Scalpers Auction StarCraft 2 Beta Keys
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The number of people scalping is relatively low, and as far as we know they're scalping their own keys. The number just sounds big because we don't know how many people are actually IN the beta.Xzi said:
Supply/demand is all I have to say to this news post. EDIT: Also, Blizzard will likely cancel those keys or find out who's scalping and give them a nice heaping helping of litigation.
Hopefully this year Blizzard will make people register through Battle.net to get their Blizzcon tickets. That way this kind of thing is reduced when linked with actual players accounts. Of course you'll get those who sell their accounts, it's like a plague with WoW accounts... but at least it'll be reduced.
Also, remember that Blizzard is introducing a revenue stream for Map Developers if they so choose. Unless some map credit comes with the game I think this system is going to ultimately fail.
But the beta is supposed to include the Campaign/Map Editor with it. This is really important for map developers like myself, where getting your hands on these tools is REALLY REALLY important. Creating maps before everyone else? When there's potential for money to be made I can understand.
Also, remember that Blizzard is introducing a revenue stream for Map Developers if they so choose. Unless some map credit comes with the game I think this system is going to ultimately fail.
But the beta is supposed to include the Campaign/Map Editor with it. This is really important for map developers like myself, where getting your hands on these tools is REALLY REALLY important. Creating maps before everyone else? When there's potential for money to be made I can understand.
You'd have to sell your bnet account then, something that is a lot more easily detected than selling a card with a key on it. There's a reason most of the ebay auctions are for the Blizzcon beta keys and not the lottery beta keys.tkioz said:
You know what, you can make all the analogies and little arguments you want; balance out the value of something given as a prize with the price of attending the event or equate integrity with lack-of-profit, but you're missing my main point:sidereal_day said:
Scalpers take money from the people who deserve it; the people who actually worked to release the Beta.
They're opportunists, more easily likened to parasites than entrepreneurs.
You may argue that everything is fine and dandy if it nets you some cash but cheating a company out of their hard work and then selling it at drastically high price to people who couldn't otherwise have access to it is morally wrong. Yeah, in a capitalist system it's perfectly legal, but capitalism doesn't make room for valuing anything other than money.
Because they applied for something they had no intention of using purely to sell to someone who wasnt as fortunate as they were. Its even worse than ticket touting as at least they were paid for, this is just selling something you were given essentially as a giftsidereal_day said:
So I say again, scum!
Bunch of ticket scalpers. Hope they rot in a prison cell somewhere.
They're ruining the game before it even comes out FFS!
Worse off, I bet they'll sell the vouchers to some douches who think the terrans don't deserve any cool stuff, and the game will be imbalanced ONCE AGAIN.
Well, there goes any interest I had in the game.
They're ruining the game before it even comes out FFS!
Worse off, I bet they'll sell the vouchers to some douches who think the terrans don't deserve any cool stuff, and the game will be imbalanced ONCE AGAIN.
Well, there goes any interest I had in the game.
