Tried the discord, and enjoyed it much more than I would have expected! It was nice to talk with members in real time and share pictures of new acquisitions, current projects, and also talk about where everybody lives. Marc
> On Nov 15, 2019, at 9:31 AM, jwest--- via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > I believe I sent the invite to my game channel, NOT the new classiccmp > server..... please use this instead: > https://discord.gg/gV6PKYW > > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of jwest--- via cctalk > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 11:26 AM > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Discord > > Greetings folks > > > > The past few years I’ve become fairly focused on a particular old 1999/2000 > ww2 fps computer game. Of course playing it but I’m also on the development > team for the game (EA has given up on it, but we still put out new releases, > maps, patches, etc.). As a result of that, I pretty much live on Discord > text/audio chat these days. If you send me an email I will eventually see it > and may even respond heh. But if you send me anything on Discord I’m going to > see it immediately. If any of you are on discord, I am “Todesengel#9624”. > Feel free to add me as a friend and that way you can get me usually > immediately. I am not leaving the hobby, nor am I saying not to email me at > the usual address. But a lot of you do talk to me semi-frequently and I’m > just saying discord will get to me far quicker. > > > > In addition, mostly as an exercise to see how to do it, I set up a ClassicCMP > discord server. That Discord server is NOT meant to replace this list, nor > should it be taken to signal any less commitment on my part to keeping this > list running. They are fundamentally different things; Discord is great for > real time text chat back and forth. There are also audio and video channels > if people want to use that to talk verbally or via video. To get on that > server, here is a semi-permanent invite: https://discord.gg/U8Skw5g Joining > the server gets you to all the other folks who may join the classiccmp > discord, not just me. Of course, that could be zero 😊 Like I said, I just did > it as an exercise, and discord is how some of my family and friends stay in > touch. But it is there if peeps want to use it. > > > > I’d rather not turn this into a long debate of whether discord is good or bad > or anything like that. I’m just saying it’s there, and it’s quicker to get > ahold of me that way at times. > > > > Best, > > > > J > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
