Overwatch 2 will require a phone number to play

Re:Overwatch 2 will require a phone number to play by madrox on Friday September 30, 2022 @03:14PM (#33039374)

I would not, and I think characterizing it as "dystopian digital surveillance" is disingenuous. Operators of free to play games only have so many mechanisms to make bans matter, and people behave differently if they know there are negative consequences. Overwatch has a significant toxicity problem as-is.

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Re:Overwatch 2 will require a phone number to play by dbttdft on Saturday October 01, 2022 @10:06AM (#33046663)

> I would not,

None of the games I play have this problem. So you're wrong. I'm not claiming that this proves the problem is culture specific, just knocking down your counter claim.

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Re:Overwatch 2 will require a phone number to play by toofy on Saturday October 01, 2022 @12:11PM (#33047645)

> None of the games I play have this problem.

ooh! if you know of popular free to play games with no toxicity, im absolutely in! which games are these?

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