New Real ID Party Feature Now Available for Testing

Update
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Q: Can I invite a friend of a Real ID friend?
A: No, you can only invite your own Real ID friends to the party.

Q: Will aspects of the Real ID Party system be premium-based?
A: We'll have information on this toward the end of the testing period.

New Real ID Party Feature Now Available for Testing
You heard it here first, the news is now official! the Real ID Party Feature is now available for testing!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
When delving into the depths of Azeroth's darkest dungeons, it always helps to have some friends at your side... now you're able to issue a call to arms no matter what realm they play on. We're pleased to announce the new Real ID Party feature is now available for testing! This new feature will allow World of Warcraft players to invite their real-life Real ID friends of the same faction to a party regardless of the realm they play on, and then queue up for a 5-player regular or Heroic dungeon.

To learn more about Real ID, please visit the Real ID web page and read the FAQ.

For more information about how the Real ID Party system works, check out the FAQ below.

Real ID Party Feature – Test Phase FAQ

Q: What is the Real ID Party feature?
A: Players can now invite Real ID friends of the same faction to a 5-player normal or Heroic dungeon group, regardless of what realm their friends are on. This system is designed to make it easier for real-life friends to play together.

Q: How do I invite Real ID friends to a Real ID party?
A: Inviting a Real ID friend to a Real ID Party is simple. Just open up your Friends list to see which Real ID friends are online. Click on the “Plus” button to send an invitation to a Real ID friend to join your group. You can continue to add Real ID friends to your party until the group is complete. If you cannot complete the group with Real ID friends, you are free to join the Dungeon Finder to fill in the missing roles.

Q: Does a player need to have Real ID enabled to accept a Real ID group invite?
A: Yes, a player must have Real ID enabled, and both players must be Real ID friends to accept or initiate Real ID party invitations.

Q: Can a party leader invite a mix of Real ID friends, character-level friends, guildmates, or random players to the same party?
A: A party leader can invite any combination of Real ID friends from any realm, guildmates from the same realm, or other characters from the same realm to the same party. If the party leader isn’t able to fill up the entire party, the Dungeon Finder can fill in the missing roles.

Q: Can I invite someone who is not a Real ID friend?
A: You can only invite members to a party if they are on your Real ID friends list or if they are on the same realm as you are.

Q: Can I invite a friend of a Real ID friend?
A: No, you can only invite those who are Real ID friends with you directly to the party.

Q: How long will the testing period last?
A: We haven’t yet determined how long the testing period will last. We'll keep you updated on the status and inform you when the test period is going to end in the future.

Q: Will aspects of the Real ID Party system be premium-based?
A: We'll have information on the premium-based aspects of the Real ID Party system toward the end of the testing period.




Season Transition Compensation Action
Originally Posted by Bashiok (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
For our lack of forewarning on the inclusion of new item level 371 gear with Season 10 we’ll be providing the previously announced (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2794770941) 4000 Honor Point compensation during scheduled maintenance on July 19.

During maintenance, 4000 Honor Points will be automatically applied to all characters that spent Honor on any item level 365 items following the release of 4.2, between the June 28 and July 5 maintenances.

The compensation Honor Points given will be able to go over the point cap, but anyone who goes over will not be able to earn more Honor until they spend under the 4000 cap. Any Honor over the cap will need to be spent before the start of Season 11 when it will be converted to gold. Any characters receiving the compensation honor will also receive an in-game mail explaining the compensation and additional details.

Again, we apologize for not communicating the item level 371 gear introduction, and hope these 4000 Honor Points will offer you some help in obtaining the correct items.
This article was originally published in forum thread: New Real ID Party Feature Now Available for Testing started by Boubouille View original post
Published on 2011-07-14 04:14 PM
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  1. mmoc546e2e10e3's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jadora View Post
    Blizzard, HOW DARE YOU! How dare you spend precious development time making a new, interesting feature and then turn around and try to make money off said development time. I AM ENTITLED TO EVERYTHING YOU EVER MAKE FOR FREE BECAUSE I BOUGHT THAT GAME THAT ONE TIME.
    I pay a monthly fee as do around 10 million other players. I feel i am entitled to these types of service for free, why should i pay even more than i already am?
  1. mmoc419d899127's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jadora View Post
    Blizzard, HOW DARE YOU! How dare you spend precious development time making a new, interesting feature and then turn around and try to make money off said development time. I AM ENTITLED TO EVERYTHING YOU EVER MAKE FOR FREE BECAUSE I BOUGHT THAT GAME THAT ONE TIME.
    /cheer, gotta agree, people need to shut up. They've gone this far without it, they can keep going without difficulty now.
  1. DaveL's Avatar
    i´d rather PAY for using that to doin randoms with my friend than yell on stupid ppl with LFD
  1. Narshe's Avatar
    This is a feature that is normally part of what Blizzard would offer in a content patch. I'm excited for the feature but won't pay for it, and I'm worried about what Blizzard will decide should be included in a patch or charged to the customer in the future. I get paying for pets and vanity items to use on your character, and the Mobile features that let you interact with the game outside of physically playing it, those make sense. I don't understand why we should pay for something that enhances the game itself, with other players.
  1. DaveL's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Phoenixy View Post
    Fluxflashor...hmmm...I heard this name somewhere.Wasn't he the admin of wowleaks.com ? :S
    yes, exactly this one
  1. Jadora's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by tempz View Post
    I pay a monthly fee as do around 10 million other players. I feel i am entitled to these types of service for free, why should i pay even more than i already am?
    I know right! I mean, its not like they do anything for us:

