Connected Accounts

Linking your game accounts is what makes GamerHosts a verified identity — your ranks and stats come straight from the game publishers, not self-reported numbers. Manage everything in Settings → Connections.

Riot Games (League of Legends, TFT, VALORANT, LoR)

Why link: verified rank (required for rank-gated events), match history, live-game presence, and your profile card.

1. Settings → Connections → Link Riot account.
2. You're sent to Riot's official sign-on (RSO) — log in with Riot, approve access. GamerHosts never sees your Riot password.
3. Your Riot ID, rank, and stats sync to your profile.

Your rank score is computed from your verified Riot rank (tier + division + LP collapsed into a single number). Events can set minimum and/or maximum rank gates against it — see Events & tournaments.

Ranks re-sync automatically in the background; the Connections page shows when each account last synced and lets you trigger a refresh.

Steam

Why link: verified game library and playtime stats on your profile.

Linking uses Steam's official sign-in (OpenID). Approve on Steam's site and your account is attached — no password shared.

Discord

Why link: identity bridge for Discord-connected events. When a host has linked their Discord server, registering for their event can automatically grant you the participant role there, and mini-game invite links work inside Discord. Linking uses Discord's standard OAuth consent screen.

Discord is a bridge, not a login method — your GamerHosts account is always email-based.

Sync freshness & snapshots

The Connections page shows each linked account's health: when stats last synced, the latest snapshot values, and any sync errors. Stats marked verified came from an official publisher API; best effort means the source doesn't offer full verification.

Unlinking

You can unlink any account from the Connections page. Unlinking Riot removes your verified rank, which will block registration for rank-gated events until you re-link.