Blizzard Revises Real ID And Posts a New FAQ

Blizzard has been in a lot if hot water ever since they started on RealID. Many gamers opposed the idea instantly. Online games such as World of Warcraft offer players a certain amount of anonymity, and they are wary of giving that up.

The system allows friends on battle.net to see each others real names, as well as friends of friends. The biggest issue is with the friends of friends, as many players aren’t comfortable with people they don’t know to be able to see more than a username. The new FAQ reads;

“The in-game Real ID ‘friends of friends’ list is designed to give players a convenient way to populate their Real ID friends list with other players they know and trust in real life, allowing them to quickly and easily send Real ID friend requests to these people without having to enter their Battle.net account names”

If you ask me this really isn’t a bad idea… but Blizzard is also offering an opt-out solution for those who aren’t too keen.

“We recognize that some players would prefer not to be displayed on friends lists in this fashion, so we plan to include an option that will allow players to opt out of appearing on their Real ID friends’ ‘friends of friends’ lists.”

If you’re looking for more info on RealID then make sure to check out the full Frequently Ask Questions from Blizzard.