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I think that they should make them available, but optional. I can see the protest if you assume they're going to make them mandetory, but there are plenty of people who just aren't good with their own security measures and know it, or are just inclined to worry anyways. Offering an authenticator would help relieve the concerns of those people, and making it optional would allow people like you to continue on without the "inconvenience". There's really no reason at this point that it needs to be all or nothing. With something like this, they would probably want to introduce it as optional at first anyways and see how it impacts their support queues.

*snifs* not all of us with 4 year reg dates and low post counts are like him, I swear! Some of us are just...quiet >.>

And, on the topic of the thread, I would love it if they can separate belts and tails. The primary reason I don't use tails now is cuz I like my belts >.<

I'm sure that when they have information that they're positive isn't going to change they'll start releasing things for us, but it's probably a bit early still in the development process for them to be positive of more than they've already given us. There's a reason they tend not to give us solid info until well into the betas. At this point, they're screwed if they do and screwed if they don't. If they do give us info and it changes during beta, there will be outcry, and possibly disappointment. If they don't give us info, people cry that they're losing interest because they don't want to wait a little longer. Personally, I'd rather that second one, and it seems reasonable to think that the devs (and marketing) may think the same. Or there may be other reasons, but that seems like a plausible one to me *shrugs*

And, as for the song...*grins* good way to pass the time, Dark_Respite!

At this point, you wouldn't be "potentially doomed". Your master account password can no longer be changed without the old password, so your whole account can't be hijacked the way they were doing it. They may be able to temporarily change your game account passwords, but as long as your master account is still intact that can be fixed. They seem to be leaving CoH game accounts alone, and the recent changes to GW will keep a password change there from doing them any good.

That is probably where most of them are coming from, but the bug has been documented by Aion players since around October. No reliable reproduction steps have been found though. *shrugs* There have been accounts hacked of people who don't use RMT, don't bot, and take all the recommended security precautions. Am I saying all of the accounts hacked are like that? No, far from it, but there is a large enough number that are to be concerned. In Aion in particular the team is very, very thorough in investigating and banning accounts that RMT or bot, so I have no doubt that NC has a better idea of what may be happening than we do, now that they're finally looking into it.

It's noticibly affected GW and Aion players. If the RMT business for CoH were bigger, it would probably hurt us too, but thankfully all the stuff that our devs put in place to combat that seem to have made it less than profitable for them.

The GW reps had mentioned that NCSoft Security is already looking into this, which is why the changes were made to the way you change your Master Account password this weekend. The chances of getting the bug were very, very small to begin with, so it may be hard for them to replicate and close. The people taking advantage of it are primarily from RMT companies. It used to be that you didn't have to enter your old password to change it, enabling the people taking advantage of this bug to lock you out of your Master Account entirely. As things stand at the moment, they can change your game account passwords, but not the Master Account password, so they lock you temporarily our of your game accounts, but not your Master, and once they're out they can't get back in unless they happen to get that account again. Not an ideal solution, but a step in the right direction for something that may take them weeks to confirm and fix. Now, if they would changing your game account password also requires the old password, that would be another step in the right direction. As soon as there's no profit in it, the number of people taking advantage of this will probably drop sharply.

Changing your password won't solve that part of the problem, no, but that wasn't the only vulnerability that was was being exploited, and it looks like NC made some changes this weekend that will make all of the issues harder to exploit while they look into fixing it (having just changed my own password, I can confirm that there's a new popup that looks to be put in place for that reason). That said, changing your password is still a good idea, and isn't going to hurt. If you look through the posts that the article links to, there is mention that some of the hackers are working off a list of account names and passwords.

Correct, however the ones taking advantage of this issue change your master account password and the password for the game account they're after right off the bat, as well as the email associated with the account in some cases. That was my friend's first clue that something was wrong...he got home to find an email in his inbox that his Aion account password had been changed, and then when he tried to log in to his Master account he found himself locked out. Luckily, he keeps every email he's gotten regarding his accounts, so it didn't take long for Support to authenticate him and get him back in, but the fact that it's happening at all is rather discouraging.

