Okay this took me FAR too long for me to build up the courage to take the risk of either getting my account back, or losing it completely. The new passport system made me think that I wasn't going to be able to sign into my account without linking my in-game accounts to a new forums account. Thankfully, this was not the case. Maybe the web designers can consider making this more clear. I know that there is a part of the new sign-in page that clarifies that, but maybe it could be explained better!!