Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
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Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
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Re: Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
#2This is probably the most ridiculous change ever made by a gaming company. The negative stigma associated with being a gamer and even more so being a wow player is a terrible thing to have when looking for a professional job.
Re: Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
#3Some priceless comments from the comment thread in the story:
"It will be pretty intresting to see the profiles on facebook/myspace of some of the 'top raiders.' Maybe pull up some DMV records and see what kind of mount they have IRL."
"Finally I can stalk that pretty Draenei even more so."
"Solution... (I hope) I'll be changing my name in my contact details. Sure, the mailman might be smirking as I have to sign under 'Zortan the Mighty' for any Blizz purchases but at least some psycho won't be able to google me"
Re: Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
#4Pretty interesting. I wonder if this'll cut down on the griefing... Online gaming has such a plague of profanity-spewing 12 year olds, maybe this will help curb those tendencies.
That's one of the reasons I use my real name everywhere online: it helps keep my comments in check. Not that I'm 12, or spew (excessive) profanity. But I've become much more polite, and make significantly less 'me too' or memetic kinds of posts.
Re: Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
#5This is probably the most ridiculous change ever made by a gaming company. The negative stigma associated with being a gamer and even more so being a wow player is a terrible thing to have when looking for a professional job.
Perhaps, but I would expect that when the real names are shown people will start posting higher quality message and treat their fellow posters with more respect.
I have been making my real name accessible on a lot of websites and I have never had a problem with people harassing me. In fact, I think it increases the quality of my interactions on average.
Re: Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
#6Some priceless comments from the comment thread in the story: "It will be pretty intresting to see the profiles on facebook/myspace of some of the 'top raiders.' Maybe pull up some DMV records and see what kind of mount they have IRL." "Finally I can stalk that pretty Draenei even more so." "Solution... (I hope) I'll be changing my name in my contact details. Sure, the mailman might be smirking as I have to sign unde…
I already thought of that last point. Blizzard doesn't let you edit your name in your Battle.net contact details, apparently.
Re: Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
#7I think more sites should end anonymity. If you're too afraid own up to what you say online maybe you shouldn't be saying it in the first place. It'd be like an entire town full of people wearing ski masks- nobody would be held accountable for anything.
Re: Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
#8This is probably the most ridiculous change ever made by a gaming company. The negative stigma associated with being a gamer and even more so being a wow player is a terrible thing to have when looking for a professional job.
Perhaps, but I would expect that when the real names are shown people will start posting higher quality message and treat their fellow posters with more respect. I have been making my real name accessible on a lot of websites and I have never had a problem with people harassing me. In fact, I think it increases the quality of my interactions on average.
I disagree. I'd prefer to keep my identify secret everywhere I post. I work very hard to make it impossible to trace my posts. I mean, it would be easy for people to find things I said long ago (or not so long ago) I now regret.
No. I have no desire for people to know my real name or real identity.
Re: Blizzard/Activision Removing Anonymity From Game Forums
#9This is probably the most ridiculous change ever made by a gaming company. The negative stigma associated with being a gamer and even more so being a wow player is a terrible thing to have when looking for a professional job.
I wouldn't want to work for any company that would discriminate against me for my gaming habits in my own time.
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#10I don't think gaming company employees get that gaming is stigmatized by non-gamers, especially time consuming forms like MMOs. It isn't stigmatized by them.
Friends of mine who play one of the Blizzard games (World of Warcraft) and work at a (non-MMO, console based) game company don't understand that everyone else views gaming, especially PC gaming, as a non-legitimate hobby and a questionable mark against you on a job search, funding search, or anything of the sort really.
It's not like religion, race, political affiliation. It's a very legitimate concern, as there is a tendency for people who play these games to stay up much of the night instead of getting a proper nights rest. They don't understand how much they're giving up people's privacy; lots of users will stop playing these games for professional reasons. The bank vice president: Gone. The guy running a business: Gone. The advertising exec: Gone. None of them can afford to have this come out professionally.