Which server region would be best for you?
I rarely use discord, but I might check it out. US East is the best (totally not saying that JUST because I'm in it :p)
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I'm in US East too but I picked it because a recent poll here showed most members from the US followed by EU (someone please link that discussion; i can't find it). US East should provide decent latency to the west coast and hopefully better pings to EU then routing through US West.
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Yeah it's probably best for all regions. I know that when I play Rocket League with a friend of mine, and he has a friend from EU, we only play on US East because US West makes the EU person lag way too much lol
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Hopefully this doesn't upset our native Kiwi population :D
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I'm sure they'll be fine :p The discord server is a great idea though. Maybe I'll meet a new friend ! Nah, I doubt it XD But it's another way to interact with SG users. I wouldn't mind voice chatting random strangers. Lots of people have already heard me sing horribly XD
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This could better facilitate karaoke themed giveaways
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Possibly, yes. Even if not, it would be a better way to get people to join them in games if a lot of people join the Discord server. It could be more efficient than just posting it on the SG forums. Guess it depends :p We shall see! I'll try to be on it when I'm not at work or sleeping.
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because discord servers are free and can be accessed via the browser so more people are likely to join
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oh pssh! don't scare people away just because you're afraid of social interaction... and everything else :P
Unless awkward is your thing, in which case we can make that happen ;)
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If I knew what was Discord (apart from ChronicDiscord) maybe I'd be interested. :P
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Bond, it's just another thing like TeamSpeak and stuff. You can choose to voice chat or not. There's general chat rooms for messaging and stuff.
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That was exactly my first thought as well. OP you might want to explain Discord before trying to sell it :D
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Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add a short description and link to the post.
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Yeah, I don't think everyone knows about it (well I didn't :p). Though I think it's a nice idea, but I'm way to awkward to join :D
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It's an application that you can either download or have on your browser. You can message and/or voice chat. It's very simple to use.
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Hmm. Are you client are you using (browser, client, mobile)?
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I know you don't mean it, but that's very insensitive. Her larynx doesn't function properly, she really is mute
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I'm so confused... Anyway, if you are actually mute IRL, my apologies. If you're muted in Discord, idk what's up.
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Bump! So far, there's 42 people who have joined the server. Usually, only a few people are talking in the chat at a time. It's fun, though!
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The only time I tried discord it didn't work for me but I'll give it another try.
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Looks like Frankfurt is winning the poll by 1 vote. >.<
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I go to sleep and the Germans take over... I'm curious what pings the people who voted for Frankfurt are getting on the current US East setup.
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Bumpity. Let's get a karaoke session going in Discord!
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Seems like Frankfurt is winning. Can the voice server be switched there? I get lag spikes of more than 500ms at intervals with US East.
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On your server, click the hamburger menu icon, "Server options", "Server region".
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I've set the server region to London in hopes of satisfying both the US Easterners and the Frankfurters. Let me know how your ping is.
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I was expecting EU users to get <100ms latency from any EU based servers. My understanding of internet architecture over there might be wrong though. I was basing that on landmass and distances.
EDIT: For some reason I thought you were from Germany, but reading the chat history it seems that people think you're from Malaysia (?).
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bump because theres some nice peeps in there...
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Created 4 giveaways:
- Grim Fandango Remastered
- Hack, Slash, Loot
- Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
- Shadowrun Returns
Edit: All ends April 29th and L1 only.
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There was some previous discussion about a Discord server for the SteamGifts community and although some were unsure how useful or popular it would be, I figured it's easy and free so why not try. Plus, I rather enjoy setting up new Discord servers.
For those not familiar with Discord, it is a relatively new text and voice chat service in development that is geared towards gamers. Think Skype meets TeamSpeak/Mumble/Ventrilo. It has a desktop and mobile app or can be used in a browser. https://discordapp.com/.
Join here
The invite link is now hidden behind an sgtools check with no rules to prevent non-SG users from joining.
UPDATE: The server has nicely developed into a community molded by the suggestions, feedback, and contributions of our members. We have a few hundred members now and a smaller but decent group of regularly active chatters. We occasionally have gaming events and spontaneous karaoke parties.
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