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Do not beg for keys, offer to trade things for keys, or offer to buy keys in this thread.
Sif_
Profile Joined January 2011
Brazil3106 Posts
September 05 2012 03:59 GMT
#321
They said they were gonna invite people from a wide variety of skill levels and systems! Hopefully there aren't many terran masters on the top500 with incredibly old systems!
Cabinet Sanchez
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia1097 Posts
September 05 2012 04:01 GMT
#322
On September 05 2012 12:58 sam05396 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 12:55 Cabinet Sanchez wrote:
No one has answered for me yet.
HOW do Progamers get an invite? (I'm simply curious)
Does Blizzard have a spreadsheet of all the Progamer emails / account names?
Do they just give a key to all grand masters off the bat regardless?

How does Blizzard know what Artosis's account name is? That kind of stuff - I'm genuinely curious.

yeah this is all just a secret plot by blizzard to get koreans to stop using barcode names



No I'm serious - just out of curiosity, I am blindly assuming here that there isn't some "pro gamers lol!!" mailing list on the Blizzard mail server - and I don't think they all hang out underground under the scene or all know each other entirely.

Who at Blizzard knows grubbys account? It's just kinda fascinating.
What's to stop me emailing them saying "Nah I'm grubby, honest! hook a brother up"
1st_Panzer_Div.
Profile Joined November 2010
United States621 Posts
September 05 2012 04:02 GMT
#323
The new mech isn't there yet. People have no idea what to do still, and right no in general the blob is really strong. I did find archon/chargelot/immortal to work vs it in a game with similar size armies/upgrades thus far.

Give it time, we're on day #1, like 2 hours in guys.
Manager, Team RIP ZeeZ
aka_star
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United Kingdom1546 Posts
September 05 2012 04:02 GMT
#324
hopefully I can pick up a beta key at the EU finals
FlashDave.999 aka Star
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10789 Posts
September 05 2012 04:02 GMT
#325
On September 05 2012 13:01 Cabinet Sanchez wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 12:58 sam05396 wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:55 Cabinet Sanchez wrote:
No one has answered for me yet.
HOW do Progamers get an invite? (I'm simply curious)
Does Blizzard have a spreadsheet of all the Progamer emails / account names?
Do they just give a key to all grand masters off the bat regardless?

How does Blizzard know what Artosis's account name is? That kind of stuff - I'm genuinely curious.

yeah this is all just a secret plot by blizzard to get koreans to stop using barcode names



No I'm serious - just out of curiosity, I am blindly assuming here that there isn't some "pro gamers lol!!" mailing list on the Blizzard mail server - and I don't think they all hang out underground under the scene or all know each other entirely.

Who at Blizzard knows grubbys account? It's just kinda fascinating.
What's to stop me emailing them saying "Nah I'm grubby, honest! hook a brother up"


lol, i'm at the point where I am about to do that, so desperate to play this...
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
MrSexington
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1768 Posts
September 05 2012 04:02 GMT
#326
djWheat is streaming some beta right now: http://www.twitch.tv/djwheat
Dosey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4505 Posts
September 05 2012 04:02 GMT
#327
On September 05 2012 13:01 Cabinet Sanchez wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 12:58 sam05396 wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:55 Cabinet Sanchez wrote:
No one has answered for me yet.
HOW do Progamers get an invite? (I'm simply curious)
Does Blizzard have a spreadsheet of all the Progamer emails / account names?
Do they just give a key to all grand masters off the bat regardless?

How does Blizzard know what Artosis's account name is? That kind of stuff - I'm genuinely curious.

yeah this is all just a secret plot by blizzard to get koreans to stop using barcode names



No I'm serious - just out of curiosity, I am blindly assuming here that there isn't some "pro gamers lol!!" mailing list on the Blizzard mail server - and I don't think they all hang out underground under the scene or all know each other entirely.

Who at Blizzard knows grubbys account? It's just kinda fascinating.
What's to stop me emailing them saying "Nah I'm grubby, honest! hook a brother up"

Are you telling me that if you were a gaming company, you wouldn't keep track of the major players that make your game popular?
VTPerfect
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States487 Posts
September 05 2012 04:03 GMT
#328
On September 05 2012 12:58 sam05396 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 12:57 VTPerfect wrote:
lol shitty way to give keys, i mean getting into beta is HUGE for competitive play, look at how well WoL players that got in wol beta have road the wave...

how would u suggest giving them? give it to you?


well for starters closed beta is retarded, and secondly seems how i did get 9th at wcs usa and did not get a key where as people who have placed nowhere since beta have gotten a key seems a bit funny.
coolcor
Profile Joined February 2011
520 Posts
September 05 2012 04:03 GMT
#329
On September 05 2012 12:54 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 12:51 Pandain wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:37 Plansix wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:34 Pandain wrote:
Oh my god the new Mech is basically just a marine maruder army that doesn't involve stim, kiting, or micro. Or healing. Just an amove blob. Literally.


You heard it! Day one of the beta and mech is the new death ball. Terran is broken and requires no skill. Get the pitch forks and torches, we are going to David Kim's house!!!!!


I didn't say it was broken, I said it was an a move blob. Which it is.

You don't have to balance test to know that thats fundamentally wrong.


