Hey so I am tentatively planning a trip up to Berkeley to visit my two best friends around mid November (before Thanksgiving), assuming I have no major exams around that period, and my friends have no major exams... I was wondering if there will be any LAN's around the Berkeley area mid-November, in fact I'd help to organize one - assuming someone can go location scouting and find a suitable place to hold the LAN at.

Anyways, I just figured that there were a few Berkeley LAN's last year, and I didn't get a chance to go, but this year I really want to make a trip up because my friends are up there, and thought to myself "hey might as well see if I can play a LAN while I'm up there."

So if anyone is interested, or knows if someone is hosting a LAN, let me know.

Hypnosis

United States2061 Posts

September 03 2008 04:49 GMT

Thats my first thought when i go places!! Where are the LANS!!!!!!

Superiorwolf

United States5509 Posts

September 03 2008 04:51 GMT

We had LAN Before Time last year, iirc it was December or so. I went, Yosh was there and lots of TLnetters. Iunno, we've been talking about it for a while but no one has really organized it. I asked Zalfor and evanthebouncey who both went last time, we also had nitrogen23... if anyone couild organize one it would be great and I'd go to it again if it's on weekend (like it should be... or friday too)

btw there's lots and lots of TL.netters in the bay area :p

Xeris

Iran17695 Posts

September 03 2008 04:55 GMT

I could organize it if someone could find a LAN center.

Superiorwolf

United States5509 Posts

September 03 2008 04:57 GMT

last year we just used a class building - SSBM LAN was downstairs below us and we were upstairs... dunno if the other people will organize it again because turnout aws lower than the 2 years ago LAN. it was organized by like, the asian association or something btw XD.
Yeah, I hope we could pull it off it would be awesome! I think you could just use the class building again but I'm not sure on specifics on stuff like that

let's see if any LAN centers in berkeley...

ya there's thursday night starcraft nights somewhere in berkeley too, every thrusday.

edit: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=69575

link to last years thread for reference

Bill307

Canada9103 Posts

September 03 2008 06:05 GMT

This Wikipedia article is so out-of-date:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanman

No mention of Xeris anywhere...

Retsukage

United States1002 Posts

September 03 2008 06:46 GMT

Omg Im down, (now living in SF)

phase

United States399 Posts

September 03 2008 07:48 GMT

yea..... asian american association does hold a video game tournament semester-ly. And my guess is that it'll happen either the friday before thanksgiving or the friday after.

If you're looking to organize a LAN party, I guess I could ask around. A lot of the places around berkeley are aimed more towards people who just need to get on a PC/go on the internet really quick, as many places charge by every 10 minutes or so. BUUTTTT, I have seen one place in Korea-town right in between berkeley and oakland that seems like a semi-legit gaming pc-cafe. Maybe if I end up going down there to eat or karaoke, I'll check their rates and ask about it for you.

Zalfor

United States1035 Posts

October 07 2008 03:21 GMT

that place is only semi-legit and hard to get to.

whatever happened to thursdayt night batltes?

Superiorwolf

United States5509 Posts

October 07 2008 03:27 GMT

#10

dunno... apparently my brother just went to a starcraft LAN in berkeley just last saturday and they are pretty often. not sure about those. If a Berkeley LAN was held in Dwinelle again that would be really cool too, although last time my keyboard/mouse/laptop config was pretty complicated and sucky. How did AAA organize it in Dwinelle, did they ask and get to use it for free or what??

Last Romantic

United States20665 Posts

October 07 2008 03:28 GMT

#11

will jump lurkers for crack

let's do this... not during finals/midterms, and i'll be down.

Superiorwolf

United States5509 Posts

October 07 2008 03:36 GMT

#12

Ah nice, I can meet Last Romantic

Hopefully Yosh will show up too (he still resides in Berkeley even though he graduated, right?)

phase

United States399 Posts

October 07 2008 04:06 GMT

#13

hrmm.... i was at a starcraft lan last friday (10-ish people). apparently they have one every friday night in bowles hall's library. The skill level is....... well, at least the environment is very friendly =P.

That place I'm talking about isn't tooo hard to get to, there's a bus that goes directly there, and I'm sure some people have cars too. I'm saying that it's a possibility if people from outside of Cal end up wanting to do something more organized, without having to bring their own laptop or setup or complete setup or whatever.

And Yosh lives in the south bay, and he's a busy guy :S, so iono if he'd be able to make it.

Superiorwolf

United States5509 Posts

October 07 2008 04:14 GMT

#14

Oh yeah, it was on Friday, sorry I got my days mixed up. Yeah, you probably saw my brother and he brought 2 of his friends. Ya, those tournaments are probably D- to D+ level I'd say about. Last time when we had the Starcraft LAN Before Time last november or something the average skill level was probably like D+/C-. It was just me and Yosh above that average I think, unfortunately he was on my side of the bracket and knocked me out in the semi-finals, otherwise I would have had the privilege of playing him in a bo5 in finals!

jeddus

United States832 Posts

October 07 2008 05:14 GMT

#15

I could potentially host one in the bay area.

I have access to a variety of locations, machines, etc, and I am a somewhat older player (25 for two more months)

It all depends on my schedule.

I've been producing DV cinema lately, I could even possibly shoot a documentary on it.

That would be interesting, wouldn't it?

THE LANMAN COMMETH

Xeris

Iran17695 Posts

October 07 2008 05:17 GMT

#16

sometime november, I'll know more for sure on my schedule in the coming weeks ... I've been doing a lot of shit recently , planning to go before Thanksgiving.

yosh

United States285 Posts

October 07 2008 05:31 GMT

#17

just let me know ahead of time and i'll work extra hard earlier in the week to be there <3

phase

United States399 Posts

October 07 2008 05:38 GMT

#18

oh my...... that's a pleasant surprise =]

Superiorwolf

United States5509 Posts

October 08 2008 02:03 GMT

#19

This time we will have to get as many people as we can. Last time we got like about 25 people or so but I'm really sure we can much more than that, especially with the TL Find a Starcraft Buddy in Your Area Thread

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there's a potential to get 35+ people for this event