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Battle.Net is not voluntary Wibble Send a noteboard - 09/07/2010 06:20:55 PM
As long as people know in advance that their real name is going to be displayed, they have the option not to post on the Blizzard forums.


It is compulsary to play the game. It was brought in as just a login service, 6months later it's to be integrated with facebook, is able to display real names in game (and it's only a matter of time till mods exploit this), and is being forced on people on forums.

There was nothing wrong with the way things were, it is being done for one reason alone. Money.

Blizz in conjunction with Facebook and Microsofts targetted advertising want to further exploit customers by forcing them to reveal private information.
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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 1202 Views
I don't know how much to blame Blizzard BlackAdder - 08/07/2010 12:43:08 AM 772 Views
It's not 100% that this is the reason. Werthead - 08/07/2010 12:58:20 AM 980 Views
or, honestly... LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 02:18:24 AM 816 Views
Yeah, that'll work. I hope Blizzard enjoys lawsuits. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 01:08:58 AM 377 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 816 Views
Why should there be lawsuits? Nate - 08/07/2010 03:46:11 AM 780 Views
does something even need to necessarily be against the law to be brought suit against? LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 04:07:15 AM 707 Views
I suppose if people want to waste their money ... *NM* Nate - 08/07/2010 04:20:20 AM 363 Views
Depends on how they implement it. Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 08:54:31 PM 765 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 378 Views
Probably does. Still, a 17 year old is technically a minor. Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 10:25:11 PM 793 Views
Isn't that also much easier when they know which county he lives in? Kotagg - 08/07/2010 02:30:06 AM 806 Views
It depends. Nate - 08/07/2010 03:52:17 AM 778 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 456 Views
I wonder how this works with prepaid time cards? Aemon - 08/07/2010 02:48:17 AM 900 Views
Hmm. Nate - 08/07/2010 04:03:59 AM 855 Views
Yup, looks like you're right. Aemon - 08/07/2010 05:12:36 AM 808 Views
I'm sure if I used the forums I'd be more concerned... LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 02:59:48 AM 805 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 400 Views
I can understand why they're doing it. Variant - 08/07/2010 11:08:52 AM 804 Views
Exactly. As if this were a bigger identity threat than Facebook... *NM* Zalis - 08/07/2010 02:46:18 PM 359 Views
In some ways, it is. Aemon - 08/07/2010 04:40:22 PM 721 Views
Actually ... Nate - 08/07/2010 04:51:50 PM 776 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 743 Views
I think you meant Aemon's reply LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 05:19:55 PM 788 Views
Yeah, you're right. Aemon's. *NM* Zalis - 08/07/2010 11:09:29 PM 370 Views
Facebook is a free service where you can control your privacy settings Wibble - 08/07/2010 09:27:33 PM 762 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 899 Views
Joining Facebook is also completely voluntary, as is posting on the forums is completely voluntary. Variant - 09/07/2010 12:13:51 AM 737 Views
Battle.Net is not voluntary Wibble - 09/07/2010 06:20:55 PM 820 Views
Posting on the Battle.net forum is voluntary, as is the facebook feature. Variant - 09/07/2010 11:31:10 PM 1523 Views
Why do people feel this desperate need to defend blizz fuckups? Wibble - 09/07/2010 11:49:57 PM 824 Views
Forums are bad for you anyway. Didn't you hear? *NM* Zalis - 10/07/2010 01:35:13 PM 369 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 757 Views
mmo-champion might be a good place to look? *NM* LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 03:07:51 PM 381 Views
Re: mmo-champion might be a good place to look? Macharius - 09/07/2010 05:23:43 PM 831 Views
then just read and don't post. *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/07/2010 09:27:36 PM 357 Views
I'll be cancelling my subscription if this goes ahead on 27th *NM* Wibble - 08/07/2010 09:24:29 PM 398 Views
Wouldn't it be easier to just not post on the forum? Nate - 09/07/2010 05:13:46 AM 698 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 856 Views
oO why don't they just let themselves be a game. LadyLorraine - 09/07/2010 01:43:40 PM 769 Views
Oh come on, you know the answer to that. Aemon - 09/07/2010 02:57:24 PM 815 Views
The plan has now been scrapped. Nate - 09/07/2010 07:03:52 PM 842 Views
Beat me to it! *NM* Macharius - 09/07/2010 08:11:38 PM 389 Views
Me too. Nate's quick as lightning. Aemon - 09/07/2010 08:34:21 PM 737 Views
Not surprising. That quickly and violently blew up in their faces. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/07/2010 12:01:32 AM 420 Views
straight from the horse's mouth *NM* BlackAdder - 10/07/2010 03:12:53 PM 459 Views
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