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Alright so a few short months ago I bought a blizzcon ticket for $700 off ebay, followed shortly by flights and hotels..
Why you ask?
Well for blizzcon obviously but more specifically- a SC2 beta key.
I like some of you out there am going to throw everything I have into this game. I always regretted not getting into competitive BW earlier and I feel like whether anything comes of my dedication or not.. I'd like to try to "give it a shot", so to say.
Even if only because I'm too old to try to compete on a global level at any sport.. I feel I need to express myself competitively at some point in my life and I feel the release of the sequel to my favorite game, and the most anticipated game ever released, is the time to do it.
I assume at least some of you are planning the same for sc2. I wanted to use this thread as an opportunity for us to meet each other and more importantly start playing BW together! When beta comes I think it would be helpful to have people to theorycraft and try stuff out with.. at least after the initial metagame establishes itself.
So if anyone is interested in playing some games and talking about your plans for sc2 just post or pm your MSN and those interest can add each other and start practicing.
Btw I'm a C level zerg but enjoy offracing so I don't mind playing anyone.
My MSN: Forced-Attrition at hotmail dot com
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
...did the beta start 0_o? also editing your msn so you dont get raped by bots lol
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Ty, and no I'm saying I want to play BW with other people who have a SC2 beta key in anticipation of it starting.
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Beta registration won't start until November I'm guessing.
http://blizzcon.com/beta
I have 4 beta keys, would have 5 if Machine[USA] didn't douche me, but that is a whole 'nother story and I don't really care anymore. 
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Wow registration is only 3 weeks away.. They said at blizzcon that the beta itself won't start until 2009 but that's not to long when I think I googled for starcraft 2 news as early as 2003
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Registration and actual starting will probably be different dates. I also heard that during the WoW:WotLK beta that not everyone with a key from the last BlizzCon got to play.
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Sparan you have 4 SC2 beta keys????
Give me one 
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On October 25 2008 04:10 Spartan[nK] wrote:Beta registration won't start until November I'm guessing. http://blizzcon.com/betaI have 4 beta keys, would have 5 if Machine[USA] didn't douche me, but that is a whole 'nother story and I don't really care anymore.
what's the point of having 4 or 5 beta keys ? since youre not gonna contribute to the beta for more than your own person
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On October 25 2008 04:13 Spartan[nK] wrote:
Registration and actual starting will probably be different dates. I also heard that during the WoW:WotLK beta that not everyone with a key from the last BlizzCon got to play.
Can only hope that had something to do with them giving out keys at multiple events... That can't be by design so I hope they dont make that mistake again.
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On October 25 2008 04:16 amoxicilline wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2008 04:10 Spartan[nK] wrote:Beta registration won't start until November I'm guessing. http://blizzcon.com/betaI have 4 beta keys, would have 5 if Machine[USA] didn't douche me, but that is a whole 'nother story and I don't really care anymore. what's the point of having 4 or 5 beta keys ? since youre not gonna contribute to the beta for more than your own person
Probably going to sell the extras
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One key is for me, one for my fellow Head Admin at VG, and another for my girlfriend. The fourth one will probably be sold or given to a friend.
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On October 25 2008 04:18 Spartan[nK] wrote:
One key is for me, one for my fellow Head Admin at VG, and another for my girlfriend. The fourth one will probably be sold or given to a friend.
I hate you.
+ Show Spoiler +
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I'm pretty sure Blizzard said somewhere the beta will be some time in 2009.
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On October 25 2008 04:27 blabber wrote:
I'm pretty sure Blizzard said somewhere the beta will be some time in 2009.
Yeah not til 2009 as I said before.. registration in a few weeks tho
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On October 25 2008 04:18 Spartan[nK] wrote:
One key is for me, one for my fellow Head Admin at VG, and another for my girlfriend. The fourth one will probably be sold or given to a friend.
Should we make offers by PM or in this thread?
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lol once the beta starts we should get everyone from TL.net with a beta key together and have the first ever starcraft 2 TSL
probably would be illegal to broadcast, dunno what the EULA for the beta will look like. Or if there will be observer mode in the beta.
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i've played vs u was good game but i won
but on topic ya i wish i had 1
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I've got 2 that I got off ebay
1 for me 1 for my friend :D
I CANT FUCKING WAIT.
Seriously I'm going to shit my pants and fail school when the beta launches.
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On October 25 2008 04:10 Spartan[nK] wrote:Beta registration won't start until November I'm guessing. http://blizzcon.com/betaI have 4 beta keys, would have 5 if Machine[USA] didn't douche me, but that is a whole 'nother story and I don't really care anymore.
dude, seriously i really dident fucking get one. Im not just making shit up, and just so you know i have friends who are trying to find me one to give to you.
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On October 25 2008 05:15 Machine[USA] wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2008 04:10 Spartan[nK] wrote:Beta registration won't start until November I'm guessing. http://blizzcon.com/betaI have 4 beta keys, would have 5 if Machine[USA] didn't douche me, but that is a whole 'nother story and I don't really care anymore. dude, seriously i really dident fucking get one. Im not just making shit up, and just so you know i have friends who are trying to find me one to give to you.
Lol, dude chill I don't care anymore. I'm probably the one being greedy anyways. 4 is already enough for me. I should've been satisfied enough for just helping a fellow TL user go to BlizzCon instead of asking for their keys.
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On October 25 2008 05:03 -orb- wrote:I've got 2 that I got off ebay 1 for me 1 for my friend :D I CANT FUCKING WAIT. Seriously I'm going to shit my pants and fail school when the beta launches.
LoL! I won't be in school or working when the time comes.. anyways it was your beta key ebaying guide that inspired me to write this thread.. lets play some BW!
I'm iccuping right now if anyone wants to join me or play whisper me, same account name!
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i dont have a beta key, but i am willing to buy one.
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I bought a key at ebay and im pretty much thinking the same as OP so count me in ^^
tho for the people that never get at the battle.net forums, got some bad or good depends on how you see it news.
Edit: I just noticed its also posted in the sports & games section .
http://www.starcraftwire.net/n/1412/starcraft-beta-in-2009
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On October 25 2008 04:18 Spartan[nK] wrote:
One key is for me, one for my fellow Head Admin at VG, and another for my girlfriend. The fourth one will probably be sold or given to a friend.
your gf will dump you after she gets the ticket.
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If you wanna play after like 6pm Pacific Time I can play you. I actually need to work on my ZvZ really badly.
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I'm thinking of trying to get a beta key off ebay. If I go halves with a mate who wants the bear mount it won't cost that much.. I just don't wana pay what SC2 will ship for, for a beta for a couple of months. I wonder how long the beta will run before they release the game 
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On October 25 2008 08:52 Raithed wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2008 04:18 Spartan[nK] wrote:
One key is for me, one for my fellow Head Admin at VG, and another for my girlfriend. The fourth one will probably be sold or given to a friend. your gf will dump you after she gets the ticket.
I met her through SC.
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I want a sc2 key  How much do they sell them for at ebay? I'm fucking poor atm :O
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The beta is probably going to last around 3 months, unless they are allowing a much wider room for changes this beta than previous titles.
The beta keys on ebay is still way too expensive to consider right now.
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On October 25 2008 10:38 Spartan[nK] wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2008 08:52 Raithed wrote:On October 25 2008 04:18 Spartan[nK] wrote:
One key is for me, one for my fellow Head Admin at VG, and another for my girlfriend. The fourth one will probably be sold or given to a friend. your gf will dump you after she gets the ticket. I met her through SC.
Exactly.
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Russian Federation4235 Posts
Giving out keys for beta during an event hosted in the most distant part of the world is fucking stupid.
