One thing I've been working on is a massive upgrade to the Guild's underwhelming [code]/chat[/code] server: by turning it into an official Discord server.

The Guild already has a 10-month-old, community-run, unofficial chat server running on Discord which will continue to exist. The community-run Discord server has been an essential part of the Guild for a while now and I'm thankful that the community took it upon itself to create and run it. :sun

But an official Discord server lets me do some interesting, automated things by integrating into the Guild and programmatically linking Guild accounts with Discord accounts since I have API access.

Right now, the Guild staff have been testing it since it's proven to be an amazing tool for moderators.

[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/spa/quq37nq1583x0lf/k20818cc.png[/img]

Also, on the official Discord server, nickname changes are disabled since GuildBot automatically gives you your Guild username once you authenticate with the server. Some people will not like this, but I currently don't see a way of allowing custom Discord nicknames while also displaying your Guild username so that people know who you are.

I will launch it soon for public testing, and I will replace the "Chat" link in the header with a link to the Discord server along with updating it so that it shows how many Discord users are online:

[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/spa/quq37nq1583x0lf/5j7q-tdl.png[/img]

I'll keep the /chat server around until it naturally fizzles out to zero users since it's running on a free server IIRC (I'll have to double-check :rollin).

But I would like to shut it down eventually since it lets me delete a bunch of code, and that's always a good thing. :lol

If you want to test out the official Discord server, just visit this link: https://www.roleplayerguild.com/discord (You'll need a Discord account)

If you're having any issues, like landing on a "FORBIDDEN" page, please PM me on the unofficial Discord server.

You can access the unofficial Discord server here: https://discord.gg/ZNX6Bbd