Man if blizz had to webcam me during play id purposely play naked.
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LMAO just no get out of here authoritarian tyrants
When I closed my first blizzard account, I had to show proof of birth certificate.
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Iāve been playing lost ark recently and i wonder if the botting problem is as bad on the Korean servers as they are on US servers. I donāt know if a SS number would dramatically reduce it, but maybe that could help.
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Yeah itās completely ridiculous.
This is a video game and you need to prove to them that your marriage is legit for a RealID name change.
Yes I doā¦ and Iāve changed my mind on itā¦ I used to be against it.
You can change your first name yourself, but your last name requires proof to Blizzard. Usually legal documents such as a court document or marriage license.
Change of country now has a self help tool, but that is limited and you may also have to provide documentation.
https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/7656
Getting an account back after losing access usually requires Govt issued photo ID as well now.
https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/26516
As for the OP. Heck no.
Yeah, closing a Bnet account means removing all paid licenses, content, progress, etc. They donāt do that lightly and want to make sure the person who is making the request is the legit account holder. They donāt want a malicious party permanently deleting your account.
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Ugh, hell no. A gaming studio has no business with my SSN. None.
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But whereās the fun in that? lol this one gets a 6/10 just cause we got so many humourous responses!! 
This is a horrible take. Our SSN should not be used to play a game. I know youāre just trolling, but do a better job at it
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Hmmm no, absolutely stupid idea.
Youāre not even funny OP
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Entertainment not a bank loan
Ok yeah it was my first and middle a couple of years ago. Last time I changed my last name, was 2009, I honestly canāt remember if I had to do anything out of the ordinary at that time or not, if so it was just my DL. Thank you for the clarification! 
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he says this as he has been trolling for forums due to something called no life syndrome sadness.
Good reason not to play Lost Fart lol. Social Security number to play a videogame. Thanks for the laugh op 
You are legally not allowed to use SSNs in this manner. Technically, every use of SSN (aside from payroll) as an identifier is disallowed.
The answer to bad behavior is for Blizzard (the corporation) to invest in the personnel to handle in-game shenanigans. You canāt automate CMs. There needs to be real people to handle real situations in real-time. Until Blizzard does that, there is nothing that will stop bad behavior except players simply ignoring the bad actor and seeking out players who share your in game goals who are not toxic.
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I have Lifelock identity protection, because I know there are people like the op in the world lol.
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I thought you and your friends quit for Lost Ark?
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Yeah, no. Rather not have my tax information even more susceptible to identity theft and hacking. Bad enough the credit reporting agencies are terrible as is.
Besides, Blizz can already permaban as they determine based on their EULA