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The Lie in Real ID

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Razakel
#0 - Oct. 7, 2010, 10:23 p.m.
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Real ID should be a Real GAME ID, not Real LIFE ID.

In 2009 at Blizzard's request I created a battle.net account and I naively filled in my real name and address, fast forward to 2010 and my name is now published in-game. As a result I'm not going to use the Real ID system except for 3 or 4 close personal friends. If you are an in-game acquaintance, I won't use Real ID.

At the same time, my friend who was much smarter and more cynical than I, created his battle.net account WITH AN ALIAS. As a result, his “Real ID” is an alias. He can share Read ID information with anyone in game without much concern for his privacy.

Blizzard want us to believe the Real ID is in some way authentic, but in fact, anybody that wants to create a new account can easily create a false Real ID and only us foolish and trusting early adopters are caught by Blizzard in this bungled mess.

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Vrakthris
#15 - Oct. 7, 2010, 10:59 p.m.
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In 2009 at Blizzard's request I created a battle.net account and I naively filled in my real name and address, fast forward to 2010 and my name is now published in-game. As a result I'm not going to use the Real ID system except for 3 or 4 close personal friends. If you are an in-game acquaintance, I won't use Real ID.

Which is how it was intended to be used, Razakel. Real ID was intended to be used with close personal friends, those you know in Real Life or those that you have reason to trust with that information.
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Blizzard want us to believe the Real ID is in some way authentic, but in fact, anybody that wants to create a new account can easily create a false Real ID and only us foolish and trusting early adopters are caught by Blizzard in this bungled mess.

Yes, they can use false information in order to create the account. However, if they ever need to verify that they are the registered user of that account, Razakel, it may prove fairly difficult if their drivers license doesn't verify that they are in fact Albert Einstein. This may result in the account being permanently locked from access.

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Vrakthris
#17 - Oct. 7, 2010, 11:01 p.m.
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The lie is that Real ID is so easily a False ID, it can't be trusted in-game, yet a lot of people will trust it.

Trust it to do what? It's intended to be used between Real Life friends/family, etc. . . .
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It's like giving away guns that don't have safety switches or even trigger guards.

Ya, if you shoot yourself it's your fault, but the gun manufacturer can still be found negligent fro producing such a dangerous item.

No, it's like giving people an option on staying connected with people that they know and trust and having those people think it is intended to do something its not. O.o