stingerhs Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 ok, i know that some of you people have gone to at least one LAN party before (i've been to a bunch). for the uninitiated, a LAN party is where you bring your own computer to the party, set up a LAN, and then you play multiplayer matches across the LAN all night long. the key emphasis there being that it is indeed an all-night thing. anybody that falls asleep before 6am gets a good dose of practical jokes both nice and downright rotten. so, the big question here is this: what do you use to keep yourself going till 6am?? do you use something simplistic like coffee?? or do you do the "hip" thing and go for the energy drinks?? normally, i go for the coffee, but i do like to use the occassional energy drink a la Monster Khaos. its also pretty likely that somebody brought a case of Bawls, so i'll usually go for one of those at the start of the night. and if you've never been to a LAN party, what do you use to keep yourself going during an all nighter?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I don't need anything to stay up all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patient_zero Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 One or two 2-litre bottles of knock-off cola. Keep a mug full of it nearby at all times and sip at your leisure throughout the night. Exactly how much you will need depends on how quickly you drink, but if you take it at regular intervals the sugar and caffiene will keep you awake for endless hours. Another tip is to try and sleep in the morning before, as it means you'll have been awake for less time as the night goes on and you may be able to survive on "sleep fuel" for longer than anyone who woke up earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I don't need anything to stay up all night. Me neither, It's the mornings that suck. Jolt Cola is great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztalker Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Never been to a LAN party, but at 'normal' parties Energy Drink or coffee does the trick for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 who said anything about endurance... Every tuesday we play FIFA08/NHL 06, pizza, scotch, fights... all over in 2 hours mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantzen Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I don't need anything to stay up all night. So true, Me and jsut one friend have a lan right now ^^ But i really don't see the point longer to stay up the hole night, when i was younger we did it evry lan now noone cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Something only legal on Netherlands. When that's not available, there's always that can of coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Iced coffee. Followed by normal coffee. Followed by half-assed attempts at making my own iced coffee. It is the way of my people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Having pulled a few all nighters in my life.... Diet Pepsi (or caffeine drink of choice), migrating to coffee if necessary. Chocolate. This is key. Chocolate brownies makes it even better. Food, usually the cheap and sleazy snacky kinds of things--taco dip and/or salsa and chips, potato chips and french onion dip, fritoes and chili, those little hot dogs wrapped in crescent dough and baked, baked frozen pizza, assorted other snacks of your choice. Lots of laughter from friends and/or music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I usually need nothing... but that is all the while chugging soda and candy/snacks.... so. @ Jae, at the Lan parties I have been to music is usually a no-no as it drowns out the "I pwnd j00!" celebrations when you frag someone who desperately needs it (ususally they are directed to me when someone I have killed umpteen million times finally finds my sniping positions on the map)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I don't really need anything to stay up but I do still like energy drinks, my favorites are Sobe essentials, Monster and Amp. Not a fan of Rockstar, and I had this one monster "mixxd" flavor that tasted like grape juice that had been sitting out for a week...but worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD-Rom Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Never been to a LAN party, but here's how I stay awake: -wash my face with cold water -drink rootbeer -microwave some food -play some games -read webcomics -read this forum -wash my face with cold water -ponder on about how much sleep I'm losing -realize that since I've stayed up this long, why should I sleep? -spend the next few minutes wondering if I should sleep -realize that I would wake up in the afternoon if I slept now -do all of the above to stay awake until tomorrow evening so that my sleeping schedule will regulate -fail at the above -spend the next week attempting to regulate my sleeping schedule -extend the above to two weeks -succeed at sleeping regularly after 2 1/2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 AMP Traction FTMFW. Drink two full cans of this during the day if you're not performing any strenuous work or anything and it kicks in around bedtime. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I had this one monster "mixxd" flavor that tasted like grape juice that had been sitting out for a week...but worse. That's wine for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totenkopf Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Never been to one either, but wouldn't have a problem b/c I'm a night owl anyway. Still, I'd probably also be drinking soda and eating snacks while playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 @ Jae, at the Lan parties I have been to music is usually a no-no as it drowns out the "I pwnd j00!" celebrations when you frag someone who desperately needs it (ususally they are directed to me when someone I have killed umpteen million times finally finds my sniping positions on the map)! My all-nighters have either been for finals weeks in college, partying at SCA camping events (very rare), and playing Kingmaker with my buddies. If you've ever played Kingmaker, you know it's not something you start later in the evening, because you'll be up until at least 10am the next day. You start at 3pm and hope you'll be done somewhere in the vicinity of 12-ish hours later after you've totally screwed over all your previous allies. It's an awesome game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantzen Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Never been to a LAN party, but here's how I stay awake: -wash my face with cold water -drink rootbeer -microwave some food -play some games -read webcomics -read this forum -wash my face with cold water -ponder on about how much sleep I'm losing -realize that since I've stayed up this long, why should I sleep? -spend the next few minutes wondering if I should sleep -realize that I would wake up in the afternoon if I slept now -do all of the above to stay awake until tomorrow evening so that my sleeping schedule will regulate -fail at the above -spend the next week attempting to regulate my sleeping schedule -extend the above to two weeks -succeed at sleeping regularly after 2 1/2 weeks -Stay up and redo the above points Fix'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD-Rom Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Never been to a LAN party, but here's how I stay awake: -wash my face with cold water -drink rootbeer -microwave some food -play some games -read webcomics -read this forum -wash my face with cold water -ponder on about how much sleep I'm losing -realize that since I've stayed up this long, why should I sleep? -spend the next few minutes wondering if I should sleep -realize that I would wake up in the afternoon if I slept now -do all of the above to stay awake until tomorrow evening so that my sleeping schedule will regulate -fail at the above -spend the next week attempting to regulate my sleeping schedule -extend the above to two weeks -succeed at sleeping regularly after 2 1/2 weeks -Stay up and redo the above points Fix'd Too true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 My all-nighters have either been for finals weeks in college, partying at SCA camping events (very rare), and playing Kingmaker with my buddies. If you've ever played Kingmaker, you know it's not something you start later in the evening, because you'll be up until at least 10am the next day. You start at 3pm and hope you'll be done somewhere in the vicinity of 12-ish hours later after you've totally screwed over all your previous allies. It's an awesome game. Played Kingmaker... started tham around 8-ish in the PM played for two days straight (taking breaks of course). Another one I like was a game Called Machiavelli... the intrigue... the backstabbing... the plagues... the vacillating nobles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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