Discord users are cancelling their Nitro after new mobile layout update::undefined

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    11 months ago

    Understand. Thank you for explaining. Why isn’t Element more widely used ? Isn’t that a free and FOSS based ?

    Trying to gauge why discord paid version even is a thing.

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      11 months ago

      Hosting can be annoying.

      Discord only requires downloading a file, entering your email, clicking an activation link (optional), and opening a “discord server” link. They have completely nailed an easy gaming chat/voice service compared to something like Teamspeak.

      Otherwise I guess now you’d be setting up a Matrix server, dealing with port forwards (if you’re not behind CG-NAT) or possibly paying $15/mo for a barebones VPS… You could probably use someone else’s Matrix server, but then there’s the fun of handling voice chat/screen sharing, so now you’re off to figure out hosting Jitsi and setting up DDNS, etc…

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        11 months ago

        Makes a lot of sense. The audience is young and they would want an easy interface to install ! Thanks you for explaining!