It's not about killing anyone. It's about the fact that games are still considered geeky at best and dorky at worst. If a future employer googles for your name and all they find is 500 posts about how warlocks are OP and priests are useless because of xyz, there goes your job.
But honestly... what does our real name have to do with this? Nothing!
Whether Blizzard bans me under "s3rius" or under my real name doesn't
change anything as they'd just ban my account in both cases.
It does: if you troll or get banned under your real name, people might see it. Like your future employer or (for the younger generation) your parents and friends. This keeps people in line even when they no longer really care about getting banned, like if they're going to quit the game anyway.
So why isn't your username here Dustin Stover and why isn't your avatar
?
My name is unique. :(
It's not about killing anyone. It's about the fact that games are still considered geeky at best and dorky at worst. If a future employer googles for your name and all they find is 500 posts about how warlocks are OP and priests are useless because of xyz, there goes your job.
It does: if you troll or get banned under your real name, people might see it. Like your future employer or (for the younger generation) your parents and friends. This keeps people in line even when they no longer really care about getting banned, like if they're going to quit the game anyway.
You don't HAVE to specify your real name, you know.
Make a new b.net account. Enter your real name: 'Donald Duck'.
Problem solved.