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Great, now you just need somebody to rent a server for you.
That's where Discord won, along with being able to run in a browser for those who didn't want to fill their PC with crap comms software for one PUG run through Uldir.
??? I hope you don't actually think this
There's no reason to require everyone on earth to prioritize a better computer interfacing environment over their free time.
My time is worth way more to me than video game voice chat -- but it's not either/or. Thanks to other developers, I can have both.
Well yes, but at the same time if you had to pay a few bucks a month for Lemmy or it only worked on a special app, would you be on it?
Discord nitro is a thing. They are bleeding money like mofos. There's no more investor money, they are desperate for income.
sounds like it's time to allow third-party clients distribute the server software, shut down free "servers" and offer paid hosting and support. that would cut costs a great deal.
OK. And how many other people would be here for you to talk to?
I think there's definitely room to have an open source Discord alternative.
IRC with history and images
Voice/video chat
Wiki hosting
Have a client and website that can link right to them and you're away. But again, it's going to cost something to run it, be it hosting fees or a small server in somebody's house along with bandwidth. And Discord doesn't unless you count privacy, which most people don't.
there are web clients for mumble
Does it also do temporary passes so you don't have to give full access to people who only want to play alongside you once?
One issue I had with the Discord web client was the lack of push to talk. Anyone who raided with a Darth Vader will relate. I presume Mumble would be similar. You don't really want to give a browser full key logging access. Useful for listening in though.