What does /g/ think of Discord?
I'm getting the suspicion that they sell your data - they don't make it blatantly obvious that you can buy or purchase anything, I even had a difficult time locating something that I could purchase. There aren't any ads either, so I can only assume that their source of revenue is selling data.
>>53278926
What do you do in there,, seriously
>>53278946
It's voice chat, like TeamSpeak or $kype.
>>53278926
Well on its way to becoming the new Xfire. I think their business plan is to get popular then sell out to someone else who will then ruin the platform with ads everywhere.
In short I don't like it but that doesn't stop many of my friends moving to it because Valve is too busy making useless operating systems instead of improving their chat and voice.
its proprietary and when asked promptly to make it free they responded with "we never plan on doing that" which definetly means they sell your data and are good at it, use a free alternative with encryption like RetroShare, Ekiga or Jitsi
>>53279133
>Has friends which he plays video games with on Steam
I want
>>>/v/
to leave.
>>53279287
I really like this meme
>>53279287
>playing games
literally who.
>>53279313
people that like to have fun
>>53279336
>$CURRENT_YEAR
>having fun
normie pls go
>closed source
Get that shit out of here.
no linux client just a shitty web wrapper with no push to talk >>>/trash/
>>53279254
Or like >>53279133 mentioned they probably want to keep it closed so they can sell it. Either way yeah, better off using something else.
It's a good idea that is highly vulnerable to data sniffing as it is all websockets and those are very insecure.
TL;DR don't use discord if you are a terrorist.
>>53278960
What information are you hiding
>>53278926
I hate how it looks and functions
I hate how it loads older conversation so scrolling up is ALMOST as bad as in facebooks shit chat
It doesnt support embedded webms
and sending a file through it is abysmally slow
Which is a shame because I would've liked to get my group of friends to fuck off of facebook chatting and on something like this
>>53279388
Can I come to your house to see what you've got inside? Just want to look at everything you've got.
>I could only assume their source of revenue is selling data.
>>>/x/
>>53279366
>coming soon
>>53279366
why do you need push to talk? mouth breathing too hard?
You're right, I need to keep my clan's EPIC dota strats protected from the cyberterrorists, thanks brah.
>>53279366
There's push to talk
>>53279706
So people don't have to hear your mom yelling at you to get outside for once
>>53279706
He doesn't want people to hear his mom crying because he exists.
Also you can setup global hotkeys for mute/unmute.
Discord has echo/noise cancel and volume balance.
Discord was the more efficient service before they got quality options.
Since then it's untouchable, you'd have to be fucking retarded to use skype over it.
>>53278926
just fucking buy ads so i can block them, fucking shill
There's a technolo/g/y discord server, just saying senpai.
>>53279425
And you can't post it without it being pruned :^)
>>53278926
Seems kinda redundant. I mean, it's not especially better than Skype. It uses the same amount or resources and it's proprietary. Might as well just stick with Skype since everyone has it already if you aren't to bothered about the botnet.
>>53280010
>It's not especially better than Skype. It uses the same amount or resources
You what? It has a considerably smaller footprint and is vastly more bandwidth efficient, skype is basically the LEAST efficient voip client available.
Skype is fucking awful.
>>53278926
They've explained this before, the guy that owns it is a well known start up manager who got a shitton of funding early on. They're trying to build a user base before they start selling things, and they're planning to sell stuff like skins and sound packs and the like. Since it's targeted at gaymers they'll eat that shit up since they are used to being butt fucked by micro transactions.
>>53280030
Well. I should have said, "uses slightly more ram than skype".
>>53278926
>literal webapp
no thanks senpai
Just use Mumble, don't use that propriety webapp trash.
>>53280106
proprietary*
>>53280010
>>>53278926 (OP)
>I mean, it's not especially better than Skype. It uses the same amount or resources and it's proprietary.
It's open source, people make modified clients.
It uses 4 times less memory at full usage on 10+ servers.
Skype: Constant 270mb
Discord: 30-60mb
>Might as well just stick with Skype since everyone has it already if you aren't to bothered about the botnet.
For what reason? So it can use a quarter gigabyte of ram and a constant 200kb/s in the background?
Nice meme, friend.
See >>53280030
>>53280057
That's Discord WITH me currently in a chat with my FS clan and Skype just sitting there on my contacts list.
Skype doesn't compete.
>>53280106
What is the point in using it if you are just gonna be alone on there since nobody wants to use it?
>>53280088
It's not a "web app", there's a desktop client, jew.
>>53280129
The desktop client is literally a webapp in a nice wrapper though.
See http://electron.atom.io/.
>>53280126
Nice try shill, all of my friends already use Mumble. Have fun when Discord becomes a microtransaction shitfest.
>>53278926
>>53280181
Microtransactions are gonna be a thing.
For, skins. Oh no.
That totally changes the functionality and limits usage.
(gtfo)
>>53280117
>It's open source
No it isn't.
>It uses 4 times less memory at full usage on 10+ servers.
For you. Not for me.
>For what reason? So it can use a quarter gigabyte of ram and a constant 200kb/s in the background?
