Account Security

There is really just no way to defeat all of the threats out there, but... having something like virutal keyboard, hardwriting recognition, voice recognition etc is better than just using the keyboard because it makes it harder for the hackers to steal information.

That doesn't highlight an actual flaw in their system.... Most of it just highlights how BAD their security practices are... which everyone agrees with. :-) Like I said, NCsoft doesn't believe in modernizing their security practices, and the only time they will admit that something went wrong is if someone breaks their SSL encryption or someone @ NCsoft with account credentials gets a trojan. And even now, like you said, they rolled back one of the improved security measures, which IMO is just asinine ... the best thing to do for GW2 and future products is to consult security experts that look at future trends and try to protect the product as best as they can against growing and new threats in addition to existing threats.

all this stuff just makes me want to buy gw2 less and less...
old news but still that makes it even more frustrating that ncsoft has done nothing about their security system in AGES

And, of course, lock out anyone with even slightly unsteady hands, or who happens to have a frog in their throat or cough when first setting the voice recognition, or (for keystroke analysis) hunt and peck typists or any typist if their new keyboard's a different size from the one they used to register, etc., etc., etc...