Security Pin

[addz3]

I'm just curious what other people do. I assume most people use the 6 digit security pin these days to get logged in to the game.

What I'm interested in is; do people have multiple devices for the pin generating or just 1? It really annoys me that you have to use the pin for logging on to the forums for example. I only have 1 pin device and I leave it at home because I'm terrified of losing it and not being able to log in to the game. So when I'm out and about I can't log in to the forums on my phone etc.

What does everyone else do about this?

[Pomelo]

I use one device too, I have it next to my PS4 at all times. On some browsers you can set it so it keeps you logged into the forums so you won't have to use your key. Occasionally it may log you out. This is really helpful for me as often I go to my boyfriends where I don't have FF, but i like to forum while he's been called to work.

[Xlantaa]

I was thinking on use the phone app. But I only read bad things. For example, you account can be blocked if you change your IP. I have dynamic IP, so my security token won't work every time I change IP (like rebooting router for example). I appreciate the extra security, but this should work in another way. People can lost their code or have problems with ISP and that. The system still not think in that. I am not using it, despite I want, because I don't want to get my account block for one of this causes.

[Niwashi]

I was thinking on use the phone app. But I only read bad things. For example, you account can be blocked if you change your IP. I have dynamic IP, so my security token won't work every time I change IP (like rebooting router for example).

I think you have that backwards. If you *don't* have the security token (or software token), then the game may consider a changing IP address as suspicious, so might block your account until you change your password. But if you do have one, it accepts that as validation that you are who you say you are, so it won't care about a changing IP.

[Felis]

I was thinking on use the phone app. But I only read bad things. For example, you account can be blocked if you change your IP. I have dynamic IP, so my security token won't work every time I change IP (like rebooting router for example). I appreciate the extra security, but this should work in another way. People can lost their code or have problems with ISP and that. The system still not think in that. I am not using it, despite I want, because I don't want to get my account block for one of this causes.

That with blocking the account if you change your IP is if you don't use the security pin. It get unlocked again with changing the pasword.

[addz3]

I've heard nothing but bad things about the phone app as well. My phone browser tends to log me out all the time, guess I'll just have to be a reader and not a poster most of the time

[Brownondorf]

I've been using the phone app for nearly 3 years with NO PROBLEM AT ALL. I dont know what the complains are.

[ffchampion]

I bought the CE of ARR so mine came with the authenticator and its been on my keys ever since. However the other day it did fall off for the first time so i'm a bit more paranoid about it falling off now

[ElHeggunte]

I've been using the app ever since they launched it and I've transferred it to new phones whenever I upgrade and I've never had a problem with it. I wasn't even aware the app was supposed to have problems that didn't derive from user error (such as breaking the sync because you were screwing with your phone's clock).

[Ageofwar]

I have the phone app after 2 securty tokens ran out of battery on me