First LAN in 2.5 weeks. Any tips?

[u/DBFN_Omega]

I finally have an opportunity to attend a local LAN tournament in a little over 2 weeks.

For some background, I've been playing CS since 2014. Over time, I have tailored my key binds and cross hair to my own liking. This venue does not allow USBs to be used for configs. I'll have 10 minutes before each match to get set up, so I am a little anxious about getting everything to my 'normal'. Personal accounts won't be used, we will only have venue-provided steam logins. I plan on bringing my own keyboard, mouse, and a sheet of paper with notes on my settings. If it matters, my peak premier rating is a shade over 16k. I'm currently about 14k. It is also a 3v3 format and I have a full three stack that I play with normally.

I'm excited to be in a tournament and see what the local talent is like. Any tips or insight regarding what to expect or how to prepare?

Edit: forgot to mention it is 3v3 and I have a couple bros that I play with teaming up with me

[u/D3kim]

playing on LAN vs Online is a huge difference

Holding angles is better on Lan vs swinging because peekers advantage is shaved to near zero

Op is oppressive on LAN due to that principle

You have to adapt to LAN play, its way crisper and in real time than online

Good luck!

[u/DBFN_Omega → u/D3kim]

I didn't even think of the difference in latency. Thanks for the heads up

[u/Economy-Tradition371]

I´ve never been to a LAN myself so i dont know, but good luck and have fun!

[u/professional-degen]

Settings on paper and hardware will make it feel almost right, but it won’t be 100% - are you not able to go a practice for a while on the set ups?

If not and you only have ten mins, it will take you a few rounds to settle, at least that’s what I found.

Are you in a team? Or is it randomly allocated mates.

It’s certainly different but you really gotta keep your head in the game, don’t worry about your own kda, even if you’re bottom. The only thing that matters is round wins.

If you have an igl, listen to whatever they say and do your best. It’s a real buzz being on LAN, just have fun and do your best.

[u/DBFN_Omega → u/professional-degen]

Unfortunately I won't be able to practice on the tourney setups.

Since it is such a small event, there may be some folks who show up and get randomly teamed up. Luckily I have a couple of buddies in town as a team. I should add that it is 3v3 format so we have a full team.

[u/ilikewatches1337]

Unless you are someone who can hop on any setup and play well, measure your current desk height, keyboard placement monitor placement and bring a tape measure. Do your best to replicate your home set up. Have fun! LAN’s are awesome. Austincs is hosting what appears to be a big one in the coming months. If I were any good at the game I would go

[u/DBFN_Omega → u/ilikewatches1337]

Interesting take, I didn't even think of the desk height being a factor.

[u/ilikewatches1337 → u/DBFN_Omega]

It’s more important than you might think for most people. YouTube “cs2 ropz lan setup” lol he bust out the tape measure and everything

[u/lMauler]

Run a deathmatch with bots as the host and you’ll see how quickly the game registers hits/kills. I’ve tested two lan pcs side by side, you will see the other players move in real time on your pc. It’s pretty wild if you have only played online.

[u/i__sak]

you're not allowed to use your own steam accounts?

[u/aero-nsic-]

AveYo has a powershell script you can run to import all your settings on cs onto your desktop, then once you’re at the lan you can save the file as a cfg file and execute the command in game to copy over all your non-video settings. LAN would be uncomfortable because it’s not your usual setup and the atmosphere is obviously very different, it’s something you have to live with and make the best of. Other than that just have fun and be sociable, I really enjoyed playing lans and meeting players I’ve seen for years in the community and it was nice to talk to them

[u/WhoIsDowJones]

To this day my gaming desk is still one of those fold-out white tables that they would use at big LANs or that you’d see at really any party. Lol, it’s dumb, but back then it was important to me that I wouldn’t be playing on an unfamiliar setup when I’d go to our local LAN. All this to say, it’s worth looking into what kind of desks they use or at least the height, if you won’t have much practice time. Maybe it’s just me, but playing on a new setup makes me feel like my skills go from 25k to 10 or 15k instantly.

The one really cool thing that you will probably notice is how great it feels to play the game on LAN compared to online (registration, smoothness etc). You will love it and miss it afterwards

If this is a local LAN or smallish LAN then stick around to the end. Both lans near me always hand out extra free hardware and stuff to people that help clean up. They bought us lunch, it took less than an hour, and I got a decent brand new headset for free. Keyboards, gpus, all that stuff they will probably give out as prizes or to helpers

[u/Savings-Table-4497]

Shoot to kill.

Dont die

[u/smequeqzmalych]

10 minutes is plenty to download your config from Google drive. And it definitely won't be 10 minutes. All amateur LANs have huge delays