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To those with beta keys I would love it if you could send me a copy of the map editor if it comes with the beta. I'm looking forward to mapping when the game comes out so I would love to familiarize myself with it ahead of time.
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I'll be in the BETA. Cannot wait.
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LOL GUYS I PUT THIS IN MY BLOG TOO ABOUT HOW TO GET A BETA KEY BUT...
One of my auctions on ebay for the mount code alone just sold as buy it now for 300 BUCKS!!!
This is fucking amazing imo as it means I didn't just get my sc2 beta key and goodie bag contents for free... I MADE A PROFIT OFF THEM LOL
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On October 25 2008 11:12 BluzMan wrote:
Giving out keys for beta during an event hosted in the most distant part of the world is fucking stupid.
um you mean north america?
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On October 25 2008 12:34 -orb- wrote:
LOL GUYS I PUT THIS IN MY BLOG TOO ABOUT HOW TO GET A BETA KEY BUT...
One of my auctions on ebay for the mount code alone just sold as buy it now for 300 BUCKS!!!
This is fucking amazing imo as it means I didn't just get my sc2 beta key and goodie bag contents for free... I MADE A PROFIT OFF THEM LOL
lol WoW hustling
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On October 25 2008 05:19 Spartan[nK] wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2008 05:15 Machine[USA] wrote:On October 25 2008 04:10 Spartan[nK] wrote:Beta registration won't start until November I'm guessing. http://blizzcon.com/betaI have 4 beta keys, would have 5 if Machine[USA] didn't douche me, but that is a whole 'nother story and I don't really care anymore. dude, seriously i really dident fucking get one. Im not just making shit up, and just so you know i have friends who are trying to find me one to give to you. Lol, dude chill I don't care anymore. I'm probably the one being greedy anyways. 4 is already enough for me. I should've been satisfied enough for just helping a fellow TL user go to BlizzCon instead of asking for their keys.
give it to me madarfakarrrrrrrrrrrrr
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I have an SC2 beta key, and I feel much like you do with this new oppurtunity to try to be seriously competitive. I don't have use MSN, just saying I'm with you.
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ill be the sc2 boxer in 2009, ok?
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Sweden33719 Posts
On October 25 2008 16:16 inReacH wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2008 11:12 BluzMan wrote:
Giving out keys for beta during an event hosted in the most distant part of the world is fucking stupid. um you mean north america?
Didn't they give beta keys during WWI too?
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On October 26 2008 00:43 FrozenArbiter wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2008 16:16 inReacH wrote:On October 25 2008 11:12 BluzMan wrote:
Giving out keys for beta during an event hosted in the most distant part of the world is fucking stupid. um you mean north america? Didn't they give beta keys during WWI too?
ye they did but for Wotlk
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On October 25 2008 18:39 Kong John wrote:
ill be the sc2 boxer in 2009, ok?
Boxer will destroy everyone, ok?? In Starcraft 2
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On October 25 2008 11:12 BluzMan wrote:
Giving out keys for beta during an event hosted in the most distant part of the world is fucking stupid.
"Giving out keys for beta during an event hosted in the HOME of your game studio is fucking stupid, it makes much more sense to come to my country just because I think nothing exists outside of my shitty little world."
Shut the fuck up, dude.
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I'm thanking my stars I play poker now. I'm snap buying one of these if I can get it for a reasonable price... maybe 200-300. How do you guys know that the blizzcon beta keys are for sc2 specifically? What if they secretly purchased the hello kitty franchise and want to make a children's game out of it?
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On October 26 2008 03:06 SaharaDrac wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2008 11:12 BluzMan wrote:
Giving out keys for beta during an event hosted in the most distant part of the world is fucking stupid. "Giving out keys for beta during an event hosted in the HOME of your game studio is fucking stupid, it makes much more sense to come to my country just because I think nothing exists outside of my shitty little world." Shut the fuck up, dude.
He wasn't suggesting that at all, and even if he were you're way overreacting. Consider that most starcraft players, the best ones especially, live in Korea. Consider also the amount of beta keys being wasted on Fastest Map Ever and World of Warcraft fatass nerds who aren't going to be able to test the game very well since they have no experience with competitive rts games. I bet people who played the original starcraft and would be good tester with good balance insights were a very small minority given the blizzcon demographics of wowtards.
I think it'd be cool if pcbangs in korea had sc tournaments with beta keys as prizes, that'd get out the best testers pretty easily. All the pros probably won't have time since they're busy practicing bw.
Does anyone know if there's going to be an opt-in type system where you basically have like a 1-7 chance to get in in addition to the blizzcon keys? It'd be reallllyyy great if they gave some keys to TL and GG.net communities since we tend to house the best and most dedicated non-korean starcraft players...
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On October 26 2008 04:48 Drowsy wrote:
I'm thanking my stars I play poker now. I'm snap buying one of these if I can get it for a reasonable price... maybe 200-300. How do you guys know that the blizzcon beta keys are for sc2 specifically? What if they secretly purchased the hello kitty franchise and want to make a children's game out of it?
They said they were for SC2 at BlizzCon and it even says in the pamphlet from BlizzCon.
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In original war3 beta, beta keys were given to the usual blizzard friends/family and they were also handed out to certain groups of players/community. Most known bw/war3 competitive players will find their ways to beta keys without spending a cent on it, usually in the means of blizzard giving a few of them X amounts of keys and telling them to distribute the keys among others of that group.
Though due to the competitive nature of the sc2, they might do something even more extreme to get the keys out to a more competitive audience.
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On October 25 2008 05:19 Spartan[nK] wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2008 05:15 Machine[USA] wrote:On October 25 2008 04:10 Spartan[nK] wrote:Beta registration won't start until November I'm guessing. http://blizzcon.com/betaI have 4 beta keys, would have 5 if Machine[USA] didn't douche me, but that is a whole 'nother story and I don't really care anymore. dude, seriously i really dident fucking get one. Im not just making shit up, and just so you know i have friends who are trying to find me one to give to you. Lol, dude chill I don't care anymore. I'm probably the one being greedy anyways. 4 is already enough for me. I should've been satisfied enough for just helping a fellow TL user go to BlizzCon instead of asking for their keys.
If you didn't care anymore you shouldn't have posted on here making Machine look bad.
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On October 26 2008 05:27 SirNeb wrote:
In original war3 beta, beta keys were given to the usual blizzard friends/family and they were also handed out to certain groups of players/community. Most known bw/war3 competitive players will find their ways to beta keys without spending a cent on it, usually in the means of blizzard giving a few of them X amounts of keys and telling them to distribute the keys among others of that group.
Though due to the competitive nature of the sc2, they might do something even more extreme to get the keys out to a more competitive audience.
Everyone at tl.net with x amount of posts or more!!!!! Oh well it's fun to dream...
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Wrath of the Lich King beta key, rolf
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Anyone want to practice their PvZ, standard play, over and over and over and over vs me...
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I remember for WC3:TFT beta people just set up pvpgn servers so that everyone who didn't get a key but was interested could play. It was really laggy, but worked out surprisingly well. They had the same bnet technology from war3->tft, which made it easy to do. Still, I wonder if something like this could happen for sc2 beta. I know those homos aren't gonna give me a key and shelling 200 on one would be inconvenient.
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ill rape every1 ok? in 2009 thank yoo
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wanna sell me your key?
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United States3824 Posts
Sorry that your thread got hijacked
I bet you we are all going to wake up and its going to be like "SCII comes out tomorrow gogogogo!" and the wool will have been pulled over our eyes
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On October 26 2008 07:35 Drowsy wrote:
I remember for WC3:TFT beta people just set up pvpgn servers so that everyone who didn't get a key but was interested could play. It was really laggy, but worked out surprisingly well. They had the same bnet technology from war3->tft, which made it easy to do. Still, I wonder if something like this could happen for sc2 beta. I know those homos aren't gonna give me a key and shelling 200 on one would be inconvenient.
