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Why is a username required when players already use a Display Name?

I have my players initially login with a unique device ID. But later I want to give them the opportunity to link their account to a email and password for recovery. The Add Username Password request is almost perfect for that, except that it requires a username. Why does it require a username? Is this username supposed to be separate from the players Display Name. I don't want my player base to be confused between their username and display name when they link their account to an email. Should I just put the players Display Name in that spot?

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Username can be used for a player to log in PlayFab using a username and password(LoginWithPlayFab). Please note that once an account has a username, it cannot be changed anymore. And it can be cross-title under the same studio. While the Display Name can be changed many times, and it can be different for different titles. A player should never expose their username as it is for login authentication. Meanwhile, Display Name is like a nickname for other players.

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