ET United LAN Sebhes

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Another LAN, another experience. Where to start? In this journal I will not only write about my own LAN experience, but also about my personal future with ET, upcoming LANs and more. It is gonna be an extensive wall of text. If you are interested in my story, I would advice you to sit down, grab some popcorn and enjoy the read.

First of all I would like to personally thank everybody who has either played, watched or helped out with the LAN. You have all contributed to a great event. Organizing the LAN for a second time was easier than the first one. You got the experience from the previous one, but most importantly is that players have more confidence in the organization. This lead quite easily to the second LAN.

Before continue reading, please realize how special it is to have a second LAN organized in a period where ET was considered to be dead. A second LAN in seven months! I'll start my story from Thursday, the day before the official LAN kick-off.

LAN experience

ET United LAN: Thursday

On Thursday, the day before the LAN, we still had some unfinished business to do. That evening me and
Netherlands Deltorro visited Netherlands Ronner to install the server for LAN. Luckily, this did not take longer than half an hour as Netherlands mAxwell had arrived at my place in the meantime.

Now we were set and ready to pick up our next victim United Kingdom Shaman at the Rotterdam-The Hague airport. Here we also met half of the viSual squad. It was great to see back Netherlands Aie, Netherlands Efax, Netherlands kApot and Netherlands iNsAne. You could clearly see that this was an emotional moment for Efax. He had tears of happiness in his eyes.

On our road to Bruxelles we made a pit stop at a McDonald as some of us had a hard time and felt sick. It was about mid night when we arrived at our apartment. We decided to have a quick look at Botkamp and meet some of the other boys from viSual, erAse and brain storm in a cafe.

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ET United LAN: Friday

The first night was absolutely terrible. Drunk Netherlands hybrAtek decided that keeping persons awake who try to sleep by ringing a bell for one hour consecutively was fun. At last I opened the door and told him that this was the last time he rang the bell. This resulted in a typical first LAN night with not more than 3 hours of sleep.

The first day of the LAN. This day the 3on3 tournament found place. There were issues at the start of the LAN with the servers. Luckily for us Netherlands Ronner stood ready to help us by phone. We managed to get the servers up and teams were now able to play. However, there was one more issue we had to solve. Gamestv was not able to connect to the servers. This was a serious problem, because the staff from Botkamp had no access anymore to some programs which were critical to fix the problem. I was pleased to find out that United Kingdom Msh100 saved us from a lan without GTV. He wrote a special program via teamviewer which made GTV and streamers able to connect to the servers. He did this multiple times as the PC which contained the program was turned off several times due to different reasons. A big thanks goes out to Msh100.

With some delay, we could now finally start the LAN. My first match was against Netherlands Testi who happened also to be my first opponent during the Reborn LAN. During the day I was mainly focused on the games being played. This day Netherlands Deltorro helped us out by adminning the matches when me and timbolina had to play. Many credits go to him this day.

The day ended with a 4th place for us which was an absolute disaster. Our goal was to win the 3on3 LAN and becoming 4th was the worst feeling ever. The empty feeling inside was terrible. I felt devastated, it was like all the time I spend into ET was for nothing. At the same time it is nice to see that a game as ET can make you feel that way.

After the tournament I had time to get to know my fellow teammates Estonia mata, Poland dialer and Switzerland 7ele. All three persons have a great personality.

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ET United LAN: Saturday

Saturday was the first day of the 6on6 tournament. This day was more calm than the first one and gave me the opportunity to meet some of the new players.

The most intense match for us this day was the match against rushit eSports. We had to win either radar or bremen_b3 to become first in the group. Belgium chry told me that he could not sleep well that night before because he was afraid he would lose from us. After their +/- 10 minute time on bremen I could clearly see the fear in his eyes. Unfortunately, we eventually lost the map on a few seconds. Chry is usually a very calm person, but right after their map win I heard him screaming like never before.

I liked the fact that during this LAN the Germany Germans got more social and started to interact with people from outside their team. I had the chance to meet Europe delirium, who were one of the most enjoyable teams from LAN. Happy people who you can have a laugh with. Right below pictures with the Germans and delirium.

