A quote from the poster:
It's a really great post, full of responses that address the issues instead of simply crying foul. We'll see what happens, but perhaps this is the kind of response the money-men need to see.Members of wow_ladies, if the comments and posts from the last two days are any indication the vast majority of us are very united against the new Real ID policy that wishes to enact upon its forums. I want to let you know that there are many Blizzard employees who are also opposed to the change. These people are looking for ammunition to use in their fight. And that's where we can help.
Please comment in this post and tell me your story. Let me know why you are opposed to the Real ID changes.
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there is no better way to get your voice heard. When I compile these responses the e-mail will go straight to people who are not PR handlers or customer service representatives. No forum posts to sift through, no trolls. These people have direct access to Blizzard company executives, and believe me, they will talk. The more fuel we can give their fire, the better.
A really poignant (and sad) response:
I play Mirabai, a blood elf Paladin on US-Dalaran. I used to play Kisara, an Alliance guild leader just on the other side. I did that for three years, running a guild through the tail end of BC and the early part of WOTLK. I loved it. It taught me a lot about leadership and problem management. I met a lot of people, and I banned from the guild a few of them. Some are still my friends.
When I took a break, I came back Horde, and I loved it. I rolled fresh, and at 80 I decided, for the first time in my playing history, to be a healer. I put her buns on a flashy sparkle pony because I could. Now, through luck and effort, I'm in the best casual raiding ten man guild on the server. We're primed for Cata.
Or we were.
On the evening of July 7th, 2010, I put a cancellation on my WoW account as the only viable, money-backed vote I could put out against RealID. I was hesitant to do so; I was in the camp of wait and see. Further reading and communication with other players who cared and were devastated by these changes convinced me to vote now.
I want to come back. I want to be able to flick my fingers over to my bookmarks and tap that account page and set it back to its subscription. But I'm not going to. Not now. Not yet.
Blizzard, this is dependent on you. This is not a threat, this is a plea. Whoever has sold you RealID as a concept has sold you a lie. This is not what the playerbase wants. This is not like the past storms over a game change. This is potentially dangerous, unsettling, and a frightening precedent. We don't want this. I don't want this.
Please listen.
