Get a Garena Christmas and win Limited Edition Avatar Pet and FREE 888 EXP!
For details, please visit http://www.garena.com/event/?e=xmas
Merry Christmas to all!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Refunds for Old Avatar Purchases
Refund Compensation for Old Avatars purchased from October to November 08
Dear Community,
As announced last week for the refund of old avatars purchased from October to November 2008
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=410484
We have fully given out all the Shells to every users who have made the transactions as mentioned above.
Make sure to take advantage of your extra shells and shop now for the many promotional items we have in Garena Shop and the Avatar Store!
Merry Christmas!
Dear Community,
As announced last week for the refund of old avatars purchased from October to November 2008
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=410484
We have fully given out all the Shells to every users who have made the transactions as mentioned above.
Make sure to take advantage of your extra shells and shop now for the many promotional items we have in Garena Shop and the Avatar Store!
Merry Christmas!
Garena Christmas EXP Bonanza
It's party time here in Garena... From December 24, 2008 up until January 1, 2009, everyone gets a BIG EXP treat!
Over 9 days of non-stop action, all Gold members will enjoy 3x EXP gain rate and everyone else gets 1.5x EXP when playing in Garena on the said dates. So be sure to be online all day... Take advantage of this once a year special blowout!
Plus more surprises to come only here in Garena during the holiday season!
Over 9 days of non-stop action, all Gold members will enjoy 3x EXP gain rate and everyone else gets 1.5x EXP when playing in Garena on the said dates. So be sure to be online all day... Take advantage of this once a year special blowout!
Plus more surprises to come only here in Garena during the holiday season!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Garena Interview witth ScoOobY
Here is a little interview with ScoOobY, an admin of Garena.
Interview below:
Can u give us a brief bio about you?
Hi, Jan here, more known in Garena by the name of ScoOobY. I started off as a gamer in Garena sometime around mid 2006, and not long after i applied as a forum moderator in some small section. It all started there, and now i'm managing the overall community development, events and etc.
How did Garena came in your life?
I never actually expected this, it's like a dream come true in a way. That time, everyone in Philippines started to play in Garena, used to be hamachi. So i just tagged along with the rest and play.
What surprised me most was the community, when i first stepped in to the forums, i saw there is really a camaraderie among gamers there, you can really see the bonding and fun time that is present. So i started to be a little more active in the forums
next thing i know, i was doing some events even if i was just an ordinary forumer, and thought that if i joined as a moderator, i can even do more to help the whole community enjoy and have quality time
There are eight million users in Garena Client today. It's the most popular gaming platform, how did you achieved this success?
Our growth is phenomenal. Just so glad to be part of this. Everyone here is part of this. in fact, Romania now is growing fast and i am really looking forward to see Romania fully blossom.
The reason why the growth is so extraordinary is beyond what i can explain. But we can definitely credit to: 1) Garena's commitment towards providing the best to gamers 2) Dedicated and passionate community staffs who clearly makes difference everyday, and above all 3) everybody here, there will be no 8 million, if there is no "you"
Map hack is one of the worst things since the birth of gaming. Blizzard can't keep the playing enviroment safe, how can Garena say you offer 100% hack free gaming? Is there any secret behind this?
Since we are just fresh off from the recent US presidential election, let me compare this maphack with the 'fight against terrorism'. This is an on-going battle, we cannot really say we are safe from maphack, as there will always come new ones. But Garena sees this among the top priority, and definitely every update, we try our best to get all known hacks blocked as much as possible.
We are able to have a faster response at the same time because of the help of the community, everyone has been cooperative. It is because we have a sense of trying to be in a safe society, so our user helps alot by reporting new hacks and et.
What do you think about the guys trying to crack Garena? Is there anything you do against them?
we are working on having our future versions immune to being cracked. at the end of the day, it is similar to the hack case, there will come some new tries, and Garena needs to keep upgrading and improving both its service and security for gamers to enjoy.
Apart from hacking software, what do you do to improve the Garena gaming performance? There are few users complaining about bugs. How do you deal with them?
Garena has been racing for new features, evident in our dota ladder, the many new games supported, and more. We are also currently looking into fixing the common remaining bugs from any existing features in Garena. So it's about time we make use of the pesticides to kill all these bugs
What do you think about the current moderating team? There are different cultures, time zones, how do they manage to work as a team, a family?
They're simply amazing. It is because of this differences in cultures and personality that makes the team uniquely powerful. It's a group of very creative and passionate gamers, who understands fully what the community wants, and the moderating team is giving them exactly that. So kudos to the staffs!
With Garena Fire being launched, you are supposed to get a huge success for the FPS games that are supported. How did you came with this idea?
Hopefully we will grow in the FPS scene similarly to how we are dominating the RTS scene particularly DotA. Without a doubt, FPS is among hte most played games in the west. And as our new slogan goes, we are committed to "connecting world gamers". So expect to see not just more FPS games, but more!
As a head admin of this gaming platform, you must have your unique point of view towards some games. What do you think about the potential of the new games, such as COD 5, Black Shot, Red Alert 3?
I wish i had that kind of unique point of view, or special power to know the potential. (laughs). As for those new games, everybody wants something new. Since after some time, it is human nature to get bored of their old toys. So these new games we are supporting is to provide everyone something fresh to enjoy. I guess what will likely make Cod5, red alert 3, and the rest a success is because it
is a sequel of something already popular. and if it is a new version of the popular game, expectations are high, and in almost all cases, they are better than their predecesor.
The DOTA map it's a brand now, everyone is going to play Dota, not Warcraft. Why, in your oppinion, this map got so successfull?
DotA in my opinion is one of those unique games with properties that suits so many people. The game basic is easy to learn for everyone, at the same time, the more advanced strategy is challenging enough for people to master.
gamers can enjoy playing this one or one to test their skills, and also can be played in a more interesting team 5v5 match where you can play with friends and challenge others.
At the same time, the estimate 1 hour long of the game is good enough for those who do not want to spend months to level up like those of MMORPG. and the author of the map is constantly updating, giving new things always. DotA basically attracted a lot of people because of this i believe.
What about the highly anticipated SC2? Everyone, no matter what game they are playing at the moment, is talking about this game. What if the game fails to such high expectation? What kind of influence will it blow to the gaming community in your opinion?
I don't see this happen actually. i mean Blizzard despite having so many delays, this is all because they only want to release this when all is ready and that gamer's expectation are really met. In case if this does go wrong, that's if, i guess people would just try to look for another game to play. It wont be too drastic except for the countless of fans being disappointed. Wait, that is drastic..
Guess the wait is worth it, so blizzard makes sure it is released when everything is ready Let us look forward to SC 2!
Garena has hosted various tournaments in the recent years, from RaceWar series of WC3 to ADC’08, DreamCup; EEDC, ENADC of DotA. What can we expect from Garena regarding the future tournaments?
Expect more tournaments! From local to international , from grass root to professional level tournament, we aim to have tournaments for all supported games in Garena as much as possible. That time will come. For now, expect more intense action in our DotA tournaments to come
You have a cool recording system, Garena TV. How did you came up with this idea? Is it succesfull? What technology is hidden behind it?
GarenaTV is really something almost everybody enjoys using. They get to see the real action live as if they were in the actual game.
Let's talk about advertising...
You have managed to get most of the gamers in the world now, and have a huge succes. Still, there is room for more. What do you think about promoting Garena with the help of National Television ( ex: commercials )?
