Questions on security tokens

[Dzian]

The Battery should last ages. I've had mine since they were released and it's still working.

It can be a hassle using the codes to log in like kirito said. if you log into to the lodestone you'll need it. the forums you'll need it again. billing again etc. some of those arent so bad depending on your internet settings.

But yeah they rotate a 6 digit password every minute or so. but typically any password will work for around 5 or 10 minutes to account for loss of syncronisation between the time on your key and the time on the server.

I'd personally recommend using it if you have it. takes an extra 10 seconds to log into the game but makes it a damn site harder to be hacked and lose all your characters hard work.

[Lanceton]

The Battery should last ages. I've had mine since they were released and it's still working.

One thing I raised the concern now is because while I haven't been using it and have only pressed the button less than 10 times, it will be close to 2 years old by the time ARR launches.
guess I better just keep it shelfed

[Kirito]

One thing I raised the concern now is because while I haven't been using it and have only pressed the button less than 10 times, it will be close to 2 years old by the time ARR launches.
guess I better just keep it shelfed

Really the token is for if your traveling a lot, want the extra security, want the mog sachel or just like ff14 stuff... If you have a relatively strong password and not traveling often you don't really need it. I'm also still using my CE, although I just bought the sealed CE about 4 months ago...