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Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-18 16:57:02
February 18 2010 16:53 GMT
#1
I was wondering whatever happened to the keys for the winners from the contests last summer. I have never heard back anything about mine from anybody at TL or Blizzard. I know there were other cake winners out there and other competitions that we had. Anybody receive anything yet and does anybody have any information?

I worked 3-4 days on that cake and its highly disappointing to be waiting for a never coming email when we were promised first wave?

I look forward to hearing the responses. Thank You!

Edit: Epic video I made from all the cakes.

good luck have fun!
BeJe77
Profile Joined April 2006
United States377 Posts
February 18 2010 17:02 GMT
#2
Awesome, I remember those cakes!!!!

So you guys still haven't gotten your beta keys?
Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
February 18 2010 17:06 GMT
#3
I have not received anything from anybody EVER!
good luck have fun!
RaGe
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Belgium9949 Posts
February 18 2010 17:07 GMT
#4
Believe me, we passed your information to Blizzard right when the contest ended. If you're not in yet, it's their fault. Be patient.
Moderatorsometimes I get intimidated by the size of my right testicle
Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
February 18 2010 17:18 GMT
#5
It's alright, any way to contact them?
good luck have fun!
pieisamazing
Profile Joined May 2009
United States1234 Posts
February 18 2010 17:21 GMT
#6
In this boat as well, I guess.
connoisseur
lepape
Profile Joined November 2005
Canada557 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-18 18:55:41
February 18 2010 18:44 GMT
#7
I've also won a key from a fansite contest and I received no info, so I guess we gotta keep waiting...
Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
February 18 2010 18:52 GMT
#8
Sucks that the contest people aren't part of the 1st wave apparently
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No_eL
Profile Joined July 2007
Chile1438 Posts
February 18 2010 19:58 GMT
#9
be patient pape, we will have those keys sooner =)
Beat after beat i will become stronger.
Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
February 18 2010 19:58 GMT
#10
I emailed Blizz support earlier. I will be sure to let you know any new information if I get a response.
good luck have fun!
No_eL
Profile Joined July 2007
Chile1438 Posts
February 18 2010 19:59 GMT
#11
ok, i wish you luck men =)
Beat after beat i will become stronger.
lepape
Profile Joined November 2005
Canada557 Posts
February 19 2010 06:54 GMT
#12
Any news?

Sad face.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
February 19 2010 07:20 GMT
#13
oh that sucks on Blizzard's part :/
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geno
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1404 Posts
February 19 2010 07:27 GMT
#14
If anyone deserved to get in on the first wave, its gotta be some of these contest winners. That sucks that you aren't yet
Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2928 Posts
February 19 2010 07:36 GMT
#15
I imagine that they will get into the second wave, they said most of the ppl from wave 1 were blizzcon people so they will prob move to opt in people after blizzcon/contest/community keys have been given out.
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Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
February 20 2010 06:13 GMT
#16
I emailed Blizzard support and they forwarded me to the beta department. It's been a while now and no answers yet. I have received a few PM's from winners from this and other sites that are in the same position. I know we were promised the first wave by Blizzard and this is quite disappointing when all of these contests included a lot of hard work and our time to compete in them.

I will keep you posted if/when they respond to me.
good luck have fun!
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-20 07:41:08
February 20 2010 07:38 GMT
#17
Pape, you were not 1st wave... you were 2nd wave. The top 3 cakes, top 3 guides, and Ironman winners were first wave. Cake #4 to Cake #10 were 2nd wave - which as not yet gone out

As far as I am aware, all the 1st wave winners have received their beta keys, so there's no reason to think you shouldn't, as long as Blizzard comes through - which they usually do.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
Vedic
Profile Joined March 2008
United States582 Posts
February 20 2010 08:12 GMT
#18
Top 3 contest winner here, and my keys came a few hours after beta started.
I tried to commit seppuku, but I accidentally committed bukkake.
Atrioc
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States1865 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-20 08:22:10
February 20 2010 08:21 GMT
#19
Yeah I got a key in the article contest and arrived day 1.
been playing nothing but SC2 since then, its very legit
Writerman what
Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
February 20 2010 16:34 GMT
#20
On February 20 2010 16:38 FrozenArbiter wrote:
Pape, you were not 1st wave... you were 2nd wave. The top 3 cakes, top 3 guides, and Ironman winners were first wave. Cake #4 to Cake #10 were 2nd wave - which as not yet gone out

As far as I am aware, all the 1st wave winners have received their beta keys, so there's no reason to think you shouldn't, as long as Blizzard comes through - which they usually do.


:S I understood it as first wave but that a later contest would be replaced and those keys given to the other places. If that is the case I guess I can hope that they got my email in there and 2nd it out in the next week or two.

