Blizzard’s Real ID system, whereby users could share an account over several services using their actual name, seemed like a good idea to some but didn’t exactly go down too well with many others.
You got questions about Blizzard’s Real ID system and privacy issues? We’ve got answers in a Q&A issued by the company covering everything from Facebook integration to World of Warcraft plugins designed to steal your info.
Everyone is entitled to a secret identity, it seems.
Following an overwhelmingly negative response from fans, Blizzard has decided not to implement the planned forum changes that would require players to post using their real names.
Who benefits from Blizzard’s controversial decision to use players’ real names in forum posts? War Rock publisher GamersFirst hopes it will, issuing an official press release to let gamers know it’s all still anonymous there.
How do you stem the tide of a forum flooded with flame wars, trolling and other unpleasantness? Just do what Blizzard is doing for the official forums for StarCraft II and World of Warcraft: Display posters’ real names.