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| Topic Started: Jul 7 2010, 05:01 PM (376 Views) | |
| Telosan | Jul 7 2010, 05:01 PM Post #1 |
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When Blizzard launched Battle.net, they linked the player bases of all their games. This was a mandatory thing since everyone's account for any Blizzard game would be converted to a Battle.net account. Through this, you would be able to communicated with your friend who was playing StarCraft, while you were playing WoW. It was a great idea. Now, Blizzard has announced Real ID. In this post, Blizzard has explained how it will work. Wait, so now everyone, including those vicious trolls, have unfettered access to your real life name? What the fuck is Blizzard thinking? Apparently, this. How will that improve anything? Various incidents in the past have shown the dangers of real names being leaked to the public. This blog post provides an example. And then there's a NY Daily News article that gives another example. Okay, so Blizzard somehow thinks that removing the internet's sacred anonymity will help? If anything, it'll save these lunatics time since they'll no longer have to spend so much time searching for who that one poster or player is since their name is ever so kindly provided by the boys at BlizzHQ. Blizzard isn't even looking after it's employees! What?! They somehow want the employees to moderate this clusterfuck while having to endure the same problems as the posters they're trying to assist? The blog I mentioned earlier goes on to point out other problems as well. The internet is well known for its blatant, barely kept-in-check racism and sexual harassment. Oh, and that's not all! Facebook has managed to make it's influence known everywhere. Certain posts and threads can now be "liked" on these forums. There's also the "friends of friends" thing, as the FAQ points out.
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| Menhad | Jul 7 2010, 05:58 PM Post #2 |
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Blizzard wants to rule the world.... |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jul 7 2010, 06:16 PM Post #3 |
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Anonymity does tend to put people on bad behavior, generally speaking, but I'm not sure this is a good idea. I'll have to think about this more. By the way, Telo, its weird seeing you talk about "When Blizzard launched Battle.net". How old were you? Like 4 or 5? Or maybe I misunderstood and you weren't saying you were playing on it then... Edited by Rhadamanthus, Jul 7 2010, 06:16 PM.
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| Telosan | Jul 7 2010, 06:20 PM Post #4 |
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How long was Battle.net around? 2 years ago Blizzard told all WoW players that a Battle.net account was interchangeable with a WoW account. Last year, they said everyone had to convert their WoW account to a Battle.net account. That's what I was referring to. I didn't know it existed before that. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jul 7 2010, 06:21 PM Post #5 |
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I could play Diablo on Battle.net as a teenager in 1997 or 1998. Edited by Rhadamanthus, Jul 7 2010, 06:21 PM.
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| Sedulius | Jul 7 2010, 06:39 PM Post #6 |
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I've never cared for Blizzard. I think it's silly how much people like their games. They kinda sucked. I did a playthrough of the Diablo games and they were okay. I can see why people liked Starcraft, though I seriously cannot get into it. Warcraft is just gay. WoW is even gayer. So Blizzard can just suck it. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jul 7 2010, 06:43 PM Post #7 |
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Honestly, its just that you are wrong. The Diablo games, Starcraft, and Warcraft games were among the best in their genres. This is an objective fact. |
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| Aelius | Jul 7 2010, 06:52 PM Post #8 |
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This. Well, except for WoW. Old Republic will force choke it to death. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jul 7 2010, 06:53 PM Post #9 |
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Oh, I didn't mean to include WoW. It held no interest for me. |
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| Sedulius | Jul 7 2010, 06:56 PM Post #10 |
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I prefer Bethesda and Bioware RPGs fully to Diablo. Mount& Blade is simply awesome. I prefer the original Command & Conquer and Red Alert, as well as C&C 3, entirely over Starcraft. Warcraft is just gay to me. Age of Empires II was way better, and now that we have the Total War series, most strategic and tactical games can say bye-bye when it comes to me. MMO wise, I will never, ever play WoW. I'll hold out for The Old Republic as far as those go. In general, I don't really like MMOs. To me, a game has to be a mix of fun and realism. I absolutely cannot stand the artistic style of Blizzard games, while the other games above, I love their style. But, to each their own. EDIT: Let me summarize. Nothing in a Blizzard game is cooler than a historically accurate Ritterbruder or Gothic Knight, and Starcraft can't compare to the awesomeness of Star Wars. Edited by Sedulius, Jul 7 2010, 06:58 PM.
