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Hopefully here, I don't want to support discord trying to become more like every other social app.
I agree. I just can't keep up with everything on Discord, especially larger channels. It can't replace open searchable content on the web (such as forums) by a long shot.
not to mention the sheer number of servers I have to join and deal with. it's an absolute mess.
also discord is just awful to archive and you cant search it from outside the app. thats why im happy the balance finally has a website
Choosing discord would be very appropriate for ffxiv then - after all, name a more iconic duo than FFXIV and absolutely atrocious UI decisions 😁
Excuse me? Elder Scrolls Online could be considered almost unplayable without UI mods. You have no idea.
I don't know how Discord became the end all be all for everything. Maybe it's because it's so easy to start a server? Either way as you said it's terrible for searching and having asynchronous conversations.
It's just convenience, it has persistent chat, file upload, voice and video calls and screen sharing and an overlay and who knows what else people use nowadays. The average user doesn't care about data retention and availability, the inevitable enshittification of discord or their privacy, I'm still pining for the ancient days of forums, ts3, xfire/msn and IRC, which makes me feel old enough to just dissolve into the lifestream, but what can you do.
I think it mostly comes down to the fact that Discord has become so synonymous with PC gaming in general, that it is almost an expectation that if you play games on PC, you more than likely have a Discord account as well. That then creates a feedback loop where it becomes more convenient to use than other platforms, therefore it gets more popular, which makes it more convenient, etc.
And that works well when you have Discord for instant, synchronous messaging and voice chat and something like Reddit or another forum for more permanent, asynchronous discussions. Now that Reddit's going the way of Digg, people are looking for anything to replace its functionality. Discord gets close, but isn't quite there for the countless reasons already mentioned in this thread. That's why I really hope something like this community on Fediverse takes off.
I don't think it's even trying to, it's just the users that see nails everywhere after getting a shiny new hammer. Discord is an excellent instant messenger & voice chat app, but it's in no way a Reddit or forum replacement. They've added threads but again, those work more for containing conversations that veered off the original topic or are too specific for a channel, not as a replacement for something like a Reddit post.