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Why you should use Discord when in-game

Tuition Fee·10/6/2019, 12:39:10 AM·3 votes·5,570 views

Disclaimer: I do not work for Discord

For the past year, I've been sending out Discord links to my teammates in lobby. One notable difference is the reduction of toxicity. Out of hundreds of calls that I've made, I've been flamed by exactly one person who joined my call, and this guy left the call and did it in-game.

After I realized this, whenever I'm having a bad day, I send a link and mute everyone who doesn't join the call. My teammates in the call have been nothing but respectful and kind human beings. I don't know why this happens, but here are some guesses;

  1. People who join the call actually want to communicate and win instead of being a flaming prick
  2. It's much harder to be rude when you actually hear the other person's voice
  3. Comments made on in-game chat can be interpreted; your tone of voice is much more sincere

Use Discord, m'lad(ie)s.

7 Comments

Silent Gravity10/6/2019, 12:47:34 AM2 votes

What makes you think that it's harder to be rude when you hear someone's voice? Enough people are rude out in meatspace, and they additionally have body language to assist in proper communication, if proper communication is the goal.

Sinful Succubus10/7/2019, 8:43:43 AM2 votes

if you do that i won't join. not because i'm toxic in chat. but because i have trust issues. and if i do join i' ll have the mike turned off most of the time

Kikito10/6/2019, 12:42:16 AM1 votes

I just discord cause it makes it a little more fun. Makes me try more too.

Tormentula10/6/2019, 12:57:34 AM1 votes

I've joined calls and seen people flaming each other surprisingly. Kinda like how IME playing games like overwatch or halo with voice can be a hit or miss when it comes to toxicity, but tends to lean to the later.

AJStarhiker10/7/2019, 1:04:01 PM1 votes

If I don't join voice chat, it's because I know my game will be interrupted or I would be bothering someone else.

dnsup10/7/2019, 8:49:11 PM1 votes

meh