SMS Account Authentication

[Webwolf]

I think it's an awesome idea provided it works for everyone across the globe, if not then make it an optional (but recommend) feature and require an alternative method of verification like a personalized security question if the person chooses to opt out. It would defeat the purpose if people use some obscure service to get the initial authentication text and then have no means to reset their password later.

[Yinaltin]

im just worried that this database can be hacked and informations could be made public . its not like that has not been the case lately with credit card informations and such . see sony and blizzard and whatnot . so i dont want to get spam sms or prank calls or whatever cause someone sold all this phone numbers to a company .
all just theroy but how will u be able to prevent ppl from hacking into this database if even multi billion dollar companies cant offer security with private infos ?

btw i did participate in the cellphone testing also my guild has my phone number as well . i just want to get this statement above cleared for all .

[Raavak]

Originally Posted by Yinaltin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

im just worried that this database can be hacked and informations could be made public . its not like that has not been the case lately with credit card informations and such .number as well .

This is my only concern as well. Otherwise I think its a fantastic idea.

[Webwolf]

You people worry too much. Quit being so paranoid and stop living in fear of everything.

[FAHall]

I currently do not have text service on my phone, nor do I intend to get it in the near future. If I do, my work and "friends" will be texting me non-stop with worthless things I don't want to know about. It's a level of connectivity that I want to avoid.

If I were to create a new account with P99, how would this new setup affect someone like me?

What would the workaround be for those that do not have txt messaging?


Thanks,
-Alex

[Raavak]

Originally Posted by FAHall [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I currently do not have text service on my phone, nor do I intend to get it in the near future. If I do, my work and "friends" will be texting me non-stop with worthless things I don't want to know about. It's a level of connectivity that I want to avoid.

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[xshayla701]

Sorry if I missed this, but who exactly will have access to the phone numbers?

Also,

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Character deletions aren't even permanent, and are very easy to restore.

How easy? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[keto]

Thumbs down. I don't get reception in grandma's basement.

[Titanuk]

were is red99

[Alkorin]

Originally Posted by xshayla701 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How easy? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Setting a 0 to a 1. Or something of the sort. "Deleted" is as simple as a flag on a character in the db.

Restoring all your gear, on the other hand... is a serious pain in the ass. You'd have to manually recreate all of the items as items are unique per instance.