Any of You Get One of These?

[bigp3rm]

http://www.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100000182

Got tired of people saying their accounts got hacked. I don't want to be "that guy". Sucks we have to spend money out of fear. Ohh well just an extra level of security for me then. :wacko:

[Sarduci]

http://www.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100000182

Got tired of people saying their accounts got hacked. I don't want to be "that guy". Sucks we have to spend money out of fear. Ohh well just an extra level of security for me then. :wacko:

Got three of them, never activated them. Not sure that I will since I'm on the fence about playing post expansion.

[daviddoran]

Yup, I have one, and it brings a huge relief, and peace of mind. With boxing bring more attention to my accounts, I want this little extra bit of security. And its price is laughably low.

IMO it should come in the box.

[Svpernova09]

I have one. Its a pain but the peace of mind is well worth it. Note of caution, If you ever need to remove it from your account or change the authenticator on the account in any way, you HAVE to call billing department.

[Vyndree]

<-- early adopter of the authenticator.

I've never been hacked on my WoW account -- but my Guild Wars account was hacked back in the day. I used to be a major fan -- I averaged 16/hours played per day (yes, this was college) and was ranked 116th in the world. After I was hacked, I haven't been able to play -- it was just too painful to log in and see my characters trashed. GW isn't even a gear-based game, but I had put time into getting my characters the "perfect" looking gear and overnight it was pretty much ruined.

If a $7 device will help prevent that sort of thing from happening again, it's worth its weight in gold to me.

I wouldn't even consider myself a high risk candidate for keyloggers -- I'm smart about what I download and what links I click, I run antivirus and a firewall, I don't fall for phishing emails. However, it's not about my risk in comparison to others -- it's about my personal risk versus gain. I thought about what I personally would feel like if my accounts got hacked and whether or not that's worth $7 and the inconvenience of typing in a number every time I log in. And, to me at least, it's well worth it. Remember that, while Blizzard is generally benevolent about retrieving lost gear/items/gold due to hackers, they don't have to -- it's the user's responsibility to maintain their account security. Restoration can take upwards of a week and sometimes things can't be restored just the way they were.

Anyway, to me it's well worth the "inconvenience" of typing the same number into the login screen (using my multiplexer mwahahaha). Remember -- 1 authenticator can work for multiple accounts. You can share it (the authenticator) with your family, but remember that you need the number from the authenticator every time you log into the game or the armory (the wow forums do not require the authenticator number). Suvega has one for his accounts and I have one for mine since we're not ALWAYS attached at the hip

[bigp3rm]

http://www.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100000182

Got tired of people saying their accounts got hacked. I don't want to be "that guy". Sucks we have to spend money out of fear. Ohh well just an extra level of security for me then. :wacko:

Got three of them, never activated them. Not sure that I will since I'm on the fence about playing post expansion.

Just curious why you picked up three? I thought I read in the FAQ that one will work for multiple accounts.

[elsegundo]

everyone should get one.

[Kromtor]

i just make my password my zip code and then never let anyone know my address. that way i know both me and my account are always safe.

[zanthor]

I've got one associated with my 7 accounts. It's no more trouble than typing a password, I leave it sit on my keyboard 24/7 because if someone I don't trust is in my house, I already have a different problem.

[Sarduci]

Just curious why you picked up three? I thought I read in the FAQ that one will work for multiple accounts.

Two to use so if one breaks I'm not at the mercy of the billing department. One extra because my cat will find and hide one or two of them at some later date.