r/GlobalOffensive • u/Vinck Legendary Chicken Master • Jul 16 '16
Official /r/GlobalOffensive Discord
Hi friends,
We've officially opened a Discord for everyone to use. Hooray! You've asked for it, so here it is.
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http://discord.gg/GlobalOffensive <-- Click here to join
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I've used it a few times now for our friend finder for the major, and now we're opening it up to be the official subreddit discord. Standard subreddit rules apply and rules are pinned in #general if you need a reminder.
We've picked a few Discord Mods to help deal with the spammers/abusive people and they're just to keep the peace and keep it friendly. Please don't PM asking to be one, we'll pick them ourselves. You'll also see the subreddit mods on there too.
Do not PM us for Subreddit support on Discord. Send a modmail.
We still have our beloved TeamSpeak, so we won't be using Discord for it's voice features. If you want to use that, go for it, you can find it here
Otherwise, see you there.
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u/xtitomosquito Jul 16 '16
Any reason why you dont use Discord for voice?
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u/Vinck Legendary Chicken Master Jul 17 '16
We still have our TeamSpeak and want to promote and use that. Discord still lacks quite a few of the features we use on TeamSpeak for community nights and wouldn't be able to migrate over.
I'm open to it in the future, but for now hopping onto a TS channel doesn't seem like a massive problem.
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Jul 17 '16
please never drop ts for community nights even if discord will be loaded in features.
you'll go back to "why do you use mumble" era
i havent met a person who play csgo with steam friends and have no teamspeak configured already.
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u/Vinck Legendary Chicken Master Jul 17 '16
Yeah I can't see any reason we've ever migrate comms night to Discord. So I wouldn't worry there.
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Jul 18 '16
Yeah using discord in my group of friends is great but for anything organization/group I find it best on teamspeak.
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u/EncrestedGaming valeria Jul 18 '16
You can use discord on their website. You don't even have to download it.
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Jul 18 '16
amazing! but no one is usting it.
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u/EncrestedGaming valeria Jul 18 '16
Actually a lot of people use it. It is very popular and I am surprised many of your steam friends don't have it.
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u/LightningSteps Jul 18 '16
Important thing to note - Discord eats FPS. While it might not be noticeable on stronger machines, my framerate drops by 10-15 which I can't afford...
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u/Vinck Legendary Chicken Master Jul 17 '16
One of the main ones is the lack of being able to assign custom server groups we can define permissions for. We have a considerable selection of them to help administrate and organise it; from picture labels next to names for map makers to what kind of maps people want to play. Also means we can have channels with custom colours/talk levels as to adjust who can talk.
Also unsure how the nesting works for room caps. For example, we have a parent channel (which is also coloured with a square making it easier to see) which has 2 channels inside it. It has 10 people max, but allows people to go into the channels inside it and still have 10 max of that parent.
Also I don't think I can see IPs or have access to a connection log? That's really important for us for griefers, so we can reference against the servers and follow what people are doing. That's just off the top of my head. It looks good, but for the level of semi-enterprise we need it seems to be early doors.
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u/vooDuke Jul 18 '16
Other than nesting, all these features are available through discord, and are actually a lot easier to set up and manage than TS.
I run a couple fighting game discords, and have quite a bit of experience with the platform as well as the people developing it.
If you guys would like some help, I'd be happy to assist, even just as a user helping out, no mod needed.
After years of using TS I can safely say that Discord is superior to TS in nearly every way, and any feature that may be lacking can be easily added because of the way their API is coded.
If you guys want, just PM me here or DM me through the app @vooDuke . I also have some coder friends that can help out with bot stuff or anything of that sort.
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u/gpcgmr 1 Million Celebration Jul 19 '16 edited Jul 19 '16
Discord's features as a voice tool are definitely limited compared to TeamSpeak. However Discord is popular because:
Very easy to use (you can have people join and talk to you without downloading a client, just via a browser and a url)
The limitations of Discord don't bother most "casual" users
The chat with embedded images 'n stuff is more advanced
Basically, if you're a random casual guy who's not concerned about privacy and who just wants to talk with some friends and share dank memes, without worrying about which server to use then Discord is probably for you.
I don't like the idea that the owners of Discord could read and listen everything I (or anybody else) say if they/marketers wanted to.
When you use TeamSpeak with voice encryption enabled then you can be sure that nobody except the intended people in your channel are able to hear/read what you say. And you have full control over the server.
I much rather use the private server of myself or a friend instead of a server hosted by Discord.Also the permission system of Discord is a joke compared to TeamSpeak.
Basically Discord = casual, very easy to use for a few people. TeamSpeak = more professional + privacy, also better for big communities.
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Jul 16 '16
Dope, it'll probably be filled with memes.
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u/ZarnoLite 10 years coin Jul 16 '16
Just got Discord after using Teamspeak for years.
