Password change is from 7 February mandatory

How ArenaNet announced the password change is required in Guild Wars 2. In this, the company created a "Schwaze list" consisting of passwords with which hackers have scanned in the past accounts.

So ArenaNet wants to increase account security, with this "black list" has already proven successful in protecting newly created accounts. For this reason we pray all the existing customers about changing their passwords. From the 7th February 2013 is the mandatory change.

Therefore means in plain language is that each player must change his password mandatory, at least if you use a password that is on before the introduction of the "Black List" 12 Was elected September 2012.

ArenaNet encourages all Guild Wars 2 gold players to change their password today and not until 7 Waiting February. Once the password has been changed, you can no longer use the old password. Also, it would not be possible to use those passwords that have been tried on another account - regardless of whether the account existed or not.

"So you can be sure you change your password after that your new password for Guild Wars is totally unique second However, it remains only unique when it is not used for other games and websites. If you so your security Accounts provides important, please ensure that you your password "used exclusively for Guild Wars 2, it says.

ArenaNet also gives assistance to create a new password, which is perhaps not quite so simple, where millions of passwords, but now on the "black list" are.

The company points out, for example, put together a password of up to four arbitrary words. "Use a password such as" correct horse battery staple "are the calculations in comic According to himself, when select all users their passwords from the 2,000 most used words, 16 billion possible to find a unique password. "