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All of the latest Mists of Pandaria newsRumor: Blizzard employees' real life names will not appear on the Real ID forums [Updated]
by Adam Holisky 
Jul 7th 2010 at 4:00PM
So here's what we know:
- Bashiok / Drysc posted his real life name yesterday and had his privacy violated by people posting maps to his house, his parents' names and (potentially incorrect) cell phone numbers.
- We have seen multiple reports of WoW players who have called up Blizzard's support line and spoken with representatives who've told them blues will no longer be using their real names in the new forums.
- Josh, a Blizzard phone rep, said that Blizzard employees "cannot risk having their personal lives compromised by in-game issues."
- Blizzard blue representative Rygarius locked, but did not delete nor deny, a thread on this.
- WoW.com has emailed PR contacts within Blizzard for comment, and has not heard anything back.
Update: Wryxian is referring people back to the original blue post language about the change. However, we're still hearing from phone bank representatives that Blizzard has changed its mind about blue posters.
Update #2: According to Nethaera, they're going to stick with their original plan and have blue posters use their real names. As to why other parts of Blizzard are saying something different (WoW.com has verified what other parts of Blizzard has said), it appears they're having some internal communication issues.
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Reader Comments (Page 27 of 27)
John Smith Jul 10th 2010 12:59AM
Delicious irony, or a foreboding omen? If you go to Battle.net, and click on the link to review the Privacy Policy before agreeing to the ToS ... the link is broken.
arnholtjill Jul 10th 2010 2:50PM
You know when the Real I.D system was announced i was excited for it becuz i have friends that play on different servers and I would be able to talk with them. A lot of the critics of the system used the "slippery slope" argument which we all know is very cliche and RARELY has very many actual facts to stand on. But all be damned it looks like they were actually correct, once is an isolated incident, twice is a pattern and this is becoming a pattern of incorporating more of our personal and private info into the game community. I see the armory as a possible next target for watever corporate idiot is making this push for more "social networking in WoW. I have several real life friends and WoW friends that have become real life friends, if i e-mail them or text them or something i will usually use thier RL names. But ingame no matter who is around we ALWAYS use character names becuz thats the name that we have learned to associate ourselves with inside the game world, seeing as its on the community site i see the forums as an extension of that. THIS IS A STUPID MOVE!