Discord For Dummies

Introduction

I’m just going to come out and address the massive gorilla in the room: naming a communications platform Discord is just plain weird.

And naming a platform as powerful, as efficient, and as awesome as the one I’m about to introduce you to Discord makes no sense to me.

Yet here we are. Discord For Dummies.

Maybe you’ve already heard of this platform and are looking to broaden your skill set on it. Maybe you are, like me, on a streaming platform — Twitch (https://twitch.tv) being my preferred place for streaming shenanigans — and people on your chat are asking about your Discord. Maybe you are looking to find something to replace your Facebook seeing as Discord hasn’t been called before Congress concerning privacy issues. Maybe you are just plain curious about this platform. (Or maybe you are one of those folks who has mastered Discord, is making a nice chunk of change from it, wanted to see who the heck I was in writing this book, and intend to poke fun at it next time you’re online, to which, all I can say is “Yooooo, thanks for the shout-out!”) Whatever the reason, you’re here, and I appreciate it. I’m here to talk to you about Discord. It’s a chat engine. It’s an audio app. It’s a video chat app. A lot is happening here, and I’m your guide in this beginner’s approach to this communications platform.

Discord For Dummies offers you a deep dive and a step-by-step approach to an exciting platform that, while designed for gamers, offers so much more in the ways of communication. ...