'Pets' like the warthog cost about $3-4. Other items range from $1 for individual clothing to $3 for a full suit.
It isn't that expensive, overall, but that's up to the individual buyer.
Isn't 5 dollars kind of a good hourly wage though there? Here I can't justify stuff like that because I have to think I slaved away for an hour for that money I'll be damned if I use it on a polygon shirt.
'Pets' like the warthog cost about $3-4. Other items range from $1 for individual clothing to $3 for a full suit.
It isn't that expensive, overall, but that's up to the individual buyer.
Isn't 5 dollars kind of a good hourly wage though there? Here I can't justify stuff like that because I have to think I slaved away for an hour for that money I'll be damned if I use it on a polygon shirt.
Where? America?
Minimum wage is $7.25 on a Federal level (can be higher on a state level.)
And really, minimum wage is barely enough to live off of, depending on where you live. Let alone enough to live comfortably.
'Pets' like the warthog cost about $3-4. Other items range from $1 for individual clothing to $3 for a full suit.
It isn't that expensive, overall, but that's up to the individual buyer.
Isn't 5 dollars kind of a good hourly wage though there? Here I can't justify stuff like that because I have to think I slaved away for an hour for that money I'll be damned if I use it on a polygon shirt.
Minimum wage in the US, at the Federal level, is $7.25. So no. Five dollars an hour isn't a good wage. Neither is $7.25, but that's another issue.
People waste their money on all kinds of stupid crap. The last thing that's worthwhile to do is judge people because 'they' want to look like CTS for $5.
Rumor is Lego Harry Potter is doing well. Anyone else hear the same thing?
I know a surprising amount of people who have bought it that normally wouldn't bother with a Lego game, myself included
Anecdotal obviously
But it's pretty good and deserves the sales
I have no issue calling it the best Lego game out there. And I am not a Potter fan, at all.
I'm a bit wary since for some reason my Lego Star Wars save data just disappears. Like I had the game at 93% and when I turned on my Wii again the save data was gone. So I started over and that save data was gone the next day. No other games have problems and my Wii isn't full by any means (oh lawd).
either way, I want to play this a ton.
That was happening to me with Lego SW. Turns out my son was saving over my save data. As was my wife by accident.
Get Lego HP! Outstanding in every way.
no I mean there is no save file or any evidence that the game has ever been played on my system. It's really weird
'Pets' like the warthog cost about $3-4. Other items range from $1 for individual clothing to $3 for a full suit.
It isn't that expensive, overall, but that's up to the individual buyer.
Isn't 5 dollars kind of a good hourly wage though there? Here I can't justify stuff like that because I have to think I slaved away for an hour for that money I'll be damned if I use it on a polygon shirt.
Minimum wage in the US, at the Federal level, is $7.25. So no. Five dollars an hour isn't a good wage. Neither is $7.25, but that's another issue.
People waste their money on all kinds of stupid crap. The last thing that's worthwhile to do is judge people because 'they' want to look like CTS for $5.
Not judging the buyers, judging the makers charging that much and happily taking the money for something which doesn't even have the value of filling space on a landfill when its use is over.
'Pets' like the warthog cost about $3-4. Other items range from $1 for individual clothing to $3 for a full suit.
It isn't that expensive, overall, but that's up to the individual buyer.
Isn't 5 dollars kind of a good hourly wage though there? Here I can't justify stuff like that because I have to think I slaved away for an hour for that money I'll be damned if I use it on a polygon shirt.
Minimum wage in the US, at the Federal level, is $7.25. So no. Five dollars an hour isn't a good wage. Neither is $7.25, but that's another issue.
People waste their money on all kinds of stupid crap. The last thing that's worthwhile to do is judge people because 'they' want to look like CTS for $5.
Not judging the buyers, judging the makers charging that much and happily taking the money for something which doesn't even have the value of filling space on a landfill when its use is over.
If people will buy it for that much, it's absolutely okay to charge that much for it
'Pets' like the warthog cost about $3-4. Other items range from $1 for individual clothing to $3 for a full suit.
It isn't that expensive, overall, but that's up to the individual buyer.
Isn't 5 dollars kind of a good hourly wage though there? Here I can't justify stuff like that because I have to think I slaved away for an hour for that money I'll be damned if I use it on a polygon shirt.
