lifeexpectancy
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This thread has a twofold purpose: organizing local LANs and organizing online customs/squads for MM
******Please see the top of post #2 for upcoming customs nights. Please PM me if you would like to organize a customs night and be the main contact person for it so I can add it to post #2.******
With how strong the GAF presence is in the Halo: MCC thread I thought this thread was in order. After contacting a mod, I'm moving forward on it. Rest assured I will keep up with custodial duties on it on a regular basis and continue to update the OP with any new entrants to the thread.
With the release of the Halo: MCC we finally get to re-live the glory days of Halo 1 and 2 (and to a lesser extent 3) with the ability to play online for the first time ever (for us that didn't play it on PC anyway) on Halo 1, and with dedicated servers no less, as well as of course playing 2,3, and 4 online.
However, those of us old dogs that cut our teeth on Halo 1 and 2 likely have fond memories of LAN parties. Packing up that Xbox, possibly dragging a TV with you, and heading to a friend's house to have 8 or more people all trash talking and having a good time under the same roof was a thing of beauty.
Online custom lobbies are great and everything, but nothing truly recaptures the feel of having all your buds within ear shot casting good-natured jabs (and the occassional couch cushion!) at each other. And now, we have the benefit of much more portable TVs! (I still remember dragging my behemoth TV around to LAN parties in the Halo 2 days, looking forward to carting an ultra-thin flat screen instead.)
Nowadays we don't have to cart around those CRT models. In fact, for all your LAN needs: GAEMS Vanguard PGE
And yes, it fits the XB1 without risk to the built-in screen (barely!).
So for those among you that are interested, HaloGAF, I thought I would put out this thread for LAN party coordination. To join the fight, simply post your CITY ONLY PLEASE (and country/provence/etc if outside the US).
I will edit the first reply post of mine below and add any posters to the comprehensive OP2 list, in alphabetical order by Country/State/City. From there, you can PM anyone in your city or within close proximity to arrange a meet-up place.
PSA: In the interests of safety, please meet your fellow LANer in a public place for the first meet. Don't share your home address with an anonymous internet poster please. Meet them face-to-face first in someplace public and go from there. Use your own judgment and discretion on whether to proceed.
Also it should be noted that you don't HAVE to have a LAN party. If you wish, post in your reply whether you're up for online custom lobbies as well, and if so include your gamertag so members can contact you directly over XBL for online customs.
Once we get enough folks here, I'll also be organizing some HaloGAF Customs nights where we can pull together people to fill up 16-player lobbies and have some shenanigans in online customs since it isn't always easy to get folks together for a LAN setup. The original goal for this thread was LANs of course, and I'd still like to see that happen if we can get enough interest, but rather than have a separate thread for online customs I figured we could kill two birds with one thread.
