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Title: Hosting On A Lan, Pros Or Cons
Post by: xboxhaxorz on January 15, 2005, 08:21:00 PM
just wondering. i am sure there is for xbconnect or live. but i am not sure if a local house lan.
Title: Hosting On A Lan, Pros Or Cons
Post by: gcskate27 on January 15, 2005, 10:25:00 PM
cons of hosting a lan at your house? or being the host on xbc or something?

cons of hosting a lan at your house are that people comeover, expect food, drinks and entertainment without providing anything to you except a mess...

thankfully i live in an appartment and dont have space to host one... otherwise id have them all the time as they are so much fun...
Title: Hosting On A Lan, Pros Or Cons
Post by: Slip-666 on January 26, 2005, 09:09:00 AM
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Title: Hosting On A Lan, Pros Or Cons
Post by: esc1 on January 26, 2005, 10:35:00 AM
smile.gif  Usually we go in together for several pizzas.  Its nice, b/c when you play custom games on live people only stick around for one or two games, but on a lan you know the people won't be leaving after one game.  Its a lot more fun to whoop on people you know.  smile.gif
Title: Hosting On A Lan, Pros Or Cons
Post by: Himura on January 26, 2005, 04:09:00 PM
LANs are just a lot more fun that XBL, mainly cuz the ppl are right there next to you.
Title: Hosting On A Lan, Pros Or Cons
Post by: danmanstx on January 26, 2005, 07:21:00 PM
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Title: Hosting On A Lan, Pros Or Cons
Post by: esc1 on January 27, 2005, 03:38:00 PM
Well I have a modded box and a Live only box, with 4 televisions in the apartment, so its easy for a couple of my friends to bring their boxes over.  One of the guys at college here borrowed one of the school's projectors.  My other friend brough his DJ surround sound.  It rocked.
Title: Hosting On A Lan, Pros Or Cons
Post by: LinkWarrior on January 27, 2005, 07:43:00 PM
Pro: You can choose the gametypes
Con: You clean up the mess afterwards
Con: Some babies will quit if you play a gametype they don't like
Title: Hosting On A Lan, Pros Or Cons
Post by: ianmalcm on January 28, 2005, 12:55:00 AM
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I host a 12-16 box LAN every month. Its the best way to play, and most of the regulars I only know through Halo and only see at game night.

I've been considering setting up an xbox LAN party Rental company, where you xxx amount and we provide all the hardware (and gamers if requested).