I finally got BF3 if anyone is up for playing it this Saturday.

I would definitely be in on that.  But there are more DLCs and I recommend getting them, especially the last one.

Good deal! BF3 is still the best FPS IMHO.

As for the newbies guns in CoD, the red dot from a higher lvl player is a really big advantage. I'm not the greatest CoD player, and starting at lvl 1 in the tournament was a pretty big disadvantage. I asked around and no one offered to hack bump my account. At least in LoL at the beginning of each round, all champions start at lvl 1 and have a cap of 18.

Actually if your skilled at COD the newbie classes it gives you can and will dominate even a full level char especially on hard mode.  COD Blobs 2 definitely falls in with that as well.

Here is a tutorial for client side mods.  Warning this involves changing that actual Java (.jar) library.  So might want to make backup of it first.
http://gurpy.com/forum/index.php?threads/guide-installing-client-side-mods.139/

Please note these client mods are meant to be used on your client/local server.  They may not be allowed to be used on remote servers.  Usually what happens is the client will crash/drop connection when using a client mod if the server does not support it.  Check the mod to see if it can. Some also require a server mod as well.

He may be wanting to simply add a texture pack... those are much easier to do as you can simply drop the texture pack zip file into the texture packs folder.  Which is located under %appdata%\.minecraft\texturepacks

Also want to make sure he is not mixing up a server mod.  As those can only be run on a server. (specifically a bukkit server). If he is interested in a server mod, let me know and I will see about getting it installed on my server he plays on.

Yeah I may join you guys.  Though my summer schedule is crazy so could change.

Another benefit of randomized teams is that it allows myself / Ronster (or anyone else involved in the tournaments in the future) to play in the tournament without a conflict of interest.

Curious... how is either way going to be a conflict of interest?  Skill based + random is still random, it just randoms everyone evenly based on skill.  The system was programmed for it, so might as well take advantage of it.

I probably can make it.

Agreed, and after i mentioned the timing out of Neverwinter due to the constant "patching" of the game, we didn't run into any issues. So if you did something thanks, and if you didn't, it seemed to have taken care of it'self. Now can you do something about the several  hour turnback they did due to an economy hack?  ;-)
Apparently someone hacked something and threw the economy in-game into a tailspin. I still need to read up, all  know is i lost my Blue i found and 4 levels...

Heard about that.  Sucked that people got rolled back.  I only played my 60 level tank so did not get hit too bad as in experience, etc.  But it is open beta so we can expect these things.  It is cool that they banned the people who really exploited it.

Indeed everyone did a very good job!  This LAN rocked!

Quite frankly I am inclined to try and do tournament games going forward that do not have lvl's or you can hack bump your lvl to max to avoid this kinda thing as we are a fun event not a competitive event and want all to be able to play if they want.    EG I dont want people losing because others have a higher toon, if they loose because of skill so be it.

Yeah I totally agree.  Sucks so many games are like this now.  But LoL evidently has such a very big advantage on level (which is one reason I lost interest in it).  In other games such as the BF and CoD series, there is not such a a large impact with higher levels...  The newbie guns and pre-made starting classes are actually not bad.

What I took was from your post was you complaining about someone low level on your team as if that was the reason you lost.  But yeah looks like he was cool with it. But I am confused if you were not complaining about newbies and/or low level and on your team than what was your point?  Sorry if I am confused   Easy to do btw But I took it as you telling people not to play in the tournament if they are not high level?

Also did you delete your original post?

Maybe on that game when signing up everyone puts their level so teams can be more even? And it should be one of the things teams do is also help out their lower levels?

Yeah I've posted this in another thread too but I absolutely love the idea of separate small - medium prizes for tournaments winners. This way everyone has 100% equal chance to win items in the raffle not less chances because they come to the LAN to have fun even though not excellent at every game.

I am beinging to get the bad taste in my mouth for this game for LAN parties like I did for competitiveness and  repetitiveness of the original Counter Strike.   I.E. this thread is basically telling people who are new not to try the game at a LAN party.  A bad bad way to take the fun out of the LAN IMHO.

This is exactly the reason I do not have any interest in this game.

Cod 4 is kinda the same way if you just have a pea shooter and everyone else has body armor, scopes, and special things, but there is a hack for that game that allows everyone to be level 60 or whatever so they can get the good stuff. LOL isn't like that which is why it matters, yo'ure not equal when you enter the arena, there are pretty big advantages before the match begins which is different than most games. That's why the level min and all that discussion prior.

Your missing my point though.  COD4 really never was a "competitive" game.  It is and has always been more about fun even with newbies playing, etc.  And as you mentioned anyone can us the hack to go to highest level, which I do not consider a cheat if your only doing this because you only play the game at LAN parties, etc). With that said the newbie gun or more specific the default classes in COD4 is actually pretty good. If your good at FPSs you could still win easily at level 1.

Your post complaining about a low level on your team and making them feel bad because you basically said that is why you lost... just reminded me of the terrible times I and many had at LANs when Counter Strike was a tournament.  At least I did not see people coming to this LAN just for LoL and leaving though... well I do not think anyone did.  I might be wrong though and if people did only come for that and leave than that makes this even more like other past LANs with CS tourneys.

I am beinging to get the bad taste in my mouth for this game for LAN parties like I did for competitiveness and  repetitiveness of the original Counter Strike.   I.E. this thread is basically telling people who are new not to try the game at a LAN party.  A bad bad way to take the fun out of the LAN IMHO.

This is exactly the reason I do not have any interest in this game.

I do not yet know our summer schedule... but if possible I will go.