Please note you already have "a twitch account". It's just only usable on some of twitch's websites (namely not actually Twitch.com). This is simply migrating your account to the mothership, as the sub-site account systems are going away.
The fact that I was forced to create a new account today just to see the forum while logged in belies this claim. If my MTGS account were a Twitch account, I wouldn't have had to create a new account. If this were an account migration, I wouldn't have had to create a new account.
Can we NOT force an account merge? I was unable to even view the website without creating a Twitch account, which I neither had nor wanted. The page claimed that I had the "option" of merging my accounts, but that was a lie. Further, my account details page now says that I'm supposed to log in to MTGS with my Twitch log-in. I created the Twitch account with a throwaway mailinator email and some random password I'll never remember, because I don't want a Twitch account.
Sorry, the Twitch account merge is mandatory as of today. The merge page likely needs to be updated so that this is clear. I suggest you change the email and password of the Twitch account while you are still able to, otherwise you risk being locked out of your account permanently.
I have literally never been to a site that had account linking with some other site and forced you to log in via that other site. This is especially egregious considering MTGS already had a login system in place, and Twitch is a particularly specialized service. This is a horrible user experience, and I do not want a Twitch account.
Why in the world is this linking mandatory in the first place?
Can we NOT force an account merge? I was unable to even view the website without creating a Twitch account, which I neither had nor wanted. The page claimed that I had the "option" of merging my accounts, but that was a lie. Further, my account details page now says that I'm supposed to log in to MTGS with my Twitch log-in. I created the Twitch account with a throwaway mailinator email and some random password I'll never remember, because I don't want a Twitch account.
Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
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Why in the world is this linking mandatory in the first place?
Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
(Image by totallynotabrony)
Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
(Image by totallynotabrony)