Forcing Battle.Net Registration

#0 - Oct. 14, 2009, 3:16 p.m.

I know this thread won’t get me anywhere but I'm just so annoyed at the battle.net conversion crap that I really needed to go and whine about it somewhere.

The reason I hadn't signed up to battle.net up to this point, isn't because it had slipped my mind or I wasn't aware of it or what it could be used for, it was simply that I actually didn't want to sign up to battle.net. I liked having a short sign in name, instead of having to type my entire email address every time I logged in. And no I live in a household where saving it isn't an option. I'm aware that typing a few extra characters and trying to get used to changing a 4 year habit isn't exactly a big thing but it's frustrating that we should have to just because Blizzard decides that we want to sign up to them as a company and not just games that we want to play. Screw that.

On top of this, the website we have to sign up with isn't even finished or working. Yesterday it had a failed maintenance message and today I couldn't get the terms and conditions page to work with Firefox or Internet Explorer, without using the Compatability View option.

It didn't require any effort or cost on your part to leave it as it was, this is just an infuriating attempt at brand loyalty by getting us to register with blizzard instead of just with WoW. I have merged my account with that rubbish (...now I have an account in an account instead of an account...) but it's just...well it's made typing this without profanity difficult. And no, a penguin doesn't make it ok.

Ancilorn

#21 - Oct. 14, 2009, 3:44 p.m.

Q u o t e:
There's also an interesting "flaw" in the design of this bloody circus :

I'm playing WoW with my two sons, so bought three(3) boxes and use three(3) separate accounts.

In the past (the classic way), I registered those three separate accounts using ONE email address (the one we use for our family - sounds logical, doesn't it).

Interesting fact now is, that I need to create three(!!) Battle.net accounts and the design is such that I now ALSO NEED THREE(!!) email accounts ..

If you put everything under ONE email address, you can play only ONE client at a time ..

Thank you Blizzard :(

PS
I would love to see a "blue" commenting on this ..

It is simply untrue. I have 4 WoW accounts under my single Battle.net account, and I am able to log in to all four at one time should I wish.

Q u o t e:

That would be nice, but I have to log on with an email address and I have only one ..
What happens next then ? A menu where I have the option to choose from the three accounts ?

Precisely that. :)

Ancilorn

#24 - Oct. 14, 2009, 3:53 p.m.

I believe the first time you log in you would enter your email and password, then select an account. Each time after that, you select the account from a drop down then enter the password. If you wish to forbid access to the various accounts, you will need separate battle.net (and e-mail) accounts.

Ancilorn

#61 - Oct. 15, 2009, 8:54 p.m.

Q u o t e:
You must have 3 separate accounts if you wish 3 different passwords.

This is correct. I guess I need to elaborate on what was said earlier, since I seem to have caused some confusion. Some quick facts:

You can log in to multiple WoW accounts that are associated with a single Battle.net account at the same time.
You have one set of log in information. This login is for the Battle.net account. This grants you access to all associated WoW accounts.
In order to ensure separate login access for each WoW account you would need separate Battle.net accounts.

As for security, the same security measures apply for Battle.net than those that already apply for WoW accounts. The system is no less robust than those already in place.

Ultimately the features that will come from this conversion in the future will only serve to enhance the experiences of those who enjoy not only World of Warcraft, but other Blizzard games also. Those who wish to solely continue with their WoW experience as they do now, with no further frills or enhancements may do so with the new Battle.net account system, with the perks of owning a penguin pet for taking the brief moments to make the conversion. There really are no losers. =)