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Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Comments

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2525 points hownottowrite | 1 comments | 08 Oct 19 09:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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phs318u ◴[08 Oct 19 19:55 UTC] No.21196488[source]▶
I just went through the process to delete my account. First attempt to use my Authenticator was “denied - too many attempts. Try another method”. Tried using SMS auth, “denied - too many attempts. Try another method”. Uploaded my driver’s license. Irrespective of stance on China, for this behaviour alone Blizzard can go and get fucked.

EDITED to correct spelling.

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ew6082 ◴[08 Oct 19 20:25 UTC] No.21196812[source]▶
It needs to be that way. Deleting a MMO account or several thousand dollars worth of hearthstone collections should not be something a casual hacker can do with just your password.
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1. phs318u ◴[08 Oct 19 20:42 UTC] No.21197009[source]▶
I didn’t make myself clear. I have 2FA enabled and neither the authenticator nor the SMS verification was accepted. And yet I strangely had no problem logging into the game last time I played. I’m pretty sure they’re just creating hoops to dissuade casual leavers. #blexit