Minimum wage in the US, at the Federal level, is $7.25. So no. Five dollars an hour isn't a good wage. Neither is $7.25, but that's another issue.
People waste their money on all kinds of stupid crap. The last thing that's worthwhile to do is judge people because 'they' want to look like CTS for $5.
Not judging the buyers, judging the makers charging that much and happily taking the money for something which doesn't even have the value of filling space on a landfill when its use is over.
Meh, I'm as left-wing as the next guy, but I think this is a case of just letting the free market decide. If people are willing to pay for them, then I can't fault Microsoft for selling them.
'Pets' like the warthog cost about $3-4. Other items range from $1 for individual clothing to $3 for a full suit.
It isn't that expensive, overall, but that's up to the individual buyer.
Isn't 5 dollars kind of a good hourly wage though there? Here I can't justify stuff like that because I have to think I slaved away for an hour for that money I'll be damned if I use it on a polygon shirt.
Minimum wage in the US, at the Federal level, is $7.25. So no. Five dollars an hour isn't a good wage. Neither is $7.25, but that's another issue.
People waste their money on all kinds of stupid crap. The last thing that's worthwhile to do is judge people because 'they' want to look like CTS for $5.
Not judging the buyers, judging the makers charging that much and happily taking the money for something which doesn't even have the value of filling space on a landfill when its use is over.
If people will buy it for that much, it's absolutely okay to charge that much for it
And I'd hardly think judging the worth of an item by how much space it takes up in a landfill is necessarily a worthwhile metric. I mean, I don't think a used diaper has any real value at all...
Also, where can you even buy movies digitally? The few services I've seen you pay for access for 24 hours and seem to have pretty poor picture quality.
You can buy movies from iTunes, Zune, Amazon, Playstation Network, and I'm sure there are a few other places that sell them. The problem is they are all DRM-laden and constantly have to have licenses renewed in order to view them and even then only work with certain software/players. I can't play iTunes videos on my Zune or through WMC on my 360 to my TV. Zune and Amazon videos work if the license is current, but the 360 won't go out and renew the license for me if it's expired.
It's quite ridiculous. A friend of mine buys tons of shows and movies on the PSN because he can dump them on his PSP Go (yeah, he bought one despite owning a PSP 3000 and iPod Touch) and watch them wherever. I despise DRM, so if I'm going to buy a TV series or movie I buy the DVD and then I can watch it and convert it to whatever/wherever I want. Stores are going to have to go DRM-free before I start to put any money in digital movies. I did the same with music, bought CDs until I could get DRM free tracks. Though I still buy a lot of CDs cause I can get them cheap on sale.
Yeah, the DRM situation with movies is ridiculous. I would quite happily buy a digital copy of a favorite movie or show if I could stick on any of our many electronic devices (which would include my computer, my wife's laptop, my daughter's MP3 player, my PSP, and our 360), but there's no way I'm buying them for just 1 device.
You spend $1.2bn annually on Xbox Live
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Xbox chief operating officer Dennis Durkin has revealed that more than half of Xbox Live's revenue comes from downloadable content, GamesIndustry.biz reports.
Microsoft has previously said that around half the 25 million people on Xbox Live are Gold subscribers, which amounts to around $600m in fees a year.
Therefore, if downloadable content - avatar clothing, game content, films, Live Arcade games, etc. - exceeds that figure then total revenue for Xbox Live must be $1.2bn or higher.
Given that, it's no wonder Sony's now offering a premium subscription service on PlayStation Network.
Microsoft reports its 2010 fiscal results later this month.
Question is, can we get the revenue numbers for PSN? I want to see how they compare (since we can subtract the actual Gold fee revenue).
Personally, I've never bought any avatar clothing, just what I got as gifts or unlocked from games (mostly ODST).
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Sony will reveal revenue numbers from PSN when they come up with a way to spin it. It's not bad that they'll have less numbers, their install base is smaller. That's just the way it is. I'm not shitting on Sony saying that. It's just how their PR operates.
Sony will reveal revenue numbers from PSN when they come up with a way to spin it. It's not bad that they'll have less numbers, their install base is smaller. That's just the way it is. I'm not shitting on Sony saying that. It's just how their PR operates.
Their numbers will be less because Sony aren't holding a major feature hostage through it. Im sure they wish they could do so mind you but that the backlash isn't worth it.
I expect online to be paid come any next console though.