I made a profit off of buying my key and selling the mount back on ebay. Even if your mount didn't sell that well, you still wouldn't end up paying 200 bucks just for the key.
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Russian Federation4235 Posts
I'm not sure SC2 beta will work without server authentification.
To be honest, I'm 100% sure that this is not the last cycle (and not even the major) of giving out beta keys. Why? It makes no sense commercial-wise. 3 or 4 years ago, competetive SC didn't even exist in the US on a large scale, historically, it was one of the last country to jump on that train. The thing is that when you're hosting a betatest, you want the player base to be as inquirive as possible, you're spending money to make people to adequate tests of your product. WoW junkies are not nearly a productive fanbase. Other people are really hard to attract to such an event due to travel difficulties - getting an US visa is extremely complicated and just buying the plance tickets costs about my monthly salary, that's before you figure the entry fee and living expenses. Heck, even a Europe-hosted event is quite costly to attend for people from the east. So it makes zero sense to make it the major stage to get beta participants. Yes, you get a fair share of competetive players from the hosting country (US in this case), but that's it.
The only question there is how much freedom they will offer the outside communities like TL in spreading the beta. For WC3 they have a rough mechanism of ranking competetive players (which is the ladder, a somewhat reflective tool), but not for SC whose ladder is completely meaningless. The only other instrument they have (and will probably use) is the blizzard account which has information on games owned per person. I have little doubt they will use that tool to reward dedicated people who own a lot of their games (in fact, I own all of their titles that can be registered via that service), but it's still very limited, so I'm positive they will have to use the communities.
Said communites are mainly comprised by iCCup, GG.net and TL.net which are all quite well-tied together, along with the distanced Bnet community. There are also asian communities that don't intersect with us due to the language barrier, so they're out of the question. I'd say that with the TSL stuff and the amount of coverage we do we have the best odds of all three to be the mediator, but who knows, I personally think that Blizzard understands well that Bnet community is much much weaker, but since they are their homegrown thing, they're bound to receive some kind of a preferential treatment.
Maybe it's the time to make a push and offer some kind of a service to Blizzard in maintaining the beta key spread? With rather strict moderation and traditions TL could do it, there are plenty of people here who know what SC is made of.
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I definitely agree that the blizzcon cards are not the means of getting the beta out. As all blizzard games, they will have some type of beta sign up system. I personally have never been chosen for a private beta even I felt I was the perfect candidate. Majority of the beta tester choosing process will be demographics. If you are in Europe or Asia, the likelihood of a random person being chosen there is very low.
As with warcraft 3, there will be batches of the beta. First, it'll be stages of private beta. Eventually to a much wider stress testing semi-open beta(they allowed each key be accessed simultaneously by 3? persons). Each phase will release more beta keys as blizzard sees fit, this varies based on traffic of the testing, number of inputs/feedback, and other things. The blizzcon beta keys are just a sure way of getting in, I would say the first phases of the private beta would only consists of roughly less than 5% from Blizzcon keys. But given how many people will sign up for the beta, your chances of getting one via the free sign up is extremely low.
Of course these are just all speculations based on history and intuition, SC2 is a completely new can of worms. You can't exactly predict what Blizzard will try to do to make it successful. I do hope they do spend even more time with balance work than any other released Blizzard title. Because if this game is to be successful in E-Sports, they need to spend more time monitoring and make those needed changes prelaunch.
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Guys, guess what: There will be other ways into the beta. Just like always. Quit being retarded.
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OP is pointless, I dont see how this is relate to "have a sc2 beta key". Like what the person said above me, the key is not only way to get in beta.
When beta comes I think it would be helpful to have people to theorycraft and try stuff out with.. at least after the initial metagame establishes itself.
This is internet, buddy. we discuss SC2 in the thread already.
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On October 28 2008 16:52 anch wrote:
OP is pointless
The point of this thread was to either get the email or /f a some TL netters who will be participating in the SC2 beta so that I can get to know them and play some bw with them. I have already met and played with 3 people solely because of this thread...
On October 28 2008 16:52 anch wrote:
I dont see how this is relate to "have a sc2 beta key"
You forgot the question mark.. it was not a statement. I was asking who had a key in hopes to meet them because I would like to know some of the people I will be playing beta with.
On October 28 2008 16:52 anch wrote:
Like what the person said above me, the key is not only way to get in beta.
Irrelevant?
On October 28 2008 16:52 anch wrote:
This is internet, buddy. we discuss SC2 in the thread already.
Oh wow thank you for enlightening me. If you think that talking about the announcements, changes and opinions for an unreleased game is the same as being on battle.net with people you know talking about game theory for a brand new game and then having the opportunity to try new stuff out with them then it makes me wonder if you have ever actually spent any time theorizing about a strategy or build order concept that you didn't rip off of some VOD.
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I have a key too.
See you on the servers pumping stalkers!
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Eh, giving out beta keys at these events is plain stupid imo., they're going to get so many wowfags who have no idea about competitive rts playing the beta and giving idiot feedback, should've given them to reputable SC1/WC3 community sites and pro-gamers.
Just my opinion, which is affected by the fact that I have no key!!
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On October 27 2008 19:23 BluzMan wrote:
I'm not sure SC2 beta will work without server authentification.
To be honest, I'm 100% sure that this is not the last cycle (and not even the major) of giving out beta keys. Why? It makes no sense commercial-wise. 3 or 4 years ago, competetive SC didn't even exist in the US on a large scale, historically, it was one of the last country to jump on that train. The thing is that when you're hosting a betatest, you want the player base to be as inquirive as possible, you're spending money to make people to adequate tests of your product. WoW junkies are not nearly a productive fanbase. Other people are really hard to attract to such an event due to travel difficulties - getting an US visa is extremely complicated and just buying the plance tickets costs about my monthly salary, that's before you figure the entry fee and living expenses. Heck, even a Europe-hosted event is quite costly to attend for people from the east. So it makes zero sense to make it the major stage to get beta participants. Yes, you get a fair share of competetive players from the hosting country (US in this case), but that's it.
The only question there is how much freedom they will offer the outside communities like TL in spreading the beta. For WC3 they have a rough mechanism of ranking competetive players (which is the ladder, a somewhat reflective tool), but not for SC whose ladder is completely meaningless. The only other instrument they have (and will probably use) is the blizzard account which has information on games owned per person. I have little doubt they will use that tool to reward dedicated people who own a lot of their games (in fact, I own all of their titles that can be registered via that service), but it's still very limited, so I'm positive they will have to use the communities.
Said communites are mainly comprised by iCCup, GG.net and TL.net which are all quite well-tied together, along with the distanced Bnet community. There are also asian communities that don't intersect with us due to the language barrier, so they're out of the question. I'd say that with the TSL stuff and the amount of coverage we do we have the best odds of all three to be the mediator, but who knows, I personally think that Blizzard understands well that Bnet community is much much weaker, but since they are their homegrown thing, they're bound to receive some kind of a preferential treatment.
Maybe it's the time to make a push and offer some kind of a service to Blizzard in maintaining the beta key spread? With rather strict moderation and traditions TL could do it, there are plenty of people here who know what SC is made of.
blizzard is not dumb and they are not oblivious to the community, beta keys will make their way to the people who should have them ('should' from a testing viewpoint). a few wow kids having them too doesnt hurt anyone, not like their advice is gonna be taken seriously.
