How safe do you feel with your guildwars account?
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7. I don't even know how to change my password.
I Can Cure Cancer
7, nobody knows my pass and an exploit was fixed so I'm positive I'm safe.
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6 - Only ever changed my password after me and my friend got in a "steal as much shit as you can from the other guy's account" battle.
Yuhe Ji
7. I don't think I really have much worth stealing and they would be wasting their time on me when there's much richer people in GW (I have 1 ecto and then gave up farming ectos). I've tried changing it but I'm not too sure how to and I never tell anyone my password.
Bride of the Atom
7.
I bought some stuff from the ingame store back before I knew that it was a bad idea and got mired in the PlayNC goo of impossible password-changing (which I admittedly didn't think about until recently when all of these hacks started happening). I can't even give them the account serial numbers they're requesting from the games I actually bought in a store because they're all buried away somewhere in boxes in my basement while we renovate our new house (and they're not on top-- I looked). Awesome!! I have an account and I can access it. It seems like changing my password should be less of a complete hell-invoking hassle.
I bought some stuff from the ingame store back before I knew that it was a bad idea and got mired in the PlayNC goo of impossible password-changing (which I admittedly didn't think about until recently when all of these hacks started happening). I can't even give them the account serial numbers they're requesting from the games I actually bought in a store because they're all buried away somewhere in boxes in my basement while we renovate our new house (and they're not on top-- I looked). Awesome!! I have an account and I can access it. It seems like changing my password should be less of a complete hell-invoking hassle.
Neo Nugget
Not as worried as I used to be about a year ago. If a hacker got into my account, sure it would suck, but I'd get over it quicker than i would have if it happened a year ago.
But yeah, not really that worried at all....
But yeah, not really that worried at all....
yum
#1. I love my stacks of armbraces 
R.Shayne
5, Monthly passwords have been my routine since 1996.
It was bad enough when I had to worry about getting banned for moving gold between my two accounts, know I find myself logging on just to check everything is still there.
It was bad enough when I had to worry about getting banned for moving gold between my two accounts, know I find myself logging on just to check everything is still there.
Velise_Snowtorm
Somewhere between around 5.
It worries me, but I only change my pass about every 2 months, using hard-to-guess passwords. I also use seperate email accounts for everything and I don't DL any 3rd party stuff related to GW whatsoever, not even texmods.
Still, I had a friend who lost everything to a hacker a year ago, so it's been a concern for me after seeing what he went through. I don't think I'd continue playing if the same thing happened to me.
It worries me, but I only change my pass about every 2 months, using hard-to-guess passwords. I also use seperate email accounts for everything and I don't DL any 3rd party stuff related to GW whatsoever, not even texmods.
Still, I had a friend who lost everything to a hacker a year ago, so it's been a concern for me after seeing what he went through. I don't think I'd continue playing if the same thing happened to me.
Mesmer in Need
I would change my password, but my PlayNC account is borked atm, so i cant do anything. I havent changed my password for almost 3 years, but would if i could. With all the stories of hacked accounts, i am like a 5.
pamelf
I'm 6. I change my password when there's a hack scare.
Wolf2581
I guess I am a 7. Honestly, falling victim to a keylogger is simply cyber-Darwinism. It is related to the reasoning behind why Microsoft eventually conceived and delivered the bastard known as UAC in Vista.
How much less?
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Originally Posted by Thizzle
My password is very easy and I could care less.
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Zena Starlight
7. Nothing in my account is worth stealing. QQ
But technically, hackers could still get your password even if it was 45327 or as34fas2f4&as5d, right?
But technically, hackers could still get your password even if it was 45327 or as34fas2f4&as5d, right?
Viruzzz
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Originally Posted by GloryFox
I feel very very very safe.
1) I don't use user names or email that resemble anything on any of my accounts. 2) Letters plus numbers for password security FTW. also AUTO LOGIN FTL. Never save your user name and password on any login you might use. |
Anyway, I'm a 7, I never change passwords unless I need to. I got several E-mail adresses to use for signing up to things, based on how much I trust them.
Never downloaded anything that could be a keylogger in any way, shape or form.
So I feel pretty safe. IMO most people getting "hacked" are mostly responsible themselves.
I think those people changing all passwords every month are completele nervewracks
Shai Lee
How do I feel?
- Never had faith in PlayNC security
- Used to have strong faith in Anet security, but not anymore
- Never had faith in PlayNC security
- Used to have strong faith in Anet security, but not anymore
dunky_g
7.
My pw is just a random assortment of letters numbers and commas that i seem to have remembered overt he past 3 years.
My pw is just a random assortment of letters numbers and commas that i seem to have remembered overt he past 3 years.
Shuuda
7.
- I'd like to change my password, but like so many others the PlayNC account bullshit stops me in my tracks. But overall I'm not too scared, just so long as I'm careful on the internet.
