From last year few suggestions for this years BYOC if possible:
1) Can we have the Tournaments pre-announced and posted in multiple locations, with server-info etc pre-printed? We had alot of issues 2+ hours on setup last year in a few tournaments(TF2).
2) My personal vote is to keep us in the expo hall. I like being centrally located . I think i'm the odd one out though. Also im a big fan of airflow in lan rooms!
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JonoseelHere Be Unicorns and DragonsBoston, MARegistered Userregular
-I'll be by myself in BYOC (i.e. I am not partnering up with any friends to play in BYOC). Is that a problem? Are other BYOC attendees generally friendly and willing to play with newbies like myself?
What no Friends? There is a newbie section where they put all the first timers. Please stick to your side of the area.
Basically, I'm just looking for BYOC to be a comfortable place to meet other PC gamers and have fun playing games, hopefully without any pressure or aggression (specifically toward newbies).
You will be fine once you get through the hazing process.
Can't wait to meet ya.
Poli
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JonoseelHere Be Unicorns and DragonsBoston, MARegistered Userregular
-I'll be by myself in BYOC (i.e. I am not partnering up with any friends to play in BYOC). Is that a problem? Are other BYOC attendees generally friendly and willing to play with newbies like myself?
What no Friends? There is a newbie section where they put all the first timers. Please stick to your side of the area.
Basically, I'm just looking for BYOC to be a comfortable place to meet other PC gamers and have fun playing games, hopefully without any pressure or aggression (specifically toward newbies).
You will be fine once you get through the hazing process.
Can't wait to meet ya.
Poli
I already don't like you.....
Pax Eat Stuff: 3 Day Badges[]; BYOC Badge[]; A Roof to stay under[X]; A ride of some sort[].
I dunno @Jonoseel... @Politician had me at hot gluing an LED Fan to the top of the case.
@scottyb1218, if you can't read through the banter fodder in Politician's reply, know that BYOC will be a welcoming place for you and all other first timers.
Looking forward to BYOC. This is my first PAX and going on my own. I play CS:GO and BF4 (TF2 a bit also) I wouldn't mind playing with a few people before PAX to get familiar.
Yeah I haven't byoced in years, I'm really looking forward to it! Should I get regular cat 5 cable or cat 5e?
I would bring a 25foot cat5e cable to be on the safe side. You probably won't need it that long, but since it's luck of the draw were we end up placing the switches, at least you'll know you'll be able to reach.
If you can set the speed on your network card (never seen one where you can't) it shouldn't matter what category you bring as long as you match it up (Cat 3 = 10 mbits, Cat 5 = 100 mbits, Cat 5e/6 = 1000 mbits). Doubt you'd even notice 100 mbit v. gbit for BYOC.
As vapok said, length matters. 25 feet for sure, or longer. If you're awesome, bring more than one if you have them. I know I helped out someone who was in a pinch. If the tabs are broken, fix the cable or buy a new one. Nobody wants to be the guy who has to keep plugging your cable in because it keeps falling out.
I would consider BYOC sold out, and if you don't have a BYOC ticket, and get lucky enough to get one between now and PAX, then lucky you are and you should also buy a lottery ticket and split the winnings with me.
Or, don't and just prance around your bedroom excited that you're going to be in BYOC!
I'm bringing my gaming laptop (Dell M6500 with Core i7 Exreme and 16GB of RAM)...been my gaming laptop for the last 3 PAX's and haven't had a single issue (knocking on wood now)
Our group will be all laptops. I have a Lenovo Y500 and an Alienware M11x (my old machine) and then there will be two MacBook Pros with other group members. One of the Macbook's only has Intel HD4000 graphics, so that one will have to play some less intense games.
Are there any MOBA games that are known to work well within the BYOC LAN? Since most of them connect to outside servers they seem problematic. Are there any that we know have a LAN mode that works well?
Are there any MOBA games that are known to work well within the BYOC LAN? Since most of them connect to outside servers they seem problematic. Are there any that we know have a LAN mode that works well?
That's a great question. On the Freeplay side of the PC Room, we try to limit the number of games installed that require outside online servers. That said, we have worked really hard at optimizing our network infrastructure to allow the maximum amount of bandwidth segmentation that we can get per seat. To that end, the past couple of PAX's, we've seen fantastic network performance, even for online games.
So, in BYOC, playing MOBA games, even though they're online servers, should work well enough to have a good time playing the game. Obviously, that's all dependant on what's going on in the PC Room as a whole, so mileage may vary.
