8 reasons to ditch Skype and Zoom in favor of Discord

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

"Messenger for gamers" can be used not only in games, but also for communication with colleagues, relatives and friends.

1. Speed and optimization

Discord was developed for gamers. And these guys have RAM and processor frequency worth their weight in gold, because the slightest lag can cause a loss. In other words, Discord is fast and well optimized.

For example, Skype, even when it is simply minimized to the tray and does nothing. Discord does not suffer from this, so even many development teams use it, and not the popular Slack, which also likes to create a lot of background processes.

2. Excellent call quality

Up to 25 people can participate in Discord video calls at the same time. Show your screen content to 50 participants. But in group chats, up to 5,000 people can speak by voice, only one by one. You can customize who speaks at what volume on your server.

The call quality in Discord is excellent, and the signal does not disappear, as it happens in the same Skype. This is natural, since for avid players, even the slightest problems with the signal can lead to a violation of the coordination of the team's actions.

3. Built-in noise canceling function

Usually, in applications for audio communication, you can make the interlocutor's voice clearer and muffle extraneous sounds only with the help of third-party tools. You will either have to download, install and configure the NVIDIA RTX Voice plug-in, which also requires a powerful video card, or pay for Krisp, the capabilities of which are limited in the free version.

In Discord, you only need to enable one checkbox in the settings, and the application will do everything for you. It will filter out extraneous noises and increase the clarity of people's voices in the chat automatically.

4. Convenience for study, work and hobbies

Discord has general chats called "servers". They can communicate both by text and by voice. There are a huge number of ready-made servers dedicated not only to games, but also to a wide variety of hobbies. These include dance lessons, book clubs, educational conferences, hobby groups, and celebrity fan clubs.

You can join existing communities or create your own. This is convenient for those looking to bring students together remotely, or employers looking for a tool to communicate with colleagues. To create servers faster, you can use ready-made ones.

5. Division by topic and role

If a bunch of people on your server are discussing completely different things, the chat will quickly turn into a mess. But no one bothers to create several different channels on one server. Then all your correspondence will be well organized. Channels do not creep down like the same chats in most instant messengers, so it is more convenient to control them.

In addition, you can create and assign roles for your server members. In addition to highlighting nicknames in different colors, roles also delimit access levels. You can make it so that newbies can only correspond in the channel for newbies, and for old-timers of the server, remove this restriction.

6. Simple and effective search

Those who think Telegram has the coolest search have simply never tried Discord. In it, you can search for messages with specified parameters, for example, messages sent on a specific day or in a strictly specified channel, mentioning a specific user or containing links, files and pictures. Very simple and intuitive. This is useful for those for whom the chat is not only a flood, but also a source of useful information.

7. Markdown support in posts

Discord allows you to make your posts more readable with Markdown markup. With it, the text becomes beautifully formatted.

Using Markdown, Discord turns from a simple chat into a kind of message board. Create the text, style it by following, and send it to the channel on your server. All participants will be able to return to your announcement at any time and read it.

8. Game overlay

A very useful thing if you need to keep communicating with family, friends or colleagues, even when an application is deployed in full screen (most likely a game).

Instead of constantly pressing Alt + Tab, write messages in the overlay without minimizing the game. It is enough to press one, the only one, type your answer and click Enter.

Discord works on all platforms - Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, as well as in the browser. Try it and most likely you will want to transplant all your friends, relatives and colleagues onto it.