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  So to use this thing in the game whose existence was the main reason the game had to be online at all tim... : Schnapple
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    It's $6.50 and you need one anyway. Buy it. : Rehevkor
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      Or if you have an iPod/iPhone/IPad you can get the free app. : Tuskin
      • there are also apps for windows phone, Blackberry and Android : Tuskin
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      $6.50 + $20 shipping, max of two authenticators to an order here. : nem00
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        Lies. Free overnight : Pneum0
        • That's for Americans only. : Liquid
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          "overnight" that took 6 days for me last week :P : OmegaRed59
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            took 8 days for me, but I got it. : Old_Fart
            • Overnight from when they shipped it. :) Was around a week for me. : Pneum0
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          Not everyone lives in the USA. It's hard to believe, I know. : dpgagnon
          • The way their website works, if you're in the USA it looks like it's free shipping anywhere. Seems to be... : Liquid
          • Really? It's hard for you to believe? : Pneum0
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    By that logic you should be able to play without patches, no? (since there is a software authentiicat... : geedeck
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      Software in what way? Are you talking about the phone apps? Great... if you have a smartphone. Which not ... : Schnapple
      • This world of not having a smart phone. I don't understand it. Like, at all. : geedeck
  • How do people like you still exist? Can you seriously not follow one step of logic? Like, the time it too... : TheNiXXeD
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    it's like buying a nice knife without buying a hone. or a car without buying insurance : RikiTiki2
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      Automobile analogies don't work here because they're regulated by the government which requires by law th... : Schnapple
      • The reality is you WONT get hacked randomly. You did do something wrong. You can't relate that to a house... : TheNiXXeD
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  How many shackers called this? : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • About three fifty : massdev
  • This news isn't new, they said authenticator would be required months ago. : Liquid
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  Sounds like an excellent way to profitize security. : cerealSAM2
  • maybe they should partner with symantec. what could possibly go wrong : Downforce
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    Profitize what? Grow up already. The apps are free and the physical authenticator costs you what, 6 dolla... : Curike
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      Now that you're finally 20 don't delude yourself that you're older than everyone else on the internet. 6... : cerealSAM2
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        No, they sell them at cost or below. They also give out a ton of them at events like Blizzcon. It's just ... : BlackCat9
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          There is no way they sell them at below cost. : mechanicalgrape
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            The ones they give away are. : BlackCat9
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              And the ones they give away are a tiny, tiny fraction of what they sell. : cerealSAM2
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                Not sure how that changes what I said. They're available at cost or below. Don't forget that they also pa... : BlackCat9
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                  I don't believe for a minute they cost $6 to make. : cerealSAM2
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                    To be fair, I doubt Blizzard can purchase them from the manufacturer for less than $6 : Schnapple
                    • This. We're in the process of looking at similar devices at work, and the per-unit cost to us for ones *... : genom
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                    Blizzard isnt making them. They buy them from someone else who does. I agree that the BOM for the device ... : daVinci1980
                    • ^^ this ^^ but, we have this surge of BELIEVERS in certain things for some strange reason : Downforce
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              Yes, giving away authenticators at Blizzcon where the ticket prices to just get in are $175... : mechanicalgrape
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                Yeah, guess what, they lose money on that, too. http://www.gamespot.com/news/blizzcon-2010-rolls-in-oct... : BlackCat9
                • So that's why they need to profitize security! : Junktown
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                  That article and the one it references are talking about Blizzcon 2009, a little out of date don't you th... : mechanicalgrape
                  • Pardo said the same thing in his 2011 interview. Blizzard always loses money on Blizzcon. : LoioshDwaggie
                  • It still costs more money than the event generates. Blizzcon exists to have a direct line with customers,... : DianeOfTheMoon
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          Then why not give them away with the game? : TOnez
          • Not sure. I figure a lot of people already have them and putting them in every box, regardless of whether... : BlackCat9
          • Look at the backlash you see here when someone suggested you should have had an authenticator. Look at th : SockMonkeh
          • because the dongles are heavily subsidized, don't cost $6 for blizzard (likely much higher), and most peo... : EvilDolemite
          • They probably didn't expect it to be this bad. I doubt anyone did. : Junktown
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        ^^Self-entitled ninety-nine percenter. Listen: Blizzard doesn't owe you their profit margin. It's thei : Wikus Van De Merwe
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          Listen you stupid fuck, I don't give a shit about their profit margin or blizzard at all. I don't play t... : cerealSAM2
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            Whoa, someone's angry. : Wikus Van De Merwe
            • Probably less than you would imagine. But if you'd like to trade insults, I'm more than willing. : cerealSAM2
          • Jesus dude, calm down you'll live longer. Why participate in this thread if you have no vested interest i... : DM7
          • If you don't play their games why do you care so much? That's weird you're weird. : bipolar
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            can we bring more attention to this ragey subthread? I am a bit confused why you would make an inflamm... : Supine
            • I made one comment that it sounded like they were looking to score profit (rather than solve the problem) : cerealSAM2
