OMFG someone changed my password? what now?! - Guild Wars Forums

Pey · Aug 24, 2007, 12:10 AM // 00:10

I was playing and out of nowhere i was disconnected and when trying to reconnect my password had been changed.
I tried logging in plaync.com but it was also changed, what should i do?!!

Please help me, i don??t know what to do and GWEN is about to come

wetsparks · Aug 24, 2007, 12:16 AM // 00:16

when you sign in, below where you type in your password, there is a link to "reset password." click on it and type in the email address that is tied to your account.

Pey · Aug 24, 2007, 12:19 AM // 00:19

I know, that leads to the plaync.com site in which i cant change it because the number of loggins failed or something and i cant do anything

Sasuke The Betrayer · Aug 24, 2007, 12:23 AM // 00:23

Meh. You probably just got hacked or someone you gave your password to simply stole the account (if you did anyways). You can keep trying to log into your plaync account, or make another one to contact support and talk to them about the issue.

Pey · Aug 24, 2007, 12:27 AM // 00:27

Well, i´m sure i never gave my account to anyone and i doubt i got hacked.
It happened a few minutes after i accepted the agreement :S funny

Im so mad

i have 10 pve chars with 15k armor

Isileth · Aug 24, 2007, 12:28 AM // 00:28

Yeah chances are you gave out your password or downloade a keylogger.

Very easy to do without realising it, signing up to your guilds forum with the same password is a great example of how you just dont think about it but from there someone can easily access your details. As for a keylogger did you download any 3rd party programs related to GW?

It could also be a simple case of you gave your password out to someone you regret trusting and dont want to admit. But if thats the case not much anyone can do.

*Darcy* · Aug 24, 2007, 12:50 AM // 00:50

Here is a link to the PlayNC support. It does not require you to log in to an account.

http://help.plaync.com/cgi-bin/playn...p?p_faqid=4654

Just use the "Ask A Question" function. Explain the issue in full and make sure to give them complete information on your account including game purchase dates.

Pey · Aug 24, 2007, 01:11 AM // 01:11

People, i´m not stupid, i didnt give my password to anyone, nor downloaded a keylogger, nor anything. I was playing as usual and out of a sudden someone connected with my account and changed my plaync password.

I´m so bloody desperate, i wrote to support, lets see what they say.

Isileth · Aug 24, 2007, 01:26 AM // 01:26

As I said Pey you dont have to be stupid. Its very easy to use the same password elsewhere, especially if you dont have many passwords. As an admin of several sites and forums I know just how easy it is to get someones password once they have created an account.

Malice Black · Aug 24, 2007, 01:38 AM // 01:38

Someone brute forced your password then. You might get your account back, prob won't be anything on it if you do though.

Pey · Aug 24, 2007, 01:39 AM // 01:39

But i never registered to any guild´s forums and even if they get your pass as u say, how would they know your account name?

I´m about to shoot myself lol (but i mean it), i´ve playing gw since prophecies came out, and now, a few hours before GWEN gets released, my password changes...

Pey · Aug 24, 2007, 01:57 AM // 01:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

Someone brute forced your password then. You might get your account back, prob won't be anything on it if you do though.

In that case, i??ll def shoot myself lol. I put so many hours in this game.

Hephaestus Ram · Aug 24, 2007, 02:03 AM // 02:03

Dude.... you sound like a classic drama queen with your "OMFG"
and "I'm about to shoot myself" over a computer game. Just chill
because we're not going to get hysterical with you.

You probably gave your PW to someone as previously mentioned
and don't want to deal with it, but you're going to have to. So
contact Plaync and straighten it out. If you have the keycode,
original account name, and original PW, they'll be able to help you
fix it.

Good Luck

Saint Echo · Aug 24, 2007, 02:09 AM // 02:09

This happened to me, i was on three days ago, came back my password was changed. When i reset my password all my characters were gone.

1000+ hours wasted. I had it all too.

Im mortified!!!

NC says theres nothing they can do and that it sounds like a hack. I never gave account information to anyone anywere anytime

im sad

strange, my guild status and friends list are still there,even some of my lucky/unlucky titles are there. Its like someone accessed my account and just deleted my characters.

As of this morning i see that my storage has been untouched!!

Pey · Aug 24, 2007, 02:33 AM // 02:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hephaestus Ram

Dude.... you sound like a classic drama queen with your "OMFG"
and "I'm about to shoot myself" over a computer game. Just chill
because we're not going to get hysterical with you.

You probably gave your PW to someone as previously mentioned
and don't want to deal with it, but you're going to have to. So
contact Plaync and straighten it out. If you have the keycode,
original account name, and original PW, they'll be able to help you
fix it.

Good Luck

Well dude, its the only game i??ve played for a long time (THE only) and now i have nothing, all my 10 pve chars, i had like 500k, everything...

I know i??m being a bit dramatic, but i just can??t help it, what i am supposed to do now? Sit back and not play gwen?
I tried resetting my password in plaync.com and the secret questions have changed...

Doens??t a.net have backups in cases like this? I??ve never (ever) given my password not downloaded any third party programs, not done anything illegal, not once.

I??m so sad.

AngeloM3 · Aug 24, 2007, 03:19 AM // 03:19

Pey... fyi... if you have Xfire... people are able to hack your pw through that.

Tri · Aug 24, 2007, 03:23 AM // 03:23

Contact anet and give them that number thingy that you need to activate accounts

Pey · Aug 24, 2007, 03:24 AM // 03:24

I don´t.

I just connected with a secondary account and saw a guy using my account with another name, so he must have deleted some (if not) all of my characters... i think i´m gonna explode...

