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Posted By: Alex_StrikerA late Happy New Year to all you MWLers who still lurk around here.
Fear not, we hope to storm back this year with an event or two... |
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Posted By: Alex_StrikerWhile we wait for the next LAN to get scheduled, might as well get a start on playing and fragging your fellow MWLers with the first (of many) new FPSs coming out this fall/winter.
So, add me as MWL_Striker and Zelinc if you want the rare chance to play with/against the MWL admins. |
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Posted By: Alex_StrikerHey guys. As many of you could have guessed (with no news coming regarding the LAN and it being only a month away) that we are temporarily putting MWL14 on hiatus while we (I) sort some things out that prevent the staff (primarily myself) from putting my full effort into the LAN.
In our downtime, we'll be coming up with ways to make the LAN far superior to what it has been in the past, and hopefully the short break will give some time for some great LAN games to be released as well.
Stay tuned for all the latest news and developments as we prep for the rescheduling of MWL14.
*edit*
I hope to have everything back and operational early 2012. |
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Posted By: Zelinca safe journey to Canada!
He will be gone for a couple months practicing his boss craft! We will miss him, but he will be back.
Good luck and safe travels Alex! |
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| Posted By: Alex_Striker...isn't it? |
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Posted By: Alex_StrikerThey are up! Rejoice and look at the sleep deprived masses.
Link for the lazy people |
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Posted By: Alex_StrikerWell, it's been over a day since MWL13 ended...we had about 90 gamers show up for 24 hours of pretty solid gaming.
Overall, only 2 tournaments weren't played (TF2 and Wii Bowling) though Starcraft 2 was an abridged tournament and CS: Source was delayed by several hours due to major issues with Steam.
In what is likely the final Call of Duty 4 tournament to be held at an MWL event, The Angry Birds emerged victorious over Knife and Zulu after many hours of tough play over 3 different game types and maps.
After that, we held the first raffle, group picture, and our first (in what will likely be a new tradition) Mountain Dew speed drinking contest. In a literal photo finish we managed to have a winner (who unfortunately I don't have the name of at the moment).
Following some delays with Steam we were finally able to get the CS: Source tournament off and running. 7 teams entered, and with the 50 percent added by the LAN we had a prize pool of $1050. When all was said and done, Panic! walked away with the top prize of $700, with Nothing to Prove taking second.
While all the Source madness chugged along, a secondary tournament arranged by Zap was played, as several teams engaged in Left Dead 2 versus action. Despite hunters, spitters, and tanks galore, Zap's team emerged victorious, taking home a bundle of swag for their efforts.
Even though it started late, 4 players entered in the Starcraft 2 tournament, which turned into a 4 way FFA. Early rushes and constantly changing base positions made for an interesting fight, with KlavoHunter eventually emerging victorious.
We've learned a lot from this event. Several changes will be made to our format, and we will also be overhauling our website and the intranet site in the near future.
Also, we're making a few staff changes, to be announced shortly.
And of course a big thanks to our sponsors: Cooler Master, Thermaltake, Silver Stone, GameSkulls, Slanket, Velocity Micro, CPU Magazine, In Win, eDimensional, Rude Gameware, and Xoxide!
We'll be updating the site with photos and news in the next few days. The next big LAN is in November. We'll be having a small event this summer as well. |
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Posted By: Alex_StrikerThanks to everyone who came to MWL13! While a bit rocky with the schedule and Steam issues at times, it still was a good LAN with solid gaming had by all.
The MWL staff would like to thank all of you who attended, the volunteers who helped set up and tear down, and our many sponsors for helping make thing a great event.
A more in-depth wrap up and photos will be posted by the end of the week. |
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Posted By: Alex_StrikerWe're under 12 hours until MWL13 kicks off.
A few reminders
-Use the upper entrance to come into the LAN. We're downstairs, but the bottom level entrance is for staff only. There is an elevator if you don't want to lug your stuff down the stairs.
-The doors open official at 9:30 for check-in. We MAY be able to check you in before then, but it's doubtful.
-I'm shutting down prepay at 11:59PM tonight.
-Remember a CAT5 cable! And a mousepad. And a headset.
Any questions? E-mail midwestlan@gmail.com or send a text message to (414) 732-0347 and they'll be answered when possible.
See you at the LAN! |
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Posted By: JebsauceWe have finished setting up (minus a few switches) the LAN today and everything looks good to go. Below is a picture of the very nice staff and the few extra gamers who decided to showup and help set things up. We appreciate everyone for coming out today!
Also, so everyone can take a gander at our swag pile I took a few pictures to help you. Refer to the event details on our frontpage to see the list of swag.
  
And if anyone is curious to see what the LAN setup looks like; here are a few pictures of us finishing the grunt work.
  
Hope to see everyone at the LAN tomorrow! Bring your A games and your sense of humor as this is one of the most fun events you will ever partake in!
Signing off UNTIL tomorrow -Jebsauce |
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