Random Question Thread

[Zeh]

So my email was spammed with "Request for password reset" emails, and now blizz suspended my account for 24hours pending an investigation to see if my account is getting hacked. I checked with a guild (<3 Acanis) and they said I haven't logged on in 13hrs, so I don't think anything is wrong. This means someone has my bnet address and can keep doing this right?

That's how my account got hacked, yeah. As long as you have an authenticator though, you should be solid

[Despain]

So my email was spammed with "Request for password reset" emails, and now blizz suspended my account for 24hours pending an investigation to see if my account is getting hacked. I checked with a guild (<3 Acanis) and they said I haven't logged on in 13hrs, so I don't think anything is wrong. This means someone has my bnet address and can keep doing this right?

Yeah.

Be careful who you become friends with through real ID too. Only people I have on my real ID are some people I met in FFXI and have known them since like 2003, and some real good friends of mine down in Florida. Homey don't play that shit.

[Boyiee]

Speaking of authenticators...

To anyone who's used both the keychain and the app versions, which do you like better?

I've been a keychain user since they first came out.

[Tricen]

I do not have an authenticator lol, and I don't have any realID friends.

[Eanae]

I like the one on my phone though it kind of sucks not being able to login if I dc while on the phone.

[Siniroth]

Keychain ftw

[Tricen]

Yeah my account is gone and I'm screwed. I don't remember my secret password answers so I'm pretty sure I'm SoL. FUuuuuck me

[Dezzimal]

Speaking of authenticators...

To anyone who's used both the keychain and the app versions, which do you like better?

I've been a keychain user since they first came out.

Keychain - Can get out of sync, which means the timing module inside is running too fast or too slow. It will take a long time for this to happen, or probably won't happen at all. I think that the window for being able to use a particular authenticator code is 2 minutes, which means at any particular time there are 4 valid codes for your account (30 sec per code). You have to call blizzard and mail in some photocopied ID to get it removed.

App - Doesn't get out of sync (has a resync feature), but has a few other points of failure. If you are ever going to upgrade firmware on your phone or do any major changes to it, REMOVE THE AUTHENTICATOR FIRST.

[Norellicus]

Call blizzard, I believe if you can prove you're the acct owner (cc info, photo id, etc) they'll restore it.

Should always call blizzard before giving up, they're very helpful.

[Tricen]

I'm not even sure if my photo ID matches my actual name on the account lol, I usually put BS information down.

[Norellicus]

I don't understand why people do that lol, you're already giving them unfettered access to a credit card number (which, incidentally, has your name and home address attached to it) >_>

[Siniroth]

Only time I ever did was for FFXI cause I was 12 and silly (couldn't play unless 13 etc, stupid rules and whatnot), my birthdate on that is Dec 21 1981 <_<

[Boyiee]

Keychain - Can get out of sync, which means the timing module inside is running too fast or too slow. It will take a long time for this to happen, or probably won't happen at all. I think that the window for being able to use a particular authenticator code is 2 minutes, which means at any particular time there are 4 valid codes for your account (30 sec per code). You have to call blizzard and mail in some photocopied ID to get it removed.

App - Doesn't get out of sync (has a resync feature), but has a few other points of failure. If you are ever going to upgrade firmware on your phone or do any major changes to it, REMOVE THE AUTHENTICATOR FIRST.

The resyncing thing is pretty nice. I like my keychain cause it's instant, don't have to load app or anything, but once in a while I leave my keys downstairs which sucks. I'd be afraid of my phone being dropped and bricking though, but I guess writing down the serial can counter that.

Haven't tried the app since getting iphone4, I'm sure it loads faster... But then there is the "IF YOU JAILBREAK YOU ARE AT RISK!"

[Boyiee]

I'm having a slight problem with my UI, it's hard to show it in a screenshot but I'll try.

Spoiler: show

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...410_232101.jpg

Basically the problem I'm having is some of my menus are slightly transparent. Character sheet, skills/rep/currency, everything. I don't know if an addon is doing this or what. It's most obvious in this screenshot where you can see through the menu buttons, they should be solid. Anyone have an idea? Also posted in UI thread, not sure which would get more hits.

[Correction]

In Bartender 4, that's controlled for each bar by the Alpha slider.

[Boyiee]

Bartender alpha sliders affect my Options menu, character sheet, currency etc transparency?

[Correction]

Yes, it's called the microbar.

edit: oh you're talking about the main menu when you hit Esc?

Never seen that, no idea.

[Boyiee]

It's everything. My character sheet is the most annoying.

[Tricen]

Pro tip: Don't put bogus information down as your account info. Have the previous 2 CCs on the account does nothing.

[Budonez]

Started working on LK 10 normal. However, we came across a slight problem in phase 2, our DBM wouldn't mark who defile was being casted on, which resulted in some huge pizzas. DBM works great for all other fights except this particular ability, is there any way to fix it or are we screwed? D: