The first day of the mass o gaming humanity know as million man lan (aka lanwar), is in the books. We arrived about at about 11:30am (doors opened at 10). Everyone filtered in throughout the day, and more will show tomorrow. The layout this year is HUGE. Well it’s always huge, but even more so this year with all the exhibitors and games for the general public. It’s kind of like three events in one: the BYOC for the lan gamers (like me) who will be here 24×4, the pro-tourneys for the likes of Fatal1ty which kickoff tomorrow, and the vendor exhibits for all of us plus any spectators who wander in.
Speaking of Fatal1ty…the guy must have quite the ego after going to events like this. Between the Creative booth which looks to be an alter to him, the gigantic banners throughout, and the bunches of machines branded with his logo, he really is the commercial posterboy for the twitch generation.
After setting up our boxes we staked our claim on the campground. We’ve got a big 3 room tent and my Aztek/tent for the lot of us. It gives us a place to grill some burgers and catch a few Zs (probably very few – heck it’s past 4am now!)
In general the first day is a warm up of sorts with everyone getting settled. No tournaments until tomorrow (later today). None the less, I got a good share of UT2k4 and BF2 play in. And then there’s the avalanche of downloads which has begun. Be strong my SATA friends, for you will soon bear the weight of many servers.
Tags: Lanwar