Sony will reveal revenue numbers from PSN when they come up with a way to spin it. It's not bad that they'll have less numbers, their install base is smaller. That's just the way it is. I'm not shitting on Sony saying that. It's just how their PR operates.
Their numbers will be less because Sony aren't holding a major feature hostage through it. Im sure they wish they could do so mind you but that the backlash isn't worth it.
I expect online to be paid come any next console though.
And because the install base is smaller
And because while PSN does have some neat, quirky little games on it, they don't push the games side of PSN nearly as much as MS pushes games on XBLA
Sony will reveal revenue numbers from PSN when they come up with a way to spin it. It's not bad that they'll have less numbers, their install base is smaller. That's just the way it is. I'm not shitting on Sony saying that. It's just how their PR operates.
Their numbers will be less because Sony aren't holding a major feature hostage through it. Im sure they wish they could do so mind you but that the backlash isn't worth it.
I expect online to be paid come any next console though.
And because the install base is smaller
And because while PSN does have some neat, quirky little games on it, they don't push the games side of PSN nearly as much as MS pushes games on XBLA
I'd say smaller base/less promotion and offerings on PSN. Again, we can subtract the actual gold fee to compare.
Hm, so you won't need Playstation Plus to get Hulu on the PS3. Assuming you're patient.
A Hulu representative has confirmed to IGN that PlayStation Plus will not be required to use Hulu Plus, the new streaming television service set for consoles later this year.
Hulu noted, however, that PlayStation Plus will be required during the service's initial preview period. Invitations to the preview can be obtained on Hulu's official website.
"During the Hulu Plus preview period a PlayStation Plus subscription is required," the representative said. "Once Hulu Plus is launched more broadly, a PS subscription will not be required for access to Hulu Plus."
PlayStation 3 users will still need to pay the $9.99 monthly subscription fee following the limited-access preview period. Hulu Plus will launch "soon" on PlayStation 3.
Microsoft confirmed earlier that a Xbox Live Gold membership will be required to access the Hulu Plus service on Xbox 360.
Hm, so you won't need Playstation Plus to get Hulu on the PS3. Assuming you're patient.
A Hulu representative has confirmed to IGN that PlayStation Plus will not be required to use Hulu Plus, the new streaming television service set for consoles later this year.
Hulu noted, however, that PlayStation Plus will be required during the service's initial preview period. Invitations to the preview can be obtained on Hulu's official website.
"During the Hulu Plus preview period a PlayStation Plus subscription is required," the representative said. "Once Hulu Plus is launched more broadly, a PS subscription will not be required for access to Hulu Plus."
PlayStation 3 users will still need to pay the $9.99 monthly subscription fee following the limited-access preview period. Hulu Plus will launch "soon" on PlayStation 3.
Microsoft confirmed earlier that a Xbox Live Gold membership will be required to access the Hulu Plus service on Xbox 360.
A post, by Vameras - one of the site community managers - said that the forums had become " a place where flame wars, trolling and other unpleasantness run wild".
"Removing the veil of anonymity typical to online dialogue will contribute to a more positive forum environment, promote constructive conversations, and connect the Blizzard community in ways they haven't been connected before," the post continued.
Bad choice of words there.
Mr Brand said that one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong.
"Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information," said Mr Brand
The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum.
Mr Brand said that one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong.
"Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information," said Mr Brand
The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum.
Do they not understand the internet?
You'd think this incident would cause a little re-think of their plan.
Mr Brand said that one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong.
"Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information," said Mr Brand
The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum.
Do they not understand the internet?
You'd think this incident would cause a little re-think of their plan.
It wouldn't be hard to drive the point home.
Find the top five or so people at Blizzard and do the exact same thing. And then send them the info in an e-mail.
Mr Brand said that one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong.
"Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information," said Mr Brand
The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum.
Do they not understand the internet?
You'd think this incident would cause a little re-think of their plan.
It wouldn't be hard to drive the point home.
Find the top five or so people at Blizzard and do the exact same thing. And then send them the info in an e-mail.
Except their names are already in the credits. Everyone already has known them for years. I mean, Mike Morhaime, Chris Metzen, Samwise Didier, Rob Pardo, etc.
Mr Brand said that one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong.
"Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information," said Mr Brand
The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum.
Do they not understand the internet?
You'd think this incident would cause a little re-think of their plan.
