Goodbye World of Warcraft

[logan_d_alt]

And I mean forever.

(EDIT: UPDATE -

WHEW!!!

Looks like Blizz backed down (for now). Looks like the massive amounts of account cancellations and a thread on the official forums that apparently went over FIFTY-THOUSAND Negative posts got their attention!

I'm cautiously optimistic. And (for now) I'll re-consider my plans to play the game again.

But

Comments

[tochiro998]

OTOH

The core issue is, this is our house, these are the rules, if you don't like it don't play.

Seems perfectly reasonable to me.

I think the idea of personal responsibility is a good thing. I think people being douchbags simply because they CAN should be discouraged.

Of course I'm anti-Facebook and anti-Twitter. I know full well the truth that what man creates man WILL abuse.

I'll say this: If one's point in playing WOW was that since one could be anon, one could act in a totally bogus manner like an out of control 6 year old, then one brought this on oneself. And if it's 'no fun' anymore because one has to be held accountable, one should question one's true motives for playing.

That's just my opinion.

[logan_d_alt]

I don't think you quite understand the situation. Allow me to illustrate

[logan_d_alt]

Here is an incredibly thorough look at just why this is such a monumentally bad idea. I was going to copy and paste the text here. But LJ says it's too long to be posted. Wow. I guess that's the drawback to a free LJ account.

Anyway - seriously - you NEED to read this:

http://www.metafilter.com/93492/But-my-name-really-is-Deathblood-Blackaxe#3171416

[logan_d_alt]

Basically - the biggest concern?

Anyone who is 'at risk' for stalking or bullying behavior. Even if you're only SUPPORTIVE of alternative communities (LGBT, polyamory, swinging, fetish groups) you are at risk.

Also, anyone who must maintain professional distance from people (teachers, coaches, psychologists, etc.) will now have to change servers or not play if they discover any of their students or patients also playing.

People in active duty military will no longer be able to play, as once their names get out, they or their families are at risk.

The list goes on and on and on.

[jim000037]

okay, i admit that WoW is so not my thing, but if you want to continue playing, why not loudly and openly create an alternative forum, say... an LJ group or, preferably, a group on one of the other journals that isn't SO into advertising? that way the forums just shift, Blizzard doesn't get to sell your shit to FB and players still have a place they can go where their identity is protected?

[logan_d_alt]

The problem with that idea is that - if you read the posts above, you'll notice that Blizzard has made it damn near impossible to avoid the forums if you need any sort of tech support directly from them

[jim000037]

yeah, noticed the tech support problem after i'd posted my comment

[logan_d_alt]

WHEW!!!

Looks like Blizz backed down (for now). Looks like the massive amounts of account cancellations and a thread on the official forums that apparently went over FIFTY-THOUSAND Negative posts got their attention!

I'm cautiously optimistic. And (for now) I'll re-consider my plans to play the game again.

But no reason not to keep the swords sharp. I bet this isn't the end of it.

Still - PARTY!