Return of Reckoning

I'm running Windows 8.1, but I've tried various compatibility modes for the launchers and for WAR.exe, none of which have solved the problem.

Yes, I tried changing my password to a simple, eight character long, lower-case string. That didn't solve the problem either. I haven't done anything except try to fix the problem in various ways! Thanks for the suggestions, though.

Apologies for the double-post, but I've downloaded and extracted the game from MEGA, and checked that every suggested solution has been applied. This hasn't fixed the problem, so I'm guessing it's not an issue with the files I've downloaded.

Uppercase and lowercase alphabetical characters, and numbers. No special characters at all!

I'm having an ongoing issue with attempting to connect to the Return of Reckoning server. The error pops up in a window called "Critical Error", with the text "Authentication failed -- application will now terminate." There's a single "OK" button, which force-closes WAR.exe. Here's a screenshot of ...

The solution to your problem is in the main thread at the top of the forum: http://www.returnofreckoning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2889

I'll quote the relevant part, so you don't even have to take a look:

Acquire the .dll from this link and place it inside your Warhammer Online - Age of ...