Games Committee - Games Discussion for LAN XIX

Gone_Away · February 18, 2011, 02:12:13 PM

Quote from: Tutonic;319978I didn't realise CS needed to be replaced...(

I'd happily replace the CS tourney. It's really tired now.

Sn00ks · February 18, 2011, 02:16:39 PM

So we need a multi-player team game that we can run on a local server at the LAN.

And we need to make sure that there are enough people who have the game and if they don't that it is cheap and easy to get either prior to or at the LAN.

L4D?

BrotherTobious · February 18, 2011, 02:19:08 PM

already on the list chief

Tutonic · February 18, 2011, 02:51:48 PM

Breach?

It's cheap, and roughly similar.

smilodon · February 18, 2011, 03:59:10 PM

We should take care about dropping CS. It's the one game we can all play and all know how to play. It's easy to set up and is a staple of the tournaments we run, CS and Deagle. CS is getting tired I agree, but it's a currently a core part of the weekend. Yes we'll need to replace it at some point, but we will need something to replace it with. What is there that is fun, everyone who attends the LAN has installed and has a bullet proof dedicated server we can run? I cannot think of anything.

RizZy · February 18, 2011, 04:13:45 PM

It's not like CS takes up all the weekend either, a few rounds, a good laugh & it was all over & done with last Lan

Tutonic · February 18, 2011, 05:01:07 PM

Another game that springs to mind is Day Of Defeat: Source

BrotherTobious · February 21, 2011, 11:52:03 AM

Right,

We know we can successfully run a L4D/2 comp last year, I think this should be played.
The Hot Lap Comp I feel is now a must (format to be sured up.)

I think that 4/5 is the most comps we can successful run on one day.

I think now what we do is take the rest of the list and throw it open to the community and see what we get back. We all know the limitations that we have on us.

And if we want to try anything like breach we need a bit of testing and if we can also ask the Server guys if it is possible to get that done would be great.

Any thoughts?

Sorry if I am treading on toes dont mean to be just want to keep this moving time is running short.

Penfold · February 21, 2011, 11:56:19 AM

Yup please. Provided Ninja is happy then let's do it - time is against us.

GhostMjr · February 21, 2011, 05:00:37 PM

Would like nfs: shift 2, split second and tf2 added to the list to.

dod source could work also as tut says we all have it!

On a side note some LAN attendees don't check the forum so i am not sure of the response rate to the voting would be.

I'd also like the voting to be public so we know only LAN go'ers have voted!

Blunt · February 21, 2011, 11:44:18 PM

I reckon we could resurrect BF2, it'd be fun.
Breach is cheap and cheerful.
Dogfighter ditto.
Shame so many games these days have rented server only:(

any chance of cracked servers?

NvG is asking what games he should get for the LAN, what do I tell him?

Gone_Away · February 23, 2011, 10:57:54 PM

Guys,

I was speaking to Pen about games and cost. Cost will always be an issue for folks so we have to keep it reasonable... However..

If there are games that we can plan on a "demo" version for the lan that we can run ourselves off a box our our lan server then I think we should consider it.

As for the TimeTrial on a PS3 or other console I'm fine with it. The owner accepts the responsibility as dMw will not.

Any thoughts on a sim or turn based challenge? I see that Shogun 2 is out on demo. Not sure if it needs a internet connection to work however.

NF

Couple more days and I'd like to put together a final list.

BrotherTobious · February 24, 2011, 09:31:02 AM

Ghosty crew play a RTS not sure what it is, but not sure how we could work it in to a competiton, Unless we do table vs them selves. Then the winners from each table play. But as each game can take 2 hours, unless we play rush then it turns to who can click faster, based on when I used to play, something to think about.

Arma 2 OA we have a map being built (well I asked

) We wont run this as a compertition but we can run that on Sat night or Friday night.

BF2 it a fun idea, but I dont have my discs anymore and I am not sure that we will be able to run it on Win 7 machines, Ghosty what was your results from installing? I am a little worried that if we try to much we wont have enough time to test.

GhostMjr · February 24, 2011, 02:36:32 PM

Quote from: BrotherTobious;320329Ghosty crew play a RTS not sure what it is, but not sure how we could work it in to a competiton, Unless we do table vs them selves. Then the winners from each table play. But as each game can take 2 hours, unless we play rush then it turns to who can click faster, based on when I used to play, something to think about.

Arma 2 OA we have a map being built (well I asked ) We wont run this as a compertition but we can run that on Sat night or Friday night.

BF2 it a fun idea, but I dont have my discs anymore and I am not sure that we will be able to run it on Win 7 machines, Ghosty what was your results from installing? I am a little worried that if we try to much we wont have enough time to test.

Its Age of empires 3 which most people will have got when it was free or 99p can't remember a few months back!

I can install it and it should work.

Most people have it.

But shouldn't we try something new like tf2 or dod:s?

Most people have those too?

Saves havign to hunt around for the bf2 discs and key which i am going to have to do too!

BrotherTobious · February 24, 2011, 02:42:54 PM

My understanding is that tf2 was tried as the communinty awhile ago and it was not liked. But I could be wrong I have it and I like and most people got the orange box as you say so we could use it.