Yeah. Does anyone actually remember Teamspeak/Mumble/Ventrilo, lol? Discord is an incredibly better UX. Those programs
feel like they're from 2000, they're clunky to set up, and the reality is they're
still way better than what came before (eg Roger Wilco).
(for some inane reason wikipedia lists the installer size for roger wilco... 768kb, now there's a sensible chuckle.)
Also, they need a hosted server (which most people see as a disadvantage, HN is not the norm here).
Discord just isn't a reddit/forums/wiki competitor, that's not what the product is intended to be, and people continue to insist on forcing it to be one for some reason.
I think that's what they're fishing for with the transition to unique global usernames tho. Hashtag usernames aren't a problem in small community chats... they are a problem if you're planning on making a reddit competitor, usernames really should be globally unique for a public board.
When your users keep trying to shove your product into another niche it doesn't fit... you listen.
(for some inane reason wikipedia lists the installer size for roger wilco... 768kb, now there's a sensible chuckle.)
Also, they need a hosted server (which most people see as a disadvantage, HN is not the norm here).
Discord just isn't a reddit/forums/wiki competitor, that's not what the product is intended to be, and people continue to insist on forcing it to be one for some reason.
I think that's what they're fishing for with the transition to unique global usernames tho. Hashtag usernames aren't a problem in small community chats... they are a problem if you're planning on making a reddit competitor, usernames really should be globally unique for a public board.
When your users keep trying to shove your product into another niche it doesn't fit... you listen.