I’ve been keeping an eye on Aion since the whole issue of account theft came to light, with what could potentially turn out to be a major bombshell dropped on NCsoft if allegations of security breaches were true. Originally the story was confined to a lot of people having their accounts stolen, which NCsoft had … Continue reading “Update: My Inactive Aion Account Logged In”
Here at MMO Fallout, the articles usually come from one of two sources: News/Game websites: This is, obviously, where the news items come from. I have quite a large host of websites I get the news from, including news websites and the websites of the games themselves. This is the source I generally use when … Continue reading “Speak Your Mind #1”
Another day, another development in the ongoing NCsoft security issue. Amidst widespread fear of account theft, security holes, and random account logging, with Guild Wars and Aion leading the pack, it was only a matter of time before City of Heroes joined the pack warning users to increase their awareness. The reminder is standard trade: … Continue reading “City of Heroes: Keep Your Accounts Safe”
(Important) Continue reading down to the bottom of the article. There is a follow up link at the bottom to a more recent explanation. So I’ve been following the recent account thefts over at NCsoft (namely Aion and Guild Wars) pretty closely recently, not only because I play City of Heroes and if this account … Continue reading “NCSecurity: Phantom Hacker Steals Aion Account”
“Dungeon Runners just isn’t cutting the mustard. If she were a ship, she’d be taking on water. Yeah, she’s been taking on water for a long time now. Are my cryptic references too hard to decipher? The game just isn’t profitable. And, the first rule of business is to be profitable!” -Stephen Nichols, NCsoft, on … Continue reading “Dungeon Runners: What Happened”
2009 has come to a close, and has brought us plenty in terms of surprise sequels and drama. Here is a comprehensive list of the surprise sequels and drama that hit this past year.
No, not as in lawsuit. NCsoft’s Guild Wars has been taking several measures to protect accounts from theft, including their most recent venture: Requiring you to name one character on your account in order to log in (meaning I just lost access to my account). Aion, also published by NCsoft, is taking a similar run … Continue reading “Guild Wars Vs Account Theives: Aion To Follow Suit”
“one of the trading sites associated with Guild Wars may have experienced a security breach and its account database (including user names and passwords) may be in the hands of hackers.” This message by ArenaNet earlier this year is the message that players never want to hear, and as history tends to repeat itself, this … Continue reading “New Security Feature: Guild Wars”
I normally start out every Warhammer Online article with a now famous quote by Vice President of Mythic Mark Jacobs, but at this point perhaps we can manage with just a bite, “If you’ve seen a game consolidate servers, you know it’s in deep, deep trouble.” -Mark Jacobs Following the huge layoffs at Mythic, and … Continue reading “Warhammer Online To Close More Servers”
I don’t know about you, but when I think of botters and gold farmers, just the mere thought of “U buy g0ld n0W, cheep pricz, accounts, wWwDoTChInaGolDdotCoM” makes me want to pop a cap. Luckily for me, and any Aion players out there, NCsoft has just the answer: The MMO developer has hired G-Unit to … Continue reading “G-Unit Coming to Aion: Botters Beware.”
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