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		spartanatreyu 67 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Discord Rival Gets Overwhelmed by Exodus of Player... Clicking a link (discord's approach) is very different from downloading a different piece of software and setting up a new account for each gaming group

david_shaw 67 days ago [–]

Totally. I meant if people were all using the same replacement software, that joining groups' different "servers" would be the same experience.

Absolutely agree that if everything splintered, it would be a mess.

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