Can we discuss things on this forum or do we need to post elsewhere?

#1 - Oct. 17, 2012, 7:51 p.m.
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It seems that most posts in this sub-forum get locked after one response from the moderator, more or less negating the purpose of a forum format.

Can you please list the rules for what is a valid post here?

I had mentioned that the main game client’s ‘forgot your password’ link appears to be broken as it redirects from a reset-password link to https://account.guildwars2.com/disabled — (a placeholder page?)

The fact that some things are currently broken related to account issues — those are the kind of things I like to see in a forum labeled Account Issues.

I submitted a ticket and received a response (which was timely, thank you) stating that password resets can’t be sent out if we just have our account name, account email, name of characters and a working account to this forum.

To quote from support:

“We understand that you need help to reset the password but sadly we were not able to locate your information in the system, please provide us with all the information you can. " — which, if you bought it from Target retail, apparently is the serial number.

If you will need to keep that number for the duration of your account — and can’t rely on your existing account credentials whatsoever — I think it would be nice to see that noted or at least perma-linked on the forums.

On the plus side, my browser cached my serial number (in the auto-complete) from my original registration process… so I restored my account using a browser hack.

It was just overall a frustrating experience and a disheartening set of response from Anet.

#2 - Oct. 17, 2012, 8:39 p.m.
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This particular sub-forum isn’t a conversation/chat forum. It’s a forum designed to ask and receive answers about various account issues. So yes, many threads are locked as soon as the answer is provided. It’s a housekeeping measure, an organizational decision, and not a means to “muzzle discussion.” Because, in fact, there are many other sub-forums for discussion, but this one is purpose-built for issue discovery and resolution.

Your thread does not contain a 12-digit ticket number. Therefore, I am working “in the dark” in providing an answer.

The observation about the “forgot your password” element is helpful and I can look into that tomorrow.

You do not need to have the serial code to get help. But incidentally, yes, the serial code is flagged with a message that says that one should retain the code in case one needs support in the future.

The message that you received from our agent seems to point to a registration issue. And they will continue to work with you until it is resolved. If you have not received a resolution in three days, please post in our “Tickets for Review” with your 12-digit incident/ticket number and we’ll take another look. I feel sure you’ll have an answer well before that time.