When someone verifies a name with 20 or more hours of history, the claim goes on public review for 7 days. The new owner can use their hub straight away, but the ✔ Verified badge and their profile details only show to everyone after the review. During those 7 days anyone signed in can report the claim. A report freezes it until the site admin decides.
Why there’s a review
Game servers only publish names, scores and pings, so a well-known name could be claimed by someone who briefly uses it. The review gives the real owner time to notice. A notice goes on the activity feed when a name is claimed, saying it can be reported before a given date.
If you claimed the name
- Your hub on My SoF2 works straight away, with a note saying when the review ends.
- Your name shows “⏳ In review” instead of “✔ Verified” until then.
- The live chat opens once the Verified badge shows publicly.
- You can’t use “Delete my stats” on the name until the review has finished.
- If someone reports the claim, it stays private until the site admin decides.
Report a claim on your name
- Sign in. You need an account to report.
- Open the name’s player page. While it’s in review, the page shows a notice with a report button.
- Say briefly why. For example: “This is my name, I’ve played as it since 2004.” Mention anything that helps, such as your clan or Discord name.
- Send it. The claim is frozen and the site admin is told. You can report each claim once.
After the review has ended, the report button goes away. If a name you own was claimed and the review has passed, contact the site admin. See Report a problem.
Aliases can be reported at any time
A name attached as someone’s alias can be reported whenever you like, because its stats are being counted for another player.
What the admin can decide
- Uphold the report: the claim is removed and the name is unclaimed again. An alias becomes a stand-alone player.
- Reject the report: the claim continues and goes public when the review ends.
Questions
Why didn’t my claim get a review?
Names with less than 20 hours of history don’t need one, so the badge shows straight away.
Can I speed up the review?
No, it always lasts 7 days so the name’s owner has time to see it.