Holy shit. When people said that the difference was "pretty noticeable" I was like "meh, probably a waste of time" Until I heard how fucking insane this shit is. Teamspeak sounds like absolute shit now and I don't think I can ever go back. It's like playing a whole new game. If you're considering getting Discord, do it right now, you will not be upset.
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u/Archy_TRO Jul 16 '16
From my experience, while the quality was better, there was a noticeably longer delay so it was less useful for in-game comms
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u/veeRzY Jul 16 '16
its a meme bro
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u/BillOReillyYUPokeMe Aug 17 '16
longer delay so it was less useful for in-game comms
Longer delay? You do realize Discord uses WebRTC which is a P2P system.. you just connected / talked to people that were farther away. Don't put the blame on discord for your ignorance.
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u/Archy_TRO Aug 18 '16
OK, I guess what I meant to say is that, communication between a group of people worked better on TS than discord
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u/roxxon Jul 16 '16
Just use a good codec in teamspeak and it sounds good
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u/ARERTSIGER de_nuke Jul 17 '16 edited Jul 18 '16
Pretty sure it's the exact same codec as well as it being a copypasta
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u/moush Jul 17 '16
It's basically mumble/teamspeak with built in irc. There's literally no reason to use anything else now.
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u/RitzBitzN CS2 HYPE Jul 18 '16
Unless you wanna host your own server and customize the experience.
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u/vooDuke Jul 18 '16
You can totally do that with discord.
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u/RitzBitzN CS2 HYPE Jul 18 '16
Really, I can run it on my own hardware?
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u/vooDuke Jul 19 '16
Yes. I feel sarcasm but I think maybe you honestly just don't know lol
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Jul 19 '16 edited Sep 01 '24
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u/vooDuke Jul 19 '16
Yeah absolutely, that's clear now.
Although I don't see that as an issue, no need for your own hosting service or server. And I have yet to have an issue with Discords servers.
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u/RitzBitzN CS2 HYPE Jul 19 '16
https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/3p2f0s/selfhosting_servers/cw74djx
You cannot self host discord.
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u/PM_ME_CODES_4_STEAM Jul 18 '16
You can easily do that in Discord. In fact, hosting your own server is crazy easy to do. It takes like, three clicks and it's free and stays up 24/7 no matter whether or not you have a PC on to keep it on.
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u/RitzBitzN CS2 HYPE Jul 18 '16
I mean host it on your hardware, not make a new "server" on theirs.
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u/Maximilian_h Jul 19 '16
What do you mean? Servers only exist in server rooms... You can't own one /s
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u/Sabesaroo Jul 18 '16
Not as good quality as Mumble/TS. Use Mumble/TS for comms, and Discord for groups like this and organising things. I think that having a team Discord and a team Mumble/TS is the way to go.
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u/jediknight057 Aug 20 '16
Make sure the bit rate is all the way up. I think it might be default set to a lower bit rate than max.
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u/Ohsoco Jul 17 '16
teamspeak(60hz) to discord(144hz)??
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u/HULIO1 Renegades Jul 18 '16
Well if you set up the codec on teamspeak Opus Music 10 it sounds better than Discord.
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u/IsamuLi de_train Aug 17 '16
Opus Music can cause buzzing, as it appareantly pushes some frequenzies.
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u/HULIO1 Renegades Aug 19 '16
Really never had that issue or anyone I talked to about it source?
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u/IsamuLi de_train Aug 19 '16
Source is my own experience. We were on a TS of a friend, and he had Opus Music on 10 instead of Opus Voice. My friend buzzed really hard, but when he changed the codec to Opus Voice it was gone. I guess it depends hard on the mic you're using as well as the excact quality etc. and seems to be rare, as not all mics have frequencies available that Opus Music will be pumping up(Which could cause the buzzing).
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u/krazytekn0 NiP Jul 16 '16
It is like people expect real original discussion and not memes... Morons
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u/UandB Jul 16 '16
Well part of starting discord is a screen that says "ensuring the dankest memes" sooooooo...
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Jul 17 '16
Cringe
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u/fgtswag Jul 18 '16
"Dank Memes" is enough to make me wince pretty hard. Don't know why people find it (funny?)
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Jul 18 '16
memes used to be those pictures with text's on it. Nowadays everything that is a joke is a meme it seems.
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u/micrux Oct 26 '16
Great feedback guys, we are deciding to implement Teamspeak or Discord into http://gameye.com. But as i understand you guys use Discord for chat and occasional gaming And Teamspeak for Pro gaming?
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u/EyesOfaCreeper 10 years coin Jul 16 '16
Should have made a Skype group instead Kappa
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u/Ghostlox67 Liquid Jul 16 '16
What's this 2008?
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u/IAMGODDESSOFCATSAMA MOUZ Jul 16 '16
Nope it's the year where teenagers don't use hipster knockoff skype, otherwise known as never.
