Has this been talked about at all? Will they be using a form of an authenticator?
Has this been talked about at all? Will they be using a form of an authenticator?
There is an authenticator, yes. Provided with the collector's edition, I believe?
I'd expect them to offer the same services WoW and RIFT and the sort offer. Authenticators, coin lock, IP recognition, etc.
Not sure if the CE comes with a physical authenticator or not. I don't see it listed in the Ce contents at least on the site I am looking at. I imagine that they will have the phone app or internet app one though like WoW.
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Last item listed on the list of what is included with the CE.
http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/sta...-edition/92635
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Is there any offer for an authenticator without having to buy the CE? (As much as I'd like to, heh.)
There will probably be authenticators out pretty fast, cause it reduces the amount of shit the customer service has to deal with
http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/sta...productDetails
CE comes with an authenticator, they will be available i am sure to others.
Excellent. Ty for the confirmation. Now for those of us who did not get the collectors edition how do we get one of those?
EDIT - nevermind, misread previous post.
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Sweet. How much did it cost if you dont mind me asking?
It's important to remember, using a secure email that you don't use anywhere else, using a strong password, keeping your computer secure, and of course not giving any of your info to anyone are all very important ways of keeping your account safe. EA/Bioware can only do so much - the rest is up to the individual.
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I'm gunna take a WILD guess here :P and say that Authenicators will be available from release, probably for around $5/£3, with a smartphone ap version, which is probably free
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It hasn't been announced yet, but:
Account stealing was such an issue at Blizzard that they gave them away at-cost, for $5. SOE just introduced their own authenticators for accounts, using the same vendor as Blizzard - but they want a profit, so they charge $10.
So, likely in the $5-$10 range. Personally I think they should be free with a game purchase, but oh well.
Some pictures of authenticators, to get the idea of what they look like (if you don't know):
SOE's authenticator
Blizzard's authenticator
Last edited by Karteli; 2011-10-18 at 04:10 PM.
theres no reason anyone should be charged for account security. it should definitely be included with a normal box purchase.
however there's no way i believe that; a. blizzard sells anything at cost. and b. it costs $5 to make an authenticator...its plastic with a screen...its essentially a calculator minus the function. and you can get a cheap calculator for a dollar
Ah I think you are right, they only waive shipping costs. Somehow I was thinking otherwise.
http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100001470
Theirs is $6.50.
Yup account security should be free. To me it seems like they would alleviate themselves alot of headaches with free authenticators (phone support, currency selling, account restores, etc), countering most account theft attempts, except for others like Man-in-the-Middle attacks.