Authenticators

[kestegs]

No, it won't be required every time you log in. Once you log in a few times from a certain IP it will stop asking you until you go to a new IP.

[LacertaCK]

No, it won't be required every time you log in. Once you log in a few times from a certain IP it will stop asking you until you go to a new IP.

That's the rumor I heard too, but it definitely hasn't been true for me, at least not for the battle.net website or for WoW. I only ever log in from 1 computer, and I have never NOT had to use the authenticator. Here's hoping D3 is different.

[Monkson]

I was hacked in D2 days and lost all my stuff, serials, had to create a new account. A smart phone/USB authenticator is well worth it I think (if available to you).

[BaronScarpia]

It was very easy to set up:

- Bought a smartphone (authenticator was kinda the push, I'm finding other uses for it and needed an upgrade anyway)
- Downloaded the app,
- Wrote down a bunch of numbers
- Inserted the authenticator on my bnet account
- Done

Since I'm only using my smartphone on wi-fi, I need to re-sync the app before inserting the code, but it works without much trouble...

[kestegs]

That's the rumor I heard too, but it definitely hasn't been true for me, at least not for the battle.net website or for WoW. I only ever log in from 1 computer, and I have never NOT had to use the authenticator. Here's hoping D3 is different.

I've always had to put it in for the website too. I hope I'm right, that extra 10 seconds will annoy me I'm sure

[TheReadMenace]

Update: I now see Diablo-themed authenticators. It's limited to specific regions by the looks of things, however. US, Canada, Latin America, New Zealand, and Austrailia. Sorry to all the expectant EU/Asian folks...

[jjscud]

And shipping is free for the moment, at least in the US. There's a small change of actually needing it but Blizz is making it so easy at the moment.

[SnickerSnack]

I installed android 2.3 in a virtual machine to try and run the free authenticator that way, but I couldn't d/l and install because 2.3 doesn't come with google play and I couldn't figure out how to get that on it.

So, I ordered a D3 theme authenticator a few days ago.

[Butzull]

Particularly if you have a smartphone (Android or one of them crApple things ) get the Authenticator. Just not worth the hassle of getting hacked...particularly once you start putting on this forum what high-end gear you have found (makes you a target) and perhaps your battle-tags too (helps them find you easier), or at least character names. Protect yourself from the start, quite simply. More time playing, less time with Blizz customer support

Butz.

[SnickerSnack]

Particularly if you have a smartphone (Android or one of them crApple things ) get the Authenticator. Just not worth the hassle of getting hacked...particularly once you start putting on this forum what high-end gear you have found (makes you a target) and perhaps your battle-tags too (helps them find you easier), or at least character names. Protect yourself from the start, quite simply. More time playing, less time with Blizz customer support

Butz.

This. Maybe the thread for battletags should mention that.