Password is incorrect?!

[DragonShogun]

When tried to create an online account for the multiplayer, I say 'create profile', evter the fields, and click 'accept'. A box pops up saying 'password is incorrect'. What does this mean? I'm not trying to log in, I;m trying to create an account!

(Oh, yes, people who remember I had a problem with the CD key a while ago, I've worked around that (bought another copy) and it seems to work... except for this)

[tottyspotter]

Could mean that the name you're trying to use already exists. Have you tried another name?

[Worf]

You have to type the password twice, so may it be you mispelled one of them?

[TBS]

or are you putting strange symbols in your password? Its possible it doesnt like that - try a simple password using just letters/numbers.

[DragonShogun]

Thanks for the help, but I still get 'password is incorrect'.
Since the account was not created, I can share the password and stuff, right?
The first time I made the username ]howzat|maw[ and the password :censored:. It said 'password incorrect'.
I made the username |maw| and the password :censored:. It said the name was taken. What's going on here?

[TBS]

some people have been having problems creating an account with gamespy with symbols in their names recently - try making a name without any symbols.

[DragonShogun]

Hmmmmm.
'MornLghtMoun' and 'primes' but still incorrect.

[Moe]

Do you have a router or a firewall? For some reason if port 6112 isn't being forwarded properly some people can't create profiles and keep getting weird errors like yours.

[TBS]

ok, I tried creating ]howzat|maw[ and |maw| and it gave me the same errors that it gave you. I created "howzat-maw" and it worked fine...the password is the one you put in your post above (which Ive now edited out) and I used "Dragun@hotmail.com" as the email address (may or may not exist, it doesnt matter).

You can use that account if you like...but could you also answer Moe's question - the more data we can collect on this the better.

[DragonShogun]

Thanks TBS!
And Moe, I've got no ideas about routers or firewalls, but I think dad might have something like that in.