The ad-free days of Discord are dashed.
  • Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Oh. This is their vision quest optional ad thing. Not that its great but these exist on desktop already, and can be completely disabled in settings. This post just now reminded me that they made that, I turned it off and completely forgot.

    They also say that the option to disable it will exist on mobile too. Its shitty that there are ads at all but this is about the least offensive option I’ve ever seen. Can’t promise it won’t creep out and get worse later but yeah.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Its shitty that there are ads

      i mean there has to be a way to fund the business. ads are fine as long as there is a way to remove them through options or paying a reasonable fee.

      • subignition@piefed.socialEnglish
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        1 day ago

        They already offer a subscription service. And on top of that they have not-so-microtransactions in their shop.

      • Stern@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        The setting says “If you opt out you might still see Quest promotions, but they won’t be personalized to your activity”. I’m on Nitro Basic (The 3 dollar a month plan.) and I don’t see any method for disabling them completely.

        • warbond@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 day ago

          I pay for Nitro yearly to the tune of $15 a month and the ads cannot be disabled, only hidden after they come up.

          So yeah, I’ve cancelled my subscription, this is only going to get worse, especially once they’re completely beholden to shareholders.

          • Flames5123@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            15 hours ago

            Huh? I’ve disabled quests entirely on my desktop. I don’t see them AT ALL.

            I’m not sure about mobile because I’m on a very outdated version.