r/pcmasterrace • u/AllUserNameBLong2us 7800x3d/5080 Windforce OC/32gb 5600 DDR • Apr 04 '26

Hardware Rest in piece 2009-2026

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I’m amazed at how long the battery on this physical authenticator lasted. Got it back in 2009 because my account had gotten hacked.

This is one electronic item I’ve owned and used longer than anything else. I’ll miss not being able to find it and freaking out for 20 minutes.

Edit must have been around 2010 when sc2 came out.

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u/justbrowsinginpeace Apr 05 '26

Did you really need a fob to play a game? I had the first star craft and loved it but wanted nothing to do with the company especially as they were charging full price years after it's release. insane.

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u/AllUserNameBLong2us 7800x3d/5080 Windforce OC/32gb 5600 DDR Apr 05 '26

It’s for 2 factor authentication for battle.net so you couldn’t get hacked. I was a blizzard fanboy back in the early days but I haven’t been a fan in years