When I first heard of the latest news from Blizzard, that our Real Names will be visible when we post on the new forum system (this change will not be retroactively implemented) I spent about 40 minutes typing out an impassioned rant talking about privilege and how many people are oblivious to the concerns of others. Then I had to raid, and then the internet and twitter exploded and I figured it would be better to sleep on it. This news is definitely not surprising (and quick on it’s heels was the reveal of a security flaw in the...
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Dragon Colours Matter and Pewter revisits RealID
Is Halion Pink or Purple? That’s what I want to know! The argument has kept my guild busy between pulls. The purple and pink factions get very passionate about their debate matter, it gets quite heated and there is blood, tears and broken gear before bed time. I enjoyed the fight. I know a lot of people are /yawning at it, and it has already been beaten by many people, but in my guild we’ve learned to take things at our own pace. We’re a large bunch of friends having fun doing content together, and while we have some...
Real ID Implementation Is Not Good Enough
One of the features I was most looking forward to with battle.net integration was being able to chat with cross-server friends while in World of Warcraft, and ignore an entire account if someone was harassing me. Not that it happens often, but I can imagine most people get tired of ignoring level 1 alts when they’re being harassed by an arsehat. A few clarifications I am on Facebook and yes I do add long-time guildies that I have known for years. I use the many privacy options where I can, and I don’t associate email addresses, websites or nicknames...
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