Blizzard responds to common Real ID concerns

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Nethaera (Blizzard community manager) posted answers to some of the common Real ID questions and concerns on the forums today. With the PR disaster that was Blizzard's original Real ID on the forums concept, a follow-up aimed at easing tensions in the community -- even after the retraction -- was to be expected. While Blizzard offered some good news on things people have been requesting, they also dodged other points for the moment in true Blizzard style.

Some highlights from the announcement:

• no current plans for an online handle to be used in game with Real ID instead of your name
• feature to disable your name's appearance in Friends of Friends list coming around the time of StarCraft II
• plans for some sort of unique ID on the WoW forums

The full announcement is after the break.Continue reading Blizzard responds to common Real ID concerns

Blizzard responds to common Real ID concerns originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.




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