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Originally Posted by BloodyButcher
Big downvote on discord.
By far the worst program ive used in ages by quite some margin. I use it daily.
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what makes it so bad in your opinion?
personally i use it daily too, after using slack, whatsapp and telegram it seems like discord is definitely tailored more towards what your average PA player needs from a communication platform and here are my reasons.
Discord
cons:
1) current userbase uses irc
pros:
1) nice and easy to integrate with external tools
2) the payed option doesn't inhibit usability
3) desktop app, browser app and phone app all seem pretty good
4) only a username required to invite
5) no missed messages
Slack:
cons:
1) requires peoples emails to invite (sorry but i'd rather not give this to everyone willy nilly)
2) in a high traffic channel you are restricted with history
3) slack app on desktop uses more resources than chrome... WP and congrats on that achievement i guess
4) voice chat with groups requires a paying account
5) payed accounts are bloody expensive
6) current userbase uses irc
pros:
1) nice and easy to integrate with external tools
2) no missed messages
Telegram/Whatsapp:
(not much difference in these really)
cons:
1) requires peoples phone numbers to invite (negated by usernames on telegram not sure about whatsapp)
2) desktop apps suck (tailored more towards phone zombies)
3) current userbase uses irc
pros:
1) most people already use this as a means to communicate
2) no missed messages
IRC:
cons:
1) requiring new players to use this is archaic and obscene in today's world (barrier of entry requires research)
2) without scripts/plugins it's pretty basic
3) mirc the grand daddy of irc apps requires a license (sorry but this is beyond obsolete)
4) without a bouncer you're gonna miss messages (aint nobody got time fo that)
pros:
1) mature protocol that doesn't look like it's going anywhere soon
2) current user base uses it