Good luck to all participants!

Hello! My name is Kenny and I am SK's biggest fan. I've been watching and supporting SK since their 5 vs WHP days. You guys always have such amazing synergy and seem to be very relaxed players. I aspire to play at your guy's level but my mom doesn't let me play more than 2 hours a day so it's hard but I can watch you guys at your level and pretend that I'm that good. I really love HoN and you guys and I know I will suck at your level but it would be amazing just to be able to know that I had the opportunity to play with you. You guys are truly legends.

Hi. My name is Michalis and I'm an SK big fan too in DotA, HoN and Counter Strike. I love the way SK makes a strategy and fight to the end, though they are having some bad days now. Well, i want you to chose me because I really want to play with an expert. Also, as I can see, Fogged name is Ioannis, which is the Greek version o John. Im Greek too, so learning from a Greek will make the experience even greater :) . Please Fogged chose me, make able to hit Chu in the face!

Hello, my name is William and I'm a bigger SK fan that you will ever know. It would be advantageous of you to choose me as the winner as I play HoN and am terrible but would like to get better. HoN is the only game I play and it makes me sad that I are baddie, but I try. I've had a rough upbringing as a child and the only joy I have in life now is my many games of HoN that I play. I will tell you a little about myself so you can get the grand picture of what kind of man I am. See, in west Philadelphia born and raised on the playground was where I spent most of my days. Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool and all shootin some b-ball outside of the school. When a couple of guys who were up to no good startin making trouble in my neighborhood. I got in one little fight and my mom got scared and said, "You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air". Thank you for your consideration of choosing me as the winrar. I deserve it.

"Hi, i really like playing hon and to teach my friends to get better though the most are less than my PSR and would like to play more official games with them. When i'm playing in the lower games with my friends so i can teach them how to play this or this hero i often pick the supporter so the hole game wouldn't get unfair for the oppenent team. Often, if the players in my team are doing something wrong i try to explain them how to do better instead of blaming them, just like most people sadly do so they will take my advice to improve themself instead of taking it as an offense.
If i would be picked i say, it would'nt just be an improvement for 1 person ... it would be an improvement for much players i am sharing my tips and tricks, though i'm not such a pro in HoN and i would like to improve myself aswell."
PS: I'm not the best in English sorry :D

Hello frands. My name is Liv. I feel I deserve this opportunity to play with the legend known as [SK]Fogged because I'm the #1 competitive 900-1200 rated player in the world. With my prestigious rank and as the best player in my bracket, I feel I should have some quality time with the best on the other side of the PSR spectrum, and someone as renowned as [SK]Fogged definitely qualifies as one of the best. I feel that the competitive 900-1200 rated scene doesn't get the attention it deserves. Most of you reading this will just dismiss me as some kind of troll, but know that we are out there. This isn't just an opportunity for me, but for all the competitive 900-1200 players out there in the world with nothing but hopes and dreams to one day be on the front page of Honcast. We are overlooked and ignored by elitists, but now is our time to shine. It took a whole lot of trying just to get up that hill. But now we're in the big leagues and getting our turn at bat. I just want to send a message to [SK]Fogged. Pick me, for as long as we live it's you and me baby, and there ain't nothing wrong with that.
Cheers,
Liv

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hey there good fellas from SK, I WOULD LOVE TO LANE WITH YOU!!!! :D
sooo... how big a fan am i.... how to put this....
well, i watch honcast nearly daily and LOVE your matches ofcourse and get great ideas from them.
furthermore, i watch your games... good time yesterday with Chu? yes... i have no life and have seen your latest games, dont think honcast is all i see cause i know where u live bro :P i check your unofficial games to get even more inspiration and just to see great players play together. Love it!
Also i played 3 years of DotA before comming to HoN so im not just some total retard who would be shitty to play with anyway. + ill play you some lovely support man :P pls pls
if rJAAAAAAY can do it so can i :D

ps. 1704 PSR since yesterday, i'm so proud :D

Need the PSR boost.

