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by numpad0 1038 days ago
> Before the username change, to keep my discriminator

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

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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.