The 🔔 bell at the top of every page tells you what the players you follow and your friends are doing, when a server you follow gets busy, and anything that needs your answer, like friend requests and clan challenges. A red number shows what’s unread. Press the bell to open the panel. Choose which alerts you get under “Tell me when” on the notifications page.
What you’re told about
| Alert | When |
|---|---|
| A friend starts playing | A friend joins a server after an hour or more away. |
| Someone you follow starts playing | A player you follow joins a server after an hour or more away. |
| Achievements | A friend or someone you follow unlocks an achievement. |
| MVP | A friend or someone you follow is MVP of a match with 4 or more real players. |
| Game on | A server you follow gets busy. At most once every 6 hours per server. |
| Friends | Someone accepts your friend request. |
| Clans | Your request to join is approved or declined, you’re removed, a member leaves your clan, you’re made owner, or your clan is deleted. |
| Clan challenges | A challenge is cancelled or turned down, and a reminder an hour before a challenge you’re playing in. |
“Starts playing” alerts only fire after an hour or more away, so a reconnect or map change doesn’t send another one.
Things waiting for your answer
The top of the panel lists anything you need to answer, and these count towards the red number until you do:
- Friend requests, with Accept and Decline.
- Requests to join your clan, if you own one.
- Clan challenges you haven’t answered, with Accept and Decline.
The panel
Below those, “Online now” shows your friends and the players you follow who are playing right now, and “Latest” shows your newest notifications. Opening the panel marks them as read. “All notifications & settings” opens the full page.
Signed out, the panel shows what’s live right now and invites you to sign in.
Choose your alerts
- Open the notifications page. Press the bell, then “All notifications & settings”.
- Tick or untick under “Tell me when”. A friend starts playing; Someone I follow starts playing; They unlock an achievement; They’re MVP of a match; A server I follow gets busy.
- Set your privacy. “Don’t alert my followers about my games” stops followers hearing when you play (friends still do). “Hide my friends list on my profile” hides it from everyone else.
- Press Save.
How long notifications are kept
Notifications are deleted after 30 days.
Questions
Do I get alerts by email or on my phone?
Not at the moment. Alerts are on the site only, in the bell.
I follow a server but never get “Game on”
Game on alerts go to verified players who follow the server, at most once every 6 hours per server. Check “A server I follow gets busy” is ticked in your settings.
The red number won’t go away
Friend requests, clan requests and clan challenges stay counted until you answer them.