My name is Albert and I would like to win coz I'm the only one who's going to buy HoN just for this event.

Hey there, nice to see another contest. I'd love to lane with anyone from SK Gaming, I actually participated in the "lane with Bdiz" contest. Hopefully this time I'll be in luck.

I think the competitive scene is becoming increasingly interesting, and with the upcoming competition (Dota 2, etc.) I think it is what clearly defines Heroes of Newerth. I used to play DotA back in the days, but it's only until I started playing HoN that my interest in truly mastering the game peaked. I started watching competitive replays and casts, and that's when I got familiar with all the famous teams; obviously, I've enjoyed watching SK games on many occasions.

I have been quite busy with my life these days (new job, moving to another country, etc.) so Honcast has pretty much been the only way I've been keeping up with the game, so give me a hand in my gaming skill recovery process :) I'm a talkative, cooperative player and would love to lane with Fogged, and perhaps take my skill to the next level!

Good luck to everyone!

Greetings SK.
A slight introduction of me would be slightly too long. To keep matters simple, I will address to major reasons to why I find this offer interesting. As a new player, compared to those who began with DotA, I have always been relatively puzzled of what to do. I am not far too fond of playing the most important heroes, as I feel that I am incapable of carrying a team. Not only is this the primary thing I feel I have to develop, but it is also an aspect of the game I believe is very fun.
Something to mention is that I find strategy and theory quite entertaining as well. I love looking of the aspect of the laning phase and hero setups. I tend to believe I am fairy qualified to strategically lead a team, although I rarely take the opportunity to do more than suggest ideas when playing scrims.
If I was allowed to learn from any player who is much much more experienced than me, I would really take that chance to heart. It would be something which probably would have increased my performance within Heroes of Newerth, and perhaps other games as well.
~Fumaza

Because I love HoN! Ive played it for ages but sadly seem to be at a standstill in progress! If I could get in a lane with SK I am sure I would increase my performance and become a better player. Im not here to write a huge essay to why but I just think it would be an awesome chance to learn from a pro and get better at this awesome game! :) HoNFTW

Hello, my name is Patches (HoN sn: ultralemming), and I'm a casual HoN player who is always eager to improve. Currently, my PSR is around 1750, and will generally play 1700+ or 1650+ games. The main heroes I normally play are support/ward bitch heroes (hence 3.8 wards per game, and top 5 heroes played include glacius, witch slayer, pyro, and andro). During the laning phase, I like to play extremely aggressive, in an effort to help my lane mate maximize his farm. However, sometimes I play too aggressive. I'll initiate thinking my lane partner will want to, but might end up dying. So I think what would be key for me to learn is when is it appropriate to be aggressive, and when is it appropriate to be passive and wait for the enemies to make a mistake. Also, because I play support so often, whenever I play a carry hero, I tend to play them as though they were more of a support hero (I get sad when there are support heroes not buying wards :( ...). So I would love to learn how to separate those two roles into appropriate the heroes that much them the best.

Thanks!

I'd like a chance to play with Fogged possibly bring my game to the next level. I'm your average 1700 player with a rage problem. I play hon too much. Watch honcast to much and spend to much time on the forums.

I talk to much while I play.

Never rooted for sk. So I hope that's not a factor in this selection.

I do have respect for anyone better at this game. So I suppose that's why I'm posting here. I just hope fogged isn't a nice guy or our time together will probably not be fun.

Hello,

I am RSS.

I started off playing EASY MODE, after my brother convinced me it was a good game mode to start on.

I now try to play Normal Mode, and it is very hard, as I cannot shake the Easy Mode ways.
I have played a lot of Normal Mode before stats reset, but the people were mean, and it was very hard, because all of my friends played Easy Mode.

I would VERY much like someone to introduce me into Normal Mode, that can teach me what to do, and set me off on a good foot. I would very much appreciate a chance at being good at HoN, because I enjoy this game alot.

