"I'm an IT professional and the VASCO system used by Blizzard is slightly more vulnerable than the RSA SecurID system used by most corporations and financial entities... or the problem lies in how they have it configured."
This attitude drives me crazy. I understand that Blizzard's login security isn't as good as that of my bank, or my job. I can live with that. Having my WOW account(s) hacked would suck, but my concern would be with my WOW account(s) and nothing more. I wouldn't even be in a hurry to recover them, to be honest. Having my bank info hacked could be disastrous and could affect a lot more than just the bank account. It could affect my finances, which are a hell of a lot more important than a video game. Having the servers at work hacked could be disastrous. It could cost my company millions of dollars in damages over the long term, and could cost me my job.

I do not need for Blizzard's login security to be as good as that of "most corporations and financial entities." They are two completely different levels of importance for people. It's like complaining that your XBOX isn't built to the same safety standards as your car. If having your WOW account hacked is as bad for you as having your bank info stolen, then you are either too young to have any money or you seriously need to get your priorities in order.

I can live with the annoyance of having to log in five separate times for that same reason-- it's a video game. And an extra two minutes, while a pain in the ass, won't kill me. And if it turns out that Blizzard did this because thefts of authenticator-enabled accounts had risen to an alarming level, I'm cool with it. But if it was changed because some idiot wants world-class security for his fucking MMO fix because his self esteem is tied to the fact that he's top 5 in DPS on his PuG raids... that's just really retarded. It's stupid.