okay I looked around a bit and if you want- decentralized chat- with "multi-room" spaces like discord- and plural-friendly features like changing your nickname and avatar per-room

[crimsonfall@mas.to]

@nycki yeah I’ve noticed that out of all the matrix clients out there, cinny has the most discord-like ui, although there is no voice chat there right now.

though I suppose you could always use something like mumble in conjunction with cinny

[nycki@bark.lgbt]

@crimsonfall I noticed that @sophie hosts a free Jitsi server so I will probably use that for the time being but yeah I should look into Mumble

[pandro@fedi.imowl.net]

@crimsonfall@mas.to @nycki@bark.lgbt it isn't perfect but just to mention it. Teamspeak6 implemented matrix for their chats and they do federate which I find pretty cool. It isn't perfect and they got quite some quirks last time I checked (e.g. non-spec compliant image implementation).

But you can write someone in teamspeak from your own homeserver or the other way around. That's at least some synergy.

[austin@mstdn.party]

@nycki It should be said that, at least on Element, changing your account's display name or avatar seems to override all custom nicknames and avatars for rooms... I don't know if it's the case on Cinny but it is something to be aware of. Other than that, yeah, it's the best alternative out there... (See also https://joinmatrix.org.)

[nycki@bark.lgbt]

@Zelzius @SteffoSpieler look, at this point I'm tired of people criticizing everything that isn't a perfect discord clone. I WANT diversity, I want clients to try new things, I want interesting flawed experiments, and I don't want everyone to give up and say "wahhhh but its not discord".

Personally? I think XMPP is better! But Matrix is closer to what people expect, and of the clients available, Cinny is the most discord-like experience, so I'm recommending it for people who want an easy transition.

[hika@mastodon.social]

@nycki im quite enjoying Matrix myself!

[brahvim@mastodon.gamedev.place]

Just putting this out there: There's also the Fluffychat Matrix client if you'd like a consistent experience across Android, desktop Linux, and *The Web!*

[jsalvador@mastodon.social]

@nycki recently I found @commetchat which is a nice feature-rich client for Matrix and I'm giving it a try. Not perfect yet and pretty new, but... Meanwhile I like FluffyChat, specially on mobile. Quite better than Element, IMHO.

But Cinny is also nice!

[mrak@solarsystem.social]

@nycki If you are looking for something with a better user interface/experience, you could try Mattermost. The only downside is that its servers aren't federated in the same way as with matrix.

[tekhne@mamot.fr]

@nycki @DeltaChat is excellent and does the job very well.

[xethos@mastodon.xethos.net]

@nycki Hell, as a big fan of Matrix, even I will point out it's far from perfect

But the alternative is currently boiling the frog for requiring ID, *immediately* after having their chain of custody breached for that very information, which makes the choice fairly straightforward