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Posting on the Battle.net forum is voluntary, as is the facebook feature. Variant Send a noteboard - 09/07/2010 11:31:10 PM
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.


It's not like you have to use your real name when you play a Starcraft 2 game on battle.net, you still have a gaming alias for multiplayer.

Yes, you have to sign in to a battle.net account, but they are not forcing you to post on the forums, they're not forcing you to use the facebook feature. These are all voluntary.
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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 1262 Views
I don't know how much to blame Blizzard BlackAdder - 08/07/2010 12:43:08 AM 819 Views
It's not 100% that this is the reason. Werthead - 08/07/2010 12:58:20 AM 1016 Views
or, honestly... LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 02:18:24 AM 855 Views
Yeah, that'll work. I hope Blizzard enjoys lawsuits. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 01:08:58 AM 396 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 857 Views
Why should there be lawsuits? Nate - 08/07/2010 03:46:11 AM 818 Views
does something even need to necessarily be against the law to be brought suit against? LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 04:07:15 AM 772 Views
I suppose if people want to waste their money ... *NM* Nate - 08/07/2010 04:20:20 AM 382 Views
Depends on how they implement it. Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 08:54:31 PM 811 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 397 Views
Probably does. Still, a 17 year old is technically a minor. Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 10:25:11 PM 832 Views
Isn't that also much easier when they know which county he lives in? Kotagg - 08/07/2010 02:30:06 AM 842 Views
It depends. Nate - 08/07/2010 03:52:17 AM 814 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 475 Views
I wonder how this works with prepaid time cards? Aemon - 08/07/2010 02:48:17 AM 938 Views
Hmm. Nate - 08/07/2010 04:03:59 AM 888 Views
Yup, looks like you're right. Aemon - 08/07/2010 05:12:36 AM 847 Views
I'm sure if I used the forums I'd be more concerned... LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 02:59:48 AM 841 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 417 Views
I can understand why they're doing it. Variant - 08/07/2010 11:08:52 AM 841 Views
Exactly. As if this were a bigger identity threat than Facebook... *NM* Zalis - 08/07/2010 02:46:18 PM 377 Views
In some ways, it is. Aemon - 08/07/2010 04:40:22 PM 759 Views
Actually ... Nate - 08/07/2010 04:51:50 PM 813 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 777 Views
I think you meant Aemon's reply LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 05:19:55 PM 832 Views
Yeah, you're right. Aemon's. *NM* Zalis - 08/07/2010 11:09:29 PM 388 Views
Facebook is a free service where you can control your privacy settings Wibble - 08/07/2010 09:27:33 PM 796 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 935 Views
Joining Facebook is also completely voluntary, as is posting on the forums is completely voluntary. Variant - 09/07/2010 12:13:51 AM 785 Views
Battle.Net is not voluntary Wibble - 09/07/2010 06:20:55 PM 870 Views
Posting on the Battle.net forum is voluntary, as is the facebook feature. Variant - 09/07/2010 11:31:10 PM 1564 Views
Why do people feel this desperate need to defend blizz fuckups? Wibble - 09/07/2010 11:49:57 PM 862 Views
Forums are bad for you anyway. Didn't you hear? *NM* Zalis - 10/07/2010 01:35:13 PM 390 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 791 Views
mmo-champion might be a good place to look? *NM* LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 03:07:51 PM 405 Views
Re: mmo-champion might be a good place to look? Macharius - 09/07/2010 05:23:43 PM 869 Views
then just read and don't post. *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/07/2010 09:27:36 PM 376 Views
I'll be cancelling my subscription if this goes ahead on 27th *NM* Wibble - 08/07/2010 09:24:29 PM 420 Views
Wouldn't it be easier to just not post on the forum? Nate - 09/07/2010 05:13:46 AM 733 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 905 Views
oO why don't they just let themselves be a game. LadyLorraine - 09/07/2010 01:43:40 PM 813 Views
Oh come on, you know the answer to that. Aemon - 09/07/2010 02:57:24 PM 853 Views
The plan has now been scrapped. Nate - 09/07/2010 07:03:52 PM 881 Views
Beat me to it! *NM* Macharius - 09/07/2010 08:11:38 PM 416 Views
Me too. Nate's quick as lightning. Aemon - 09/07/2010 08:34:21 PM 771 Views
Not surprising. That quickly and violently blew up in their faces. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/07/2010 12:01:32 AM 444 Views
straight from the horse's mouth *NM* BlackAdder - 10/07/2010 03:12:53 PM 478 Views
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