Beta Key Self-Nominators - Page 74

I believe I should nominate myself to receive a beta key. First off, I have been a Broodwar player since release. I first played it in Korea when I was 5 years old and I still to this day play it on Iccup. For the past ten years, I have used an old Dell computer that was capable of running Broodwar. Two years ago, when Starcraft II was announced, I jumped in my seat hoping that I was able to run Broodwar on my computer. Sadly, the day Beta was released, I found that I was unable to run the beta even at LOW settings thanks to FragKrag's Thread. Much to my dismay, my computer eventually even had thermal problems to the point where I was unable to play BroodWar anymore, the only game I had bothered to play every year since its release.

Last Saturday, I bought a new computer because the thermal problems on my old computer was hindering me from completing my homework for school and as a result my friend who received a beta key through the opt-in shared his key with me and allowed me to play it. I was able to play the game on the lowest settings and though I am very thankful to my friend for allowing me to play on his key, I would very much like to play with my own key. Even though I opted-in with my new computer specifications, I still have not received a beta key from the latest wave because of my integrated graphics card.

But even though it was not my key I was playing the Beta on, I worked towards playing the game as much as I can, reaching a high level with my main race, Terran, and understanding the game more so that I can contribute to the TeamLiquid strategy forum and to people who are playing their first RTS game in their life. I have reached #1 in Platinum Division 43 and have begun streaming for TeamLiquiders to enjoy and learn. I believe in the short amount of time that I actually played beta, I have not just simply kept the information I have gained from the Beta to myself, but actually shared with others about important aspects of the game. For example, s people may know, there is a big debate over the Terran vs Protoss matchup in Starcraft II. Therefore, I worked towards understanding the matchup and presented various solutions that may work in this thread and this thread. Additionally, I have provided and ] that were very educational.

I am still playing the game as much as my friend will allow me to understand the game much more and contribute back to the community I love here at Teamliquid so much. For years I have been waiting for a worthy sequel to the Brood War I loved for the last 12 years and now here it is. As my clan buddies such as ZeuS, Stephen, Azz, and rushme and friends such as LuckyFool have moved on to beta earlier than me, I felt left out as I believe I deserved to test the Beta out because of my intense dedication to the game. To demonstrate how much I love Starcraft, I'd also like to state that I am writing an article about Starcraft II for my school newspaper and explaining about the competitive Starcraft community.

I honestly believe if I have a key, I will contribute so much to the community as a competitive player. If I already contributed within the first few days I've played Beta, who knows how much I will be able to contribute within the next few weeks that I may have my own key. I hope this is taken into consideration and though an argument can be made that others will definitely contribute to the community as well, I believe that my vast knowledge about the game in general as well as my skill in the game will make me stand out from these people. Thank you.