Anet really does need to give us a better way of changing our password.
- I'd like to change my password, but like so many others the PlayNC account bullshit stops me in my tracks. But overall I'm not too scared, just so long as I'm careful on the internet.
Anet really does need to give us a better way of changing our password.
doudou_steve
6: With all the hack threads on guru, i feel a lot less safe
KomaTous
7: I think i once clicked on a dodgy link once that pretty much looked like it would steal stuff from me and nothing happend to my gw account im guessing auto login saved my ass
N1ghtstalker
7
nobody knows my password and i don't download any third party programs
and even for safety i keep my char name of the forums
nobody knows my password and i don't download any third party programs
and even for safety i keep my char name of the forums
_Todeshand_
7
nobody knows my pw but A.Net
nobody knows my e-mail but A.Net
although I've never changed my pw, I sometimes change my e-mail though
nobody knows my pw but A.Net
nobody knows my e-mail but A.Net
although I've never changed my pw, I sometimes change my e-mail though
Vic
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7. I use different passwords for everything. No website or account I have has the same password as any other thing I use.
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Been hacked twice in my life (Both on diablo 2
)and I'm quite sure I won't get hacked again seeing how stupid I was back then.-Vic
CagedinSanity
7, but I wouldn't say "changing pass is for n00bs". My pass has it all, capitals, numbers, letters, and it's essentially bastardized leetspeak.
Never changed it.
Never changed it.
auch
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Originally Posted by NoXiFy
How often do you change your password? I've changed mine only once ever, as my old one wasn't very safe after I noticed over 3 dozen failed login attempts to my playNC account.
So, the question is... how do you feel about your account safety? 1: Paranoid, change my password at least once a day 2: Very scared, change my password several times a week 3: Scared, change my password once a week 4: Kinda scared... change my password once every 2 weeks 5: Not scared, change my password once a month 6: Minimally scared, maybe a few times a year 7: Changing passwords is for n00bs, haven't changed my pass... ever! For me, 6. I've changed it once ever, don't feel scared cause my account name and e-mail is sooooo random and hard to decypher that not even the most dedicated hacker could figure it out.(i would know as I used to hack another game, don't worry, twas console related game^^) |
pumpkin pie
I actually am not telling you anything regarding my security measures! lol so you can gather to what extent is my paranoid regarding online security.
IslandHermet
7.
I wanted to change my pass a little over 2 and a half years ago but changed my mind after I set up the plaync account to do so.
now I would like to but have no idea what my plaync account name or password is so im kinda SoL.
plus from the recent post from Anet it was the playNC site that was hacked which is why people are getting hacked. (not 100% about this tho)
so I say untill they fix all the security loop holes and crap on the site its self I will not even try to find out my info on how to change the login ID so I can even change my In game password.
I wanted to change my pass a little over 2 and a half years ago but changed my mind after I set up the plaync account to do so.
now I would like to but have no idea what my plaync account name or password is so im kinda SoL.
plus from the recent post from Anet it was the playNC site that was hacked which is why people are getting hacked. (not 100% about this tho)
so I say untill they fix all the security loop holes and crap on the site its self I will not even try to find out my info on how to change the login ID so I can even change my In game password.
jackerduud
7. Even if i changed my password to: password, or something like that, i still probably wouldn't get hacked because I've got nothing of value.
The hacker would probably log in, change one of my characters names to "L0lz I I5 P00r F41l" and leave.
The hacker would probably log in, change one of my characters names to "L0lz I I5 P00r F41l" and leave.
Ferret Deathsquad
7: Changing passwords is for n00bs, haven't changed my pass... ever!
I don't bother changing my password, I have to change my password at work every 30 days and I have a hard enough time trying to remember those. If anyone wants to get into your computer or GW account bad enough they will. All I can say is try to be smart and becareful of what you download.
I don't bother changing my password, I have to change my password at work every 30 days and I have a hard enough time trying to remember those. If anyone wants to get into your computer or GW account bad enough they will. All I can say is try to be smart and becareful of what you download.
MithranArkanere
I'm not telling you. You just want information to pick good victims for your hacking attempts!
Azreal911
#7
never changed it since day 1 my account is 3 years old and never been hacked. good luck getting into my account cause it's not even linked to this guru email! booyah!
also my password isn't in the dictionary. so have fun!
never changed it since day 1 my account is 3 years old and never been hacked. good luck getting into my account cause it's not even linked to this guru email! booyah!
also my password isn't in the dictionary. so have fun!
Chushingura
ramma77
very very safe. they might steal whatever the last hackers didn't
Bryant Again
As of late? Not real safe. With all that's been happening recently - to people who play *normally* and don't do much "out of the norm" - I gotta say I'm a bit nervous.
Tyla
I have to say #7.
I don't even know how to change my password on Guild Wars.
I don't even know how to change my password on Guild Wars.