How Garena reached its state now is primarily because of the magic in word of mouth. It's like someone here says "hey i tried Garena yesterday and it's way better than X, go try it", then the friend finds out and tried and liked it. he then spreads to others as well.
Right now, with limited resources, we can focus on improving our product/service, and continuously bond our community stronger. then the rest of it should fall in place.
With consistent improvement, we can rely on our ever faithful word of mouth.
The items price in Garena increased significantly, what do you have to say about this? Many of the users don't afford buying shells, what is the alternative for them?
We had particularly increased prices for some items, but these items were added with more new benefits to justify the cost. Still, all a gamer needs are all for free, everyone will be able to play games in Garena even without spending a cent. These special items are sold to give those who seek more benefits in the client to get.
Right now, we are also trying to make more chanels available for shells to be more accessible globally. so everyone can really try out and say "hey, this thing is definitely worth it". Actually, we only put items that are really recommendable to use. it is somehting u can enjoy.
Again, everyone can still play games for free in Garena.
There are many payment methods in Asia. What about Europe, or other continents? The only way to pay here is Pay Pal. Are you thinking of introducing new payment methods in the near future?
Yes, we are trying to have more payment choices for gamers around the world to select from. These includes top up cards, credit/debit card payment, sms top up and more. We even have launched a new program that allows individual to be reseller in their own country, that is one fun and easy way to earn! at the same time helping make shells available in the region.
What's next in the development of Garena? Is there any surprise that we should wait for?
I don't like spoiling surprises. I can say gamers can expect new features/supported games and/or improved things in every update. What exactly are the new and improved thing? it's for everyone to find out in time
What do you know now that you wish you'd known 5 years ago?
That Garena would be such a fun place ? If Garena did exist back then and i already was part of it, we would have for sure been the hippest and most fun community by now. i mean we already are among the top, but we still have a lot of growing and improving to do. and that is something we will reach together here as a vibrant community
Is there anything you would like to say to Garena users?
There is so many words that i really wanted to say to show i appreciated and enjoyed this journey with everyone. A big "thank you" to everyone, and... Let us continue this journey and enjoy more good times together! Greater things lies ahead of us.
Interview below:
Can u give us a brief bio about you?
Hi, Jan here, more known in Garena by the name of ScoOobY. I started off as a gamer in Garena sometime around mid 2006, and not long after i applied as a forum moderator in some small section. It all started there, and now i'm managing the overall community development, events and etc.
How did Garena came in your life?
I never actually expected this, it's like a dream come true in a way. That time, everyone in Philippines started to play in Garena, used to be hamachi. So i just tagged along with the rest and play.
What surprised me most was the community, when i first stepped in to the forums, i saw there is really a camaraderie among gamers there, you can really see the bonding and fun time that is present. So i started to be a little more active in the forums
next thing i know, i was doing some events even if i was just an ordinary forumer, and thought that if i joined as a moderator, i can even do more to help the whole community enjoy and have quality time
There are eight million users in Garena Client today. It's the most popular gaming platform, how did you achieved this success?
Our growth is phenomenal. Just so glad to be part of this. Everyone here is part of this. in fact, Romania now is growing fast and i am really looking forward to see Romania fully blossom.
The reason why the growth is so extraordinary is beyond what i can explain. But we can definitely credit to: 1) Garena's commitment towards providing the best to gamers 2) Dedicated and passionate community staffs who clearly makes difference everyday, and above all 3) everybody here, there will be no 8 million, if there is no "you"
Map hack is one of the worst things since the birth of gaming. Blizzard can't keep the playing enviroment safe, how can Garena say you offer 100% hack free gaming? Is there any secret behind this?
Since we are just fresh off from the recent US presidential election, let me compare this maphack with the 'fight against terrorism'. This is an on-going battle, we cannot really say we are safe from maphack, as there will always come new ones. But Garena sees this among the top priority, and definitely every update, we try our best to get all known hacks blocked as much as possible.
We are able to have a faster response at the same time because of the help of the community, everyone has been cooperative. It is because we have a sense of trying to be in a safe society, so our user helps alot by reporting new hacks and et.
What do you think about the guys trying to crack Garena? Is there anything you do against them?
we are working on having our future versions immune to being cracked. at the end of the day, it is similar to the hack case, there will come some new tries, and Garena needs to keep upgrading and improving both its service and security for gamers to enjoy.
Apart from hacking software, what do you do to improve the Garena gaming performance? There are few users complaining about bugs. How do you deal with them?
Garena has been racing for new features, evident in our dota ladder, the many new games supported, and more. We are also currently looking into fixing the common remaining bugs from any existing features in Garena. So it's about time we make use of the pesticides to kill all these bugs
What do you think about the current moderating team? There are different cultures, time zones, how do they manage to work as a team, a family?
They're simply amazing. It is because of this differences in cultures and personality that makes the team uniquely powerful. It's a group of very creative and passionate gamers, who understands fully what the community wants, and the moderating team is giving them exactly that. So kudos to the staffs!
With Garena Fire being launched, you are supposed to get a huge success for the FPS games that are supported. How did you came with this idea?
Hopefully we will grow in the FPS scene similarly to how we are dominating the RTS scene particularly DotA. Without a doubt, FPS is among hte most played games in the west. And as our new slogan goes, we are committed to "connecting world gamers". So expect to see not just more FPS games, but more!
As a head admin of this gaming platform, you must have your unique point of view towards some games. What do you think about the potential of the new games, such as COD 5, Black Shot, Red Alert 3?
I wish i had that kind of unique point of view, or special power to know the potential. (laughs). As for those new games, everybody wants something new. Since after some time, it is human nature to get bored of their old toys. So these new games we are supporting is to provide everyone something fresh to enjoy. I guess what will likely make Cod5, red alert 3, and the rest a success is because it
is a sequel of something already popular. and if it is a new version of the popular game, expectations are high, and in almost all cases, they are better than their predecesor.
The DOTA map it's a brand now, everyone is going to play Dota, not Warcraft. Why, in your oppinion, this map got so successfull?
DotA in my opinion is one of those unique games with properties that suits so many people. The game basic is easy to learn for everyone, at the same time, the more advanced strategy is challenging enough for people to master.
gamers can enjoy playing this one or one to test their skills, and also can be played in a more interesting team 5v5 match where you can play with friends and challenge others.
At the same time, the estimate 1 hour long of the game is good enough for those who do not want to spend months to level up like those of MMORPG. and the author of the map is constantly updating, giving new things always. DotA basically attracted a lot of people because of this i believe.
What about the highly anticipated SC2? Everyone, no matter what game they are playing at the moment, is talking about this game. What if the game fails to such high expectation? What kind of influence will it blow to the gaming community in your opinion?
I don't see this happen actually. i mean Blizzard despite having so many delays, this is all because they only want to release this when all is ready and that gamer's expectation are really met. In case if this does go wrong, that's if, i guess people would just try to look for another game to play. It wont be too drastic except for the countless of fans being disappointed. Wait, that is drastic..
Guess the wait is worth it, so blizzard makes sure it is released when everything is ready Let us look forward to SC 2!
Garena has hosted various tournaments in the recent years, from RaceWar series of WC3 to ADC’08, DreamCup; EEDC, ENADC of DotA. What can we expect from Garena regarding the future tournaments?
