Your players already have ideas. Give them a place to vote.

Channels for patch notes and bug reports, voice rooms for playtest nights, and an ideas board where the most-wanted features rise to the top.

A Discord server, or Probed

Discord is where most game communities start, and it's very good at chat and voice. The trouble is the feedback: suggestions get buried in busy channels, you end up adding bots or a separate tool to track them, and players can't see what happened to their idea.

FeatureA Discord serverProbed
Player feedbackForum channels, bots or a separate toolIdeas board with votes and a public roadmap
What players payNitro for the nicer stuffNothing, ever
Price for youFree at any sizeFree to 25, then $19 a month for 250

Why it fits

An ideas board players vote on
Players post suggestions and vote. You can see what's most wanted without reading every message.
A public roadmap
Move the winners onto a public roadmap so players can watch their ideas go from planned to shipped.
Voice rooms for playtests
Run playtest nights in voice with screen share, and post the next one as an event people follow.
Players never pay
No paid upgrade for players to get the good stuff. You pay one price for the space.

Set it up

  1. Create a space for the game, with announcements, patch notes and bug reports.

  2. Turn on the ideas board and the public roadmap.

  3. Post your next playtest as an event.

  4. Share the join link from your store page and socials.

$19

a month for up to 250 players, on Premium. Members never pay.

Under 25 people it's free. Business is $99 a month for up to 2,500 players.

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Common questions

Is Probed a Discord alternative for a game community?

Yes, with a different focus. You get channels, threads, voice rooms with screen share and events, plus an ideas board and a public roadmap built in. Discord is free at any size and has a much bigger bot ecosystem.

Can I keep my Discord server while I try Probed?

Yes. On paid plans, Probed can keep channels in sync with your Discord server while players move over.

Do players need a new account?

They sign up once, and they can sign in with Discord, Google or Apple.

Bring your community aboard.

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