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ET United LAN: Sunday

Sunday was the big day of the 6on6 play offs. Teams will either celebrate or leave the tournament demoralized. The LB - Semi final against Europe erAse is worth to write about. One round before, erase managed to surprise and beat Europe viSual in a very tight match. The expressions on the faces of the viSual players after the match players said much. It instantly reminded me of my own 3on3 result. It was a pity they left right after their defeat.

Our match against erAse was one to remember. We did not manage to set a time but almost managed fullhold them as well. The pressure was high now as we had to fight ourselves back from a 2-0 score. We managed to beat them in bremen_b3 and the decider map was supply. We hard a rough start and got held 8 (!) minuts at the flag on the first stage. At this point I don't think many people had faith in us winning this map. However, we managed to set a 12.5 minute time in the end. It was gonna be hard, but not impossible to defend this time. We encouraged each other and this resulted in a sensational last round. We played one of our best rounds of the LAN and managed to hold them several minutes on all stages.

Right after the match I wanted to thank Netherlands esSe for the match and he told me some words I will not soon forget. It showed me how much of a winner they are and at the same time it made me realize how beautiful it was that ET can make people so involved to let them feel in a certain way.

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The grand final of the LAN was between France Rushit eSports and Germany Playing Ducks. An highlight of the last years with Enemy Territory. It is been a while since an ET match had over 350 viewers for a match. Teams can be proud that they generated that many interest.

ET United LAN Aftermath

My LAN was officially over Monday when I dropped shaman at the airport. It has been an incredible event where I had the honor to meet many new faces. I am extremely happy and proud that we succeeded in a second LAN within a year. It was hard saying good bye to some of you, because I don't know if we will ever meet again. Before the LAN, I was ready to quit ET. Now, after the LAN, my mind has changed somewhat. More on this later.

The new LAN location in Belgium was in my opinion a big success. Better gaming gear was available and the location was in the center of Bruxelles which created many opportunities for people to go out. The new location also attracted new teams who otherwise would not have come.

A special thanks goes out to all of you who have thanked me for our effort put into last LAN. I truly appreciate it and it was my pleasure if you enjoyed the LAN.

My future with Enemy Territory

As stated above, I was ready to quit ET and to move on after the LAN. This has several reasons, but the most important ones are that gaming has seriously influenced my study results in a negative way. Besides, it has also influenced my social life by preventing me to go to social activities whenever I had games or when I had an admin job to do.

Being an admin takes more time than I expected. For people it is relatively simple to have critique on the way you work. It is not nice to get accused of benefiting your own team or manipulate the rules for own sake, when you are trying to do your absolute best. I can honestly say that I have always acted from a neutral point of view and based my decisions on what I thought is best for players and for ET in general. For those of you who are not directly involved with the games it may seem different. I read everything, but often I decide to not respond in public. However, before making decisions, I always try to discuss with captains of teams and try to take their opinion into account.

Due to the success of the LAN I have slightly changed my decision of quitting. I will however still significantly decrease the amount of time spend in ET, but the game is too nice to completely abandon.

10-year anniversary 'xD Trickjump,

Back in 2006 Europe 'xD Trickjump, was created by Netherlands DeathMaster and me. Now 10 years later we are still playing the game and in order to celebrate our upcoming 10-year anniversary we will announce a tournament this weekend. Our aim is to start the tournament at the beginning of Christmas holiday. More on this later this weekend.

Will there ever be another LAN?

A question I received a lot during the last few days. Will there will ever be another ET LAN? A difficult question to answer. It is certainly possible as you can see how much attention a LAN event generates. In my opinion, the answer will be independent of the future state of ET as players are always willing to return for a LAN event.

Many people have offered us to help out for a possible next LAN which I would like to thank for. I do not think that it is smart to host one too soon again. I can see another one find place in more than a year from now. I will need myself to get my study on track again and focus on work after my study before considering hosting another one. I can promise from myself that when time is there, I will definitely try to generate enough interest for another LAN. Whether we will succeed will only future tell. So the answer to the question: will there ever be another LAN? Only time will tell.

