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stalife
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada1222 Posts
July 20 2010 01:59 GMT
#1
Hi guys, so I got a call today from someone saying he's from Blizzard entertainment. He told me I won a random draw for the chance to purchase tickets to the charity dinner event which includes the tickets to the blizzcon in 2010. I'm wondering if anyone else I got this call, and is this worth going to?

(The tickets are $500 each and I might go with my gf... but $500 each...:/)

www.memoryexpress.com
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
July 20 2010 02:00 GMT
#2
This sounds like a delicious scam, did you get an email of some sort?
Tear stained american saints and dirty guitar dreams across a universe of desert and blue sky , gas station coffee love letters and two dollar pistol kisses from thirty five dollar hotel room stationary .
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
July 20 2010 02:00 GMT
#3
seems kind of random, did you actually enter this drawing?
blabberrrrr
Gliche
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States811 Posts
July 20 2010 02:02 GMT
#4
the prize is you pay $500? that's a scam.
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stalife
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada1222 Posts
July 20 2010 02:04 GMT
#5
I got an email and it has @blizzard.com at the end of it :/
www.memoryexpress.com
PokePill
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States1048 Posts
July 20 2010 02:05 GMT
#6
How much do you love eSports? I think this is the moment where you decide how much you are willing to sacrifice for eSports and take a leap of faith.
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
July 20 2010 02:05 GMT
#7
LOL stalife.. thats an awesome prize
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stalife
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada1222 Posts
July 20 2010 02:06 GMT
#8
lol
https://beta-us.battle.net/account/management/charity-dinner-opt-in.html

or check out their fb page
www.memoryexpress.com
DeltruS
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2214 Posts
July 20 2010 02:09 GMT
#9
During the charity dinner you get to talk to all the devs and you get a very good loot bag. The dinner happens right around blizzcon time so you can attend both events. Last year the dinner sold out.
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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
July 20 2010 02:11 GMT
#10
oh so this actually isnt a scam?
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stalife
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada1222 Posts
July 20 2010 02:12 GMT
#11
that's why I'm asking TL'ers if they got a call, and what they think about it.... :/
www.memoryexpress.com
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
July 20 2010 02:13 GMT
#12
On July 20 2010 11:11 iamtt1 wrote:
oh so this actually isnt a scam?


No it just costs $500.
Tear stained american saints and dirty guitar dreams across a universe of desert and blue sky , gas station coffee love letters and two dollar pistol kisses from thirty five dollar hotel room stationary .
Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
July 20 2010 02:14 GMT
#13
On July 20 2010 11:13 Megalisk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 11:11 iamtt1 wrote:
oh so this actually isnt a scam?


No it just costs $500.


so it might as well be a scam
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
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itzme_petey
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States1400 Posts
July 20 2010 02:17 GMT
#14
On July 20 2010 11:14 Divinek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 11:13 Megalisk wrote:
On July 20 2010 11:11 iamtt1 wrote:
oh so this actually isnt a scam?


No it just costs $500.


so it might as well be a scam


TL logic at its best.

btw, i would save up and go for the hell of it. then post pictures and your experience to have tl.net immortality.
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myopia
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States2928 Posts
July 20 2010 02:17 GMT
#15
the $500 goes toward

charity
dinner
loot bag
blizzcon tickets
meeting Blizzard devs


So it could be worth it to some people. Not to me though.
it's my first day
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
July 20 2010 02:22 GMT
#16
On July 20 2010 11:17 myopia wrote:
the $500 goes toward

charity
dinner
loot bag
blizzcon tickets
meeting Blizzard devs


So it could be worth it to some people. Not to me though.

Well you're just short-sighted.
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myopia
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States2928 Posts
July 20 2010 02:23 GMT
#17
college students don't have $500 to throw around
it's my first day
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
July 20 2010 02:25 GMT
#18
On July 20 2010 11:22 SonuvBob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 11:17 myopia wrote:
the $500 goes toward

charity
dinner
loot bag
blizzcon tickets
meeting Blizzard devs


So it could be worth it to some people. Not to me though.

Well you're just short-sighted.

