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points by keithnz 2 days ago | 0 comments

none of that makes it less usable. That side bar where its shown is mostly just to see who is online and I found for many users, they don't even have that bar showing. The core chat/voice/streaming is just as functional as ever.

[–] jacobgkau 2 days ago

Animations from peoples' names and from their super reactions playing over other content after happening to move my mouse over them is something I'd consider a slight usability issue.

[–] andrewflnr 2 days ago

FWIW there are settings (maybe in the accessibility section) to avoid playing animations until you've actually clicked on something.

[–] andrewflnr 2 days ago

It's actually not just as functional as ever. Quality of voice and video chat took a noticeable dive this year, maybe coincidentally right as vibe coding really took off in the industry. And all that extra crap might not make discord unusable but it does suck. Like I said, not great.

[–] marshray 2 days ago

I haven't noticed that.

[–] andrewflnr 2 days ago

Both the groups I have regular video calls with noticed, to the point that one of them switched back to zoom. It seems to have gotten better the last few months, though I don't think it's quite back to the near-flawless peak it was on in, say, 2024.