It's already possible to have different passwords for game and forums.
I used to have dif pw's. I tried to log in with the PW I used on the forums, and it told me it was incorrect. When clicking "forgot my PW" it gives you a message saying both PW are now the same for all accounts, games and forums. As I said, I used to have 2 PW's. They were changed to match without any action of my own. I hadn't checked to see if I could change it BACK to being different, which I will do now.
Either way, having the PW auto-sync at ALL is a terrible idea security wise.
ok, editing this in, I just went and checked. You are incorrect. I attempted to change my forum PW so it would no longer match my game PW. This is the message you get:
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| Edit PasswordTo change your game account password please go to PlayNC Account Management. |
I c hanged my password via that link and it hasn't changed for the forums or for the game. Additionally there's your master account password
Actually, now my game password has updated and is different. My forum password is unchanged.
I don't know what to tell you. But I have two different passwords currently and have had two different passwords for a while.
The process should be more straightforward and better explained obviously
The forum password will update to your game password.
Sometimes there is a delay.
Just a thought, I used to have a different password for the game then my password for the forums. Now those are both the same, if we like it or not. Just a security thought- isn't that a very bad idea? If someone manages to hack into one, they have automatic access to the other. This is the very reason some places wont ALLOW you to have the same password, or (like my banks website) use your email adress as your username, ect. With all the things that can compromise a system these days, even people who are super carefull like me can sometimes get spyware. A not-as-carefull person can easily get a keylogger and lose everything.
An other unnamed MMO has an authenticator. I think that's a wonderfull idea. Seperate from your computer or you account, requiring a completely different type of hacking skills (not to mention they would have to be in your immediate area to hack it, just like your wireless) un-key-loggable... I dont see COH getting one of these any time soon (in spite of what a great idea it is) so shouldn't every other effort at security be made instead?