2005

December 23, 2005
Happy Hollidays from oPc Net!!

We want to thank everyone that has supported and made the gaming community grow, it is because of you that we continue to provide our ongoing changes within the LAN. Look for more changes in the coming year!

December 02, 2005
Battle of the Games

The games are fluctuating as people LAN from Battlefield 2: Special Forces to Counter-Strike: Source. The question is which game will be played more... new comers Day of Defeat:Source and WoW have gained some momentum, stay tuned to see which games are gaining popularity.

November 24, 2005
oPc Net Selling PC Systems

Want to be apart of oPc Net history? Now it's your chance by purchasing our models to make way for new High-end PC systems. If you are interested in buying in bulk we will give you a special discount just call or drop by.

October 05, 2005
LAN All Nighter | October 14, 2005

oPc Net will be having an All-Nighter on October 14. We are looking forward to host small WoW-nighters as well in between. We will be hosting mini-tournaments for Footies and CS with prizes.

October 03, 2005
Battlefield 2 Update v1.03

The Battlefield 2 update patch v1.03 is out with a remake of Wake Island from EA and DICE! Come and test this new patch with your teammates at LAN. The People's Liberation Army has invaded Wake Island to threaten American supply lines. In response the US Marine Corps has been dispatched to reclaim the island. Pick a side and fight to win!

September 26, 2005
Day of Defeat: Source at LAN!

Day of Defeat revisited. Be the FIRST to tell your friends, DoD: Source is out and available here. The popular Valve multiplayer game has been upgraded to the Source engine. It's up to you to judge whether or not its a great improvement to its predecessor. Day of Defeat: Source is a fast paced upgrade with nicer textures, animation, and ragdoll along with a few other surprises.

September 08, 2005
World Cyber Games 2005 US Finals

All of the qualifiers from the preliminaries will get a free trip to New York. This is there chance to represent Team USA for the WCG 2005 Grand Final. Show your support, the event will be broadcast on the internet!

July 08, 2005
LAN All Nighter | July 15, 2005

oPc Net will be having an All-Nighter on July 15. We will be hosting mini-tournaments and events. Priority reservation for WoW players.

June 28, 2005
BlizzCon Announced by Blizzard

Blizzard announces its first Convention in Orange County, California to take place this October 28-29. There is a group of people at oPc Net already interested in attending this event. Attendees can look forward to a variety of events including watching an all-star invite tournament. Anyone wishing to attend with us should stop by and find out how.

June 17, 2005
Battlefield 2 Coming out Soon!

Be on the lookout, this summer Battlefield 2, the long waited sequel to the Battlefield Franchise will be released. Fly the chopper or command squad-based troops to victory.

June 13, 2005
LAN All Nighter | June 24, 2005

oPc Net will be having an All-Nighter on June 24. This will be the first All-Nighter of the summer. We are looking forward to having one every month and also hosting small WoW-nighters in between.

May 10, 2005
World Cyber Games 2005 USA Local Preliminary

The WCG will be having their local and regional preliminaries at oPc Net. The WCG USA National Finals will be held in New York! The Grand Final will be hosted in Singapore. The competition will be participated with the use of the following games:
Counter-Strike: Source
FIFA Soccer 2005
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Starcraft: Broodwar
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
There are two ways to participate. One through online preliminaries, where players can go head-to-head against other players. Or through Local LAN Centers, like oPc Net.
WCG Counter-Strike - June 04 & 05, 2005 Saturday - Sunday
WCG Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne - June 18, 2005 - Saturday
WCG Starcraft: Broodwars - July 02, 2005 Saturday
Register here ASAP

April 22, 2005
LAN All Nighter | May 06, 2005 oPc Net will be having an All-Nighter on May 06. Like always we will be hosting mini-tourneys for Footies and CS. All-Nighter starts at Midnight.

April 15, 2005
NEL $30,000 CS 1.6 Kick-Off Tournament

NEL and oPc Net, with several other Arenas will be hosting the first NEL Tournament on May 07 and 08, 2005. You and four of your friends can have the opportunity to play against other teams and win prizes. These are the following details from NEL:

"The National E-Sports League is launching the season with a $30,000.00 LAN tournament! Open to all players!
Utilizing the leagues Gamedaemon servers located throughout North America, NEL will be able to bring National competition to local gamers.