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| Rhadamanthus | Jul 7 2010, 07:01 PM Post #11 |
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You're free to be wrong, of course. To each his own. ^^ In any case, let's get back on topic, since Telo's topic is an interesting one. http://us.battle.net/realid/ "Real ID is a completely voluntary and optional level of identity that keeps players connected across all of Battle.net." Anyone know if that is true? If it is voluntary and optional, then no problem, right? |
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| Aelius | Jul 7 2010, 07:01 PM Post #12 |
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I'll give you BioWare over Diablo. Keep in mind, the original Diablo came out in '97, predating all BioWare and most of the Elder Scrolls series. Really, a lot of these games have borrowed some aspects that Blizzard has and built on them. If Blizzard had been doing something besides pushing WoW the last five years, maybe they would have kept pace. We'll have to see how the new games are. |
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| Telosan | Jul 7 2010, 07:50 PM Post #13 |
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Second paragraph, first line. The forums are forcing you to use it, but not the games... for now, anyway. That's bad. Trolling will be horrible. Instead of just arguing back, you can not post anything in reply and do something more terrifying IRL. This is also concerning, from the FAQ. So say my friend, who I know IRL, becomes a friend of that guy he hung out with online the night before. That person now has access to my full name, as well as everyone else on his friend list. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jul 7 2010, 07:53 PM Post #14 |
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Ok. A couple things: 1. Isn't it harder to just troll when people can hold you accountable and it reflects on you in real life? 2. Never used Blizzard's forums and probably won't. As long as I don't have to get this Real ID to play Starcraft 2, I don't care. That game is coming out around the bar exam, and I want to play it after I'm done with the exam, while I'm looking for a job. Edited by Rhadamanthus, Jul 7 2010, 07:53 PM.
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| Quaon | Jul 7 2010, 08:14 PM Post #15 |
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From looking up shit for political jobs - give me a name that is not Bob Smith and a vague geographical area and I will have the name within five minutes, unless the person has taken proactive steps not to be listed online. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 7 2010, 08:22 PM Post #16 |
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Find me. |
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| Quaon | Jul 7 2010, 08:25 PM Post #17 |
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I don't know your name. Also, you're a minor, so that task would be much harder, as you don't own your own house and don't have a steady job. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jul 7 2010, 08:27 PM Post #18 |
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What is Blizzard's motivation with regard to this whole real name thing? |
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| Al Araam | Jul 7 2010, 08:54 PM Post #19 |
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Anyone else think it's bizarre that a male playing a female character is considered "transgender"? It's just a picture on a computer screen. It has no bearing on what gender they actually identify with whatsoever. In games with somewhat realistic physics, a lot of my friends choose to play as female characters rather than male because they prefer to admire that particular character model for the 50+ hours they'll be playing the game. Furthermore, I know of several players in EVE who are represented by female avatars. Given that they use the voice functionality and have voices which are clearly deep and male, I don't see that there's any reality behind the "OMG what about the transgenders" hysterics. They're grasping at straws in an obvious way and it undermines the otherwise somewhat serious content of the post. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jul 7 2010, 08:58 PM Post #20 |
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I think in most games it's taken for granted that a large portion of the female characters are played by males. |
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| Al Araam | Jul 7 2010, 09:08 PM Post #21 |
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As do I. I don't think the people actually playing the female character expects to be mistaken for a female, as by and large the internets are devoid of those with two X chromosomes. Don't tell the author though or his dreams of internet dating through WoW will surely be crushed. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jul 8 2010, 07:27 AM Post #22 |
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I agree generally speaking. Though, as I understand it, WoW actually did attract a substantial female fanbase. A friend even told me story about an acquaintance of his whose girlfriend abandoned him to marry someone she met on WoW. |
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| New Harumf | Jul 8 2010, 08:30 AM Post #23 |
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OK, Quaon; William Paxson, Midwest USA. Find me. Also, Telo, you are right, this is bad. Ban the interwebs! |
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| Nag Ehgoeg | Jul 8 2010, 09:22 AM Post #24 |
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The fact that people already look up other's real names with great success anyway... meh. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 8 2010, 09:55 AM Post #25 |
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I'm still waiting. |
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