{"id":495638,"date":"2022-09-24T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-discord-and-is-it-only-for-gamers\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T12:30:00","slug":"what-is-discord-and-is-it-only-for-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-discord-and-is-it-only-for-gamers\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is Discord, and Is It Only for Gamers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e25e42db9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e25e42db9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-discord-and-is-it-only-for-gamers\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_Discord_and_Is_It_Only_for_Gamers%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Is Discord, and Is It Only for Gamers?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-discord-and-is-it-only-for-gamers\/#Discord_Offers_Community-Driven_Communications\" >Discord Offers Community-Driven Communications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-discord-and-is-it-only-for-gamers\/#Discord_Is_for_Everyone_Not_Just_Gamers\" >Discord Is for Everyone, Not Just Gamers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-discord-and-is-it-only-for-gamers\/#Discord_Is_Free_for_Users_Still_Cheap_for_Pros\" >Discord Is Free for Users, Still Cheap for Pros<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_Discord_and_Is_It_Only_for_Gamers%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Is Discord, and Is It Only for Gamers?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-835252\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/White-on-Blurple-Background-Discord.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Discord Text and logo on Discord's unique blurple background. Header.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Discord offers free VoIP, text, and video chat servers, along with unique features for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>rs like Twitch integration. It\u2019s also a must-have for doing business in the gaming industry, and it might give other enterprises a unique edge in customer communications.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discord_Offers_Community-Driven_Communications\"><\/span>Discord Offers Community-Driven Communications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Discord is a free communications <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>, most similar to popular apps like Skype, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and TeamSpeak. It features user-friendly text, voice, and video chat in public or private servers that anyone can quickly set up for free.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-660533\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-04_10h24_40-1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Discord User Interface\" width=\"650\" height=\"533\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Discord has a similar user interface to Slack and Microsoft Teams, and its servers function similarly to Slack and Teams servers.\u00a0Yet, Discord\u2019s servers have developed more through user-driven activity, as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> has with its\u00a0subreddits. There\u2019s a Discord server for just about everything.<\/p>\n<p>Like Reddit, Discord is an online community platform. It\u2019s being used for everything from large corporate platforms and specialized learning hubs, to extremist recruitment and adult content. The official <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.discordapp.com\/parents-guide-to-discord-c77d91793e9c\">Parent\u2019s Guide to Discord<\/a> provides useful resources for understanding how these communities function and how you can control the content that flows in and out of your Discord.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/guidelines\">Discord Community Guidelines<\/a> convey the developer\u2019s intentions of bringing groups of gamers together and explicitly ban harassment, predatory behavior, and harmful content. It also provides you with avenues for getting more help on issues like bullying, suicide, and other issues relevant to today\u2019s digital communities. But like any online tool, that doesn\u2019t necessarily prevent savvy teens from undoing settings or stop evildoers from leveraging social media to spread hate and abuse.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discord_Is_for_Everyone_Not_Just_Gamers\"><\/span>Discord Is for Everyone, Not Just Gamers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Discord is listed in most app stores as \u201cChat for Gamers,\u201d and its integration\u00a0with gaming platforms like Steam and Twitch has made it extremely popular with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/company\">56 million gamers every month<\/a>.\u00a0The ubiquitous nature of Microsoft\u2019s\u00a0Skype (and Skype for Business) has made it a common choice for voice, video, and text among average Windows users.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Teams, which will eventually <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftteams\/faq-journey\">replace Skype for Business<\/a>, features a high level of integration with other Microsoft apps, especially SharePoint, which has made it a leader in the business environment. Slack is the most common alternative because it has gone about consuming other popular workplace communicators like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/slackhq.com\/atlassian-and-slack-partnership\">Hipchat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamspeak.com\/en\/\">TeamSpeak<\/a> has always been a major competitor due to its obsessive focus on sound quality, client security, and server reliability. Discord surpassed most of the currently dominant tools used for gaming, including a good amount of TeamSpeak\u2019s market share.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-660580 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TeamSpeak-Beta.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"TeamSpeak Beta\" width=\"650\" height=\"475\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">TeamSpeak<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Discord features more diverse integrations and services, a more friendly user interface, and free servers, although <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/new.teamspeak.com\/\">the new TeamSpeak<\/a> could close that gap as it adopts and enhances many of the same features that have allowed Discord to dominate. Other tools like Mumble and Ventrilo are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/ventrilo-and-teamspeak-arent-dead-why-diehards-refuse-to-switch-to-discord\/\">still around<\/a>, though only in small niches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-660534 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Discord-v-Slack.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Discord versus Slack\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In reality, Discord shares most of the features and integrations that its competitors do. Discord and Slack, shown above on the left and right, respectively, share almost identical interfaces. This means the choice of which app to use is mostly decided by the personal preferences of you and your group.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discord_Is_Free_for_Users_Still_Cheap_for_Pros\"><\/span>Discord Is Free for Users, Still Cheap for Pros<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A large company could use Discord as its major communication\u00a0platform, assuming the business does a good job of setting up permissions, enhancing security, and increasing the limits imposed by the free version by paying just $99.99 for 12 months of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/nitro\">Discord Nitro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can cut the price in half by opting for Discord Nitro Classic ($49.99\/year). Classic doesn\u2019t include the server boosting feature, which lets you give special perks to a server; it\u2019s useful if you\u2019re a streamer, developer, or community leader curating a space for interacting with followers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-660569 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Discord-Nitro.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Discord Nitro\" width=\"650\" height=\"489\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Both paid premium services (Nitro and Nitro Classic) cater mostly to gamers with features like higher-quality streaming, custom tagging, and more.\u00a0Free or paid, Discord\u2019s extensive <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/developers\/docs\/intro\">documentation<\/a> will walk you through everything you can do with Discord. Build bots that help make your server unique, develop applications, or take advantage of its open-source tools to create a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/rich-presence\">Rich Presence<\/a> for a game or app that you can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/sell-your-game\">sell directly to consumers<\/a> through your own Discord server. By only taking a 10 percent cut, Discord offers developers an even better deal than Epic\u2019s 12 percent or Steam\u2019s 30 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Given Discord\u2019s integration with countless gaming and media apps, paired with a customizable overlay, it\u2019s no surprise that most Discord users have it running in the background while at their computer. In fact, Spotify\u2019s desktop music player accounts for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/statbot.net\/dashboard\/399864099946889216\">more than twice the next highest activity<\/a>\u00a0for people on Discord according to Statbot, making it clear that most people have Discord running in the background while they browse, create, play, or work. The tenth most popular application for Discord users is Visual Studio Code, showing how useful the application can be for professional collaboration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This is not data from all Discord users, but it is a fairly large sample.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Discord is primarily aimed at people who play, stream, discuss, develop, or sell games, but it is beginning to evolve beyond that into a community-focused platform for tech-savvy business operators. Whether you want to coordinate with coworkers, friends, or followers, it\u2019s becoming a popular solution for everyone through its simple interface packed with powerful features.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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