I know, it is the new death ball. I mean, on day one, when no one had any idea what they are doing, it is clear the HotS is broken in every way and terran is the new skill-less race of A-movers. I mean, when you have Thorzain vs some random kid and the professional player is able to A-move in a blob right over the non-professional, it is all the proof we need.


David Kim said in an interview that terran mech was designed to be an easier playstyle than terran bio similar to what the other races have. So people who keep saying that terran is so much harder to play than the other races can chose to play mech and be happy.

So he is correct that mech requires less micro than bio does, the game is working exactly as designed no need to make fun of him.
Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6120 Posts
September 05 2012 04:04 GMT
#330
Is Stephano streaming yet?
#1 Terran hater
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15846 Posts
September 05 2012 04:05 GMT
#331
watched my 1st game of hots : qxc 11/11...
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
ChuCky.Ca
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada2497 Posts
September 05 2012 04:05 GMT
#332
On September 05 2012 13:04 Highways wrote:
Is Stephano streaming yet?

he said he will in an hour about 30 mins ago
Most Skilled Current esport Games Scbw>Sc2>Cs1.6>Dota2>Hon>Loopin Louie The Drinking Game>LoL
Cabinet Sanchez
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia1097 Posts
September 05 2012 04:05 GMT
#333
On September 05 2012 13:02 Dosey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 13:01 Cabinet Sanchez wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:58 sam05396 wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:55 Cabinet Sanchez wrote:
No one has answered for me yet.
HOW do Progamers get an invite? (I'm simply curious)
Does Blizzard have a spreadsheet of all the Progamer emails / account names?
Do they just give a key to all grand masters off the bat regardless?

How does Blizzard know what Artosis's account name is? That kind of stuff - I'm genuinely curious.

yeah this is all just a secret plot by blizzard to get koreans to stop using barcode names



No I'm serious - just out of curiosity, I am blindly assuming here that there isn't some "pro gamers lol!!" mailing list on the Blizzard mail server - and I don't think they all hang out underground under the scene or all know each other entirely.

Who at Blizzard knows grubbys account? It's just kinda fascinating.
What's to stop me emailing them saying "Nah I'm grubby, honest! hook a brother up"

Are you telling me that if you were a gaming company, you wouldn't keep track of the major players that make your game popular?


Firstly, you have more faith in Blizzard than I do.
Secondly, some of the major players? Sure - all of them? Not a chance in hell. There's hundreds of them, possibly even thousands. I'm curious about the logistics of this.
SarcasmMonster
Profile Joined October 2011
3136 Posts
September 05 2012 04:06 GMT
#334
On September 05 2012 13:03 VTPerfect wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 12:58 sam05396 wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:57 VTPerfect wrote:
lol shitty way to give keys, i mean getting into beta is HUGE for competitive play, look at how well WoL players that got in wol beta have road the wave...

how would u suggest giving them? give it to you?


well for starters closed beta is retarded, and secondly seems how i did get 9th at wcs usa and did not get a key where as people who have placed nowhere since beta have gotten a key seems a bit funny.


Why is closed beta retarded? It's pretty common to start with a closed beta...
MMA: The true King of Wings
InfusedTT.DaZe
Profile Joined August 2010
Romania693 Posts
September 05 2012 04:06 GMT
#335
cool
"Echoes of past events nudge the tiller on my present course, I await its reflection in the future"
Gentso
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2218 Posts
September 05 2012 04:06 GMT
#336
On the topic of pro gamers, Blizzard should definitely work with teams/sponsors and give them enough keys for their players to test and practice the game.
Dosey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4505 Posts
September 05 2012 04:07 GMT
#337
On September 05 2012 13:03 VTPerfect wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 12:58 sam05396 wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:57 VTPerfect wrote:
lol shitty way to give keys, i mean getting into beta is HUGE for competitive play, look at how well WoL players that got in wol beta have road the wave...

how would u suggest giving them? give it to you?


well for starters closed beta is retarded, and secondly seems how i did get 9th at wcs usa and did not get a key where as people who have placed nowhere since beta have gotten a key seems a bit funny.

One could argue that 9th at WCS USA (lol) is placing nowhere as well.
Kilby
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland1069 Posts
September 05 2012 04:09 GMT
#338
Based on Thorzain's stream it looks like the ingame music has been improved considerably.
sam05396
Profile Joined April 2011
United States783 Posts
September 05 2012 04:10 GMT
#339
On September 05 2012 13:06 SarcasmMonster wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 13:03 VTPerfect wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:58 sam05396 wrote:
On September 05 2012 12:57 VTPerfect wrote:
lol shitty way to give keys, i mean getting into beta is HUGE for competitive play, look at how well WoL players that got in wol beta have road the wave...

how would u suggest giving them? give it to you?


well for starters closed beta is retarded, and secondly seems how i did get 9th at wcs usa and did not get a key where as people who have placed nowhere since beta have gotten a key seems a bit funny.


Why is closed beta retarded? It's pretty common to start with a closed beta...

it would be fine for him if he got one
DuB phool
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1003 Posts
September 05 2012 04:11 GMT
#340
On September 05 2012 13:05 ChuCky.Ca wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2012 13:04 Highways wrote:
Is Stephano streaming yet?

he said he will in an hour about 30 mins ago

He's here now: http://fr.twitch.tv/mstephano

I'm quite enjoying the streams so far. My excitement definitely hasn't been damped by finally seeing the game. Still more hopeful than anything... let's get this right!
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