>>280928781
Okay, how is a discord server absolutely necessary then if well over half of the generals on /vg/ don't have one, and the one on /vrg/ replaced the thread for a large amount of ex-posters? We have more headsets and less posters in the thread. We'd have the exact same amount of players in games if there wasn't a discord server, because people would just look for games in the thread.
Think of this from the perspective of someone who doesn't want to join a discord server. You say it's not mandatory to join it, but a decent amount of people only ever check the discord if they want to play with /vrg/. This means that if you only post your lobbies in the thread, you'll have less players.