It wouldn't be hard to drive the point home.
Find the top five or so people at Blizzard and do the exact same thing. And then send them the info in an e-mail.
Except their names are already in the credits. Everyone already has known them for years. I mean, Mike Morhaime, Chris Metzen, Samwise Didier, Rob Pardo, etc.
...Yes? That wasn't my point. My point is to demonstrate to those people how easy it is to find a persons personal info through their name.
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I'm saying their names have been public for a long time and no one has really done anything with that info in the past. Which is probably the point they were trying to make with the Drysc thing but it kind of backfired because they egged people on with that.
Not that the whole thing isn't colossally stupid. I'm sure they will back out before it goes live.
The thing that gets me about whole mess is how proud people were that they got to act like sill gooses to prove a point to "The Man". We had forum posters egging each other on to do all kinds off horrible stuff just because they could... and no one said anything to even try to stop them. Is like that resent Dr. Who episode where there was chance for mankind to be great, and instead we're going out of our way to kill it all because we can. o_O
Forumers: We don't like this. We think it can be done to do bad things.
Blizzard: No it can't. Look, I'm so sure of this I'll post my own name on here just to prove it.
Forumers: If you want proof, here's some evidence of all the bad things we were able to do with with just your name.
Blizzard: Uhh... *deletes thread*
The thing that gets me about whole mess is how proud people were that they got to act like sill gooses to prove a point to "The Man". We had forum posters egging each other on to do all kinds off horrible stuff just because they could... and no one said anything to even try to stop them. Is like that resent Dr. Who episode where there was chance for mankind to be great, and instead we're going out of our way to kill it all because we can. o_O
Seriously.
I've used my real name on the internets for years.
Millions of people use their real name on Facebook.
Perhaps the heart of the matter is that people are afraid that there might be repercussions for their previously-anonymous acts of silly goosery?
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Honestly I think there is very little chance of anything bad happening. But the internet is full of crazies so there is always that 1% chance that someone could use that information for ill.
Honestly I think there is very little chance of anything bad happening. But the internet is full of crazies so there is always that 1% chance that someone could use that information for ill.
I think there is a very high chance of something bad happening. There is an infinitesimally low chance of something bad happening to you personally, but with millions of players, probably at least ten thousand posting on the forums, there's a high chance of something happening over the course of a year. Whether that's "I hate u and gonna find ur house and beat u" or "u a girl, I'mma find ur house and stalk u."
The thing that gets me about whole mess is how proud people were that they got to act like sill gooses to prove a point to "The Man". We had forum posters egging each other on to do all kinds off horrible stuff just because they could... and no one said anything to even try to stop them. Is like that resent Dr. Who episode where there was chance for mankind to be great, and instead we're going out of our way to kill it all because we can. o_O
Seriously.
I've used my real name on the internets for years.
Millions of people use their real name on Facebook.
Perhaps the heart of the matter is that people are afraid that there might be repercussions for their previously-anonymous acts of silly goosery?
It's not the using of the name that's the issue, but where you use it. Facebook is just another 'me, me, me' thing on the internet. But any official forums carries a certain baggage. Where ultimately grudges are held long beyond any validity. That shit can carry over into the game, depending on the game of course.
People are petty, vindictive, and spiteful little turds when given the chance. Putting up a web page and saying 'this is me, here I am' is a little bit different than a forum where people have to click that Submit button to get the last word it like it was a matter of life or death.
Honestly I think there is very little chance of anything bad happening. But the internet is full of crazies so there is always that 1% chance that someone could use that information for ill.
I think there is a very high chance of something bad happening. There is an infinitesimally low chance of something bad happening to you personally, but with millions of players, probably at least ten thousand posting on the forums, there's a high chance of something happening over the course of a year. Whether that's "I hate u and gonna find ur house and beat u" or "u a girl, I'mma find ur house and stalk u."
Well yes, that's what I meant. 1% of millions of people is still a pretty big number.
It's funny how that works. Put up a page about yourself voluntarily and nobody cares, but accidentally let some personal info slip at another online venue and it's the juiciest thing, everybody's got to find out all about you and sign you up for gay porn newsletters.
A post, by Vameras - one of the site community managers - said that the forums had become " a place where flame wars, trolling and other unpleasantness run wild".
