Battle.net accounts required by November 11th

[sickrubik]

Just a heads up.

http://www.wow.com/2009/10/12/battle-net-accounts-required-by-november-11/

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?sid=1&topicId=20433765714&ST=US-4647695-bDVuiWq14uwWPNyJRQ3dBQnjmTrqcPkiCKg

[Paelos]

Fucking lame.

[Malakili]

I figured this would happen eventually, which is why I did this months ago 

[Kail]

Can someone clarify for the stupid among us what exactly this means?  Like, they want us to make a B-Net account, ok.  But what if we don't?  What if we're currently unsubbed to WoW?  What if we haven't logged on to our B-Net account in like eight years and can't remember the info?

[Malakili]

Can someone clarify for the stupid among us what exactly this means?  Like, they want us to make a B-Net account, ok.  But what if we don't?  What if we're currently unsubbed to WoW?  What if we haven't logged on to our B-Net account in like eight years and can't remember the info?

go to www.battle.net

create an account using the giant button on the main page.  Add your WoW product key(s) to your games list.  There might be a special "merge WoW account" type button in the account management page once you are all signed up.  Its really not a big production to do, and it was pretty much just follow the on screen instructions when I did it.

[bhodi]

What you're forced to do:
It takes 15 minutes to set up. You create a new b.net account and then you attach your wow account into the new b.net account.

How you use it:
You now log in to your WoW account using the your b.net login (which is whatever email you used to create the account with, so it shouldn't be a long one) instead of whatever account name you used initially.

What it gets you:
A free penguin pet in WoW
The ability to continue playing WoW :)
You can d/l the free b.net authenticator for the iphone (and other smartphones I think) and use it for additional account security.

[Paelos]

I have the feeling I'm getting screwed, and I'm not sure how yet.

[Rasix]

Only change you'll notice is logging in with your email address instead of your login name.  You're getting screwed out of an insignificant amount of time it takes to set it up all up.

Heh, I think I did this the day they announced it was available.

[Megrim]

It's probably a warmup for the release of battle.net 2.0 along with the star2 beta.

[Lantyssa]

I didn't sign up with the Battle Bots promotion because I didn't want the accounts linked.

On the one hand, people are less likely to be selling or giving away an account linked to their e-mail.  This can be gotten around by using a throw-away address.  What I don't like about it is that if someone hacks my WoW account, then they've also hacked my b-net account and possibly my e-mail, which they now definately know.

[angry.bob]

I don't like this because when I pirate Starcraft 2 it'll catch me somehow.

[WindupAtheist]

I signed up and when it told me to check my email so I could proceed, nothing came up. Not in the inbox, not in the junk folder. Yay. I love having to sign up for bullshit corporate identity "I hope you forgot to uncheck the 'we can spam you' box!" garbage.

[Ratman_tf]

I didn't sign up with the Battle Bots promotion because I didn't want the accounts linked.

On the one hand, people are less likely to be selling or giving away an account linked to their e-mail.  This can be gotten around by using a throw-away address.  What I don't like about it is that if someone hacks my WoW account, then they've also hacked my b-net account and possibly my e-mail, which they now definately know.

Doesn't Guild Wars use an email for the account name? I converted mine a while ago. I was inconvenienced, but the omgdrama fails to register.

[Jayce]

Apparently you can change the email address associated to the account whenever you want. There's a link in the b.net account maintenance page.

I don't see how to get the penguin though.  I want a penguin!

[Kageru]

Just have done the conversion of your WoW account before some date yet to be announced.

[SurfD]

They will auto mail you the penguin on a specific date (i believe the November 11 deadline), assuming you have already merged your account.

If you are late to merge, they will auto mail you your penguin up to a certain point as soon as you do the merge.  They basically said that anyone who merges their account before the deadline or shortly after the deadline will get the pet.

[Signe]

Evidently I did this already, too.  I don't know why I did it and I didn't remember doing it when I started to play WoW again a couple of months ago.  It took me fucking forever to figure it all out.  This is one of the reasons why change is bad!

[Malakili]

I didn't sign up with the Battle Bots promotion because I didn't want the accounts linked.

On the one hand, people are less likely to be selling or giving away an account linked to their e-mail.  This can be gotten around by using a throw-away address.  What I don't like about it is that if someone hacks my WoW account, then they've also hacked my b-net account and possibly my e-mail, which they now definately know.

Yeah, when I switched over I invested in of these things just to be safe: http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100000622

[sickrubik]

ou can d/l the free b.net authenticator for the iphone (and other smartphones I think) and use it for additional account security.

The authenticator is not currently available for the iphone. Something about 3.1 or somesuch broke it.

[Zetor]

Hmm... can you add a US wow account to an EU bnet account? I don't mind switching to a central account (NCsoft's plaync.com is similar), but I don't want to get regionlocked or anything...

[apocrypha]

Mildly annoying for me because I've got 2 wow accounts on the same email address 

[Lantyssa]

Doesn't Guild Wars use an email for the account name? I converted mine a while ago. I was inconvenienced, but the omgdrama fails to register.

