Over time, we will continue to evolve Real ID on to add new and exciting functionality within our games for players who decide to use the feature.īlizzard does listen if enough people complain. And of course, you'll still be able to keep your relationships at the anonymous, character level if you so choose when you communicate with other players in game. We believe that the powerful communications functionality enabled by Real ID, such as cross-game and cross-realm chat, make a great place for players to stay connected to real-life friends and family while playing Blizzard games. I want to make sure it's clear that our plans for the forums are completely separate from our plans for the optional in-game Real ID system now live with World of Warcraft and launching soon with StarCraft II. Today, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime announced the abandonment on the World of Warcraft forums saying that Blizzard has 'decided at this time that real names will not be required for posting on official Blizzard forums.'īlizzard still plans to add 'new forum features such as conversation threading, the ability to rate posts up or down, improved search functionality, and more' with the launch of the StarCraft II forums for the retail release.Įven though the forums will remain anonymous, Blizzard's plans for Real ID have not changed in-game, as explained by Morhaime: After 3 days and a ridiculous amount of negative feedback, Blizzard has scrapped plans for forcing official forum contributers to do so under their real names.

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