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[–] [email protected] 176 points 6 days ago (7 children)

When I was 16 I could get 4 or 5 people to come over to my house on a week night with almost zero advanced notice. I am now 30 and

  1. I don't know 4 or 5 people

  2. It would take 3-4 weeks to get everyone's schedule to line up

  3. Half of everyone would cancel because they didn't feel like going out

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (2 children)

True, these are valid problems.

Here is how I do it and yes I know I am very privileged.

  1. Have a DISCORD with everyone who might attend in it.
  2. Pick 3-4 dates at least a month in advanced. Have people list witch dates work for them. Pick the one with the most open spots.
  3. Tell my work building supervisor that I want to use our training room for a LAN party (We have a good history of this and it brings in other coworkers. So like team building stuff).
  4. (Optional but effective and makes it seems like you have a plan) Draw up a tentative schedule with which games you are playing and how long you are going to be playing. Add Chill Time/Extension time in case people want a break between games or want to play more.

Good Luck!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Man do I hate discord though

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

~~DISCORD~~

Matrix /s

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I bowed out of a friend's recent LAN bc every time they just play Halo and Age of Mythology and they're all super good at both and I'm terrible at both (and not interested in playing either game tbh).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Oof, your loss mate. Real shame.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Sorry, I can't make it. But only because I have no fucking idea why I agreed to it in the first place...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Maybe it’s not everyone, but at 37 I feel much less interested in socializing in the first place.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 6 days ago (3 children)

we can LAN if we want to

we can leave your friends behind

cause your friends dont LAN

and if they dont LAN

well they're no friends of mine

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Well they're no clan of mine.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

That’s fucking good bro I’m posting that on my social media

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Everybody look at their hands.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago

This meme was made pre-tariff.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You can LAN if you want to You can leave your friends behind

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Cause I wanna lan

and if you don't lan, then you ain't no friend of mine

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Everybody look at your pants.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I prefer red bull. Drinking isn’t conducive to all night gaming.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You start the night with a vodka redbull (or a Cosmo with redbull is my preference) and go from there. That'll keep ya going 😘

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago (4 children)

You start the night with a vodka redbull

No happy memory ever starts with a vodka redbull

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (5 children)

We lead very different lives, my friend. Coffee amaretto might be more your speed?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (4 children)

What about just coffee or tea? As a grown up you can ignore the marketed sugar and go straight to the caffeine.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Better yet just start earlier in the day. I don't enjoy staying up past 10 anymore

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (7 children)

We actually always just went with coffee, even as teenagers. I guess as early millennials, we weren't yet the energy drink generation.

I 100% agree, though: alcohol beyond a beer or two isn't recommended for a LAN at all. Although I guess I have a "fond" memory of sitting there, playing Left4Dead with friends at a LAN, when one who didn't play himself at that moment piss-drunkenly leaned on my shoulders from behind, slurring directly into my ear: "You have to shoot them! Shoot them! You have to shoooooot them!!"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I mean if anything balls existed back then, marketed specifically for that. I don’t know a ton of people who actually did but I mean, if it was anyone drinking energy drinks back then it was gamers.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

The only sucky part is, of course, that a lot of games no longer support LAN play.

Though I suppose you could just stick to ones that do.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I'm so happy seeing so many indie titles that are all about LAN and split-screen play. It's definitely happening! You just won't always see it front-paged and have to keep an eye out. :)

Edit: Plus, GoG brought back stuff like Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Unreal Tournament 99 and 2k4, that are still an absolute blast. :D

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Not sure who was drinking cola and eating pizza on LAN nights... We were drinking vodka and eating beer, then polish with weed.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Right, only get the pizza thats actually good and not a fake Instagram hype

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

in college, I was renting a house with 3 roommates who were all gamers. We used to host a LAN party every month or so. Our record was 30 people in the house playing at the same time.

I miss those days

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It was work first in my day

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

This is such peak old school cool haha

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Instagram is my trigger word.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Yeah baby, two more months until our next one.

Disposable income is awesome. Don't care for the rum, but: Only the proper name brand snacks and drinks, good pizza, proper blow up mattresses, transportation is easy, people either have cars or can trivially rent some, and our computers are also way better these days.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Discord + online games means it still kind of happens

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

LAN and discord are entirely different vibes

[–] dubyakay 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, someone needs to invent a BO protocol.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Body Odor Over Internet Protocol, or BOOIP.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

IDK I start getting real sleepy around 1:30. Especially if alcohol is involved. I can push through it but it's not really a fun time after that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

yeah but now we are working 6 day weeks, 10 (or more) hour days.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

If I get drunk I get extra sleepy. Unless I get really drunk, then I get insomnia despite feeling sleepy as fuck

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Speak for yourself, the university student union runs weekend lans open to alumni and they sell 50 cent energy drinks

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I bought 2 Xbox 360, can do 4 players halo lan party with friends now

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Only up to 4 players with two 360's?

Used to be able to have 4 OG Xboxes with 4 players on each back for Combat Evolved. I remember playing a full 16 player game, where the 4 TVs involved were only 13 inch black and whites. You had like the space of a GameBoy screen for your guy lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Just need to buy 3 friends now

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We can afford to buy massive PCs that will die of boredom as we play Minecraft. And if we can't we sure as hell can afford a loan.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Lol, that's the reason I wouldn't LAN anymore. One, my computer is massive, and two, it's been in the same place for the last 10 years. I'm pretty sure it's bonded to it's support structure.

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[–] ILikeBoobies 5 points 6 days ago

I’d rather sleep ay night

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