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The nature of Discord allowed it to quickly grow a staple Smasher userbase, with players creating servers dedicated to numerous parts of the game. Many of these are dedicated to singular characters, regions and tournament circuits. Compared to [[SmashBoards]], Discord has the benefit of live chat discussion and voice chat, allowing for streamlined discussion. On the other hand, it loses the formalities that come with a forum, and is debatably more difficult to store resources in. | The nature of Discord allowed it to quickly grow a staple Smasher userbase, with players creating servers dedicated to numerous parts of the game. Many of these are dedicated to singular characters, regions and tournament circuits. Compared to [[SmashBoards]], Discord has the benefit of live chat discussion and voice chat, allowing for streamlined discussion. On the other hand, it loses the formalities that come with a forum, and is debatably more difficult to store resources in. | ||
One platform that gave a significant rise to this is [[Smashcords]], a [https://smashcords.com/ website] compiling relevant Smash-themed Discord servers. It also has a dedicated bot to further aid Smash-related communication known as "Floof Bot", which has since become a standard addition in many Smash-centric Discord servers. Most Smashcords have very large amounts of members, with the [https://discord.gg/joker Joker Discord] having over | One platform that gave a significant rise to this is [[Smashcords]], a [https://smashcords.com/ website] compiling relevant Smash-themed Discord servers. It also has a dedicated bot to further aid Smash-related communication known as "Floof Bot", which has since become a standard addition in many Smash-centric Discord servers. Most Smashcords have very large amounts of members, with the [https://discord.gg/joker Joker Discord] having over 18,000 members as of December 2021. Additionally, some Smashcords have gained partnerships with other platforms, such as the [https://discord.gg/byleth/ Byleth Discord] being Discord-partnered until August 1st 2021and the [https://discord.gg/invite/KDgVmbA Terry Discord] being partnered with [[SNK]]. | ||
Many top players such as {{sm|MkLeo}} have their own Discord servers with relatively high popularity. This allows them to connect with their fanbase, such as through promoting streams on [[Twitch]] and giving more direct subscriber perks. This trend has spread to many other areas of the Smash Community, such as {{sm|GimR}} running his own tech-centric Smash Discord. | Many top players such as {{sm|MkLeo}} have their own Discord servers with relatively high popularity. This allows them to connect with their fanbase, such as through promoting streams on [[Twitch]] and giving more direct subscriber perks. This trend has spread to many other areas of the Smash Community, such as {{sm|GimR}} running his own tech-centric Smash Discord. | ||