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        RSA charges a per-token license for the authentication algorithm, it's that and not the plastic that cost... : Liquid
        • See, this part is actual information. Interesting. : cerealSAM2
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    Are you a 9/11 truther y/n? : lefthighkick
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      Why don't they include them with each copy of the game? : cerealSAM2
      • I stirred the shit above but I can understand why (if it costs $6 to make the thing) they'd not want to i... : Schnapple
    • 911 was real as a cartoon : RuskiSnajper
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    I really wish they'd publish numbers regarding how many accounts have authenticators attached, and how ma... : c0ucheh
    • Smartphone plans cost a lot more with the big companies, and with prepaid where the plan is more reasonab... : OmegaRed59
• I trust my authenticator, but I'm going to give the RMAH a few months to work the links out before I use ... : oceanstate8
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  I fail to see how this is a big deal. The authenticator apps are free. : bill crystals
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    Is big Blizz gonna give me a smartphone to run them for free too? : Haxim
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      Lol GTFO out of here. You are approximately .5% of their audience. Go get a smartphone because it's 201... : bill crystals
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        Not sure why you're being such a douche about this but answer me this: these people who are getting hacke... : Schnapple
        • The RMAH hasn't been released yet. Everyone who is getting hacked is having their items and gold transfer... : BlackCat9
        • I was only commenting on the prospect of someone using the RMAH and being upset that it requires an authe... : bill crystals
    • Big Blizz is just trying to profitalize on security here, it disgusts me. : jimmy_legs
    • This post is sarcastic, right? : Wikus Van De Merwe
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      Stop being poor : bipolar
      • Haha, you're such a cunt. : Mr. Goodwrench
    • $6 dongle. : EvilDolemite
    • I don't understand why they don't mimic Steam, which has tradeable items that are worth hundreds of dolla... : HockeyJohnston
    • man you must have fapped furiously at being set up for that one : Downforce
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      You can emulate the Android authenticator on your PC for free. : Magitek
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        Wait, it's even easier than that. Open-source Windows version of the Blizzard authenticator here: http... : Magitek
        • It's best if you have two computers, but considering it seems likely that most hacks are from people usin... : thecray
        • Good info. : ant_hillbilly
        • Danke for the link. : fractured_sanity
        • Awesome : Godhatesfatpeople
        • Yep, I'm putting this on my laptop and never letting it connect to the interwebs again. Thank you! : Vividvoid
        • Even if this app is clean and open source, I have a feeling that it's only a matter of time until people ... : BlackCat9
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      I hate people who respond to this with LOL $6 YOU POOR. After shipping, the thing came to $20. So I'm e... : Moonbase Commander
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        Or, you know, it's entirely free and you don't have to pay a dime. : Herman Toothrot
        • Didn't know till after the fact. But, you know, whatever my fault lol authenticator. Yeah I seriously... : Moonbase Commander
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          If you already have a smart phone. Saying "Oh buy there's an emulator through which you can download and ... : Fenring42
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            Honestly, if you refuse to do any of the myriad things you can do to secure your account, I don't care if... : Herman Toothrot
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              lol I can't use my credit card in another country unless I walk into my bank and say I'm going to be ... : Fenring42
              • Good luck if someone gets your debit card number, bucko. Your deposited money may be insured, but it won... : Herman Toothrot
    • Give me your login i'll install an authenticator on my 9 year old nephews smart phone for you. : grandmasterlee
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    I'm honestly curious why they're not able to lock down their authentication and prevent this without requ... : Halen
    • They would have to lock it down such that one with the login and password wouldn't be able to get in. Th... : Herman Toothrot
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  and at this rate you'll need an authenticator for the authenticator next : thebigbeefsandwich
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    Fingerprint Scanner to get the code from the authenticator. : fried sushi
    • Penis recognition : MozzerV12
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  ITT People bitching about having to spend money on something that enables them to spend money. : oceanstate8
  • Except you can get the apps free. : jonin
• I know this has been discussed a ton, and I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but to me an authenticator s... : KangDang
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  Alice, passwords aren't getting brute forced, either. Blizzard has methods in place that make brute forci... : BlackCat9
  • o, k. : Alice O'Connor
• Hey everybody. Just got the call, apparently somebody here was criticizing Blizzard? I've got my bat and ... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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  People here are all geniuses. It's clearly way better to allow RMAH access without an authenticator so t... : nikoomba
  • they should buy them blackberries, that'll learn 'em : R@zzle
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  So how many of you DONT have an authenticator ??? If you dont there are a few reasons why... 1. You ca... : Dark Drakonis
  • 1/10 on the troll scale. : EnderWigginDA
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    My current issue is that I can't remove my SMS authenticator lol : Clay
    • Does it really authenticate though? Mine doesn't. It just texts when a change has been mad to the accou... : EnderWigginDA
  • I've tried to set up an authenticator several times now. For whatever reason, the email they're supposed... : Topsiderover
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  Well shit. I got a new phone and now I can't play cause I can't log in to battle.net to update my account... : Dynotaku
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    So I have to submit a help ticket and play the "sit around not playing D3" game. : Dynotaku
    • Isn't that about half the diablo 3 experience? : Fenring42
• The entire economy is terrible right now. Why are they rushing this? I imagine all bots are going to be b... : DiduCuminHerbits
• Can anyone answer me, don't Blizzard have any "White Knight" hackers? Haven't they tried to reconstruct h... : aoleon