Support also doesn't seem to acknowledge that it's a security issue on their end. He was given the standard "don't buy from RMT or use third party programs" notice. They hadn't been looking at the account for more than an hour, so there's no way that they could have investigated something like that in the time given. He was told that if it happens again his account will be banned, which is also a standard response. Now, despite it not seeming like something he would do, it's not a comment on whether or not he did do it. I just think it's entirely too easy to change a lot of important information in our Master accounts. Considering how much they control, the security is entirely too light. It kind of makes me wish I'd put my Aion account on a separate Master account, but it's too late for that now.

Edit: Having read through some of the recent stuff on the issue, it appears that NCSoft made some changes to password security this morning that look like a step in the right direction (though there are probably more to be made). I would definitely encourage people to change their Master account passwords ASAP.

They did end up fixing the gadgets/UAC thing shortly before release...I believe it was in one of the August or September updates, but I could be wrong. All I remember was seeing it mentioned that it was fixed.

The top link on the page I linked there won't work with XP, actually, those are Vista/7 specific drivers. The bottom link, however, most definitely will. And definitely uninstall the old ones first, if you're going to give that a try.

Changing to a basic, older type theme and disabling Aero is actually pretty easy >.> Right click on your desktop, click on Personalization, and then scroll down to the bottom row of theme options, under "Basic and High Contrast" themes. The one you're looking for will be "Windows Classic". If you want to change fonts/bar sizes/colors after that, click on the "Window Color" option at the bottom and it'll let you adjust it the same way you would have the old systems. About the only thing I can see that doesn't change is the way the new quickbar works, though if you mouseover it only gives you a list of open windows instead of mini pictures of them.

Personally I find that, while I may have to hunt for some of the options, things like the Control Panel are better laid out for the way I use it. That said, there are so many things that just aren't where they were in previous OS's that it takes some getting used to. If there's ever anything that you need to find and just can't for the life of you figure out where they've stashed it, one of us 7 users that are techie inclined can probably find it for you in short order.

If you buy a new card it may come with Win 7 drivers, or it may not, depending on the age of the card. If you buy something released between October of this year and the date you buy the card, chances are good. That said, they may not be the most current drivers. If you give me a poke though, I'll be happy to hunt down what you need ^.^

Logitech has a couple of solid, normal USB keyboards out there, like this one, and there are a few other manufacturers that do too now. They're becoming more common, so it may be a little easier to find one the next time you're in the market for one.

Ah, so it is ^.^ I missed that....which means it must be bed time >.> Darn exam time >.<

Are you running behind a router? Some routers need to be configured to forward the ports that City uses. If so, try forwarding the following ports to your computer:

All of these ports:
TCP 2104
TCP 2106
UDP 7000-7100

One of the following ports:
TCP 6994 or TCP 13094 or TCP 23094

If you need instructions on how, instructions for most routers can be found here.

That definitely sounds like it could be a bad driver install, despite it running fine with other games. It could also be his settings.

Overall, Win 7 is pretty stable, and performs well. I can understand wanting to wait though...after Vista's release condition that's not an uncommon attitude.

It looks like video and sound will be it ^.^ These are all 64-bit drivers.

You can get the most current nVidia drivers here, however those are very new drivers and I'm not sure how many people have tested those with City yet. You may want to try these instead. That's the version I've been running without issue, and I don't recall reading anywhere about issues with them.

For sound drivers, you'll want these, the top one because the Audio Pack utilities aren't really all that useful, I've found. I've actually got the very same sound card, so I can vouch for those drivers too ^.^

The only other thing I can think of that you may need is if you have any sort of Logitech advanced keyboard...Setpoint is kinda funny about installing if you don't have the right ones. If you need that, I can point you towards those too. Hope that helps! If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Wow...just...wow. How long did you think about this idea before you posted it, out of curiosity? Nerf Ouro portals to make up for your perceived lack in bases. Um, no. Just no. Bases do need more functionality in some things, but I love my base dearly and use it frequently...teleporters included. If you want someone to use something more, you don't do it by limiting their choices in other areas. You make the thing you're having problems with more appealing.

Not to mention the fact that your idea would severely limit travel options for people that don't have access to a base. Not everyone wants to join an SG, or go through the work to make a private SG base viable. Which is just fine...that's their choice, and shouldn't be taken away from them.

You want others to think before they post? It may be a good idea if you do so first.