Curse

Revolutionen · Dec 22, 2009, 10:22 AM // 10:22

what if I have a empty account with no characters on it?

Kenzo Skunk · Dec 22, 2009, 10:24 AM // 10:24

You don`t want to hear an answer to that, believe me.

Riot Narita · Dec 22, 2009, 10:35 AM // 10:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by TideSwayer

I hate that the box remembers BOTH the account name and the security answer. I think it would better to have the option to sometimes keep the account name remembered but not the security answer (and vice versa).

Please give us separate checkboxes for the account name and the security answer. People who still want to remember both can still check both.

You can untick the box, and use command line parameters to autofill the boxes you want. eg. use -email to fill in your account name, but still require manual entry of password and security question.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revolutionen

what if I have a empty account with no characters on it?

Read the FAQ... leave the security question blank.
Once you create a character you'll need to type its name at login, for the security question.

Hengis · Dec 22, 2009, 10:49 AM // 10:49

I have to say that this is a work of genius!

Kudos to whoever thought of it!

Shasgaliel · Dec 22, 2009, 11:14 AM // 11:14

Brilliant update! Easy and straightforward solution.

Keep the good work going.

Pleikki · Dec 22, 2009, 11:23 AM // 11:23

Great job Anet, its nice you guys even trying do someting

My New Name · Dec 22, 2009, 12:17 PM // 12:17

i like this...feel a bit safer now...
not sure how effective it will be though...
time and # of "i got hacked" threads will tell i guess...

Another Felldspar · Dec 22, 2009, 12:55 PM // 12:55

Thank you. I think I'll go buy the costumes now

*Darcy* · Dec 22, 2009, 12:57 PM // 12:57

Thank you ArenaNet. This change is very welcome. I voted for a security question in the poll thread, because it seemed to be the easiest upgrade to apply. With almost four years invested in GW and the odds of getting hacked increasing, I am happy with any security measures you introduce. Keep them coming.

Aldric · Dec 22, 2009, 01:05 PM // 13:05

Only thing I would have liked is a separate tick box for remembering the account name and character name so that I only have to type the password and character each time i login.

Its not a major hassle but i just find having to type the account name aswell a bit annoying

edt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hissy

You can untick the box, and use command line parameters to autofill the boxes you want. eg. use -email to fill in your account name, but still require manual entry of password and security question.

edit. Thanks Hissy , never knew about this one.

Evil_Necro · Dec 22, 2009, 01:17 PM // 13:17

Loving the update. I think I'll give my thank too buy getting either the BMP/Costume (anyone can advice which is better? :P). However, I can only hope that my CC info doesnt get breached.. D:

Valerius Darthmist · Dec 22, 2009, 01:44 PM // 13:44

Even with this security upgrade, I am worried.

Many people use his main character name as forum user name. So, it continues being easy to enter in their accounts.

Would it be possible to choose what character's names can be used in the security question?

That simple add to the new security system can increase much more the efficiency.

imnotyourmother · Dec 22, 2009, 02:24 PM // 14:24

Well as stated up above...

Something needed to be done.

this fix was very creative to say the least.

However, when Nick the Huntsman came to Presearing, I ran out and got a bunch of new accounts. So I have 5 accounts and could remember only enough to get me into 2 of my accounts.

So, I asked my wife and she remembered one toon. Because I had made a guild for all of my accounts I was able to go to the guild list and get some names and then by a process of elimination, one by one got into my accounts.

HOWEVER!!!!

There is a FLAW.

My ANET account is linked to the CHARACTER NAME of the FIRST toon that I made on my MAIN account. So if you got my first toon's name then you have my ANET account. Anet will not let me change that name cause its my LOGIN!!

So this is flawed.

Case in point. I was in presearing the other day with my Main account and someone asked me how long I had been playing. I told them and then they asked what was the first profession that I ever made and then he started to say what funny names he made and the name of his "first toon". as SOON as I saw that.. I got a shiver UP my Spine and he asked what was the name of my first toon!!

I said Chuck YOU Farley and took scrienies and sent them to ANET support knowing full well that my ANET account name was the name of the toon that this creap was going after.

SO, I sure as heck hope that ANET changes something on their main log in page as well.

The reason I know this is because when they came out with the fire imp at the online store I went to buy it and there was an ANET account already set up for me. I do not know how or why but the account name was the name of the mesmer that I had been playing. After I got the imp, I deleted my mesmer so no one would try and get my info cause if they can get the ANET account info.. they've got everything else.

fantasyforever · Dec 22, 2009, 02:26 PM // 14:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valerius Darthmist

Even with this security upgrade, I am worried.

Many people use his main character name as forum user name. So, it continues being easy to enter in their accounts.

Would it be possible to choose what character's names can be used in the security question?

That simple add to the new security system can increase much more the efficiency.

That's a good idea.

Also, thanks ArenaNet for caring and implementing a security question

.

neighto · Dec 22, 2009, 02:32 PM // 14:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

Now the people who invest 4+ years into their accounts can have a HUGE piece of mind whike sleeping or going away on vacation ect ect.

Huge piece of mind that they did something after the fact? I've already invested 4+ years and countless thousands of hours into the game, and now my account is cleaned out.

This solution does what, exactly, for those of us who were already hacked?

Smarty · Dec 22, 2009, 02:41 PM // 14:41

I'm in the same boat as Valerius above - even though I've never used my username, character name and/or password all together in one place so that someone could connect them together, it still feels like it's a security risk having the info out there. If I'd known my character name would one day be a part of login security I'd never have used it as a forum name.

Fingers crossed Inde's able to do that name change I requested...

Grats and thanks to ANet for coming up with this solution, though. I'm much less worried about my account than I was before this was implemented.

pumpkin pie · Dec 22, 2009, 02:45 PM // 14:45

hahaha, i thought this was a suggestion!

THANK YOU ARENA NET! Going to buy the costume

Riot Narita · Dec 22, 2009, 03:48 PM // 15:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by neighto

This solution does what, exactly, for those of us who were already hacked?

Nothing, obviously. You'll never get your stuff back. Nobody will. You knew that.

This (and anything else they're planning to add) comes far too late for people have already been robbed.

Better late than never...

Carboplatin · Dec 22, 2009, 04:08 PM // 16:08

for people who use their character names as forum names, it is possible to change it if you pm an administrator.

Axeman002 · Dec 22, 2009, 04:11 PM // 16:11

excellent update...and for the people QQ'ing about having long names...u are really really lame if ure QQ'ing about ure own name!