    1. Constantly update/balance 10 classes

    2. Constantly update pve content

    3. Constantly balance pvp content

    4. Constantly provide some of the best customer service any video game has ever had

    5. Constantly patch bug fixes

    6. Keep a website where we can bitch about all the stuff we never get cause its not fair I WANT MORE
  1. mmoc7adc4b5ba2's Avatar
    So I have to buy the game. Then pay to play and now I have to pay to use it. FU Blizz. Make it free or dont make it at all.
  1. mmoc37672be2a3's Avatar
    And what about players like me that didn't know about those new items lvl371 and decided to spend honor points for enchanting materials, because it would be better to spend points for something that might be useful in the future? Enchanting materials aren't ilvl 365
  1. notbob's Avatar
    just did a ZA with my buddies from my old guild before i x-ferred (: thanks blizz!
  1. kosechi's Avatar
    awww and my friend who i have been on diffrent servers from for years just quit for rift so i wont be able to use this to play with him.

    now i can't have him as my pocket tank and all the pug tanks are stuck with me raping their threat.
  1. mmoc7adc4b5ba2's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jadora View Post
    I know right! I mean, its not like they do anything for us:

    1. Constantly update/balance 10 classes

    2. Constantly update pve content

    3. Constantly balance pvp content

    4. Constantly provide some of the best customer service any video game has ever had

    5. Constantly patch bug fixes

    6. Keep a website where we can bitch about all the stuff we never get cause its not fair I WANT MORE
    And the income for all this is the monthly fee!
  1. ordhor's Avatar
    If this gets to be a paid feature expect more ingame features to be changed to premium.
    It will be the start of WoW change to be a Free For All game, with stuff like Dungeon Finder to be premium

    The downfall of warcraft will begin with Blizzard saying this Real ID party feature to be premium
  1. Sulika's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by reverendball View Post
    so

    let everyone test it for free

    then make everyone pay for it once they decide they like it




    sigh

    gg
    Subscriber numbers for WoW have been flat now for a couple of years, that means the only way they can make more money is to extract more and more from those who are actually playing the game. I suspect I feel like many on that score, having paid over $1000 to Blizzard for this game by now it feels like a bit of a kick in the teeth when theres parts of the game they tell me will cost extra.
  1. Narshe's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jadora View Post
    I know right! I mean, its not like they do anything for us:

    1. Constantly update/balance 10 classes

    2. Constantly update pve content

    3. Constantly balance pvp content

    4. Constantly provide some of the best customer service any video game has ever had

    5. Constantly patch bug fixes

    6. Keep a website where we can bitch about all the stuff we never get cause its not fair I WANT MORE
    I get your point, but if this feature takes off then there's no reason for Blizz to not cut back other features that would've gone out for free, and instead only make it available through purchase. I don't blame Blizz for wanting more money, and they offer a great product, but keep the micro-transactions to pets and mounts not in game features.
  1. mmoc546e2e10e3's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jadora View Post
    I know right! I mean, its not like they do anything for us:

    1. Constantly update/balance 10 classes

    2. Constantly update pve content

    3. Constantly balance pvp content

    4. Constantly provide some of the best customer service any video game has ever had

    5. Constantly patch bug fixes

    6. Keep a website where we can bitch about all the stuff we never get cause its not fair I WANT MORE
    Blizzard do this because its what is required with an mmo, If they didn't do what you described no one would play it. I pay my sub free for in game content, which Real Id party's will be, allowing me to play with cross realm friends, why should i pay another fee for this?
  1. Jadora's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ordhor View Post
    If this gets to be a paid feature expect more ingame features to be changed to premium.
    It will be the start of WoW change to be a Free For All game, with stuff like Dungeon Finder to be premium

    The downfall of warcraft will begin with Blizzard saying this Real ID party feature to be premium
    I thought the downfall of wow was going to be:

    Server Transfer
    Faction Change
    Flying Mounts
    LFD tool
    Age of Conan
    Warhammer Online
    Pet Store
    Mount Store
    Aion
    Rift
  1. Narshe's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Skulver View Post
    Subscriber numbers for WoW have been flat now for a couple of years, that means the only way they can make more money is to extract more and more from those who are actually playing the game. I suspect I feel like many on that score, having paid over $1000 to Blizzard for this game by now it feels like a bit of a kick in the teeth when theres parts of the game they tell me will cost extra.
    Guess you missed the huge bounce of subscribers they got when Cata was released? They lost some of them sure but it hasn't leveled off for a couple years now at all.
  1. Resentful's Avatar
    This is quite neat, finally I get to play with friends without xfering :P
  1. Miralynn's Avatar
    Well, I'll use it as long as it's free. I won't pay for it, though, and I will likely quit if it does become a paid feature. Seen too many other MMO's fall down the 'selling features that actually effect gameplay' tubes, and I'm not sticking around for another one.
  1. Roscoe's Avatar
    Blizzard must think the economy is in good condition. (USA)
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