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Discord is more in line with TeamSpeak and Mumble; being that it's targeting gamers.

eduren 9y ago
You're correct that there's a lot more overlap with the gamer space, but that's not limiting them right now or in the future. They'd be wise to court other communication needs. Anecdotally, I really enjoy the Reactiflux discord server/group: https://www.reactiflux.com/ https://www.reactiflux.com/
scrollaway 9y ago
We use Discord for all communications at my company, including now our video chats. We are fully remote and Discord is so much better than Hangouts it's not even funny. I've also transferred all my skype and hangouts contact lists into Discord. It's a lovely tool, lock in be damned.
- dleslie 9y ago
  How is Discord on Linux?
  - dylz 9y ago
    Mostly the same, since every client is a chromium wrapper for a web page.
  - solidr53 9y ago
    Its built with electron, so identical besides maybe font rendering etc.
  - scrollaway 9y ago
    Excellent, save screenshare which is currently broken on the Discord desktop client (but works fine in web browser). I use Linux exclusively, I wouldn't be propping discord up if it weren't :)
- ngrilly 9y ago
  About your usage of Discord, do you miss the following features ? - replies/threads (where you can reply to a specific message) - star/flag messages (to retrieve them later) - unable to set font size in the mobile app (the font size is too small for most people)
  - dleslie 9y ago
    Slack threads are... terrible. Let's just add another layer of indirection, and a layer of depth to the streams of information you manage! Ugh.
    - ngrilly 9y ago
      I agree about the drawbacks of threads as "another layer of indirection". But if you don't have threads, and the number of participants in the same chat room grows, how do you manage the intertwining of messages belonging to different subjects?
      - dleslie 9y ago
        More channels
        ngrilly 9y ago
        Yes, but as far as I know, only admins can create a new channel on Discord. If you want to continue a discussion on a specific topic in a dedicated group, then you have to ask an admin?
        dleslie 9y ago
        Sounds like a severe limitation of discord :)
        ngrilly 9y ago
        Ok, LOL :) For the record, I very much like Discord, and I want to use it for a large group of volunteers looking for a coordination and discussion tool. We currently use Telegram. This is why I'm asking this weird questions ;)

You're correct that there's a lot more overlap with the gamer space, but that's not limiting them right now or in the future. They'd be wise to court other communication needs. Anecdotally, I really enjoy the Reactiflux discord server/group: https://www.reactiflux.com/ https://www.reactiflux.com/

scrollaway 9y ago

We use Discord for all communications at my company, including now our video chats. We are fully remote and Discord is so much better than Hangouts it's not even funny. I've also transferred all my skype and hangouts contact lists into Discord. It's a lovely tool, lock in be damned.

dleslie 9y ago
How is Discord on Linux?
- dylz 9y ago
  Mostly the same, since every client is a chromium wrapper for a web page.
- solidr53 9y ago
  Its built with electron, so identical besides maybe font rendering etc.
- scrollaway 9y ago
  Excellent, save screenshare which is currently broken on the Discord desktop client (but works fine in web browser). I use Linux exclusively, I wouldn't be propping discord up if it weren't :)
ngrilly 9y ago
About your usage of Discord, do you miss the following features ? - replies/threads (where you can reply to a specific message) - star/flag messages (to retrieve them later) - unable to set font size in the mobile app (the font size is too small for most people)
- dleslie 9y ago
  Slack threads are... terrible. Let's just add another layer of indirection, and a layer of depth to the streams of information you manage! Ugh.
  - ngrilly 9y ago
    I agree about the drawbacks of threads as "another layer of indirection". But if you don't have threads, and the number of participants in the same chat room grows, how do you manage the intertwining of messages belonging to different subjects?
    - dleslie 9y ago
      More channels
      - ngrilly 9y ago
        Yes, but as far as I know, only admins can create a new channel on Discord. If you want to continue a discussion on a specific topic in a dedicated group, then you have to ask an admin?
        dleslie 9y ago
        Sounds like a severe limitation of discord :)
        ngrilly 9y ago
        Ok, LOL :) For the record, I very much like Discord, and I want to use it for a large group of volunteers looking for a coordination and discussion tool. We currently use Telegram. This is why I'm asking this weird questions ;)