Solution to Real-ID mess and multiboxing

[Khatovar]

@Ishar - I have all those features by using an IM program. I have had 7+ accounts of toons, my IM names have never changed. And they go with me no matter what game I'm playing no matter the company. Or if I'm not playing any games at all.

The only thing I see RealID having over my chat program so far is you don't have to change window focus, but really, I don't have any issue clicking the flashing window on my taskbar when I'm ready to respond and clicking it again to minimize it. I do it all night long while my husband is at work and I'm playing.

[Ishar]

Eh, ok, I admit that it would be reasonable to have some professional anxiety over the silliness of human resources. OTOH, are you paranoid that your close acquaintances will reveal that. I see that as more of an issue with potential facebook or forum integration.

WRT chat programs. Yeah, I've had an AIM account since the 90s too. I'm even logged into it right now. But I like to play wow full screen and don't like to tab out just to talk. So for me a non integrated chat system is no option. I suppose we could put forth things like Skype or Ventrilo as things that accomplish essentially the same thing too, but I think that there is benefit to having a system that is integrated into the game for those of us that don't want to switch windows =0.