Why is Discord so important ?!

[SHADOW KNIGHT]

Every game need join discord for info, feedback, looking for party, etc...
I'm sick of it, I really don't need for stupid Discord

So I'm asking why it's so important ?!

[xBCxRangers]

It shouldn't be. I don't use it.

[ShelLuser]

It's only as important as you make it out to be. I barely use it myself.

[Knee]

How isn’t this a question you can’t answer yourself?

[D. Flame]

Because it's like irc, but so easy a caveman could use it.

[Verdict]

As much as I don't like it you can't deny it is quite the amazing piece of software. You can Talk, text, stream, send pics, documents, files, have sign ups for events. organize complete rosters for games with the tools it has, Ticket system. So many features. It's the same reason everyone uses Steam. It's simple and has tons of social features.

[ꉔꏂ꒐꒒ꇙ]

Originally posted by Verdict:

. It's the same reason everyone uses Steam. It's simple and has tons of social features.

Um, I use Steam because that's where I play most of my games, not because it has a ton of "social features"

You can't speak for everyone when you do not know everyone and the reasons for why they use/do etc certain things.

Discord is just over hyped. If I get a game on Steam, I'd like the info/news relating to that game, on here, not on Discord.

Also, you can talk/text/stream/video chat/send stuff from a phone and other things, Discord isn't special.

Originally posted by SHADOW KNIGHT:

Why is Discord so important ?!

It's just the thing most Devs use because they are too lazy to post news/updates about their game on here and they want to drive Steam users to their Discords/Patreons for important/much needed news/info to avoid having to post it on here.

I don't use it either. Discord/Patreon crap should stay where they belong, off of Steam.

[SHADOW KNIGHT]

Originally posted by ꉔꏂ꒐꒒ꇙ:

It's just the thing most Devs use because they are too lazy to post news/updates about their game on here and they want to drive Steam users to their Discords/Patreons for important/much needed news/info to avoid having to post it on here.

I don't use it either. Discord/Patreon crap should stay where they belong, off of Steam.

Thank you for answer, what I needed to know and I'm glad I'm not alone

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by ꉔꏂ꒐꒒ꇙ:

Originally posted by Verdict:

. It's the same reason everyone uses Steam. It's simple and has tons of social features.

Um, I use Steam because that's where I play most of my games, not because it has a ton of "social features"

You can't speak for everyone when you do not know everyone and the reasons for why they use/do etc certain things.

Discord is just over hyped. If I get a game on Steam, I'd like the info/news relating to that game, on here, not on Discord.

Also, you can talk/text/stream/video chat/send stuff from a phone and other things, Discord isn't special.

Originally posted by SHADOW KNIGHT:

Why is Discord so important ?!

It's just the thing most Devs use because they are too lazy to post news/updates about their game on here and they want to drive Steam users to their Discords/Patreons for important/much needed news/info to avoid having to post it on here.

I don't use it either. Discord/Patreon crap should stay where they belong, off of Steam.

Using the forums, social features.
News feeds, social features.
Etc.

[rawWwRrr]

Back in the day, IRC was the big thing. The email subscriptions came along. Then came blogs and forums. Then came social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, etc. Now Discord is becoming just another communication tool. It's popular and provides devs with all kinds of ways to keep their fan base updated about what's new. Sooner or later someone will create the next new hot thing. Maybe it's already here with the advent of AI. "Come talk to *insert nonsensical name here* to learn about every exciting new development about our upcoming and released games!"

[Elucidator]

I don't like discord either.

I am guessing it's because Discord is easier to control others with. Discord acts more like a chat than a forum. This makes people more likely to post short messages and nonsense (memes, music, etc.)- some people associate this with 'a party', but discord is designed for discussing stuff much like any communication platform mainly; including acting as a game chat to discuss moves or joke about what is happening.

The thing is, discord doesn't moderate itself and although it does have moderators, before discord takes action several months have to pass. A moderator / admin is in full control
They can restrict a user from seeing certain fora (chat groups), publicly humiliate them without Steam Moderation warning them or stopping them ('make an example of them, when caught 'red handed' ') -- discord is filled with trash practically.
You very easily get an instant permanent ban. There is a lot of powertripping going on there.

