Sc2 beta keys contest on starcraft replay

by Jame

Win 3 Starcraft 2 Beta Keys on starcraft-replay.com

SC 2 Beta Key Invite

We've got 3 spare SC2 Beta Keys to share with you! The contest rules are very simple.

CONTEST RULES

1. Date

Contest start:

Tuesday 23rd March

Contest end:

Tuesday 30th march at midnight PDT.

Los Angeles Time: Tuesday 30th March at 0:00 AM PDT
New York: Wednesday 31st March at 3 A.M EDT
Paris: Wednesday 31st March at 8 A.M GMT+1

2. Rules

It's quite simple really. The top 3 rankers on starcraft-replay.com at the end of the contest will get a SC2 Beta Key each.

List of current rankings

Note: Jame, Ashram and Tyrion are all part of the starcraft-replay staff, and are not eligible for Beta Keys. So don't let this discourage you! All you have to do is rank above everyone besides us three ;)

HOW TO CLIMB UP THE RANKINGS?

You just have to gain experience and level up on starcraft-replay.com. Here's a guide on Gaining XP on starcraft-replay!

HOW DO I GAIN XP IF I'M NOT IN THE SC2 BETA?

You can find great SC2 Replays, watch them and upload them here even without SC2 Beta access.

1. Here's a guide on How to Watch Starcraft 2 Replays without beta access

2. There are many places where you can find great replays from top players. Here is a couple of examples:

TeamLiquid - There's a thread on TeamLiquid where many top players are posting replays everyday. I suggest starting from page 44, because we've already checked the previous pages.
Zota Cups Replay packs - I've put up a lot of replays from the first 3 ZOTA SC2 Beta Cups on our Starcraft 2 Tournament Discussions Forums. I haven't looked through them yet, and I'm sure there are many very good replays in there.
There are many other places where you can look. Many pro players got a twitter account or a blog where they share replays for example. Just Google it ;)

Comments

You can post useful/funny comments under replays and guides, which can bring you additionnal XP if people rate your comments up.

Guides

Even if you don't have beta access, you can still write certain type of guides if you watch a lot of replays from top players and have good analysis skills. You can for example find very effective build orders and write a guide out of it.

TIPS

When uploading a replay, make sure to add a description. Don't spoil the game, but at least try to explain why this replay is worth watching. It doesn't take much time but it doubles the chance that people will actually download, watch and rate your replay.
Quality > Quantity. That's how our XP system works. If you upload just 1 awesome replay and it gets many positive ratings, you will earn more XP than if you uploaded 20 "Okay" replays.

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23 Mar 2010 | Comments (24)

Telecom wrote (2010-03-24 17:01:41)

Ghost

I'm platinum division 10 ranked #10 now with 1800 points like 187-153 stats... Streaming my games also for peoples enjoyment. Uploading replays hourly

Jame wrote (2010-03-24 11:17:03)

Thor

@Buzzjuice No, forum posts do not count for the contest.

However, if we see someone being really helpful on the forum, it's very likely that we will check his profile, check his replays / guides / comments and rate them.

So they do count, indirectly ;)

Telecom wrote (2010-03-24 09:13:10)

Ok thanks for that info, im trying hard to win the key uploading nice replays and writing valid guides. also to help this site cuz i love this site its gosu kk

Kold wrote (2010-03-24 03:37:44)

Zergling

Telecom, as James said there : how to gain xp guide

"The amount of experience given for uploading a replay depends on the replay's rating and the amount of votes."

The number of files you upload don't give any xp I guess.

Telecom wrote (2010-03-24 01:32:00)

this is so weird, ive submitted like 50+ replays and written 4 good guides and theres people with like 4 submitted replays, 2 comments and 0 guides or 1 guide who are way higher, biased anyone? =_=

Jame wrote (2010-03-23 18:08:28)

Just a heads up guys.

We're monitoring the ratings on every replays/guides/comments. So if we notice that someone with the same IP Address is creating many accounts just to rate his own posts up, it will result in a disqualification from the contest.

I'm not saying anyone is doing it at the moment, I'm just giving a fair warning to prevent any misunderstandings.

We want this contest to be fair and to be based on the quality of the contributions.

Cheers :)

Garlan wrote (2010-03-23 17:34:24)

thank you very much for this opportunity to get sc2 beta key! :-]

i'll try my best to claim the first rank ^_^, but with legit methods

greetings

Jaime wrote (2010-03-23 17:15:34)

Lol, I guess with the addition of this post my Forum post is really not relevant anymore. Thanks for the tip on how to watch replays without Beta access.

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