Blizzard To Require Real First and Last Names For Official Forums 833
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.'"
How does this work for those under 13? (Score:5, Funny)
Lawsuit Incoming! (Score:5, Funny)
Jay and Silent Bob (Score:5, Funny)
And those images are happy, indeed.
Re:trying to imagine... (Score:5, Funny)
Now you bastards will know how it feels
- Johnathan Doe
Re:How does this work for those under 13? (Score:2, Funny)
Now so bad. (Score:5, Funny)
Fortunately, my real name actually is KÖRGULL THE EXTERMINATOR, so I won't be needing to change my battlenet ID.
Re:How does this work for those under 13? (Score:5, Funny)
"Well, Bob, it's like this. Everyone in HR is playing Alliance, and trying to convince Blizzard that Locks are overpowered. You can't expect me to let them get away with that, now can you?"
Re:How does this work for those under 13? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm assuming it's under the parents name for the account which should be a pleasant conversation at work when your boss asks you why you are trolling the warlock forum?
Already laying the groundwork for the "it was my 13-year-old" excuse, I see. ;)
Re:How does this work for those under 13? (Score:5, Funny)
You can't fool me. Trolls can't be warlocks!
Re:Only idiots post with real name (Score:5, Funny)
Respectfully,
Divide B. Zero III, Esq.
My name is.. (Score:3, Funny)
You insensitive clod! My name really is Leroy Jenkins
Re:I actually like this trend... (Score:2, Funny)
You must be using a different internet than I am. Could you tell me how you get access to the one you're using? It sounds nice.
Re:I actually like this trend... (Score:2, Funny)
No, I'm a 3 year veteran of Slashdot, and a 2 year veteran of the World of Warcraft forums. In the WoW forums, where every post is linked to a character, people judge others' posts by the quality of their gear rather than just the quality of the posts. On Slashdot, this doesn't happen.
I know that the popular opinion of anonymity is that it just invites trolling, but I've had the opposite experience.
Re:trying to imagine... (Score:2, Funny)
A female playing WoW?
I put on my robe and wizard hat
Re:Hmm.... (Score:4, Funny)
Oh come on, most of those children and adolescents are 4chan.
Re:Joe Generic is still anonymous (Score:3, Funny)
Also, I bet a lot of WoW freaks will legally change their name to their avatar's name. That should be fun.
Re:In Blizzard's defense (Score:3, Funny)
His point is that, unless you're trying to read the trolls/flamebaits, you won't.
Sadly, though, he had to feed a troll to make it. Now I'm offtopic. :/
Re:Hmm.... (Score:5, Funny)
And yet everyone gives out their real name on Facebook when they have the choice to give a fake one.
Not everyone.
not that my "A. Guy" profile is used for much more than looking at other people's public stuff, but still...
Re:I actually like this trend... (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe if you hurried up and buffed us already it wouldn't take until 3AM.
Great Idea (Score:5, Funny)
I think posting a person's real name is a great idea. I'd never get embarassed by having my real name associated with some lame username that I picked over 10 years ago.
Re:Reduced server useage (Score:5, Funny)
Go die in a fire.
Re:trying to imagine... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Only idiots post with real name (Score:3, Funny)
Dear Sir,
There must be some mistake. I know for a fact your line terminated with the first Divide B. Zero. Obviously, some kind of error has happened.
Regards,
C. P. Unit
Re:Hmm.... (Score:5, Funny)
(I'm preparing for contradictory comments below).
No you're not!
Re:Finally! (Score:3, Funny)
A way to differentiate between the real girls and the guys playing female characters
Yes I am sure Leslie, Alex and Sam will turn out to be just what you dreamed of...
Say hi to Micah Whipple, Blizzard employee (Score:1, Funny)
"To alleviate people's concerns, Blizzard employee Bashiok decided to say his real name on the forums, his real name is Micah Whipple Address: 473 Avenue B Lakeport, CA 95453-6032 Phone Number: (707) 263-0190 Age: 28 Family: Kimberly K Whipple, age: 54 Jason Stephen Whipple, age 34".
Re:trying to imagine... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Hmm.... (Score:3, Funny)
Blizz admins just want to make sure all those bikini clad elf chicks they have been cyberlicking are actually females.
An anonymous survey from the Daedalus project a few years ago (http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/) quoted 40% of warcraft females are actually a female and with Blizards own stoppers preventing players from ever changing the real name the account was created with, I'm guessing theres going to be a lot of surprise transvestites popping up after the patch release.
Re:Hmm.... (Score:3, Funny)
Got the wife some mule Farmville accounts just recently, too. Last name? O'Confusion.
Ooooooo, I've infringed Facebook's terms, noooooooo