Some moderators like to use a three strike system, but they treat other discord users like pets and houseplants that 'have to obey', and so... here's how their three strike system usually goes. "They see an url" (some servers don't like links to youtube or other embedded stuff, and will ban you for it.)
The bot automatically removes it instantly and you don't even notice that it got through, yet you still get a warning for it, so you say "oh sorry." to keep it short.
yet they press on "You didn't read the rules." (after a year its easy to forget.), second warning.
"I just forgot, that's all.", "Now you're making a scene, clearly..." third rule broken.
and then you get banned.

One other issue is that these moderators often also moderate the steam forums, so you get banned there for no reason.

Note: Moderation is to "moderate" escalations happening within a community, or to 'moderate' the public perception / image someone gets of the community; not to create a space with only one line of thought and fantasy.
Moderators on discord tend to abuse their 'power' to create their own Bed Room (not even a living room), rather than a community; despite their rules usually saying something like "All Inclusive"

Discord allows bot integration, meaning they can create games for people to keep chatting- even though this completely distracts from it functioning as a means for developers to gather comments and reviews from others (publicly).

Discord has "stamps", "emoticons", etc. although most of this fluff is paywalled behind "nitro".
Despite offering voice chat and streaming features, these are rarely used. It's just post a random message, video or an image (memes).

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there are alternatives which are more secure, including federated social networks and the matrix network.
I think the more public slack is more secure, but practically its also a discord clone.
Discord itself is basically a whatsapp clone.

The biggest issue I see is the lack of care for the community (the members); its very easy for someone to get scammed or their account and other info hijacked on discord. Messages should at the very least be encrypted.
Also Discord File Sharing is 10MB? It's rediculously low. Even old Skype offered more. Practically it's useless with a lot of cases.

I tried bug testing for someone once through discord, and... with text explanations and images, you're very limited; so I made videos actually showing the problem... and most of the time I had to cut them up, even with crazy compression to get them send over because 'no nitro'. yeah...
that is despite discord not keeping everything on their server forever.

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Originally posted by SHADOW KNIGHT:

Originally posted by ꉔꏂ꒐꒒ꇙ:

It's just the thing most Devs use because they are too lazy to post news/updates about their game on here and they want to drive Steam users to their Discords/Patreons for important/much needed news/info to avoid having to post it on here.

I don't use it either. Discord/Patreon crap should stay where they belong, off of Steam.

Thank you for answer, what I needed to know and I'm glad I'm not alone :crashthumbsup:

So the topic wasn't to inquire why discord is used but to get others to agree that you don't enjoy using it? I don't use discord much myself except the few times I do, so I see some use for it, but I certainly couldn't ask others who do use it more robustly "why?" then proceed to only accept answers that agree with me not using it often.

[HereIsPlenty]

I only use Discord for a couple of games but I find it is a lot less toxic than the Steam game forums. People help each other in real time.

[Fall2YrDoom]

Discord is a easy way to get everyone's IP, some say ya not, but if you read enough, you will know Discord is not secure.. Like this client, not Secure.

[Volfogg]

No idea. I tried it once, but stopped using it, since it was nosy software full of nosy people.
Why would I want to use it, if all it has is just some redundant social stuff? I need games, not social interaction.

[Verdict]

Originally posted by ꉔꏂ꒐꒒ꇙ:

Originally posted by Verdict:

. It's the same reason everyone uses Steam. It's simple and has tons of social features.

Um, I use Steam because that's where I play most of my games, not because it has a ton of "social features"

You can't speak for everyone when you do not know everyone and the reasons for why they use/do etc certain things.

Discord is just over hyped. If I get a game on Steam, I'd like the info/news relating to that game, on here, not on Discord.

Also, you can talk/text/stream/video chat/send stuff from a phone and other things, Discord isn't special.

Originally posted by SHADOW KNIGHT:

Why is Discord so important ?!

It's just the thing most Devs use because they are too lazy to post news/updates about their game on here and they want to drive Steam users to their Discords/Patreons for important/much needed news/info to avoid having to post it on here.

I don't use it either. Discord/Patreon crap should stay where they belong, off of Steam.

Wow talk about being clueless. A game library is infact a social feature, so is a marketplace. Accept the L and stop trying to make up stuff. Second of all no place does it all in one spot like Discord/Steam. Hence their popularity. I'm sorry you can't figure this out and resort to tinfoil hat excuses.

Also one simple click on your profile in fact proves you do use it's social features and are a liar. Go figure.