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Tundravalco
Profile Joined November 2008
United States51 Posts
July 06 2010 16:34 GMT
#61
Ban trollers and make them buy new accounts. No trolls and more money for Blizzard
Peekay.switch
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada285 Posts
July 06 2010 16:34 GMT
#62
I Don't think it'll "eliminate" trolls, but I do believe the Official Blizzard forum will be much more mature. I Don't mind posting with my Real ID, I'm not the type of person to put much on the interweb.

I support their decision really, and I like the fact that even blizzard employees will use their real ID.

So I Voted Yes, If I have to bring something up to Blizzard on their official forum, I will gladly do it using my Real ID.
I Am pretty confident it's gonna help a lot the Forums.
Jantix
Profile Joined June 2010
United States48 Posts
July 06 2010 16:34 GMT
#63
On July 07 2010 01:19 Valar_Omega wrote:
Not a fan of having my real self connected to even post I make



This is the problem.



Stop bitching about being forced to associate with your own pile of shit and start posting intelligent stuff that you are not afraid to associate with.
Zelniq
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States7166 Posts
July 06 2010 16:34 GMT
#64
i'm more concerned if they still require you to give your emails out to everyone on bnet to be friends with them

for most people, a first and last name isn't enough to give your identity out. but a lot of people do not want their emails susceptible to spam/harassment etc
ModeratorBlame yourself or God
Barnzy
Profile Joined June 2010
United Kingdom57 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 16:35:07
July 06 2010 16:34 GMT
#65
stupid idea, and there is a bad stigma around gaming but personally i dont care ill quite happily post on facebook about sc2 and take the banter and fire righrt back screw what people think!
Skrag
Profile Joined May 2010
United States643 Posts
July 06 2010 16:35 GMT
#66
So Blizzard has decided that first and last name is enough to "uniquely" identify somebody.

Gee, sorry John Smith. Your name has already been taken.
"Just go *@#$ing kill him!" -- Day[9] "Thanks for being a jackass though! Enjoy your time on the forums!" - Artosis
Deathstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
9150 Posts
July 06 2010 16:35 GMT
#67
Nuu I don't want people to know my real name is Joseph Stalin.
rip passion
Takkara
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2503 Posts
July 06 2010 16:35 GMT
#68
It stops smurf trolling and stuff like that, and makes people feel a little more accountable to their posting habits, but I don't like it either. Web forums are mostly anonymous for a reason. This seems like a privacy breach to me. I hope they decide to go back on this or provide a way to turn your name off in the settings. I think this will be a disastrous change for Blizzard.

Though, I do like the new post rating system. That's helpful.
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Myles
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5162 Posts
July 06 2010 16:36 GMT
#69
This is going to work until a Blizzard Moderator gets a death threat. Than they're realize how stupid it is to put real names on the internet.
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cronican
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada424 Posts
July 06 2010 16:36 GMT
#70
The poll needs more selections:

No, I didn't post there anyway
Yes, Will start posting there because of this
OhDeezy
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom54 Posts
July 06 2010 16:36 GMT
#71
I wouldn't care if my name was John Smith or something, but if you google my name, my facebook is literally the first result. Definately won't be using the official forums once this comes in.
McDonalds
Profile Joined March 2010
Liechtenstein2244 Posts
July 06 2010 16:36 GMT
#72
On July 07 2010 01:34 Jantix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 01:19 Valar_Omega wrote:
Not a fan of having my real self connected to even post I make



This is the problem.



Stop bitching about being forced to associate with your own pile of shit and start posting intelligent stuff that you are not afraid to associate with.


Haha, yeah, pretty much what I was thinking.

I hope you all enjoy getting your taste of what it's like to live in Korea. God knows you've been praying for it.
High five :---)
Xiphiass
Profile Joined July 2010
Latvia144 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 16:38:53
July 06 2010 16:37 GMT
#73
I just want to know, have the people in charge of all these changes, including Bnet 2.0, played a single video game in their lives?

That's really important for me to know.
Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?
Two_DoWn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States13684 Posts
July 06 2010 16:37 GMT
#74
Wow. Apparently Blizz missed the point about the internet where everyone welcomes the anonymity. Hopefully this decision doesnt drive all of those "posters" here to TL.
"What is the air speed velocity of an unladen courier?" "Dire or Radiant?"
Perfi
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Poland349 Posts
July 06 2010 16:37 GMT
#75
On July 07 2010 01:36 Myles wrote:
This is going to work until a Blizzard Moderator gets a death threat. Than they're realize how stupid it is to put real names on the internet.

Agreed, this just makes the work of regular 4chan attenders easier.
Deleted User 61629
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1664 Posts
July 06 2010 16:37 GMT
#76
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xlep
Profile Joined December 2009
Germany274 Posts
July 06 2010 16:38 GMT
#77
don't mind it tbh.
The b.net forums are 99% trolls/spammers and 1% people that have serious suggestions and questions. Don't post there if you don't like the new "rules"... I'd bet that the majority of the TL members don't use those forums because of their current state.
It's just my opinion, but blizzards b.net forums should be for technical advice, serious feedback, maybe some guides or links to community sites and not for "Yo Mommaship" and the 100th omfglol Marauders are f**** imba thread.
skill is scissors beating rock
Myles
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5162 Posts
July 06 2010 16:38 GMT
#78
On July 07 2010 01:37 Inori wrote:
Can somebody ask if blue posters will have their identity open as well please? Won't be able to sleep unless I know :<


Yes they will.
Moderator
Mjolnir
Profile Joined January 2009
912 Posts
July 06 2010 16:38 GMT
#79
On July 07 2010 01:31 Eclipse.fX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 01:22 MoreFasho wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks this is fantastic? I know people love to flame forums, might be a little worse to do if you are actually accountable for what you say.

Then again, maybe I'm the only person that feels like conversations on online forums are worse than conversations in real life.


Completely agree with you that this is fantastic.

I think it's hilarious to see how many people are posting here about how awful it's going to be and how they're worried about potential employer's could see what they're up to.

Take some accountability for the things you're doing. If you're really doing something you're so ashamed and frightened of people finding out about that you don't feel comfortable putting your "real" name to it, should you really be doing it?

Man up and take some pride in the things you do or re-evaluate your life...


Problem is, you can't take responsibility for other people's actions.

What if your potential employer thinks video games are a waste of time and the sign of an idle lifestyle? Then they go and do a search for your name online and see you've made 200+ posts on two video game forums SC2/WoW/Diablo/whatever and think "Oh, this is not the employee for me - I'm going to stick with this other applicant."

Or what if some belligerent person holds a grudge over something you've said, having totally misinterpreted your intent, and decides to track you down. Seems like a stretch, but it's happened... this makes it easier.

I understand what you're saying about accountability, and yes, some forums are a nightmare due to a lack of it; but this change to b.net does not seem like the best solution - especially given the fact that we've been warned since the inception of public internet: "Do not give out personal information."

Now everyone with a B.net account already in their name doesn't have a choice (unless there's an option to go back and change it that I don't know about.)

Rabiator
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany3948 Posts
July 06 2010 16:38 GMT
#80
I bet there are several governments which have laws against this kind of stuff for protection of privacy. Its either illegal and should not be implemented OR going to make everyone create fake identities.

May I suggest we all make a fake ID with the "real name" of Robert Kotick?
If you cant say what you're meaning, you can never mean what you're saying.
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