You can be "nameyouwant@plaync" or something similar if you want.  It doesn't have to be your e-mail address.

Considering how many people I've known to get hacked, some of which were competant computer users, I would rather be the one to make that decision than Blizzard.

[El Gallo]

I don't want my accounts linked.  I don't want people following me around from game to game unless I ask them to.  I especially don't want to my WoW account (and all the catassing therein) banned when I get caught running Pindlebot2.0 in Diablo3.

So to keep all my shit separate, I need to go make up a new bullshit e-mail address for every account I want to have in every blizzard game I play?  That's certainly not the end of the world, but what worthless hassle.  Really, what is it with the kids and this social networking crap?  I don't WANT everyone from any game I've ever played to know my character name in every new game I play. 

[Ingmar]

I don't want my accounts linked.  I don't want people following me around from game to game unless I ask them to.  I especially don't want to my WoW account (and all the catassing therein) banned when I get caught running Pindlebot2.0 in Diablo3.

So to keep all my shit separate, I need to go make up a new bullshit e-mail address for every account I want to have in every blizzard game I play?  That's certainly not the end of the world, but what worthless hassle.  Really, what is it with the kids and this social networking crap?  I don't WANT everyone from any game I've ever played to know my character name in every new game I play. 

Your avatar has never seemed so appropriate!

[Ingmar]

It's the only complaint I have about the merge (which I had to do before to claim my BlizzCon pet anyway). Maybe I don't want my guild to know I'm ignoring them because I'm playing Diablo 3! Well ... maybe I don't want them to know for SURE. I am pretty sure they'd suspect anyway.  

EDIT: Shit, oops, this is Sjofn. PLEASE HOLD.

[Sjofn]

My computer broked and I am using Ingmar's while he is at work and I am a tard. 

[Rasix]

Maybe I don't want my guild to know I'm ignoring them because I'm playing Diablo 3!

How would they know?

[Ingmar]

Maybe I don't want my guild to know I'm ignoring them because I'm playing Diablo 3!

How would they know?

The basic understanding I took away from Blizzcon is that battle.net is going to become basically like Xbox Live or Steam - you'll be able to see what people on your friends list are doing, send them messages, etc.

(Real Ingmar this time.  )

[Soulflame]

You say that, BUT HOW DO WE KNOW.   

[Rasix]

Maybe I don't want my guild to know I'm ignoring them because I'm playing Diablo 3!

How would they know?

The basic understanding I took away from Blizzcon is that battle.net is going to become basically like Xbox Live or Steam - you'll be able to see what people on your friends list are doing, send them messages, etc.

(Real Ingmar this time.  )

I'm sure Blizzard will build in something to avoid any account based association if wish to avoid it.  Back in the day I'd have paid micro-trans to find out the identity of certain board trolls.

[Sjofn]

You say that, BUT HOW DO WE KNOW.   

Bwaaaahahahaha! 

Seriously, my dead computer sucks. :(

[Mattemeo]

Quote from: Ingmar Sjofn
It's the only complaint I have about the merge (which I had to do before to claim my BlizzCon pet anyway). Maybe I don't want my guild to know I'm ignoring them because I'm playing Diablo 3! Well ... maybe I don't want them to know for SURE. I am pretty sure they'd suspect anyway.  

Yeah, cause we haven't worked out you knackered your PC playing Sims 3 during your recent bout of FORSAKING US.

[Merusk]

Mildly annoying for me because I've got 2 wow accounts on the same email address 

They've handled this.  After you login with your e-mail address, it gives you a list of your WOW accounts to pick from before the character screen shows.   At least that's what the FAQ said when I converted over months ago.

Side note: Not a single damn login server hiccup since converting.. even when all the other folks were bitching about the login being down.

Doesn't Guild Wars use an email for the account name? I converted mine a while ago. I was inconvenienced, but the omgdrama fails to register.

You can be "nameyouwant@plaync" or something similar if you want.  It doesn't have to be your e-mail address.

Considering how many people I've known to get hacked, some of which were competant computer users, I would rather be the one to make that decision than Blizzard.

This is my complaint as well.   Login name and password are a 2-part security measure.  You've just given up half of that security for no real reason.

[Ragnoros]

This is why.  http://us.blizzard.com/blizzcon/recaps/battlenet-panel.xml?rhtml=y

And with all due respect to the social recluses among us I am very much looking forward to this change.

Fake Edit: Oh, and  if they do it like CoX you will have the option to either add a persons character OR account as your friend.

[WindupAtheist]

There better be an option to turn all that shit off. I used to keep an alt around specifically to log onto when I didn't feel like listening to guild bullshit. Now I have Blizzard cramming a bunch of "Who gives a fuck?" Xbox-wannabe bullshit features down my throat. I don't want to be part of some online gaming destination blah blah social blah blah garbage, I just want to play my MMO.