Now, after Blizzard’s announcement that the RealID system is now going to be used on their forums, the community at large has gone (understandably) apeshit.
Here’s the thing. As much as I care about my privacy, and I care about the precedent it is setting for the future of gaming, I don’t care.
I’m as afraid as anyone else about creepy stalkers and shit (I have enough trouble talking to people already, I don’t need any of that anxiety), and I do really care about how the negative stigma attached to gamers will affect my ability to get a job in a few years time, but for now, I can’t properly express my feelings on the issue.
To put it simply, (which I am known to do only when I really want to get a point across) RealID is going in a really bad direction, and I hope that this ‘social gaming’ fad remains as optional as it has been in the past.