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Post by Steve Farrelly @ 10:43am 25/05/12 | 29 Comments
![]() A number of hotfixes were applied a few days ago, the details of which you can view here, but they've also announced the the Auction House has been delayed again until they can "ensure everyone has the smoothest experience possible" and that they need "more time to iron out the existing general stability and gameplay issues" before they let a rabid community loose in the new system. On concerns over account hacks and general Battle.net security, the team has assured everyone that the actual number of players contacting customer service over concerns of account compromises is "extremely small", adding that "the Battle.net and Diablo III servers have not been compromised". "In all of the individual Diablo III-related compromise cases we've investigated, none have occurred after a physical Battle.net Authenticator or Battle.net Mobile Authenticator app was attached to the player's account," the update said. "And we have yet to find any situation where a Diablo III player's account was accessed outside of "traditional" compromise methods (ie someone logging using an account's login email and password). "To that end, we've also seen discussions regarding the possibility of account compromises occurring in ways that didn’t involve these "traditional" methods -- for example, by "session spoofing" a player’s identity after he or she joins a public game," the post continues. "Regarding this specific example, we've looked into the issue and found no evidence to indicate compromises are occurring in this fashion, and we've determined the methods being suggested to do so are technically impossible. However, you have our assurance that we’ll continue to investigate reports such as these and keep you informed of important updates." The team conclude the security concerns with just reminding users to use "smart password management" and basically boil a lot of it down to common-sense. The post also mentions that sometime next week a full patch will be released that "will further address client issues and apply additional bug fixes".
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Posted 10:56am 25/5/12
There's no reason not to, aside from a little inconvenience at login. Even if you drop your phone in the toilet, if you've set up SMS recovery you can disable the authenticator by receiving an SMS code.
Posted 11:02am 25/5/12
Posted 11:06am 25/5/12
Aye. Pretty much like steamguard.
Posted 11:21am 25/5/12
Reassuring!
Posted 11:48am 25/5/12
Posted 12:25pm 25/5/12
So to disable authentication for a phone you've dropped into the toilet, you send an SMS code to the phone in the toilet?
Posted 12:28pm 25/5/12
Posted 12:34pm 25/5/12
When I drop a phone in the toilet I normally get a new sim + cheap phone pretty quickly.
Without the SMS feature you'd need to manually contact Blizzard support.
This is why its easier.
Posted 12:34pm 25/5/12
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Posted 12:35pm 25/5/12
There was an auction house on release date.
This is the real money auction house they are talking about. Delaying this makes sense at the moment.
Cool.
Posted 12:46pm 25/5/12
Posted 12:51pm 25/5/12
Said drop, not use.
When I'm at a pub I take my phone to the loo. You must have a shit phone that nobody wants to steal.
Posted 12:59pm 25/5/12
Posted 01:00pm 25/5/12
skinny jeans and big phone man, im way too school for school
Posted 01:01pm 25/5/12
Posted 01:15pm 25/5/12
Well done everyone :)
Posted 01:25pm 25/5/12
Oohhhhh, right. I was wondering what the hell.
Posted 05:22pm 25/5/12
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Posted 07:48pm 25/5/12
wow, that is pretty terrible.
Posted 08:25pm 25/5/12
I rate their service 9.2/10.
Posted 08:32pm 25/5/12
You have it in your hand, there must be a use thing. Can't steal what I don't have or need.
I heary ya, way too wank for a wanker.
Posted 11:13pm 25/5/12