This will not go over well. Blizzard has posted over on Battle.net that starting this month, users commenting on official forums will do so using their real names. Here's a blurb: " ... in the near ...

I'd like to take some time to speak with all of you regarding our desire to make the Blizzard forums a better place for players to discuss our games. We've been constantly monitoring the feedback ...

Blizzard decides against forcing users to post Real IDs on Battle.net forums Blizzard has finally decided to cancel the idea of implementing real names on the Battle.net forums. The backlash from the ...

Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net service suffered a DDoS attack on April 13, impacting servers for all of the developer's big games, including World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and StarCraft II.