1. How are players tracked? Or, why is my name listed more than once?

Players are tracked by Unique ID. Your Unique ID is the last two sections of your Steam ID (X:XXXX).

A player may have more than one name. On the Player Rankings pages, players are shown with the most recent name they used in the game. If you click on a player's name, the Player Details page will show you a list of all other names that this player uses, if any, under the Aliases section (if the player has not used any other names, the Aliases section will not be displayed).

Your name may be listed more than once if somebody else (with a different Unique ID) uses the same name.

You can use the Search function to find a player by name or Unique ID.

2. How is the "points" rating calculated?

A new player has 1000 points. Every time you make a kill, you gain a certain amount of points depending on a) the victim's points rating, and b) the weapon you used. If you kill someone with a higher points rating than you, then you gain more points than if you kill someone with a lower points rating than you. Therefore, killing newbies will not get you as far as killing the #1 player. And if you kill someone with your knife, you gain more points than if you kill them with a rifle, for example.

When you are killed, you lose a certain amount of points, which again depends on the points rating of your killer and the weapon they used (you don't lose as many points for being killed by the #1 player with a rifle than you do for being killed by a low ranked player with a knife). This makes moving up the rankings easier, but makes staying in the top spots harder.

Specifically, the equations are:

 Killer Points = Killer Points + (Victim Points / Killer Points)
				 × Weapon Modifier × 5

 Victim Points = Victim Points - (Victim Points / Killer Points)
				 × Weapon Modifier × 5

Plus, the following point bonuses are available for completing objectives in some games:

Game	Player Action	PlyrPlyr Action	Team Action	World Action	Action	Player Reward	Team Reward
Counter-Strike: Source	No	No	Yes	No	All Counter-Terrorists eliminated	0	Terrorist +2
Counter-Strike: Source	No	No	Yes	No	All Terrorists eliminated	0	Counter-Terrorist +2
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Become the VIP	+1
Counter-Strike: Source	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb	0	Counter-Terrorist +5
Counter-Strike: Source	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists rescued all the hostages	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Defuse the Bomb	+10
Counter-Strike: Source	No	Yes	No	No	Domination	+5
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Drop the Bomb	-2
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Kill a Hostage	-15	Counter-Terrorist +1
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Pick up the Bomb	+2
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Plant the Bomb	+10	Terrorist +2
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Rescue a Hostage	+5	Counter-Terrorist +1
Counter-Strike: Source	No	Yes	No	No	Revenge	+3
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Spawn with the Bomb	+2
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb With a Defuse Kit	0
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Start Defusing the Bomb Without a Defuse Kit	0
Counter-Strike: Source	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists assassinated the VIP	0	Terrorist +6
Counter-Strike: Source	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists bombed the target	0	Terrorist +5
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Touch a Hostage	0
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
Counter-Strike: Source	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
Counter-Strike: Source	No	No	Yes	No	VIP escaped	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Airblast Player	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Arrow	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Flare	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Headshot	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Pipebomb	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Pipebomb (Airborne)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Rocket	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Rocket (Airborne)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Sticky	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Sticky (Airborne)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Airshot Stun	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Ate a Sandvich	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Ate Sandvich for Health	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Attached a Sapper	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Backstab Kill	+2
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Blocked with Shield	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Built a dispenser	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Built a sentry gun	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Built a teleporter	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Capture Blocked	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Captured the flag	+5
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Cart Escort	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Console-killed sapper	-2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Critical Kill	-1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Defended a Medic	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Defended the flag	+1
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Deflected Arrow	0
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Deflected Baseball	0
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Deflected Directhit Rocket	0
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Deflected Flare	0
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Deflected Jarate	0
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Deflected Pipebomb	0
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Deflected Rocket	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Deployed Buff Flag	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Destroyed a dispenser	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Destroyed a sentry gun	+4
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Destroyed a teleporter	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Disassembled a dispenser	-3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Disassembled a sentry gun	-3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Disassembled a teleporter	-2
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Domination	+5
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Dropped the flag (on death)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Dropped the flag (while alive)	-2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Drowned	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Extinguished Teammate (Engineer)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Extinguished Teammate (Medic)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Extinguished Teammate (Pyro)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Extinguished Teammate (Sniper)	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	First Blood	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Force Suicide	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot Kill	+2
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Jarated player	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Kill Assist	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Kill Assist - Medic	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Killed charged medic	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	LOL SAW'D	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	LOL TRAIN'D	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
Team Fortress 2	No	No	Yes	No	Mini-Round Win	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	MVP #1	+5
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	MVP #2	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	MVP #3	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Picked up the flag	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	Yes	No	Point Captured	+5
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Removed a Sapper	+1
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Revenge	+3
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Rocket Jump	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Rocket Jump Failure	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Rocket Jump Kill	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Rocket Jumper Kill	0
Team Fortress 2	No	No	Yes	No	Round Win	0
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Steal Sandvich	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Sticky Jump	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Sticky Jump Failure	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Sticky Jump Kill	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Sticky Jumper Kill	0
Team Fortress 2	No	Yes	No	No	Stun	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Teleported Again (Past 10 Seconds)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Teleported Self Again (Past 10 Seconds)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Teleporter used	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Teleporter Used (Not Own)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Teleporter used (self)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Teleporter Used Again (Past 10 Seconds) (Not Own)	0
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Ubercharge	+1
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
Team Fortress 2	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10

Note: The player who triggers an action may receive both the player reward and the team reward.

3. What are all the weapon points modifiers?

Weapon points modifiers are used to determine how many points you should gain or lose when you make a kill or are killed by another player. Higher modifiers indicate that more points will be gained when killing with that weapon (and similarly, more points will be lost when being killed by that weapon). Modifiers generally range from 0.00 to 2.00.

4. How can I set my real name, e-mail address, and homepage?

Player profile options can be configured by saying the appropriate HLX_SET command while you are playing on a participating game server. To say commands, push your chat key and type the command text.

Syntax: say /hlx_set option value.

Acceptable "options" are:

• realname
  Sets your Real Name as shown in your profile.
  Example:   /hlx_set realname Joe Bloggs
  
  
• email
  Sets your E-mail Address as shown in your profile.
  Example:   /hlx_set email joe@joebloggs.com
  
  
• homepage
  Sets your Home Page as shown in your profile.
  Example:   /hlx_set homepage http://www.joebloggs.com/
  
  

Note: These are not standard Half-Life console commands. If you type them in the console, Half-Life will give you an error.

For a full list of supported ingame commands, type the word help into ingame chat.

5. My rank is embarrassing. How can I opt out?

Say /hlx_hideranking while playing on a participating game server. This will toggle you between being visible on the Player Rankings and being invisible.

Note: You will still be tracked and you can still view your Player Details page. Use the Search page to find yourself.