"Official Arelith Discord Server"

[PeterRasta]

Regarding #build-guides channel under the -Player Resources- section of the Discord server:

People discussing details or commenting on the builds in that specific channel should be moved to #character-build-advice. Messages will eventually flood the channel and make finding build-related guides difficult.

I would like to suggest locking the #build-guides channel to read-only and have whoever like to post guides in the #build-guides section ask the staff team for their links to be posted there.

I've been guilty of helping to clutter the channel aswell on occassion, without realising which channel I'm in. I think the build-channel should be locked aswell, so as to keep the clutter to a minimum and provide an ease of access for new and old players alike to the guides/builds themselves.

[Cuchilla]

I am quite often asked in PM IG if I am on Discord.

My answer is , that I am not, and I don't have plans to be.

Question: Can I still play Arelith, without being on Discord? Now and in the future?

PS: I spend quite a lot of time, finding out how to make myself able to log in, it is still not working very well. But stil, I like it as it is. And I don't see any reason to use Discord.

[Ork]

I see no reason why Discord will ever be required to play this game. It's a similar tool to the forums for communication. All the important aspects you can accomplish on Discord can/are preferred through the forums (i.e. reporting abuse/rule breach, PrC tokens, etc.)

[NauVaseline]

Question: Can I still play Arelith, without being on Discord? Now and in the future?

Can you live life without a Mobile telephone?

yes, but it's inconvenient

[Wuthering]

It's inconvenient to live life without a mobile phone.. But you might find your productivity and concentration vastly improve when you turn it off.

I resisted Discord for a long time and while it's useful I still wish sometimes I'd stayed away. A lot of the magic of this game is lost when you get to know the other players more than you know their characters.

[NauVaseline]

it just takes a lil self control

[Wuthering]

Not sure what you mean by self control.

I am talking about- there are multiple times I've known some amazing character in the game then seen how they act on Discord, maybe they make sexist jokes or post inappropriate memes or maybe they just attack and insult others or whine about little things and the player behavior can't help ruin my impression of the character. I'll still play through it but the magic is gone.

From what I've seen there's a bit too much planning of full stories on Discord that don't allow input for others to be involved including some who might be adversely affected. Like planning a few steps ahead-- "we'll do this and then we'll do this and then we'll do this"-- and not allowing for anyone else or outside events to slow down that train.

That's just two frequent examples but there are more.

Of course it's very useful to corralling people for events and other things. I still use it some but I've tried to cut way back and only use it for private messages or to see what's up if there's a crash or something. I'm not giving it up, it is convenient but things that are convenient aren't often healthy. If someone's impulse is not to use it I think that's probably wise (for them) and they shouldn't.

[NauVaseline]

Not sure what you mean by self control.

A lot of the magic of this game is lost when you get to know the other players more than you know their characters.

Don't do this.

[Diegovog]

A lot of the magic of this game is lost when you get to know the other players more than you know their characters.

For me it's been the opposite. Getting to know some of the people I play with outside of the game has brought me closer to this gaming community itself. Behind every character there is a person from possibly a different culture and there's no big reminder of the "be nice" rule when you're faced with real people and not random characters in a fantasy world.

The planning, the micro and the macro management that you're speaking of is usually from private discord groups and if you wan't to stay away from that, there's always a place for everyone to fit into it. Be in the lore section, the build advice, the tech help or developers corner.

If there's one thing that shows we are a healthy community able to adapt and improve even after a decade playing, it's the use of more dynamic and modern tools to facilitate communication such as discord.

[JustMonika]

While I remain a non-fan of Discord and have simply come to accept it's here to stay regardless of my own views...

I have to agree that by and large, it's a nicer experience building conflict with people you know, when you don't have to worry about upsetting people and you can discuss an arrange scenes.

Storytelling is a co-op experience and it's easier to Co-op with people you know.

And also recieve compliments. I love compliments.

[Cuchilla]

Question: Can I still play Arelith, without being on Discord? Now and in the future?

Can you live life without a Mobile telephone?

yes, but it's inconvenient

I do have a mobile telephone, I love it, and I use it a lot. I couldn't live without.

I also love hiking. When I hike, I hike, I don't check my mobile.

I also like bicycling. When I bike, I bike, I don't check my mobile

I also like playing Arelith. When I play, I play, I ..... (insert answer here)

[Dr. B]

Please lock this thread.

[Orian_666]

Question: Can I still play Arelith, without being on Discord? Now and in the future?

Can you live life without a Mobile telephone?

yes, but it's inconvenient

I do have a mobile telephone, I love it, and I use it a lot. I couldn't live without.

I also love hiking. When I hike, I hike, I don't check my mobile.

I also like bicycling. When I bike, I bike, I don't check my mobile

I also like playing Arelith. When I play, I play, I ..... (insert answer here)

You can 100% play Arelith without needing Discord. Plenty of people do and they get by just fine.

[Wuthering]

Yeah I get why people love using it and said it can be a good tool, I just don't like pushing it as near-mandatory.

I think a lot of it comes down to how much you like social media in general. I don't, I hate Facebook and Twitter and (especially because of work) Slack but others really enjoy chatting all day. To each their own. I'd also rather not know other players that well OOC but we're all different.

Anyway I'd never ever suggest Discord be taken away- just hope Cuchilla doesn't feel obligated if her instinct says "I don't want this."

[MissEvelyn]

While I have a discord account, I'm barely ever on. I use it maybe exclusively for build advice, but that's about it. Don't expect me to see important updates on there.

The faction I'm currently in we use -factions OOC messages for important stuff, and it's working out just fine. The game already has all the necessities for communication covered, no need to burden myself with something that can and has in the past ruined the immersive fun of Arelith.