Each account has one main name: the first one you verify. Any other name you verify becomes an alias of it. An alias’s hours, matches, points and achievements count towards your main name. Aliases are left out of lists and leaderboards, so you appear once. You can attach up to 10 aliases and detach them whenever you like.
Add an old name
- Find the name. On My SoF2, use the search in the “Your names” card, or search the players page.
- Open it and press the claim button. When you already have a main name, the button adds the name as your alias.
- Prove it’s yours. It’s the same as verifying any name: join a tracked server as the name, then rename to the code. See How to verify your name.
Once attached, the name shows in “Your names” on My SoF2 with an “Alias” label. Your main name’s profile lists it under “Also played as”, and its stats are included in the totals there.
How stats combine
- Added together: hours played, matches, wins, losses, MVPs and points.
- Best of: current and best daily streak.
- Rating: the rating of whichever name has the most rated games.
- Achievements: every achievement any of your names unlocked, with the earliest date.
Your level and rank are worked out from these combined totals. See Levels and ranks.
Detach an alias
In “Your names” on My SoF2, press “Remove” next to the alias. It becomes a separate, unclaimed player again with its own stats.
Reporting an alias
Because an alias’s stats join someone else’s, anyone signed in can report an alias at any time, not just during a review. If the site admin upholds the report, the name becomes a stand-alone player again. See Reporting a claim.
If your main name goes
If your main name is removed, hidden or has its claim taken back, your most played alias becomes your main name automatically.
Questions
Can I pick which name is my main one?
Your first verified name is your main name. To change it, detach your other names, remove the main one (contact the site admin), then verify the name you want as main first.
What does an alias’s own page show?
It says which player the name belongs to and when it was added, and links to that player, because its games now count towards their stats.
Do aliases need a review too?
A name with 20 or more hours of history gets the same 7-day public review whether it’s a main name or an alias.