In case you've been living under a rock, or have just been too busy questing, raiding, looting, earning XP and WOW Gold, you might have missed the latest little tidbit from the fine folks at Blizzard HQ, a little tidbit that's caused something of a storm in a very large teacup.
The news that gamers who post on official Blizzard forums (starting with StarCraft II's community site and eventually spreading to World of Warcraft's as the Cataclysm expansion draws near) will have their real life first and last names exposed to the world.Blizzard's Real Name Forum Policy, Good or Bad?That little tidbit?But is it really such a terrible thing?These changes will go into effect on all StarCraft II forums with the launch of the new community site prior to the July 27 release of the game, with the World of Warcraft site and forums following suit near the launch of Cataclysm.It should be noted however, that these rules also apply to Blizzard employees, so there are no double standards at work here.Let's look at what these changes might result in.Internet anonymity takes a massive blow - No matter how awesome the community, there are always a few bad eggs, and the larger the community, the more bad eggs you're bound to find.So there you have it, no amount of begging --WoW gold, or even real money pay off -- will spare you this fate.Blizzard representative Nethaera (ironic, I know) had this to say regarding the reason for the shift in policy: "Recently, we introduced our new Real ID feature, a new way to stay connected with your friends on the new Battle.
The first and most significant change is that in the near future, anyone posting or replying to a post on official Blizzard forums will be doing so using their Real ID - that is, their real-life first and last name - with the option to also display the name of their primary in-game character alongside it.Today, we wanted to give you a heads up about our plans for Real ID on our official forums, discuss the design philosophy behind the changes we're making, and give you a first look at some of the new features we're adding to the forums to help improve the quality of conversations and make the forums an even more enjoyable place for players to visit.You heard that right; this new change will be a feature of the recently implemented Real ID initiative, which went live on Battle.Wait, what!In a community as colossally massive as World of Warcraft's, you can bet WoW gold Runescape Money you're bound to find more than just a few grumpy Gary's and sinister Susie's.
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