tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183127747159437864.post3652609550329660616..comments2023-10-16T07:14:33.356-07:00Comments on Almost Evil: Another Blizzard RealID PostHydrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322634847303998947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183127747159437864.post-18612687108778087682010-07-08T19:22:02.143-07:002010-07-08T19:22:02.143-07:00I think there is a lot of overreaction to all this...I think there is a lot of overreaction to all this issue. There IS the option to not use Real ID. It's not like people must use it for the game to work. If people don't like it, then just don't use it; or like Hydra said, limit its use to really trusted people.<br /><br />As far as the forum posts go... I think anonymous posts are an incredibly ridiculous idea. Anyone can post from one of their newly-created level 1 alts, to just flame and ridicularize people, or worse. WoW forums have a bad reputation for a reason. So do we just sit and watch it rot? The problem here is that people got comfortable with being anonymous, and go out of their way behaving like COMPLETELY different people when posting. I ask you: if WoW had a real life forum, would people behave that way? Fucking no. That's why they're all scared: no more forum trolling. As a responsible WoW player, I say yes to forum with people's names. If that means I can browse the forums and ask questions and post opinions without getting trolled, hell yes. do it. The internet already suffers too much from all the protection there is to anonymous people, who most of the time don't deserve it.<br /><br />If a company or employer had an issue with a a hobby of mine, like WoW... then I'd seriously consider if I really wanted to work for them. It's just a game, just a hobby. Like practicing a sport, or going to the beach. Leisure activies require time from people, no matter if it's parachutting or sitting in front of a screen and pretending to be a fantasy character. Companies have NO business with that.Larielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183127747159437864.post-8883532351555123812010-07-08T12:08:58.424-07:002010-07-08T12:08:58.424-07:00A couple weeks ago, just because I wanted to bette...A couple weeks ago, just because I wanted to better protect my WOW account, I <i>did</i> create a new email address just for WOW. Since I own a couple domains, it was pretty trivial to do, and forward all that mail (of which there should be none) to my regular account. Since then, I've been amused at all the spam I continue to receive (phishing scams) at all kinds of email addresses I have...but none to my WoW-only address. Strongly recommend EVERYONE do this (use Gmail, Yahoo! mail, or Hotmail).<br /><br />Second point: I'm sorry you were surprised to find out the info revealed when a RealID friend logged in. All of that, plus no "invisible" mode, are reasons I have not, and will not, opt in to RealID. <br /><br />I'm on Twitter, I have a website, I have a fairly public email address, my Skype account and Trillian (Live Messenger, Google Chat, and iChat) are always on when my computer is on. If someone wants to get in touch with me, they don't need to wait until I log into WoW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com