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I have 2 beta keys for sale, $250 OBO. PM me.
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On November 02 2008 02:57 Spartan[nK] wrote:
I have 2 beta keys for sale, $250 OBO. PM me.
Don't buy. You can get them for $50 off of ebay.
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On October 28 2008 22:23 Puosu wrote:
Eh, giving out beta keys at these events is plain stupid imo., they're going to get so many wowfags who have no idea about competitive rts playing the beta and giving idiot feedback, should've given them to reputable SC1/WC3 community sites and pro-gamers.
Just my opinion, which is affected by the fact that I have no key!!
Completely agree, and I do have a key!
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whats the point of having a beta key if you dont have the actual beta?
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On November 02 2008 05:12 Racenilatr wrote:
whats the point of having a beta key if you dont have the actual beta?
Beta key = you will be in the beta when it first starts
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i want a key so fucking bad.
anyone selling one cheaper than this greedy fuck Spartan? come on this is tl.net and you'd be helping out a fellow tl.netter who doesnt play fastest and is against mbs/automine.
and to all those who want to be "competitive", you wont be. its simple, the design philosophy that blizzard has will destroy the competitive scene for players who want to be in it for the long run. the skill gap will be dramatically decreased and there will be hundreds of thousands of "really good" players. and to be honest, playing beta and being able to play before everyone else wont make you the best. MaDFroG of WC3 never got beta and he was the best.
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On November 02 2008 06:08 rushz0rz wrote:
i want a key so fucking bad.
anyone selling one cheaper than this greedy fuck Spartan? come on this is tl.net and you'd be helping out a fellow tl.netter who doesnt play fastest and is against mbs/automine.
and to all those who want to be "competitive", you wont be. its simple, the design philosophy that blizzard has will destroy the competitive scene for players who want to be in it for the long run. the skill gap will be dramatically decreased and there will be hundreds of thousands of "really good" players. and to be honest, playing beta and being able to play before everyone else wont make you the best. MaDFroG of WC3 never got beta and he was the best.
Check ebay. $250 is an OUTRAGEOUS price. I don't have any idea what spartan is thinking he would get from that ridiculous offer.
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On November 02 2008 06:08 rushz0rz wrote:
i want a key so fucking bad.
anyone selling one cheaper than this greedy fuck Spartan? come on this is tl.net and you'd be helping out a fellow tl.netter who doesnt play fastest and is against mbs/automine.
and to all those who want to be "competitive", you wont be. its simple, the design philosophy that blizzard has will destroy the competitive scene for players who want to be in it for the long run. the skill gap will be dramatically decreased and there will be hundreds of thousands of "really good" players. and to be honest, playing beta and being able to play before everyone else wont make you the best. MaDFroG of WC3 never got beta and he was the best.
That's a lie though ;O
MaDFroG among several others who were successful swedish bwgamers got a hold of the beta key pretty quick and they were the ones who were the best of the best once the game actually got released.
SK.SuRviVoR who was an awesome humanplayer for quite some time, was also in the wc3 beta.
It's an incredibly good way to get a jump start and the best SC2 beta players will also be the best SC2 players in the beginning. Which means they'll probably get signed onto teams fairly quick and get to play in the higher leagues and develop naturally from there. So yeah, if you feel like you want to go 100% all-in on being competitive in this game, you'll probably want to play the beta.
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wouldve been funny if someone bought lots of blizzcon tickets and re sold the sc2 keys lawl
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On November 02 2008 08:55 meRz wrote:Show nested quote +On November 02 2008 06:08 rushz0rz wrote:
i want a key so fucking bad.
anyone selling one cheaper than this greedy fuck Spartan? come on this is tl.net and you'd be helping out a fellow tl.netter who doesnt play fastest and is against mbs/automine.
and to all those who want to be "competitive", you wont be. its simple, the design philosophy that blizzard has will destroy the competitive scene for players who want to be in it for the long run. the skill gap will be dramatically decreased and there will be hundreds of thousands of "really good" players. and to be honest, playing beta and being able to play before everyone else wont make you the best. MaDFroG of WC3 never got beta and he was the best. That's a lie though ;O MaDFroG among several others who were successful swedish bwgamers got a hold of the beta key pretty quick and they were the ones who were the best of the best once the game actually got released. SK.SuRviVoR who was an awesome humanplayer for quite some time, was also in the wc3 beta. It's an incredibly good way to get a jump start and the best SC2 beta players will also be the best SC2 players in the beginning. Which means they'll probably get signed onto teams fairly quick and get to play in the higher leagues and develop naturally from there. So yeah, if you feel like you want to go 100% all-in on being competitive in this game, you'll probably want to play the beta.
in an interview he said he didnt play wc3 until after it was released and that he missed the beta....
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So someone please tell me if this is off and correct where im wrong.
-sc2 Beta hasnt started/been announced
-people have sc2 beta keys already for whatever reason
-there will be a signup for starcraft2 beta online and if you guys arent able to get a code from that, then the key you already have will get you playing the beta
id really really like to play beta but not sure i fit the demographics....so if i dont get chosen by blizzard will there be a way for me to buy a cd key off someone?
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Sweden33719 Posts
Nope not started, everyone who went to blizzcon OR (I think) ordered the DirectTV stream have a betakey.
I don't know how blizzard will handle the public signups thing, but there will be other ways to get a key.
There are also beta keys available on ebay from what I hear.
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On November 02 2008 13:23 FrozenArbiter wrote: (I think) ordered the DirectTV stream have a betakey.
The Directv deal is for WOW Polar Bear Mount only, the card is different than the one from Blizzcon. So the only way to obtain a key now through the Blizzcon card.
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On November 02 2008 06:08 rushz0rz wrote:i want a key so fucking bad.
anyone selling one cheaper than this greedy fuck Spartan? come on this is tl.net and you'd be helping out a fellow tl.netter who doesnt play fastest and is against mbs/automine.
Greedy fuck? You're just one of those typical TL users that think know they aren't veterans but still think they're better than users with only a hundred posts just because you have a thousand (I have around 600 posts on my other TL account and have registered back in 2005 by the way). In case you didn't know, I have helped out a fellow TL user just a while ago. I managed to get Machine[USA] a free BlizzCon ticket, no questions asked. What have YOU done for a fellow TL user? So how about you get off your "1000 post wannabe veteran TL user" pedestal and back the fuck off.
And in case you didn't know, WoW:WotLK beta keys sold for an average of $750 on eBay just a few months ago right during the time when the beta started. You can be damn sure that SC2's beta keys will be at least upwards of $500 around the start of the beta.
Edit: Also funny how you bring fastest into this to further try and put me down. You also swear like mbs/automine is a bad thing. Ask any TL user that actually played at BlizzCon or some other Blizzard event and I'm sure they'll see that mbs/automine doesn't ruin the game. I don't want to derail this thread into that direction, but just know that mbs/automine compensates for all the dozens to hundreds of micro tactics you have to worry about now.
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not that i'm siding with rushz0rz in any way at all but micro is being automated just as much as macro now...
