Forced to Battle.net: My thoughts (long read)

[DarkslayrX]

Question for those with the Bnet account: When you go to create an account, it asks for your email address and states, "this will be your account name." Is your account name displayed on any of the social features or do you create a separate gamertag?

[Ualaa]

Part of the non-personal game system info, is that Blizzard wants its game to be playable with an enjoyable amount of smoothness for the largest player base possible, but also wants to have stunning graphics and such.

If the majority of the player base is using Pentium II's, they won't want to up the game requirements and eye candy of Cataclysm to a point where most players cannot play the game at a playable frame rate. But if 84% of the player base have Dual/Quad cores or better etc, they can up the requirements and be fairly certain most will either be able to play or be a minor upgrade away from playing.

Sure, there's business and marketing aspects as well.

[wowphreak]

I dont like the idea of being forced to join battlenet the way there gonna monetize it is real simple yer gonna get force fed advertisements which is gonna suck royally.

If its anything like steam I'll avoid it like the steaming pile it is.

[Velassra]

I didn't like that I was being forced to join either. However, I know if I don't, I won't be able to play. They will always have that power given their disclaimers.

I find it hard to believe so many people don't care about gathering of personal information. Sure, it's not really a big deal and doesn't impact me directly, but it doesn't mean that I should have to do it. Do you give your phone number or zip/postal code to the cashier when they ask?? I never do. Why should I offer free information to someone else so then can make money off of me? It just annoys me. Sure they can claim it's to improve services etc.. Perhaps it will, but I guarantee you they will gain more from it than any of us will.

If Blizzard wants my p0rnz, I'll share.

[Bigfish]

I just want to be able to link 10+ WoW accounts...

[Multibocks]

Fosho!

[Iceorbz]

Why wouldnt you need an authenticator? WoW is the most popular game of all time, it's clearly a perfect target for exploitation and hacking. If you want something where you don't need account security, go to a much less popular game.

WoW has real value, the gold, the characters the accounts. Anything of "real" value runs the risk of becoming a real target.

[RobinGBrown]

I'm more worried that I'll be bombarded with adverts and commercials 'targeted' at me.

When I pay for something I'd like the option to have a quiet advert free experience with it.

[Asterix]

if blizzard wants my p0rnz, i'll share.

*lol* :d:d:d

[Perrigrin]

"The truth is out there"!