New Sticky - Xbox Live and MSP Section

[Shin]

http://www.sythe.org/xbox-live-msp/

It has come to my attention that people have been trying to sell GameBattle Accounts.

Upon looking in to these accounts, there are two things that cannot be changed.

• Date of birth (set on account creation)
• Security questions and PIN (once set)

You may optionally specify security questions and a PIN for additional account security. Even if you do not, you may always recover your password by having a password reset link emailed to the address associated with your account.

If your email account is compromised, MLG administrators will use these security questions to verify your identity and restore your account access. Once these security questions are filled in, they will not be viewable or editable again, to keep them secure in the event your account is compromised.

I am requesting a sticky be made for users trading these accounts and/or specify whether security questions have already been set as a precaution.
(Such like users posting pictures of items they are selling in the RuneScape Section).

Thank you.

 

Is there some sort of screenshot that could be taken like the RS lobby for example, that shows whether this has been done?

 

[Shin]

Is there some sort of screenshot that could be taken like the RS lobby for example, that shows whether this has been done?

Somewhat. In the account settings, if security questions have not been set it will show the available option.

#1: http://i42.tinypic.com/k9audd.png
#2: http://i42.tinypic.com/rk99fk.png

 

And if there are questions set there is no way it could be made to look like they weren't?

 

[Shin]

And if there are questions set there is no way it could be made to look like they weren't?

There is not really a way to look as such.

However, my point here is that users who are selling the above mentioned accounts are not including whether security questions have been set or not. This poses a security risk (like RuneScape), as having access to the security Q&A and the PIN that was set will almost guarantee an account to be recovered.

Either these accounts need to banned from selling on Sythe or a sticky made regarding the security risk. In the event someone is scammed, they would have been forewarned.

 

I only see one in the section you mentioned, otherwise they're sometimes found here: http://www.sythe.org/xbox-accounts/ where this exists: http://www.sythe.org/xbox-accounts/1492652-beware-recovery-scams.html, not sure if this is perhaps what you had in mind, GB accounts can just be added

 

[Shin]

I only see one in the section you mentioned, otherwise they're sometimes found here: http://www.sythe.org/xbox-accounts/ where this exists: http://www.sythe.org/xbox-accounts/1492652-beware-recovery-scams.html, not sure if this is perhaps what you had in mind, GB accounts can just be added

The sticky references Xbox Accounts. These accounts can be linked to GameBattle/MLG accounts, but the email/username can be changed.

GB accounts could be added to the sticky, however, and the security risk regarding recovery questions / PIN.

I created this thread as I was asked to middleman a GameBattles account, but the buyer had no idea that security questions could not be changed once they were set, and opted to not purchase the account given the information.

 

Dont think it needs it's own sticky but I added it here: http://www.sythe.org/xbox-accounts/...-before-trading-xbox-gamebattle-accounts.html

 

[Shin]

Dont think it needs it's own sticky but I added it here: http://www.sythe.org/xbox-accounts/...-before-trading-xbox-gamebattle-accounts.html

I only said that because there is currently no sticky in the above mentioned section regarding the trading of accounts.

Edit: Although, accounts should not be traded in this section (as you reminded me via PM --- thank you).

Thank you for the update.

 

Thanks for the suggestion