I did see this post and wanted to offer any apologies where the staff may have made oversights that could have major negative effects on the FITES event.  The staff makes every effort to please the group in whole.  This requires a ton of planning and many hours of dedication.  It's almost a second job.  Because of the planning involvement, some details do get overlooked prior to the event.  This is why we ask for feedback from the attendees.  Feedback gives FITES the ability to review suggestions and adjust where felt required.  Unfortunately, we cannot fix everything because there is not enough time and larger issues come to the front.  Speaking on behalf of the staff, I truly wish everyone had a spectacular experience and thank you for your feedback.  Speaking solely for myself, thank you to all the gamers and staff because you made this LAN enjoyable and a great sense of gratification knowing the fun that was had.

The CSS tourney however was run poorly, had to wait for a bit to get everything lived up, the admin did not even watch the finals, as after a server glitch, we needed to run up and get him to quit a game to restart the server, it seems if the guy wanted to be a CSS admin, at least he could be interested in the finals for CSS. also we heard complaints when we wanted to switch maps on the finals, when it really had no bearing time wise on the other tournaments. The set up was fine, but the way they explained how they wanted to have the tourney be quicker, and didn't even use quicker round settings was weird to me.

I had fun, and thanks for the little memento Czar. I will be sure to keep that staff tag for the next event. From Vin ripping his underwear off and witnessing some bro-mance in the last few hours of the event (Czar knows what I am talking about) it was a event I will definitely remember. I would also like to thank the rest of the 6FR COD4 team. Definitely need to defend the title next year. Sorry about the friendly fire. Really Broken I didn't mean to shoot you in the back of the head.

But on a serious note, it seems that after event I get so messed up the next day. I woke up today with all the muscles in my torso in pain. And somehow I lost the ability to chew my own food today. Most like my damn wisdom tooth. I am really thinking of getting a gaming laptop just so I don't have to lug that black beast around. Not that I couldn't fit it in the car to begin with. I am looking forward to the next one.

I used to be a CSS god... I have forsaken the CSS universe. I personally refuse to run CSS servers as so many years of doing so has left me jaded and burnt out to the game.

I will say that those running CSS were much more forgiving and tolerant then I, or many of the other CSS tournament admin's I have encountered over the years would have been. I have seen teams DQ'd for less in the behavior, sportsmanship, and conduct department. I am not going to name names, but you know who you are. Count your blessings that the primadonna attitudes were taken in stride and that you had as gracious an admin as you had. In most of the CSS tourneys I have been in over the years, such conduct would have resulted in disciplinary action if not disqualification. Like I said, I wasn't running that tournament and I was there to help, which I did, despite my knowledge of certain individuals behaviors. The CSS format is meant to allow max fun in the time allowed in a different format from CAL or TWL. I would be happy to support more rigid tournament rules for the next event if CSS is on the list, but bear in mind, that I would expect more rigid rules on your behaviors during that tournament as well.


(Drew you mentioned the attitudes in your earlier post, but this isnt directed at you. I am commenting on various remarks I heard in certain locations during the course of the lan. Your post merely reminded me to comment) I am fine with suggestions in the format department, but after what I saw in the behavior of some (again I stress some not all), to see suggestions that the very people being tolerant of the primadonnas were undermining the end game hits a bit close to home.  Dont take CSS to seriously or you wont get out alive.

Please Note: These are my personal comments and feelings and do not represent the opinions of anyone other then myself.

OMG people...IT'S......A......GAME. 

Quoted for f*cking truth.

Quote from: decepticon on March 02, 2010, 08:10:33 AM

OMG people...IT'S......A......GAME. 

Quoted for f*cking truth.

I agree 100% here.  I actually participated during the CS:S tournament and while the timing was off (the first round server kill was 3 matches late and the other one was kinda off) I enjoyed myself.  Oh and I had my butt pretty literally handed back to me as well as the rest of my team but that's what happens with inexperience. :p

I tried to email all of you guys to thank the staff, but half the addresses got bounced back. So I will just post it here!

To all the staff and volunteers involved in FITES 2010 LAN... THANK YOU!! This was my first LAN and definitely won’t be my last thanks to all of you. I can’t imagine what it takes to plan, prepare and produce something like this. But every one of you did an amazing job! All of you had great personality and energy that really made this event enjoyable! I am psyched for next year’s party already 

-Leah

It seems that whenever I bring my pc home from a lan, something screws up. This time, one of my 120mm fans died. First it started with the "wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh"... then it got louder and more scrapey. Then just stopped altogether. Fun!