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    John Keefer posted a new article, Guild Wars 2 devs addressing account hacks, bots.

    The ArenaNet dev team has been spending a lot of time on Reddit recently discussing Guild Wars 2. Now, a list of issues with the game and the status of fixing said issues has appeared on the site.
    Aug 30, 2012 9:00am PDT
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    John Keefer posted a new article, Guild Wars 2 devs addressing account hacks, bots.

    The ArenaNet dev team has been spending a lot of time on Reddit recently discussing Guild Wars 2. Now, a list of issues with the game and the status of fixing said issues has appeared on the site. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      They really don't support an authenticator? That shit should be standard for online games now. : walker270This person is cool!
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        No email authentication for password changes really mystifies me. That should be there at launch for any... : Utukku
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          It is. I've got a few from hacker fucks. I think they're talking about something like SteamGuard. : nodeThis person is cool!
          • I don't think its email authentication though, they just send an email when a password change is attempte... : fried sushiThis person is cool!
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        BS. What online games have it that make you believe it should be standard? : Curike
        • Did you happen to miss the D3 fiasco? : chadg033This person is cool!
        • It certainly should be a standard in major MMOs(i.e. GW2) and games with real money markets(i.e. GW2). : ZekThis person is cool!
        • Is this a joke or did you just forget to say "LOL don't include the largest mmo out there and diablo." ... : devi| dog
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          world of warcraft and diablo3 would be two pretty obviously answers. : xxiv
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            obvious* : xxiv
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              oblivion* : devi| dog
              • oblivious* : TypoThis person is cool!
        • I happen to actually know stuff about computer security. : walker270This person is cool!
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        It not a big deal, really its not necessary at all. Basically all you need is a regular password, a issue... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
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          Sounds like you're describing two-factor authentication, ie, an authenticator. : BlackCat9This person is cool!
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            Cool, I do this stuff in work had no idea that is what I build, I guess I should of looked up what a auth... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
            • Its not hard to Google --> http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/battle-net-authenticator-faq not on my... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
      • They'll have a mobile authenticator, but it's still being worked on. : Frozen Pixel
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        Authenticator or not, you can't always protect users from themselves. Using a secure, unique password is ... : GoncynThis person is cool!
        • This ^^^ and a proper forgotten password system. : valcan_sThis person is cool!
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          False. WoW/Diablo accounts are more valuable than stolen credit card numbers. A secure password you only ... : lord cecilThis person is cool!
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            I understand the value of the accounts. A password long enough to resist brute force attacks is vulnerabl... : GoncynThis person is cool!
            • Yeah, it's the 2nd part. Do you use a web browser? If yes then the client may be compromised. You know ho... : lord cecilThis person is cool!
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        maybe for 8-year-olds. among adults there's not much excuse for being shit at passwords. : thebigbeefsandwich
        • No, it's for everyone. This is about minimizing the risk of a compromise and two factor authentication r... : walker270This person is cool!
        • Update everyone who has had their account hacked is 8 years old. : devi| dog
    • Well that explains why mail wasn't working last night but it doesn't explain how items I tried to put in ... : rosewoodThis person is cool!
    • Sounds like the account problems are mostly due to pre-existing lax in computer security and people re-us... : CommanderZx2
    • The email authenticate thing is now active. : CommanderZx2
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      wait what is happening with account hacking? i got a change password email yesterday that I didn't in... : ClayThis person is cool!
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        I think you get notified if someone even tries to change the password, I had 6 emails yesterday morning t... : fried sushiThis person is cool!
        • i've got a keepass generated password, so I'm probably good. but still. bah. : ClayThis person is cool!
      • I got one too. Just logged into the website now to make sure all was well. Havent jumped into game yet ... : Wiz74
      • the password reset doesn't fail silently (it will tell you an email address wasn't found.) i bet there... : harold.johnson
      • I got one the other day also. : Wombat WooThis person is cool!
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      I wish there was an MMO that was all just bots, with open API to program against. : Hero of Kvatch
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        Haha like crobots but MMO style? Or the even older Apple ][ Robotwars game. That would actually be pretty... : LilCrypto
        • Seriously, you could play by hand if you want. But its like empire building that can be done through api... : Hero of Kvatch
      • I think there was some spaceship game like this that came out a couple years ago. I remember them talkin... : bipolarThis person is cool!
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      KABOOM POST ok first of all, its not a fucking exploit if you buy a weapon from a vendor and shove it in ... : .ka`boom.zZz.
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        Also this has nothing to do with hacks or bots, this is the other shit going down. : .ka`boom.zZz.
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          Hacks and bots only get 3 days! : walker270This person is cool!
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            I know man what da fuck. Haha though, they just fucking released some bullshit good faith thing for their... : .ka`boom.zZz.
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              Did you really think they would let you guys keep all that? REALLY? It was an obvious error, people a... : Discrete
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                They don't want your money but... they already got it O.o : mwasher
                • As previously stated; the intent of banning is not to get someone to buy a second copy of the game. : Discrete
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        If an ATM was dispensing 20s instead of 5s, what would you do? : Nali4Freedom
        • eat well that night : mwasher
        • videogames aren't real fucking lifeeeeee, its money paid for entertainment, electronic swords dont have v... : .ka`boom.zZz.
        • This may be the worst analogy I've ever read in the history of complete shit analogies. : skinlab133
        • apparently shoot everyone who used it in the head. : DolemiteThis person is cool!
      • Chef Exploiters got perma-bans as well. : Discrete
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      What do you do if your account email got changed? That'd be handy info to put in this article. : Nat King Cobra
      • You'd email support@guildwars2.com. : pantsburgh