Ignoring the stupid screw ups like word wrap failures and an inability to middle click/open in new tab certain things...it is disappointing to see moderators get the issue wrong when trying to explain away a user's fears.

In another thread about the second password/email thing, a TNF mod said that nobody should worry because a hacker would need your password and access to the original email which is not the case at all.

I'd like them to get it right so they could see the concerns...

I can see the concerns if you share the primary password of your account. I have asked previously about this and I have asked again, so it is not being ignored. However, at the core of the issue is do not share the primary password and use a primary password that is not blatantly obvious, which I have seen before where people use their game ID as the password. When it comes to a shared account that is invariably very obvious with a log check of in-game and for the website. People will always claim they have not because they know the subsequent response, but we are very good at verifying that or disputing it very quickly.

Like I said, personally, it doesn't affect me in the slightest.

And, since TNF wasn't ever going to do anything about various things, I think it is humorous that you have inadvertently ended HA mercenaries between a few fleets and account sharing to game events.

Account sharing will probably still occur with real life friends or select longtime fleet members, but...by and large...people are going to have to cut way down on sharing their accounts.

It doesn't really bother me all that much. I'm glad those things are going to be curtailed.

But, it bothers me that this forum was portrayed as more secure when, obviously, it is not. I mean, you already used the second password on the old forums, so it seems quite silly to go backwards in levels of security on this forums by not requiring it.

And, I was willing to deal with the way the email verification system worked since you needed the the second password. Now, though, someone gets your account password and that's all they need.

Someone would never know when their verified email got changed until it was too late. Then, if they tried to send in a support ticket, you guys write it off as account sharing and they never see their stuff again.

There needs to be an additional password and/or you MUST send a verification email to the original verified email. Not to the new one.

So, to simplify this for the masses;

Please do *NOT* share passwords.

How is this done?

Easy... JUST.DON'T.SHARE.

This has been an obvious public announcement.

Right on cue....blindly adhering to the company line without spending two seconds to think about the implications.

Golly, I sure hope 5 more mods come in and tell me not to account share while ignoring the idea of a second password and the fact that the email can be changed without notifying the original account owner.