Expect more tournaments! From local to international , from grass root to professional level tournament, we aim to have tournaments for all supported games in Garena as much as possible. That time will come. For now, expect more intense action in our DotA tournaments to come
You have a cool recording system, Garena TV. How did you came up with this idea? Is it succesfull? What technology is hidden behind it?
GarenaTV is really something almost everybody enjoys using. They get to see the real action live as if they were in the actual game.
Let's talk about advertising...
You have managed to get most of the gamers in the world now, and have a huge succes. Still, there is room for more. What do you think about promoting Garena with the help of National Television ( ex: commercials )?
How Garena reached its state now is primarily because of the magic in word of mouth. It's like someone here says "hey i tried Garena yesterday and it's way better than X, go try it", then the friend finds out and tried and liked it. he then spreads to others as well.
Right now, with limited resources, we can focus on improving our product/service, and continuously bond our community stronger. then the rest of it should fall in place.
With consistent improvement, we can rely on our ever faithful word of mouth.
The items price in Garena increased significantly, what do you have to say about this? Many of the users don't afford buying shells, what is the alternative for them?
We had particularly increased prices for some items, but these items were added with more new benefits to justify the cost. Still, all a gamer needs are all for free, everyone will be able to play games in Garena even without spending a cent. These special items are sold to give those who seek more benefits in the client to get.
Right now, we are also trying to make more chanels available for shells to be more accessible globally. so everyone can really try out and say "hey, this thing is definitely worth it". Actually, we only put items that are really recommendable to use. it is somehting u can enjoy.
Again, everyone can still play games for free in Garena.
There are many payment methods in Asia. What about Europe, or other continents? The only way to pay here is Pay Pal. Are you thinking of introducing new payment methods in the near future?
Yes, we are trying to have more payment choices for gamers around the world to select from. These includes top up cards, credit/debit card payment, sms top up and more. We even have launched a new program that allows individual to be reseller in their own country, that is one fun and easy way to earn! at the same time helping make shells available in the region.
What's next in the development of Garena? Is there any surprise that we should wait for?
I don't like spoiling surprises. I can say gamers can expect new features/supported games and/or improved things in every update. What exactly are the new and improved thing? it's for everyone to find out in time
What do you know now that you wish you'd known 5 years ago?
That Garena would be such a fun place ? If Garena did exist back then and i already was part of it, we would have for sure been the hippest and most fun community by now. i mean we already are among the top, but we still have a lot of growing and improving to do. and that is something we will reach together here as a vibrant community
Is there anything you would like to say to Garena users?
There is so many words that i really wanted to say to show i appreciated and enjoyed this journey with everyone. A big "thank you" to everyone, and... Let us continue this journey and enjoy more good times together! Greater things lies ahead of us.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Red Alert 3 now in Garena
Comrades!!! Red Alert 3 is now supported by Garena
Steps
1)Join the Red Alert 3 Room
2)Set game path to your RA3.exe
3)go to Versus -> LAN to play with your friends.
Note: You should have the same Red Alert game version with your opponent to be able to play.
Click to view guide on how to play Red Alert 3 in Garena:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=377734
Steps
1)Join the Red Alert 3 Room
2)Set game path to your RA3.exe
3)go to Versus -> LAN to play with your friends.
Note: You should have the same Red Alert game version with your opponent to be able to play.
Click to view guide on how to play Red Alert 3 in Garena:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=377734
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
MyGarena.com - Malaysian Garena
As growing rapidly in the whole world, Garena has provided servicesfor thousands of users everyday. In order to supply bettergaming experience for our users, we started "Join Garena Family"Project.Approved Sites will be our official site in its own region,also the sites will get Garena's full supports, including RoomSupports,Tournament Awards, Advertisements, and so on. Malaysia, one of the most important regions for garena so far, means alot for us. Also the community of Malaysia is growing both in platformand forum. There are lots of staffs from Malaysia who are working forgarena. Today, they are getting together to support garena better, withthe site MyGarena, http://www.mygarena.com . It is the 6th Garena Family Site. Introduction of www.mygarena.com:
Monday, November 3, 2008
Garena Warning: Please don't accept the file called EXP.EXE
Hello Garena users, we've got several reports from our users about a new hack. Someone may try to act all nice to you and send you a file that would give you double experience, the file is called EXP.EXE or something similar. But the true is that this file is a virus, once you download and run it you'll get a virus on your computer and you can even lose your account! Please don't fall on these low tricks.
Be safe and happy gaming:
Garena Staff
Be safe and happy gaming:
Garena Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
SirGaming.com partners with Garena
Now we are proud of announcing our new partner: www.sirgaming.com from Colombia.
Introduction of www.sirgaming.com
Simple Reality e-sports is a Colombian community composed of gamers from Colombia. The website promote competitive gaming making online andoffline tournament of Defense of the Ancients, Warcraft III and CounterStrike. Recently the website made a huge update improving its userinterface adding a whole new content such as: DotA In House Leagues,Introducing 'Simple Reality Manga' and we're working on publishing urban wear for gamers.
Simple Reality offers interviews of South American Gamers, we makecoverage of South American Events bringing to the Colombian Community afull and detailed information of whats going on at the competitivescene. Right now Simple Reality its the main source of CompetitiveDotA, that's why he's member of the ILG (Interactive Latin Group), thisgroup is composed of South American Sites that offer quality news.
Introduction of www.sirgaming.com
Simple Reality e-sports is a Colombian community composed of gamers from Colombia. The website promote competitive gaming making online andoffline tournament of Defense of the Ancients, Warcraft III and CounterStrike. Recently the website made a huge update improving its userinterface adding a whole new content such as: DotA In House Leagues,Introducing 'Simple Reality Manga' and we're working on publishing urban wear for gamers.
Simple Reality offers interviews of South American Gamers, we makecoverage of South American Events bringing to the Colombian Community afull and detailed information of whats going on at the competitivescene. Right now Simple Reality its the main source of CompetitiveDotA, that's why he's member of the ILG (Interactive Latin Group), thisgroup is composed of South American Sites that offer quality news.
Wallie is Now Available in the Garena Payment Options
More ways to get Shells, more fun to come in Garena!
We are pleased to announce that Wallie has been added to our growing list of payment gateway channels. With Wallie, your internet wallet, gamers residing in Europe have got themselves a very accessible and convenient way to purchase Shells.
The Wallie-card is used just like a prepaid telephone card, but then on the Internet. Consumers buy a Wallie-card for a specific value. The value differs per country (as market conditions and currencies differ from country to country).
Wallie-cards are available as physical scratch card and as e-voucher:
Scratchcard: The scratch card has a grey scratch layer on the back which can be scratched away. A unique payment code of 16 numbers and 3 letters will appear. Consumers can use this code to pay on the Internet.
E-voucher: If you have a so-called e-voucher, a voucher that is printed at the cash register, the Wallie-code is then indicated with 'revaluation code' or ‘top-up code'.
On websites where Wallie is accepted, consumers will be able to fill-out their unique payment code online. The balance of the card is checked in real-time and the amount that needs to be paid will be deducted from the outstanding balance on the card. When the remaining balance is not sufficient, consumers can use more cards in the same transaction to reach the amount that needs to be paid. When the card or e-voucher has no balance anymore, it can be disposed.
Is it that easy? Yes it is!
