The VG248QE has been on the market for a while. You can probably get something slightly better, but it's hard to beat the VG248QE's price point (Goes for about $350 in Canada).

The only reason I have mine is because I stole it from DanceNumber at GXL (Weird story), and it only cost me $140 to fix.

The most recent version of Lawena has added two new options to generating VDMs, and I thought I'd ask because I had some issues with using it the other night.

Ok, so instead of clicking one button that adds your demo ticks to the VDM generator list, you can either add it, or add exec + record. What are the difference between the two?

The other night while recording, I recorded a bunch of VDMs and came back a little while later to find Lawena had recorded a bunch of other random ticks from the same demos until my disc filled up. Does this have anything to do with the above options?

As a Medic, start playing Highlander and 6s at the same time, rather than Highlander-only for two years.

Also learn to speak quietly and not tilt

I looked at LANtastic around late August, and I didn't boither contacting them because there weren't many seats available even then, and there wouldn't have been enough time for me to put together any amount of prizing to make it worth people's while. Also commuting outside of Toronto is difficult to me, as I'll explain further down.

Unless you're planning to fly with your PC, there isn't any severe danger to your PC as long as you keep it at arm's reach at all times. While I haven't carried my computer on the TTC yet, I've carried much larger objects (And cakes) on the TTC without any damage to those things.

Inner-city venues are really only well-accessed by those either near TTC or know the city and can drive well here. Otherwise it's a straight up pain in the ass to commute from outside Toronto into the city, not even mentioning parking. However, relative to driving to Philly or Chicago, it's doable.

As for BYOC, Hunter & Lucas, the venue I had been using for the previous Toronto LANs had computers set up and that's what people played on. However, that venue is closed as of writing this, so that is not an option for a venue.

My issue with LANs outside Toronto is that I rely almost entirely on public transit (I am living pretty much independently right now), so to get to and from venues at the times that I did during the LANs at Hunter & Lucas would be impossible to do if I relied on less frequent service outside Toronto.

The Toronto Congress Centre would be too big, unless we're aiming for a LAN bigger than GXL. On top of that, it's expensive. Anime North, who books the Toronto Congress Centre in May, also books conference rooms in nearby hotels, which is what they use for their gaming tournaments, as they are more appropriate size-wise, and you don't have to battle your way through seas of cosplayers to get in (Well, not as badly as the TCC or around it, at least).

Events that I've emailed so far (Feel free to suggest more)

• LANWAR X (Never got back to me)
  
• Good Game Con
  
• Anime North
  
• EGLX

I use uBlock Origin, whitelisted TF2C, then blocked elements on the page. Unfortunately that means you'll get ads in lobbies unless you whitelist those every time, because the url is different for each lobby.

The main reason I kept AdBlock enabled for TF2Center was to stop the really annoying background ads that would occasionally show up. (The ones that would cover the entire background behind the lobbies and other basic functions of the website and were so easy to accidentally click.)

I'm fine with sites advertising to make some small amount of revenue, but if ads are going to be invasive to my use of the site, ad blockers are going on.

Watch out for shitty teachers who do this (This was from my school):

http://i.imgur.com/QA8dTny.jpg

I was brainstorming fundraising ideas to increase the prize pool for Toronto LANs, and one idea I had was making a Toronto-themed TF2 t-shirt and selling that, and then doing a raffle for a customized jersey.

Thanks mate

Hey, I know this thread kinda moved to Discord before I had a chance to post anything.

I've been looking to grow my LAN in Toronto, and there are a couple larger events I have been meaning to email asking if I could organize TF2 within. Riding off i58 to me, is a really great opportunity because it shows that there is genuine interest from a big chunk of the TF2 community, and not just the competitive niche.

I know Toronto is not the most accessible for everyone, because it is on the eastern side of North America, and is in Canada, so yes, Americans, you will need to get a passport. But it is a big city with lots of resources, venues, and accommodation. I know the city pretty well, and I have experience organizing small tournaments.

Two potential events to look at:
http://lanwarx.ca/ (Not within the city of Toronto, but allows you to sleep at the venue similar to GXL, and relatively cheap to get in)
http://eglx.ca/ (Big venue, lots of events, but organization and cost was concerning last April)

Sorry to hijack this thread, but I'm writing some emails to potential venues and organizers to pitch TF2, and I'd like to include i58 viewership and participant numbers in my letter. Does anyone know those off-hand, know someone I can PM, or can give me a rough median or average?

Alright bumping this because I have an update to make, and I was waiting for the i58 threads to die out.

I found out recently, though this isn't particularly recent news according to their Facebook page, but Hunter & Lucas is closed "until further notice" as of early July. So this means in terms of planning future LANs, I cannot use them as an option because I need to work with venues I can secure at the appropriate time.

Please fill out this poll, so I know when to plan for a LAN. http://www.strawpoll.me/11143066

If you have any venue suggestions around the city, please let me know.

ONE LAST THING
LANWAR X is a LAN that happens around mid-November on the UOIT campus in Oshawa. It's a BYOC LAN with lots of different tournaments. I did not have time last year to scout out the event. If I am allowed to organize a TF2 tournament there, would this location work for people?

If anybody needs a Medic this upcoming season in Open, feel free to hit me up. I prefer to play mid-Open. I've played two other seasons of Open, and I've been playing Highlander since Season 10.

Yeah, my mistake. I meant an item donation, not necessarily a prize specifically.

How are prize donations working this year? I'd like to contribute something.