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Originally Posted by Torture
You know this might be the catalyst that changes that. Gaming is a HUUUUUUGE industry. Bigger than the film industry. So yes, lots of people game...big deal.
Maybe if most of the people your future employee googles turns up as a gamer they'll realize that it doesn't really mean anything except that you like to be entertained.
This is on the forums, not in the game. So you can still be a devious Dreadlord and nobody will be the wiser.
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It won't be a catalyst for anything. Gaming will continue to be reviled as a waste of time simply because it IS a waste of time. Our culture abhors sitting idle - we're supposed to squeeze every last drop of productivity out of a day or the day is wasted (Protestant work ethic). Therefore gaming will always equal laziness. HR people/policies are kinda dumb since they can't separate work life from home life most of the time.
Just because it's "only" on the forums doesn't mean they can't change it in the future.
I'm ignoring the entire Real I.D. crap since it fails to add an "invisible" mode and ultimately brings nothing new to the table. My real friends know what my character names are - if we need to talk across faction/realm/game we just use Skype or any other IM client. Blizzard/Activision is just trying to be the new social network for gamers and proving they have absolutely no idea what they are doing. It will fail just like in-game voice communication has.
Sure, it cuts down on trolling. But that does not outweigh the negatives in my book.