"Removing the veil of anonymity typical to online dialogue will contribute to a more positive forum environment, promote constructive conversations, and connect the Blizzard community in ways they haven't been connected before," the post continued.
Bad choice of words there.
Mr Brand said that one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong.
"Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information," said Mr Brand
The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum.
Do they not understand the internet?
Christ, just mod the hell out of it, and rule with an iron fist. It worked here.
A post, by Vameras - one of the site community managers - said that the forums had become " a place where flame wars, trolling and other unpleasantness run wild".
"Removing the veil of anonymity typical to online dialogue will contribute to a more positive forum environment, promote constructive conversations, and connect the Blizzard community in ways they haven't been connected before," the post continued.
Bad choice of words there.
Mr Brand said that one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong.
"Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information," said Mr Brand
The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum.
Do they not understand the internet?
Christ, just mod the hell out of it, and rule with an iron fist. It worked here.
A post, by Vameras - one of the site community managers - said that the forums had become " a place where flame wars, trolling and other unpleasantness run wild".
"Removing the veil of anonymity typical to online dialogue will contribute to a more positive forum environment, promote constructive conversations, and connect the Blizzard community in ways they haven't been connected before," the post continued.
Bad choice of words there.
Mr Brand said that one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong.
"Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information," said Mr Brand
The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum.
Do they not understand the internet?
Christ, just mod the hell out of it, and rule with an iron fist. It worked here.
'CENSORSHIP!'
'Who said that? I can't seem to find their post now. Or their player characters. Strange.'
Sweet, now if my good internet didn't have to be bundled with this shitty cable service, I could just stream hulu and netflix for all my media.
A lady from the cable company called me this morning and told me she'd like to save me some money on my cable bill. Then she tried to sell me a digital box for 5 bucks a month and phone service for 30 bucks a month. Then I asked her how it saved me money to pay for a digital box I don't want and a phone service I don't need. She didn't understand the question.
Anyway, I don't get why some people have such a hardon for griping about XBL Gold service. I know this is a remarkable concept, but servers cost money. Those servers that everyone plays on for free on PC? Yeah, those cost money too, but somebody else pays for the server and you enjoy the benefits. So much griping over fifty bucks you don't even need to spend.
As for the Blizzard forum and real names... I just don't know what to say. Countless numbers of socially maladjusted people who take an online game way too seriously? What could possibly go wrong?
Christ, just mod the hell out of it, and rule with an iron fist. It worked here.
Just set some rules whose violation leads to immediate banning:
1. may not use numbers in place of letters except with some gameplay concepts
2. may not say or imply that someone is stupid, gay, etc.
3. may not use lol or any other form of leetspeak
4. any argument post must begin and end with pictures of kittens holding hands and asking to be friends.
5. must have an identifier if you are the same person with multiple handles or whatever
'Pets' like the warthog cost about $3-4. Other items range from $1 for individual clothing to $3 for a full suit.
It isn't that expensive, overall, but that's up to the individual buyer.
Isn't 5 dollars kind of a good hourly wage though there? Here I can't justify stuff like that because I have to think I slaved away for an hour for that money I'll be damned if I use it on a polygon shirt.
No
It's not even minimum wage
I've considered buying a lightsaber, which is $5
But I want a double-bladed
My avatar's lightsaber is the only thing I've purchased. Everything else I got free via Waypoint or other games.
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No
It's not even minimum wage
I've considered buying a lightsaber, which is $5
But I want a double-bladed
Where? America?
Minimum wage is $7.25 on a Federal level (can be higher on a state level.)
And really, minimum wage is barely enough to live off of, depending on where you live. Let alone enough to live comfortably.
Minimum wage in the US, at the Federal level, is $7.25. So no. Five dollars an hour isn't a good wage. Neither is $7.25, but that's another issue.
People waste their money on all kinds of stupid crap. The last thing that's worthwhile to do is judge people because 'they' want to look like CTS for $5.
no I mean there is no save file or any evidence that the game has ever been played on my system. It's really weird
Not judging the buyers, judging the makers charging that much and happily taking the money for something which doesn't even have the value of filling space on a landfill when its use is over.
If people will buy it for that much, it's absolutely okay to charge that much for it
Meh, I'm as left-wing as the next guy, but I think this is a case of just letting the free market decide. If people are willing to pay for them, then I can't fault Microsoft for selling them.
