Patch 3.3.5 will allow cross faction/realm chat

[Powerwar]

http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/un...testrealm.html

The most interesting part is the Friends List notes.

In addition to its current functionality, the Friends List will now allow players to add Battle.net accounts (Real ID). Players will have to confirm that they are friends in order for a Real ID to be added. Once Real ID friends, players can communicate cross-game, cross-faction and cross-realm.

A Broadcast window has been added to the top of the frame. Players can use this to broadcast a message to all of their Real ID friends online. This message will also be displayed under the broadcaster's Real ID information in each friend's list.

I see that like an option to arrange multiboxer cross realm and cross faction battles with relative ease.

Now if they allowed Real ID (whatever this is) friends to join cross realm raids then that would also be really cool PvE feature and I could only see it as a 25 man raid full of boxers.

[David]

Now if they allowed Real ID (whatever this is) friends to join cross realm raids then that would also be really cool PvE feature and I could only see it as a 25 man raid full of boxers.

Would be great but this will never happen. Blizzard makes to much out of transfers

[Svpernova09]

I'm really looking forward to this. It's going to be neat to be able to friend people and talk to them all in game, no matter what server they are on.

[HTeam]

Would be great but this will never happen. Blizzard makes to much out of transfers

Blizzard can't possibly make that much off transfers, they just aren't that common. Transfers are in place so people don't quit when looking at the prospect of leveling up to 80 if they want to switch servers to be with friends. The fee is in place to prevent people from switching wildly and destroying servers. The main point of transfers for Blizzard is to keep gamers happy and keep that recurring revenue coming in.

[Fiddlesticks]

Would be great but this will never happen. Blizzard makes to much out of transfers

Actually, I could be wrong, but I do believe I saw them mentioning cross-realm raids ala dungeon finder-esque groups.


But then it would still be limited to battlegroup still.

[zenga]

i got tricked by reading the title ... this is basically just and ingame IM ... bummer

[Kicksome]

I feel tricked, swindled, bamboozled and/or hoodwinked by the subject. As Zenga said, it's just and IM.

[Ualaa]

I hope they don't use your Battle Net email, as your user name.

The user name for an account is one of the best parts of security.
Guessing two alphanumeric fourteen digit/letter sequences is much harder then just one.

[Daeri]

I hope they don't use your Battle Net email, as your user name.

They do. You have to give your battle.net email to your friend in order to be added to his friend list. But the email doesn't seem to be ever shown anywhere or recorded afterwards.

[Whowantstoknow]

Everyone is getting way too excited about this feature. The real ID feature is supposed to be for RL friends. There are only a few people that play Wow that I would even consider giving this information out to.