October 13, 20241 yr #Rant on I just have to say and this may be me becoming a Curmudgeonly old man but all of these companies moving their primary manner of support to Discord is incredibly frustrating. I don't like the format, I don't like the constant "chatter" or having to scour through 25 channels on one server, trying to remember which section the post I was interested in was in the mess of messages and having to install an incredibly obtrusive app to get the native Discord experience. Personally, it is just really frustrating for me. Call me crazy but I liked forums... I know some developers talk about how they can respond quicker but how is it quicker to respond to a message in Discord than simply respond to a message on an official support forum? I understand it is the time they are a changing but for me I VASTLY prefer the good old forum and ticket system for support opposed to Discord. #rant off Have a Wonderful Day -Paul Solk
October 13, 20241 yr I agree with you. There's something worse: having an actual ticket system in which the developers ask you then to post at Discord. Already happened to me twice🤦🏻♂️ For making things worse, said developer is one of the few that enabled a forum-like layout on their Discord. Edited October 13, 20241 yr by Luis Hernandez Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
October 13, 20241 yr Totally agree with you on this. i have tried Discord once and did not like it too. Edited October 13, 20241 yr by GSalden 5950x3d 5.4-5.7 GHz - Asus ROG 870 Crosshair Apex - GSkill Neo 2x 24 Gb 6000 mhz / cas 26 - MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC - 1x SSD M2 6000 2TB - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 1Tb - Corsair 5400 case - Corsair 360 liquid cooling set - 3x 75’ TCL tv. 13600 6 cores @ 5.1 GHz / 8 cores @ 4.0 GHz (hypterthreading on) - Asus ROG Strix Gaming D - GSkill Trident 4x Gb 3200 MHz cas 15 - Asus TUF RTX 4080 16 Gb - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 2TB - 2x Sata 600 SSD 500 Mb - Corsair D4000 Airflow case - NXT Krajen Z63 AIO liquide cooling - FOV : 200 degrees My flightsim vids : https://www.youtube.com/user/fswidesim/videos?shelf_id=0&sort=dd&view=0
October 13, 20241 yr You're not alone Paul, I voiced the same opinion over and over again, but it seems that most people don't mind the total chaos of this horrible "system" and get used to it. Like you, a good forum and support tickets cannot be replaced. Bernard CPU = 12900K / GPU = Nvidia 3090 VRAM 24 GB / RAM = 64 GB / SSD = 2 TB 980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe™ M.2,
October 13, 20241 yr To be fair they named the service well-the definition is always an unpleasant experience .. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discord discord 1 of 2 noun dis·cord ˈdi-ˌskȯrd Synonyms of discord 1 a : lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) … must we fall into the jabber and babel of discord while victory is still unattained?—Sir Winston Churchill b : active quarreling or conflict resulting from discord among persons or factions : strife marital discord discord between the two parties 2 a music (1) : a combination of musical sounds that strikes the ear harshly (2) : dissonance The song ends on a discord. b : a harsh or unpleasant sound Russell Gough SE London
October 13, 20241 yr I agree with all the comments made here and remember just what the word discord’s definition given here is: APT. -B Edited October 13, 20241 yr by btacon
October 13, 20241 yr I love discord, but then I loved IRC back in the 1990s along with MySpace! I do agree that companies moving all manner of support solely to Discord isn't a good idea, they should still use email primarily alongside a support forum as a secondary option. Pico Neo3 Link VR - Windows 11 64bit, Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Mobo, i7-10700KF CPU, Gigabyte RX 9070 XT OC 16gb (AMD GPU), 32gig Corsair 3600mhz RAM, SSD x2 + M.2 SSD 1tb x1 Saitek X45 HOTAS - Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals - Logitech Flight Yoke - Homemade 3 Button & 8-directional Joystick Box, SNES Controller (used as a Button Box - Additional USB Numpad (used as a Button Box)
October 13, 20241 yr I'm not the biggest fan of the Discord layout, but I much prefer having everything in one place than having to create 15 different accounts in 15 different forums.
October 13, 20241 yr Author 9 minutes ago, outermarker said: I'm not the biggest fan of the Discord layout, but I much prefer having everything in one place than having to create 15 different accounts in 15 different forums. Fair play, I hadn't thought about that aspect. That is definitely a pro. One sign in and one spot to go to for multiple devs. Good point @outermarker I hadn't thought about that at all. Have a Wonderful Day -Paul Solk
October 13, 20241 yr Discord is a royal PITA, but unfortunately in some cases we are forced to use it to get our (paid) apps updated/repaired Kind regards, Hans van WIjhe Acer Predator P03-640 2.10 Ghz Intel 12th Gen Core 17-12700F 64GB memory, Noctua NH-U9S Cooler, 1.02 TB SSD HD, 1.02 TB HD, NVidia Geforce RTX 3070 16GB Memory, Windows 11 (x64)
October 13, 20241 yr The disadvantage of Discord is that all ramblings are in one place. It is impossible to follow a specific discussion, and especially for support questions that seems to me very unfriendly to customers. It's like going to a police station and shouting in the hall that your bike is stolen, hoping that among all those ruffians there is also a friendly officer who hears your call for help. I'd rather go to an oldfashioned police station where you get a separate room where a kind officer is listening to your story and taking notes. Flightsim rig: CPU: AMD 5900x | Mobo: MSI X570 MEG Unify | RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3090 | Storage: M.2 (2 & 4 TB) | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: Fractal Define 7 XL Display: Acer Predator x34 3440x1440 | Speakers: Logitech Z906 Controllers: Fulcrum One Yoke | MFG Crosswind v2 pedals | Honeycomb Bravo Quadrant |Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant | Stream Deck XL & Plus | TrackIR 5 Tobii eye tracking
October 13, 20241 yr I can't stand it too - disorganised, hard to find anything useful. Really can't understand why it is so popular. Edited October 13, 20241 yr by DavidP David Porrett
October 13, 20241 yr 40 minutes ago, outermarker said: having everything in one place than having to create 15 different accounts in 15 different forums Well yes but...every different dev has its own discord server which you DO need to logon to with a token so in no time you have 20 servers going on with notification nightmare syndrome. The one logon is just the one logon to Discord itself every other support area requires an additional connection. Does anyone remember TapaTalk? It enabled you to have multiple forum chats going on with a single interface. Russell Gough SE London
October 13, 20241 yr 52 minutes ago, outermarker said: I'm not the biggest fan of the Discord layout, but I much prefer having everything in one place than having to create 15 different accounts in 15 different forums. This. For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
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