EPTEdit: They flatly refused to invite another account because I ended up getting and entering the TL key first. Seriously, its no sweat off their back to invite someone else and yet they refused and refused to be understanding about it because 'beta is a privilege'.
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
Edit: They flatly refused to invite another account because I ended up getting and entering the TL key first. Seriously, its no sweat off their back to invite someone else and yet they refused and refused to be understanding about it because 'beta is a privilege'. | ||
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Commodore
United States97 Posts
On May 20 2010 09:04 Antisocialmunky wrote: I doubt they care they've been copy/pasta the 'beta is a privilege' message to be about the invite I won at PCGamer. I hate to state the obvious, but Blizzard profits from giving people beta access, that's why they do it... | ||
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HalfAmazing
Netherlands402 Posts
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MutaDoom
Canada1163 Posts
On May 19 2010 07:04 spinesheath wrote: I appreciate the banning of very offensive names, but this one certainly doesn't seem bad enough to be woth a ban. It is quite a bad name imo though  Blatantly obvious racist etc names should go for sure. Really? In a game where every second map has a backdoor? "came"!??!!? This is mad. Black was as well, I'm not sure if it still is. I have my censor off. I don't think it's offensive, but it's a good policy. You got the crappy end of the proverbial stick, but drug references are offensive to some people, regardless of whether you think so or not. | ||
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Sharpiez
United States30 Posts
I am screwed, my username is Sharpiez and that probably violates their trademark policy or somehting. Wtf. | ||
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MutaDoom
Canada1163 Posts
On May 20 2010 09:36 Sharpiez wrote: I don't think any name doesn't violate those rules. I am screwed, my username is Sharpiez and that probably violates their trademark policy or somehting. Wtf. Probably does. Actually, my email to log in has last resort in it, from the Papa Roach song(Made that email like 10 years ago haha). A friend of mine's name is Patrick Sharp, identical to the player on the Chicago Blackhawks. It's his real name, so it shouldn't be banworthy, but who knows? Based on these rules, they very well could ban him, and have a legitimate case against it. I don't think it's fair, but that's just how it is. | ||
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Lysergide
United States18 Posts
I mean, if you don't know what it means, it just looks like a funky word. I don't even think it could be offensive to anyone anyway. If you know what my name means without looking it up it probably will just make you smile. | ||
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Shigure
United States215 Posts
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Grassy
United States9 Posts
On May 20 2010 09:20 MutaDoom wrote: Black was as well, I'm not sure if it still is. I have my censor off. I don't think it's offensive, but it's a good policy. You got the crappy end of the proverbial stick, but drug references are offensive to some people, regardless of whether you think so or not. A POSSIBLE reference to one of the most tame drugs in the world resulting in an instant ban? How is that a good policy? ANYTHING can be found offensive to someone in the world, so they might as well remove the ability for players to talk or even have names on bnet. Complete anonymity is the answer. | ||
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StorrZerg
United States13921 Posts
I think blizzard's policy is flawed and needs to not ban users for the name, just reset the account and warn them | ||
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fireb0rn
Canada15 Posts
On May 19 2010 06:56 Zeke50100 wrote: It's not that it's offensive, it's that it's inappropriate. It's like calling your character Marajuana. How do you think it would work out if everybody was running around with names like "Cocaine," "Weed," "Dope," etc.? It's a justified policy. I guess if people had names like that, battle.net would somehow cease to function? What do you think? Maybe you're forgetting people have had names like those since the beginning of the internet, and it hasn't made a difference at all. It is pretty annoying that they thought a name as unoffensive as "Dopeman" worthy of a ban. Pretty ridiculous, actually. Marijuana isn't illegal everywhere, and it's considered a dangerous substance nowhere. | ||
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love1another
United States1844 Posts
On May 20 2010 09:43 Lysergide wrote: Hm... I wonder if I'll ever get in trouble for my name. I mean, if you don't know what it means, it just looks like a funky word. I don't even think it could be offensive to anyone anyway. If you know what my name means without looking it up it probably will just make you smile. Lysergide as in lysergic acid, as in acid, as in LSD. | ||
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rS.Sinatra
Canada785 Posts
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morimacil
France921 Posts
Its more about if its appropriate or not. I guess none of you are parents, most people here must be teenagers. So yeah, you probably smoke weed, and dont find names like "dopeman" offensive. To be honest, neither do I, but thats not the point. The point is, that when the game is rated for 12 and above, as parents or as a company, you just dont really want the 12 year old kid to log in, and then face off against "dopeman.dopeman", "crack.addic7ed", "mein.kampf", "gay.fucker", and all that good stuff that people some up with for names when there is no moderation. Now sure, you might not find the name "dopeman" offensive. And for example, a nazi wouldnt find the name "mein.kampf" offensive. And I suspect that drug users wont find the name "crack.addic7ed" to be offensive. But they are still inappropriate. And 12 year old kids still shouldnt be seeing that kind of stuff when they log on to battle.net. The question is not whether you as a teenager find the name offensive, the question is whether its an appropriate name for a 12 year old kid to see. Seriously, how hard can it be to come up with a name that isnt a reference to drugs, sex, or an insult? | ||
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Ruthless
United States492 Posts
 .Back in the day we were not patrolled what so ever when we played these games online. Now i feel like companies are much more concerned about making the experience controlled. | ||
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Disarray
United States1164 Posts
do i think either are offensive or inappropriate ? no, but i fail to see how one could be more than the other. | ||
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
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Anxiety
United States650 Posts
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Zeke50100
United States2220 Posts
And it doesn't even matter if you think it isn't inappropriate, because it's society as a whole that determines what's appropriate, not a bunch of people on an online forum >.> | ||
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Derikari
Australia16 Posts
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