I just wanted to let you guys know we had a great time.  I know we were stressed for power but I think that there was an issue that may of caused some computers (laptops and desktops) to reduce performance and quite potentially cause the switches to reduce their performance levels.  We had rather bad performance overall in Unreal Tournament 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Mass Effect 2 over the duration of the lan.  I personally know that both Mass Effect 2 and Unreal Tournament 3 ran perfectly fine on our laptops previously as well as after the event.  We did no changes to resolve the issue.  However during the lan their performance was degraded in both single and multiplayer modes.  I think it is something that should be put into consideration for next year.  We had tons of fun this past weekend and look forward to fites next year!

This weekend was much more enjoyable (The last one was enjoyable too :-D) for a couple of obvious reasons.

1.  It was no where near as hot as it was before.   Those fans helped a ton.   Very much appreciated!

2.  The additional space was a big plus, which also helped with managing the heat.

3.  Lots of little extra tournaments (Armagedatron or however you spell it and Super Smash Bros)

I don't know of many suggestions I can make.  The fact that you host a three day LAN at a hotel, which happens to have a grill & bar also, is a great convenience.  The 40 dollar discount on the room was a welcome bonus.  My only gripe was that my roommate refused to go despite him paying.  He really missed out.

I'm still recovering.  When I think of more to say I'll hope back in.

I just wanted to let you guys know we had a great time.  I know we were stressed for power but I think that there was an issue that may of caused some computers (laptops and desktops) to reduce performance and quite potentially cause the switches to reduce their performance levels.  We had rather bad performance overall in Unreal Tournament 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Mass Effect 2 over the duration of the lan.  I personally know that both Mass Effect 2 and Unreal Tournament 3 ran perfectly fine on our laptops previously as well as after the event.  We did no changes to resolve the issue.  However during the lan their performance was degraded in both single and multiplayer modes.  I think it is something that should be put into consideration for next year.  We had tons of fun this past weekend and look forward to fites next year!

Why didn't someone come up to the help desk and ask for.......help?  This could have been resolved quickly if were only reported.  We had plenty of extra switches so we could have easily replaced it to make sure it wasn't a faulty switch.

Not to mention we had a console SECTION this year. Last year we had consoles, but they weren't centralized, and nowhere near as organized. Epic mad props to Ogar, Jinu and Cypher for that.

I certainly hope there's a super street fighter 4 tourney next year and that we can use all the characters so some of us can play to the full extent of our power and capability.

oh, who am I kidding. I just have the hots for cammy.

In regards to the power issue, I actually lost a power supply which was working fine previously to making the trip to the LAN party.  A staffer plugged me in, I went to fire up the box, got a light for a split second, and then nothing.  Whether this was a function of it dying a natural death or something else, I have no idea; we went to Best Buy and got another one and that was that.  I thought I'd throw it out there.

Second, I liked the improved Rock Band 2 tournament format.  However, one thing that the change from a band selecting songs from the start to randomly chosen songs does is it puts the bands who go earlier at a huge disadvantage, compared to the bands who have time to go back to their computers and listen to songs a couple times to prepare.  I can't help but think if there'd been even a half hour between when the songs for the round were announced and the first performance, the outcome might have been different, and the tournament as a whole more competitive and improved in quality. 

The fans were a huge improvement; likewise the designated console area.  The smaller tournaments were cool too, like the Home Run Derby and Smash Bros.  I did wonder why there weren't actual trophies for them as they WERE announced tournaments, but we can't have everything we want I guess

Overall, a very positive and improved experience from last year, with room to improve even more next year!

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on the LAN.  We at Fites strive to give you the best we can and we actually start the preparation for each LAN at the end of the last one.  Every year we feel we do a little bit better and we're always open to new ideas. 

p.s. Turk is now a lan celebrity.

I think Turk has always been a LAN celeb!