They absolutely have their users by the balls and I guarantee most people will continue to use the app after this, unfortunately.
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SalamenceFury@piefed.social 21 hours ago
Discord genuinely thinks they got the users by the balls… Thing is, people move platforms extremely easily. It happened to MSN Messenger, it happened to Skype, and it’ll happen to Discord too.
For those who are looking for something very similar, look at Stoat (formerly known as Revolt). Their URL is stoat.chat.
Jestzer@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Chulk@lemmy.ml 20 hours ago
Yeah, my group of friends will be very resistant to moving away from discord. They’re all aware of the issues with it, but It’s too convenient of a platform. Personally, I will give up most of the comforts to not be under the thumb of a corporation, but I’m an outlier in my friend group with that perspective.
IamtheMorgz@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
I’m in this boat too. Most of my online friends I only really get to talk to via discord. Not sure what I’m gonna do, because they won’t end up budging.
SalamenceFury@piefed.social 20 hours ago
[deleted]Jestzer@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I did. That’s my opinion, most people won’t care I care, but most people don’t.
sheridan@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Mass migration like that occurs (from my memory at least) when the newer alternative has a much better functionality, performance, and ease of use compared to the status quo service and has a low barrier to entry (sign up is quick and straightforward). Do any of the decentralized Discord alternatives fit these criteria (honest question, not rhetorical)?
SalamenceFury@piefed.social 19 hours ago
Well, Stoat has the same features as Discord, including many premium ones for free, the ability to write HTML/CSS for your own server, with the only thing missing being video feed Otherwise, it functions the same while being much faster.
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
Sign up is QUICK? It’s been more than a hour. I’ve tried through the app, through the web, it hasn’t sent me back NOTHING for verification. Still not signed up. What’s quick for you? 10 hours to sign up?
SalamenceFury@piefed.social 15 hours ago
I literally fucking said they got hugged to death.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
On one hand yeah sure, people ditched Skype and MSN as soon as something better came along but that was a long time ago. Discord has sadly been the go-to for people for over a decade. Many users literally grew up with it. They are conditioned. A lot has to happen for them to leave their comfort zone. It‘s like asking someone to stop drinking coke or get McDonald‘s after they‘ve had it for their entire life.
I‘ll say this probably won‘t be the straw that breaks the camel‘s back but there is a silver lining. Discord will lose revenue over this and might change course quickly. This already rolled out in Canada and from what I‘ve heard many users cancelled Nitro at least. That‘s a start. Discord may also try to milk remaining users even harder as a result very soon and that will definitely put them into a down spiral.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
Revolt (suppose stoat) had problems with noise cancellation and people complained to me the UI wasn’t intuitive.
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
I just went through an EXASPERATING experience installing and signing up for Stoat. It DOES NOT WORK. Don’t recommend it.
whelk@retrolemmy.com 10 hours ago
Sounds like everyone and their dog trying to sign up at once due to this Discord news is overwhelming them, give it a while and try again later. I’m waiting a bit before I try. im_doing_my_part.jpg
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
One problem will be that there are way too goddamn many software projects that use Discord as a shitty replacement for a blog and documentation, and they’re gonna be a pain to move to proper content platforms.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 hours ago
Sometimes the only way thru is shitty. And those revs might have to learn the hard way not to overcentralize- or use a damn chat software for what is way more suited to forums.
Dojan@pawb.social 20 hours ago
I’ve been complaining about this for years. Hope we’re finally starting to see the end of it.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
“Look, Discord requires me to upload a pic of my face or ID, which i can’t legally agree to. Provide another channel or bye.”
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
That’ll work for individual users, but getting all that chat history out will be a problem for the owners once the users dry up.
And I’m sure Discord will do their best to make it impossible.
Serves them right for picking chat software in the first place, let alone one they don’t control.
chunes@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I’m in like a hundred of those. Honestly, they’re not that useful. Burn it all down and start over.