Post by oculus on Oct 11, 2006 18:42:30 GMT -5
I have seen 2 threads in here that discuss this issue, though none seem to give definitive answers, on the subject. My forum name at civ4players.proboards44.com is Oculus. My ladder name at www.myleague.com/civ4players is Oculus. Yet, when I actually go into Civ or Warlords, I cannot log in as Oculus. I have to log in as [CIV]Oculus. It's really annoying. I would like to explore this issue, learn why it is the case, and how to fix it, or what advice to take to make things work better.
Definitions:
CIV : the actual game as entered by clicking the Civ icon on your desktop
Warlords: the actual game as entered by clicking the Warlords icon on your desktop
GamespyID: The website accessed with the URL www.gamespyid.com
GamespyArcade: The gamespy desktop application that is entered by clicking Gamespy icon on your desktop
Lessons Learned[/u]:
(1) If I create an account at GamespyID first and then try to log into CIV or Warlords, it will NOT work. It will also not work to try and register with that name via CIV or Warlords as it appears taken.
(2) If I create an new account in CIV or in Warlords you can get in the game just fine, then it WILL show up on GamespyID. It will not however show up in GamespyArcade unless you redo the login process via GamepsyArcade and give it your email again.
(3) If I log into GamepsyID with an account that IS working with CIV and Warlords, and I change the username, It will not work when I go back to Civ or Warlords.
(4)If I log into GamepsyArcade (which I dowloaded) and run a scan, it does not find CIV nor Warlords on the entire hard drive. So I cannot go to the lobb via Gamespy.
(5)The name I created in CIV shows up on GamespyID but has a "-tk" attached to it.
(6) I can have more than 1 profile associated with 1 email address in CIV, Warlords, GamespyID, and Gamespy.
(7) I can delete extra profiles. But the only way to do so is to open GamespyArcade and NOT log in. Selet the profile and the use the menu at the top left to delete the profile. You are prompted for email password and Profile Name. The deletion is then valid for CIV, Warlords, GamepsyID, and GameSpyArcade.
(8) Although you can delete a profile, you can NOT delete the gamespy account altogether. There has to be at least 1 profile remaining. GameSpy policy refuses to allow deletion of the final profile attached to an email address.
What I would really like to know is[/u]:
(a) How do I get the name Oculus in Civ and Warlords, or am I forever doomed to have to prefix it with [CIV] while it is just Oculus on the forums and on the ladder rankings?
(b) Is my GamespyArcade acting how it should be? If not, how do I fix it? See #4
(c) What does the "-tk" mean See #5
(d) Why do valid and unique accounts created at GamepsyID not work in CIV or Warlords?
(e) Why when I create an account via CIV or Warlords, but then go to GamespyID and change the name to what I do want, does it then not work when I come back to Civ (logging in with either the old and the new name)?
(f) How does this naming system protect us from impersonation? Anyone can log in and create a name that is prefixed but otherwise equals yours?
(g) How does this naming system really work? Because apparently there are multiple pieces and NONE of them seem to talk well with eachother.
(h) What do I do now that I am already registered in myleauge but dont have the actual name in CIV or Warlords, since per ladder rules the names HAVE to match up, yet we are also not supposed to have multiple myleague accounts? Do I need an admin to delete me from myleaugue? Please do not delete me from proboards as I know I can simply change the name there, and I wish to keep my posts.
Thanks,
Oculus, or should I say [CIV]Oculus, or should I just say ?
Definitions:
CIV : the actual game as entered by clicking the Civ icon on your desktop
Warlords: the actual game as entered by clicking the Warlords icon on your desktop
GamespyID: The website accessed with the URL www.gamespyid.com
GamespyArcade: The gamespy desktop application that is entered by clicking Gamespy icon on your desktop
Lessons Learned[/u]:
(1) If I create an account at GamespyID first and then try to log into CIV or Warlords, it will NOT work. It will also not work to try and register with that name via CIV or Warlords as it appears taken.
(2) If I create an new account in CIV or in Warlords you can get in the game just fine, then it WILL show up on GamespyID. It will not however show up in GamespyArcade unless you redo the login process via GamepsyArcade and give it your email again.
(3) If I log into GamepsyID with an account that IS working with CIV and Warlords, and I change the username, It will not work when I go back to Civ or Warlords.
(4)If I log into GamepsyArcade (which I dowloaded) and run a scan, it does not find CIV nor Warlords on the entire hard drive. So I cannot go to the lobb via Gamespy.
(5)The name I created in CIV shows up on GamespyID but has a "-tk" attached to it.
(6) I can have more than 1 profile associated with 1 email address in CIV, Warlords, GamespyID, and Gamespy.
(7) I can delete extra profiles. But the only way to do so is to open GamespyArcade and NOT log in. Selet the profile and the use the menu at the top left to delete the profile. You are prompted for email password and Profile Name. The deletion is then valid for CIV, Warlords, GamepsyID, and GameSpyArcade.
(8) Although you can delete a profile, you can NOT delete the gamespy account altogether. There has to be at least 1 profile remaining. GameSpy policy refuses to allow deletion of the final profile attached to an email address.
What I would really like to know is[/u]:
(a) How do I get the name Oculus in Civ and Warlords, or am I forever doomed to have to prefix it with [CIV] while it is just Oculus on the forums and on the ladder rankings?
(b) Is my GamespyArcade acting how it should be? If not, how do I fix it? See #4
(c) What does the "-tk" mean See #5
(d) Why do valid and unique accounts created at GamepsyID not work in CIV or Warlords?
(e) Why when I create an account via CIV or Warlords, but then go to GamespyID and change the name to what I do want, does it then not work when I come back to Civ (logging in with either the old and the new name)?
(f) How does this naming system protect us from impersonation? Anyone can log in and create a name that is prefixed but otherwise equals yours?
(g) How does this naming system really work? Because apparently there are multiple pieces and NONE of them seem to talk well with eachother.
(h) What do I do now that I am already registered in myleauge but dont have the actual name in CIV or Warlords, since per ladder rules the names HAVE to match up, yet we are also not supposed to have multiple myleague accounts? Do I need an admin to delete me from myleaugue? Please do not delete me from proboards as I know I can simply change the name there, and I wish to keep my posts.
Thanks,
Oculus, or should I say [CIV]Oculus, or should I just say ?