Message from @velvitonator

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2018-11-12 17:51:18 UTC  

As in the price or the number of subscribers?

2018-11-12 17:51:25 UTC  

also got deals with the companies for the extra profit

2018-11-12 17:51:34 UTC  

as in the price

2018-11-12 17:52:26 UTC  

@velvitonator they have a big platform, it was time for them to use it to expose the users to new games. They also have the data of what users play what and for what time

2018-11-12 17:52:29 UTC  

monetizing gamers by e.g. making a publishing platform for games makes a TON of sense, it's a HUGE market and Steam has an effective monopoly. Even for how comparatively small GoG is they're still raking in money last I checked

2018-11-12 17:52:34 UTC  

so they have the best data to cater to them

2018-11-12 17:53:42 UTC  

Trying to Steam better than Steam is a risky proposition; it's not an obvious choice

2018-11-12 17:54:08 UTC  

GoG gets love for being customer-friendly and DRM-free, but it's still no Steam

2018-11-12 17:54:19 UTC  

it doesn't need to be a better Steam than Steam

2018-11-12 17:54:30 UTC  

it just needs to be a GoG to steam

2018-11-12 17:54:35 UTC  

find a niche that Steam doesn't handle well

2018-11-12 17:54:52 UTC  

well-curated library for example, although GoG has that

2018-11-12 17:55:43 UTC  

perhaps some dedicated multiplayer integration? Just click a friend's icon in your chat to auto-launch game and join whatever he's playing?

2018-11-12 17:56:12 UTC  

that already exists

2018-11-12 17:56:14 UTC  

Steam has that, though

2018-11-12 17:56:14 UTC  

lots of different niche routes you could go and even a tiny slice of that Steam pie will keep your company well fed

2018-11-12 17:56:24 UTC  

yeah I realized it probably does

2018-11-12 17:56:25 UTC  

but development depends on the gaming company using the API

2018-11-12 17:56:27 UTC  

not Discord

2018-11-12 17:57:46 UTC  

uhuh, and partnerships and sponsorships are a thing. All Discord really has to say "Steam takes 30% of the price? Integrate this feature and we'll do 20%. You can sell your game on Steam too, we don't mind."

2018-11-12 17:58:08 UTC  

Yeah, I'm not disagreeing, there's just more to it than that

2018-11-12 17:58:24 UTC  

It could get going, but let's not act like it's an obvious business proposition

2018-11-12 17:58:45 UTC  

Many have tried and failed

2018-11-12 17:58:55 UTC  

@velvitonator Discord has data on all games people play

2018-11-12 17:59:07 UTC  

Steam afaik only has data on games on their platform

2018-11-12 17:59:15 UTC  

it is the obvious step to take

2018-11-12 17:59:28 UTC  

Discord only has data on Discord users, and those that actually use it in the right way

2018-11-12 17:59:31 UTC  

they also don't lose anything

2018-11-12 17:59:41 UTC  

That is likely a small fraction of Steam's data

2018-11-12 18:00:20 UTC  

you only need to have Discord active. As you use discord for everything. It has data on all games you play with it on

2018-11-12 18:00:29 UTC  

Belial back to the previous discussion, if you try searching or googling for terms like "Why did Discord get so popular", all that's really mentioned is that it's a lightweight (i.e. good) platform, and that it was advertised on Twitch. Nothing about lack of censorship so far like you claimed, no matter if I'm looking on Reddit, Quora, or some random forum

2018-11-12 18:00:38 UTC  

hell... hearing Discord sounds on youtube videos is now the norm, even

2018-11-12 18:01:19 UTC  

@Crow leddit and quota are lefty

2018-11-12 18:01:50 UTC  

the common ledditor wouldn't state lack of censorship as a plus

2018-11-12 18:01:52 UTC  

and the forums? those are lefty too right?

2018-11-12 18:01:54 UTC  

but it's there

2018-11-12 18:02:21 UTC  

This is all pretty much assertion

2018-11-12 18:02:26 UTC  

what do you think that happens in Discord servers from twitch streamers?

2018-11-12 18:03:06 UTC  

let me rephrase... why do you use this Discord Server?

2018-11-12 18:03:18 UTC  

this isn't a gaming server

2018-11-12 18:03:25 UTC  

this is for political discussion, mostly