That's interesting since you were already using slack, did you just switch due to network effect or are there additional features in discord?

I started using Discord because I was joining communities that were on Discord, and at some point I no longer wanted to use two similar chat apps, so it was simpler to only use Discord.

Discord did have one big advantage over Slack though, in that you can switch between servers within 1 browser tab easily. Slack servers are completely separated and if you are on 4, you realistically need to keep 4 Slack browser tabs open.

You come off very unbecoming in that thread. Strange you advertise it.

I'm technically correct, and at least I'm not spreading disinformation 😘

Not trying to change your mind because if you don’t like it you don’t like it, but the fame was developed and play tested as a PvE game. It was slated for release before The Finals. The playtesting revealed that the game was just not fun. The developers, the play testers, everyone involved felt it was boring. They delayed the game and created what was released.

I understand not personally enjoying what was released, but Embark made a decision to change the gameplay during development on their own, they weren’t forced to by a publisher or anything, and they didn’t renege on any promise or anything.

there would be no client for all platforms

Movim works on all platforms, already has most Discord functionality such as audio/video group calls, screen sharing with audio, and is currently implementing Discord-like spaces as we speak. It even looks like Discord.

stoat.chat seems like a good alternative.

The stuff I read about the play testing indicated it was PVE. I didn't do enough research before purchasing, no argument there. I happen to actually enjoy fighting the arc, and I really enjoy when I can play co-operatively, and do things like save someone that's pinned down by ARC, or help others down bastions, bombadiers, and matriarchs. Getting shot in the back after I'm soloing arc and my shield is down isn't fun. Getting shot even after I say I'm friendly, and I can't defend myself, or else trigger the algorithm to put me in more pvp matchups isn't fun. If it was already tested as a PvE game, I don't see why they can't give us PVE and PVP lobbies. Letting players decide if they want to risk PVP or not.

Fluxer.app seems just slightly better.

That is a non-sense comment. Where do you even get that from? And the "weird" encryption layer is literally the Signal library.

Nice. I'll have to check that out. I appreciate it.

UK based, soon to implement identity verification, unfederated

Matrix has the best architecture by far. The only feature it lacks is high fps screenshare with audio. Right now its only acceptable for like a powerpoint presentation.

When the update fixing that comes it will finally be ready to fully replace discord.

it's what other people used to be familiar with though, so that's probably why. also - can't you download and host your own teamspeak server? I haven't used it in so long I can't remember how it works haha

I've found it is clunky and bloated myself, but it's slim pickins trying to cover everything users expect. Hopefully one of these add-ons makes it less... rough.

I often fall back to Molly for video chat, the quality is superior

Sticking with discord for slightly better video doesn't sound reasonable

Iirc Ventrilo doesn't support Linux, or it's codecs don't. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!

I ended up running the element-call stack for our matrix server. Has worked great for group vid calls and screen sharing so far. I don't think it had audio for screen shares, the only item missing from your list

Yes you can host your own team speak server on your own.

I would recommend a FLOSS alternative, to help the odds of you being able to keep it within your control. There's a few options others have mentioned around the fediverse.

whatever happened to meeting up with your mom's house on a bunch of folding tables in the living room

This feels like it's happening way too soon. Sure, at the current pace I would expect an exodus from discord eventually, but I didn't believe that there was so many proactive people on the platform.

Anyway, TeamSpeak has always been great. Discord voice can be rather unstable as you add more people to a chat, or depending on the locations of the people in it.

how do you get media isnt it only plain text?

Gosh, I hope I can survive the reputation harm that I'm suffering because a faceless person(?) on the Internet has read my comments in bad faith and slaughtering their freshly created strawmen.

Haha pointing out the wrong[...]

"Haha, pointing"

I think you'll survive, good day.

Those must be some big tables

Is mumble still a thing? It was the best for low latency and automatic mic pickup/ nouse cancelling back in the day.

DCC transfers direct from bots. You can do transfers, just gotta trust the source of the content.

I’ll stick to Matrix thanks

I was wondering if it was really the software I was using for World of Warcraft in the 2000s.

Well convince my 22 friends to switch when a feature they consider critical is missing

did you just call me fat

https://soatok.blog/2024/08/04/against-xmppomemo/

That article is 95% uninformed FUD. I really wish people would stop listening to this self proclaimed encryption "expert" that seems only interested in posting badly researched but inflamatory blog posts and then deletes any responses from actual experts from their blog comments.

mumble is libre