T1Cybernetic · Aug 24, 2007, 03:24 AM // 03:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngeloM3

Pey... fyi... if you have Xfire... people are able to hack your pw through that.

Proof Please?

Isileth · Aug 24, 2007, 03:28 AM // 03:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pey

I don??t.

I just connected with a secondary account and saw a guy using my account with another name, so he must have deleted some (if not) all of my characters... i think i??m gonna explode...

How do you know it was your account?

Aug 24, 2007, 12:10 AM // 00:10	#1
Pey Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: United Spanish Buddies Profession: W/E	OMFG someone changed my password? what now?! I was playing and out of nowhere i was disconnected and when trying to reconnect my password had been changed. I tried logging in plaync.com but it was also changed, what should i do?!! Please help me, i don??t know what to do and GWEN is about to come

Aug 24, 2007, 12:50 AM // 00:50	#7
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Here is a link to the PlayNC support. It does not require you to log in to an account. http://help.plaync.com/cgi-bin/playn...p?p_faqid=4654 Just use the "Ask A Question" function. Explain the issue in full and make sure to give them complete information on your account including game purchase dates. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Aug 24, 2007, 01:26 AM // 01:26	#9
Isileth Jungle Guide Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: R/W	As I said Pey you dont have to be stupid. Its very easy to use the same password elsewhere, especially if you dont have many passwords. As an admin of several sites and forums I know just how easy it is to get someones password once they have created an account. Last edited by Isileth; Aug 24, 2007 at 01:33 AM // 01:33..

Aug 24, 2007, 01:38 AM // 01:38	#10
Malice Black Site Legend Join Date: Oct 2005	Someone brute forced your password then. You might get your account back, prob won't be anything on it if you do though. __________________ Old Skool '05

Aug 24, 2007, 02:09 AM // 02:09	#14
Saint Echo Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2006 Profession: R/	This happened to me, i was on three days ago, came back my password was changed. When i reset my password all my characters were gone. 1000+ hours wasted. I had it all too. Im mortified!!! NC says theres nothing they can do and that it sounds like a hack. I never gave account information to anyone anywere anytime im sad strange, my guild status and friends list are still there,even some of my lucky/unlucky titles are there. Its like someone accessed my account and just deleted my characters. As of this morning i see that my storage has been untouched!! Last edited by Saint Echo; Aug 24, 2007 at 11:17 AM // 11:17..

Aug 24, 2007, 12:16 AM // 00:16	#2
wetsparks Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2006	when you sign in, below where you type in your password, there is a link to "reset password." click on it and type in the email address that is tied to your account.

Aug 24, 2007, 12:19 AM // 00:19	#3
Pey Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: United Spanish Buddies Profession: W/E	I know, that leads to the plaync.com site in which i cant change it because the number of loggins failed or something and i cant do anything

Aug 24, 2007, 12:23 AM // 00:23	#4
Sasuke The Betrayer Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Guild: Pink Pearl Profession: Mo/Me	Meh. You probably just got hacked or someone you gave your password to simply stole the account (if you did anyways). You can keep trying to log into your plaync account, or make another one to contact support and talk to them about the issue.

Aug 24, 2007, 12:27 AM // 00:27	#5
Pey Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: United Spanish Buddies Profession: W/E	Well, i´m sure i never gave my account to anyone and i doubt i got hacked. It happened a few minutes after i accepted the agreement :S funny Im so mad i have 10 pve chars with 15k armor

Aug 24, 2007, 12:28 AM // 00:28	#6
Isileth Jungle Guide Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: R/W	Yeah chances are you gave out your password or downloade a keylogger. Very easy to do without realising it, signing up to your guilds forum with the same password is a great example of how you just dont think about it but from there someone can easily access your details. As for a keylogger did you download any 3rd party programs related to GW? It could also be a simple case of you gave your password out to someone you regret trusting and dont want to admit. But if thats the case not much anyone can do.

Aug 24, 2007, 01:11 AM // 01:11	#8
Pey Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: United Spanish Buddies Profession: W/E	People, i´m not stupid, i didnt give my password to anyone, nor downloaded a keylogger, nor anything. I was playing as usual and out of a sudden someone connected with my account and changed my plaync password. I´m so bloody desperate, i wrote to support, lets see what they say.

Aug 24, 2007, 01:39 AM // 01:39	#11
Pey Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: United Spanish Buddies Profession: W/E	But i never registered to any guild´s forums and even if they get your pass as u say, how would they know your account name? I´m about to shoot myself lol (but i mean it), i´ve playing gw since prophecies came out, and now, a few hours before GWEN gets released, my password changes...

Aug 24, 2007, 02:03 AM // 02:03	#13
Hephaestus Ram Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: None Profession: W/E	Dude.... you sound like a classic drama queen with your "OMFG" and "I'm about to shoot myself" over a computer game. Just chill because we're not going to get hysterical with you. You probably gave your PW to someone as previously mentioned and don't want to deal with it, but you're going to have to. So contact Plaync and straighten it out. If you have the keycode, original account name, and original PW, they'll be able to help you fix it. Good Luck

Aug 24, 2007, 03:19 AM // 03:19	#16
AngeloM3 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: RI Guild: Diciples of Rage [RAGE]	Pey... fyi... if you have Xfire... people are able to hack your pw through that.

Aug 24, 2007, 03:23 AM // 03:23	#17
Tri Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Aug 2007 Guild: [ADD]	Contact anet and give them that number thingy that you need to activate accounts

Aug 24, 2007, 03:24 AM // 03:24	#18
Pey Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: United Spanish Buddies Profession: W/E	I don´t. I just connected with a secondary account and saw a guy using my account with another name, so he must have deleted some (if not) all of my characters... i think i´m gonna explode...