What to Do After
Buying a Gaming Account
The account is yours — but it’s not secured yet. Follow this checklist in order and you’ll lock out the previous owner, protect your investment, and never lose access to an account you paid for.
Getting the credentials is step one. Keeping the account is step two — and most buyers skip it entirely. The window between purchase and securing the account is the highest-risk moment: the previous owner still has their original email, possibly an active session, and knows the previous password. Every minute you wait is a minute that window stays open.
This checklist applies to any gaming account you buy — R6 Siege, Fortnite, Valorant, or otherwise. Complete these steps in order, ideally within the first 30 minutes of receiving access.
Account recovery attempts are most common in the first 48 hours after a sale. Don’t log in and start playing before completing Steps 1–4. Ten minutes of setup now prevents weeks of headaches later.
The Post-Purchase Checklist
7 steps, in order. The first four are non-negotiable. The last three are strong recommendations that separate accounts that stay secure long-term from ones that get recovered six months later.
Log in with the provided credentials and go straight to the account settings. Change the password before you do anything else — before browsing the inventory, before queuing a match, before anything. Use a password that is at least 16 characters long, completely unique, and not used on any other account. A password manager (Bitwarden, 1Password) is the easiest way to generate and store this.
The email linked to the account is the most important asset. As long as the previous owner controls that email address, they have a path to recovering the account through the game’s support team — regardless of what password you set. Change it to an email address that you own and control exclusively. Ideally one that isn’t associated with your real name publicly.
Two-factor authentication (2FA) means that even if someone knows your password, they can’t log in without the second verification step. Enable it on every platform you’re using — Ubisoft Connect, Epic Games, Riot Games, Steam. Use an authenticator app, not SMS. SMS 2FA is vulnerable to SIM-swapping attacks where an attacker transfers your phone number to gain access to the verification codes.
Check the account’s payment settings for any saved cards, PayPal accounts, or store wallets left by the previous owner. Remove all of them. Similarly, check for any pending purchases or subscriptions. Some platforms store payment information at the account level and it carries over with the account — you don’t want surprise charges on a card that isn’t yours, and you don’t want your own payment information connected to an account with an uncertain history.
Many platforms still use security questions as a fallback recovery method. If the previous owner knows the answers — which they obviously do — those questions give them another path back into the account. Go to the security settings and change the answers to things only you know. Don’t use real answers to the questions; use unique, randomly generated answers and store them in your password manager.
Most platforms show you a list of active sessions and recent login locations. After securing the account, check this list and terminate all sessions except your own. This logs out any device the previous owner might still be logged into. Some platforms also show recent logins with IP addresses and locations — if you see activity after your purchase, flag it immediately.
Check the email linked to the account for the first two weeks after purchase. If you see any password reset requests, account recovery emails, or unusual login notifications that you didn’t trigger, act immediately: change your password again, verify your 2FA is active, and if you bought from Alviran, open a ticket with our support team — that’s exactly what Pullback Protection covers.
What Not to Do
As important as the checklist above — mistakes that make accounts easier to recover or get flagged.
New email. New password. Authenticator-based 2FA. Active sessions cleared. At this point the previous owner has no technical path to recover the account. What remains is the support-team route — and that’s what Pullback Protection is built for.
Quick Reference Checklist
Bookmark this. Run through it every time you purchase a new account.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bottom Line
The account is only truly yours once you’ve secured it. New password. New email. Authenticator-based 2FA. Active sessions cleared. Those four steps done in the right order close the recovery window that exists between purchase and ownership. The remaining steps make your position airtight long-term.
Also read: NFA vs Full Access — what’s the difference? and Gaming account pullback explained — what it is and how to protect yourself.
About Alviran
Alviran is a verified gaming account shop registered in Germany. We specialize in R6 Siege, Fortnite, and Valorant accounts — from rare OG skins and Black Ice collections to high-ranked profiles and full operator rosters. Every account we sell is manually verified before it goes live: we check rank history, cosmetic inventory, and platform standing so what you see in the listing is exactly what you receive.
We built Alviran around one problem we kept seeing in the market: buyers getting pulled back or ignored after purchase. Our answer is Pullback Protection — included free on every order. If a previous owner attempts to recover an account you bought from us, we step in and handle it. No finger-pointing, no disappearing seller. You contact our support team, we take care of it. That commitment is what separates a shop from a random listing.
Beyond protection, we offer a Custom Account Builder for buyers who want specific operator loadouts or cosmetic combinations, a Buy-Back Program for accounts you no longer need, and a Shield Protocol for accounts requiring extended post-purchase security coverage. All orders are processed through PayPal or Stripe, and our support desk is available around the clock.
Buy with protection built in.
Every Alviran account comes with Pullback Protection free. Verified inventory, manual quality checks, and support that actually responds.