Thank you,
RSS.

yo this is Surprise and I have our strategy all planned out. first of all, we're gonna go old school dsham/scout lane, like team 5 back in the day--none of that tri-lane bogusness either. second of all, i'll support on dsham because i need you to carry; i cannot maintain my mid level psr without being constantly carried, so i'm just gonna support you and buy you wards and couriers the whole game. i would also like to play with tralf and bdiz, but not tabako or card cuz they're bad. i would also request that phe`v and swindlemelonz ring for us, and that we be pugging vs. eG. fair enough?

Hi i play em, I got 100% EM want free psr heeelp me please. rololol

Dear SK Gaming Staff & Players,

I was introduced to this game by a friend of mine and decided when creating my account to be known as SuperFriends.
I enjoy playing sports and hoped to one day prosper as a professional volleyball player until my dreams were crushed when I met persons taller and more athletic than me. I've spent four years before coming to this realization, and it angered me that I knew that I could never become the best at this sport. By now, you're probably wondering why am I rambling about something not pertaining to Heroes of Newerth? This is because after this upsetting awareness, I decided I wanted to be the best - or at least one of the best at something. Since this could not be in any sort of athletic sport, whether due to my height not being over two meters tall or not having the body build to do as other top athletes can, I decided that I can be good at one game.
This leads to my start at playing Heroes of Newerth not for fun, but to learn. I've been yelled at by random persons during beta for not knowing what to do (albeit I always did my best to prevent feeding) and have since spent my time playing no stat games, thus explaining why I have only 33 games recorded at this time (10/25/10). I've applied for mentors on the HoN forums and ended with lack of results. I've applied to several clans and was accepted to one in which I was kicked out from without reason after five days. Since then I've been playing with LN and been learning and asking questions from everyone. I can even proudly say that I have played in several 1700+ avg PSR games and felt that I showed progress in becoming the best. Although I've never been praised by someone with a clear understanding of the game; I do not get scorned at by decent players (I still get yelled at by 1200 EM players for being noob though >_>). I'll admit that I used to hiss at players all the time even though my own performance was not the best. Since then, I've learned to control my behavior (or rage as we like to call it on the internet) and provide advice - which ironically leads to the player shouting at me that I'm a noob and insulting my mother.
So this directs to why I should be chosen out of many candidates to learn from an expert. This is a rather tough one to answer as that I am saying that I am learning on my own and making advances. The reason that I should be the winner is because I will not take what I learn in vain the way many others do. I don't believe that I would be learning info from Fogged to pad my PSR and Stats, but to help my team become victorious even if this means that I have to die every time and getting a .1 KDR, which is a large fear of mine considering because so many players believe that KDR is the stat to look at rather than considering all the stats together (assists, wards bought, apm, heroes played...). Being the professional HoN player that Fogged is, I know there will be something that he can teach me that I have currently overlooked, or have never even taken into consideration. Furthermore, I believe that I can even take what knowledge I gain and use it for other games that use a similar thinking style or metagame.
Whether I win or not, I hope you have learned something about me, perhaps even enjoyed reading this submission, and if you ever see me in a game you will not put me down for whatever errors I make as that I try my best for the team and not myself.

With best wishes in regards to SK Gaming Staff & Players,
SuperFriends.

Hi.
I was looking around on the internet and searched for new DotA games because I got bored about the old one.
But now when I play HoN it feels like I've lost the flow and I want to get it back , I play alot with my friends (Normal Mode).
Tho I'm only 14 years old but I love the game. But it seems to me that I don't get better at the game at the moment.
I just feel so stuck that's why I want this opportunity so I can reach the higher level and become a better player.
I havent got much more to say than - Hope you'll pick me.

Best regards Aliox.

