SMS Account Authentication

[Pudge]

while i think the idea is cool..

i wouldnt implement it. just because it would dissuade new players from joining the server.

if i stumbled upon the EQEMU project and was considering firing up a 11 year old game for a nostalgia kick (little do they know their soul will belong to Rogean for the next 2 years) i wouldn't want to start out by giving my phone number to some random guys i don't know.

seriously... what's the problem with using email? make it OPTIONAL to even use this phone # password-reset-system. then only the ppl who are afraid of losing their account will sign up (which will admittedly be not many ppl) and then they can cry about it if it actually does happen.

maybe make a reminder for ppl every once in awhile, or each time their character dings levels between 50 and 60, it could give a message suggesting they do it. This will give new players some time to play and build trust in the server and the project. (i guess this could only apply to the servers you run yourself rogean, but still..)


SO: please make it optional and not mandatory. in the interest of getting new players into the game. (maybe you could make it mandatory just for p1999/red99 to have a character over level 50 or something)