posting before all the ragers get in here and threaten to quit before depositing a couple thousand more USD.
When I read you message I thought: "wth, ppl can't rage over this thing, especially since it's a positive thing.." boy was I wrong, eh? No matter what someone says, there will be people to rage about it, to get offended by it...
I bet that if MA would post an announce one day to say something along the lines: "it's a nice day outside and you are awesome, thank you for being here" - there will be plenty to be super mad about it, because, ofc, the business of which they are clients, has a hidden interest to get more profit from them.
No one is forcing you to do anything, relax guys.
If 200-300 ped device for increased security is
too much, then maybe you don't have a good reason to protect your game account with two factor auth.
If you're afraid someone will steal information from you while you turn on the internet to download the app, then someone has to remind you that you are playing an
online video game? They already have ALL your relevant data.
Most likely the GC system is not very efficient compared to the new one so it's a good step for them so a good step for the game. If you got emotionally attached to the GC, it's OK, no one is taking it away! Everything will be fine!