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Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Re: Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Post by pndy »

s1mon wrote: post #21

I use Discord all the time, but I have seen zero reason to get Nitro. Every time they try to upsell it to me the "features" are unnecessary. The marque feature either "50MB uploads" (Nitro Basic) or "500MB uploads" (Nitro). Is this per file, per day, per month??? I only share the occasional screenshot or small file, so uploads have never been an issue. The rest of the "benefits" - "server boosts", custom Emoji, or a…

Perhaps some people are so conditioned to paying for optional premium stuff that they feel better doing so and see themselves as above those who don't drop a single penny. You know, it's like showing-off wealth IRL by wearing top brand clothes and shiny jewelry etc. Just a guess.

Re: Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Post by raincole »

s1mon wrote: post #21

I use Discord all the time, but I have seen zero reason to get Nitro. Every time they try to upsell it to me the "features" are unnecessary. The marque feature either "50MB uploads" (Nitro Basic) or "500MB uploads" (Nitro). Is this per file, per day, per month??? I only share the occasional screenshot or small file, so uploads have never been an issue. The rest of the "benefits" - "server boosts", custom Emoji, or a…

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Re: Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Post by Aulig »

ivraatiems wrote: post #12
userbinator wrote: post #7

Currently, Discord doesn’t appear to validate on their servers whether the stream being transmitted truly adheres to the criteria of a non-subscribed user I wonder who thought that would be a good implementation. Client-side validation seems like a very novice mistake.

I suspect it's less they thought "this is a great implementation" and more "if people figure out how to break it, we'll patch it." This is the first time in several years of using Discord that I've heard of anyone even trying to circumvent their access/permissions structure for Nitro, so I see no reason why they'd bother unless this was widespread.

Modded discord clients have been around for quite while. But indeed, the threat of being banned deters most people and if just a handful of people use a modded client discord doesnt care probably.

Re: Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Post by sentientslug »

Dalewyn wrote: post #26
simmerup wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Discord is doing so well it's hard to say whether this is actually a problem for them or not. Maybe focusing on this security would have stopped them performing so well

>Discord is doing so well Are they? They try to sell me Nitro at least once every month, which only gives me the impression that they're desperate to increase their revenue stream to make ends meet.

It seems like you fundamentally misunderstand how advertising works.

Re: Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Post by throwaway31381 »

s1mon wrote: post #21

I use Discord all the time, but I have seen zero reason to get Nitro. Every time they try to upsell it to me the "features" are unnecessary. The marque feature either "50MB uploads" (Nitro Basic) or "500MB uploads" (Nitro). Is this per file, per day, per month??? I only share the occasional screenshot or small file, so uploads have never been an issue. The rest of the "benefits" - "server boosts", custom Emoji, or a…

I like my custom emoji, that's about it.

>The marque feature either "50MB uploads" (Nitro Basic) or "500MB uploads" (Nitro). Is this per file, per day, per month?

Per-file upload limit, it used to be 8 MiB until april which made it worth paying nitro for some.

Re: Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Post by [deleted] »

Dalewyn wrote: post #26
simmerup wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Discord is doing so well it's hard to say whether this is actually a problem for them or not. Maybe focusing on this security would have stopped them performing so well

>Discord is doing so well Are they? They try to sell me Nitro at least once every month, which only gives me the impression that they're desperate to increase their revenue stream to make ends meet.

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Re: Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Post by [deleted] »

s1mon wrote: post #21

I use Discord all the time, but I have seen zero reason to get Nitro. Every time they try to upsell it to me the "features" are unnecessary. The marque feature either "50MB uploads" (Nitro Basic) or "500MB uploads" (Nitro). Is this per file, per day, per month??? I only share the occasional screenshot or small file, so uploads have never been an issue. The rest of the "benefits" - "server boosts", custom Emoji, or a…

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Re: Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Post by labster »

Dalewyn wrote: post #26
simmerup wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Discord is doing so well it's hard to say whether this is actually a problem for them or not. Maybe focusing on this security would have stopped them performing so well

>Discord is doing so well Are they? They try to sell me Nitro at least once every month, which only gives me the impression that they're desperate to increase their revenue stream to make ends meet.

That much nitro is bound to be bad for their engines.

Re: Unlocking Discord Nitro features for free

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Post by sneak »

A reminder: everything sent via Discord, including DMs, is being logged in plaintext by Discord and will be available to them and whoever buys them (it was looking to be Microsoft for a while, though now it looks like they will IPO).

Simply having an account there normalizes having personal conversations that can be easily data mined for AI, or otherwise used by Discord or their database/systems administrators. Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA702) allows the federal police to access all of same without a warrant.

The crypto frontrunning possibilities alone must be worth dozens of millions per day.

Friends don't encourage friends to use non-e2ee chat systems. Don't be the honey in the trap.

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