What each week held
Withheld: something was read in 1 week of the last 12. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
What it declares
- Free unlimited text/voice channels
- Up to 100 servers (Free)
- Group video calls up to 25 participants
- Custom emoji anywhere (Nitro tiers)
- HD/4K video streaming (Nitro)
- Larger file upload limits (Nitro Basic/Nitro)
- Server Boosts / community perks
- Profile and identity customization (avatars, banners, fonts)
As the company’s own pages describe it. Forge did not test any of these.
What users raised
- Nitro perks seen as cosmetic-only, not essential
- Mobile UI redesign fatigue/complaints
- Notification volume from large friend lists
- Regulatory/government bans in some countries
- Bug reports around profile and display-name rendering
Themes people raised in public. A complaint is somebody’s opinion, not a measurement of the product.
Everything on record
5 observed claims. Newest first; the tag on each row is what kind of claim you are reading.
- DISCOURSEFACTSep 30, 2026
On September 24, 2026, the Philippines' Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center lifted a government ban on Discord after what officials described as successful negotiations with the platform.
A national-level regulatory action affecting Discord's access in a market, relevant to ongoing platform-trust and regulatory discourse.
www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/24/2558634/cybersecurity-body-lifts-ban-discord - PRODUCTFACTSep 30, 2026
A September 2026 mobile performance update upgraded React Native from .81 to .86 (about 5% lower CPU use, 5% faster launches) and moved to Electron 42 on desktop, cutting desktop p50 CPU usage by roughly 17% while slightly increasing memory usage.
Routine performance engineering, logged for baseline completeness.
respawn.outlookindia.com/gaming/gaming-news/discord-september-2026-changelog-adds-new-features-and-fixes - PRODUCTFACTSep 30, 2026
The same update added system-wide echo cancellation on Windows, four new Nitro-exclusive display-name fonts and two name effects, a revamped 'Town Hall' space, bulk-leave for inactive group DMs, a bio character limit increase from 190 to 300, mobile server-tag editing, and friend-online notification controls.
Adds incremental cosmetic/utility value to Nitro and to the free product; not a pricing or positioning shift.
discord.com/blog/discord-update-september-25-2026 - PRODUCTFACTSep 30, 2026
In the September 25, 2026 changelog, Discord raised the free-tier upload limit from 10 MB to 20 MB, doubling the free file upload allowance.
Slightly narrows the gap between Free and Nitro Basic (50MB) on file uploads, a key paid-tier differentiator.
respawn.outlookindia.com/gaming/gaming-news/discord-september-2026-changelog-adds-new-features-and-fixes - PRICINGFACTSep 30, 2026
Discord's current paid tiers are Nitro Basic at $2.99/month ($29.99/year) and full Nitro at $9.99/month ($99.99/year, ~16% annual savings), with Server Boosts priced separately per boost level.
Establishes the baseline pricing structure against which future pricing/packaging changes will be measured.
costbench.com/software/communication/discord/
A record of what Forge read in public about Discord — its own pages and what people wrote about it. Nothing here is a test of the product, a ranking or a score, and Forge has no relationship with this company.