Hello

My name is Derek I'm 20 years old and I've been playing HoN since beta. I got my invite 9/22/09 and I have been playing ever since. Before HoN I played wc3 DoTA back when the stable map was .48b and quit around .59c. As for the competitive scene, I've spent most of my time playing with a group of friends and for the most part I was stuck playing support.With this is mind I believe I was responsible for holding them back.This consisted of me not knowing when to initiate, buying the wrong item or leveling up the wrong skill in certain situations. Our games were played in the high level's rooms on Garena and clan scrim on IRC, I know I've seen some SK players in there back in the day. A lot of my free time is spent playing this game that I love, so winning this would make it so much better. This would mean a lot to me because before the school semester started I was in an active HoN clan (CL Consistent Luck) but when they started to play In ESL, I was benched for not being good enough.

I think you should pick me because this would be a dream come true for me to actually play with an SK member. The knowledge I could learn from a professional player would be priceless.

Thank you

Derek

I played competetive Counter-Strike for more than 7 years. If you're in a good team, good spots and tricky tactics arent the only things you can learn from your mates. In this game, i managed to find a lot of friends, learn sportmanship, unlimited endurance, and to respect my teammates and the enemy players aswell. Playing a game in a competetive way isnt just about practicing 24/7, you have to know, accept and push your limits mentally, but never forget where you came from. Altough I play Heroes of Newerth for just a couple of months, I think I practiced and learned more things, than others in years. But it doesn't matter how many replays i watch, how many matches i play, there are some things that can not be learned by practicing, as I said this earlier. With the help of a pro gamer, i might would have the chance to get a larger vision of things i would not get normally without help. Because i don't know much people from the scene, i cant ask for too much help, to improve my game, to know and to accept my failures, and to push my limits.

Thank you for the chance to play a lane with SK, hope you guys will "Choose wisely" :)

Most of the days in my state, I don't see the sun. I'm overworked, underfed, and tired all the damn time. The one moment in my entire day that I become anything close to energized is when I get to sit down and play HoN. I don't mean to make it sound like my the best part of my life is HoN; my job's very fulfilling, my friends are great, my field of study is entertaining. I mean to say that I see the fun in HoN, without losing sight of the competitive nature of the game. While most people spend their time telling each other how horrible they are, I'm trying to both enjoy myself and improve my game. The nature of most players is abysmal. If you want to see more players on the competitive scene, you need to start reaching into that pile of 1650+ chill players like myself, tell them what's up, and enjoy having a more awesome competitive community.

So I hope you pick me, and help encourage a more fun-loving and competitive group of players to be active on HoN.

I'm fucking trash. Please teach.

Greeting SK,

To be honest, I'm only a casual gamer because I don't have tons of time to pour into this game as some others do. I work pretty hard in my real life job so gaming, for me, is a good outlet. However, I do love playing HoN with my buddies every other night or so. As of right now I'm in the 1200 PSR range. This is in part because of bad picks, bad team play, bad progression into mid and late game, bad coordination, and I guess bad playing in all honesty. I would absolutely love the opportunity to have a chance to play with one who is in the Pro scene so I could take what I learn and help my buddies as well.

Thank you for your consideration.

Cyfin

Hi, I'm xTiming.

Played HoN for a few months now, as well as for around a year in the beta. I also played DotA basically since Icefrog took over, so coming to HoN was basically like a graphics update for me.

First of all, I'm not going to pretend to be a die-hard fan of SK or of any other competitive team (although I do like watching certain players play quite a bit :P). What I do want to say is that I do enjoy watching and following the competitive scene and love watching games between the top teams, whichever they may be.

I'm a decent player (by no means at your level but not terrible either,) but I would like the opportunity to play a few rounds with a player who is known in the competitive scene (in this case Fogged) and get some insight on what I can do to improve myself so that I can compete at a semi-competitive/competitive level of play. I know all the basics as well as many advanced skills needed to succeed at DotA but just need that experience that a competitive player can give me as to how to dominate a lane and farm like a beast or how to help turn the tables when it comes to timing my ultimates, abilities, etc and my actions in team fights.

