Talk:Guild Wars login announcements

Generic announcements
Is it just me, or are we not getting them anymore? When there's no weekly event announcement, the right-hand announcement box doesn't even show up at all for me, only the login box on the left. RoseOfKali 16:28, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I haven't been getting them anymore either, for a while now actually. 72.220.143.224 07:20, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I haven't seen any for at least a month now. If they are gone indeed, then the whole section should be put into a separate archive.  RoseOfKali [[Image:RoseOfKaliSIG.png]] 18:45, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmmm I am still getting them,atm I have the "I have a new key" Generic announcement and I am quite sure they never dissappeared for me. [[Image:EM Signature.jpg]] ***EAGLEMUT***   T  A  L K 02:13, 18 August 2009 (UTC) Contributions
 * i'm with the rose, haven't gotten it in quite a while, but if he's still getting them... hmm...Akbaroth 22:37, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Most of them are gone, but the only one that is special is "I have a new key", some people get it some don't. &mdash; Balistic

double faction
Did anyone else notice that the faction was doubled for MQK HM runs?
 * So were the DSC ones average of 28k total per run [[Image:FlowSig.png|floWenoL]] (Talk to me)  20:14, October 6, 2009 (UTC)

November 19, 2009: Game Updated!
Anyone know why this was announced? It's not even a major update...or are they going to start announcing every time they update? Any ideas? The El33t 06:20, November 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * All releases are supposed to be announced on the official website. Sometimes, the text isn't updated until a few days afterwards. The first release today deserved special attention: The Waiting Game finally ended the wait. And later in the day, the second release fixed some widespread and noticeable bugs with the Friends server and disconnects.  &mdash; Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 07:10, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

Please change your password today!
Today's login announcement is in red with the following text:
 * We are seeing hackers try to log into Guild Wars accounts using passwords stolen from other games and web sites. For your security, you should never use the same or a similar password for Guild Wars that you use for any other purpose. We strongly recommend that all Guild Wars players change their passwords immediately.

Not sure if this should be added to generic login announcements or an entry made somewhere else.Thorn17 15:48, December 16, 2009 (UTC)


 * Got it, thanks. It is pretty important, so we should probably let it go to the main page for now, at least until the Wintersday announcement starts.  &mdash;Dr Ishmael Diablo_the_chicken.gif 15:54, December 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * I hope Anet's happy. It'll take me weeks to memorize this new one. --Macros 18:24, December 16, 2009 (UTC)


 * Good call to highlight it.  &mdash; Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 18:31, December 16, 2009 (UTC)


 * I got lamer'd because of that (using same password on GWG, here and ANet site). I changed all my important passwords now but yeah, GW is pretty much over for me because of it. Well, it was already pretty much done for me (nothing is new after 2200 hours) but this was the final nail. 173.177.49.49 04:46, December 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * Stay classy, 100 bit password generator. &mdash;Noman [[Image:Nomansig.png | link=User:No_man]] (talk | contribs) 23:02, December 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * Ty for heads up, but what caused this to start happening? I thought passwords were supposed to be secure?  ShoganKiller  Shogankillerflag.jpg 15:26, December 18, 2009 (UTC)


 * They still have to be. They just aren't that secure, and using the same password everywhere makes it easy for a hacker to access everything. Hack one weak spot, get the password and go freely. KeepAss KeePass is a useful tool to prevent this, but I don't think I can remember passwords that long :P --- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG]] -- (contribs) &emsp;(talk)  15:32, December 18, 2009 (UTC)


 * That's the whole point of using KeePass, you don't have to remember them - just copy/paste from KeePass, or even better, use the AutoType feature. &mdash;Dr Ishmael Diablo_the_chicken.gif 15:42, December 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * I just have a quick question, how are passwords stored on a website or a game server, w/e? are they actually there to be looked at (obviously protected) or what? ShoganKiller  Shogankillerflag.jpg 15:52, December 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * They're usually stored as a value in a column in a database, most likely encrypted beyond our knowledge but now I'm not so sure how they maintain security on their database. 198.163.212.17 16:01, December 18, 2009 (UTC)