RuneScape Forum Archive | How many email verifications?

Montinevvra

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Jagex accounts require email verification every time you log in. I get too many emails. I was getting too many emails before, but now I'm getting even more. Like, now I'm getting more than too many emails. My wife threatened to leave me if I get one more email idk what to do help.

What happened to "remember this thingy for 30 days"? Maybe just limit email verification to new devices/browsers/IPs?

07-Apr-2023 01:43:04

Jan

2003

Tuffty

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It depends how you log in.

If you load the main Runescape.com page and click login top right. You will get right in. Just follow how it loads.

I had this issue having to use a code each time I logged in even if it was 2-3 times per day.

Now I use the login option it asks for 1 code now and then. No more daily E-Mails.

Hope that helps.

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07-Apr-2023 11:33:37

Nov

2011

Applejuiceaj

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Jagex accounts causing an influx of emails is by design compared to RuneScape accounts.

One of the concerns players had with the old system was that there was no notification sent if an unauthorized party accessed their account. Such an email would allow them to jump to action sooner to secure their account, vs not knowing could mean that the hijacker is able to wait out the bank pin recovery time and get to all of your hard earned items.

With that in mind, once your Jagex Account is set up you really shouldn't be getting that many emails, since:

- The Jagex Launcher was designed to remember your account information. As long as you open the launcher regularly, it should keep you logged in. Since I switched over to a Jagex account, I've only had to re-log into the launcher once when the launcher updated (and from memory, that was due to a specific change in the launcher, as login sessions are supposed to be retained when it is updated).

- If you log into the website, always log in from the homepage (as Tuffty mentioned). That seems to only ask me to reauthenticate every 2 weeks or so.

- You can use MFA via authenticator app as we could with RuneScape accounts. Since I use that option, the only email I get is stating I had a successful login, rather than getting a verification code in my email to use for login since the code for login comes from my phone.

Things will be different of course if you're using a shared PC where you log out of the launcher entirely after you are done playing. Remember though, at the end of the day, this system is providing additional security we didn't have before to better protect your RuneScape characters, even if it comes at the expense of a few additional emails here and there letting you know what actions have been taken on your account.

07-Apr-2023 17:06:50

May

2022

Werewolf

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Montinevvra said :
Jagex accounts require email verification every time you log in. I get too many emails. I was getting too many emails before, but now I'm getting even more. Like, now I'm getting more than too many emails. My wife threatened to leave me if I get one more email idk what to do help.

What happened to "remember this thingy for 30 days"? Maybe just limit email verification to new devices/browsers/IPs?

at the end of the day the verification is in the email title most times you get the code off the notification, just delete them as time goes on, I knda like it at least i know if anyone but me successfully logs into my account i will know about it within minutes and they wont get on because they need the code i have which gives me time to update my security information before they get in

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08-Apr-2023 13:47:51