Phone Number Required to Play?

I don't give out my phone number to anyone...ever...for any reason. Blizzard/Activision is REQUIRING a phone number to play OverWatch 2. I played and enjoyed OW since release casually. I will NOT be playing OW2...along with many others for this reason.

In fact, Blizzard just solidified my plans to get rid of my cell phone and get a Land Line again. There are many people that are tired of being tracked and spied on by major corporations or governments and are doing the same. We didn't need cell phones 20yrs ago...we don't need them now.

Do you plan on requiring a phone number to play your game? If so, please let the community know now so we can stop supporting it. Thanks.

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Mrdgames

Wiliest wrote: »

I don't give out my phone number to anyone...ever...for any reason. Blizzard/Activision is REQUIRING a phone number to play OverWatch 2. I played and enjoyed OW since release casually. I will NOT be playing OW2...along with many others for this reason.

In fact, Blizzard just solidified my plans to get rid of my cell phone and get a Land Line again. There are many people that are tired of being tracked and spied on by major corporations or governments and are doing the same. We didn't need cell phones 20yrs ago...we don't need them now.

Do you plan on requiring a phone number to play your game? If so, please let the community know now so we can stop supporting it. Thanks.

Well we are lucky Intrepid is not a government agency that can track every move you do by having your phone number... PS: If you have an issue with it buy cheap google trash phone with a new number that is registered not on your name. Dunno how deep you want to go but at the end you should not even use the internet if I was you.

Wiliest

I'm going to simply reply to everyone and tell the people that know and understand, thank you. To those that don't understand the concern I hope you take the time to research the problem. To those who provided amusing answers...thank you, some of you have a great sense of humor.

Still would like an official response to this. We shouldn't need to give up our privacy to PLAY A GAME.

mobtek

They are planning on asking for your number but only so Steven can call you on your birthday, whats the problem?

Wiliest

Still looking for an official response.

Blizzard backed down from requiring phone numbers for existing players of OverWatch. I asked two upcoming MMO developers this question and the first one responded the same day that they will NOT be requiring phone numbers.

Will Intrepid invade the privacy of people playing their GAME and require a phone number?

Based on some of the responses above, I'm not the only one concerned about this.

Wiliest

Will Intrepid respect the privacy of their customers and NOT require a phone number?

Wiliest

I'm still looking for an official response to my question? Will Intrepid respect the privacy of their customers and NOT require a phone number to play a game?

Wiliest

DavinMckenzie wrote: »

Hey there! I understand your frustration with Blizzard/Activision requiring a phone number to play OverWatch 2. However, I'm not sure if they have changed their policy since this post was written.

Blizztard changed the policy to only require phone numbers for new accounts. Which is still ***** up. Why anyone would want to give them money in 2023 is beyond me. The only reason they changed the policy is the backlash they received from foreign players with account issues...and people like me.

I'm still going to continue asking this question until we receive an official response. I feel it's very important to keep the internet free...which incudes games. If I want to shop at Gamestop and buy a time card with CASH to play a game...I should be able to.

Nothing nefarious. I just don't think companies should have a right to my information...ever. I don't think it's too much to ask for personal privacy (in America it's a constitutional right), not to be tracked, or my information sold for profit.

So I'll ask again...will Intrepid respect it's players privacy and not require phone numbers to have an account?

ianjohnson

I had a similar concern about linking a phone number, especially since I don’t want spam calls later. One workaround I found useful is using services like https://www.mightycall.com/features/queue-callback/ that let you manage calls and keep things separate. That way, I still have a number to use when needed, but I don’t have to give out my personal one for everything.

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