So Get your Wallie now and Start Shopping!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Garena DotA Ladder Season 1
First of all:
Congratulations to the Beta Season Hall of Famers!
http://www.garena.com/ladder/dota/hall_of_fame.php
It’s a whole new race in DotA Ladder season 1, with all the rankings and statistics back from the start, everyone has got the chance to win! Ready… Get set… Play!
DotA Ladder Season 1 will last for 3 months starting from October 16, 2008 until January 15, 2009, the Top 100 players in the season standings can win as high as 30,000 EXP! Plus, we will be having special rankings for countries with high ladder participation, providing gamers the right to compete for the title to be their nation’s best! Check them out at www.Garena.com/ladder/dota
Prizes to be won for the Top players of Season 1:
Rank 1 - 30,000 EXP
Rank 2 - 15,000 EXP
Rank 3 - 9,000 EXP
Rank 4 to 10 - 4,500 EXP
Rank 11 to 50 - 3,000 EXP
Rank 51 to 100 - 1,500 EXP
Good luck and have fun!
NOTE: 6.54 is NOT supported in Garena DotA Ladder. 6.55b and 6.56 will be supported in next client update.
Congratulations to the Beta Season Hall of Famers!
http://www.garena.com/ladder/dota/hall_of_fame.php
It’s a whole new race in DotA Ladder season 1, with all the rankings and statistics back from the start, everyone has got the chance to win! Ready… Get set… Play!
DotA Ladder Season 1 will last for 3 months starting from October 16, 2008 until January 15, 2009, the Top 100 players in the season standings can win as high as 30,000 EXP! Plus, we will be having special rankings for countries with high ladder participation, providing gamers the right to compete for the title to be their nation’s best! Check them out at www.Garena.com/ladder/dota
Prizes to be won for the Top players of Season 1:
Rank 1 - 30,000 EXP
Rank 2 - 15,000 EXP
Rank 3 - 9,000 EXP
Rank 4 to 10 - 4,500 EXP
Rank 11 to 50 - 3,000 EXP
Rank 51 to 100 - 1,500 EXP
Good luck and have fun!
NOTE: 6.54 is NOT supported in Garena DotA Ladder. 6.55b and 6.56 will be supported in next client update.
Friday, October 10, 2008
DotA Ladder Beta Season Closes on Oct 12
Call out to all DotA players out there!
Garena’s DotA Ladder BETA season is finishing this October 12, 2008. The race for the top 100 spot is just a couple of days remaining, so buckle up your seat belt and go max speed as this is your last chance to overtake and secure your victory!
Be part of history and cement your name in the first ever DotA Ladder Hall of Fame batch. The Top-100 gamers at the end of beta season will be given special recognition and will have their names forged in the special “Pre-Season Hall of Fame” corner in the Ladder website. That’s not all, they are bringing home thousands of EXP as well!
Rank 1 - 10,000 EXP
Rank 2 - 8,000 EXP
Rank 3 - 5,000 EXP
Rank 4 to 10 - 3,000 EXP
Rank 11 to 50 - 2,000 EXP
Rank 51 to 100 - 1,000 EXP
NOTE:
Prizes will be awarded on October 15, 2008.
The beta season (Pre-Season) ladder statistics will not be carried over to the official ladder statistics.
That’s fame, EXP, and glory at stake! The last 3 days will be as intense as it can be, go play now and waste no time.
New to the ladder? Cheer Up! More to be won in the coming official Ladder seasons! It’s a whole new race come season 1, with all the rankings and statistics back to zero, everyone has got the chance to win! Watch out for more news about the start of the official season…
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For more information about Garena DotA Laddery system, please refer to this thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=281904
Monday, October 6, 2008
Earn with Garena, be a Garena Retailer!
Here’s your chance now to earn while helping your fellow Garena gamers get access to buy shells!
Be a Garena Retailer Agent now!
Garena Shells retailers are agents with rights approved by Garena to sell and distribute Shells, Garena’s global online currency, for purchasing all items in the online Garena Shop including Gold Membership and more. Retailers will be ordering Shells by bundles directly from our staffs.
If you are interested to be an agent, please email payment@mail.garena.com with the following information:
Full Name
Contact Information
Country of Residence
Resources / Channels intended to use for Shells Distribution (e.g. owner of LAN cafes, etc)
Our staff will contact the qualified applicants and explain the details for the reseller guidelines and its benefits, the terms and conditions and other related information.
Be a Garena Retailer Agent now!
Garena Shells retailers are agents with rights approved by Garena to sell and distribute Shells, Garena’s global online currency, for purchasing all items in the online Garena Shop including Gold Membership and more. Retailers will be ordering Shells by bundles directly from our staffs.
If you are interested to be an agent, please email payment@mail.garena.com with the following information:
Full Name
Contact Information
Country of Residence
Resources / Channels intended to use for Shells Distribution (e.g. owner of LAN cafes, etc)
Our staff will contact the qualified applicants and explain the details for the reseller guidelines and its benefits, the terms and conditions and other related information.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Support Your Teams in ADC now with your National Avatars!
DotA Fans,
ADC Season 2 is getting even hotter now as we are almost at the finish-line for the regular season - teams are competing for a limited 4-slot in the Season Finale of ADC 08! Who will make it there? You can help decide!
Your time to show your support to your favorite teams of ADC08 is now on! Your support will greatly help your nation’s team stay on track and remain in their quest to be crowned as Asia’s best. This is your chance to stop being just an audience and become a real supporter to the team carrying your country’s flag and pride.
Special ADC Team Avatars are now available in Garena Avatar Shop for the 10 competing teams in the regular season. To cast your vote of support to a team, you may purchase and use the personalized team avatar sold in store. Each avatar purchased is counted as 1 point to the team. The team with the most votes at the end of the voting season will have a bonus “revive” point, allowing the team who won the voting to have another opportunity to challenge their opponent again if they lose during playoff or playdown (depending on their standings at the end of the season, see ADC Season II Rules for more details - link).
Voting Period starts now and will end one week prior to the last play day (See details released later by the tournament administrator for specific date of last play day).
Vote now by purchasing and using your team avatar! Show your team that the whole country is supporting them! Inspire, motivate, drive your team to victory!
Click this Garena link to buy ADC Team Avatars
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Important Advisory: Never give your password to anyone
Important Advisory: Never give your password to anyone
We would like to remind everyone that the Garena Staff will NEVER ask for your password. Some members with the intention to steal your account have been creating accounts similar to the administrator accounts' name to ask for member's passwords. At any circumstances, please do NOT give out your password or any related account information to anyone.
Also, please do not visit any unofficial Garena sites especially those that are selling Garena Shells, or giving away freebies. These are possible scam / hack sites that will only lead to your account being hacked/banned.
Finally, do NOT ask anyone to top up for your account. This may get your account involved in possible fraud cases, thus, account will be banned.
Thanks and be guided accordingly.
Garena Staff
We would like to remind everyone that the Garena Staff will NEVER ask for your password. Some members with the intention to steal your account have been creating accounts similar to the administrator accounts' name to ask for member's passwords. At any circumstances, please do NOT give out your password or any related account information to anyone.
Also, please do not visit any unofficial Garena sites especially those that are selling Garena Shells, or giving away freebies. These are possible scam / hack sites that will only lead to your account being hacked/banned.
Finally, do NOT ask anyone to top up for your account. This may get your account involved in possible fraud cases, thus, account will be banned.
