rAge 2009

[Cleric]

+10 internetz to Gen Wolf.

[VoXoV]

Will we be allowed to sleep at the dome?

Sorry if it's been asked already...

[-midkemia-]

Ok a few things:

Before i start my rant and rave... Please post a locked thread with ALL the info about the Lan. eg. plugs, sleeping, spectating friends etc etc...

Ok so here are my Issues with RAGE!!!
I was at RAGE last year and felt that it was a big let down. Im a regular "Lanner" and felt that the network was EXTREMLY laggy. I mainly play DotA, and the amount of lag and dropping, I would rather play DotA at home on my 4meg ADSL line, as its MUCH faster!! my 8ping on dsl to the local b.net server is much faster than the response times i was getting at the lan.

I saw that there were 16port 10/100 desktop swithes with no gigabit uplink, so if you take the 15 available ports for people to use, and the 1 uplink port. The 15 people need to all run through the one 10/100 port, and if all the people are downloading, its no supprise that my DotA was very laggy. 15 people divided by 10MEGS is simply not enough bandwidth.

Is this going to be resolved this lan?

Are we going to see a decent network layout like other large lans in JHB, that are already using FIBRE backbone, not to mention gigabit network ports for everyone?

D-Link sponsoring old technology 10/100 network switches is a complete waste of time.

For my R250 im spending to get in, I WANT GIGABIT NETWORK with a DECENT BACKBONE on EACH SWITCH!!!!

Im sure with NAG as the host of this lan, and this lan trying to be the MOST premier LAN, they will try and be BETTER than the other lans around them.

This isnt only about hosting a "bigger" lan, but also hosting a "Better" lan.

Regards
-midkemia-

[ShadowBurn]

@ -midkemia-

[ShadowStalker]

Wow, that long rant.. I think ive seen you post in other forums as well..... ^^

Anyways, more importantly... What time does the doors open for the Lanners to arive this year. or will it be the same as last year..?

[ShadowStalker]

Will we be allowed to sleep at the dome?

Sorry if it's been asked already...

Sleep is for the WEAK!! you go to DOMINATE, and laught at the guy next to you who's passed out on his keyboard.. =)

[VoXoV]

Sleep is for the WEAK!! you go to DOMINATE, and laught at the guy next to you who's passed out on his keyboard.. =)

OK, Let me rephrase.

Will we be allowed to stay in the dome after the doors have been closed???

[Nictron]

OK, Let me rephrase.

Will we be allowed to stay in the dome after the doors have been closed???

Yes

[FF-Freak]

OK, Let me rephrase.

Will we be allowed to stay in the dome after the doors have been closed???

You are allowed to stay there the whole weekend , however , your PC may not leave the building between 22:00 and 08:00 if i remember correctly.

[elfenleid101]

I still wanna find out though, besides from the comps i know (CSS [1.6 Source] and Dota).

Wat other comps are gonna be held, this would truly be helpful cause a few of us are organising a clan for CoD 5 and wanna know if there are any 'pre-R@GE- qualifiers.

[@@GJC@@]

Hi all this is my first year I am going to RAGE and I just want to confirm with you guys that a normal ticket for the expo only can be bought at the Dome doors. Is that correct?

[H2O]

yes, day pass tickets are R50 and a weekend pass is R80

[VoXoV]

No, day pass is R40.

[@@GJC@@]

yes, day pass tickets are R50 and a weekend pass is R80

No, day pass is R40.

Thank you.

[H2O]

rAge 2009 will be held from the 2nd - 4th October 2009

Times Friday: 10:00 - 18:00 | Saturday: 09:00 - 18:00 | Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00

Venue The Coca-Cola Dome, Corner Northumberland Road & Olievenhout Avenue, Northgate, Johannesburg, http://www.thedome.co.za

Entrance tickets to the rAge Expo

Day Pass Ticket ? R50.00 per person

Weekend Pass Ticket ? R80.00 per person

Family Pass Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) - R160.00 per family

Kids under 6 are free

Entrance tickets to the NAG LAN @ rAge

NAG LAN ticket price ? R250.00 per person for the whole weekend (includes free access to the Expo)

my bad, but here it says it is R50

[VoXoV]

Inflation... Ain't it a b*tch???

[Dr.Thr@x]

R50 a ticket to c me :D

[volt4g3]

hey everyone i just would like to know what games there will be comps for.. would like to get into game mode. ! thanx!

[Jepetto]

Maybe this is a stupid question but do we have to take our own lan cables or is it provided to us , this is my first year i am going so i am not that much in the know how of what is happening . Thanks in advance

[FF-Freak]

hey everyone i just would like to know what games there will be comps for.. would like to get into game mode. ! thanx!

Check Nictrons thread in this section.

Maybe this is a stupid question but do we have to take our own lan cables or is it provided to us , this is my first year i am going so i am not that much in the know how of what is happening . Thanks in advance

LAN Cable is provided.