| Krowser Canada. May 29 2012 02:02. Posts 787 | Profile # |
This might belong in blogs.
One year ago, two of my friends and I decided to play Diablo 3 together when it came out. We were getting used to having LAN parties on weekends and we became quite efficient at it.
-- Quick tip, sit on a couch, PC between your legs and monitor on the PC. Much better than a table.
Since Diablo 3 was no ordinary game we decided to make it a very, very special event. Two years ago we switched over to 50 inch TVs as PC monitors and since this was not to be an ordinary LAN, we brought everything together.
The setup:
We brought our TVs and computer equipment to my friend's place.
We acquired a powerful 7.1 surround sound system
We also got our hands on a projector, which was configured to display Winamp Visualisations tuned to the sounds playing in D3. If we were in town, the colors remained calm, and when we fought a boss, the Visu was going wild.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/R9Mli.jpg)
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The details:
We setup on Friday May 18th and no one was allowed to even create a character until the next day, to maximise our gaming and sleeping cycles. By Saturday morning I was loosing my mind in anticipation.
Although Hardcore mode was enticing, we knew someone would die eventually. Instead, we designed a punishment. Whoever dies must drink a Prairie Chicken. A shot of vodka, tabasco and a raw egg. It's not made to taste good, it IS a punishment. And let me tell you, after the first one, our playstyle changed dramatically. (Act 1, the big ass trees with poison pods kills the Wizard and the Witch Doc. The Barb was running away when one of those giant Goat Rynos rammed him up the backside. We all died within a minute of each other. It was fitting).
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This vacation lasted until the following Wednesday when we packed up and returned to reality (Act 2 Nightmare, at that point). During those days we gamed to our heart's content, made muffins, Pho (The traditional recipe which takes about a day to cook) and a Pot roast.
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It was awesome, and I was a bit sad to leave.Last edit: 2012-05-29 02:02:59 |
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| KalWarkov Germany. May 29 2012 02:09. Posts 2858 | Profile Blog # |
poor Sam :D
you 3 are rly bossmode |
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| Steelavocado United States. May 29 2012 02:11. Posts 990 | Profile # |
| What a great post. Poor Sam. |
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| kongor Canada. May 29 2012 02:14. Posts 38 | Profile # |
| Looks awesome. Sounds like you made memories for a lifetime; anyone would be a bit sad to leave =S |
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| Cokefreak Finland. May 29 2012 02:20. Posts 5890 | Profile # | |
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| Torte de Lini Canada. May 29 2012 02:33. Posts 27335 | Profile Blog # |
| Damn Sam keep it together ._. |
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| andrewlt United States. May 29 2012 02:35. Posts 3134 | Profile # |
| Death count should be exponential. The more you die, the drunker you get, which leads to more deaths. |
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| daizepam May 29 2012 02:35. Posts 17 | Profile # |
| ummm wait. no doubt you guys had a lot of fun... but it took you the better part of 5 days just to get to NM A2? |
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| Malkavian183 Turkey. May 29 2012 02:37. Posts 227 | Profile # |
omg this is a great idea. nice, very nice post  |
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| Caphe Vietnam. May 29 2012 02:37. Posts 7734 | Profile Blog # |
This is sick. D3 and Pho, gotta try that once I get back to Vietnam.
And poor Sam. He got his egg dose for next few months lol. |
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 HaXXspetten Sweden. May 29 2012 02:44. Posts 15716 | Profile Blog # |
| I'm glad people like you still exist in this world <3 |
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| Krowser Canada. May 29 2012 02:49. Posts 787 | Profile # |
On May 29 2012 02:37 Caphe wrote:
This is sick. D3 and Pho, gotta try that once I get back to Vietnam.
And poor Sam. He got his egg dose for next few months lol.
My brother who lives up north (Canada) mailed me some dried Reindeer meat with the recommendation to put it in soup. Guess what I did  |
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| FliedLice Germany. May 29 2012 02:56. Posts 6500 | Profile Blog # |
| did sam really drink 21 of those shots? |
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| Krowser Canada. May 29 2012 02:59. Posts 787 | Profile # |
On May 29 2012 02:56 FliedLice wrote:
did sam really drink 21 of those shots?
No, after 6 we cut it down to ''without the egg'' and then we ran out of vodka. |
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| dmfg United Kingdom. May 29 2012 03:03. Posts 566 | Profile # |
Amazing setup, and it sounds like you all had a blast!
I don't know how you guys had the discipline to wait 4 days after launch to play. IMO that is the most impressive part.. |
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| TunaBarrett Sweden. May 29 2012 03:57. Posts 958 | Profile # |
Nice "launch" story, sounds like fun. Wish i had some pho now though  |
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| cHicKeLoR Germany. May 29 2012 06:48. Posts 556 | Profile # |
sick setup. wished I had done something like that.
and the shot really sounds like punishment... gettin kind of sick only looking at it :D |
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