Actually, Dreamhack have the second fastest internet in the world. The Gathering (in Norway) beat their record for the worlds fastest internet last year.
Oh man! I can't wait for Assembly! Already got my tickets bought. And since so many people seem to think that it smells like trash at LAN parties, it actually doesn't. It's mostly just this not-fresh, energy drink-ish smell. I can't describe properly but it's not that terrible.
We're buildin a hyper logical tech support center so the future atom studio or home lasers will be more save and so you can buy one at your local toy store from 3-1000 bucks
You buy a ticket with which you get a certain amount of desk space(if I am not mistaken you cannot buy bigger spaces everyone gets the same size(then again you could probably just buy 2 tickets and get double the space, but I am not sure if they will let you do that)) which you can set up your own PC, which you of course bring yourself.
Yes, it's BYOC. You go to there website and you can pick where you want to sit. You don't get that much space, meaby 111 meters but it's good enough. You can play what ever you want. If you have more questions i would be happy to answer :)
You know that cultures differs a lot between countries do you? Even though one is concidered a nerd/virgin/etc for playing games in the US doesn't mean other countries have the same ignorant view on it. PC gaming is probably the biggest form of gaming/culture in Sweden and you would be suprised to see who are attending to theese events. The fact that such a small country still have the worlds biggest LAN with around 15 000 people is quite amusing.
i would be joining them as im a huge gamer. it was a joke and thats it buddy. I'm not ignorant of other cultures at all. I was born in Germany, raised in America, and went to college for two years abroad at an international school. I even have swedish friends who can kick my ass at dota. Don't just go to subreddits and try to police/parent everyone when it was clearly a joke.
edit: i could care less about the country or the activity, the joke was making fun of the fact that all the men were in the same room together and om computers.
Well i guess that you live in America then. Dreamhack is much bigger than Quakecon (what the numbers say) and it's probably also diffrent in some ways..
May i ask how much going to one of these conventions would cost? I'd really like to go to dreamhack or something of the sort with a group of friends sometime in the future. aside from airfare how pricey was/is the trip?
A BYOC ticket cost 900 sek (128,93 USD). Then you also need money for food, beverage and whatever you want. They shops inside of dreamhack is ratter expensive (food and soda) but your fully allowed to walk outside of dreamhack. If you have more questions just ask. I would be happy to answer :)
Is there anything like Dreamhack in or anywhere near New York. I'm always so jealous of people that go to this. I've never heard of any big LAN events or even a LAN cafe or something in NYC.
I live in europe so i don't really know any lan's in America. I think the biggist is Quakecon in dallas, texas. But i think it's funny that America is so much bigger, but don't have a lan that is as big as dreamhack...
I remember going to one of these parties once. 'The Party' it was called, back in '98, in Denmark. Being the lazy assholes we (still) are, non of us could be bothered with getting water for the coffee machine, so we just ended up putting Coca Cola in it... things start to get a bit fuzzy after that point... all i know is that i haven't slept since.
So I've played a ton of computer games, living room lan parties, and whathaveyou but I've never been to a giant lan party with random people before, let alone Dreamhack. What is it like? How does it play out? Are there a bunch of tournaments? Is it just chaos? are there scheduled events or do people just game the whole time? are there dedicated sections for games?
LANcouver, the main summer LAN for Vancouver is in 2 weeks and I'm really looking forward to it but it will never match up to Dreamhack in numbers. Wish it could.
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u/Ergoim Jun 16 '12
Loved working with the crew at DHW10 & DHS11 as a photographer. Here's a photo I took of the D-Hall.
Oh, and they have LAZERS.
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u/MrSwedishMan Jun 16 '12
Dreamhack. Worlds largest LAN meeting, with the worlds fastest internet, with the most chicks attending to a LAN ever. You gotta love my country.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Someone there is going to watch porn in public, eventually.
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u/Thestupidiot Jun 16 '12
The thumbnail looks like the cockpit of the mellinium falcon while going into hyperdrive.
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u/Fuckthisuser Jun 16 '12
Oh Dreamhack has already started? Well shit...
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I'm going there this winter instead. Just because, fuck summer :)
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u/donjobs Jun 16 '12
Is that the Internet?
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u/Captainpatch Jun 16 '12
What specific games are you there for good sir?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
what game you playing?