ET has become much more than a game itself. It is something most of us grew up with and also offered us the possibility to meet people who we would have never met otherwise. A unique experience which we will carry with us forever.

I love ET and I would like to thank all of you for the continuously support throughout the last year. Lastly, props to those who have managed to read the entire story. Cheers from Sebhes.
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Thanks for all your effort and maybe see you in a couple of years when we're up for another LAN.

I'll buy this book tomorrow.
Thank you for everything partner in crime, all of this wouldn't have been possible if you didn't believe in me end 2014
Parent
Thanks for making this one happen (along with tim & duco).

Cya next one!
Cu hopefully on the next one, your sense of humor is always very welcome :D
Parent
I think you wrote more than everyone else combined.

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I tried to make a good one , but my english isnt good enough for that :P
Parent
Thanks for everything you did for us Netherlands Sebhes !

Looking forward to meet you again @ Next LAN !

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Maybe someone else should try to make a other LAN because if you wait longer than a year ET will be dead for sure.
6 or 8 months would be much better in my opinion.
Quoteif you wait longer than a year ET will be dead for sure

almost 3 years passed between the Adroits LAN in 2012 and ET Reborn LAN earlier this year
Parent
Glad to hear you enjoyed the LAN. I don't think it makes that much of a difference if we wait 0.5 - 1.5 years. People should also have the time to save money
Parent
You have a point there. But i dont know somewhere i have the feelings that if you host a lan over 6-8 months that you receive more sign-ups.

e: maybe im just to hyped. Will see what the future brings.
Parent
The day ended with a 4th place for us which was an absolute disaster. Our goal was to win the 3on3 LAN and becoming 4th was the worst feeling ever. The empty feeling inside was terrible. I felt devastated, it was like all the time I spend into ET was for nothing.

:D
Happens when you hate losing m8
Parent
Wanneer ga je je eigen geloof starten want deze bijbel laat me echt geloven in je
Haha thx man, ik had nog perongeluk een derde gedelete dat ik opnieuw moest schrijven
Parent
Quote.. I was ready to quit ET. Now, after the LAN, my mind has changed somewhat.

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cu @ lan if the timing is right
Fingers crossed, I'd like to welcome you on next one
Parent
great read, you did an awesome job and iam willing to help where i can :)
cu next lan
Thank you very much. We'll see in the future what we need. Cu on the next one
Parent
10/10 would read again.

Losing the 3s was largely my fault due to my shit performance, sorry for that bro I hope you can forgive me <3

I have 100% faith that you will succeed in your studies.

Stay safe, as DelTorro would say
Not needed to post that here m8, you know how much we wanted to win it. Performance will never affect the bond we have
Parent
That's for sure :D
Parent
Maybe next time you will think twice before you cheat online for a few months before attending a LAN while expecting your performance to stay the same =D
Parent
Thumbs up for your work and the read!!

Gl with ur studies and cya on the next LAN!!
Thanks again, hopefully till the next one
Parent
esSe shit face as usual LOL

Good stuff bro thanks for the LAN was fun experience
Same here bro, thanks for coming
Parent
you mirin Seb, 3o3 pokal
Hahaha grapjeeeee, see you next LAN homie!
Begrijp goed dat dit eenmalig was dat je van me won op de lan
Parent
Innnn 'xD cuzz <3
Signed DelTorro/DelTa

edit; goede post, netjes man
Nogmaals bedankt neef
Parent
great effort & lots of hard work put in!
Thx garin I hope we will meet in future again, you are a cool person
Parent
Was a rly nice lan mate.
Really enjoyed the athmosphere, and the matches vs you in 3o3 were quite close and intense!
The 6o6 one not so :D

Hope to play vs you one other day.

