tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761475993396648271.post1883919254050965287..comments2023-10-02T03:52:35.254-07:00Comments on Ember Isolte: RealIDEmber Isoltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516355108963292135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761475993396648271.post-79206565167781760852010-07-14T17:52:05.303-07:002010-07-14T17:52:05.303-07:00I already got mine already ^_^I already got mine already ^_^James Wragghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172939063256832297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761475993396648271.post-70918816522046283152010-07-09T21:45:46.534-07:002010-07-09T21:45:46.534-07:00After the shitstorm this announcement caused, Bliz...After the shitstorm this announcement caused, Blizzard decided against displaying real names on their forums today.<br /><br />http://www.wow.com/2010/07/09/mike-morhaime-real-names-will-not-be-required-on-official-forum/<br /><br />About the trolling thing though. A simple way to stop it would be to have your forum name be the character you have the most time played on. Since most people have the most time played on their main, they wouldn't be able to post on their alts (especially on their level one alts). Sure, some trolls will probably game the system somehow, either by logging on a level one alt and getting them to have the most time played on their account, or using a second account for the purposes of trolling, but at least you're making those bastards work for it that way.<br /><br />There's no perfect system really, but the use of real life names on the forums leaves it open for too much asshattery. Did you hear about the Blizzard employee who posted his first and last name on the forums to try to justify the policy? If you haven't, check out this link:<br /><br />http://wowriot.gameriot.com/blogs/Americans-are-bad-at-games/Real-Names-on-the-Official-Forums-New-REAL-ID-function<br /><br />Right there is proof enough for me of why the use of real names is a bad idea on the forums.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369846635599083594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761475993396648271.post-26015285485639369762010-07-09T10:38:02.683-07:002010-07-09T10:38:02.683-07:00I agree. I'm not sure how I feel about that ei...I agree. I'm not sure how I feel about that either. It's one thing to have real names in game (and that actually gets confusing, because I know most people by their character names), where you choose whether or not to accept someone's invitation. It's another to have your name on the internet where you don't have a choice who sees it.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306504793699710978noreply@blogger.com