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Voice? Really? In the communities I've hung around in (gamer & tech) it sits idle, unused. Curious why it keeps being placed front and center as a major feature
by stubish 7y ago
Voice? Really? In the communities I've hung around in (gamer & tech) it sits idle, unused. Curious why it keeps being placed front and center as a major feature, when people don't seem to actually want it.
- teirce 7y agoIME, in large community servers (usually info dumps or LFG platforms like the video in the article) I almost never see it used. But in my smaller friend-focused Discord servers, there's always someone in the voice channels. I think the greatest thing Discord did for gaming communities was make it so easy to get people together in a voice channel that everyone stopped using Skype. I tried for years to move people to Mumble/Vent/TS but it never stuck. But Discord managed to do it. I'd say voice is still the main feature that draws me and friends to the platform.
- ivnubinas 7y agoDiscord is usually used in online games in which voice communication gives you a big advantage. In the Discord homepage it says "It's time to ditch Skype and TeamSpeak" which were the programs used for voice communication in online games.