Discord Chat for Gamers is an official Discord client that's designed to help people communicate with others who are playing the same games they are. Users are free to talk to other gamers in a text chat window. They can also open up a voice chat session and communicate through their headsets even if they don't want to stop what they're playing.

Since Discord can run in the background, you could use while you have a full-screen game open. You could also start the app on your phone while you're paying attention to a game console or a PC. The app will stay in sync with all of the other action, so you won't miss a beat.

Once you've created an account to work with Discord Chat, you can then use the same credentials to log into a browser-based session on any other device. The Android app will automatically link data between these sessions and any you have on your phone or tablet. If people send you a message, then you'll receive it on all devices simultaneously.

Gamers can pick up a conversation that they started on one device by heading over to another and logging in. In theory, you could even start a multitude of voice chat conversatins at the same time, though this can quickly become confusing. Perhaps a more important feature is the ability to share images and files with others.

Those who know someone who creates custom levels and maps could ask them to send over this content through Discord. The app won't run a security check on anything sent through it, but it does have a few protections in place to dramatically reduce the chances of getting spammed by bad actors. Users can configure Discord to only let them open up conversations with people that they've already added to their friends list. If they start to get friend requests from strangers, then these requests will all be rejected automatically.

A big part of Discord's appeal is the ability to create custom chat channels. You can put together channels dedicated to a specific topic and segment your conversations in this way. Those who play multiple games with the same people may want to try creating entire dedicated Discord servers, which include a collection of channels that are all dedicated to different topics.

Creative gamers have found a number of unusual uses for this feature. There's an active roleplaying community on Discord, for instance, and some people use various channels to run traditional tabletop games. While this might not necessarily be the intended use of this technology, it's certainly become an extremely popular one. Entire file and photo sharing communities have sprung up around Discord, and each of these have their own dedicated servers.

Many users are going to want to create custom private channels, but you're also free to search through a huge collection of public ones you can apply to join. As long as you have an invitation code, you can join whatever public Discord Chat channel you'd like. Public channels for Minecraft, Modern Warfare and Battlefield should all be constantly full at any time of the day, so you shouldn't ever find a situation where you wouldn't find another gamer from one of these titles to talk with.

A number of customization options make it even easier to configure your Discord experience just the way you like it. You have your pick of color schemes and information densities. If you prefer to have more space between different messages, then you can opt for additional padding to make it easier to read. On the other hand, you can dramatically shrink the interface to make it fit on smaller devices.

Those who have tiny screens or may struggle with certain visual acuity issues may want to change the typefaces and tweak a few other graphical options, but Discord Chat for Gamers does have some pretty decent defaults so most people won't have to worry about this. It's also got a clean UI that works well with touchscreens, so you shouldn't feel like you can't do something due to a lack of a keyboard and mouse.

That being said, those who are running it on an Android tablet with a built-in physical keyboard will be able to take full advantage of their additional hardware. Users can type messages and swap between their various chat channels without ever having to take their fingers off the keyboard. Those who have external USB ports will also be able to interface these with Discord chat so they can add input devices on the fly. In many ways, the mobile and desktop versions of the app are almost identical so you won't have to relearn any gestures when switching between them. That's good news for hardcore gamers who want to stream their favorite titles on all of their devices.

Admittedly, some might find that each of the various apps are very similar to the point that they don't seem optimized for the device that they're running on. Others may complain that by syncing information between devices, Discord is a potential privacy risk. Considering that these strikes could be levied against almost any online chat app, they might not factor very heavily into anyone's decision on whether or not to download it, but they are a good thing to keep in mind. Fortunately, Discord is relatively lightweight so it shouldn't consume too many resources regardless of whether or not the app is optimizes for the device that it's being run on. It should work with any modern version of Android as well, which helps to eliminate the risk of compatibility issues.

Every Discord user has a public profile that they can fill out as much as they want to. While this is supposed to be something like a social media profile that shows other people what you're like, many players fill it out with their custom tags and images of in-game characters. If you've ever customized a character or downloaded a rare Overwatch skin, then Discord is a perfect place to show it off.

Many people also post images of their favorite anime characters and even custom artwork, which can help to further emphasize the social aspect of the experience. Eventually, you might even find that Discord works well as an alternative to most standard text chat apps.

Its developers did indeed intend it as a way for gamers to communicate with one another, but the software has greatly expanded beyond that original specification. A number of plug-ins have even been created for it, but a majority of users will probably never need these. Discord comes with everything they'd want right out of the package.

Whether you're a hardcore gamer or you just want to talk with some friends, Discord Chat for Gamers has what you need to stay in touch with everyone.

Pros

• Integrates with popular games
• Allows users to create custom servers
• Unlimited number of virtual chat channels
• Syncs information across multiple devices

Cons

• Some users may have privacy concerns
• All versions of the app look identical