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It's not 100% that this is the reason. Werthead Send a noteboard - 08/07/2010 12:58:20 AM
From your post, it seems like South Korea is forcing their hand through horrible legislation.


A Harvard legal expert said he thought it was the most likely cause, due to the massive reliance Blizzard has on the Korean market.

However, even if it is the cause, then it could be avoided by Blizzard having a seperate Korean-language forum not integrated with the English-language stuff. Blizzard have developed this, somewhat inexplicable, desire to integrate BattleNet with everything, so WoW and SC2 players, English-language and others, are all part of the same system. Which is odd because crossovers between these markets are not guaranteed, or even likely.
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Blizzard demand that people use their real names when posting on their forums (WoW, SC2). Werthead - 08/07/2010 12:20:07 AM 1111 Views
I don't know how much to blame Blizzard BlackAdder - 08/07/2010 12:43:08 AM 727 Views
It's not 100% that this is the reason. Werthead - 08/07/2010 12:58:20 AM 936 Views
or, honestly... LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 02:18:24 AM 772 Views
Yeah, that'll work. I hope Blizzard enjoys lawsuits. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 01:08:58 AM 357 Views
I've heard that other places have been doing this without too much of an issue. iRacing, for one. Aemon - 08/07/2010 02:34:49 AM 778 Views
Why should there be lawsuits? Nate - 08/07/2010 03:46:11 AM 722 Views
does something even need to necessarily be against the law to be brought suit against? LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 04:07:15 AM 648 Views
I suppose if people want to waste their money ... *NM* Nate - 08/07/2010 04:20:20 AM 345 Views
Depends on how they implement it. Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 08:54:31 PM 725 Views
There are parental controls to keep kids off the forums, if that makes any difference. *NM* Aemon - 08/07/2010 09:22:45 PM 355 Views
Probably does. Still, a 17 year old is technically a minor. Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 10:25:11 PM 753 Views
Isn't that also much easier when they know which county he lives in? Kotagg - 08/07/2010 02:30:06 AM 763 Views
It depends. Nate - 08/07/2010 03:52:17 AM 731 Views
Oh well, there are thousands of people with my exact name, so I'm coo then. *NM* Kotagg - 08/07/2010 04:27:31 AM 439 Views
I wonder how this works with prepaid time cards? Aemon - 08/07/2010 02:48:17 AM 862 Views
Hmm. Nate - 08/07/2010 04:03:59 AM 808 Views
Yup, looks like you're right. Aemon - 08/07/2010 05:12:36 AM 763 Views
I'm sure if I used the forums I'd be more concerned... LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 02:59:48 AM 762 Views
You should be concerned. Addons can also pick up your name in game from Real-ID *NM* Wibble - 08/07/2010 09:23:57 PM 377 Views
I can understand why they're doing it. Variant - 08/07/2010 11:08:52 AM 757 Views
Exactly. As if this were a bigger identity threat than Facebook... *NM* Zalis - 08/07/2010 02:46:18 PM 342 Views
In some ways, it is. Aemon - 08/07/2010 04:40:22 PM 677 Views
Actually ... Nate - 08/07/2010 04:51:50 PM 732 Views
And *gasp* what if you did something to make someone mad on the "real life" server? Zalis - 08/07/2010 05:13:57 PM 701 Views
I think you meant Aemon's reply LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 05:19:55 PM 743 Views
Yeah, you're right. Aemon's. *NM* Zalis - 08/07/2010 11:09:29 PM 352 Views
Facebook is a free service where you can control your privacy settings Wibble - 08/07/2010 09:27:33 PM 713 Views
Guess I just found another good reason not to waste my time/life/money playing WoW. Zalis - 08/07/2010 11:14:27 PM 856 Views
Joining Facebook is also completely voluntary, as is posting on the forums is completely voluntary. Variant - 09/07/2010 12:13:51 AM 685 Views
Battle.Net is not voluntary Wibble - 09/07/2010 06:20:55 PM 768 Views
Posting on the Battle.net forum is voluntary, as is the facebook feature. Variant - 09/07/2010 11:31:10 PM 1438 Views
Why do people feel this desperate need to defend blizz fuckups? Wibble - 09/07/2010 11:49:57 PM 772 Views
Forums are bad for you anyway. Didn't you hear? *NM* Zalis - 10/07/2010 01:35:13 PM 350 Views
Re: Blizzard demand that people use their real names when posting on their forums (WoW, SC2). Macharius - 08/07/2010 02:47:02 PM 711 Views
mmo-champion might be a good place to look? *NM* LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 03:07:51 PM 365 Views
Re: mmo-champion might be a good place to look? Macharius - 09/07/2010 05:23:43 PM 783 Views
then just read and don't post. *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/07/2010 09:27:36 PM 333 Views
I'll be cancelling my subscription if this goes ahead on 27th *NM* Wibble - 08/07/2010 09:24:29 PM 367 Views
Wouldn't it be easier to just not post on the forum? Nate - 09/07/2010 05:13:46 AM 659 Views
Also: I'm pretty sure that this is related to Blizz's social networking/facebok integration push lord-of-shadow - 09/07/2010 01:26:36 PM 796 Views
oO why don't they just let themselves be a game. LadyLorraine - 09/07/2010 01:43:40 PM 720 Views
Oh come on, you know the answer to that. Aemon - 09/07/2010 02:57:24 PM 768 Views
The plan has now been scrapped. Nate - 09/07/2010 07:03:52 PM 781 Views
Beat me to it! *NM* Macharius - 09/07/2010 08:11:38 PM 352 Views
Me too. Nate's quick as lightning. Aemon - 09/07/2010 08:34:21 PM 692 Views
Not surprising. That quickly and violently blew up in their faces. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/07/2010 12:01:32 AM 393 Views
straight from the horse's mouth *NM* BlackAdder - 10/07/2010 03:12:53 PM 432 Views
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