Blizzard: Thou Shalt Be Anonymous No Longer

edit...they have backed away from this because of the forum noise.


http://www.pcworld.com/article/200728/blizzard_thou_shalt_be_anonymous_no_longer.html?tk=hp_blg

this should go over real well...

 

Cool idea and I generally agree with the reason behind using real names. People will be less likely to be pricks and might think about what they say before they post. The REAL pricks however, it will not make a difference for.

 

You are the first person I know who likes this. I think its dumb because of security reasons. I dont want people knowing my real name it is too easy to get peoples info online these days.

 

The reasons are sound and I like the thought process behind the idea but I agree that this brings up security issues.

 

this^

I think its fine how it is now in game. it's consensual.. if I want you to see my name.. I can allow it.. if not... then you won't =P
When they change it, I probably just won't be using their forums anymore. Not like I do much anyway..
If they do this IN-GAME... hmm.. I don't know what to think about that just yet

I'm sure they will see a slight drop in usage.. and fan forums get a slight gain =P

 

Ya places like TeamLiquid will become even more popular if this goes through for sure.

 

Fan forums tend to have better moderation anyway.

 

I love it, just one more thing to keep people from getting jobs in the future.

 

1. Via the BBC:

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Check the friends list window. This might be a 'shop, but supposedly an addon called GearScore can read and display your RealID.


This a horrible, horrible mistake.

 

Wow thats a major blunder!

 

Quite obvious that would happen lol.

 

A while back, I heard Blizzard/Activision are trying to convert Bnet to something more like Facebook. Maybe this RealID thing was created with that in mind.

 

You can already link your FB and Bnet accounts in SCII. Most people think its lame and dont do it ;p

 

I'm not touching anything like this with a 10 foot pole. I'd rather give up MMO gaming entirely than have employers able to verify what I do with my free time. TBH, in my industry, I think I'd rather have my name attached to a rl dungeon than one connected to Blizzard. B/c non-gamers think we are this guy:

 

Ya I want no one knowing what I play online by just googlin my name.

 

I would like to share three thoughts:

1. http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100707

Read the author's comemnts please.

2. http://www.thenoobcomic.com/index.php?pos=378


3. If it is true that some addon can read your personal info, it is actually a legal infringement of sharing somebody's personal data to third parties in my country, and I believe in most other countries too. It means they will need to make a change to the UA to make you actually sign that you allow them to share to third parties. As an average teenager does not read or bother about that, it gives them a HUGE possibility of abuse. As well, giving you no choice (you cannot sign part of the UA and part reject, they force it over to you) you can actually legally question the UA (in my country). However, you need to get it to the court, and win the trial, and until the verdict the UA is in law. As this is not very likely people will do, they stand in a win position.

 

This is exactly what Apple just did with IOS v4, sure you don't have to agree to it and stopped them from constantly tracking you, or you can brick your I-Phone. Your choice.

 

I will quit gaming if real names are ever required. It's no one's bizz, but your own.

 

Seems a bit odd if you ask me. It's one thing to have your name on facebook or something, but to have it visible to potential nerd raging computer geeks that you just pwnd seems dangerous.

 

I think most gamers are that guy too.