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u/Wompie Natus Vincere Jul 16 '16 edited Aug 08 '24
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u/Nohte HLTV Senior Staff Writer & Journalist Jul 17 '16
Love the Discord, been waiting for it to come up for a while; however, I'm not a fan of not having voice since I don't like the TS because theres so many channels, and theres no real place for casual conversation or anything.
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u/Transcendence22 Jul 18 '16
It's cool that you started a discord server, but in its current state, it's looking pretty lame. I understand that you want the TeamSpeak community nights but that doesn't mean you can't have voice channels on here at all. Just add some discussion/Looking for team voice channels and continue to have the community nights on TeamSpeak.
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u/RevanTheDragon Team Spirit Jul 19 '16
I said "my screen resolution has bugged out" in the chat and got banned. What the fuck.
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u/Rashindame Aug 23 '16
2/10 discord admins banned me and my friends 2minutes after we started chatting with some of the members already there. also one of my homosexual friends got a lot of hate for being the way he is.
Don't go here guys. Instead go here https://discord.gg/ZB4yG5u And get your lol on
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u/black0wl33 Aug 22 '16 edited Aug 30 '16
Hello im proud to announce that we made a discord server for gaming, anime, hentai, music and even more. You're welcome to join us! :[url=https://discord.gg/yGPJ6zB] Join us now! [/url]
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u/fmbret Jul 16 '16
We still have our beloved IRC, so we won't be using Discord for it's text chatting features. If you want to use that, go for it, you can find it here: http://reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/w/irc#irc
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u/fmbret Jul 16 '16
Hey teamspeak came out in like 2002, it's old too and if that gets an exception then let's not hate on IRC :'( Plus /u/DeliriumTremens gets sad when people use Discord
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u/Asmiith Jul 17 '16
Is there anyway to disable text to speech only in this channel? Whenever I want to read chat I get spammed with tts.
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u/LeonD123 Jul 17 '16
Good idea. Maybe if people had their ranks displayed as a nickname it would be easier when you try to look for games.
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u/debauch3ry de_cobble Jul 18 '16
I have a Mumble server for my friends - it's v low latency. I wonder how Discord compares? Discord has more than ripped off the look and feel of Slack – which is cool, since I love Slack – so it would be cool if the voip performance matched.
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u/alzzza5050 FaZe Jul 19 '16
I do like discord, a lot of good features that TS could benefit from. although TS is more widely used and by my friends and team.
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u/realee420 Virtus.pro Jul 19 '16
I can't get my friends to use it. Even though this is free and has so many cool features...
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u/r4wmunt34q Natus Vincere Aug 27 '16
Hey guys, the discord link in CSGO subreddit sidebar doesnt work. But the link in this post does.
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u/Hot-Lecture-5452 Feb 20 '25
how do i join the dc, it says the link is invalid-or i have to be invited
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u/MixBleachAndAcetone Jul 17 '16
TS3 > Discord
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u/MixBleachAndAcetone Jul 17 '16
The control you have as a server owner or admin with the advanced permission system. I also frequently use the query ports to telnet in and issue console commands if somebody needs something and I'm not on a PC with admin.
Overall I just find TS better suits my needs.
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u/TeamAlibi Jul 17 '16
It's weird to say TS3 > Discord, then talk about how it's better for you as a server owner (which you would not be in this scenario so that's irrelevant) then state that it's better for your needs.
You made an objective statement out of subjective information
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u/moush Jul 17 '16
You can just log onto discord on a phone and do your exact same permissions as an admin.
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u/Weefreemen Jul 18 '16
Eh, in all honesty, Discord is easily over taking Ts3 in all these aspects.
I dont need to be on a PC to do admin or telenet in...the whole thing is simplier (with still enough advanced features to restrict people.)
Discord is also coming out with with a video to video feature..
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Jul 16 '16
What is this? Browser-TS?
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u/abcspaghetti Jul 16 '16
they have a client you can download, which is much better than the browser version
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u/dob_bobbs CS2 HYPE Jul 17 '16
It's handy though because you can give join links out to your lobby and they can instajoin your channel and you're good to go. That's theoretically...
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Jul 18 '16
We still have our TeamSpeak and want to promote and use that. Discord still lacks quite a few of the features we use on TeamSpeak for community nights and wouldn't be able to migrate over.
I'm open to it in the future, but for now hopping onto a TS channel doesn't seem like a massive problem.
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u/Vinck Legendary Chicken Master Jul 16 '16
Yeah, it's new and people are just overly excited to be noticed and/or le funny memer. Give it a few days and the people who want to use it to chat about games and find pugs will continue and all those others will move onto the next shiny thing.
If anyone is being more of an arse than you'd expect, feel free to PM me on it and I'll have a looksee.
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u/gearlles Jul 16 '16 edited Jul 16 '16
Can someone explain me this? Why I can't share reddit links and what are np links?