Why does Midjourney continue to insist on using Discord as a UI? I'd much rather they release a command line tool I can run anywhere if they insist on a text interface.
The whole point of using discord was to build a community around generating images. On top of that, if you’re not sure what to make or run out of ideas or aren’t sure how to prompt, then there are tons of other examples there to inspire you.
Soon there will be a webui to use it as well, but the initial choice of discord was definitely not a mistake.
It is genius. As a "startup", for free you are getting community, traffic, marketing and terabytes of free image hosting.
Plus think of it this way, websites fight tooth and nail to stay relevant to the user. You win that fight if they "install" your app. Joining their Discord server means you have installed their application to one of the most frequented messaging apps. If this was a website, you would have forgotten about it after couple uses. At least when it is in your discord server dock, it is visible to the user and in their mind.
They have asked feedback some time ago what users would want from a dedicated app. So I'm sure that is on the works.
On of the reasons I think is their statement on making it publicly available. In order to make your images private, you have to pay a hefty monthly fee. It levels the playing field as most of the prompts are public and you can learn from others.
I think that maybe because a lot of its target users really care about their discord identities, it makes it easier to moderate with the threat of banning offending accounts
I'm desperate for another player to outdo them so I can take my money elsewhere. It feels like I'm being treated like an infant using this absurd Discord UI.