Thanks and be guided accordingly.
Garena Staff
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Garena 3.0 Released
Enjoy a Whole New Experience with Garena 3.0!
Let us celebrate! Garena 3.0 is officially released! Like all Garena updates, 3.0 has the upgrades and fixes of the previous version. But unlike any other updates, this one takes you to a whole new gaming experience with its new looks and feel!
The new skin in metallic black, silver and fiery red gives gamers the energetic sensation and the extra motivational boost that will surely make you stay online and play longer! The new platform layout is specially designed to enhance the overall user experience by making every functions and features accessible and user-friendly! Now this is what gaming should be like!
Here are some of the key upgrades in 3.0:
New Messenger Structure
The new messenger now features a more detailed profile which includes displaying of the Clan Rank, User Type (Gold Member, Basic Member, etc) and its expiration. With the revamped structure, Garena functions are now grouped into mini icons easily accessible to users. Using Garena functions has never been this easy - go explore the new Garena now!
Integrated Shop
Say good bye to old fashioned click-this-button-to-open-website Shop, and hello to the new and fast one-click Garena shop! That's right, Garena 3.0 now has a built-in shop.
Click on the "Shop" button to open the shop window and display all available items in store. Click on "Gold Mem" to open the shop window and display only Gold Membership package items. For quick Shell top-up, click on the "Buy Shell" button along the navigation menu.
Now that purchasing these items is made easy and fast! It's time everyone goes shopping!
Bigger and Better MTV Media Player
Everything in 3.0 has gotten hipper, and that goes the same with the new MTV embedded Media Player! It is now bigger and better! With more new contents updated regularly, be sure to check it out everyday... Enjoy a break from your game and listen to MTV music videos or watch your favourite mini series videos only available in Garena MTV embedded media player!
Other Change Log:
Fixed some bugs in DotA Ladder Beta. Garena DotA Ladder Season I will start soon.
Added registration through Garena.
Fixed a bug which will cause crash on Vista.
Fixed some problems in GarenaTV.
Fixed a few UI bugs.
All that and more! Update now to Garena 3.0!
To view list of change log in 3.0, refer to this thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=323217
To report any bugs/problems encountered in Garena 3.0, refer to this thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=323212
Link:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=323227
Let us celebrate! Garena 3.0 is officially released! Like all Garena updates, 3.0 has the upgrades and fixes of the previous version. But unlike any other updates, this one takes you to a whole new gaming experience with its new looks and feel!
The new skin in metallic black, silver and fiery red gives gamers the energetic sensation and the extra motivational boost that will surely make you stay online and play longer! The new platform layout is specially designed to enhance the overall user experience by making every functions and features accessible and user-friendly! Now this is what gaming should be like!
Here are some of the key upgrades in 3.0:
New Messenger Structure
The new messenger now features a more detailed profile which includes displaying of the Clan Rank, User Type (Gold Member, Basic Member, etc) and its expiration. With the revamped structure, Garena functions are now grouped into mini icons easily accessible to users. Using Garena functions has never been this easy - go explore the new Garena now!
Integrated Shop
Say good bye to old fashioned click-this-button-to-open-website Shop, and hello to the new and fast one-click Garena shop! That's right, Garena 3.0 now has a built-in shop.
Click on the "Shop" button to open the shop window and display all available items in store. Click on "Gold Mem" to open the shop window and display only Gold Membership package items. For quick Shell top-up, click on the "Buy Shell" button along the navigation menu.
Now that purchasing these items is made easy and fast! It's time everyone goes shopping!
Bigger and Better MTV Media PlayerEverything in 3.0 has gotten hipper, and that goes the same with the new MTV embedded Media Player! It is now bigger and better! With more new contents updated regularly, be sure to check it out everyday... Enjoy a break from your game and listen to MTV music videos or watch your favourite mini series videos only available in Garena MTV embedded media player!
Other Change Log:Fixed some bugs in DotA Ladder Beta. Garena DotA Ladder Season I will start soon.
Added registration through Garena.
Fixed a bug which will cause crash on Vista.
Fixed some problems in GarenaTV.
Fixed a few UI bugs.
All that and more! Update now to Garena 3.0!
To view list of change log in 3.0, refer to this thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=323217
To report any bugs/problems encountered in Garena 3.0, refer to this thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=323212
Link:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=323227
Secrets to EXP Boosting [revealed]
I know many of you have been wondering how to level up real fast. Since you are all GOLD MEMBERS, your EXP gain is twice the normal EXP gain for GARENA. Anyways, without further ado, let me give to you the techniques to LEVEL UP real fast LEGALLY! I know 2 ways to do it.
1) Play CALL OF DUTY 4 Same rules with the ones that applied with CounterStrike before. CounterStrike EXP has been capped in Garena 3.0
2) Play a CUSTOM MAP named FUFU UNITED NINJA ALL-STARS Yup, that's right. All you need is to have Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne Next step is to download this map.
Here's the thread to find out the latest map: http://www.gg-game.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=182110
It's the most popular CUSTOM map in the Philippines right now since it has a really FAST EXP gain. If you can't find it there, the alternative is to search it on epicwar.com
So how do you get the FULL EXP gain? and what makes this map give lottsa EXP? To fully gain the MAX EXP, you have to do the following:
a) HOST the game <-hosts get higher EXP b) Have a FULL House <-max 12 players (more players, more EXP) c) Enjoy the game. The more times you play, the more EXP you get. d) Before I forget, FINISH the game. <-the game lasts between 5 to 10 minutes so it's relatively FAST compared to DOTA and TreeTag Simple but effective. And remember, never leave games. I hope I have helped all of you with this tutorial. Thanks to the creator of this article Link: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=185848
Friday, September 5, 2008
Kazakhstan launches Garena Shop
Kazakhstan Gamers now can purchase GG Shop goods and GG Avatars through the station which will work on all tournaments and championships that will be held in Almaty by Omega-Sektor (OS) Company. The station is fully mobile that allows to sell goods in all gaming places.
Kazakhstan Garena Shop (KGS) started to work from 30th August at Omega-Sektor's gaming center #10 Opening Ceremony and have served over than 30 gamers. Kids were able to purchase gold memberships, rename & unban cards and even GG Avatar wearings! KGS is going to make rush sells on WCG National Grand Finals too!
GG.MaMbeT, OSPL tournament manager, selling Garena Shop goods
First customer purchasing GM for 6 month
Kazakhstan Garena Shop banner
Friday, August 22, 2008
Using WarCraft Version Switcher to store 1.22
Warcraft version switcher is an essential and a very simple tool to change your warcraft versions as and when needed in a matter of seconds. To know what is Warcraft version switcher check this link : CLICK HERE
Okay now lets get back to the topic : Using WarCraft Version Switcher to store 1.22
First run the 1.22 patch to patch your warcraft game. The link can be found below.
Patch Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Full 1.22 (English)
Download [Link 1]
Download this 1.22 patch and run it. Your game will be patched to 1.22
Then, you can store this 1.22 version in warcraft version switcher.
Open "Warcraft version switcher" and click on the store version button. Then the rest is as shown below.
