REALID, the dumbest thing ever

[Skjalg]

FUCK THIS IS THE END OF THE WORLD. MY NAME WILL HAVE SKJALG NEXT TO IT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooo

edit;

or maybe not :S

[kleinluka]

just out of curiosity...what would have stopped anybody from using a fake name?

[Thrik]

Probably tied to your CC or some shieeeeeeet.

[syver]

just out of curiosity...what would have stopped anybody from using a fake name?

Blizzard occasionally sends out confirmation emails where you have to confirm your ownership (if something happens to the payment or they have some other suspicion). It would be difficult to prove that you are "Glenn Beck" without any id (passport, visa) to go along with it.

[kleinluka]

just out of curiosity...what would have stopped anybody from using a fake name?

Blizzard occasionally sends out confirmation emails where you have to confirm your ownership (if something happens to the payment or they have some other suspicion). It would be difficult to prove that you are "Glenn Beck" without any id (passport, visa) to go along with it.

I highly doubt that Blizzard would ask to see your passport/visa just for to verify your name on some internet message board. It wouldn't work. Most americans don't even have a passport, many don't have driver's license, etc.... and who would they ask for ID? Everyone? Or just those who they suspect use fake names?

It all just seems kind of redundant because it's so easy to just enter a fake name - i doubt they would have been able to verify it... unless it's tied to the credit card used for purchase..... that's the only real way i could see it happen..

[Skjalg]

The monthly fee is paid with credit card

[syver]

I highly doubt that Blizzard would ask to see your passport/visa just for to verify your name on some internet message board.

I'm not saying they would request that for the purpose of confirming you for the forums. I'm just suggesting they might one day ask you about confirming your account details. Some people would think twice about faking their name, as they couldn't confirm their ownership in case Blizzard asks for it. They sometimes to do this for several reasons: payment issues (change of card, bank rejecting the payment) or account suspicions (e.g borrowed/bought/gifted account) and so on. The chances are slim I guess, but considering the amount of time people invest in these accounts they're probably not comfortable using a fake name.