[SirMaster]

Simple, because Discord is real-time chat.

Forums are way too slow and don't automatically load the new messages etc.

And beyond that Discord has group voice and screen sharing too. I use these features all time time in my communities to talk to and help other users.

I don't really understand how anyone thinks a forum is a viable alternative to Discord.

[halfdan]

> I don't really understand how anyone thinks a forum is a viable alternative to Discord.

That wasn’t what OP asked though. They asked why Reddit communities are replacing a forum like website with a real time chat where there’s no easy way to search through history.

[culopatin]

The question was about replacing a Reddit subforum with a chat, not a discord chat with a forum. Reddit is a slow async platform, forums are too, I don’t see what part of the things you mention makes Discord a no brainer.