Thanks FA.
good luck have fun!
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
February 20 2010 20:43 GMT
#21
Ah, sorry for the confusion. What we did was essentially "reserve" the future keys we would get for the 2nd wave contests, and earmarked them for cakes 4-10. But we still have to actually wait for wave 2 :/
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
February 20 2010 20:45 GMT
#22
So you are saying if the 2nd wave was to come next week Blizzard still does not have our information since they never gave you the rights to a 2nd contest?
good luck have fun!
pachi
Profile Joined October 2006
Melbourne5338 Posts
February 20 2010 21:28 GMT
#23
I think he is saying that we used the contest keys that we would've gotten for second wave contests, for our first wave contests. And thus you have to wait for second wave.
Afaik, it is all legit and was blizzard that offered us the idea of using our second wave keys for contests.
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pieisamazing
Profile Joined May 2009
United States1234 Posts
February 23 2010 02:20 GMT
#24
second wave. got 4th-10th no key

(((((
connoisseur
HazMat
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States17077 Posts
February 23 2010 02:44 GMT
#25
Damn, these people deserve the beta the most IMO. Sucks that they have to wait
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Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-23 03:41:21
February 23 2010 03:33 GMT
#26
Guys it appears that the 2nd wave has started and a email today from Blizzard told me that they do not have me on file anywhere and forwarded me once again to another department in Blizzard.

I also spoke to FA who confirmed that they have not submitted our stuff as nobody from Blizzard has given them heads up on it. It seems like 4-10 might be forgotten
This is painful! painful

Edit: If anybody from 4-10 gets any new info please let me know!
good luck have fun!
No_eL
Profile Joined July 2007
Chile1438 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-23 04:23:01
February 23 2010 04:22 GMT
#27
On February 23 2010 12:33 Pape wrote:
Guys it appears that the 2nd wave has started and a email today from Blizzard told me that they do not have me on file anywhere and forwarded me once again to another department in Blizzard.

I also spoke to FA who confirmed that they have not submitted our stuff as nobody from Blizzard has given them heads up on it. It seems like 4-10 might be forgotten
This is painful! painful

Edit: If anybody from 4-10 gets any new info please let me know!


just....

just... i cant...

i dont wanna..

believe it.


pd: i hope that tl.staff can do something... i really trust in all of u guys!!
Beat after beat i will become stronger.
Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
February 23 2010 04:44 GMT
#28
Appears I was just finally enlightened on this topic. I will do my best to explain to my understanding.

Places 4-10 are winners of a 2nd wave of contests allowed by Blizzard for TeamLiquid to host. TeamLiquid never received permission from Blizzard to do this yet and if they do they will just forward their emails to Blizzard and we will get our keys. When this will happen is not known at all or if it will ever happen I guess is the better question..

We have only had 1 wave of contests and those winners received their keys respectfully on the first wave. The 2nd wave of contests has never happened and if it happens we might be invited sometime down the road, but that does not mean it will happen in the 2nd wave of beta keys. Since it looks like the 2nd wave has already started it is almost safe to say that it won't happen anytime soon.

I'd like to thank the TL staff for giving us the right to those keys if they ever become available. I also have to say that I am really disappointed in Blizzard atm and it looks like our opportunity to play the game will come only when the game comes, and it really sucks that I expected to be in the early beta since last summer only to have my heart broke in the last minute
good luck have fun!
No_eL
Profile Joined July 2007
Chile1438 Posts
February 23 2010 05:04 GMT
#29
yes, FA told me that they received an email from blizzard and ask for contact info... (that's what they did for the first wave winners).

But.. its there any winner playing right now?? would be very nice if they write their experience here, i really admire the work and effort put in the cake contest, and will be nice if all of us meet one day for play.

Me and pape are very frustrated, a email from blizzard asking for patience would be fine. Or more support from staff and first wave winners... i dont want to feel alone in this.
Beat after beat i will become stronger.
lepape
Profile Joined November 2005
Canada557 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-02 21:47:24
March 02 2010 21:39 GMT
#30
I wonder if anyone here can help me.

Last year, I participated in the trivia contest on SCLegacy, then I received an email from them telling me I had won a SC2 Beta key. Of course I was extremely happy and very lucky, it was one of the first beta contests out there.

A few weeks ago, beta had started, of course I was checking my emails and b.net account every 4.5 seconds like everyone else. Since then, I received no news from Blizzard or SCL about the key or the contest.

