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Old 05-06-2010, 08:19 AM   #1
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If they do this, I most definitely will not get the game...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10100117.stm

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The long-awaited Starcraft II will be the first Blizzard game to have the Facebook features built-in.
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Old 05-06-2010, 02:02 PM   #2
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Oh dear, please tell me this is a lie?

- after a more thorough read of the article:
So far it doesn't seem so bad, and while it will come with the game it says you have to opt-in to use it. Not sure if that means clicking on something extra during install or the options menu, paying some kind of extra fee to activate it (this last option would almost guarantee no one using it)
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Old 05-09-2010, 01:04 PM   #3
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#%&! facebook, seriously.
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Old 05-10-2010, 03:42 AM   #4
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Oh dear, please tell me this is a lie?

- after a more thorough read of the article:
So far it doesn't seem so bad, and while it will come with the game it says you have to opt-in to use it. Not sure if that means clicking on something extra during install or the options menu, paying some kind of extra fee to activate it (this last option would almost guarantee no one using it)
Knowing Facebook you'll have to go through five menus to get to an obscure opt-out screen, block an application on the site and then hope they don't mess up the privacy settings...
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Old 05-10-2010, 09:52 AM   #5
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So you're saying the article is either intentionally or unintentionally inaccurate?

2nd section 3rd paragraph.
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Blizzard said the Facebook integration would be a standard part of future games but players would have to opt-in to use it.
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Old 05-11-2010, 03:33 AM   #6
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No I'm just speaking from experience with Facebook. They automatically opt you-in to their partner program and you have to manually block all applications that are from partners to stop it.

Every couple weeks they have a massive privacy cock-up, just check news sites for them...
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Old 05-11-2010, 10:30 AM   #7
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I've been dealing with that. I make the adjustments everytime. Merely annoying to me. At anyrate, the apps for the games seem to need an act of volition to be activated, so at least in this case (until proven otherwise) it shouldn't be a problem.
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