Oh... o.o
he sees what you did there.
bearbuddy
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3442 Posts
July 20 2010 02:33 GMT
#19
On July 20 2010 11:22 SonuvBob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 11:17 myopia wrote:
the $500 goes toward

charity
dinner
loot bag
blizzcon tickets
meeting Blizzard devs


So it could be worth it to some people. Not to me though.

Well you're just short-sighted.


*rimshot*


What's the charity for, anyway?
Gliche
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States811 Posts
July 20 2010 02:39 GMT
#20
if you're going to blizzcon then yeah it could be very cool to do this. honestly thought it was so suspicious at first.
KT fighting~!! | Designing things is fun!
Polar_Nada
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States1548 Posts
July 20 2010 02:54 GMT
#21
they actually CALLED you? whoa lol i only get emails...
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tonight
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States11130 Posts
July 20 2010 02:54 GMT
#22
On July 20 2010 11:39 Gliche wrote:
if you're going to blizzcon then yeah it could be very cool to do this. honestly thought it was so suspicious at first.

Yeah, at first glance it sounded like a scam, but if it's not it could be fun, but 500 a piece is pretty pricey.
if I come without a thing, then I come with all I need @tonightsend
holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
July 20 2010 03:18 GMT
#23
If I had the money, I would totally do it for $500, especially if it's a charity dinner.
Zidane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1689 Posts
July 20 2010 03:32 GMT
#24
What else do you get?
n.DieJokes
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3443 Posts
July 20 2010 03:44 GMT
#25
I don't know, if you want to go to blizzcon use the money to go to Blizzcon. If you want to give to charity, give the money to the charity you want. Why do you need a middleman?
MyLove + Your Love= Supa Love
prototype.
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada4215 Posts
July 20 2010 03:49 GMT
#26
lol wtf? This is a contest?

Win a chance to pay $500 out of your wallet
( ・´ー・`)
Zurles
Profile Joined February 2009
United Kingdom1659 Posts
July 20 2010 03:54 GMT
#27
You're in luck man.
Dance.jhu
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States292 Posts
July 20 2010 04:13 GMT
#28
You should definetly go. Sounds really fun, plus private Q&A with devolopers.
It is what it is...
deo.deo
Profile Joined April 2010
135 Posts
July 20 2010 04:31 GMT
#29
its charity exclusively for Bobby Kotick ...
wishbones
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada2600 Posts
July 20 2010 04:37 GMT
#30
call blizzard customer service, or billing and see whats up. takes only one hour wait, but blizzard never fails. I HONEST
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Blind
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States2529 Posts
July 20 2010 04:42 GMT
#31
Since the tickets are valued at $150, you're really paying $350 to go to a nice dinner with Blizzard staff then? Makes it sound a little better but I still think it's kind of steep. But if you wanted to go to blizzcon and couldn't get tickets, this seems alright considering the tickets were going for around $300+ on ebay.
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-20 05:09:10
July 20 2010 05:07 GMT
#32
wow, that seems fucking ridiculous to me, lol
do they already have tabs on which customers are rich or something?
if blizzard called me and asked me if i wanted to pay $500 to have dinner with them i'd tell them to fuck off. shouldn't a charity dinner actually be a good deal? what exactly are you getting for $500 ?

(yeah, i read the one guy's description. but what's in the loot bag?)

i mean jesus, devs aren't celebrities. or are they? do any of u guys actually get very excited by the prospect of meeting developers?


i might actually pay for it if bobby kotick was there so i could throw my wine in his face.
The_Pacifist
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States540 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-20 05:34:12
July 20 2010 05:29 GMT
#33
$500 dinner?

It can be one of two things:
1) It's a scam without Blizzard or any charities involved.
2) It's a scam hosted by Blizzard, the proceeds of which will go to charity.

EDIT: Well, maybe three things.
3) It's a good deal if you're filthy stinkin' rich.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51534 Posts
July 20 2010 05:39 GMT
#34
On July 20 2010 11:22 SonuvBob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 11:17 myopia wrote:
the $500 goes toward

charity
dinner
loot bag
blizzcon tickets
meeting Blizzard devs


So it could be worth it to some people. Not to me though.

