Blizzard: Authenticator Required for Diablo 3 RMAH
Using Diablo 3's Real Money Auction House will require an authenticator, says Blizzard.
Over the weekend, Blizzard said it updated the Terms of Use for Diablo 3's Real Money Auction House. It now states that players will be required to have a Battle.net Authenticator or Battle.net Mobile Authenticator attached to their Battle.net account to use Battle.net Balance.
"For clarity, this means you’ll need to have an Authenticator to add to your balance via Battle.net Account Management or to send the proceeds of your real-money auction house sales to your Battle.net Balance," the company said in a forum sticky.
The news isn't surprising given recent reports of account hacking. Diablo 3 players have complained of missing gold and virtual items while others have watched the hacking in real-time. Blizzard has warned customers to use a more sophisticated password, to keep it original to Battle.net, and to use one of the two Battle.net authenticators in order to safeguard their account.
Blizzard said for those who previously added Battle.net Balance to their account prior to the change, they will be able to use it to make make eligible purchases on Battle.net and in the auction house without attaching an Authenticator. However, an Authenticator will be required to add to the balance in the future.
"While we understand that this creates an extra step for players during the login process, we believe this added layer of account protection will help foster a safer auction house environment for all of our players," the company said.
Blizzard's Real Money Auction House for Diablo 3 is slated to go live on Tuesday, June 12. It was originally set to launch one week after the game went retail, but was pushed back to May 29. So far the company seems to be on track for the June 12 launch.
Well since the word Activision is in there, that should be self explanatory. Not enough money in the world to make them happy.
"Excessive lag... DANG! Kicked off"
"Server maintenance... DANG! I only had a 2 hours window tonight to play this"
"Busy mobile network.... DANG!" etc. etc.
The irony here is that our "real" money is just paper, not backed by anything; money that's money just because the parasites say it is. Yes, I know the value of a dollar, it's ZILCH.
Well since the word Activision is in there, that should be self explanatory. Not enough money in the world to make them happy.
to death.
huhh? authenticator app for any phone is free, you can also call in for free and get your authentication code over the phone now. even if you do buy the little thumb drive authenticator for $6.50 (which i dont thing anyone buys anymore) its worth for not losing your account or possibly Your REAL hard earned money on the RMAH.
But yes they are gonna make a TON of money from the RMAH probably close to if not more than a small monthly fee.
What may not be the case for most users... But Since they offer Mobile Authenticator for Android and iOS it should be no Problem for anyone to get their hands on one.
You do realize that it's a myth, don't you?
Blizzard was asking for more money left and right way before merger with activision.
Not to mention, they're still to autonomous companies.
And I guess the next question is this, since duping was only kept from happening for about 4 weeks, how many of the items on the RMAH will be legitimate?
Could Blizzard have been anymore unprepared for this games launch?
don't you mean kill it more. it died when they decided to use an aesthetic that was contrary to its theme
I have a Nokia 3110 as a phone. So you say i should upgrade to an android phone to get a free authenticator from Blizz? no ty, and yes, i am cheap i want a phone that i use it for talking, not to surf the net, not to play angry birds, not to log to facebook/twitter or run an authenticator for Diablo 3
Spend REAL money to buy virtual junk!
The irony here is that our "real" money is just paper, not backed by anything; money that's money just because the parasites say it is. Yes, I know the value of a dollar, it's ZILCH.
"Excessive lag... DANG! Kicked off"
"Server maintenance... DANG! I only had a 2 hours window tonight to play this"
"Busy mobile network.... DANG!" etc. etc.
How do you pay for something, knowing full well its many design flaws/expectations and hope Activision/Blizzard will come to their senses.
All the 8+ Million Diablo3 consumers have done, is solidify the fact that Activision/Blizzard can continue making radical design decisions… knowing the public will still fork out the cash.
Either don’t buy the game or shut up about it already.
The moral questions about buying goods to give you a leg up in the game.. I'm still questioning. If you buy the best gear, beat Diablo on Inferno, where do you go from there?
the app is free on android...
You mean the cartridge that you have to blow in to make it work? Or the crappy lasers that broke on PS2s? Make sure to get your nostalgic glasses off before mention that.
And the real, real irony is that US Dollar has 0% paper content, it just wouldn't sound good if we called it linen- or cotton-money