Couldn't they focus some of their creativity on making the UI look less like the inside of a middle schooler's brain?
In what ways does it look that way, if you recall?
I hear this semi-often, but I don't really get it. The base UI of Discord is pretty normal / looks just like every other chat app out there. Is it the ads for nitro and stuff like that were the issue?
I think the base UI of Discord is fine, but having used it for almost a decade at this point, the UI has gotten worse. Besides the ads you've mentioned, they've added a lot more clutter (random icons, rarely used features, hidden menus, etc.). When I look at screenshots from 2019, I weep.
Why would they make their UI less familiar to their target audience?
Sorry, nobody cares.
A more pertaining article:
Discord: a case study in shooting yourself in the foot by having ties to Peter Thiel's Palantir [1].
Couldn't they focus some of their creativity on making the UI look less like the inside of a middle schooler's brain?
In what ways does it look that way, if you recall?
I hear this semi-often, but I don't really get it. The base UI of Discord is pretty normal / looks just like every other chat app out there. Is it the ads for nitro and stuff like that were the issue?
I think the base UI of Discord is fine, but having used it for almost a decade at this point, the UI has gotten worse. Besides the ads you've mentioned, they've added a lot more clutter (random icons, rarely used features, hidden menus, etc.). When I look at screenshots from 2019, I weep.
Why would they make their UI less familiar to their target audience?
Sorry, nobody cares.
A more pertaining article:
Discord: a case study in shooting yourself in the foot by having ties to Peter Thiel's Palantir [1].
[1] https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/oh-good-discords-...