Eosian Wrote:Won't the login-via-the-website break this tactic? Since the only way it works right now is the website is the only place that allows special characters... and once all logins are done via the web... not locked out any more.
No, it'd still work. You can change your password on the website, however you can't actually use it on the website. If you try, you don't even get an "incorrect password" message. It simply redirects you to the home page, like normal, but you're not signed in. If you try to sign in with your password directly on the Maplestory section, the box where it should show your character/show the login options is completely blank.
So, unless they completely patch their site in this update to allow such characters to be used (good, extra security), my method will still work. The only way my method gets completely screwed up would be if they completely removed the ability to use such characters in your password by giving you an error message or something. That would surely be a swift slap to everyone's face. At least patching it to allow such characters to be used would benefit you, even if it doesn't lock your account it can provide a stronger password than what's currently possible. Removing their use entirely removes another layer of safety, and benefits nobody but actual account hackers.
Someone has reported to me that the only place you can use these passwords are on Nexon's forums. I haven't tested that myself.