Hey! Guys I solve my problem already and I just wanna share it to everybody. If you have any problems regarding WarCraft Version Switcher (WVS) specifically on storing the newest verion V1.22, because there is none in the list V1.22 you can just choose any version for example like me I choose V1.19 to store V1.22. Its OK the files inside will not be affected but only the version name in the switch version menu V1.19 will appear but, you can change the name to v1.22. just go to your WVS folder (C:\Warcraft Version Switcher\wvs) inside wvs folder there will be a zip file and one of them will be the one that you just stored(refer to the pic guide below) Instead of waiting for newer version of WVS you can use this as an alternative. thanks...
Store your current version V1.22 as V1.19
go to your WVS folder inside wvs there will be a zip file rename/change it to V1.22
after that go to wvs run it and check your Version name
ENJOY!!!
For guides about WVS visit this link below:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=74274
For tips on how to patch your WC3 visit this link below:
http://www.gg-game.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=74149
Thread:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=261963
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Guide on How to watch games at GarenaTV
Most of the league, tournament... famous games are played and streamed (recorded) in Garena. But many people have no idea how to watch games using it! If you don't know how yet, then this guide is for you:
1. Log in and click on "GarenaTV"
GarenaTV is a button, which is located in the top right near "Support" and "GG Ladder".
2. Select the Channel
It depends on the game you wish to watch, if you wish to watch a NGL game then click on the NGL One channel and the game is surely there. In case of DotA games they're normally in the Garen-Game Channel.
3. Select a Game and check the respective box
After searching for your game, select it. Let's select the DM9 MYM vs Mouz Game.
4. Now click on the View button
Make sure your W3 path is war3.exe and wait still it auto start.
5. Local Area Network
Click on the "Local Area Network" button and there's your replay.
1. Log in and click on "GarenaTV"
GarenaTV is a button, which is located in the top right near "Support" and "GG Ladder".
2. Select the Channel
It depends on the game you wish to watch, if you wish to watch a NGL game then click on the NGL One channel and the game is surely there. In case of DotA games they're normally in the Garen-Game Channel.
3. Select a Game and check the respective box
After searching for your game, select it. Let's select the DM9 MYM vs Mouz Game.
4. Now click on the View button
Make sure your W3 path is war3.exe and wait still it auto start.
5. Local Area Network
Click on the "Local Area Network" button and there's your replay.
TriniGamers join Garena Family Project!
As growing rapidly in the whole world, Garena has providedservices for thousands of users everyday. In order to supply bettergaming experience for our users, we started "Join Garena Family"Project. Approved Sites will be our official site in its own region,also the sites will get Garena's full supports, including RoomSupports, Tournament Awards, Advertisements, and so on.
Today we are proud of announcing our first Garena-Family Site -- TriniGamers(http://www.trinigamers.com/).
Now when you view TriniGamers Site, you will find all usefulinformations about Garena. You also can get help and guide there.TriniGamers will dedicate to introduce and help users to Garena.
Introduction of TriniGamers:
If you are interested in the Plan, Click Here to get more informations.
Thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=288585
Today we are proud of announcing our first Garena-Family Site -- TriniGamers(http://www.trinigamers.com/).
Now when you view TriniGamers Site, you will find all usefulinformations about Garena. You also can get help and guide there.TriniGamers will dedicate to introduce and help users to Garena.
Introduction of TriniGamers:
Trinigamers is the premier gaming organization in Trinidad and Tobago which was formed in October 27th2002. The organization as of now consists of over 7,000 members comingfrom across Trinidad and Tobago both local and international.As we have promised in our Project(Refer to Here ), here is the list what we will supply.
Trinigamers has done this via the hosting oftournaments, both offline and online which cover the various genres andplatforms that are popular locally and internationally.
Internationally, a local based clan Trinidad Gosu Squad (TGS) ranked 1ston Warcraft III's international ranking numerous times, at one pointfor a year and for eight online international Tournaments. Afterwinning the VXG (video X games 2006) we have automatically qualifiedfor Counter strike 1.6 in the Electronic Sports world Cup (ESWC) http://www.eswc.com/
Trinigamers have also had the honor of hosting Trinidad & Tobago's first online Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) All-stars League in 2006. This was followed up in 2007 and we had an increase in registrations by over 400%. This year we plan on another online league possibly using Garena with much higher prizes thanks to our sponsors iStand. iStand http://www.istandtt.com/ is a government organisation which has recognised us as the premier gaming organisation in the country. Interest has been shown in getting gaming recognised as a sport in Trinidad & Tobago.
1.Private Rooms for TriniGamers
Channel Listing
War3 RPG > North America > TriniGamers DotA Room 01
War3 RPG > North America > TriniGamers DotA Room 02
War3 TFT > North America > TriniGamers Warcraft III Room
COD 4 > North America > TriniGamers CoD 4 Room
AOE II > North America > TriniGamers AOE II Room
Starcraft > North America > TriniGamers SCBW Room
CSS > North America > TriniGamers CSS Room
2.Tournaments Supports
*Streamer Accounts
*Awards(Experience, Premium Membership, even Cash in the future)
*Advertisement
3.Exclusive Office Site and Domain Service
tg.garena.com will indirect to http://www.trinigamers.com/
Servers Services and Relevant Payment Services in progress.....
Thread: http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=288585
Monday, August 11, 2008
World Cyber Games Asia Day 2 LIVE Updates
Aug 8, 2008 1:22 PM
Finally got my wireless working... pfft. Today will be the final day for the open bracket tournament. The famous Zenith and other known teams will be playing today! And since it's the weekend, the crowds are already piling up as early as 12 noon... It will be like sardines in a can later today or even more crowded come tomorrow!
Earlier today, China's eHome dropped by the booth. Check out the gallery below
Aug 8, 2008 10:43 PM
Sorry for not being able update as regular, been a busy day for everyone in the ground. As for the Singapore Open tournament, we are now down to 16 teams! A lot of surprises happened including Zenith being eliminated early by visitor DNA-Sk of Malaysia, Zenith was outplayed throughout the game and didn't really impose any serious comeback in the game.
At around 6:05 pm, the awarding of some of the concluded tournaments was also made followed by the opening ceremony of the most anticipated Asian Championship that will begin today! The ceremony is highlighted by the introduction of participating countries with a representative for each nation carrying their flag up high and proud! check out the photos!
eHome of China poses in Garena Booth
XcN of Indonesia with GG.MaRs
Thread:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=295413
Finally got my wireless working... pfft. Today will be the final day for the open bracket tournament. The famous Zenith and other known teams will be playing today! And since it's the weekend, the crowds are already piling up as early as 12 noon... It will be like sardines in a can later today or even more crowded come tomorrow!
Earlier today, China's eHome dropped by the booth. Check out the gallery below
Aug 8, 2008 10:43 PM
Sorry for not being able update as regular, been a busy day for everyone in the ground. As for the Singapore Open tournament, we are now down to 16 teams! A lot of surprises happened including Zenith being eliminated early by visitor DNA-Sk of Malaysia, Zenith was outplayed throughout the game and didn't really impose any serious comeback in the game.
At around 6:05 pm, the awarding of some of the concluded tournaments was also made followed by the opening ceremony of the most anticipated Asian Championship that will begin today! The ceremony is highlighted by the introduction of participating countries with a representative for each nation carrying their flag up high and proud! check out the photos!
eHome of China poses in Garena Booth
XcN of Indonesia with GG.MaRs
Thread:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=295413
World Cyber Games Asia Day 1 LIVE Updates
Aug 7, 2008 10:18 AM
Good morning there people! Some of you guys probably stayed awake all night in anticipation of the opening of this year's biggest LAN event in Asia - World Cyber Games Asian DotA Championship 08.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the big show!
