Meeru/Valenti Dota 2 Beta Key Drama The Thread

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Summary: Meeru got beta keys from icefrog for Gaf usage, sells keys on ebay for $3000 instead.

Story Broken all thanks RoyalWave Of Reddit. <Pulled Reddit Link, Remember Internet Detective'ing is against Gaf TOS>

RoyalWave Reddit said:
$3,000 in sold keys on ebay meant for neogaffers.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/Meeru/

http://i.imgur.com/IKv5i.jpg (coincidental they share location as do all the console games sold on this account)

Meeru of the neogaf.net community can be seen posting images of the "meeru" hon account here http://neogaf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=435540&page=6 it seems he played quite often with neogaffers using said account.

This account was sold on the same ebay account as multiple Dota 2 beta keys. <redacted>

This same person also uses the gmail account <redacted>

which is linked the steam account meeru which has dota 2 beta.

Basically a complete link between that ebay account and the steam account with dota 2 beta named meeru. He did a very poor job hiding who he was while making thousands of dollars off keys.

I'm sure if valve can check what keys they gave to meeru or azuki they would find them in the hands of very random people :)

Basically Meeru's hon account was SOLD on the same ebay account as dota 2 beta, along with his acquaintance azuki's hon account. This same account was then used to sell many dota 2 beta keys. The dota 2 keys could have been azuki's or meeru's or another of his friends. In either case they are all implicated in selling keys.

It seems he was where very active in trying to acquire keys and was part of the "secret first round" of neogaf keys. Which he promptly kept to himself and friends while selling the rest on ebay.


Drama starts on Gaf at this post: Here

Though be sure to read the early pages of that thread for Meeru's beta impressions!

But of course, lets all hear Meeru's defense and not just take one person's side:

http://i.imgur.com/SYypJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ObzLE.jpg

Seems some terrible villain has stolen his ebay account and is using it to sell the beta keys! I bet its all some kind of MrMister plan to break up Meeru's marriage. Or Mint and Mint's brother's revenge!I think maybe that same person may have hacked his Gaf acccount too!

Meeru said:

dave is ok said:

Everyone shouldn't be quick to assume Meeru of course is guilty of this, he's clearly stated in the Dota 2 thread that he's going to try and help other gaffers get into beta! I know Meeru to be of an outstanding quality amongst the members of the PC gaming Gaf community, he would never do something as sinister as this. He's a humble guy...

fXFI1.jpg


Those of who are as excited to play Dota 2 Come join us at our new (and Meeru Free) Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Dota2-Gaf

GhostRidah said:

Enjoy your Honeymoon Meeru!
 
Some guy on GAF was selling dota 2 beta keys? Is that all there is to it? If that is it then im bored already.
 
2th said:
Some guy on GAF was selling dota 2 beta keys? Is that all there is to it? If that is it then im bored already.
I don't think that's legal.

Making that much money off keys. Or any money at that.
 
LiquidMetal14 said:
I don't think that's legal.

Making that much money off keys. Or any money at that.

that I understand but it really isnt that interesting to me. basically the thread summary should have been: "some random gaffer was a douche. you can now move on with your life."
 
i have a question

WHY THE FUCK ARE MULITPLE PEOPLE WILLING TO DROP HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A BETA KEY

i paid $3.99 for u3 beta
 
2th said:
Some guy on GAF was selling dota 2 beta keys? Is that all there is to it? If that is it then im bored already.

I believe they keys were given on the understanding they'd be given to Neogaf members and not sold for personal profit.
 
darkpaladinmfc said:
"$3,000 in sold keys on ebay meant for neogaffers."
So the money or the keys are/were supposed to go to us? Who's starting the list to be compensated? THE |OT|?!?!?!?!

Aegus said:
I believe they keys were given on the understanding they'd be given to Neogaf members and not sold for personal profit.
BIGGER UH OH

I read the comments in that link. He (meeru) did far more wrong than someone noticing that he did and jokefully asking for compensation.
 
2th said:
Some guy on GAF was selling dota 2 beta keys? Is that all there is to it? If that is it then im bored already.
I think he asked Icefrog for keys to give out to GAF and then sold them on EBay instead? Which is disgusting. I doubt he'll log in and post again, made out like a bandit he did.
 
kagete said:
You gotta operate the easy way
Meeru made a G today
but he made it in a sleazy way
That made my morning lol

On a serious note, this is really sad, hundreds of people on here wanted a key and he took them and sold them... sad day.
 
