PHX: Location Information & Pictures
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20 Jul 2011, 16:07
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We made a visit to the LAN Center for the upcoming PHX-1 event, to get some pictures of inside and outside and an idea of the surrounding shops and so on for people hoping to attend. We also managed to get some details on anything in particular you may need for the PC's as well as what monitors they have there.
PHX-1 Updates
11/05/2011: Initial Announcement
11/06/2011: Latest Update
11/07/2011: Signups open
20/07/2011: Location Information & Pictures
11/08/2011: Signups Close*
18/08/2011: Payment Deadline*
10 & 11/09/2011: PHX-1 Takes place
First up a small announcement on the tournament scaling, this means depending on how many teams make a payment for the event depends on how the tournament will work. There are currently 4 different options, it is all down to the Enemy Territory scene on which one is the one used - the options are a 6, 8, 10, and 12 team tournament details of which can be found below. There may be a very small chance of a 16 team tournament option but would need a drastic improvement on sign ups for that to be considered.
Location: Crossfire LAN centre, Swansea, Wales
Date: 10th-11th September 2011
Format: 5on5, Groups and Double Elimination Bracket
Sign up per team: €300
Tournament Size: / / /
BYOC: No (this is a TUP event, PC's are already there)
And now for some pictures of the LAN Centre. Below are just a few pictures, if you wish to see more please follow the link at the bottom of the page and have a look there.
Crossfire LAN Centre, Swansea
First view as you enter, we get to use some of this area, mainly the back right
We get full use of the upstairs area, which includes a toilet and a tuck shop with energy drinks and snacks
Each player gets set space, unlike what ET LAN events are normally use to
Also all the chairs at the event seemed very nice, bonus!
First view as you enter, we get to use some of this area, mainly the back right
We get full use of the upstairs area, which includes a toilet and a tuck shop with energy drinks and snacks
Each player gets set space, unlike what ET LAN events are normally use to
Also all the chairs at the event seemed very nice, bonus!
Some details players will need to take note of, access to the PS2 port is not easily done so every player who has not got a USB keyboard will need to bring a PS2/USB converter with them. Each PC has easy to access USB hub with 4 ports which should, in theory, make setup times a little quicker. As for the monitors for the event, they are Hyundai 17" B71A which can reach 75hz on native which is 1280x1024 (5:4) this means of course they are not wide screen monitors.
Sign ups are still open for PHX of course and if you and your team wish to attend please follow the details in the sign up post HERE and you will be added to the sign up shortlist.
Organisers:
Ethr & MerlinatoRIRC: #PHX
All PHX Information: LINK
There is also a Cinema and a Bowling Alley (:D) if anyone feels the need quite close to Crossfire also.
should be
so long as you can go to an actual 4:3 resolution (via drivers or w/e) then it doesnt matter if it's a widescreen monitor a 5:4 monitor
fuck going by train
trains are <£40 return atm so i need to figure out what's cheaper
enjoy!
who u going with??
every single cf lan failed at providing proper chairs
atm i believe the only teams that are realistic of actually coming are, dignitas nevo nordic cube.
Atm it is in the communities hands, I have done pretty much all that can be done :)
To get to the uk u have to go through more expensive transportation.
+ the uk community is failing atm with getting enough teams going, and normally the host country has the most players attending.
Accommodation is cheaper in Swansea as well and seemingly many more closer options then Enschede has.
I think some people are just not bothering, for whatever reason, and the UK scene is yet to really show themselves.
e.g. in my case I could have flied to London for only 70€ (both ways) but already the train travel would have been as much as that.
Just pointing out that for most european people that attended previous ET lans its a big difference to travel to
of course it will be a bit more expensive to travel for people who live quite close to Enschede I am not arguing that :) but imo it is quite reasonable still - 200-230 euros will cover entry, accommodation and travel.
>put it on weekend when many uk unis start
it's not that much of an issue for me (except I'm supposed to be working that weekend but I can always cancel it if I go to this lan) but i can see why it might be for others
AND SLAJDAN NOT COME LAN, WHAAAAAAAAAAT ? :EEE
130x70, my bad
lol @ the speakers/headphones etc, seems like an alright venue but +1 what slajdan with space etc.
Have nP directing people to local interests/clubs and what not to partyhard, just hope you get more sign ups...
:D
Also Swansea is full of welsh pikeys.
Also note that USB hubs can (most likely will) have problems with 500+hz
My advice to the organisation is to install a couple PC's prior to the event (like, weeks before) and make a checklist of problems you run into and how to solve them. Different type of pc's? Do it for all different types. Silly little problems as the sound issues at wzzrd which took hours to fix should be avoided at all cost.
Anyway, location looks ok. Maybe not too spectator friendly and too bad the monitors suck, but heck.. Any CF lan had sucky monitors as well.
nvm: read
*EDIT* I'm actually away that weekend, bugger :(
FINALLY!
And does the venue provide keyboards? cba to take my own :x
I smell fail
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