So It'd be pretty cool if you guys picked me, but whoever wins, its a pretty cool thing for you guys to setup, so thanks for the chance!

Hello,
My name is Theo Kontos; however, my gamer tag has always been some variation of Vor. I am now 18 years old, and have 3 years of DotA background and almost 1 year of HoN under my belt. For the last few months, I have been leading a clan of 1650-1800 psr players under the tag LCe, or lost cause. I have experience with all roles in DotA/HoN , however I find myself most excelling as a pure babysit or carry role, as I am not fantastic at ganking. Since coming to HoN, a friend and I both wanted to greatly step up our game to take ourselves to a professional level, and because he had far less experience than me originally, I played support roles while he carried for quite some time. After we got to around 1750 we joined up with LCe and began scrimming other low level clans; however, I noticed our teamwork as a group was very lackluster. Furthermore, the fact that trilanes started to be run more and more frequently, my level of support play was quickly diminishing as it has shifted to a very gank heavy game, which for whatever reason I do not have great success with, despite studying the roles and positioning of trilanes for some time. After playing vs. DRD and seeing how far our team had to go to reach any level of competitive play (we got stomped hard, as expected), I personally felt like I let my teammates down. Since then, I have reset my stats and begun studying up on top levels of play from the trilane/ harder carry perspective and am quickly working my way back up to the PSR of my team in order to finalize some roster and role changes in our lineup. I have always admired Fogged as one of the best ricers in HoN, and often used him as an example to teach both myself and my friend a more in-depth look at the carry role. I am very eager to learn to improve my game, and I feel as though this was an opportunity I could not pass up in the hopes of being able to learn both how to improve my personal play as well as that of my team and its coordination. We have the potential, but never seem to be able to get it together, and I am hoping that this will be what can finally bring us over our hump and get us playing more like a team. Thank you for your consideration in this contest, and I wish everyone the best of luck.
-Vor

Hello Sk,

I am not trying to win this by saying you are the best team or that i am your biggest fan or that i am so bad and so sad that i need this contest, ill just skip that part.

The thing is, i always want to play better games, i dont like to win by 30/0 or be facerolled to the ground, i like to have a game where i can't say "this is lost" or "gg we won", my problem is that i dont have a team, i solo'ed to 1750 psr where i found out that it was impossible to climb further without friends on your skill level.

I do everything i can, i am normally a carry/ganker player, but sometimes i play a streak of games with support heroes to try to understand what that role implies us to do, so when i am on carry role i wouldn't ask for something i could not give when i was on their side, otherwise i try to share my game experience for them to also improve.

Last thing, i really wanted to play competitive, to feel more pressure, to be forced to be at your best, because -5psr isn't the same than a knockout of a tournament, and by playing on this contest maybe i could get that little bump that would lead me to the next game experience, i think i have what it takes, i just need a small boost and some sight.

regards

Mandown

Hi,

I've been biting the dust with ~1000 PSR, but fought my way up again to 1500-1600 PSR, but I doesn't seem to be improving any more. I still enjoy the game, but gaining PSR is always fun, therefore the tips from a pro would be epic. Even though, that I'll never become a pro, I would like improve my game and learn a trick or two.

Best Regards

SatansSvin

I'm one of the best DotA players in the world. I give you, sk gaming, the privilege to lane with me. It is a one time offer. Should you accept you would gain invaluable tips from a pro like me. I am only offering this once in a lifetime opportunity because you yourself have. Good day.

I can't say that i'm a huge fan of sk gaming, or any of the other competitive groups for that matter. But i have spent countless hours browsing the HoN forums and watching HoNcast streams in an effort to step my game up. With years of DotA experience and 1000+ games of HoN dating back to closed beta, i have a vast knowledge of the mechanics and strategies required to play in games above my current PSR level. Obviously many would beg to differ. I feel that an oppurtunity to play with the community's higher ranked players would help me apply my knowledge better in game while also giving me a chance to prove my worth. Hope i'm not to late! Thank you for your time.