And I'd hardly think judging the worth of an item by how much space it takes up in a landfill is necessarily a worthwhile metric. I mean, I don't think a used diaper has any real value at all...
Yeah, the DRM situation with movies is ridiculous. I would quite happily buy a digital copy of a favorite movie or show if I could stick on any of our many electronic devices (which would include my computer, my wife's laptop, my daughter's MP3 player, my PSP, and our 360), but there's no way I'm buying them for just 1 device.
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Question is, can we get the revenue numbers for PSN? I want to see how they compare (since we can subtract the actual Gold fee revenue).
Personally, I've never bought any avatar clothing, just what I got as gifts or unlocked from games (mostly ODST).
Their numbers will be less because Sony aren't holding a major feature hostage through it. Im sure they wish they could do so mind you but that the backlash isn't worth it.
I expect online to be paid come any next console though.
And because the install base is smaller
And because while PSN does have some neat, quirky little games on it, they don't push the games side of PSN nearly as much as MS pushes games on XBLA
I'd say smaller base/less promotion and offerings on PSN. Again, we can subtract the actual gold fee to compare.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1103974p1.html
Wonder if this will lead Microsoft to drop their Gold requirement? Given the amount of money it brings in, probably not.
P.S. - After the initial preview period, we are raising the price.
Do they not understand the internet?
You'd think this incident would cause a little re-think of their plan.
It wouldn't be hard to drive the point home.
Find the top five or so people at Blizzard and do the exact same thing. And then send them the info in an e-mail.
PS2
FF X replay
PS3
God of War 1&2 HD
Rachet and Clank Future
MGS 4
Prince of Persia
360
Bayonetta
Fable 3
DS
FF: 4 heroes of light
Except their names are already in the credits. Everyone already has known them for years. I mean, Mike Morhaime, Chris Metzen, Samwise Didier, Rob Pardo, etc.
...Yes? That wasn't my point. My point is to demonstrate to those people how easy it is to find a persons personal info through their name.
Not that the whole thing isn't colossally stupid. I'm sure they will back out before it goes live.
Forumers: We don't like this. We think it can be done to do bad things.
Blizzard: No it can't. Look, I'm so sure of this I'll post my own name on here just to prove it.
Forumers: If you want proof, here's some evidence of all the bad things we were able to do with with just your name.
Blizzard: Uhh... *deletes thread*
Seriously.
I've used my real name on the internets for years.
Millions of people use their real name on Facebook.
Perhaps the heart of the matter is that people are afraid that there might be repercussions for their previously-anonymous acts of silly goosery?
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It's not the using of the name that's the issue, but where you use it. Facebook is just another 'me, me, me' thing on the internet. But any official forums carries a certain baggage. Where ultimately grudges are held long beyond any validity. That shit can carry over into the game, depending on the game of course.
People are petty, vindictive, and spiteful little turds when given the chance. Putting up a web page and saying 'this is me, here I am' is a little bit different than a forum where people have to click that Submit button to get the last word it like it was a matter of life or death.
Well yes, that's what I meant. 1% of millions of people is still a pretty big number.
Christ, just mod the hell out of it, and rule with an iron fist. It worked here.
'CENSORSHIP!'
'Who said that? I can't seem to find their post now. Or their player characters. Strange.'
A lady from the cable company called me this morning and told me she'd like to save me some money on my cable bill. Then she tried to sell me a digital box for 5 bucks a month and phone service for 30 bucks a month. Then I asked her how it saved me money to pay for a digital box I don't want and a phone service I don't need. She didn't understand the question.
Anyway, I don't get why some people have such a hardon for griping about XBL Gold service. I know this is a remarkable concept, but servers cost money. Those servers that everyone plays on for free on PC? Yeah, those cost money too, but somebody else pays for the server and you enjoy the benefits. So much griping over fifty bucks you don't even need to spend.
As for the Blizzard forum and real names... I just don't know what to say. Countless numbers of socially maladjusted people who take an online game way too seriously? What could possibly go wrong?
1. may not use numbers in place of letters except with some gameplay concepts
2. may not say or imply that someone is stupid, gay, etc.
3. may not use lol or any other form of leetspeak
4. any argument post must begin and end with pictures of kittens holding hands and asking to be friends.
5. must have an identifier if you are the same person with multiple handles or whatever
What, use reason? I didn't mean it, I swear.