[quote]Some legitimate users have no credit card nor cell phone, so it wouldn't be deterring the right people.[/quote]It's not a deterrent. It's an optional additional validation. Those people who don't have a cell phone or CC, would still be able to use the site as they always have. Absolutely nothing would change for their user experience. [quote]I think making it so you must link an active GT to it makes it more open to all, and less able for alts to be as prominent. Not the best solution, but more aimed at the problem.[/quote]Not really. All that's required for a Gamertag is an email address. Which is already all that's required for a Bungie account. Sure it adds an extra step to the process of creating an alt, but you could still potentially create as many as you wanted.

[quote][quote]I think making it so you must link an active GT to it makes it more open to all, and less able for alts to be as prominent. Not the best solution, but more aimed at the problem.[/quote]Not really. All that's required for a Gamertag is an email address. Which is already all that's required for a Bungie account. Sure it adds an extra step to the process of creating an alt, but you could still potentially create as many as you wanted.[/quote] Yes, but at an additional cost. Active gold accounts aren't free, so there is a little more too it than that. No idea about Playstation Network though. But if it cost them money to make the account, that should greatly limit the amount of alts.