Bnet forums to be Real Name Only - Page 57

On July 07 2010 08:30 Whomp wrote:
You guy's realize that every move that blizzard has made with starcraft 2 was to make it successful as a E-sport

They are dropping everything they can that tarnishes the name of video games, and this is exactly what we as a competitive scene want. I know that chat rooms and ID's have real meaning to us, and can be viable at times but they also come with a heavy toll.

I always have a hard time believing that everyone here is so ignorant that they immediately see something and react. Think a little bit, this entire thread garners enough proof for real name's alone.

On July 07 2010 08:28 f0rk wrote:


That's an incredibly close minded and selfish point of view.
1) If you just let it happen now, when does it stop? Public e-mail? Forced facebook integration? This could just be the beginning, better to let them though this shit is dumb now.
2) Just because you don't use them doesn't mean thousands of kids don't visit the site every day, while also being careless with personal details elsewhere. Look at how many parents think if their kid goes on the internet they will get targeted by pedos. This makes it so much easier for anyone up to no good.
3) All it takes is one nut job for something very, very bad to happen because someone left too much information on the internet.

On July 07 2010 08:40 Bibdy wrote:
Your empty lies mean nothing to me! PIZZAS GALORE TO ALL OF SHELBY! MUUAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA

I call it the shotgun method.

On July 07 2010 08:38 iCCup.Diamond wrote:


Ok your insane. If you have an IQ over 3 you can set your privacy settings on Facebook (like I have set).

So why would I give you my number? If this is about what people can get from your name than fucking prove me wrong. I know you already tried and I know you already failed. Trust me I google myself 2 times a month to ensure what is out there about me.

I challenge you. Get my phone number based off nothing more than my name.

On July 07 2010 08:33 Liquid`NonY wrote:

It's sensible to harass a total stranger because he's the PR guy who works for the company that announced that you can no longer publicly voice your opinion on their forum without possibly risking a job opportunity? That is not sensible at all. That's just being an asshole who wants to have his cake and eat it too.

You are afraid that if you say something on a game forum it will cause someone to attack your sister? I still don't see how that's sensible. It's random.

Yes, people are able to fuck other people up. It's a dangerous world out there. In America, virtually anyone can have a handgun in their pocket and you can die in an instant while walking down the street. You don't even have to go out in public. Your neighbor knows where you live and knows who you are. He could have a rifle set up looking at your window, waiting for you to move your head into his sights.

When you are in the waiting room at the doctor's office and the nurse calls your name to say it's your turn, do you freak the fuck out that everyone in that room could now get all your info? Hell, every time you hand over your credit card to some kid at a cash register, are you worrying he might read your name?

Or are they complete strangers and so they have no motivation to do anything? Cuz that's the case for most people on the forums, too. But what about people that aren't complete strangers in real life? All your coworkers, all your classmates, every person you regularly do business with. They all know your info. Most of them have easier access to it than the people you would discuss video games with.

For the most part, crime happens between people who know each other. The internet makes an exception to that because the people who know each other will recruit the help of strangers. But it still starts with people who personally know each other. Randomly harassing/attacking a total stranger is not worth risking the penalties of being caught.

On July 07 2010 08:39 Bibdy wrote:
Its interesting that they choose to do this at a time when parents are concerned about their kids handing out personal information.

I wonder if they're going to implement a parental lock to allow parents to stop their kids posting on the forums.

On July 07 2010 08:38 iCCup.Diamond wrote:


Ok your insane. If you have an IQ over 3 you can set your privacy settings on Facebook (like I have set).

So why would I give you my number? If this is about what people can get from your name than fucking prove me wrong. I know you already tried and I know you already failed. Trust me I google myself 2 times a month to ensure what is out there about me.

I challenge you. Get my phone number based off nothing more than my name.

On July 07 2010 08:42 f0rk wrote:
Well it's a good job everyone on facebook has their account set to private isn't it.

On July 07 2010 08:43 MuTT wrote:
Dang you are a high level troll. Perhaps i shall use my power to appeal to the rest of the people that you are as smart as a lemming. The problem is that you are only thinking about yourself. Your name may (or may not ) be secure but it is a fact that many people on bnet are not secure. So what this change does is endangers them (they can be harrassed) to help stop the troll problem (which is only solved by moderation because trolls can take many forms -ie you). Because this isn't a good response to this problem i am here enlightening people to make sure that they are careful with their information (see my first post). Bashiok had the same thinking to you... and he didn't come out so lucky

On July 07 2010 08:44 Last Romantic wrote:
You know, the fact that they got the wrong dude with Bashiok's name is another negative against Blizzard - even with such a rare name, confusion is still possible; thus, we have the realistic possibility of hate crimes against TOTALLY UNRELATED people.

Isn't that a doozy.