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EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-08 23:30:55
July 08 2010 23:28 GMT
#1
So RealID is out, everything is cool. Now, I don't mind forum posts being under real ID. Not in WoW anyways. The WoW forums are full of trolls and people who are bad at the game, so I never use them anyways, as the alternative are far superior. But now something has occurred that really is not acceptable. Your RealID is broadcast in game in that it can be accessed by addons. For example, the newest gearscore addon update:

[image loading]

Seriously now...I'm hoping this is not intentional. If it is, with the purpose being to remove trolling in game which does exist to an extent, then this is ridiculous.

EDIT: edited the original pic to white out names

Bearigator
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States233 Posts
July 08 2010 23:32 GMT
#2
Oh my. I don't really care if people know my name or not as a general rule, but Blizz alloying anybody who is on your server to see your real name, without you having any control over it, is absolutely ridiculous. I'm really glad my account expired last week.
disformation
Profile Joined July 2009
Germany8352 Posts
July 08 2010 23:33 GMT
#3
ahahaha. yeah. So happy to have quit that game a loooong while ago.
Dog22
Profile Joined April 2010
United States140 Posts
July 08 2010 23:36 GMT
#4
vhell from nurfed back on Archimonde?!?!
Issor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States870 Posts
July 08 2010 23:40 GMT
#5
That's what you deserve for using GearScore.
uNiGNoRe
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Germany1115 Posts
July 08 2010 23:40 GMT
#6
Oh wow so much fail. Everything Blizzard does makes me sad.
I'm happy I'm not female and playing WoW. That has to be horrible.
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
July 08 2010 23:41 GMT
#7
On July 09 2010 08:36 Dog22 wrote:
vhell from nurfed back on Archimonde?!?!


No, found this on MMO-Champion. I'm Raichu on US-Malfurion
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
July 08 2010 23:47 GMT
#8
on the plus side, once gearscore's coders found out about this, they pulled the relevant version of the download section of their site.
daysofstatic
Profile Joined May 2010
3 Posts
July 08 2010 23:51 GMT
#9
On July 09 2010 08 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              09 2010 08      end_of_the_skype_highlighting:28 EtherealDeath wrote:
So RealID is out, everything is cool. Now, I don't mind forum posts being under real ID. Not in WoW anyways. The WoW forums are full of trolls and people who are bad at the game, so I never use them anyways, as the alternative are far superior.



so.. tell me please: How is it possible to be good or bad regarding world of warcraft.. world of warcraft is not a game where it is possible to be good or bad.. its just a question of TIME investment..or money.. nothing else.. it has NOTHING to do with skill... got it ???
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
July 08 2010 23:53 GMT
#10
On July 09 2010 08:51 daysofstatic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2010 08 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              09 2010 08      end_of_the_skype_highlighting:28 EtherealDeath wrote:
So RealID is out, everything is cool. Now, I don't mind forum posts being under real ID. Not in WoW anyways. The WoW forums are full of trolls and people who are bad at the game, so I never use them anyways, as the alternative are far superior.



so.. tell me please: How is it possible to be good or bad regarding world of warcraft.. world of warcraft is not a game where it is possible to be good or bad.. its just a question of TIME investment..or money.. nothing else.. it has NOTHING to do with skill... got it ???


Skill is directly proportional to effectiveness of practice, learning, and time invested. Thus it exists
The difference is most notable in arena. PvE is balls easy, but somehow there are those with hundreds of days of playtime who nevertheless manage to excel at being bad at it.
moon`
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States372 Posts
July 08 2010 23:55 GMT
#11
I suck at WoW There's a billion skills that I don't even know how players activate in the middle of battle -_-"
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like pandabearguy.
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
July 09 2010 00:01 GMT
#12
Maybe blizzard is hoping this will stop people from being total jerkfaces online? It would be crazy if it succeeded in doing that, I think its more likely to increase the number of gamer to gamer violence though.
♞
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
July 09 2010 00:02 GMT
#13
On July 09 2010 08:40 Issorlol wrote:
That's what you deserve for using GearScore.

Except even if he wasn't using it, people could still see his RealID?
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Sonnet
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Ireland39 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-09 00:07:14
July 09 2010 00:03 GMT
#14
[Deletia]
The greatest burden a man must bear is choosing being understood over metrical footing :(
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
July 09 2010 00:06 GMT
#15
On July 09 2010 09:02 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2010 08:40 Issorlol wrote:
That's what you deserve for using GearScore.

Except even if he wasn't using it, people could still see his RealID?


I don't think they would be able to, though the relevant code could be put into any addon. You would just have to /run BNGetInfo() on yourself, or if you want your addon to broadcast the names of others on your friends list, there is a similar way to do that.
Count9
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
China10928 Posts
July 09 2010 00:28 GMT
#16
What are you gonna do? Quit? Cause that's the only way Blizz will realize it's a bad idea, all about that bottom line.
FyRe_DragOn
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada2057 Posts
July 09 2010 00:37 GMT
#17
i donno wtf is happening in that screen..can some1 explain this to a non-wow player? whats it have to do with realID
aka DragOn[NaS]
Bearigator
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States233 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-09 00:51:17
July 09 2010 00:50 GMT
#18
On July 09 2010 09:37 FyRe_DragOn wrote:
i donno wtf is happening in that screen..can some1 explain this to a non-wow player? whats it have to do with realID

Look in the bottom right. There is a window that says
Skizofrenic Jenkins
Clan WMD
Level 80 Blood Elf Mage (player)
etc etc.

This window is created by an addon called 'GearScore'. The purpose of this addon is to give you a number that correlates to how high the level of that person's gear is. It is an easy way to generalize how far a player has progressed, or at least how much time they have played.

Now if you look at the 2nd to bottom line, it says "Real ID:" and then the OP whited out the name. This addon enabled/enables you to see anybody's real name who is near you. The nice people who made GearScore apparently took down the version of the addon that did this, but if they could do it, anybody could make an addon to tell you people's real names.

EDIT: To make it clear, that is the real name of the guy on the right side of the screen, riding the clear/stary horse thing.
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
July 09 2010 00:51 GMT
#19
On July 09 2010 09:37 FyRe_DragOn wrote:
i donno wtf is happening in that screen..can some1 explain this to a non-wow player? whats it have to do with realID


Yeah, me too... I'm very confused :T
:)
calgar
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States1277 Posts
July 09 2010 01:03 GMT
#20
On July 09 2010 09:51 synapse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2010 09:37 FyRe_DragOn wrote:
i donno wtf is happening in that screen..can some1 explain this to a non-wow player? whats it have to do with realID


Yeah, me too... I'm very confused :T

The relevant part of the picture is the square window in the bottom right. A UI addon called gearscore that accesses and rates the gear level of other players apparently now has access to players' RealIDs. The ID in the picture is whited out. But basically anyone can see your real name which is pissing people off.
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