No longer will you be asked to provide an authenticator code as much logging into World of Warcraft, if you opted into the system, as Blizzard updated it.
Now it "intelligently" tracks login locations for accounts, and if you're playing "consistently from the same place" it won't demand a code, making it "less intrusive".
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All I want is a physical disc release of remastered D2 that doesn't require online check-ins.
I've lost complete interest. Too much FOMO with seasons as it is, now it's expansions? No thanks.
what fomo? everything gets reset each season and you start new characters unless you're playing on the regular servers and then you're already maxxed anway and just need to participate in the new season stuff.
i played only during launch and i found the ones in that battlepass to be absolute dogwater, the only ones that looked somewhat cool were the paid ones in the store and i wont bother with either. The game itself was just so hollow, there were no cool builds cause every synergy was just "x or y skills does more dmg or has this extra effect" almost no experimentation needed, couldnt give a rats ass about armor if the core of the game is boring af.
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Not sure what I would think about this.
On one side, it would be a very good convenience to some to finally be able to be secure with the thing while not having to enter it every time.
At the same time, though, issues are that this could backfire. With how creative CRIMINAL hackers are nowadays, you can never be too careful, nor can you underestimate how they can get you. They could use this as a way to see that you can be LESS secure and find a way to get into an account that DOES have an authenticator latched onto it. Of course, this could also lead to the new system not working at all if CRIMINAL hackers try to get into your account and are stonewalled by the auth, making you have to enter in the number every time, anyway, if the CRIMINAL hackers are persistent with getting into your account.
PS: I stress the term "CRIMINAL" in "criminal hacker" for a reason. I'll leave it to you to figure out WHY!
RIFT did this first, and for free. It's part of their security. If you log in from another IP address you have to enter a code from your e-mail. It's a great system & it's FREE!
Rift has some cool stuff in it. I just do not like the Instances. The rifts are cool tho.