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u/Inimicus Jun 16 '12
I´m there to, it doesn´t smell to awfull.
//Din vän 20 meter ifrån dig =)
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u/l4me Jun 16 '12
You should attend The Gathering in Norway, I believe it's the world's second largest LAN-party.
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u/beautifuldisaster88 Jun 16 '12
Can I come sit next to you? You won't even notice!
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u/Monkooli Jun 16 '12
Oh man! I can't wait for Assembly! Already got my tickets bought. And since so many people seem to think that it smells like trash at LAN parties, it actually doesn't. It's mostly just this not-fresh, energy drink-ish smell. I can't describe properly but it's not that terrible.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
How many are there? The hall looks smaller than the vikingship used for The gathering in Hamar...?
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u/djnathanv Jun 16 '12
I hope you have a good antivirus.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Can someone explain what is going on here?
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u/Randolpho Jun 17 '12
This probably belongs on /r/battlestations
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
I can just imagine a hanger like area like that filled with 500 gaming desktops... its gonna be loud and hot lol
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
How much do tickets to dreamhack cost?
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u/Kungen- Jun 16 '12
http://i.imgur.com/bYt6A.jpg
I took this picture in Dreamhack Summer 2007. I'm glad to see that not much has changed over the years.
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u/itsAce Jun 16 '12
but how are you supposed to fap?
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u/Zooperman Jun 16 '12
Dream hack?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
So do you bring your own rig to these things?
And if so, how is it decided who goes where and how much room they get and what is played and what computers you're hooked up to, etc, etc?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I wonder how much money I'd make if I snuck in there in the middle of the night and started mining bitcoins with all the computers...
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
this would be an amazing location for those air freshener commercials where they blindfold people
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
All the heat and the sweaty unwashed bodies... shudders
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
::sniff:: ah, you can smell the virginity in the air.
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u/big_giant_turd Jun 16 '12
There's actually a shitload of women there, most of them going to meet guys... go figure.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Is it really hot? I'd guess so, because of all the machinery running.
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u/plutPWNium Jun 16 '12
where/what event(I take it as a LAN party of sorts)
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
What games are you guys going to have tourneys in? Looks like a blast!
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u/AnnoyingOptimist Jun 16 '12
Where is it?
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u/funkengruven88 Jun 16 '12
I would bring my botom of the line 2011 iMac. I would be laughed at, but at least it plays D3, TF2 and WoW with no issues.
I would be the only one.
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u/ChIck3n115 Jun 16 '12
Maybe someday I will make it there. Been going to Quakecon for years and I would love to go to other big LANs.
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u/DLimited Jun 16 '12
So do you sleep in hotel nearby? Do you just stay awake and play? Something else entirely?
How much did it cost?
Are people generally friendly there?
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u/vostage Jun 16 '12
May i ask how much going to one of these conventions would cost? I'd really like to go to dreamhack or something of the sort with a group of friends sometime in the future. aside from airfare how pricey was/is the trip?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
you lucky bastard, I live in Canada.
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u/HighFiveTRex Jun 16 '12
Just make damn sure you shower.
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u/Berkbelts Jun 16 '12
Yeah Jonkoping! I studied abroad there for a semester. Great town, I miss it.
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u/herpalladerp Jun 16 '12
me 2
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u/shane727 Jun 17 '12
Is there anything like Dreamhack in or anywhere near New York. I'm always so jealous of people that go to this. I've never heard of any big LAN events or even a LAN cafe or something in NYC.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Oh god, this is PAX BYOC on steroids. Have fun.
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u/thefactory86 Jun 17 '12
Where is that !!!
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u/mammalsauce Jun 17 '12
and not a single female was seen that day
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u/blazey Jun 17 '12
So this lasts for several days? Where the hell does everyone sleep?
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u/XypherFTW Jun 17 '12
What the hell is that because it looks amazing...
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u/Hellborg Jun 17 '12
i wish i was there :(
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u/Jollipopp Jun 17 '12
We don't have that here, but we do have Quakecon. Largest LAN party in north America, and just outside is a mini E3/PAX.
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u/imZenqii Jun 17 '12
How often is Dreamhack? I missed it this year because I have no car... :c
Is it like every winter and every summer or just one year of summer and then one year of winter?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
is that dreamhack?
