Project Lore

Reading through the comments, it seems like a few of you got what I like to call the perfect gift: cash. The possibilities are endless when you get a gift like cash. Of course you can use it on whatever you like, be it video games, movies, comics, or silly things like food and rent. The choice is really yours, but my suggestion to anyone who has put any significant amount of time into WoW should spend just a few dollars to keep that investment safe. Most of you have met someone who's account has been compromised. A few months back I was without internet and needed to get my WoW fix, so I logged in at a public WiFi hotspot. Turns out that was a pretty bad decision, since the next day I woke up with emails concerning a character transfer that I didn't initiate. After I called Blizzard to get my password reset and got most of my equipment restored (I had most of my gear back within an hour), the first thing I did was purchase a Blizzard Authenticator for the low low price of $6.50. A couple of days later, I got a small manila envelope with the device, then learned that there were authenticators included in the BlizzCon swag bags. Well, now I have an extra that I'll be giving to a friend who recently had his account compromised. I hate to sound like an advertisement, but this is just some advice from me to you. Besides, demand is so high that authenticators aren't even in stock right now. There are other ways to keep your account safe while Blizzard gets authenticators back in stock, like following Blizzard's Account Security tips, but many people I know who have lost control of their accounts have said that they follow all of those. Of course, I made a critical mistake with my own account, but using the Authenticator gives another level of security, and to me the peace of mind is worth the $6.50. Now if only we could get other online services like banks to use Two-Factor Authentication

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