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I remember telling s friend a few years ago that this is the natural next step for their business. Attacking he steam hegemony won’t be easy though given people

I remember telling s friend a few years ago that this is the natural next step for their business. Attacking he steam hegemony won’t be easy though given people already have libraries there. But if anyone can do it it’s them.

bovermyer 8y ago
I've already moved beyond the everything-in-Steam model. I'm content to have games in Steam, in Origin, in UPlay, in my Microsoft account, in the Blizzard launcher, and standalone. This is just one more account to keep in mind, though it looks like it's more of a rental model than a purchase model.
- larkeith 8y ago
  If their "universal library" functions well, it seems like you might be jut about their ideal target audience - if they can significantly reduce the hassle of managing launchers, it could be quite convenient.
- Gaelan 8y ago
  Looks like Discord can launch games from all of the above from within the app.
  - bovermyer 8y ago
    So can the Xbox app.
Nullabillity 8y ago
That sounds like a stretch, given that they can't even get voice chat right.
- BOBOTWINSTON 8y ago
  What? As someone who has been sitting in a voice chat at least 5 days a week for 15+ years (come at me I have no life), Discord is easily the best one. It seems to run into issues at about the same rate as all the Mumble/Vent servers I've ever dealt with, except you can simply switch the region on a channel and immediately solve it. Quick edit: Discord could improve by adding a better interface for testing your input/output, that is lacking.
  - dvtrn 8y ago
    Discord could improve by adding a better interface for testing your input/output, that is lacking. It's been pretty sufficient for me, all things given. Is the app detecting it? I can see levels, everything else happens at the system level no? Otherwise I definitely agree, Discord's voice has been a massive improvement for me. Plus, the overlay is a great feature baked in-Mumble, TeamSpeak and others require a third party download and often they're just....awful, obtrusive, resource intensive and otherwise in the damn way. Discord's overlay does what it can to stay out of the way. I like that. Merely curious, not attempting to refute you here-but what would you like to see improved there?
    - Nullabillity 8y ago
      > Plus, the overlay is a great feature baked in-Mumble, TeamSpeak and others require a third party download and often they're just....awful, obtrusive, resource intensive and otherwise in the damn way. Mumble has had a built-in overlay for years, and contrary to Discord's it actually works!
    - salicideblock 8y ago
      I used discord for the first time two days ago and I missed exactly this. As a comparison point, I think it is Skype that friends you to a test bot who replies things to you. This would have saved me some awkwardness when joining the group.
      - dvtrn 8y ago
        Ah yeah, the Skype test call bot. I agree actually, this would be pretty handy to have. That said, I really wouldn't be surprised if Discord gets to the point where they start supporting calling phone numbers directly. It's replaced a lot of voice communication channels with a segment of my friends since we all have it on our mobile phones.
  - Nullabillity 8y ago
    Let's see: - The overlay still doesn't work on Linux - There is still no voice ducking - The text chat channels are persistent and decoupled from the voice chat channels (encouraging spam) - There is still no way to self-host it - The team keeps wasting their effort on stuff like this rather than fixing their broken core "service" (if it can be called that) Mumble had all of this down to a T back in 2013.

bovermyer 8y ago

I've already moved beyond the everything-in-Steam model. I'm content to have games in Steam, in Origin, in UPlay, in my Microsoft account, in the Blizzard launcher, and standalone. This is just one more account to keep in mind, though it looks like it's more of a rental model than a purchase model.

larkeith 8y ago
If their "universal library" functions well, it seems like you might be jut about their ideal target audience - if they can significantly reduce the hassle of managing launchers, it could be quite convenient.
Gaelan 8y ago
Looks like Discord can launch games from all of the above from within the app.
- bovermyer 8y ago
  So can the Xbox app.

Nullabillity 8y ago

That sounds like a stretch, given that they can't even get voice chat right.

BOBOTWINSTON 8y ago
What? As someone who has been sitting in a voice chat at least 5 days a week for 15+ years (come at me I have no life), Discord is easily the best one. It seems to run into issues at about the same rate as all the Mumble/Vent servers I've ever dealt with, except you can simply switch the region on a channel and immediately solve it. Quick edit: Discord could improve by adding a better interface for testing your input/output, that is lacking.
- dvtrn 8y ago
  Discord could improve by adding a better interface for testing your input/output, that is lacking. It's been pretty sufficient for me, all things given. Is the app detecting it? I can see levels, everything else happens at the system level no? Otherwise I definitely agree, Discord's voice has been a massive improvement for me. Plus, the overlay is a great feature baked in-Mumble, TeamSpeak and others require a third party download and often they're just....awful, obtrusive, resource intensive and otherwise in the damn way. Discord's overlay does what it can to stay out of the way. I like that. Merely curious, not attempting to refute you here-but what would you like to see improved there?
  - Nullabillity 8y ago
    > Plus, the overlay is a great feature baked in-Mumble, TeamSpeak and others require a third party download and often they're just....awful, obtrusive, resource intensive and otherwise in the damn way. Mumble has had a built-in overlay for years, and contrary to Discord's it actually works!
  - salicideblock 8y ago
    I used discord for the first time two days ago and I missed exactly this. As a comparison point, I think it is Skype that friends you to a test bot who replies things to you. This would have saved me some awkwardness when joining the group.
    - dvtrn 8y ago
      Ah yeah, the Skype test call bot. I agree actually, this would be pretty handy to have. That said, I really wouldn't be surprised if Discord gets to the point where they start supporting calling phone numbers directly. It's replaced a lot of voice communication channels with a segment of my friends since we all have it on our mobile phones.
- Nullabillity 8y ago
  Let's see: - The overlay still doesn't work on Linux - There is still no voice ducking - The text chat channels are persistent and decoupled from the voice chat channels (encouraging spam) - There is still no way to self-host it - The team keeps wasting their effort on stuff like this rather than fixing their broken core "service" (if it can be called that) Mumble had all of this down to a T back in 2013.