The game emailed me a 6 digit code at login. Its not a hack, its protecting your gold

Hoi, bas here from the Netherlands. Short story: last week i tried to log in from my laptop instead of my usual computer, and instead of letting me straight in, the game stopped me with a screen saying "Confirm this device" and told me it emailed a 6 digit confirmation code to my address. For about ten seconds i panicked. Did somebody hack me? Is this a phishing thing? Why is the game suddenly asking me codes? Then i calmed down, read the screen properly, found the email, typed the code, and i was in. Everything normal. And afterwards i realised this little check is actually one of the most sensible things this game does, so i want to explain it for other beginners who might get the same small heart attack i did. Here is whats happening. The game remembers the devices and browsers you normally play from. When a login comes from a browser or device it has not seen before, it does one extra check before letting that login through: it sends a 6 digit code to YOUR email, the one on your account, and asks whoever is logging in to type it. If you are really you, this costs you thirty seconds. If it is NOT you, if someone somewhere got your password somehow, they hit a wall, because they would also need access to your email inbox to get the code. Password alone is not enough anymore. Why does this matter more here than in some random game? Think about what is in your account. This is not a game where your account holds some cosmetic skins. Your account holds GOLD, and the gold in this game has real value, you can genuinly withdraw it. That changes the security math completely. An account with real money in it is a target, and it deserves bank-level protection. A stolen sword in a fantasy game is sad. Stolen gold that was worth actual money is a different category of problem. So here is my practical guide for when you meet this screen: First, dont panic. Seeing the confirm screen does not mean you are hacked. It usually just means you are logging in from something new: a new laptop, a new phone, a different browser, after reinstalling your browser, or in a private or incognito window (those look like brand new browsers every time, becuase they dont keep cookies). Second, check your inbox for the code. It goes to the email address your account is registered with. If you dont see it after a minute, look in the spam folder, these automatic mails sometimes land there. Type the 6 digits, done. Third, know that it remembers. Once you confirm a device, the game trusts it, so you wont be asked again on that same device and browser. In normal life you see this screen very rarely, only when something about how you connect actually changes. Fourth, and this is the serious one: if you get a confirmation code email when you did NOT try to log in, treat that as a red flag. It means someone, somewhere, entered your correct password and got stopped at the code wall. The wall held, good. But your password is apparently not a secret anymore, so change it, right away. And think about where it leaked, if you reuse the same password on other websites, one of them probably leaked it. Which brings me to... Fifth, basic account hygiene, the boring stuff that actually matters. Use a password for this game that you dont use anywhere else. Keep your email account itself secure, because your email is the key to everything, whoever controls your email can reset almost anything. And never, ever give your code or password to anyone. No admin will ever ask you for your password or for a confirmation code. Anyone who asks IS the scammer, one hundred percent of the time, no exceptions. One small annoyance i should mention honestly: if you are a person who always browses in incognito mode, or your browser wipes cookies every time it closes, you will see the confirm screen more often, because to the game you look like a stranger every single time. The fix is easy, let your normal browser keep its cookies for the game site, then you get remembered like everyone else. Thats really all there is to it. A tiny speed bump, once per new device, in exchange for your gold being dramatically harder to steal. When you understand what its doing, you stop being annoyed and start being glad its there. My laptop panic turned into respect, and now when i see people in the game asking "why is it asking me a code??" i send them here. Stay safe, use good passwords, and may your inbox never recieve a code you didnt ask for. bas