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On November 02 2008 15:16 Spartan[nK] wrote:Show nested quote +On November 02 2008 06:08 rushz0rz wrote:i want a key so fucking bad.
anyone selling one cheaper than this greedy fuck Spartan? come on this is tl.net and you'd be helping out a fellow tl.netter who doesnt play fastest and is against mbs/automine. Greedy fuck? You're just one of those typical TL users that think know they aren't veterans but still think they're better than users with only a hundred posts just because you have a thousand (I have around 600 posts on my other TL account and have registered back in 2005 by the way). In case you didn't know, I have helped out a fellow TL user just a while ago. I managed to get Machine[USA] a free BlizzCon ticket, no questions asked. What have YOU done for a fellow TL user? So how about you get off your "1000 post wannabe veteran TL user" pedestal and back the fuck off. And in case you didn't know, WoW:WotLK beta keys sold for an average of $750 on eBay just a few months ago right during the time when the beta started. You can be damn sure that SC2's beta keys will be at least upwards of $500 around the start of the beta. Edit: Also funny how you bring fastest into this to further try and put me down. You also swear like mbs/automine is a bad thing. Ask any TL user that actually played at BlizzCon or some other Blizzard event and I'm sure they'll see that mbs/automine doesn't ruin the game. I don't want to derail this thread into that direction, but just know that mbs/automine compensates for all the dozens to hundreds of micro tactics you have to worry about now.
fuck man you pm'd me this and posted it here. i cant even copy and paste my response. basically it says this:
- i dont feel like a veteran or that im better than you
- i called you a greedy fuck cuz you want $450 or $650 for a key when you got them for free (charging people for a ride or w/e)
- mbs/automine comment had nothing to do with you, i dont know your stances or what you play
btw, mbs/automine will ruin the game. people who said that are just casuals or newbs, who have no regard for the esports and longevity of the game. they are taking away macro and micro, so now what do we do in battle, just sit there and watch all the pretty colours?
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On November 02 2008 15:16 Spartan[nK] wrote:
Ask any TL user that actually played at BlizzCon or some other Blizzard event and I'm sure they'll see that mbs/automine doesn't ruin the game.
I can't help but find this quote ironic since I have yet to see a single TL user say that automine/MBS was fine after they played SC2. In fact, the response so far has been the exact opposite. Many people who played it only confirmed our fears, and there are even cases of people who once supported automation now oppose it after actually playing the game.
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I PM'd you after posting because I realize it would be better to keep it to the PMs instead of clogging up the thread.
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Any ideas on how much these damn keys will set me back? I don't want to be spending an upwards of $200 on a key.
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On November 02 2008 17:51 eth0x wrote:
Any ideas on how much these damn keys will set me back? I don't want to be spending an upwards of $200 on a key.
Check out my blog, I made a post on how to get a beta key for cheap.
I got my two for free... actually less than free, I made a profit off of reselling the mounts on the cards.
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On November 02 2008 15:16 Spartan[nK] wrote:Show nested quote +On November 02 2008 06:08 rushz0rz wrote:i want a key so fucking bad.
anyone selling one cheaper than this greedy fuck Spartan? come on this is tl.net and you'd be helping out a fellow tl.netter who doesnt play fastest and is against mbs/automine. Greedy fuck? You're just one of those typical TL users that think know they aren't veterans but still think they're better than users with only a hundred posts just because you have a thousand (I have around 600 posts on my other TL account and have registered back in 2005 by the way). In case you didn't know, I have helped out a fellow TL user just a while ago. I managed to get Machine[USA] a free BlizzCon ticket, no questions asked. What have YOU done for a fellow TL user? So how about you get off your "1000 post wannabe veteran TL user" pedestal and back the fuck off. And in case you didn't know, WoW:WotLK beta keys sold for an average of $750 on eBay just a few months ago right during the time when the beta started. You can be damn sure that SC2's beta keys will be at least upwards of $500 around the start of the beta. Edit: Also funny how you bring fastest into this to further try and put me down. You also swear like mbs/automine is a bad thing. Ask any TL user that actually played at BlizzCon or some other Blizzard event and I'm sure they'll see that mbs/automine doesn't ruin the game. I don't want to derail this thread into that direction, but just know that mbs/automine compensates for all the dozens to hundreds of micro tactics you have to worry about now.
The last part is incorrect.
I do not know wether it is incorrect in the sense that these features do in fact ruin the game, but it's incorrect in that many of them have complained about it.
Regardless, let's not start a flamewar here (goes for you and rushz0rs).
EDIT: I see you've decided to settle it via PM, that's good.
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Edit: Also funny how you bring fastest into this to further try and put me down. You also swear like mbs/automine is a bad thing. Ask any TL user that actually played at BlizzCon or some other Blizzard event and I'm sure they'll see that mbs/automine doesn't ruin the game. I don't want to derail this thread into that direction, but just know that mbs/automine compensates for all the dozens to hundreds of micro tactics you have to worry about now
have you actually read any of the accounts of sc2 from people who played it?
basically everyone said, at the least, that the features made the game easier. if not make it totally suck.
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Man things got ugly in here. I want to talk about happy things... like when the SC2 beta might be in action and what the best deal is somebody got for their key.
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On November 02 2008 23:44 LuckyFool wrote:
Man things got ugly in here. I want to talk about happy things... like when the SC2 beta might be in action and what the best deal is somebody got for their key.
I made money off mine. Do I win?
lolol, but seriously. Beta's not starting til 2009 :'( T_T
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Is it known when the registration will begin?
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On November 03 2008 04:22 Lefnui wrote:
Is it known when the registration will begin?
According to blizzcon.com/beta, the week of november 13th
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On November 03 2008 04:50 -orb- wrote:
According to blizzcon.com/beta, the week of november 13th
I wonder how reliable that is. I'm pretty sure it's too early for beta to open then.
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On November 03 2008 04:57 SirNeb wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2008 04:50 -orb- wrote:
According to blizzcon.com/beta, the week of november 13th I wonder how reliable that is. I'm pretty sure it's too early for beta to open then.
The actual test will probably not start any time soon, its just registration.
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I read alot of speculations about the possible price of the beta keys. People say that when the beta starts the price will go high. So i suppose its best to buy a key now before the registration ends or its better to wait abit more? I want to get a key but i dont have much to spend.
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On November 04 2008 04:16 Manaldski wrote:
I read alot of speculations about the possible price of the beta keys. People say that when the beta starts the price will go high. So i suppose its best to buy a key now before the registration ends or its better to wait abit more? I want to get a key but i dont have much to spend.
The keys will most likely rise in price on Ebay when the beta begins. They are already pretty expensive as is. But you also need to remember this won't be the only way to get a key, Blizzard will find another way to give out keys.
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This guy probably sold the mounts seperately for $200-$300 already, and is going to make a hefty profit selling the beta keys for $225.
If you can, try to pick up a card with mount and beta key unscratched. Cards with both of the codes unscratched can go as low as $200-$250, with resell value for the mount code being in the same figures, $200 and even up to $300 (if you have good feedback and/or a trustworthy description).
If you have money to spare though, there's really no reason not to buy from this guy if he's legit. I applaud him for being the good business man he is
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SC2 beta will start soon(c)
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CA10828 Posts
i'm willing to sell mine. PM me if you're interested. price is negotiable... but i'm going to be wanting more than something like $50 -_-;
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is there any cold hard fact that these are beta keys for sc2?
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Sweden33719 Posts
It says so in the pamphlet you got at blizzcon IIRC.
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On October 25 2008 04:10 Spartan[nK] wrote:Beta registration won't start until November I'm guessing. http://blizzcon.com/betaI have 4 beta keys, would have 5 if Machine[USA] didn't douche me, but that is a whole 'nother story and I don't really care anymore.
obviously he didn't. im quite certain he hasn't even thought of it at this point. just pm him.
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Artosis
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damn i was too busy having fun to grab my blizzard giftbag. now i wish i had so i could charge people 900$ for a beta key
l o l
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On November 04 2008 10:00 electronicseasy457 wrote: At any rate, I am looking for $225 a key.
You guys have got to be kidding me seriously.
I bought my sc beta key for less than $0. You can buy a full beta+mount card + goodie bag contents on ebay for about $250, so why would anyone in the right mind pay you $225 for just the beta?