We are just a few minutes away from the opening ceremony of the event. Teams participating in the Singapore qualifiers are currently signing up in the back stage. Exhibitors and sponsors are dressing up their booths. While there are still few visitors at the moment, expect a mob of game enthusiasts and visitors from across Asia and even guest from the west to be in the venue!
Aug 7, 2008 4:25 PM
Earlier today team Ks dropped by the Garena booth to have a chat with MaRs, then came Error from India who visited us and took some photos with MarS and me! Later, Some members of team XcN was also spotted in the Garena booth. A lot of Garena gamers got to know each other here, we expect more to come visit us when the Asian DotA Championship starts... The booth is filled with tons of spectators watching LIVE WCG matches from our television. . . and a lot of people are purchasing the prepaid cards to get a grab on those uber cool shirts we are giving away for free here in the booth!
Aug 7, 2008 8:39 PM
It's 8 plus pm now and the crowd is as still as energized as when they arrived. Why not? It has been non stop action the whole day, enough to keep you awake until the wee hours and knock you out afterwards.. maybe just in time to wake up for tomorrow's "another" big day! Most the the match results are now updated. see next post. Again, calling all Garena gamers in town, drop by our booth and purchase those collectible prepaid cards with the cool Tshirt!
See yah.
This is ScoOobY signing off
Aug 7, 2008 9:58 PM
Was supposed to be closing before some more visitors dropped by! Philippines' Mineski and Nightmare of Singapore visit us on the last minute of this jampacked day! check out the photos below!
================
Photo Gallery Day 1
Lobby and Entrace
Inside the Event
Garena Booth
KingSurf of Malaysia with Garena Showgirls
Error of India with MaRs and ScoOobY
Team Philippines' Mineski and Local Team Singapore Nightmare poses with ScoOobY and MaRs
Thread found here:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=294498
Good morning there people! Some of you guys probably stayed awake all night in anticipation of the opening of this year's biggest LAN event in Asia - World Cyber Games Asian DotA Championship 08.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the big show!
We are just a few minutes away from the opening ceremony of the event. Teams participating in the Singapore qualifiers are currently signing up in the back stage. Exhibitors and sponsors are dressing up their booths. While there are still few visitors at the moment, expect a mob of game enthusiasts and visitors from across Asia and even guest from the west to be in the venue!
Aug 7, 2008 4:25 PM
Earlier today team Ks dropped by the Garena booth to have a chat with MaRs, then came Error from India who visited us and took some photos with MarS and me! Later, Some members of team XcN was also spotted in the Garena booth. A lot of Garena gamers got to know each other here, we expect more to come visit us when the Asian DotA Championship starts... The booth is filled with tons of spectators watching LIVE WCG matches from our television. . . and a lot of people are purchasing the prepaid cards to get a grab on those uber cool shirts we are giving away for free here in the booth!
Aug 7, 2008 8:39 PM
It's 8 plus pm now and the crowd is as still as energized as when they arrived. Why not? It has been non stop action the whole day, enough to keep you awake until the wee hours and knock you out afterwards.. maybe just in time to wake up for tomorrow's "another" big day! Most the the match results are now updated. see next post. Again, calling all Garena gamers in town, drop by our booth and purchase those collectible prepaid cards with the cool Tshirt!
See yah.
This is ScoOobY signing off
Aug 7, 2008 9:58 PM
Was supposed to be closing before some more visitors dropped by! Philippines' Mineski and Nightmare of Singapore visit us on the last minute of this jampacked day! check out the photos below!
================
Photo Gallery Day 1
Lobby and Entrace
Inside the Event
Garena Booth
KingSurf of Malaysia with Garena Showgirls
Error of India with MaRs and ScoOobY
Team Philippines' Mineski and Local Team Singapore Nightmare poses with ScoOobY and MaRs
Thread found here:
http://www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=294498
Enjoy FREE trial Gold Membership when playing in our Cafe Partners!
Enjoy FREE trial Gold Membership when playing in our Cafe Partners!
Garena CyberCafe Alliance (GCA) is a premium service providing exclusive benefits to the members of this program – the café partners. Members of GCA will have the edge and stand out from the rest of the competing cafes in town!
Gamers who are playing in GCA-member cafés will enjoy FREE Gold Membership Status! This free gold membership is only available when you play in the GCA-member cafes, therefore you will not have the gold membership when playing in other cafes or at home. Gamers will have this privilege until promo period ends.
If the café you are playing in is not yet a member, inform the owner/manager of the café about this great promotion and contact us immediately! To subscribe for this limited FREE trial period of GCA, owner/manager of the café can reply in this thread or email Jan Frederic Chiong at chiongj@garena.com with the following information:
Below are the list of computer cafes where you can enjoy FREE gold membership!
Quezon City
Manila
Makati
Cebu City
Zamboanga City
Cotabato City
Cavite
Your cafe can also join! Just inform the owner/manager about this!
Garena CyberCafe Alliance (GCA) is a premium service providing exclusive benefits to the members of this program – the café partners. Members of GCA will have the edge and stand out from the rest of the competing cafes in town!
Gamers who are playing in GCA-member cafés will enjoy FREE Gold Membership Status! This free gold membership is only available when you play in the GCA-member cafes, therefore you will not have the gold membership when playing in other cafes or at home. Gamers will have this privilege until promo period ends.
If the café you are playing in is not yet a member, inform the owner/manager of the café about this great promotion and contact us immediately! To subscribe for this limited FREE trial period of GCA, owner/manager of the café can reply in this thread or email Jan Frederic Chiong at chiongj@garena.com with the following information:
Cafe Name:NOTE: Please use "GCA Inquiry" as title for emails.
Cafe Address:
Phone Number:
Contact Person (Preferably owner/manager/technician)
Name:
Email Address:
Mobile Phone:
Number of Computers in the cafe:
Below are the list of computer cafes where you can enjoy FREE gold membership!
Quezon City
| Café Name | Address |
| -ArSeNaL- | 35 Parinas St, Project 8, QC |
| Tom’s Cyber World | 4th Level, West Wing Robinson’s Galleria, Quezon City |
Manila
| Café Name | Address |
| T3KU Cybercafe | 672 gastambide st. Sampaloc Manila |
Makati
| Café Name | Address |
| Gate One Net Cafe | Bldg. 1, Guadalupe Bliss 1, J.P. Rizal extn., Cembo, Makati |
Cebu City
| Café Name | Address |
| Chain Reaction | F. Ramos Street, Cebu City |
| Bits n Bytes | 0876 M. Zoza Street, Cebu City |
| PapetNEt | Panagdait Homes , Mabolo, Cebu City |
Zamboanga City
| Café Name | Address |
| NetWatch Computer Center | ZAEC Building Governor Alvarez Street, Zamboanga City |
| WTC Computer Haus | General Vicente Alvarez Street, Zamboanga City |
| Vistro | Don Alfaro Street, Tetuan, Zamboanga City |
| Quantum 8 Internet | 133 Canelar Street, Zamboanga City |
| 24/7 Internet Studio | RLim Building, Sucabon Street, Zamboanga City |
| Gigabyte Internet Alley | MCLL Tetuan |
| Ben n Yam Netwatch | Guiwan, Zamboanga City |
| Sky Infotech | Sta. Catalina, Zamboanga City |
| Ben n Yam Netwatch | Guiwan, Zamboanga City |
Cotabato City
| Café Name | Address |
| pletenet | Polomolok, South Cotabato |
Cavite
| Café Name | Address |
| cyblitz.net | B2 l2 Tsarina Grand Ville, Manggahan Gen. Trias, Cavite |
Your cafe can also join! Just inform the owner/manager about this!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Join the Official Garena SNS Networks Now!
