Gefuehlsecht.5013 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Game does not start with nopatchui parameter (white screen) Windows 10 1803 64Bit Gw2 20190122 94812 Tested: "PATHTOGW2\Gw2.exe" -email MAIL -password PASSWORD -nopatchui -64 "PATHTOGW2\Gw2.exe" -email MAIL -password PASSWORD -nopatchui -32 "PATHTOGW2\Gw2.exe" -email MAIL -password PASSWORD -nopatchui -64 -shareArchive "PATHTOGW2\Gw2.exe" -email MAIL -password PASSWORD -nopatchui -32 -shareArchive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Elemental.3750 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 After today's patch, the -nopatchui or the combination of the -email -password are broken and the game wont load. I know this happened several weeks back but was fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfMyMind.9613 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I had the same problem. I can not bring up the game using a launcher or even command line arguments to give the email/password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta.2563 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Can confirm, this isn't working currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyncale.1629 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druakian.3402 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 > @"Mistress Elemental.3750" said: > After today's patch, the -nopatchui or the combination of the -email -password are broken and the game wont load. I know this happened several weeks back but was fixed. Broken again for now. Hopefully they get it fixed soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash.2386 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Yep, I've got the same problem here. I came to look to find out if it was just me. All I get is a plain white screen, or a black screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthless.6521 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I use this daily - if not hourly, same problem - hope this gets soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Wonder.6713 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Broked. Painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mireles Lore.5942 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I wonder if this is going to turn into one of those quarks that happens every other patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Healix.5819 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 It was intentionally disabled: > We have disabled the use of –email and –password command-line parameters for the Guild Wars 2 client. These options involved storing account credentials in an unsecure way that could result in security and privacy risks. If you wish to expedite access to your game account, you may use the “Remember Account Name” and/or “Remember Password” options in the login window. > > https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/66631/command-line-options-changed For those wanting to run multiple accounts, you'll need to now use the multiple Local.dat method with -autologin and auto play checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEagle.7381 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 > @"Healix.5819" said: > It was intentionally disabled: > > > We have disabled the use of –email and –password command-line parameters for the Guild Wars 2 client. These options involved storing account credentials in an unsecure way that could result in security and privacy risks. If you wish to expedite access to your game account, you may use the “Remember Account Name” and/or “Remember Password” options in the login window. > > > > https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/66631/command-line-options-changed > > For those wanting to run multiple accounts, you'll need to now use the multiple Local.dat method with -autologin and auto play checked. Do you have a link to this method? I have only ever used Launch Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Context: > @"Gaile Gray.6029" wrote: > https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/66631/command-line-options-changed > We have disabled the use of –email and –password command-line parameters for the Guild Wars 2 client. These options involved storing account credentials in an unsecure way that could result in security and privacy risks. If you wish to expedite access to your game account, you may use the “Remember Account Name” and/or “Remember Password” options in the login window. (Launch Buddy uses those parameters, just as if you typed them from a shortcut.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSevenDanny.4107 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 So, are we multibox users going to get a fix for this that doesn't involve having multiple copies of the same 40gb game installed on our machines? Given there's email and password protection, and the -email and -password commands are local stored, usually on password protected machines, this seems more like a stealth 'fix' to be anti-multiboxing as opposed to being 'security aware'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrusVE.8742 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 This is exceptionally annoying. I was fully aware of the "potential security" risk, but I made the conscious choice to do it anyway. Don't just remove the feature, provide a viable, more secure alternative if it's really that much of a concern. This, though, just sucks. #LosingFeatures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 > @"NSevenDanny.4107" said: > So, are we multibox users going to get a fix for this that doesn't involve having multiple copies of the same 40gb game installed on our machines? This doesn't prevent multiboxing and doesn't require having multiple databases. There are existing methods for launching multiple versions of the game using the same files. > > Given there's email and password protection, and the -email and -password commands are local stored, usually on password protected machines, this seems more like a stealth 'fix' to be anti-multiboxing as opposed to being 'security aware'. I suspect ANet thinks that there have been too many cases of "friends" or relatives gaining access to the account. Also, using -password means the password is available to various windows processes and put the account at risk in other ways. There's no question that it makes things a lot more inconvenient for the technically savvy, but the technically savvy don't typically need additional protections. Changes like this are for the bigger group that doesn't necessarily realize what risk|reward scenario they have chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Healix.5819 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 > @"DarkEagle.7381" said: > Do you have a link to this method? I have only ever used Launch Buddy Local.dat stores the email/password you can set to be remembered on the launcher. The basic concept is you make a copy of this file for each account, each with their own remembered email/password and move it into place when you want to launch that account. A slightly more advanced method without having to use a program is using this batch file to change where GW2 reads Local.dat from. This file would be called Gw2.bat and stored along side Gw2.exe: > setlocal > set userprofile=%appdata%\Guild Wars 2\Account%1 > start Gw2.exe %* To use this, you would move the Local.dat file for you first account to %appdata%/Guild Wars 2/Account-1/Local.dat, then launch using "Gw2.bat -1", your second account would be /Account-2/Local.dat, "Gw2.bat -2" and so on. (your main account could be launched normally, using the default Local.dat) The big flaw however is that every Local.dat file needs to be patched with every update, which is roughly 30 MB each time. For an app-solution, see: https://github.com/Healix/Gw2Launcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 > @"Healix.5819" said: > For an app-solution, see: > https://github.com/Healix/Gw2Launcher Apparently you only anticipated this change by four years ;) More seriously: thanks for the code & the link to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Elemental.3750 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 I am livid by this! There is no good reason for this, if someone is going to take our account info, there are always other ways of doing this other than taking it from a config file or shortcut on our computer. With 2 factor, it makes it that much harder for them to get in so this makes no sense at all. It is our risk to take if we want to use the feature. I just don't get the decision making of Anet lately. Living story was the best part of this game and it is pretty much boring now because its a rinse and repeat thing. <-1 hour of story, New Map, New Currency, wait 3 months, repeat... What happened to the days of the LA being destroyed because of something and we have to ban together to take out down. This game is going down hill and to me, this is just another nail in the coffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSevenDanny.4107 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 > @"Healix.5819" said: > For an app-solution, see: > https://github.com/Healix/Gw2Launcher Thank the lord for this, seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Check the 'Release Notes'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikigami.4013 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said: > Check the 'Release Notes'. Like what? I did not find anything, I read them three times. We had the same problem for a little while last patch but it was fixed. Now it is broken again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netko.9271 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/66631/command-line-options-changed#latest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikigami.4013 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Thanks. That's not the release notes though :) Nevermind then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyncale.1629 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 > @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said: > > @"Healix.5819" said: > > For an app-solution, see: > > https://github.com/Healix/Gw2Launcher > > Apparently you only anticipated this change by four years ;) > > More seriously: thanks for the code & the link to it. I use that program but the autologin is not working anymore with that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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