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8 months ago ::
Oct 25, 2012 - 8:04PM
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Date Joined:
Mar 26, 2011
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I have a laptop I use in the living room, and a laptop I use in the bedroom. Whenever I switch from one to another, I have to login again, even if I've logged in quite recently. It didn't always work this way, unless my memory is playing tricks on me.
It's easy to imagine mechanisms that would lead to this effect (put a value in the cookie and on the database; if they don't match, login again), but the net effect is irritating. If they really must secure it, give me a certificate that I can install to multiple machines, and gate the number of connections I can make to something reasonable per unit of time.
I get that they probably don't want college roommates to share passwords or whatever (although I think that is short-sighted), but the current login service is just one more frustration (and the silverlight implementation causes enough frustrations right on its own).
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8 months ago ::
Oct 26, 2012 - 3:31PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 16, 2009
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What I find annoying is that on ONE computer I'll be browsing the boards (or working in the character builder) and suddenly not be logged in any more.
Also, when using the Compendium when not logged in, after you click one entry and go through the login process so you can see the details, it would be nice if you remained logged in when moving on to the next entry.
"The world does not work the way you have been taught it does. We are not real as such; we exist within The Story. Unfortunately for you, you have inherited a condition from your mother known as Primary Protagonist Syndrome, which means The Story is interested in you. It will find you, and if you are not ready for the narrative strands it will throw at you..." - from Footloose
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8 months ago ::
Oct 29, 2012 - 10:12AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 30, 2008
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Log in from the main WOTC D&D page. If you do that you will stayed logged in on the compendium.
At least until they radomnly log you out in a few days.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 31, 2012 - 7:58AM
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Date Joined:
Apr 17, 2008
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Wotc tech and support, those are three words that do not mix at all.
*shuffles over to gelatinousOctahedron* Braaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnsssssssssss
*bites the jello infects it with the zeta zombie virus*
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8 months ago ::
Oct 31, 2012 - 9:29PM
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I've already had to log in twice in the past day on this computer on the same router. It's not unusual for me to have to re-log in every time I visit any part of the site, even those visits are withing hours or minutes of each other.
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8 months ago ::
Nov 01, 2012 - 5:19PM
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Date Joined:
Oct 25, 2009
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Do you think this is some wierd attempt at preventing piracy (or at least account sharing) of the DDI system? I'm thinking it might have something to do with blocking access to apps that connect to DDI or at least making them inconvenient to use by forcing you to keep logging in. I know that sounds goofy, but WotC is the company that thinks not selling PDF's is a good way to stop piracy.
Want to know more about the history of D&D, especially how to play older editions of the game? Check out Crazy Monkey's "Tour through the editions":
http://community.wizards.com/crazymonkey/go/forum/view/133793/225799/Asylum_Play-by-Post
The current edition is BECMI, the most popular form of Basic D&D and the adventure is the classic Red Box quest to kill Bargle the evil magic user. Check it out, learn about the games roots, and enjoy the story as it unfolds.
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8 months ago ::
Nov 02, 2012 - 4:39AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 28, 2010
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I've found it to be connected to going and reading articles elsewhere on the site. If you log in to the forum, you'll stay logged in more-or-less forever, but you often get kicked out if you go and read L&L or whatever. It's a pain in the neck.
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