[s1mon]

I use Discord all the time, but I have seen zero reason to get Nitro. Every time they try to upsell it to me the "features" are unnecessary. The marque feature either "50MB uploads" (Nitro Basic) or "500MB uploads" (Nitro). Is this per file, per day, per month??? I only share the occasional screenshot or small file, so uploads have never been an issue. The rest of the "benefits" - "server boosts", custom Emoji, or a special Nitro Badge - seem ridiculous. What do people use this for?

[tylerhou]

Before the username change, to keep my discriminator. Now the main reason is better stream quality — I stream games to my friends often.

Also, in general, I think it’s good to support companies whose (otherwise free) software I use. Maybe if I give them money it will make them less likely to seek “alternative” revenue streams. $8 a month ($3 for Basic) is a fairly affordable way to support a service that I use daily. E.g. I also pay for Strava Premium, Lichess, Godbolt, etc despite almost never actually using their paid features (or they have no paid features).

Disclaimer: I do work for Discord right now (summer intern), but I had been paying for Nitro for ~two years before I joined.

[numpad0]

> Before the username change, to keep my discriminator

So the messaging was "pay by that time or lose ID"? That sounds like an...

[AntonyGarand]

Previously, you had a random 4 digit discriminator assigned to you when you made your account. With nitro, you could choose the discriminator for as long as your subscription was active, which users picked to have a vanity one like `User#0001`

This made it easier to send your id to friends, not having to remember the 4 random numbers but didn't provide any value otherwise.

[throwaway31381]

I like my custom emoji, that's about it.

>The marque feature either "50MB uploads" (Nitro Basic) or "500MB uploads" (Nitro). Is this per file, per day, per month?

Per-file upload limit, it used to be 8 MiB until april which made it worth paying nitro for some.

[joshstrange]

Hmm, this was the #1 reason I was paying for Nitro (or maybe it's Nitro Lite?). I was sick of my photos being rejected unless I downsized them. I'll probably still keep it for video uploads since those are bigger than 50MB sometimes.

[foxes]

Whats wrong with just paying for software you find useful / you want to support? Custom emoji are fun to me, so you just aren't the target audience lol

[Arisaka1]

What's wrong with realizing that a business is charging money in exchange for product features, and then evaluate whether the features are worth the price?

It's one thing when they raise donations, and they leave you a custom window to put your price. But when you say "these features will cost 10 bucks for you" then it's not about whether you have the money or not, but whether the exchange of goods holds an equal worth for both parties.

And also, in the bizarre world where Discord monthly was 5 bucks but people wanted to pay 10 because it's that good (value is subjective, I get it), and they really want to show their admiration then nothing stops them from paying for 2+ accounts!

I've seen a similar argument for a game that came out that had no battle pass. "Oh I would love to have battle pass in the game, the company deserves the money for the good product", well buy 2+ copies and gift them to your friends or family then. No reason to burden the average player with added micro-transactions on a fully priced product to express gratitude.

[spondylosaurus]

It's per file, although I also think it applies per message (i.e., you can upload 10 photos at a time, but they can't collectively exceed 50MB on the free plan; you'd have to split them across multiple messages).

[FireInsight]

It's 50mb on Nitro Basic, and like 5mb on free tier. This has bit me a few times when sharing screenshots (4K ultrawide), but I still wouldn't pay for a service Imgur & co provides for free.

[not_a_shill]

Regular nitro is worth it for custom emojis across multiple servers or in DMs. (assuming you use discord often)

Nitro+ used to be worth it for the unique numbers after your username as a mild flex, but once they changed that I canceled my sub.

[KomoD]

the "regular nitro" is nitro basic

the "nitro+" is actually regular nitro

[pndy]

Perhaps some people are so conditioned to paying for optional premium stuff that they feel better doing so and see themselves as above those who don't drop a single penny. You know, it's like showing-off wealth IRL by wearing top brand clothes and shiny jewelry etc. Just a guess.

[KomoD]

What? Some people just like the extra features and think it's worth it, and some don't. It's not comparable to expensive clothes or jewelry

[Sohcahtoa82]

> The marque feature either "50MB uploads" (Nitro Basic) or "500MB uploads" (Nitro). Is this per file, per day, per month???

It's per-file.

> I only share the occasional screenshot or small file, so uploads have never been an issue.

When I was running a 1440p monitor, screenshots usually ran into the upload file size limit. I would have to manually resize them. This was a hassle, so I started paying for Discord Nitro. I'm fine with it, I certainly get value from Discord.

[abwizz]

50MB screenshot sounds excessive

[Sohcahtoa82]

Perhaps.

But the default 8 MB wasn't enough. 2560x1440 is 11 MB uncompressed. I run a 4K monitor now, and a 3840x2160 screenshot is nearly 25 MB.

[abwizz]

hmmm, ok

dunno whats going on there but an iphone photo with 12MP (3024x4032) is clocking in at 2-3MB.

iirc windows started compressing screenshots by default with 98SE

[KomoD]

Because you aren't the target audience then. The limit is per file.

I have Nitro (the $10 one), I use Discord a lot, I love custom emojis, badge doesn't matter to me, boosting doesn't matter to me, I like the themes, I like having longer character limits, I like having double server capacity (200, instead of 100)

[dbt00]

Honestly, I pay because I'd rather Discord make a business of being paid by users than waiting to see who they end up getting paid by instead.