For added context.....


dave is ok said:

Bah, they're already in the OP. But damn, this is such BS I would be very upset if I was the Icefrog dev who was nice enough to do that and was betrayed. VERY.

And good for putting that summary in the OP too. Some are just assuming that this can't be true. Lots of facts are damning here.
 
Well that's pretty low if true...

edit : fucking hell man, things like this ruins the prospect of other people being generous and giving stuff to gaffers in hopes of sharing/spreading it etc.
 
GhostRidah said:
That made my morning lol

On a serious note, this is really sad, hundreds of people on here wanted a key and he took them and sold them... sad day.

Well, I guess those keys are banned now... Or at least they should, does Icefrog-Valve have no control of what keys they give who? That's also an easy way to know if Meeru is indeed guilty or not.

I guess this will make valve learn something.

Waiting for the veredict, your honour!

Judge-nods.gif
 
Sounds like icefrog should have teamed up with a GAF mod and distributed the keys in some fashion. With great power comes great responsibility etc. Meeru just killed Uncle Ben.
 
LiquidMetal14 said:
For added context.....




Bah, they're already in the OP. But damn, this is such BS I would be very upset if I was the Icefrog dev who was nice enough to do that and was betrayed. VERY.

And good for putting that summary in the OP too. Some are just assuming that this can't be true. Lots of facts are damning here.
He knows a thing or two about betrayal himself, so I doubt he cares.
 
meeru

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He better man up, this is BS and no joke. No BS someone stole my account shit either.
 
Valygar said:
Well, I guess those keys are banned now... Or at least they should, does Icefrog-Valve have no control of what keys they give who?.

I guess this will make valve learn something.
I don't think it'd be fair to ban someone who paid $900 for their key, but Meeru should be banned.
 
You might want to add into the OP that GhostRidah asked for keys for NEOGAF and was told by IceFrog that he already sent some, which is how we know these are the keys Meeru auctioned off.

The GhostRidah keys were the ones given away in the contests.
 
Can't Icefrog kill all the beta keys, whoever bought them requests a refund on Ebay.

Meeru is screwed?
 
dave is ok said:
You might want to add into the OP that GhostRidah asked for keys for NEOGAF and was told by IceFrog that he already sent some, which is how we know these are the keys Meeru auctioned off.

The GhostRidah keys were the ones given away in the contests.
I think some posts are linked in the OP. I did the same in an earlier post :P
 
lol at the Reddit poster. Dude is asking for a beta key as a reward.

But this whole situation is a mess... First the rigged (not Ghostrider tho) Dota 2/GAF Hero contest, then this...

Dota 2, man... It does funny things to people...
 
darkpaladinmfc said:
I don't think it'd be fair to ban someone who paid $900 for their key, but Meeru should be banned.
It's perfectly fair. If you want something, you should get it through legal avenues. If you're dumb enough to drop half a G on a sketchy eBay listing, then that's your own damn fault.
 
darkpaladinmfc said:
I don't think it'd be fair to ban someone who paid $900 for their key, but Meeru should be banned.
Fuck that, Ban them to teach them a lesson and show that this is not OK.

They didn't give Valve 900$ after all.
 
dave is ok said:
You might want to add into the OP that GhostRidah asked for keys for NEOGAF and was told by IceFrog that he already sent some, which is how we know these are the keys Meeru auctioned off.

The GhostRidah keys were the ones given away in the contests.
Yes, please add that to the op.
 
Wow, talk about having shitty morals. Not sure anything can be done short of those keys being banned, which won't really do anything at all.

I guess best we could hope for is GAF gets another round of keys that isn't simply stolen and sold to the highest bidder.
 
BlueTsunami said:
Sounds like icefrog should have teamed up with a GAF mod and distributed the keys in some fashion.

Was just going to post that. Dunno why he didn't do that.

Meeru, enjoy your perma ban.
 
DTKT said:
Can't Icefrog kill all the beta keys, whoever bought them requests a refund on Ebay.

Meeru is screwed?

How would Meeru be obligated to refund these people?

If anything, Meeru keeps the money and they get screwed.

The guy won't be posting on gaf as there is nothing to defend. The swapped his dignity for cash. Certainly not the first time someone has done that.
 
Chavelo said:
lol at the Reddit poster. Dude is asking for a beta key as a reward.

But this whole situation is a mess... First the rigged Dota 2/GAF Hero contest, then this...

Dota 2, man... It does funny things to people...
huh? really?
 
The hero design contest wasn't rigged, it was an open vote and people took advantage of that fact.
 
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