More than ever will this edition of Frag-o-Matic place both the recreational gamers as the real PRO gamers.
As we announced before there will be 2 Counter-Strike: Source competitions this time and 1 Counter-Strike 1.6 competition:
Counter-Strike: Source PRO competition
Startprize of € 1000,00 CASH provided by Frag-o-Matic
The more participating clans, the bigger CASH prize (using a 'triggersystem')
Additional cost of € 10,00 for each participating clanmember
The winners will receive a package to take their skills to the next level: a website (worth € 2500,00), the necessary game- and voiceservers and free tickets for The Reality LAN. On top of that, SteelSeries added a bunch of hardware prizes.
No additional costs
So basically this is the the normal FoM CSS compo. A more detailled prize overview is scheduled to be posted some time next week.
Unreal Tournament 2004 is also one of those classic UT games that have been part of our FoM lanparty for quite some time. Also for this edition we shall be organising this 2v2 compo with some great prizes with a total value of €890,00 thanks to Sennheiser and Sandberg!
Great for LAN gaming - the circumaural closed acoustic design of XL ear cups blocks out noise around you for hyper-realistic gaming with total immersion
Quick team talk - at just a swivel of the DJ Hinge on the right ear cup, you have direct contact with teammates
Intuitive design and automatic microphone mute – the volume control is integrated in the right ear cup and you can mute the microphone by raising the boom arm
Essential extra – supplied with a protective carrying pouch
With the Sandberg VGA to HDMI Converter Box, you can transfer high quality audio and video from your PC to your TV via the TV’s HDMI input. The built-in automatic upscale function ensures that the picture sets itself automatically without having to install any software. The box is also equipped with a component (YpbPr) connection so you can connect other A/V devices.
FoM 12.1: Call of Duty 2 5v5 Fri, 3-Sep-2010 (22:05) by Tiedie
Even if there's each year a new game in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty 2 stays one of the most epic ones. That's why we keep this game in our compo list and we added some great prizes thanks to Cooler Master and Puretrak with a total value of €755,00!
The Cooler Master GX series comes with a range of advanced features such as a powerful single +12V rail, huge bulk capacitors with a >17ms hold up time which means that the power supply will be able to handle peak loads better, low noise dual layer EMI filters that reduces noise in the power lines, an energy efficient dual mode Active PFC/PWM controller, an efficient transformer that reduces the 5Vsb power loss when the system is in standby mode.
Our friends at SteelSeries are connected, very well connected. Thanks to them, we got our hands on a few very tasty Blizzard Goodies for our earlier announced Starcraft 2 fun competitions.
Gameserver requests - FoM 12.1 Thu, 2-Sep-2010 (11:00) by jerre
Like the previous editions for Frag-O-Matic there will be a team of people managing the gameservers during the event.
Every edition we try to make sure that at least the most popular games are available, however this edition you can also request your gameserver in advance so you can use it during Frag-o-Matic.
The requests are only valid if you paid your ticket for Frag-o-Matic.
After your ticket has been validated you'll receive the server details by E-mail.
Gameservers can not be requested on the event itself.
InstantVchat.com provides free voiceservers! Wed, 1-Sep-2010 (22:36) by jerre
Voice server specialist InstantVchat.com offers free Teamspeak (2/3), Mumble and Ventrilo servers at FoM 12.1. During the event voice servers can be requested on a special Intranet site. For now you may order your very own voice server for free! For more information visit the InstantVchat.com website at http://www.instantvchat.com/fom.
(Free voice servers can be ordered only by FoM visitors which have already paid their FoM ticket!)
FoM 12.1: Starcraft FUN events Wed, 1-Sep-2010 (14:19) by Tiedie
From our previous newsposts you already learned that Frag-o-Matic 12.1 will feature most likely the biggest 1v1 and 2v2 tournament in the Benelux this year, thanks to SteelSeries and the cash from our mysterious sponsor.
That should quite be enough to please the fans, right ?
As hardcore, to the bone Starcraft fans, we think it's NEVER enough. We'll have a number of special "fun" Starcraft events during the weekend, for which you should prepare as follows:
1. Find out as much as you can about Starcraft, the legacy, the colour of the lead designer's underpants, ... to win prizes in our grand Starcraft Quiz!
2. Make sure you are in the diamond league on friday night 24th of september (doesn't matter whether it's 1v1, 2v2, ...) because everyone knows diamonds are a girl's best friend.
3. Get your achievements maxed out! Where are you currently? 1000 points? 2000? maybe 3000? We'll make sure to bring honour to the biggest achiever at FoM.
Remember, Starcraft is not the best game. It's the ONLY game.
KaosTV delivers live streaming & shoutcast coverage Tue, 31-Aug-2010 (14:30) by shogun
KaosTV will deliver live streaming & shoutcast coverage on Frag-o-Matic. This means that you will be able to see live images of the competitions on the beamers, and listen to live analysis & comments on shoutcast radio.
The live streaming/shoutcast will also be available on the internet, but then you'll miss out on the unique LANparty atmosphere ;-)
"Frag-O-Matic (check out http://www.frag-o-matic.be/) has just confirmed that we will be around and bangin’ for shoutcasting and coverage.
Kaos TV will be shoutcasting all CS1.6, CSS, and COD4 competitions. We will publish all shoutcasters soon as we are currently dangling around with all schedules and what not. However…as to be expected our resident sociable master liQuid^MoTion (I still have trouble spelling his godforsaken nickname), will be present. More names to come!
Kaos TV will also assist Frag-O-Matic with all live material on the interal beamer network, just so all attendees at the LAN can enjoy the shoutcasts too ."
First submission for the video contest Thu, 26-Aug-2010 (9:30) by Tiedie
Our first submission has been sent. Thomas 'haiQt' Tuts was the first to submit his finished product in the video contest, for the Siberia category.
Do you think you can do better than this? Or just want to give it a shot? Join our great video contest and win €100,00 for each category and top of all, maybe you will be the next Steelseries Video Ambassador!
Detailed information about the video contest can be found HERE
Training promo BE servers Wed, 25-Aug-2010 (16:19) by jerre
You will be working on one of the biggest lanparty events in Europe, you can meet all the nice people in our team and learn how events are being organized. Specific qualities are not required, as long as you are motivated. Experience in catering, consoles, helpdesk or compo's are good points but motivation is the most important one :-) Send a mail to info@fom.be
Wanted: admins m/f
Still looking for admins for the following (fun)compo's:
Flatout 2
Kicker (tafelvoetbal)
As an admin of one of these compo's you will receive free catering tickets and a T-shirt.
You are allowed to participate in them. Mail info@fom.be
At Frag-o-Matic you have always the opportunity to bring your own sleeping gear (airbed, sleeping bag, pillow,…) but if you like more comfort then you can book a room at one of the nearby hotels.
The hotel, Het Brouwershuis, is located at walking distance from the event. For transport to and from the other hotels you'll have the possibility to call the Frag-o-Matic shuttle service. The FoM Stig will drive you to the event or back to the hotel in exchange for a small fee.
Het Brouwershuis
Wiezeplein 14
9280 WIEZE
Tel +32 (0)53 21 10 84
Fax +32 (0)53 21 10 84
50 EUR for 2 persons / 35 EUR for 1 person
You can find more hotel offerings, including availability and booking optionsthrough this link.
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