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thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• okwhateverdude@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Matrix will sadly never be a thing, much like XMPP never really became a thing (well, it was a thing until google pulled a play from the 90-00s era Microsoft of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish). And each of those is tried to replace IRC which still works and is perfectly fine.

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• gegil@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  As a matrix user and a former discord user (4 years ago), i can say that matrix just sucks compared to amount of features even 4 year old discord had.

  Unless there will be an alternative social networks which do all the basic discord features like: large communities, channels, voice/video chats, roles, bots; and it does it all well, than nobody will move off discord.

  People would rather tolerate significant anti-features if software has lots of features, than tolerate lack of features despite not having anti-features.

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  • littleomid@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Matrix can literally do everything you just mentioned. It’s clunky, but it works.

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    • gegil@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thats why i said “and it does it all well”.

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      • littleomid@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It does it well, it’s just clunky. It works perfectly fine, and I recommend it over discord ang day of the week. Except Tuesdays. Tuesdays I recommend IRC.

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    • False@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s way too complicated for tech illiterate people.

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      • littleomid@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It really is no different than discord. You create an account, download the client, log in and that’s that. You don’t have to self host it or use any instance that isn’t the main instance. Just go to matrix.org and sign up.

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• ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How well does Matrix / Element work for screen sharing games?

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• rozodru@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  doubt it. better off just setting up channels in libera chat on IRC and doin voice via teamspeak/mumble like we used to do it back in the day.

  shit, someone needs to bring back ICQ.

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  • undrwater@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    IRC protocol is audio capable.

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    • rozodru@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      welp there ya go! problem solved.

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• shelf@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Matrix doesn’t have any of the same features discord has for voice and video.

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