In this episode we take a deeper look at eSports and how it compares to more traditional sporting events.

• Inside Fnatic's Bunkr, the World's First eSports Store
• eSports news on ESPN
• Loading Bar

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Tom ('modest' on Summoner's Rift) joins Jalada and Sefran to talk about MOBAs; what they are, where they came from, and why they're so much fun.

• We touch on League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, Defense of the Ancients, DOTA 2, and Smite.
  • Feel free to be pedantic and email us to let us know that Aeon of Strife was arguably the first MOBA, not DOTA.
• Faker, arguably the best League of Legends player.
• League of Legends Patch 7.1 notes, an example of just how much can change month to month in a MOBA.
• /r/summonerschool.

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Jalada and Sefran talk further about what you need to think about when running your own LAN, as well as discussing some of the history of LAN parties and events and the state of the community today. We cover a lot in the show, but there's a lot more to it. Here's some related reading from what we covered, and some bits we didn't:

• Internet cafés.
• Copyparties and Demoparties.
• Revision is one of the largest Demoparties that's still going in southwest Germany. Some demoparties have also morphed into LAN parties & gaming events such as The Gathering and Assembly which are both still going in 2016.
• The Demoscene.
• Some examples of modern demos. Check the file sizes!
• 1999 BBC article about the first Insomnia event.
• "Gaming has left the LAN party behind" by Ben Kuchera for Polygon.
• Dreamhack.
• Multiplay Insomnia Gaming Festival .

Running your own LAN:

• If you need a network switch, remember you need an extra 'uplink' port to your router. Example switches for small LANs: 8 ports for £21, 16 ports for £50*.
• To protect your attendees' equipment you may want to think about providing RCD circuit breakers and surge protection plugs.
• Power supply calculator for calculating average attendee power usage.
• Running a 'LANcache' to save bandwidth and speed up downloads.
• More ideas and information from UKLP (some a little out of date).

If you have any more questions feel free to get in touch and ask, and let us know about your successful LAN party! Intro & outro music: JACKS - Runaway Fashion *Links are affiliate links. Proceeds go towards helping us out.

Jalada and Sefran explain, with examples, some of the aspects of games that work well at LAN parties. We touch on a whole bunch of games in this show, but in particular we highlight:

• Borderlands  and Borderlands 2.
• Heroes of the Storm.
• Towerfall.
• Team Fortress 2.

Other related reading:

• What was GameSpy Arcade?
• Insomnia Gaming Festival.

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