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Why do people feel this desperate need to defend blizz fuckups? Wibble Send a noteboard - 09/07/2010 11:49:57 PM


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.


Not directed specifically at you, more a general observation. People get to hooked into games and lose sight of the fact it's a massive profitmaking company and you are a consumer.

2nd, there is an exploit with Real ID which will show your real name in game. 3rd, forums are Blizz method of game support, a game which I pay for, since when did getting support for a product involve telling the whole world your name?

4th, who cares if it's 'voluntary', that doesn't stop it being plain wrong, nor does it stop the fact Blizz are trying to bring this in to exploit consumers via facebook and microsoft marketing.
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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 1351 Views
I don't know how much to blame Blizzard BlackAdder - 08/07/2010 12:43:08 AM 890 Views
It's not 100% that this is the reason. Werthead - 08/07/2010 12:58:20 AM 1104 Views
or, honestly... LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 02:18:24 AM 953 Views
Yeah, that'll work. I hope Blizzard enjoys lawsuits. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 01:08:58 AM 435 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 928 Views
Why should there be lawsuits? Nate - 08/07/2010 03:46:11 AM 896 Views
does something even need to necessarily be against the law to be brought suit against? LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 04:07:15 AM 852 Views
I suppose if people want to waste their money ... *NM* Nate - 08/07/2010 04:20:20 AM 424 Views
Depends on how they implement it. Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 08:54:31 PM 891 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 437 Views
Probably does. Still, a 17 year old is technically a minor. Ghavrel - 08/07/2010 10:25:11 PM 913 Views
Isn't that also much easier when they know which county he lives in? Kotagg - 08/07/2010 02:30:06 AM 929 Views
It depends. Nate - 08/07/2010 03:52:17 AM 887 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 516 Views
I wonder how this works with prepaid time cards? Aemon - 08/07/2010 02:48:17 AM 1025 Views
Hmm. Nate - 08/07/2010 04:03:59 AM 972 Views
Yup, looks like you're right. Aemon - 08/07/2010 05:12:36 AM 919 Views
I'm sure if I used the forums I'd be more concerned... LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 02:59:48 AM 922 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 459 Views
I can understand why they're doing it. Variant - 08/07/2010 11:08:52 AM 923 Views
Exactly. As if this were a bigger identity threat than Facebook... *NM* Zalis - 08/07/2010 02:46:18 PM 420 Views
In some ways, it is. Aemon - 08/07/2010 04:40:22 PM 843 Views
Actually ... Nate - 08/07/2010 04:51:50 PM 917 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 852 Views
I think you meant Aemon's reply LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 05:19:55 PM 915 Views
Yeah, you're right. Aemon's. *NM* Zalis - 08/07/2010 11:09:29 PM 434 Views
Facebook is a free service where you can control your privacy settings Wibble - 08/07/2010 09:27:33 PM 885 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 1009 Views
Joining Facebook is also completely voluntary, as is posting on the forums is completely voluntary. Variant - 09/07/2010 12:13:51 AM 855 Views
Battle.Net is not voluntary Wibble - 09/07/2010 06:20:55 PM 952 Views
Posting on the Battle.net forum is voluntary, as is the facebook feature. Variant - 09/07/2010 11:31:10 PM 1655 Views
Why do people feel this desperate need to defend blizz fuckups? Wibble - 09/07/2010 11:49:57 PM 939 Views
Forums are bad for you anyway. Didn't you hear? *NM* Zalis - 10/07/2010 01:35:13 PM 432 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 867 Views
mmo-champion might be a good place to look? *NM* LadyLorraine - 08/07/2010 03:07:51 PM 465 Views
Re: mmo-champion might be a good place to look? Macharius - 09/07/2010 05:23:43 PM 958 Views
then just read and don't post. *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/07/2010 09:27:36 PM 422 Views
I'll be cancelling my subscription if this goes ahead on 27th *NM* Wibble - 08/07/2010 09:24:29 PM 460 Views
Wouldn't it be easier to just not post on the forum? Nate - 09/07/2010 05:13:46 AM 814 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 1006 Views
oO why don't they just let themselves be a game. LadyLorraine - 09/07/2010 01:43:40 PM 896 Views
Oh come on, you know the answer to that. Aemon - 09/07/2010 02:57:24 PM 925 Views
The plan has now been scrapped. Nate - 09/07/2010 07:03:52 PM 960 Views
Beat me to it! *NM* Macharius - 09/07/2010 08:11:38 PM 469 Views
Me too. Nate's quick as lightning. Aemon - 09/07/2010 08:34:21 PM 850 Views
Not surprising. That quickly and violently blew up in their faces. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/07/2010 12:01:32 AM 488 Views
straight from the horse's mouth *NM* BlackAdder - 10/07/2010 03:12:53 PM 527 Views
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