Garena is excited to announce that we have officially launched our very own profile in many popular SNS networks including Friendster, Facebook, Orkut, Multiply, and more to come!
It’s time to extend your circle of peers by getting connected to a global community! Meet and greet fellow Garena gamers from all around the world. Be friends with the people you get to play with everyday, learn about people away from home and get a bigger view of the world around you!
Apart from making thousands of new friends, you can also enjoy the following:
1) Get the latest Garena news updates and announcements through these SNS networks.
2) Get to participate in special events hosted in these SNS networks and win Garena prizes.
3) Get downloadable freebies uploaded in these SNS networks instantly.
And many more!
Add us up now at the following SNS networks:
Multiply: multiply@mail.garena.com| mygarena.multiply.com
Orkut: orkut@mail.garena.com
Friendster: friendster@mail.garena.com | www.friendster.com/mygarena
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Garena_Home/1374891087
Myspace: garenamyspace@gmail.com | www.myspace.com/mygarena
What’s the wait? Join now and make more friends! See you there buddy!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
How to play games in Garena
Before Step 1, you need to already have a registered account.
Step 1 - Launching Garena
Log-in using your registered username and password.
Step 2 - Joining a room
Under “LAN Games”, click on the icon or the name of the game you want to play. After that, select the region/country you are from by clicking on it. After clicking the country, a list of rooms under that region/country will be shown. To join that specific room, double click on the desired room.
Step 3 - Setting the Game Path
This is the step wherein most gamers would have a hard time. But trust me, this tutorial makes it look like a piece of cassava cake.
Once you successfully get inside a room, click on the “Settings” button.
The Settings window will pop up. Click on the correct game icon under Garena LAN Games, if you are inside a War3 RPG room, click on the War3 RPG icon; if inside a CS 1.6 room, click on the CS 1.6 icon and so on.
You can either browse or auto-search to find the .exe file for that particular game.
The following are the standard game executable path:
• War3 RPG: war3.exe
• War3 TFT: war3.exe
• Counter-Strike 1.6: cstrike.exe , hl.exe , hlds.exe , hltv.exe , steam.exe
(NOTE: you can use any of the one listed)
• Counter-Strike Source: hl2.exe , steam.exe
(NOTE: you can use any of the one listed)
• Call of Duty 4: iw3mp.exe
• Starcraft: starcraft.exe
• Dawn of War: w40k.exe
• Quake 4: quake4.exe , quake4ded.exe
(NOTE: you can use any of the one listed)
If you know the location of the .exe file, Click on the 'Browse' button in the Settings window. Locate and select the .exe of the game then click on Open. (Refer to image below for sample for Warcraft 3: TFT)
Or you can let Garena automatically search for the .exe file for you by clicking on 'Search' in the Settings window. Then the auto search window will pop-up, choose the drive under “Look in” then click “Search” (Refer to image below for sample for Warcraft 3: TFT)
After putting the correct game path in the Game Executable field, click on “OK” to save the settings.
NOTE: You do not need to set your game path every time you run Garena, you only need to set it once during the first time you use Garena in your computer.
Step 4 (finally) Starting and playing the game
After setting up the game path, click on the “Start Game” or enter “/start” in the message input area.
After the game has been launched through Garena, go to the game’s LAN section to view available host to join, or to create a new game.
In the Warcraft III: TFT menu, choose "Local Area Network" (NOTE: Not Battle.net).
You will be able to see all available games hosted in the current room under the “Games” list. Just double click on the available games listed to enter it. You can create your own game for others to join by clicking on the “Create Game” button.
Step 1 - Launching Garena
Log-in using your registered username and password.
Step 2 - Joining a room
Under “LAN Games”, click on the icon or the name of the game you want to play. After that, select the region/country you are from by clicking on it. After clicking the country, a list of rooms under that region/country will be shown. To join that specific room, double click on the desired room.
Step 3 - Setting the Game Path
This is the step wherein most gamers would have a hard time. But trust me, this tutorial makes it look like a piece of cassava cake.
Once you successfully get inside a room, click on the “Settings” button.
The Settings window will pop up. Click on the correct game icon under Garena LAN Games, if you are inside a War3 RPG room, click on the War3 RPG icon; if inside a CS 1.6 room, click on the CS 1.6 icon and so on.
You can either browse or auto-search to find the .exe file for that particular game.
The following are the standard game executable path:
• War3 RPG: war3.exe
• War3 TFT: war3.exe
• Counter-Strike 1.6: cstrike.exe , hl.exe , hlds.exe , hltv.exe , steam.exe
(NOTE: you can use any of the one listed)
• Counter-Strike Source: hl2.exe , steam.exe
(NOTE: you can use any of the one listed)
• Call of Duty 4: iw3mp.exe
• Starcraft: starcraft.exe
• Dawn of War: w40k.exe
• Quake 4: quake4.exe , quake4ded.exe
(NOTE: you can use any of the one listed)
If you know the location of the .exe file, Click on the 'Browse' button in the Settings window. Locate and select the .exe of the game then click on Open. (Refer to image below for sample for Warcraft 3: TFT)
Or you can let Garena automatically search for the .exe file for you by clicking on 'Search' in the Settings window. Then the auto search window will pop-up, choose the drive under “Look in” then click “Search” (Refer to image below for sample for Warcraft 3: TFT)
After putting the correct game path in the Game Executable field, click on “OK” to save the settings.
NOTE: You do not need to set your game path every time you run Garena, you only need to set it once during the first time you use Garena in your computer.
Step 4 (finally) Starting and playing the game
After setting up the game path, click on the “Start Game” or enter “/start” in the message input area.
After the game has been launched through Garena, go to the game’s LAN section to view available host to join, or to create a new game.
In the Warcraft III: TFT menu, choose "Local Area Network" (NOTE: Not Battle.net).
You will be able to see all available games hosted in the current room under the “Games” list. Just double click on the available games listed to enter it. You can create your own game for others to join by clicking on the “Create Game” button.
Garena Installation
1st step:
Go to www.garena.com then click on any of the MIRROR LINKS to start downloading.
2nd step:
After the download is complete, run the Garena_setup.exe file
3rd step:
Choose the directory where you would like to install Garena.
4th step
After the installation is done, click FINISH to end the InstallShield Wizard
5th step
To run Garena, just double click on the Garena icon to start it up.
If you have any questions, feel free to post it on the comments.
It is open for anyone (no need to register)
Go to www.garena.com then click on any of the MIRROR LINKS to start downloading.
2nd step:
After the download is complete, run the Garena_setup.exe file
3rd step:
Choose the directory where you would like to install Garena.
4th step
After the installation is done, click FINISH to end the InstallShield Wizard
5th step
To run Garena, just double click on the Garena icon to start it up.
If you have any questions, feel free to post it on the comments.
It is open for anyone (no need to register)
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