Well you're just short-sighted.


my god i love you bob.
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Chrispy
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada5878 Posts
July 20 2010 05:46 GMT
#35
On July 20 2010 11:22 SonuvBob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 11:17 myopia wrote:
the $500 goes toward

charity
dinner
loot bag
blizzcon tickets
meeting Blizzard devs


So it could be worth it to some people. Not to me though.

Well you're just short-sighted.


Pondered for over 5 minutes on what the hell everyone was talking about and where the funny was to be found... then I google'd myopia.
Retvrn to Forvms
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43554 Posts
July 20 2010 06:01 GMT
#36
On July 20 2010 14:07 travis wrote:
shouldn't a charity dinner actually be a good deal? what exactly are you getting for $500 ?

I think you kind of missed the point of the charity aspect here. You, the diner, are not the charity and are therefore not getting the good deal. On the contrary, you are the donator and are paying a disproportionate amount for the dinner so that some of your fee goes to a charity. The worse the deal, the more charitable the charity dinner is.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
July 20 2010 06:02 GMT
#37
On July 20 2010 11:22 SonuvBob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 11:17 myopia wrote:
the $500 goes toward

charity
dinner
loot bag
blizzcon tickets
meeting Blizzard devs


So it could be worth it to some people. Not to me though.

Well you're just short-sighted.


you are the bees knees sonuvbob!
frogmelter
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States971 Posts
July 20 2010 06:03 GMT
#38
On July 20 2010 14:46 Chrispy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 11:22 SonuvBob wrote:
On July 20 2010 11:17 myopia wrote:
the $500 goes toward

charity
dinner
loot bag
blizzcon tickets
meeting Blizzard devs


So it could be worth it to some people. Not to me though.

Well you're just short-sighted.


Pondered for over 5 minutes on what the hell everyone was talking about and where the funny was to be found... then I google'd myopia.


Oh damn that's what the joke was... was wondering what everyone was laughing about

Anyways, if you can afford it, you should go since only 200 people can go
TL+ Member
Aberu
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States968 Posts
July 20 2010 06:04 GMT
#39
Most of that money, if not all, most likely goes to charity. I would assume since if it would go to charity, all of the things they gave you for coming to the dinner could be written off as charity expenses.
srsly
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-20 15:54:39
July 20 2010 15:51 GMT
#40
On July 20 2010 15:01 KwarK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2010 14:07 travis wrote:
shouldn't a charity dinner actually be a good deal? what exactly are you getting for $500 ?

I think you kind of missed the point of the charity aspect here. You, the diner, are not the charity and are therefore not getting the good deal. On the contrary, you are the donator and are paying a disproportionate amount for the dinner so that some of your fee goes to a charity. The worse the deal, the more charitable the charity dinner is.


You're right, I missed the point entirely! I fail to recognize that they have infinite demand for this sort of thing already, it's not like the dinner won't fill up.
ironchef
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Canada1350 Posts
July 20 2010 17:13 GMT
#41
Sounds like a lot, but I have no clue what is standard for charity dinners. I'm guessing the blizzcon tickets are the big item there. I dont think they're vain enough to think meeting the devs will be thaat enticing.
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Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
July 20 2010 17:19 GMT
#42
I would say it is legit, the opt in, is because it is a charity dinner with limited seating. Check with Blizzard first. $500 is a lot, but you also get to go to a suave dinner and meet a lot of cool people.
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Sabu113
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States11075 Posts
July 20 2010 18:10 GMT
#43
This is terrible, but is it possible to ebay those tickets. Because if it is... Bet we'll see them on ebay for 1k+ within the week T_T
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HaruHaru
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States988 Posts
July 23 2010 00:25 GMT
#44
a blizzard representative just called me saying my name was chosen 0.o is anyone else going to do it?
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Abenson
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada4122 Posts
July 23 2010 02:13 GMT
#45
This is REALLY suspicious O_O
I didn't get the call or the email, but then again I'm in Canada.
Beside_kr
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada902 Posts
July 23 2010 04:58 GMT
#46
so when I click on the link Stalife posted I got a "This is probably not the site you are looking for!" warning from Chrome. Did anyone else get this? Seems suspicious
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