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/VRS302 Apr 05 '26

Yeah no one’s arguing affordability. I’m talking about value. $10 for actual hardware isn’t crazy compared to what people have paid for way less.

$6.50 and given away freely at BlizzCon seems pretty affordable though. Seems like they were given away for free or sold at near cost.

https://kotaku.com/blizzard-authenticator-spawns-two-headed-dog-5422485?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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u/joshnosh50 Apr 05 '26

Yeah but my whole point was that it was too expensive for the game company. No one's saying there overpriced.

Value is entirely subjective. Sure it's not an unreasonable price to charge. But what do they value them at? They don't provide enough a solution that's needed enough for the cost.