Building an online community takes more than tools. But the right tool can make all the difference.
  • jagermo@feddit.org
    26·
    4 days ago

    Teamspeak, ventrilo, mumble - but discord replaced them all with being easy to use.

    Sadly, there is no real alternative with all the discord features. I mean, you could create chats in Zoom and use their voice/video feature, but at least one person would need pro.

    • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
      34·
      4 days ago

      Installing Zoom on your machine is a mistake.

      Their install process is indistinguishable from malware abdv they have a history of shitting on security for all growth possible.

      And sadly governments abd corporations rewarded them for it.

    • ConstructiveVandalism@piefed.zipEnglish
      7·
      4 days ago

      In my world the biggest advantage of Discord is the Availability on consoles allowing voice chat for crossplay. For all I know none of the alternatives you mentioned is available for consoles. I know there are people connecting their PS/XBox audio output with a computer running TeamSpeak to receive VoiceChat and in Game Sound from the same system but this is not a usable solution for most people.

      • jagermo@feddit.org
        5·
        4 days ago

        100 % agree. Somehow Discord found its niche and no one else challenged it.

        Edit: Xfire might have, but they died a long time ago