The Best of WoW Insider: July 2010

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12-26-2010 @ 9:16PM

Tirrimas said...

Ah yes, and the ragefest back and forth between players after it was all done, basically claiming that everyone who said they were gonna quit actually didn't, the ones who did claiming a victory for "the little guy".

For my side, I canceled my subscription. It hurt. I was happy when the news came down that Blizz had decided to back down, and rewed a few days later, once I was sure they weren't gonna go back on that.

I got a very-nicely worded email a few days afterward. I was amused and a bit surprised - it seemed those of us how had quit had made an impression. We weren't a majority by any stretch of the imagination and Blizz will never release any numbers concerning it, but it was enough to send a message.

12-26-2010 @ 9:22PM

theRaptor said...

I play with Gamecards or I would have cancelled my account.

The issue of Gamecards always made me wonder how they were going to verify RealID on the forums™ anyway. Real trolls would just get troll accounts with hilarious fake names.

12-26-2010 @ 11:30PM

Ronin said...

I took one for humanity as well. I was pleased when they went back on their decision-- although as Allison Robert noted, the language they used left it wide open for the future. I fully expect them to try to force Real ID on us again at a later date, figuring they can wear down the opposition.

If they do, I'm ready to quit all over again.

12-27-2010 @ 5:56AM

Artificial said...

Yeah, I got two of those emails, since I have two accounts, and canceled both. I eventually renewed both, but I left one in a lapsed state for a month, just to cost them a bit of money for being boneheads.

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