Yeah, seems to me, releasing personal info to stop trolling only opens doors to an even more serious problem; stalking. I mean, trolling's one thing, and unfortunately every board has trolls, but they don't really cause trouble beyond the board do they?
This on the other hand is just dangerous. I can respect Blizzard wanting to take action on the trolling issue, but there have got to be better ways. This just reinforces the problem of social networking and using real names with them. It's only going to make it easier for stalkers to get the information they need. Blizzard needs to realize that this has more serious implications than simple trolling.
People play MMOs to relax and let off steam from the real world, and they don't need the real world to intrude like this. Certainly with intrusions like this, more people will likely stay away from the game which is a negative outcome from this. Ironically, I think the trolls win because everyone gets slapped with RealID, and it won't likely stop them. It would be better it were activated on someone after a certain number of reports, making them stand out from the crowd.
This on the other hand is just dangerous. I can respect Blizzard wanting to take action on the trolling issue, but there have got to be better ways. This just reinforces the problem of social networking and using real names with them. It's only going to make it easier for stalkers to get the information they need. Blizzard needs to realize that this has more serious implications than simple trolling.
People play MMOs to relax and let off steam from the real world, and they don't need the real world to intrude like this. Certainly with intrusions like this, more people will likely stay away from the game which is a negative outcome from this. Ironically, I think the trolls win because everyone gets slapped with RealID, and it won't likely stop them. It would be better it were activated on someone after a certain number of reports, making them stand out from the crowd.