Hint: $$$$$$$$$$
Virtually every big company out there started as "just X" and branched out into new areas.
Virtually every big company out there started as "just X" and branched out into new areas.
Blizzard demand that people use their real names when posting on their forums (WoW, SC2).
- 08/07/2010 12:20:07 AM
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I don't know how much to blame Blizzard
- 08/07/2010 12:43:08 AM
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Yeah, that'll work. I hope Blizzard enjoys lawsuits. *NM*
- 08/07/2010 01:08:58 AM
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I've heard that other places have been doing this without too much of an issue. iRacing, for one.
- 08/07/2010 02:34:49 AM
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Why should there be lawsuits?
- 08/07/2010 03:46:11 AM
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does something even need to necessarily be against the law to be brought suit against?
- 08/07/2010 04:07:15 AM
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Depends on how they implement it.
- 08/07/2010 08:54:31 PM
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There are parental controls to keep kids off the forums, if that makes any difference. *NM*
- 08/07/2010 09:22:45 PM
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Isn't that also much easier when they know which county he lives in?
- 08/07/2010 02:30:06 AM
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It depends.
- 08/07/2010 03:52:17 AM
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Oh well, there are thousands of people with my exact name, so I'm coo then. 
*NM*
- 08/07/2010 04:27:31 AM
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*NM*
- 08/07/2010 04:27:31 AM
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I wonder how this works with prepaid time cards?
- 08/07/2010 02:48:17 AM
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I'm sure if I used the forums I'd be more concerned...
- 08/07/2010 02:59:48 AM
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You should be concerned. Addons can also pick up your name in game from Real-ID *NM*
- 08/07/2010 09:23:57 PM
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I can understand why they're doing it.
- 08/07/2010 11:08:52 AM
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Exactly. As if this were a bigger identity threat than Facebook... *NM*
- 08/07/2010 02:46:18 PM
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In some ways, it is.
- 08/07/2010 04:40:22 PM
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Actually ...
- 08/07/2010 04:51:50 PM
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And *gasp* what if you did something to make someone mad on the "real life" server? 
- 08/07/2010 05:13:57 PM
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- 08/07/2010 05:13:57 PM
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Facebook is a free service where you can control your privacy settings
- 08/07/2010 09:27:33 PM
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Guess I just found another good reason not to waste my time/life/money playing WoW.
- 08/07/2010 11:14:27 PM
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Joining Facebook is also completely voluntary, as is posting on the forums is completely voluntary.
- 09/07/2010 12:13:51 AM
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Battle.Net is not voluntary
- 09/07/2010 06:20:55 PM
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Posting on the Battle.net forum is voluntary, as is the facebook feature.
- 09/07/2010 11:31:10 PM
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Re: Blizzard demand that people use their real names when posting on their forums (WoW, SC2).
- 08/07/2010 02:47:02 PM
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mmo-champion might be a good place to look? *NM*
- 08/07/2010 03:07:51 PM
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I'll be cancelling my subscription if this goes ahead on 27th *NM*
- 08/07/2010 09:24:29 PM
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Also: I'm pretty sure that this is related to Blizz's social networking/facebok integration push
- 09/07/2010 01:26:36 PM
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oO why don't they just let themselves be a game.
- 09/07/2010 01:43:40 PM
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Oh come on, you know the answer to that.
- 09/07/2010 02:57:24 PM
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- 09/07/2010 02:57:24 PM
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The plan has now been scrapped.
- 09/07/2010 07:03:52 PM
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*NM*
Nate's quick as lightning.
Not surprising. That quickly and violently blew up in their faces. *NM*
- 10/07/2010 12:01:32 AM
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