Can you tell us the total # of people who opted for beta (rounded of course)

how many you will initialy pick for testing,

what criteria you are outright eliminating for people (such as crappy graphic card specifics)

And approximatly how many people will you introduce after initial picks

I would like to know if I should even get my hope for getting into beta b4 I get a new comp.

+ I want a blue post which I've never gotten :*(

Any questions that can be answered if only 1 or all 4 would be appreciated

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Can you tell us the total # of people who opted for beta (rounded of course)

how many you will initialy pick for testing,

what criteria you are outright eliminating for people (such as crappy graphic card specifics)

And approximatly how many people will you introduce after initial picks

I would like to know if I should even get my hope for getting into beta b4 I get a new comp.

+ I want a blue post which I've never gotten :*(

Any questions that can be answered if only 1 or all 4 would be appreciated

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As you would expect, a lot of people opted in for beta. Additionally, there will be a large capacity for players on beta. During BlizzCon in 08, approximately 20k visitors got beta keys to Blizzard games, which could be used for StarCraft II.

We want to get as many people who have promised keys in as early as we can. Nonetheless, we will also have a large percentage in based on computer specs, to adequately test the game on several hardware types as well.

I would wait until beta starts to see if you've gotten a key in the first wave if you are only buying a computer for beta. Though don't forget - betas lead to game launches :)

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You wouldn't happen to know what happened to those random beta invites that DirecTV customers would get, if they watched the Blizzcon stream?

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I believe they have their email info and if selected, they will be sent a beta key when beta begins.

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Karune, can you tell us if any/how many Blizzard employees will be participating in the beta along with all us rabid fans?

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There will be many. I will be on there as well as Karune. Look forward to some challenging matches :)