Introducing...

RESPAWN LAN v30: FLASHBACK!
APRIL 12-13TH 2014

We did say it was going to be our biggest year ever. We've just spent the last month running an oldschool event, comprised of the games from yesteryear which was a blast! We're grateful for everyone who came to take part. We also ran a private event for an engagement party - yes, that's right! A couple decided to celebrate their engagement with a Respawn managed private LAN party for around 60 attendees. Needless to say, the bride vs. groom DOTA 2 team match was very intense!

But it's really time to kick off the next big event full steam ahead and continue our nostalgia kick....

So v30 is about reflection. It's about the last thirty large events we've run together. It's about taking the awesome bits you loved and bringing them into our regular schedule.

Event T-shirts

Our designer has really come up with the goods this time! Check this out:

These T-shirts will cost you $30 and are PREORDER ONLY and will be delivered at the event. You must order and PAY for your t-shirt by Monday (17th) night. Click this link if you'd like to order one.

Tournaments

This is going to look like a bit of a copy and paste from the last event. We know we're onto a good thing, so we'll bring back the favourites, including:

• League of Legends 5v5
• Starcraft II 1v1
• Team Fortress 2 6v6
• DOTA 2 5v5, now with LAN support!
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5v5
• Flatout 2
• Armagetron
• Counter-Strike Source GunGame
• Smash Brothers
• Nintendo 3DS
• Armagetron
• Unreal Tourmanet 2004
• DOOM 2, thanks to the popularity at Oldschool.

We'll be announcing the complete list with timetables shortly.

Sponsors!

You know those awesome prizes we give out at our events? They come from our awesome sponsors who go out of their way to supply us with some awesome stuff to give away to you guys. Our sponsor lineup continues with our loyal partners:

• Tt eSports
• Gigabyte
• Anyware Computer Accessories
• Corsair
• Plantronics
• Deepcool
• Mionix
• Fractal Designs

Live streaming

We'll be live streaming this event in partnership with Gamestah, who will be providing quality commentary and casting between events.

Scorptec

Scorptec will be back again! Our trusted partner in PC retail will be carrying PC products with some specials exclusive to our event. Expect to find the latest peripherals from our sponsors along with some favourites.

Unplugged

Cards Against Humanity saw some decent use last event so we'll bring our sets along. The Magic The Gathering Draft ($20 entry) will once again run for those card tappers out there.

Registration is already open!

We kind of jumped the gun and registrations opened a bit earlier than we had anticipated. They're wide open now and we strongly suggest you register quick as we expect this event to sell out completely. Click here for the registration goodness.

We're preparing for our event this weekend so here's an update!

Prizes - subject to change!

Prize allocations are done! The Christmas shutdown is something we contend with every year -and this year has been no exception. We’re sorry that it’s taken this long -but here are our official tournaments plus prizes:

• CS:GO 5v5: $250 1st place cash prize ($50 each)
• DOTA 2 5v5: Mionix Avior mice 1st prize
• Starcraft II 1v1:: $200/150/100/50
• Team Fortress 2 6v6: $300 1st place cash prize ($50 each)
• League of Legends 5v5: $250 + (possibly Tt eSports swag)
• GRID: Corsair K65 gaming keyboard
• FlatOut 2: Corsair K65 gaming keyboard
• CS GunGame: Fractal Designs Arc Mini PC case, 2nd place: Mionix Avior mouse
• Half-Life 2 Deathmatch: Corsair keyboard
• Unreal Tournament 2004 Instagib:
• DOOM 2: Corsair M65 Mouse
• TRON - Mionix Avior mouse
• Quake 3 Instagib - Plantronics RIG headset
• Minecraft Creations - Mionix Avior mouse
• MS Paint - Plantronics Backbeat Go2 White wireless earbuds
• Rock Paper Scissors
• Paper Plane Challenge
• Nintendo 3DS
• Guncraftd
• Warcraft III Tower Defence: Mionix Avior mouse
• Smash Brothers
• Decryption Challenge
• Can Stack Challenge

This is literally hot off the presses - we've got 5x Gigabyte Sniper P5 motherboards to allocate, plus two brand new Sniper Z87 gaming motherboards (check out the audio features of that thing!!) and a bunch of stuff from Tt eSports!

Competition system live!

We told you when we opened registrations that we’ll have the ability to sign up and create tournaments prior to the event. This is now live, thanks to SirSquid and a bit of coding magic. Check it out - and sign up to your tournaments now to save some time on the day.

Check out the tourmanet sign-up pages here!

If you create a tournament and it surges in popularity, we might be able to offer some additional support.

Weather

Friday is going to be soaring for us - but the cool change will sweep through on Friday evening and leave us with a very LAN-friendly mid-20s weekend. The evaporative coolers can push a great deal of air - just in case - but this weekend looks to be ripe and ready for some gaming action.

PC Vendor - Scorpion Technology

We are really pleased to welcome back Scorptec back to our events for 2014! They will be present at the event from 10AM-6PM stocking PC peripherals, accessories and compoennts including cases, hard drives, keyboards, mice and mouse pads. If you would like them to bring a particular item for you on the day, please contact them.

Sponsors

We'd love to welcome our new sponsors onboard and some old friends who have returned to help us make Respawn awesome. These include:

• Tt eSports
• Gigabyte
• Anyware Computer Accessories
• Corsair
• Plantronics
• Deepcool
• Mionix
• Fractal Designs

Tabletop

There will be a Magic The Gathering draft starting Saturday evening. $20 entry gets you three booster packs with booster pack prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Draft will be Return to Ravnica.

We'll have a few sets of Cards Against Humanity available for loan and a few Magic Intro packs for anyone who'd like to have a few games but doesn't have a deck of their own.

Feel free to contact us via Facebook or via the forums in our new tabletop forum if you'd like to organise a particular game.

AFK activities

• Rock, Paper, Scissors
• Paper Plane Throwing
• Poker
• MS Paint Masterpieces
• Nintendo 3DS (bring your DS for streetpass!)

CouchWarrior - Street Fighter competition

The folks at CouchWarriors are joining us for some fighting game action! Expect Street Fighter.. and anything else that may eventuate!

Packup - 3PM Sunday

Towards the event, many of us are tired and worn out from the weekend. Traditionally, we are usually at the venue till 7-8PM before leaving the venue. This time, our goal is to be out of there by 5PM and we'd welcome any and all hands in achieving this goal for us.

We look forward to seeing you there!