Local Gaming Community

Malum · 08-07-2005, 06:27 PM

I went to a ConXion gaming center today for the first time in Rockville Maryland.....very nice....Hyundai 90+ screens and 6800's in each one. Like 40 stations....very well done. Very nice quality and good poeple....no I do not work for them....they host a lan party every sun and mon for BF2!!

**Riki_Rude_BTYC** · 08-07-2005, 06:39 PM

to bad i live in NY haha

**Pokerface** · 08-07-2005, 09:08 PM

Rockville, eh? It's a bit of a haul, but maybe if I get bored enough one day...

Malum · 08-07-2005, 11:10 PM

Its cool they open fairly early for a weekend and the owner will game right there next to you...he played WoW next to me and we chatted for an hour or so...cool guy.

I told him they need to have BEER! He said he wish they could, but city wouldnt let them...he advised me to bring a ice-cooler in my car

It was fine, I am so used to my "Natural" keyboard that was tough to get used to the old type, I would bring your own mouse/keyboard if you have a special setup you like....other than that..it was Sweeeeet.

**Rahn** · 08-07-2005, 11:56 PM

Does anyone know of any sort of sites where I can search by state, county, etc for local internet cafe's and gaming cafes?

I'd love to go to one around here....kick some @ss face to face.

**Cantina_Fly** · 08-08-2005, 12:04 AM

If you have a local gaming center like this, frequent it often, with friends if possible. South Korea and countless LAN parties have proven that gamers have more fun when they're in the same room. I looked at starting one of these here in Detroit a while back and decided the cons outweighed the pros currently. It's more of a culture thing here I guess. PC gaming is more of an "at home" thing than something you go out to do. I'd like to see that change though. One of my fondest gaming memories is playing 6 hours of DCF at a lan party sitting next to my teammates. Teamworks kind of comes like second nature in that enviroment. I'd love to see it reproduced somewhere on a regular basis and be able to make a living supporting it to boot.

**Rahn** · 08-08-2005, 12:10 AM

Cantina, I totally agree.

I looked around and there doesn't seem to be any around my area but I would love to play with people how I can actually taunt without typing and talk/strategize without having a mic.

I've been tempted to go to one of those huge LAN parties at hotels or whatever just so I can see the faces of people I kill and vice versa.

Although I am a bit reluctant because I get annoyed by a lot of those "geeks/nerds".

Pros and Cons, lol.

Malum · 08-08-2005, 09:24 AM

It was cool, unfortunately I couldnt get on the same team the guys were on so I kept killing the guys around me so it wasnt much "team" play...but it was funny...they wouldnt get on the tacticalgamer server because for them

Malum · 08-08-2005, 09:25 AM

It was cool, unfortunately I couldnt get on the same team the guys were on so I kept killing the guys around me so it wasnt much "team" play...but it was funny...they wouldnt get on the tacticalgamer server because for them A. it was too big and B. the rules of being in a squad or getting kicked was "too serious" for them...these guys were not in the LAN tournament they had that night that unfortunately I couldnt attent.