Real Names on Official Forums cancelled

[Glomp]

I had "first" typed out, then I realized I'd get flamed. But seriously though, yeah, pushovers. It's sad they don't have a backbone.

Business wise it was the right decision to make, when a large number of people object to a unimportant NYI feature, continuing would be a waste of time and resources.

[Aberration]

Let the trolling continue. :[

[sicness]

I see you have reading issues... WHEN I CALLED THEM (as you are saying I should) THEY TOLD ME POST ON FORUMS.

And that means you have to use the forums?

[phenom568]

No I read that part, but as I said the majority of issues are resolved already on the forums and you can find your issue there, not requiring you to post in any possible way.

It's called using your fucking brain. If you don't want to reveal your information on the forums yet still get support you can.

Says the troll...

[dvn123]

You seem to be either ignorant or paranoid, possibly both. Try to google for "road rage + murder". It's far more likely you'll be murdered by some random guy sitting in a car behind you on your way to work.

Is it necessary to drive a car to live a fairly normal life?
Is it necessary to expose yourself to a (even if low) risk by showing your name in forums?

The difference is that one is a risk that every person must take or he/she must live a 'crippled' life, while the other is an unnecessary risk.
You may say what you want about how low the chances are, but I doubt you'd have the opinion if something similar happened to you.

Felt the need to post it twice.

[Eyeball2452]

I hope they will - at least i had that feeling from the blue post. Also its about time they enforce CoC on their forums better.

But that said, i am very pleased they stopped this RealID implementation focus on forums and i dont have to fight for my privacy just becouse i play a game i like and post about it or ask for help.

Implementing things like ratings for users/posts, better enforcement of CoC and unique name(id) per account under which you can post are enough tools to get the job done, and it will be welcomed by comunity too.

Yeah, I'm not clear why they don't just have people pick a forum username to tie to their battle.net account that is permanent. Then your reputation is tied to a unique forum handle. Simple.

[Eucep]

Yay! Much more useful an account name then real name.

[sicness]

Is it necessary to drive a car to live a fairly normal life?
Is it necessary to expose yourself to a (even if low) risk by showing your name in forums?

The difference is that one is a risk that every person must take or he/she must live a 'crippled' life, while the other is an unnecessary risk.
You may say what you want about how low the chances are, but I doubt you'd have the opinion if something similar happened to you.

Is it necessary to post on the forums at all? No. You can very well get by without a car, a lot of people do it and aren't considered crippled.

[Fateq]

Jees you people crying about trolls need to get a grip, is it so hard to ignore their post and scroll down or leave the thread?

[zorg]

Haha, this was bound to happen. OK people, we now know it; whining works! Let's roll!

rollin rollin...oh wait we be trollin trollin, keep on trollin baby!!

[Buzzinjoe]

And you don't have other options for posting on forums? It's one thing if it's in game and you have to do it in order to play the game, but you're arguing about something completely optional that you have other options of sites to do it on if you really want.

Just because you think it's important to you doesn't make it important to everyone and good for the whole community.

I handle recruitment posts for our guild. The WoW forums are one of those better options. So no I didn't have a choice. And no one else in the guild would have been willing to throw their name out there either.

I also enjoy giving people advice and making constructive suggestions regarding a game I'm passionate about.

And if posting on the forums is not important to you why do you even care what happens?

[phenom568]

As a suggestion... do you take all suggestions as something you have to do without thinking about it?

What? So if a doctor said you need treatment for an illness you look at them and say FU i'll do it my own way....wouldn't want to be a sheep....sure you'll be dead but not a sheep....

[sicness]

What? So if a doctor said you need treatment for an illness you look at them and say FU i'll do it my own way....wouldn't want to be a sheep....sure you'll be dead but not a sheep....

Listening to a doctor is the same as listening to an automated message designed to reduce call times?

[Cronnix]

And that means you have to use the forums?

If I want to resolve the technical issue which prevented me from playing the game, yes. Ofcourse there are fan forums to seek help at, but it was a rather advanced issue.

I think that tech support is part of service I am paying for..

[MortalWombat]

Is it necessary to drive a car to live a fairly normal life?
Is it necessary to expose yourself to a (even if low) risk by showing your name in forums?

The difference is that one is a risk that every person must take or he/she must live a 'crippled' life, while the other is an unnecessary risk.
You may say what you want about how low the chances are, but I doubt you'd have the opinion if something similar happened to you.

Living without a car would hinder your ability to get to places.
Living without posting on the WoW forums would hinder your ability to troll. And don't go "OMG TECH SUPPORT" This thing was months from coming out, I doubt they would leave the tech support on RealID when it was released.

[phenom568]

Is it necessary to post on the forums at all? No. You can very well get by without a car, a lot of people do it and aren't considered crippled.

They are considered homeless

[sicness]

I handle recruitment posts for our guild. The WoW forums are one of those better options. So no I didn't have a choice. And no one else in the guild would have been willing to throw their name out there either.

I also enjoy giving people advice and making constructive suggestions regarding a game I'm passionate about.

And if posting on the forums is not important to you why do you even care what happens?

THIS, is the one place I do agree upon using the forums. Tech support bs is just that, bs, you have other options for tech support no matter how much you think the forums are 'required'. However, guild recruitment is completely different yet just as essential to the game.

[Diatribe]

All they need to do, to stop trolling on the forums is do a single warning, then perm-ban on the forums. No more of this "72 hour ban from the forums" nonsense. If they come back under a fake account, then IP ban them from the forums. What about families that play? Wouldn't that screw up the rest of the family's ability to post on the forums because junior decided to be an as*hat on the forums? Guess junior's going to be getting his as* beat when dad get's home, eh?

A simple warning before anyone posts:

"Warning, you agree that the following post is not of an inflammatory nature, with the sole purpose of causing problems on the forums for any single person, or the forums in general. Posting threads/responses in which would fall under the "No Trolling" portion of the forum rules will result in a 100% lifetime ban from the forums. Please review your post to make sure if meets the forum guidelines."

Then the person clicks "Yes" to continue or "Preview/Edit" to make the appropriate changes.

Within 30 days, the trolls will have found their bridges to hide under again as hundreds (if not thousands) of their brothers & sisters are slaughtered, thus the forums will return to a semi-normal state of civility.

[Sarevokcz]

Sigh... don't confuse posting on their forums for READING their forums, considering the majority of issues are resolved there. However, just because they ASK you to do that doesn't mean you have to do it. You have other options for doing it, christ are you that much of a sheep you just do what people tell you and don't think for yourself?

No.

They specifically ask you to post tracert/whatever else.

Also, not everyone has same problems, people wont get ANYTHING from reading hundred times over "delete wtf, wdb, interface folders." People can have specific technical issues regarding new drivers for specific GPU/windows/whatever and the answer doesnt have to be there by default.

And no, there may not be other options, some geek fan forums arent solution either, not even them have all the answers. What if I cant log in? The only other option is to just chill and let my subscription expire with weeks/months already paid for and until the problem fixes itself?

[Rokee]

Justice prevails!