Discord is opening the monetization floodgates with microtransaction stores

Re:Discord is opening the monetization floodgates with micro... by wmeredith on Thursday June 22, 2023 @01:21PM (#36435564)

I've been building and designing software interfaces for two decades, and I think Discord's app has a shitty UX. Saying it is easy to use is a statement I find laughable at first, but it makes me wonder: compared to what? CLI apps?

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Re:Discord is opening the monetization floodgates with micro... by mthoms on Thursday June 22, 2023 @01:25PM (#36435629)

As someone with ADHD, their interface gives me actual real-life anxiety.

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Re:Discord is opening the monetization floodgates with micro... by LightMachine on Thursday June 22, 2023 @02:19PM (#36436475)

Well, then perhaps you need to reflect where your research failed, because it clearly did. Everyone is using Discord; from adult professionals to clueless kids who barely know how to connect to Wifi. So, if all these clueless kids are there, perhaps it is time for you to realize the interface perhaps is actually easy and you need to reconsider your conceptions of what makes a great UX.

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Re:Discord is opening the monetization floodgates with micro... by vicktour on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:07PM (#36437126)

>Everyone is using Discord; from adult professionals to clueless kids who barely know how to connect to Wifi.

>you need to reconsider your conceptions of what makes a great UX

Just because people are using a app without any real competitors doesn't mean that the UX is great. There is a lot of software that does its job well enough that people deal with the bad UI/UX.

Discord's UX is basically a slot machine from Vegas. Its obnoxious.

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