Originally posted by Danyel:

Originally posted by Lecherous Lychee 🐸:

The Discord channel uses your phone number as a verification tool against spammers. This is a Discord feature. It's a one-time verification tool. I never used Valheim discord any time before this, and guess what? I just did it. Whoopy dee doo.

Indeed but it is one I have never used, not giving out my phone number to anyone be it valhiem discord etc etc.

That's basic internet security 101.

No discord worth being in ask for this.

Most large community discords go down the route of requiring verified phone numbers (aka real numbers that are tied to a phone) to prevent bot spam and it’s the best way to do so. You’ve already given discord enough information just by signing up and using their service that I’m positive your phone number won’t be the most sensitive information you’d be giving the site. All the information is stored pretty safely, and is most definitely inaccessible to everyone at the company except for automated bots that actually do what they need the info for.