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On November 05 2008 17:35 -orb- wrote:Show nested quote +On November 04 2008 10:00 electronicseasy457 wrote: At any rate, I am looking for $225 a key. You guys have got to be kidding me seriously. I bought my sc beta key for less than $0. You can buy a full beta+mount card + goodie bag contents on ebay for about $250, so why would anyone in the right mind pay you $225 for just the beta?
You were payed to play the beta?
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I've been trying to find a key... anyone know who has one// willing to sell?
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On November 05 2008 17:35 -orb- wrote:
I bought my sc beta key for less than $0. You can buy a full beta+mount card + goodie bag contents on ebay for about $250, so why would anyone in the right mind pay you $225 for just the beta?
Probably the same reason why you could have sold the mount + goodie bag for a gain. Some people are willing to pay more for what they want quickly.
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On November 05 2008 16:20 FrozenArbiter wrote:
It says so in the pamphlet you got at blizzcon IIRC.
well i didnt go so i wouldnt know, hence why im asking.
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I won an ebay auction for the polar bear mount with the beta key included for $167 and $26 additional for delivery to Europe. The seller (with 0 feedback) had only included an ingame shot of the bear in the item description so i asked him to make a shoot of the back of the card with his ebay alias handwritten on a paper near it but he is not responding now. He told me that he has allready emailed keys to people in Germany and Canada but i wonder why he dont have any feedback yet. This was my first ebay auction, i wonder if he is trying to scam me , what do you thing guys?
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File a dispute with eBay. If you've paid, through PayPal, then he doesn't have your money yet. There is a 21 day waiting period for a buyer to file any dispute. Do NOT leave him a positive feedback.
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On November 06 2008 16:56 rushz0rz wrote:Show nested quote +On November 05 2008 16:20 FrozenArbiter wrote:
It says so in the pamphlet you got at blizzcon IIRC. well i didnt go so i wouldnt know, hence why im asking.
Yes, and that's why I'm answering Only meant it as an answer to your question!
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On November 06 2008 21:01 Spartan wrote:
File a dispute with eBay. If you've paid, through PayPal, then he doesn't have your money yet. There is a 21 day waiting period for a buyer to file any dispute. Do NOT leave him a positive feedback.
Well, i have won the auction but i havent paid him yet. I told him that i want to see a photo of the card first. What will happen if i dont pay him incase he dont send me a picture? Can i somehow apply for an auction cancelation if he is not sending me a picture?
Thanks!
btw he sold the same item like 3 days ago and after i won the auction he offered 1 more for sale.
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On November 06 2008 00:52 InterWill wrote:Show nested quote +On November 05 2008 17:35 -orb- wrote:On November 04 2008 10:00 electronicseasy457 wrote: At any rate, I am looking for $225 a key. You guys have got to be kidding me seriously. I bought my sc beta key for less than $0. You can buy a full beta+mount card + goodie bag contents on ebay for about $250, so why would anyone in the right mind pay you $225 for just the beta? You were payed to play the beta?
Check out my blog, I made money off of buying the beta key.
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On November 07 2008 02:50 Manaldski wrote:Show nested quote +On November 06 2008 21:01 Spartan wrote:
File a dispute with eBay. If you've paid, through PayPal, then he doesn't have your money yet. There is a 21 day waiting period for a buyer to file any dispute. Do NOT leave him a positive feedback. Well, i have won the auction but i havent paid him yet. I told him that i want to see a photo of the card first. What will happen if i dont pay him incase he dont send me a picture? Can i somehow apply for an auction cancelation if he is not sending me a picture? Thanks! btw he sold the same item like 3 days ago and after i won the auction he offered 1 more for sale.
He will not send the item until he has received payment, so send the payment.
The way the payment works with paypal/ebay's new policies is that the payment doesn't actually go to him for 21 days. There's a waiting period, and he doesn't actually receive the money you sent until either you give him positive feedback or 21 days go by without you filing a complaint.
So you send the money, and if he doesn't send it/doesn't give you tracking number/you don't receive it, then file a complaint and you'll get your money back.
Disclaimer: I do not take any responsibility for you losing your money, read the paypal and ebay policies yourself and make your own decision.
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anybody still got a key for sale ? pm me
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no pm me!
and FA, i just thought you were being mean about it. No worries about it!
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How did u guys get sc2 beta keys? :O
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Did you seriously not take the time read at least the first page of this thread?
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Hi. I need some help from someone more knowledgeable about the workings of eBay than me. The situation: I win the bid for an SC2 code, and pay by paypal. Seller says he will e-mail me the code after the payment clears his bank. Then I get this e-mail:
I am voiding this sale and refunding your money... paypal is holding the money for 21 days because of something you did and I am not waiting 21 days for the cash to get to my bank...not to mention the risk I am takeing if you say you never got the item sorry but to risky selling to people with no feedback... good luck getting another code...
So I reply, "Ah well, that sucks, kkmoneyback plox." Then he sends me this:
ok i just got off the phone with paypal heres the deal we have 3 options to complete this with paypal. 1st option is refund your money and you can send me a check... 2nd option which is what i would prefer, leave me positive feedback now which will release the money and i can transfer it to my bank as soon as feedback is left. I will email you the code as soon as you leave feedback and soon after i will snail mail you a reciept along with another copy of the code... third option is I snail mail you the code but it will be $30 more to ship it to you because I have to send it express to get a tracking number and paypal will only release the fund if I have one..this is really not an option because I dont have the $30 to ship it express... here is my cell phone number in case you want to call me before we make any decisions... 951 bla blah... my name is jim... sorry for the problems I hope we can get this worked out so we both are happy
To me this just screams "SCAM!". Suggested course of action?
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Lol he is trying to scam you.
1) Don't send him any checks or funds through the mail.
2) Don't leave him a positive feedback until you get the item (or code).
What did it say in the eBay auction? He will email the code or he will mail the card? If he didn't put any shipping fees in the auction and said he would mail the code, that is his problem not yours and it is his responsibility to get the product to you by whatever means necessary. Again, only leave a positive feedback on the item on eBay if you got the item (via email or mail). Once he gets the positive feedback that means you got the item and you no longer have any leverage against him if he does scam you.
You should get him to mail you the card. Hopefully he didn't scratch the code off yet. Else he probably just wrote down the code. At which point he could sell it to other people and then on beta registration date there would be other people trying to register with your key at the same time. First one would get it basically.
Area code (951) is like 30 min from my apartment, lol.
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Is it now? If I paid YOU $100, could you, um...go "fetch" it for me?
Yeah well, I just told him screw this, just refund the money. I'll keep looking.
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PM me if anyone in the cali, preferably nor cal area wants to sell a key for around 150 or so
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Yeah it's probably a scam, I can't think of anything that would result in paypal holding the money from a sale until they see proof of the transaction unless the buyer filed a complaint, which I doubt you did.
Most likely he wants you to leave positive feedback to prove the transaction was completed when he ends up giving you a bogus code/nothing at all.
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Don't think it's necessarily a scam.
Paypal will "hold" the money unless you give positive feedback (in which case they are released), OR if you don't make a complaint within 21 days.
The problem for sellers, is that they have got to PROVE they sent the physical package as:
a) The auctioning or purchase of electronic (non physical) goods is not permitted.
b) If the buyer starts a conflict with paypal, they are screwed!
To prove they sent you what was agreed upon they have to ship it express. Otherwise there won't be a tracking number and thus no proof that the package has been sent or that it has arrived.
I was lucky enough to have the guy send it through regular "snail mail" free of charge. But if I were to start a conflict he'd be totally screwed (even though I received the card)...
