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cloudJR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States266 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-19 13:57:41
April 19 2010 13:11 GMT
#1
I just spent probably 8 hours of my life competing in the self-nominated beta key giveaway and walked away with nothing. Now most people would be super shitty and not contribute after something like that. Of course those are the ones that were only in it for themselves and not the TL community in the slightest. Even though they swore up and down they would become the greatest member of all time. Lol that's obviously a little over exaggerated but you know where I'm coming from. I personally want to thank TL for running such a hilarious and exciting competition. I made a handful of new friends and I had an all around great time. It really gave me an idea of how strongly the older member's passion is for this site. I didn't want to come off as a beggar but that was almost impossible since I just became a member at the beginning of April lol. Anyways for any of you that participated, what are your thoughts about that whole ordeal? Good? Bad?

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All I can hear are thousands of children screaming imbalance.......
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
April 19 2010 13:14 GMT
#2
I know I had fun.
ModeratorGood content always wins.
kOre
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada3642 Posts
April 19 2010 13:18 GMT
#3
Little do you know there were 0 keys to begin with .. do do do do *suspenseful music*

Jokes lol

Glad you had fun and welcome to the community
http://www.starcraftmecca.net - Founder
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-19 13:21:11
April 19 2010 13:19 GMT
#4
I approve of this post. Since not anybody can write spectacular articles or wake up at 4 am to update livereport threads, the one thing you could do if you do get a beta key is share it with some other members.

Pick someone you know/thrust or w/e, but generally a person with 5k posts or so is 100% trustworthy around here (if you find someone who's in a very different timezone it's a win-win situation since you won't be able to play 24 hours a day no matter how much you like sc)
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
April 19 2010 13:24 GMT
#5
So many people in that "contest" ended up being so ungrateful. Despite actually having a chance at something they never really should have in the first place. I think the general problem was a complete lack of understanding what it meant to "nominate".
No I'm never serious.
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
April 19 2010 13:26 GMT
#6
i thought it was funny

just see it as the first step in a long period of hazing, see you in 5000 posts
TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
April 19 2010 13:28 GMT
#7
The fact that you're still posting after getting nothing from that contest should land you in pretty much everyones good book
43084 | Honeybadger: "So july, you're in the GSL finals. How do you feel?!" ~ July: "HUNGRY."
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17726 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-19 13:34:10
April 19 2010 13:29 GMT
#8
I got to share a few pms with someone who's been on the site for a longggg time. zTz ^^. I feel i got something good out of it. I admire your attitude to all this.
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
ProoM
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Lithuania1741 Posts
April 19 2010 13:31 GMT
#9
I wasn't impressed with such a change in contest ;/, I'm ~95% sure I would've gotten the key, if it contest went as planned. I'm not that much better at painting/filming creative videos, creating maps or creating jokes to get a key in other contests, and I missed a chance to get a key from SC:BW Tournaments (from german site that I don't remember), because I had to go on to vacation for 10 days ;/. I also tried to compete in Fnatic tournament, but when A/A- players started participating in it, I obviously, failed. This was one of my last chances to get a key =S and the admins decided to pull a joke and change the contest =/.
IMBA - International Mountain Bicycling Association.
cloudJR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States266 Posts
April 19 2010 13:34 GMT
#10
On April 19 2010 22:24 Nytefish wrote:
So many people in that "contest" ended up being so ungrateful. Despite actually having a chance at something they never really should have in the first place. I think the general problem was a complete lack of understanding what it meant to "nominate".


I don't look at it like none of them deserve to have a beta key because everyone on this site would love to have one. It just made me realize I didn't deserve to receive one from TL. Being new I really haven't done anything for members to feel they should give me a key, even though my intentions were to genuinely help the community. I really have a stronger respect for everyone that has been with TL for longer than a few weeks, and I feel like an asshole for staying in it for so long. I hope those of you who have been on here for a while and still do not have a key they give you one at some point before the beta ends.
All I can hear are thousands of children screaming imbalance.......
Hypnotikdel
Profile Joined April 2009
United States333 Posts
April 19 2010 13:37 GMT
#11
I had a great time posting in that thread and in the live stream last night. Regardless if I got a Beta key or not.
cloudJR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States266 Posts
April 19 2010 13:40 GMT
#12
On April 19 2010 22:28 TheAntZ wrote:
The fact that you're still posting after getting nothing from that contest should land you in pretty much everyones good book


Thanks . It still boggles my mind that such a community exists. It's nice knowing I can come here and talk about this game that I love with people that love it just as much as I do. As opposed to talking my friends' ears off about something they could care less about lol.
All I can hear are thousands of children screaming imbalance.......
Pholon
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Netherlands6142 Posts
April 19 2010 13:44 GMT
#13
I wonder... why didn't you opt out when the outcome was clear?
Moderator@TLPholon // "I need a third hand to facepalm right now"
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
April 19 2010 13:46 GMT
#14
I have refused a beta key.

/brag
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
cloudJR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States266 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-19 13:53:13
April 19 2010 13:48 GMT
#15
On April 19 2010 22:44 Pholon wrote:
I wonder... why didn't you opt out when the outcome was clear?


I was in the mindset of I've committed too much time into it and at that point excitement and lack of sleep just set in. My intentions were to actually help this community through a beta but in hind site I really don't need something like that to be a solid member of TL. Also the outcome really never became clear until it was all over. From all the rumors of there being like 30-40 keys actually available was probably the reason why the other 25 stayed in. I spoke with someone through PM that if we were only a few short and we were both still in I was going to drop so he could get a key over myself, but he dropped out a day before.
All I can hear are thousands of children screaming imbalance.......
ZenDeX
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Philippines2916 Posts
April 19 2010 13:58 GMT
#16
It was a good experience being in a Saw/Joker situation.
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
April 19 2010 14:03 GMT
#17
Anyway, no worries, man. When the SC3 beta comes out in 11 years, I'm sure you'll be 1st in line for a vet beta key!
ModeratorGood content always wins.
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-19 14:09:36
April 19 2010 14:09 GMT
#18

You're a good person, Mr. cloudJR.
Welcome to the community!
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24631 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-19 14:12:37
April 19 2010 14:09 GMT
#19
On April 19 2010 22:58 lolaloc wrote:
It was a good experience being in a Saw/Joker situation.

Funny for us, but an incredibly dick move by tl. I guess self nominators deserve it though...

Edit: at least make a smurph to nominate yourself :p
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Pholon
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Netherlands6142 Posts
April 19 2010 14:15 GMT
#20
On April 19 2010 22:48 cloudJR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 19 2010 22:44 Pholon wrote:
I wonder... why didn't you opt out when the outcome was clear?


I was in the mindset of I've committed too much time into it and at that point excitement and lack of sleep just set in. My intentions were to actually help this community through a beta but in hind site I really don't need something like that to be a solid member of TL. Also the outcome really never became clear until it was all over. From all the rumors of there being like 30-40 keys actually available was probably the reason why the other 25 stayed in. I spoke with someone through PM that if we were only a few short and we were both still in I was going to drop so he could get a key over myself, but he dropped out a day before.


Never clear? Come on. This is how it always ends and it this prediction was voice by many people in the topic. Even so you could have opted out at the very last moment but you didn't. The "rumours" about 30 keys were ridiculous and spread by the contestants themselves.
Moderator@TLPholon // "I need a third hand to facepalm right now"
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