We were very happy about the performance of the network last PAX East.
Vapok
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[H]olyGeekboyPAX dad and PC builderClevelandRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Anybody has any experience shipping their PCs to PAX as opposed to driving it up? If anybody has any suggestions on best shippers or best practices, it could help our group out a bit. [The current idea is just boxing everything up and UPSing it to the hotel.]
Anybody has any experience shipping their PCs to PAX as opposed to driving it up? If anybody has any suggestions on best shippers or best practices, it could help our group out a bit. [The current idea is just boxing everything up and UPSing it to the hotel.]
There is actually a FedEx office right on the inside of the BCEC. My advice is to have FedEx receive it there.
Anybody has any experience shipping their PCs to PAX as opposed to driving it up? If anybody has any suggestions on best shippers or best practices, it could help our group out a bit. [The current idea is just boxing everything up and UPSing it to the hotel.]
There is actually a FedEx office right on the inside of the BCEC. My advice is to have FedEx receive it there.
Sounds like a great idea, actually. Wonder if there's any way to pick it up from there and set it up early with the rest of the BYOC stuff. I'm picturing trying to maneuver through the expo hall with a computer in tow, and it's not pretty.
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1) Can we have the Tournaments pre-announced and posted in multiple locations, with server-info etc pre-printed? We had alot of issues 2+ hours on setup last year in a few tournaments(TF2).
2) My personal vote is to keep us in the expo hall. I like being centrally located
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It's a very small amount. Most likely a cancellation.
Vapok
I purchased 2 of them. Cya There!
What no Friends? There is a newbie section where they put all the first timers. Please stick to your side of the area.
The only game played is COD (Call of Doggie)
Yes we all have blinged out gaming rigs. I would suggest buying a LED fan and hot gluing it to the top of your rig.
You will be fine once you get through the hazing process.
Can't wait to meet ya.
Poli
I already don't like you.....
@scottyb1218, if you can't read through the banter fodder in Politician's reply, know that BYOC will be a welcoming place for you and all other first timers.
Vapok
Thanks a ton @aBByNormaL I'm going to add some people once I get home from work!
I would bring a 25foot cat5e cable to be on the safe side. You probably won't need it that long, but since it's luck of the draw were we end up placing the switches, at least you'll know you'll be able to reach.
Vapok
As vapok said, length matters. 25 feet for sure, or longer. If you're awesome, bring more than one if you have them. I know I helped out someone who was in a pinch. If the tabs are broken, fix the cable or buy a new one. Nobody wants to be the guy who has to keep plugging your cable in because it keeps falling out.
Vapok
Isn't that string and tin can technology
No, that's arcnet. I used to wire that up with cheap telephone cord.
Not exactly sure we need to keep a tally.
I would consider BYOC sold out, and if you don't have a BYOC ticket, and get lucky enough to get one between now and PAX, then lucky you are and you should also buy a lottery ticket and split the winnings with me.
Or, don't and just prance around your bedroom excited that you're going to be in BYOC!
Vapok
Passes: ☑ ▬ Hotel: ☑ ▬ Flight: [color=red]☑[/color]
My girlfriend will be bringing a bedazzled net book to take up space on one of the 2 tables I have.
On a more serious note, I'm also bringing my laptop to use just in case my tower decides to blow up.
Uh .... no.
*pushes ASUS RoG laptop and custom Sager under a coat.*
Right. Like I'm going to lug a full liquid-cooled tower from Kansas. On American.
But, yeah... Laptops are pretty common.
Vapok
Well sucks to suck cause I have 5.5
That's a great question. On the Freeplay side of the PC Room, we try to limit the number of games installed that require outside online servers. That said, we have worked really hard at optimizing our network infrastructure to allow the maximum amount of bandwidth segmentation that we can get per seat. To that end, the past couple of PAX's, we've seen fantastic network performance, even for online games.
So, in BYOC, playing MOBA games, even though they're online servers, should work well enough to have a good time playing the game. Obviously, that's all dependant on what's going on in the PC Room as a whole, so mileage may vary.
We were very happy about the performance of the network last PAX East.
Vapok
Like 200 pounds of lucite and 17 gallons of mineral oil?
There is actually a FedEx office right on the inside of the BCEC. My advice is to have FedEx receive it there.
Vapok
Sounds like a great idea, actually. Wonder if there's any way to pick it up from there and set it up early with the rest of the BYOC stuff. I'm picturing trying to maneuver through the expo hall with a computer in tow, and it's not pretty.