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[obiwong]

just had this guy in my random

best hunter ever!

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Doomhammer&cn=Barcomas

[the evn show]

just had this guy in my random

best hunter ever!

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Doomhammer&cn=Barcomas

Never underestimate that power of 0/0/71. If 57 MM is good, think of how much better 71 points must be!

[Eric Veteran]

Yup.

Got to have an existing active account in order to use the 10 day BC trial.

Did they change that? I quit Vanilla and re-upped after trying BC out with the trial.

[j0sh]

just had this guy in my random

best hunter ever!

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Doomhammer&cn=Barcomas

Clearly he hunter tanks Sindragosa with that FR gear and tank pieces.

[the evn show]

When I see gear wierdness like that I just assume they're dodging the queue gear limit system.

When someone's alt hits 80 my guild usually rounds up a couple of people to power-level them through

heroics / toc / icc to see if we can't get them up to a respectable level in short order.

If' you're in full greens you can't random queue for many heroics which makes the process a pain.

We've found is that the queue system weights certain slots higher than others (ie: bad

weapons hut you more than bad trinkets). You also don't need to equip gear, you just need to have it.

We'll often 'borrow' boe epics from the guild bank and add those to random the pile of random epics collect

from 5-mans (ie: rogues with caster leather/tank weapons/mp5 rings) just to get around that restriction. It doesn't

make sense to try and 'honestly' gear somebody when you've got 3 or 4 other people in full 277 loot

and they'll be loot sponging ICC25 gear in a couple of days. If it weren't for the ridiculous spec and the fact that

he'd earned 250+ badges I'd assume he was pulling the same scam only without friends to carry him.

[Eric Veteran]

So Blizz has announced that not only are they keeping the RealID system, your real name will now be displayed across their entire product line and the forums - whether you want it or not.

Err, no thanks. I'll play something else.

[Vice]

Once this new RealID on the forums comes in I predict the forums will become completely dead or posted in by people who sign up under another account with fake names. Either way it'll be a waste land after this guaranteed.

[Elliott]

I like the change. The level 1 trolls have been a scourge on those forums. If there are less posts, so be it.

I don't understand why real names are considered such private things.

[Xilo]

I like the change. The level 1 trolls have been a scourge on those forums. If there are less posts, so be it.

I don't understand why real names are considered such private things.

Because with real names, anyone can easily find out anything about you. Just look at how many lives people on 4chan's /b/ have ruined just by having their picture and name.

[Vice]

I like the change. The level 1 trolls have been a scourge on those forums. If there are less posts, so be it.

I don't understand why real names are considered such private things.

Because obviously if someone disliked you enough they could attempt (successfully) to disseminate your entire life. Maybe even show up on your doorstep in person to cause trouble. It takes it off the forum and in to real life and I don't believe Blizzard should be allowed to make that decision for their customers about what information of yours they share with the public.

There are many other good ways to get rid of trolls than this. If anything this is an overreaction.

[Elliott]

Because with real names, anyone can easily find out anything about you. Just look at how many lives people on 4chan's /b/ have ruined just by having their picture and name.

Because obviously if someone disliked you enough they could attempt (successfully) to disseminate your entire life. Maybe even show up on your doorstep in person to cause trouble. It takes it off the forum and in to real life and I don't believe Blizzard should be allowed to make that decision for their customers about what information of yours they share with the public.

There are many other good ways to get rid of trolls than this. If anything this is an overreaction.

That's all well and good, but it's nothing you couldn't do already to just about anybody with Facebook. I don't see the difference between your name being on Facebook and your name being on the World of Warcraft forums. If you don't like it or if you think what you're posting is going to cause people to go after you, it's probably just a better idea to not post.

[notta]

That's all well and good, but it's nothing you couldn't do already to just about anybody with Facebook. I don't see the difference between your name being on Facebook and your name being on the World of Warcraft forums. If you don't like it or if you think what you're posting is going to cause people to go after you, it's probably just a better idea to not post.

