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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 in

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.

lionkor 3y ago
My assumption is that, since theyre officially advertised and supported by Discord, they might have terms that they cant? Just a bad guess
falcor84 3y ago
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
Kuraj 3y ago
It just kills me. Disord is a horrible, horrible way to interact with it
troupo 3y ago
A week or so ago there were rumors they were building the functionality into the website, with some heavy users getting early access. My guess for Discord is that it lets them offload a number of costs: from costs of hosting the content to having to develop and maintain a website
taikahessu 3y ago
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.
huytersd 3y ago
Seriously, what a terrible experience. As soon as there was an alternative (DALLE3), I jumped ship and canceled my sub.
lagniappe 3y ago
Because the kids are the future and the kids like Discord.
beezlewax 3y ago
Yeh discord was such as strange choice here and should have been immediately replaced after the initial offering was successful.
- cvhashim04 3y ago
  I believe they have a web app in progress and soon to be out
- MattRix 3y ago
  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.
therobot24 3y ago
i think their choice of interface has definitely put them behind compared to their competition
- tennisflyi 3y ago
  What? It’s easily the most accessible.
  - therobot24 3y ago
    to whom? zoomers (https://techreport.com/statistics/discord-statistics/ https://techreport.com/statistics/discord-statistics/)?
monlockandkey 3y ago
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.
tennisflyi 3y ago
It’s one step removed from “build in public” and you get to see and build prompts from other (although, they’re included with the result).
gazby 3y ago
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.

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.

lionkor 3y ago

My assumption is that, since theyre officially advertised and supported by Discord, they might have terms that they cant? Just a bad guess

falcor84 3y ago

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

Kuraj 3y ago

It just kills me. Disord is a horrible, horrible way to interact with it

troupo 3y ago

A week or so ago there were rumors they were building the functionality into the website, with some heavy users getting early access. My guess for Discord is that it lets them offload a number of costs: from costs of hosting the content to having to develop and maintain a website

taikahessu 3y ago

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.

huytersd 3y ago

Seriously, what a terrible experience. As soon as there was an alternative (DALLE3), I jumped ship and canceled my sub.

lagniappe 3y ago

Because the kids are the future and the kids like Discord.

beezlewax 3y ago

Yeh discord was such as strange choice here and should have been immediately replaced after the initial offering was successful.

cvhashim04 3y ago
I believe they have a web app in progress and soon to be out
MattRix 3y ago
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.

therobot24 3y ago

i think their choice of interface has definitely put them behind compared to their competition

tennisflyi 3y ago
What? It’s easily the most accessible.
- therobot24 3y ago
  to whom? zoomers (https://techreport.com/statistics/discord-statistics/ https://techreport.com/statistics/discord-statistics/)?

monlockandkey 3y ago

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.

tennisflyi 3y ago

It’s one step removed from “build in public” and you get to see and build prompts from other (although, they’re included with the result).

gazby 3y ago

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.