The tournament will be hosted by official NEL Lan Center Arenas throughout North America on May 7th and 8th. Teams will compete in a double elimination contest in each Arena on Saturday. Winners from each of the arena will compete for the regional purse and championship on Sunday. Tournament rules and prizes and the official arenas will be listed on the National E-Sports website http://www.thenel.com .

The tournaments will be open to the entire player community but only “official arenas” will be eligible to participate in the event. If you cannot find a center near you, contact the center you want to play from and then send the information to info@nationalesports.com.

This is the first in a series of tournaments that will be offered throughout the National E-Sports season. Never before, have gamers been able to compete in national tournaments from their local center for such large cash prizes and national recognition.

The entry fee for the tournament is $38.00 per person.
Prize Structure per region:
1st Place $3,700.00
2nd Place $1,500.00
3rd Place $900.00
4th Place $600.00
5th - 8th Place $450.00
9th - 12th Place $375.00
The payout may change as more Arena's sign up for the event."

March 17, 2005
LAN WoW Nighter | March 31, 2005

For WoW and Frozen Throne. We will be having a "mini-nighter" this time around from 8PM-3AM. This is not a regular All-Nighter, no food or drinks. We will most likely be making several 'food-runs' throughout the evening. Get ready for several "Footies" Tourneys and WoW raids. Hope to see you there. Here are some tips from the Footies compendium.

February 02, 2005
NEL is Coming

National E-Sports League:
NEL has just started signing up teams and arenas. There are four official teams that have signed up from LAN. We just received this communique direct from the NEL Admins:

The National E-Sports League presents North America with the first professional style LAN center based league. The competition will bring national exposure and prizes up to $100,000 to the local teams and LAN centers. The initial three league games are Counter Strike 1.6, Call of Duty and Counter Strike Source. The purse leagues will be Counter Strike 1.6 and Call of Duty. In addition to the seasonal league competition and purses, NEL will be offering region wide LAN tournaments every few weeks with large cash prizes and a variety of games. The league will organize North America into three regions: East, Central, and West, each with North and South conferences. Each conference will have multiple divisions. Teams will play regular seasons within their divisions then move to conference and regional playoffs. The top teams will then play for the National Championship. Most players and teams compete online from the solitude of their homes with little or no chance of recognition or prize money for their efforts. NEL is changing that. Playing from official arenas and over league servers allows for the playing field to be level and fair. Bringing players together as local teams provides a tremendous opportunity for spectators and sponsors to experience and support their teams on a weekly basis, as well as develop the community in the direction that it should go.
Competitions will be broadcasted on HLTV, streaming video, internet radio and tracked on the bracket system of the NEL website. This strengthens LAN centers, the teams and the community by supplying a place for spectators, friends, and family to support and watch their favorite teams and players. Like traditional stadiums, the LAN center becomes our stadium for teams to practice and compete while offering a premier location for socialization.

Sign ups are available for NEL @ oPc Net!

February 10, 2005
LAN All Nighter | February 24, 2005 oPc Net will be having an All-Nighter on May 06. Like always we will be hosting mini-tourneys for Footies and CS. All-Nighter starts at Midnight.

January 17, 2005
Counter-Strike: Source Update A new update has just been released for CounterStrike: Source. There may be some lag as we try to update the new caches, in the mean time read the update information:
Changes/Additions

• Added Counter-Strike bots.
• Added new bomb defusal map de_tides.
• Updated version of de_cbble to allow bots to navigate ladders.
• Updated version of de_dust2 to allow 40 players.
• Optimization to the way that dynamic props are checked. On higher end CPUs, this can result in more than a 5% total frame rate increase.
• Weapon models are now checked at startup to make sure they are within limits for size.
• Added “motdfile” cvar, which sets the filename for the message of the day on the server.

• Fixed a bug that would allow a player to throw two flashbangs at once.
• Fixed bug where players would get twice the normal money at the start of a round.
• Updated version of cs_office. Fixes minor issue with projector.