So you can actually talk with people instead of just going "are you on discord man?" "install discord dude" "why aren't you on discord m8?"
>>53280122
Did you count all the other Discord processes as well?
>>53280181
Nigga what. I think Discord is a waste of effort. I use Skype since I've given up on trying to find a decent VOIP that people actually use.
I somehow have on my hands an invite link to the /g/ discord server ;if anyone wants it.
https://discord.gg/0fd1vG1fFjX8KsEd
>>53280266
cancerous as fuck.
faggot RP and people talking about shit they genuinely have no idea about. Just like /g/ then.
>>53280248
>(gtfo)
Hello /v/eddit
>>53280300
I don't go on /v/ or reddit.
Nice try though.
>>53278926
mumble is better
read the TOS
enjoy getting banned for discussing "exploits"
>>53280310
I'm not a script kiddie though.
>TFW discord is a bigger resource whore than skype x2
fuck you discord devs, your sound quality is shit compared to TS3 too.
>but muh mumble
mumble is buggy as fuck
>>53280282
Tarra. Accept that you were the cancer and not the users. No one wanted the rule34 pony shit you spammed.
If you're holy, fuck off
>>53280249
You know that discord client is just a cef framework, right?
Just run that shit on browser if you are full retard on ram usage.
>>53280249
>So you can actually talk with people instead of just going "are you on discord man?" "install discord dude" "why aren't you on discord m8?"
I haven't had any probs getting normie friends to use it. Literally just send them a link and tell them to try it and it works.
>>53280282
Holy pls go
>>53280459
>your sound quality is shit compared to TS3 too
Literally the same codec.
Are you implying 48~64kbps on a voice chat? Dude, srsly.
>>53278926
I think he's pretty cool guy and doesn't afraid of anything.
>>53280539
And yet, its shit compared to voice quality 10 on TS3
Keep shilling
>>53280598
>doesnt know shit
Kek, okay muh amigo
>>53280539
>>53280598
> voicechat in videogaems
> sound quality
Pick one.
>>53280646
nice meme, faggot
>>53280459
lmao @ people preferring teamspeak over mumble. Are you braindamaged?
>>53280619
>>53280646
>buttblasted dickord dev
>>53280665
maybe if mumble fixed the fucking audio pops and crackles id consider it.
>>53280540
now back to your containment board
Needs suppression of your push to talk key/button before I can use it
>>53280646
>8~10 KB/s is mono transparency
>16~20 KB/s is transparent with stereo
>implying is too much data
>implying is impossible because videogame
>implying that voip = videogame
Really nice meme, here is your reply.
>>53279755
There is not push to talk in the web version, which is what the Linux wrapper is.
>>53278960
It doesn't compare. Discord is a centralized service with bare bones audio and server features, but a good chat. It's basically Skype. You even invite people to your group(not an actual server), like skype. It's almost the same as skype actually.
Teamspeak3/mumble is a decentralized audio communication software, with barebones chat. Teamspeak/mumble servers are actual servers, that's why they cost money. If you're not stupid you can rent a ts3+web+more 512 slot server for $5 per month or so, but genpop never think that far of course and choose to pay $20 per month for their 50 slot ts3 server or whatever.
They don't really compete. If your users are fine with discord for voice comms then.. yeh, congrats you have plebs.
>tfw I use Steam for all voice chat
My group of friends has had a 20+ person Skype group since 2008. Skype used to be great, but ever since MS bought it, it turned into ads and bugs. The most annoying of which: if the host of a group call is muted and someone else joins, they can't hear anything until the host unmutes.
We just switched to Discord a couple weeks ago, and everyone likes it.
As far as monetization goes, one of the guys working on it said on Reddit that they plan to sell cosmetics, like smilies and shit. He also claimed the only data they collect is for anonymous internal analytics. Even if they're selling it, it can't be worse than Skype's NSA backdoor.
>>53280712
If all you want is chat or talk, skype/discord are ok.
Teamspeak only shines with guilds/parties and lots of people because you can actually manage there. The thing, as you said, is that ts3 cost money and sometimes there is no much reason to spend.
Also, you can still set p2p chat on skype.
>>53280743
Jeez. Why they fuck did he let himself photographed like that? It's like asking to be ridiculed.
>>53280849
that's what i ask myself whenever i see a stallman picture t︂b︂︂h
>>53280779
>If all you want is chat or talk
Do you mean text or voice chat? Because discord has a pretty good text chat with editing and deleting and such. But you're at the mercy of discord servers being up and them not adding bullshit with updates (And they will monetize it, it's just a matter of how bad)
But ts3/mumble doesn't have to be expensive. People who pay a lot are just really good goys. Rent a $5 VPS or set up an old PC(or rpi for mumble) and you can have a 512 slot server + whatever else yo u want. Or you could go on many servers and you're likely to be given a channel and channel admin.
>>53279919
>scool
>>53280871
Stallman is autistic at least, he has some sort of excuse. It's typical for autists to not care about how they dress or look like.
>>53279410
Better discord plugin adds loads of features, including embed webm.
