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1. King Zog I of Albania (mrsaturday@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 06-Dec-2024 05:07:43 JST King Zog I of Albania

   • waltercool
   @waltercool Because hosting sucks and is expensive and it's easier to corral everyone in one place than expect them to memorize your domain name (all of the good names are squatted on so expect to use something like gamethegame.ws) or compete with SEO-abused cancer like the obligatory Fandom wiki
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   • waltercool (waltercool@pl.slash.cl)'s status on Friday, 06-Dec-2024 08:40:40 JST waltercool

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     @mrsaturday There are literally hundreds of free hosting websites everywhere.
     
     You can even put a 10USD Raspberry Pi next to your router and host something.
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   • Pete Zaitcev (zaitcev@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 06-Dec-2024 08:58:53 JST Pete Zaitcev

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     • waltercool
     @mrsaturday @waltercool Hosting is expensive but not too expensive for a business. I can see why scanlators flock to Discord, but why do legitimate companies do that?
   • xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Friday, 06-Dec-2024 08:58:53 JST xianc78

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     • waltercool
     • Pete Zaitcev

     @zaitcev @waltercool @mrsaturday Convenience for the end-user, I guess. Why have your customers/clients jump through hoops creating another account when they can use something that they already use?

     Also, I've seen cases where game developers create forums for their games, but some people will refuse to use said forums because "they're outdated", so fans will create unofficial Discord servers instead and they become the popular place to discuss said games.