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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[SOE says no private info was included in EQ2 research logs]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/17/soe-says-no-private-info-was-included-in-eq2-research-logs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/17/soe-says-no-private-info-was-included-in-eq2-research-logs/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/17/soe-says-no-private-info-was-included-in-eq2-research-logs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/everquest-ii/" rel="tag">EverQuest II</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/legal/" rel="tag">Legal</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/sony-online-entertainment"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/soelogo-sms-0209.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
<a href="http://station.sony.com">Sony Online Entertainment</a> released a statement today concerning the buzz surrounding their database research for <a href="http://everquest2.station.sony.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">EverQuest 2</span></a>. Apparently this information is not entirely true, according to SOE, as the personal information in these logs was not included. What does this mean for those concerned players out there? It means you have nothing to worry about.<br /><br />According to the official statement, which can be found after the jump below, none of the information in these logs was connected to any real names or what's known as Personally Identifiable Information (PII). In addition, no player chat logs were shared with the researchers. Even in the situation where players voluntarily participated in a blind survey, the private information of those volunteers was kept confidential as well. Follow along below for the complete official statement from SOE.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/17/soe-says-no-private-info-was-included-in-eq2-research-logs/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>SOE says no private info was included in EQ2 research logs</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/17/soe-says-no-private-info-was-included-in-eq2-research-logs/">SOE says no private info was included in EQ2 research logs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/17/soe-says-no-private-info-was-included-in-eq2-research-logs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1463468/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/17/soe-says-no-private-info-was-included-in-eq2-research-logs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking</category><category>breakingnews</category><category>everquest-2</category><category>personal</category><category>private</category><category>research</category><category>soe</category><category>sony-online-entertainment</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Schuster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How would a Starcraft MMO work?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/how-would-a-starcraft-mmo-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/how-would-a-starcraft-mmo-work/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/how-would-a-starcraft-mmo-work/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/world-of-warcraft/" rel="tag">World of Warcraft</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/races/" rel="tag">Races</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a></p><a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/06/16"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/theyjuststoppeeing.jpg" alt="" /></a>Speculation over <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard">Blizzard</a>'s upcoming MMO continues unabated, even with the lack of anything new to feed upon. The biggest hope, I dare to say, is that it's going to be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starcraft"><em>Starcraft</em></a> that gets the treatment, even if it's still a long way away from release. <em>Starcraft</em> holds fast in many gamers' hearts, including mine, so it's only natural to want more. But when actually considering the possibility, how would it play out?<br /><br />Our Krystalle has already <a href="http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/05/05/world-of-starcraft-information-leaked/">given this a glance over on WoW Insider</a>, and our recent Ask Massively asked a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/24/ask-massively-old-games-blizzards-next-mmo-and-bugs/">similar question</a>, but I'd like to take it deeper. Let's take <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/categories/world-of-warcraft"><em>World of Warcraft </em></a>as a point of comparison and see if we can run down this mythical beast.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/how-would-a-starcraft-mmo-work/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>How would a Starcraft MMO work?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/how-would-a-starcraft-mmo-work/">How would a Starcraft MMO work?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/how-would-a-starcraft-mmo-work/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1095905/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/how-would-a-starcraft-mmo-work/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aiur</category><category>banshee</category><category>battlecruiser</category><category>blizzard</category><category>char</category><category>diablo</category><category>dropship</category><category>firebats</category><category>ghost</category><category>goliaths</category><category>holodeck</category><category>jim-raynor</category><category>kerrigan</category><category>korhal</category><category>krystalle</category><category>marines</category><category>medic</category><category>private</category><category>protoss</category><category>science-vessel</category><category>scv</category><category>siege-tank</category><category>starcraft</category><category>terrans</category><category>valkyrie</category><category>vultures</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><category>wow-insider</category><category>wraith</category><category>zeratul</category><category>zerg</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Akela Talamasca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