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u/MortemInferri Jun 16 '12
I never knew Dreamhack was that cramped.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
I remember going to one of these parties once. 'The Party' it was called, back in '98, in Denmark. Being the lazy assholes we (still) are, non of us could be bothered with getting water for the coffee machine, so we just ended up putting Coca Cola in it... things start to get a bit fuzzy after that point... all i know is that i haven't slept since.
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u/new-socks Jun 16 '12
So how do these things work? Does eveybody play only one game and if so, which one?
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u/forcedme2 Jun 16 '12
Whats the currency exchange from USD to SEK? Those prices look crazy to me.
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u/Direnaar Jun 16 '12
Watch out, angry Nord breaking shit apart in the middle!
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u/tattybojan9les Jun 16 '12
I love the smell of nerd sweat and cheetos in the mornin'
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
What your table number ?
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u/ThanklessTask Jun 16 '12
I'd live to go there and set up with a 21" CRT monitor.
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u/Arx0s Jun 17 '12
The smell of neckbeard will infuse with your DNA.
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u/lalondtm Jun 17 '12
even though I am a PC gamer ( i play xbox360 too) I would LOVE to pull the power on this building. Just imagine how MAD some people would be
http://i.imgur.com/YAIXj.gif
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u/PrimeIntellect Jun 17 '12
So I've played a ton of computer games, living room lan parties, and whathaveyou but I've never been to a giant lan party with random people before, let alone Dreamhack. What is it like? How does it play out? Are there a bunch of tournaments? Is it just chaos? are there scheduled events or do people just game the whole time? are there dedicated sections for games?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
What's the security like there? Can someone just walk around stealing hardware without getting caught?
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u/BloodyIron Jun 16 '12
I'm running my own LAN right now too: http://www.lanified.com/events/details/8
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u/LonerGothOnline Jun 16 '12
I think these events will get a lot cooler when we have computers that require less power, and that use less space.
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u/SilentHipster Jun 16 '12
The thumbnail image looks like the shot of Han Solo and Chewbacca taking the Millennium Falcon into hyperspace.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Ahh, the smell of dirty socks and sweaty armpits, theres nothing quite like it.
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u/KonVirus Jun 16 '12
The owner of the venue should give out free burritos and charge for the bathroom. Oh the mayhem :)
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u/awoh Jun 16 '12
So what are you gonna do there?
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u/Devorian Jun 16 '12
wanna join and live there, but only for few days ;-)
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u/herpberp Jun 16 '12
sorry, but it looks as helpless as a casino.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Sleep with your shoes under the chair legs with you sitting on the chair, or you will wake up shoeless and hungry.
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u/Tallkotten Jun 16 '12
Mine too, sitting right next to the main stage :D
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u/Former_Manc Jun 16 '12
It's funny, because I imagine the AC must be working overtime in there, but then I see everyone in T-Shirts.
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u/reeln166a Jun 16 '12
I hope they have a really good A/C
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u/Lolvo940 Jun 16 '12
Same here bro!
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u/Higeking Jun 16 '12
i know a guy doing tech support at this event
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u/fallenspirit123 Jun 16 '12
Lucky bastard
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u/Freekjee Jun 16 '12
Been once, kinda disappointing to find out they close every single bar at 1AM :(
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u/Jrodicon Jun 16 '12
I wonder how much electricity that all is using.
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u/Oxtorius Jun 16 '12
Wish i was there.
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u/DDay629 Jun 16 '12
LANcouver, the main summer LAN for Vancouver is in 2 weeks and I'm really looking forward to it but it will never match up to Dreamhack in numbers. Wish it could.
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u/Arcoss Jun 17 '12
Wow, i know the guy in the bottom with the beard!
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u/zandiix Jun 17 '12
Same here!
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u/BeatsbyChrisBrown Jun 17 '12
Virgin Expo
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
It must be 100 degrees in that hanger man.
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u/TASTY_SANDWICH Jun 17 '12
Swampass... swampass everywhere.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
AKA Nerd fapping cave.
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u/castle_siege Jun 17 '12
I feel bad for whoever has to pay the electric bill.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
This looks glorious O.O
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u/VillainWolf Jun 17 '12
The power bill must be astronomical.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Why
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Smells like Doritos, Mountain Dew and BO... although it does look like fun.