I’ll see it when I believe it.
Dude… I showed you proof they legit are getting rid of windows 10 in 4 years
HP also does not support XW8400 anymore. Still beast.
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It is required now during set up. I have the old Physical auth and it still works. They did not remove our Auths, but if I were to get a new one I would have to link a valid phone number as part of set up.
Looks like 2020 is when it all started
Here is a summary I did on it over in CS
And blue
I’m not doubting what you’ve shown me. I’m just saying, you’re taking something somebody said about the future at face value… Look at IE ROTFLMAO
They did fix it, that was the whole idea of this change… to fix an issue.
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Get Authenticator or don’t get to do it simple as that. This is a way to stop RMT transactions.
I just checked in game through the group finder. I don’t see a single advert in there.
So, maybe that is good? I also see legit game being filled up.
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Quick question:
I also have an old authenticator but I stopped using it when I read on-line that when the battery dies, you are unable to get into your account and it is lost unless you are willing to email copies of gov’t ID to Bllizzard (which obviously I would not feel comfortable doing).
Do they have something else in place for this now? For someone who does not have a cell phone so will not be getting the phone app regardless?
it was new like 20 years ago. my motherboard from 2013 has eufi. what do you consider “new” about it?!
i swear im picturing some people in this thread arent even at computers, but are in desolate shacks furiously writing under a bare bulb and handing them off to someone else to post for them. and it just makes this thread even funnier!
Just curious…
What’s the rationale behind Authenticator = 0 adverts?
Can bots not get the authenticator app? Can those selling carries not do so?
It’s to prove your account is yours
Only cellphones
Otherwise deal with scalpers
It wasn’t widely implemented. I have a high end laptop from ~2015 and it is legacy.
that doesnt make it new. at all. newER at best. but far far far from new.
Correct. To remove it yourself you need to have the serial number and a code from it (so it has to be working). There MIGHT be an option to send a text to your phone if your phone is already set up on Blizzards text messaging system. I have not tried.
To have Blizz remove it you would need to send ID. Blizz does destroy the ID when the ticket is done. They have to comply with the Personally Identifiable Information laws for California and and the Federal level. https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/26516
No, they don’t have any other options right now. That is my complaint. You used to be able to use an old iPod or tablet. The need to have a phone number that is not pre-paid or VOIP is an issue for some.
I am going to have to eventually do this all myself. sigh I like my hardware auth token.
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Boo freaking hoo OP. Grow up and download the authenticator. It’s so easy and gives you an extra layer of protection for 0$. Plus you get extra bag space and a pet.
you can buy a used ipod touch on ebay for under $15.
you can probably buy a used android for under $10.
this is a giant nothingburger.
Yet. Give it time.
Most of the spam is done by third party websites that “sell” services. It is against the terms of use, but most are compromised accounts.
Having an Auth does a lot to prevent an account from being stolen and used to advertise.
Blizz can’t reach most of those websites legally, given the countries they are in.
Requiring an Auth not only keeps an account secure, you need a valid contract cell phone registered in the same country as the account address to set it up. Changing a country on an account requires providing proof to CS.
So if someone in EU compromised a US account and then tried to set up a cell phone auth on it, that would not work.
It is not bullet proof, but it should cut down a lot on the spam we see in Group finder.
I am hopeful it works as intended.
I realize that.
It was the only way they would let me retrieve this account when I couldn’t remember and then get into the email attached to it.
(Oddly enough the memory just popped into my head when I was at work. And then I couldn’t remember the password for the email account and that was another journey and a half.)
So if I have a cellphone, Blizzard will let me back into my account when my authenticator dies? Without any ID?
'Cause that’s the issue.
ETA: never mind Marisol answered and it is no.