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I do NOT recommend you to give him positive feedback though.
Only option out of the above I'd choose is the THIRD one. Tracking number is key. But that probably means you have got to pay for the shipping...
If he has good feedback, like 100% with about 100 transactions I'd also be inclined to just take his word for it. Those guys rarely screw you over...
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On November 11 2008 03:50 kerr0r wrote:Hi. I need some help from someone more knowledgeable about the workings of eBay than me. The situation: I win the bid for an SC2 code, and pay by paypal. Seller says he will e-mail me the code after the payment clears his bank. Then I get this e-mail: Show nested quote +I am voiding this sale and refunding your money... paypal is holding the money for 21 days because of something you did and I am not waiting 21 days for the cash to get to my bank...not to mention the risk I am takeing if you say you never got the item sorry but to risky selling to people with no feedback... good luck getting another code... So I reply, "Ah well, that sucks, kkmoneyback plox." Then he sends me this: Show nested quote +ok i just got off the phone with paypal heres the deal we have 3 options to complete this with paypal. 1st option is refund your money and you can send me a check... 2nd option which is what i would prefer, leave me positive feedback now which will release the money and i can transfer it to my bank as soon as feedback is left. I will email you the code as soon as you leave feedback and soon after i will snail mail you a reciept along with another copy of the code... third option is I snail mail you the code but it will be $30 more to ship it to you because I have to send it express to get a tracking number and paypal will only release the fund if I have one..this is really not an option because I dont have the $30 to ship it express... here is my cell phone number in case you want to call me before we make any decisions... 951 bla blah... my name is jim... sorry for the problems I hope we can get this worked out so we both are happy To me this just screams "SCAM!". Suggested course of action?
Guaranteed scam, don't do it. For one, that's not how it works. For two, you don't have to get express to get a tracking number, you just have to get ups ground, it's like 5 or 10 bucks max.
They ALWAYS put the money on 21 day hold, it's a recent policy so every purchase gets this.
Don't pay him, it's a definite scam. He even lays it out for you, saying he'll transfer the money to his bank account as soon as you send it LOL
You NEVER give positive feedback and release him the money before he sends it. The entire wait 21 days policy is designed so that a seller can't just grab the money and never give you the item. That way you "pay," paypal hold the money, the guy sends the item knowing you already paid paypal, and then when you receive the item you leave him positive feedback and he gets the item. That's how the policy works, he's trying to fake you into getting the money released before he sends you the item, at which point he'd have no incentive to send you the item.
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I used to work at ebay and this is def a scam.. Get on chat support with trust and safety department.
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The buyer has so much more protections than the seller. You have more of a chance losing money from selling than buying. Actually when you decide to sell, you should have calculate the risk of having a loss to scam which should technically be a small percentage of the time.
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On November 11 2008 16:46 LaLuSh wrote:
Only option out of the above I'd choose is the THIRD one. Tracking number is key. But that probably means you have got to pay for the shipping...
In the end we decided to go for this one. I had to pay him the $30 for express postage, but the code was only $100, so i guess it's still a pretty good deal. And the tracking number i got was legit, so he did mail something. So now all I have to do is wait. The code is still in San Bernardino.
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If anyone has a SC2 beta key, I'm willing to play with you guys : ) I'm a pretty good zerg (protoss as well, but my zerg is so much stronger) just PM me : D
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On November 11 2008 03:50 kerr0r wrote:Hi. I need some help from someone more knowledgeable about the workings of eBay than me. The situation: I win the bid for an SC2 code, and pay by paypal. Seller says he will e-mail me the code after the payment clears his bank. Then I get this e-mail: Show nested quote +I am voiding this sale and refunding your money... paypal is holding the money for 21 days because of something you did and I am not waiting 21 days for the cash to get to my bank...not to mention the risk I am takeing if you say you never got the item sorry but to risky selling to people with no feedback... good luck getting another code... So I reply, "Ah well, that sucks, kkmoneyback plox." Then he sends me this: Show nested quote +ok i just got off the phone with paypal heres the deal we have 3 options to complete this with paypal. 1st option is refund your money and you can send me a check... 2nd option which is what i would prefer, leave me positive feedback now which will release the money and i can transfer it to my bank as soon as feedback is left. I will email you the code as soon as you leave feedback and soon after i will snail mail you a reciept along with another copy of the code... third option is I snail mail you the code but it will be $30 more to ship it to you because I have to send it express to get a tracking number and paypal will only release the fund if I have one..this is really not an option because I dont have the $30 to ship it express... here is my cell phone number in case you want to call me before we make any decisions... 951 bla blah... my name is jim... sorry for the problems I hope we can get this worked out so we both are happy To me this just screams "SCAM!". Suggested course of action?
Its not a scam I don't think, Hes just a little confused on the process and (it is quite bullshit).
I sold my polar bear mount key code. I received the funds instantly but paypal held the money until i received positive feedback or until 21 days was up (whichever paypal decides to do). So neither of us had the money anymore.
I left the guy a feedback saying prompt payment and asked for his feedback after I emailed the code to him. He did the next day, and I just assumed I would have to wait the 21 days instead. so 23 days later I call paypal and ask them wtf is up. Bitch said it was some oversight (yea thanks assholes). The system is a little retarded..
PS- I forgot to mention that it takes 3-5 business days for the held funds to be released into the bank once they do it..
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Looking to buy a key, if anyones selling one PM me
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Disregard my post then I didn't know about paypals policy of holding money for 21 days. I haven't used it for a couple years
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"Future beta registrations will be opened after the week of November, 13th."
Hopefully that means next week. But with Blizzard it's always difficult to predict.
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On November 14 2008 13:36 Lefnui wrote:
"Future beta registrations will be opened after the week of November, 13th."
Hopefully that means next week. But with Blizzard it's always difficult to predict.
Source? I can't find anything on Blizzard.com, Starcraft2.com or Battle.net.
EDIT: It's on the Blizzcon beta site. Never mind.
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Yeah that statement is really vague considering the 13th was a Thursday .
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On November 14 2008 14:18 Shadowfury333 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2008 13:36 Lefnui wrote:
"Future beta registrations will be opened after the week of November, 13th."
Hopefully that means next week. But with Blizzard it's always difficult to predict. Source? I can't find anything on Blizzard.com, Starcraft2.com or Battle.net. EDIT: It's on the Blizzcon beta site. Never mind.
Yeah it's there from the redirect but we've passed the 13th and still no registration.
Dunno why I'm so impatient tho, not like registering is going to get me anywhere
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They said after the week of Nov. 13th... technically that should mean Sunday, but it could mean next Thursday or the following Sunday. Doesn't really matter though.. would be nice to get the registration out of the way though I guess
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just don't hold your breath.
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I paid 100$ for my beta key, i think that's fair.
I've been thinking alot about getting my SC in shape but i'm a little worse than the worst players on ICCUP last time i checked, just changed race to zerg and would rather much not like to get raped 20x in a row untill i win a game.
Basically i would love to find a practice partner that's about the same level as i am, so if anyone has the same mindset as me and thinks they're in the same range plz be in touch. my msn is gunni at techno dot is and i'm on IRCnet as PrinceValium and Quakenet as Gunni_M
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The question is when after the week of november the 13th. In a day, in a week or in a month?
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"After the week of November,13th" would imply this week, but of course with Blizzard that could mean any time. I would suspect a month at most and this week at least. It would be strange for them to release beta keys and then have the registration much later.
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Also, keep it mind it doesn't say "the week after november 13th", but rather "after the week of november 13th". Meaning it doesn't have to be this week. Could be in 2 weeks. Or a month. Or 2!
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The registration is done through your email right?