Well the forums are part of what I pay for in my monthly subscription. I have several accounts and I cannot post on accounts that are not active. I'm not giving out my real name, but what if I need support?

[Vice]

That's all well and good, but it's nothing you couldn't do already to just about anybody with Facebook. I don't see the difference between your name being on Facebook and your name being on the World of Warcraft forums. If you don't like it or if you think what you're posting is going to cause people to go after you, it's probably just a better idea to not post.

Well heres the thing elliot. Not all of us are on Facebook. I certainly am not. And Blizzard shouldn't be forcing their customers to reveal their real identities on a publically accessible board without their permission. And they have sprung this on the community after they already collected everyones real details. Also who knows what's going to happen to previous posts? It wouldn't be hard to switch those over if that is their intention.

I'm sorry Elliot but you can't defend this behaver it is just wrong.

[Xilo]

That's all well and good, but it's nothing you couldn't do already to just about anybody with Facebook. I don't see the difference between your name being on Facebook and your name being on the World of Warcraft forums. If you don't like it or if you think what you're posting is going to cause people to go after you, it's probably just a better idea to not post.

The difference is you control who you are friends with. You control what groups you join and everything else. Sure, people can find names, but they have to know your name and who you are to start with.

Blizzard has no right to forcefully give up your personal information. It's not about "well don't act stupid". It's about PRIVACY.

[Sethos]

Well heres the thing elliot. Not all of us are on Facebook. I certainly am not. And Blizzard shouldn't be forcing their customers to reveal their real identities on a publically accessible board without their permission. And they have sprung this on the community after they already collected everyones real details. Also who knows what's going to happen to previous posts? It wouldn't be hard to switch those over if that is their intention.

I'm sorry Elliot but you can't defend this behaver it is just wrong.

Nobody's forcing you to use their forum, got a problem with the game? Create a ticket. Want to discuss the game? Use one of the 50.000 other message boards out there.

[notta]

The Warcraft forums are freaking out over this. I haven't read one positive post to this idea. This is the mother of all bone head ideas.

[Xilo]

Nobody's forcing you to use their forum, got a problem with the game? Create a ticket. Want to discuss the game? Use one of the 50.000 other message boards out there.

And no other forum compares to the Blizzard forum for Blizzard games.

[Vice]

Nobody's forcing you to use their forum, got a problem with the game? Create a ticket. Want to discuss the game? Use one of the 50.000 other message boards out there.

Yeah well I've already got posts on the forum and they've not explained yet if the old forum posts will all be converted when this new system goes live.

[Elliott]

Nobody's forcing you to use their forum, got a problem with the game? Create a ticket. Want to discuss the game? Use one of the 50.000 other message boards out there.

Exactly. The forums are not a required part of your game experience.

The Warcraft forums are freaking out over this. I haven't read one positive post to this idea. This is the mother of all bone head ideas.

I have. The only people complaining are a few legitimate people and a LOT of level 1-10 trolls.

[Sethos]

And no other forum compares to the Blizzard forum for Blizzard games.

Too bad? If you can't stand the heat in the kitchen, get out.

[Xilo]

Complacency and the willingness of people like Sethos and Elliot to be forced to give up information and personal rights is just sickening.

There is no excuse for that.

[Sethos]

Complacency and the willingness of people like Sethos and Elliot to be forced to give up information and personal rights is just sickening.

There is no excuse for that.

Nobody is forcing you drama-queen, nobody is forcing you to play WoW.

[notta]

Nobody's forcing you to use their forum, got a problem with the game? Create a ticket. Want to discuss the game? Use one of the 50.000 other message boards out there.

Well thank god you're not an employee of Blizzard because with that attitude Blizzard would lose a serious amount of customers. I don't know if you've ever used their phone support before but Blizzard strongly encourages you to use their forums. Whether you like it or not forums now-a-days are key part of a business support structure.

[Vice]

Complacency and the willingness of people like Sethos and Elliot to be forced to give up information and personal rights is just sickening.

There is no excuse for that.

I agree 100%.

[vip]

Everyone use wowhead forums now =)