HOLY SHI- Cross'faction Arpee!

Battle.net Integration will be added prior to Cataclysm
Zarhym announced that the new Battle.net integration will be integrated to the game before the release of Cataclysm.

This is exactly what we are working on implementing with Battle.net and real-life friends. You'll be able to add friends at the Battle.net account level and talk to them while in-game whether they're on the opposing faction, a different realm, or another Blizzard game entirely. This is coming prior to Cataclysm.

[...] No one outside of your faction on your realm will be able to communicate with you unless you accept their friend request, or they accept yours. You will still have your normal World of Warcraft Friends list, but we'll be adding in the ability to have Battle.net players on your Friends list as well. The characters on your Friends list will allow the same communication functionality which exists today. It's only when you've confirmed someone as a Battle.net friend that you can take advantage of the additional communication features.

We'll get more into that soon, but it's safe to say in advance that you shouldn't accept a Battle.net friend request from anyone you don't know, similar to Facebook or other social networking media.

Along those lines, will it be possible to un-friend people from this list? Just because I accepted them as a friend at one point doesn't mean I'm interested in giving them info on me for the rest of my time with Blizzard.
Definitely.

I'll probably have to wait until then for an answer, but just in case: Does the Battle.net communication methods include private chat rooms with several friends at once? (And, even more specifically, persistent ones that will be autojoined upon logging in?)
Private chat rooms are something to consider for the future of the system. Initially you will be able to invite up to five friends into a conversation.

Please add the option to ignore someone's entire Battle.net account as well. I for one am sick and tired of ignore listing someone only to get bombarded with "f**k u" tells from 5-10 level 1 alts.
We would like to do this in the future, but it likely won't be ready at release. You can block a Battle.net account, but that won't block all characters on that account's World of Warcraft license from messaging you. It's a technical limitation between the two systems which we'd like to overcome in time.



- Easier crossfaction event management and communication anyone?
Looks like we'll be able to whisper one another c_c Or will it be a tiny chat'window? =O
Or can ye see what the othar player writes ingame? We'll have to see. ;D

Crossfaction RP just became that much more enjoyable ( And possible o,o ) in the future!

One word.

Awesome.

We'll get more into that soon, but it's safe to say in advance that you shouldn't accept a Battle.net friend request from anyone you don't know, similar to Facebook or other social networking media.

wat? D:
Not like my Facebook is used..

Anyway.. Uh. Guess this is good.
Also. Warcraft 3 much? Seems to look like that.

Me'h. I think its very awesome, deffinetly a great improvement in my opinion.

*Targets Battle.Net*
*/Clap*
*/Cheer*

Zomg' This'll be shweeeet big'teim! \o/ Human vs Undead convo' etc

Indeed, pure win inc.

I figure it´ll be like a built in Steam client, eitherway, this will be revolutionary when it comes to communication and improvised, minor RP-PvP / Cross Faction RP events.

'' Hey Dorik/random, whazzup' up for goin out to the marshes with yer boyz and stumble onto our shore'party for some pie and cake bitz' and slice?
'' Shuar, we´ll be on our way!

Etc etc, or personal 1-1 conversations etc, or event discussions with that up to five people thingie.

Eitherway, things just will be that much more great in the future for RP hopefully!

Took them long enough

Just sounds like Steam Friends tbh...

Nonetheless' it's a great leap

Opens quite the possibilities. In before x-faction erp.

So from here on Xfaction PVP will be dealt with emotes??

Geldar wrote:Opens quite the possibilities. In before x-faction erp.

Oh shi-...

That isnt good D: Lots more rape RP incoming D:

RAWR why wasent my spoiler working?

5 Years overdue.

This will change the world... of wacraft as we know it.

Awesome.

Hmm...this might be interesting. Maybe. Got mixed feelings on it. =\

Inc so many hordies to Stormwind, hoping to be accepted to take part in our RP. 8(

Chase wrote:Inc so many hordies to Stormwind, hoping to be accepted to take part in our RP. 8(

Well, they arent coming with hostile intentions and they are our OOC friends, so theres only one thing to do.

Makes you wonder if they will keep the limitations in IC languages, as well, and for how long.

Nayan wrote:Makes you wonder if they will keep the limitations in IC languages, as well, and for how long.

At least it'll be nice for some characters who are multi-lingual. BUt i can see people who play like common citizens suddenly speaking Taurahe..

In my case Anaei speaks THalassian because her family would have been close to many elves when they were in the ALliance. And as Anaei is royalty, has the funds and is intellectual she learnt the dialects and languages..

But yeah.. mixed-feelings..

I don't want less war in my World of Warcraft. Period.

Chase wrote:I don't want less war in my World of Warcraft. Period.

We're renaming it. 'World of Not so much Warcraft'

World of Lovecraft.

And if people start doing alot more ERP in /e... World of Porncraft.

Elízabéth Moren wrote:World of Lovecraft.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!