Blizzard wants us to get hacked so they can make more $$$$

[Krye]

Once upon a time you could log into WoW with your WoW account name. Then they force you to use Battle.net, NOW you have to use your email to log in to WoW. Cool, if you get a keylogger now you can't even recover your password and you better hope you didn't have any other important stuff associated with that email. Then they make it so if you want to be friends with people in game you have to give them your email address. Also, you can look at friends of your friends, so you just want to be friends with one cool dude but now he has a whole list of people ready to steal your shit. And now they're making it so when you post on their forums it shows your entire real name, first and last. Thanks for invading my privacy Blizz, good thing I didn't waste money on your "unhackable" authenticator that ended up getting hacked or that would have been more money down the drain but I guess that's what you're after anyways isn't it selfish greedy money hungry whores. "We're trying to take the fun out of video games" yeah you really hit the fucking spot. Millions of subscribers x $15/month isn't enough for you? You have to nickel and dime our entire fucking economy? Eat a dick Blizzard. Choke on my fucking cock.

[Dezzimal]

krye some more.

[Kiarax]

No Derock don't do it

[Kiro]

I haven't played WoW in almost a year and I still get those horrible scam e-mails about "account reactivation" in my Spam folder. If you aren't a fuckwit you won't get hacked.

[Qalbert]

also apparently starting soonish posting on the Blizzard/WoW forums will show your real name, and not a username

[Komm Suesser Tod]

also apparently starting soonish posting on the Blizzard/WoW forums will show your real name, and not a username

Even blizzard employees are going to be subject to it. Yeah, blue posts with the persons real name behind it. Someone is getting their ass kicked for being a dick on that forum, you just watch.

[Kiro]

Wonder why they're doing that..

[Heian]

Oh god please let it be the latter.

[Ksandra]

Considering this thread:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...d=1&pageNo=284

is already almost 300 pages, I don't think it'll end up happening.

[Cleverness]

People QQ on General forum 24/7 on the blizzard site and threaten to quit just as often. Blizzard really isn't gonna pay that any mind.

[Ksandra]

People QQ on General forum 24/7 on the blizzard site and threaten to quit just as often. Blizzard really isn't gonna pay that any mind.

well considering in it a gm posted their name as if it's nothing, and then someone found out the guys address/relatives/ who he's married to. etc. etc. and posted it, I hope it will do something.


This isn't SE.

[Celeras]

Sounds like a good way to reduce the overall derp level of their forums imo.

[Heian]

Sounds like a good way to reduce the overall derp level of their forums imo.

Taking PvP to the the real world? That would help reduce the the derp posting numbers.

[Vexerus]

Taking PvP to the the real world?

yes

[Qalbert]

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, YOUR POST COUNT JUST KEEPS RISING

[Antithesis]

Once upon a time you could log into WoW with your WoW account name. Then they force you to use Battle.net, NOW you have to use your email to log in to WoW. Cool, if you get a keylogger now you can't even recover your password and you better hope you didn't have any other important stuff associated with that email. Then they make it so if you want to be friends with people in game you have to give them your email address. Also, you can look at friends of your friends, so you just want to be friends with one cool dude but now he has a whole list of people ready to steal your shit. And now they're making it so when you post on their forums it shows your entire real name, first and last. Thanks for invading my privacy Blizz, good thing I didn't waste money on your "unhackable" authenticator that ended up getting hacked or that would have been more money down the drain but I guess that's what you're after anyways isn't it selfish greedy money hungry whores. "We're trying to take the fun out of video games" yeah you really hit the fucking spot. Millions of subscribers x $15/month isn't enough for you? You have to nickel and dime our entire fucking economy? Eat a dick Blizzard. Choke on my fucking cock.

An anonymous reader writes "Recently, Blizzard Entertainment implemented a Real ID feature for some of its current games and all of its future Battle.net-based games. Today, Blizzard announced that it intends to require usage of the real names of Battle.net posters for its StarCraft II forums before release, and for its World of Warcraft forums shortly before the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. From the announcement: 'The first and most significant change is that in the near future, anyone posting or replying to a post on official Blizzard forums will be doing so using their Real ID — that is, their real-life first and last name — with the option to also display the name of their primary in-game character alongside it. These changes will go into effect on all StarCraft II forums with the launch of the new community site prior to the July 27 release of the game, with the World of Warcraft site and forums following suit near the launch of Cataclysm. Certain classic forums, including the classic Battle.net forums, will remain unchanged.'"

http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/0...%28Slashdot%29

[Kiro]

Hey Krye you want my account? Got an 80 Mage & Paladin man! Don't even have a Seal of Pantheon on my Paladin and my Mage is in nothing but 216>245 gear! (although raid spec Arcane DPS is a fucking beast, rofl)

[Tajin]

:O a NA account... naaaah

[Dezzimal]

also apparently starting soonish posting on the Blizzard/WoW forums will show your real name, and not a username

did you even read the OP you stupid fuck?

[Dezzimal]

Considering this thread:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...d=1&pageNo=284

is already almost 300 pages, I don't think it'll end up happening.

No decision as major as this has any chance of being reversed. It is already a done deal, blizzard is just showing some "courtesy" by informing players about it.