About the next lan. I am more then willing to help you set up a next one.
Maybe faster then a year from now.
Next summer, bestest 8]
Parent
I must say your team surprised me the most during the LAN. You guys have potential and all three of you played a good LAN. I hope to play you in future again as well, can never get enough of winning :d

Next LAN we'll meet in the first round again! Thanks for the offer helping, let's see by the time what we need.
Parent
10/10 braté. Jij komt er wel homie, goeie speech.
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Thanks for making it possible again tho to all the admins involved as well as merlin for the shoutcasts!
Thank you too for coming joof
Parent
really cool writeup mate!!! its just soo hard to stay till the nights if u have to be always at 9cet in the morning at the lancentre to play, thatswhy its also hard for us to have good and many talks (cuz those normally start in evenings when ur also drink and so)... nice to hear that it was better this time :p

i cant say it too often: what u do for the whole community is just fucking awesome.. there was never a single guy who did soo much stuff on his own like u.. all the good admins we had back then had many many helpers next to them! i rly have so much respect for all u did for all of us.. too bad your study suffers because of this! i hope for u that u gonna manage that too as u do in et.. but im pretty sure u will!

cheers mate and THANK YOU!
Like I said on IRC, thank you for the extensive reply appreciate it much
Parent
no ohurcool no win gg
Can't say you did not have the chance to come :@
Parent
np cu@nextlan
Parent
The Book Of LAN
- written by Sebhes
<3, don't dodge ever again
Parent
For the next event u can surly add a 2nd german team ;)

gj well done even i wasnt there , the only bad thing imo was the GTv issue ... Merl and me where sitting home and couldnt do anything :D
That would be really nice, all the teams extra count. I am aware of the GTV issues, did our best to fix it asap each time
Parent
Was good turning up for a few hours and meeting a few of you. Would go again!
Next ET LAN?
July :)) 100%
Dawno go nie było i już troluje
Parent
W styczniu bedzie konkret info
Parent
tell me male ciekawostki na privie, not gonna spread any info thx

e: w ogole to gdzie sie podziewales tyle? :D
Parent
Who knows, think July is not the best month to host a LAN. Preparation of teams might be difficult due to exams or vacations
Parent
Thanks mattie en succes met je studie <3
Thx jongen, stay in touch <3
Parent
Thank you for all of your work m8!
It isnt easy in anyway to be an admin, especially in a community like ours.
I wish you a lot ofsucces for your study!
Thanks a lot m8
Parent
Still doesn't beat the mAus & Goku one.
Parent
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Parent
hahahahaha kerellllll
Parent
HAHAHAHAHA awesome man! You fkin legend :'D
Parent
:DDD haha sebhes looks so russian
Parent
WOW HAHAHAHAHA
Parent
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Waar is mijn shoutout sebba? Ik ben verantwoordelijk voor je studieresultaten :p
Shoutout Bubb9e voor het kwaad in mijn leven xx
Parent
In my opinion you dont deserve any critiques and I think everyone appreciates the things you have done in the last couple of years.

x
Thanks for the words Jay, I truly hope to have you in future events again.
Parent
Time will tell ;)
Parent
Did you write this for 6 hours as well? :D
Thanks sebhes!
In the end I could recover most of the text fortunately
Parent
Was leuk weer eens wat ET te spectaten!
Mooi georganiseerd, hulde.
Volgende LAN verwacht ik jou en base :)
Parent
Thanks man, leuk om te horen dat het ook mensen aantrekt die het niet meer actief spelen
Parent
Haha, had wel meer van jullie verwacht ;-))))
Kom nog eens een keer online op steam ofzo.
Parent
hahaaaa my bro :D i saw the tears in your eyes after losing and getting not into the final and i gave you my shoulder so you could cry and dry your tears away much love my lover
Proves that it's not only a game!
Parent
Haha now don't lie m8 :DD
Parent
Was really nice to you see you again buddy! Great job hosting it and cu you on next one ;)
Yea buddy was really nice again, looking forward to the next one
Parent
Goed geregeld weer man!
Miss tot de volgende!
yesss, the dream baby hopen dat je weer komt
Parent
10 year anniversary 'xD Allstars, team incoming?
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