Last week, I wrote to the SCL staff and to contest@blizzard.com to know what happened with the key, with the link to the actual contest, and I still have received no answer to my question from either. I contacted support@blizzard.com, they told me all I could do was to wait until contest@blizzard.com answers me, but one week already seems like a ridiculous amount of time to answer the simple question : ''well, so what happened to my beta key?''.

At this point, I don't get it, I just feel like I got screwed up.
LuDwig-
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Italy1143 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-02 21:56:53
March 02 2010 21:55 GMT
#31
I feel some rage through myself..
I should use my cooking experience (equal to 0) to make a super cake!

I belive in the opt-in!

opt in plz come to me!


EDIT:
i see now it is a dead thread walking..you can cancel my post -.-
Shame on the shaman that resurrected this thread
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=120015&currentpage=98<--Search the HotBid's Post
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
March 03 2010 01:31 GMT
#32
On March 03 2010 06:39 lepape wrote:
I wonder if anyone here can help me.

I msg'd LordOfAscension. He's offline now but hopefully he'll respond when he gets back.
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Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
March 03 2010 03:44 GMT
#33
On February 23 2010 14:04 No_eL wrote:
yes, FA told me that they received an email from blizzard and ask for contact info... (that's what they did for the first wave winners).

But.. its there any winner playing right now?? would be very nice if they write their experience here, i really admire the work and effort put in the cake contest, and will be nice if all of us meet one day for play.

Me and pape are very frustrated, a email from blizzard asking for patience would be fine. Or more support from staff and first wave winners... i dont want to feel alone in this.

I can confirm that all the ironman, cake and guide winners are playing the beta... (or at least, the ones I have heard from are playing and the ones I haven't heard from I assume are playing).
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
Skaff
Profile Joined February 2010
United States240 Posts
March 03 2010 03:49 GMT
#34
Glad our "Ace of cakes" got in!
No_eL
Profile Joined July 2007
Chile1438 Posts
March 12 2010 05:06 GMT
#35
any news? im starting to think that ill be the last men on playing the beta.. =( many are playing right now, and we are still waiting for the "second wave" of contest winners by blizzard. Its very sad, im very dissapointed with all of this.
Beat after beat i will become stronger.
Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
March 12 2010 05:31 GMT
#36
I was so close to making a cake for this, and then I got my beta key by trading 6000 wow gold off my old account I never play... I want cake now... mmm
No_eL
Profile Joined July 2007
Chile1438 Posts
March 13 2010 03:16 GMT
#37
On March 12 2010 14:31 Wr3k wrote:
I was so close to making a cake for this, and then I got my beta key by trading 6000 wow gold off my old account I never play... I want cake now... mmm


do you have feelings???

OMG!

Beat after beat i will become stronger.
SilentCrono
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1420 Posts
March 13 2010 04:34 GMT
#38
that reaver one is completely amazing!
♞ Your soul will forever be lost in the void of a horse. ♞
Ftrunkz
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Australia2474 Posts
March 13 2010 04:38 GMT
#39
On March 12 2010 14:06 No_eL wrote:
any news? im starting to think that ill be the last men on playing the beta.. =( many are playing right now, and we are still waiting for the "second wave" of contest winners by blizzard. Its very sad, im very dissapointed with all of this.

Spare a thought for those of us who have no really chance of getting a beta key at all (except through godly luck in opt-ins)
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LuDwig-
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Italy1143 Posts
March 13 2010 14:40 GMT
#40
Man i really hope you will get your beta key. But if (and i want to highlight that) it is not going to happen i suppose you have not to complain with tl staff but with blizzard
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=120015&currentpage=98<--Search the HotBid's Post
Dacendoran
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States825 Posts
March 14 2010 07:21 GMT
#41
On March 13 2010 12:16 No_eL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 12 2010 14:31 Wr3k wrote:
I was so close to making a cake for this, and then I got my beta key by trading 6000 wow gold off my old account I never play... I want cake now... mmm


do you have feelings???

OMG!


wow that's like 30$ worth of gold... I couldn't buy one for 25k gold... -_-
wadis
Profile Joined April 2009
Sweden59 Posts
March 19 2010 08:30 GMT
#42
I also won a beta key for second wave contests and I got my key today! i had pretty much given up :D
na nanana nana nana....
No_eL
Profile Joined July 2007
Chile1438 Posts
March 19 2010 14:36 GMT
#43
beta keys are arriving!!!!

coltrane send me a pm just a minutes ago!!!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! JIPIIIIIIIJAAAIIIIJOUUUUUU!!!
Beat after beat i will become stronger.
Pape
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Serbia419 Posts
March 19 2010 15:25 GMT
#44
Yes, I can confirm that I received my key yesterday as well. It took a little while, but Thank You to TL!
good luck have fun!
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