Word from Anet on the last security update

New Link: https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Step…News/2018-06-08

Hi everyone,

• Some players may be experiencing network issues while trying to login to Guild Wars, as they may have authentication set up on their account and it locked them out of the game. If you’re affected by this, we added in yesterday’s last update a modal dialog to enter the two factor authentication code for your login session. You can also try to authorize your network the following way:

• Check the e-mail to your registered address, or an SMS, or a security code on your mobile authentication app. You should have received an authentication code that needs to be confirmed at https://account.arena.net/security/settings
  As you attempt to log into the website, you will find the system requesting you confirm your log-in. Please use the most recent code you received. Once you’re logged in, confirm your network there. You will then be able to log into the game
  Please also note that you will need to follow these steps each time you attempt to login from a new network address

• If none of those solutions work for you, please contact our Customer Support at https://help.guildwars2.com Provide as much information as you can so that agents can process your request as efficiently as possible.

--Stephane Lo Presti talk 21:12, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

well, now I cant even get past the loading screen, great update.

Anyone wondering why the link in the first post doesn't work, it is because Anet put it on an old post from 2017.

They've now put it on it's own post and reverted the old one:

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Step…News/2018-06-08

will have to try that command line and see if I can get that far......

edit: well the -nosound works only if I first right click on the shortcut icon and then click ok (making sure that -nosound is still there)...then I can click on it and it works...on my main computer, and NOT with my old dat file...so am having to redownload (the old way...going to each outpost etc) all of the missing data. On my other computer, nothing is working (guess sp1 is not a good one to have left it at ) ah well, guess I have something to do for the next few days--and then hope after I redownload all the maps etc that it still works. (It did NOT work with my old dat file, nor my hubbys, it did work with the one I loaded from the old factions cds).

Really hope they get this fixed!!!

edit....new update. -nosound not working anylonger. I can now get to the log in screen and always get code 048 ...one step forward, 3 steps back.

yep, did just that....took my good ole factions cds and reinstalled from them...got the same error. The only thing that worked (until this last update this morning) was the -nosound and then only without having an old dat file (30,000 files to upload just to get to the loading screen was fun), but it did work ...for a while (would not work with my old dat file nor my hubby's, nor any other command line).

I could spend yet another night rerereinstalling and see if that makes a difference, however, I think the problem is not on my end as my accounts work just fine on my hubby's computer (win7) so...it has to do with xp and gw and their last update crashing it.

I am sure that it is an issue with xp and gw since the update on the 6th--until then I had NO issues with gw and had not for over a decade, now they push some updates and BAM I can no longer play. They need to resolve this on their end, or change the minimum requirements for gw now (since I believe it has win2000)

uh...NO, my computer can NOT run windows 10 (nor will I upgrade to that pile of....)

The game states the minimum requirements are window 2000, and unless they change that, they need to make sure that someone with that os can play it, now if they want to change their minimum requirements then yes, upgrading is what needs to be done, but as you say this game is 14+ years old---and loads of the code is as well, I dont see them changing things all that much, they just need to fix what they messed up with the last update.

and here is my proof:

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Log-In[edit]

• Made improvements to help with log-in issues.
• Fixed a client crash when trying to log in.
• Added a new error code, 248, for when the game is unable to initialize the log-in system. This is usually the result of an antivirus system or an incompatible operating system. Guild Wars requires that you run Windows XP or later.

(bold large text and underline...mine)

well, they pushed another update, and one of my computers (my main) can now log in, however, it now looks like the are going to change the requirements for the game to XP sp2 which will now leave my alt computer (and alas my alt accounts) out of game play until I buy another laptop.

Hope this update helped a lot of people out (glad I can go and smash some charr now since I really feel like smashing things).