Am I the only once who doesn't see this as a bad idea?
I mean, really, whats the worst that can happen? As long as your account is secure, they can't learn much from you from just your real name, surely?
(I don't use Facebook or any other social networking site. I suppose that makes a difference?)
Its not the account security thats getting to people - its having their name (their private data which blizz has said in eula's they'll never give out) pshed out there for anyone to see. And once you have a name its a start of a trail. Online enquires - telephone, address etc are made easier, facebook, myspace (if you were dumb enough to use it) etc etc, photobucket, flickr, from a name you can get a persons information, and should they have nicely kicked your ass in a class changes discussion could get all this - if you have it out there - and be retarded enough to use it against you.
Yes if you have the info out there its your own fault, but people shouldnt have to have a starting block. And what about women? They enjoy the anonymity of the internet for a reason, no dicks trying to hit on them, no creepy wierdos ringing them up at night. Then there's the children who play who might have their own name on an account rather than mummy or daddy's etc etc etc
Then there is the fact that do you really want employers googling you and seeing your tech support posts or cry's to nerf paladins/hunters/fury warriors etc etc on the forums when they do find you? (Much easier when you have a name that is not very common).
Antitrolling move my ass, the majority of the 11mill - and any other games' community - arent even aware of forums, the ones who are mainly do good stuff there and use it to build a community feel over and pass on knowledge etc, then of course there is the small number pro-trolls who just try to disrupt (look at coad on eveo) stuff and are all ME ME ME ME who make themselves seem like a biger problem due to signal:noise ratios.
