to run fine on whatever graphics the computers normally set on otherwise

[HyperionGL]

(Andrew):

We are glad you guys are bringing any and ALL issues to our attention. We plan on having every computer in here cloned and re-imaged for December 16th. Any and all lag issues will be dealt with before that date. We stand by our guarantee that we are the most clean, efficient, and fun atmosphere for LAN gaming available in the downtown Toronto area.

I encourage you all to return to practice, and help us solve any issues that you may have as a gamer.

[SKULLCRUSHER]

Thanks Andrew, we appreciate the effort that HyperionGL is going through to ensure a rock-solid gaming experience for our members. As I mentioned to you over the phone, we are looking for a place to make this a regular monthly event with our members, and hopefully when a few sponsors jump on board we can start turning this into something even bigger.

I had hoped to drop down to see you by now, but work has been a little hectic. This week looks more favorable, so hopefully I can stop by and check things out.

Andrew, if we brought a PC down of our own to use as a local server, will there be any issues in making a connection to this PC so we dont have to over the net to our main server on Front Street ?

Please let me know if there is anything else we need to consider or bring with us.

Guys, remember, there is limited space for you to bring down your own rigs, so please check with us or Hyperion directly to ensure they have the space for this. For those that perfer, you can bring your own keyboard, headset and mouse if you prefer to use your own and their PC's.

Food is still up in the air, although I recommend we all just chip in and get pizza and pop delivered to Hyperion for lunch.

[cujo]

There is a Pizza Pizza literally right down the street so pizza is probably your best bet on easy relatively cheap food.

[ORION]

I'd have thought TF2 would run better than CSS due to the multicore support

Of course you'll have to turn the graphics down (I have mine maxed out). The great thing about this place is that I don't have to bring my own computer. Sure they're not as good, so what? I'm lucky enough not to be 15 and really into showing off my own build

Ouch.


(Andrew):

We are glad you guys are bringing any and ALL issues to our attention. We plan on having every computer in here cloned and re-imaged for December 16th. Any and all lag issues will be dealt with before that date. We stand by our guarantee that we are the most clean, efficient, and fun atmosphere for LAN gaming available in the downtown Toronto area.

I encourage you all to return to practice, and help us solve any issues that you may have as a gamer.

The big thing that's going to hurt this comunity (as it's Source based) is the CPU's in your systems.
My little brother runs a Skt 775 Pentium D @ 3.0 GHz, similar to your PC's, where as I (at the moment) run an E2140 that has been overclocked by 100%, The E2140's retail for about $70 and if you were looking to upgrade your whole line im sure you could get a better price.
More to the point, they almost all have the capability to overclock by a solid 80-100% without too much of a climb in temperature or voltage.
Most to the point however, is the difference between the performance of my PC (E2140) and my brothers (Pentium D, much like yours) we run very similar hardware apart from the CPUs but because Source was C based, I tend to average double the over-all performance in CSS with similar performance differences in Crysis and World of Warcfraft.

Just some food for thought.

Also: Let's not do pizza guys, the restaurant idea is one im a big fan of atm

[manofphat]

They were talking about pizza for lunch Andrew.
We're still heading to the Pickle Barrel for supper

[ORION]

K sweet.

[trapster]

hmm.. any mc dees in that area? or thai maybe?

[Krythos]

trapster... I really dont feel like eating anything from mcshits lol

[ChikenKannon]

Hey do I need to bring my own Cable for LAN connecting? Or will they supply that?

[ORION]

In either case is it really so hard? Or am I the only one here who has about 12 of them sitting in a toolbox under his feet right now?

[ChikenKannon]

Could you bring one for me? The only ones I have are laced in the woodwork of my house.

[Hieyeck]

no, no you're not orion. I got 2 dozen average length and a single 20 foot cable (a 25' spool that i've used 5' of so far - i just snip and recrimp as i go :P)

[cujo]

You guys are a 5 minute walk away from the Eaton Centre, which has a LOT of restaurants in there as well so if some of you don't want pizza you can always take the trek over thataway.

[Fabulous D]

still tryin to figure out where to park!

ps > commin from hamilton if someone needs a ride pm me!

[ChikenKannon]

If anyone heading past Brampton I would appreciate a drop off near a bus terminal.

[cujo]

still tryin to figure out where to park!

ps > commin from hamilton if someone needs a ride pm me!

i though i mentioned this =.= parking off gould and church, if you turn onto gould from yonge it'll be on the right

[silence]

or u could park @ the eatons center like im going 2 be...

[Mike-KT]

Would bringing our own headsets be a good plan?

[manofphat]

yeah I plan on bringing mine.
Probably my mouse too

[Wesley Crusher]

Don't forget your pillow.

[The Killing Joke]

Don't forget your pillow.

Manofroids?

:lol:

[Domi]

I'm bringing my laptop no matter what.. i'm good just playing on the floor (:

Or even better... laying across a few chairs xD

[Krythos]

domi, I dont think they have extra chairs for that lol

[Domi]

Ok well then i'll play on the floor... i feel better playing while laying down anyways... it's how i always play... i suck at sitting at desks and playing xD

[Krythos]

lol. dont wear a skirt, unless you want the guys on the floor with you XD lol :P

[Domi]

it's too cold to wear my skirts xD besides... i wouldn't wear them around you guys anyhow :b

[ORION]

raepraepraep

[DeathSniper]

What's this about skirts? ;o

[Fabulous D]

manofskirt?

[Domi]

lol

[cujo]

Its getting awkwardly pervy in here XD

[ORION]

raepraepraep
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j153/arnold_121/446VMIVYEY53DPLMEX2XL7NPG4A5YEIV.jpg