So couldn\'t we just make like 50 email addresses and increase the chance of getting a key ;D
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..did you not read a single post of this thread?
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..do you have a really small penis?
Yes I read it, unless I missed it I didn\\\'t see a post about how the registration is done
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Sweden33719 Posts
I don't know how Blizzard beta registrations generally work, initially I assumed that "registration starts after the week of November 13th" meant people could "sign up to be selected" from that time, but maybe it means you can enter your beta key from that date on (for the purpose of being given access to the beta instantly when it's released)?
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On November 17 2008 15:54 FrozenArbiter wrote:
I don't know how Blizzard beta registrations generally work, initially I assumed that "registration starts after the week of November 13th" meant people could "sign up to be selected" from that time, but maybe it means you can enter your beta key from that date on (for the purpose of being given access to the beta instantly when it's released)?
Same, could someone that grabbed a WOTLK beta key from the previous Blizzcon explain the process please?
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Well, on the Blizzcon card it says
- Go to http://www.blizzcon.com/beta
- Enter the second code beneath the scratch-off area below and follow the online instructions.
That would mean that the key is certainly inputted at that address sometime after November 13. Whether or not people without a key will also be able to apply there in a lottery format, I don't know, but that site is definitely at least for inputting the Blizzcon keys.
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Guys I don't know if it will be done the same way considering the lack of accounts, but with WoW, if you didn't have a beta key, the other way to opt in was to go on the wow website, log into your account, and select an option that was in your account administration to opt in on the lich king beta.
Even though I enabled that I didn't get in, so I assume that's the lottery method.
The only way I know of that's similar to this is if you make an account on the blizzard store, there's a beta opt-in option, so I urge everyone on TL to make an account there and enable that, because if that's the way they do the lottery everyone on TL should do it
It's good to register an account there anyways and register your starcraft cd key to it, because then you can legally download a copy of broodwar from your account in that site for free.
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I hope that will be anytime soon, I just can't wait anymore
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I think, if its the same as the Warcraft 3 betas', they ask you to register your Home address, which you can't register the same address twice. That way, you cant just make 50 emails and register..
Im gonna get all my relatives to register too, and friends, so I'll have many chances. I got the Warcraft 3 beta's, and was top 30 in TFT's ladder, so I got the WOW beta's for free by being on Blizzard's "friends" list, so hopefully they will send me a SC2 beta also. Im hoping!
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I really don't understand the op. Going to all ends to be part of SC2 beta? Sure it would be nice but it's not something that's gonna have huge impact on your play when the actual product is released. Sure you will be at an advantage for a short period of time but that's it, no more than a month into final version and all of your advantage is no more.
Also you should remember that beta may vary quite a lot from the actual thing (which was the case in WC3 for example).
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Paying 100$+ for a beta account... hmm
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On November 24 2008 16:45 Manit0u wrote:
I really don't understand the op. Going to all ends to be part of SC2 beta? Sure it would be nice but it's not something that's gonna have huge impact on your play when the actual product is released. Sure you will be at an advantage for a short period of time but that's it, no more than a month into final version and all of your advantage is no more.
Also you should remember that beta may vary quite a lot from the actual thing (which was the case in WC3 for example).
qft.
I really agree this.
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On November 24 2008 18:56 Cambium wrote:Show nested quote +On November 24 2008 16:45 Manit0u wrote:
I really don't understand the op. Going to all ends to be part of SC2 beta? Sure it would be nice but it's not something that's gonna have huge impact on your play when the actual product is released. Sure you will be at an advantage for a short period of time but that's it, no more than a month into final version and all of your advantage is no more.
Also you should remember that beta may vary quite a lot from the actual thing (which was the case in WC3 for example). qft. I really agree this.
Whether or not you guys are correct, I am certain if I didn't have a key I would be wanting to think the same thing.
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but i want beta anyway
They didn't write wich year of november 13. ..........................
2009???????????????? or what?
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There's more to getting the beta than just getting a leg up on the competition. If it manages to keep him home from the bars for 3 nights or so, it pays for itself :/.
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On November 25 2008 09:26 inReacH wrote:Show nested quote +On November 24 2008 18:56 Cambium wrote:On November 24 2008 16:45 Manit0u wrote:
I really don't understand the op. Going to all ends to be part of SC2 beta? Sure it would be nice but it's not something that's gonna have huge impact on your play when the actual product is released. Sure you will be at an advantage for a short period of time but that's it, no more than a month into final version and all of your advantage is no more.
Also you should remember that beta may vary quite a lot from the actual thing (which was the case in WC3 for example). qft. I really agree this. Whether or not you guys are correct, I am certain if I didn't have a key I would be wanting to think the same thing.
Yes you are right, I don't have a beta key. If a beta key was to fall off the sky and land in my hands, I would catch it and try it, but I would not go any further than that.
The only reason why I would ever want a beta key is so that I could talk to my friends (irl, or maybe even close ones on TL) and exclaim over how interesting the game is. However, none of my friends play video games any more, and neither do I, so there's really no merit in me having a beta key.
But props to those who have one and who are excited. I understand your excitement and joy as I was once there. And as I stated before, to those who are taking this very seriously, there's great truth in what Manit0u said...
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On November 26 2008 14:13 Cambium wrote:
However, none of my friends play video games any more, and neither do I, so there's really no merit in me having a beta key.
Some could argue that there's really no merit in you even posting in here in that case, especially since you're kind of looking down your nose at us.
Edit: also, to elaborate, some could say that lx/pj/draco/idra/nony going to korea is a waste of time or a futile endeavor, but this community cheered them on nonetheless! the point is, this community is all about dreaming and supporting those of our dreamers who try to make a reality of it.
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On November 26 2008 19:17 a-game wrote:Show nested quote +On November 26 2008 14:13 Cambium wrote:
However, none of my friends play video games any more, and neither do I, so there's really no merit in me having a beta key. Some could argue that there's really no merit in you even posting in here in that case, especially since you're kind of looking down your nose at us.
Sorry, not my intention
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Was 'electronicseasy' nuked because his link was a scam? It did look pretty suspicious.
I hope Blizzard launches the registration soon. I'm becoming anxious.
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On November 27 2008 13:12 Lefnui wrote:
Was 'electronicseasy' nuked because his link was a scam? It did look pretty suspicious.
I hope Blizzard launches the registration soon. I'm becoming anxious.
From the Ban thread:
electronicseasy was just banned by Kennigit.
That account was created on 2008-11-26 11:57:44 and had 1 posts.
Reason: You were told. Goodbye.
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Rly... TL.net have to make a big post if beta comes out ^-^
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Sweden33719 Posts
On November 27 2008 13:12 Lefnui wrote:
Was 'electronicseasy' nuked because his link was a scam? It did look pretty suspicious.
I hope Blizzard launches the registration soon. I'm becoming anxious.
He asked wether or not he could advertise for his keys on here - we told him no, he tried to do it anyway.
I don't know if his keys are legit or not, tho.
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sumone send me a pm about selling beta keys in ebay
did anyone got the same?
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nvm, well deserved ban,
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I got the polar bear card for ~170$ +$30 postage costs from ebay and then sold the mount for ~140$. I think i will be minus $70 (after all Ebay and Paypal fees) and 1 month worth of time. Wonder if its worthy, was hoping to be minus $30. Maybe because i had 0 feedback and i should have waited abit until the mounts become harder to find and price go higher. I think if your from USA and have abit to spend its worth trying i have seen some cards with both codes on them getting sold in the $100-145 range. But thats just my thoughts dont take it as a statement that you should go and buy a card from ebay.
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Kennigit
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Sorry sirs gotta close this!
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