Just how secure is the Blizzard Authenticator?

I’m diverging a bit from the format of this blog, and rather than suggesting a feature to be implemented, I’ll look into the inner workings of something which has recently been implemented. I still think that fits the theme of “tinkering”.

There’s a frenzy right now of eager WoW players who want to get their hands on a shiny new Blizzard Authenticator. Frankly I don’t blame them- I was fortunate enough to order two of them before they sold out. However, I find myself minutely concerned that they may not be the impregnable stone fortresses of account security they’ve been hyped as, and I’d like to suggest players still exercise caution with their account information.

The Most Hilarious Spell in the Game

There is one spell in World of Warcraft that I love above any other. With it, it is possible to deliver death in one cast, or to create instant hilarity for all to witness. It is, THE best spell.

Having said that, I believe it could easily be improved to be 10 times as funny, while not requiring any rebalancing and will not effect gameplay at all.

Wanted Ads - Part 1

The Auction House is perhaps my favorite non-combat related feature in the game. The convenience of throwing an item you want to sell into the AH and then walking away to let an automated system sell your items is a huge time saver. However, if you want to buy a specific item it can be a lot more challenging.

If you’re looking for a particular item, you may be able to find it at the AH, you might not. For example, I searched every single day for two weeks looking to buy a Knothide Quiver and eventually gave up out of frustration. I visited the auction house multiple times a day and advertised in trade chat every time I entered a city, and never saw the faintest sight of it. It was this dilema that made me first realize the difference between buyers and sellers in the WoW economy.

 

Welcome

Hello and welcome to Gnome Improvement. I decided to create this blog after writing numerous lengthy and meticulously detailed entries on Blizzard’s suggestion forums and each time seeing them disappear off the front page into unnoticed oblivion after only an hour. The purpose of this blog is to illustrate thoughtful suggestions and new features that could be implemented into World of Warcraft, either thought of by me or from other users of the suggestion forum.

What this blog won’t be about is pessimism or complaints about features that WoW lacks. I believe WoW is a great game and is full of hundreds of great innovations as it is, and for me to whine about what’s missing would be to overlook the insane amount of careful dedication the developers have already contributed to this game.

My entries won’t be frequent. I believe in quality over quantity. Having not yet written up a real entry I won’t speculate any further on what you will find here, I just hope you enjoy what you see. Thanks =).