Get off Aski.

If specific requirements are formed regarding what this communicator should be able to do, then a minimalistic version for HW could be made so that it only does what is necessary and nothing extra; this would even be the best option, as players wouldn't need to register anywhere else.

So, I am waiting for a list of specific requirements to more accurately assess this prospect.

When talking about an internal messenger, the first thing that comes to mind is a mail agent (lord forgive me) :D i.e., a mini-chat format in a window somewhere at the bottom. The functions should be minimal:
1. Nickname search via the forum
2. Adding friends (contact list)
3. Ability to view dialogues (several simultaneously)
4. Ignore button - spam protection
5. Ability to transfer files (save, screenshot)
6. Ideally, it should be located on a different server so that if HW suddenly decides to take a nap (you never know), tournament life doesn't come to a standstill.
7. Its presence should not bother users, but at the same time, they shouldn't miss messages arriving here and now.

I agree regarding Slack; moreover, in this case, we might not even need to create anything—one was recently created and is already being used by a limited circle, including Dirty_Player.

Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm a novice at this, but it seems you can embed Slack (its code) into the forum itself so that registration isn't even necessary, and all users automatically enter the system (or check a specific box in their profile to filter out spammers or users who aren't interested).

I'll add as well: ICQ hasn't worked for a month. Something is wrong with the password or whatever, I didn't bother figuring it out. I don't even remember my last password since that was about 15 years ago.
I vote for Discord. It's convenient to create groups, etc. The HotA community is already there.

Vanya, I wrote to you that ICQ didn't die, but qip did; to continue using ICQ, you need to install ICQ.

Hello everyone. Dropped in to see what HW is up to. It's 2019, and people have dared to touch the sacred—changing ICQ as the default messenger [by the way, what even is that?)].

Hello to you too) Always welcome) Default messenger means that if you have ICQ and I have Skype, we'll be pulling in opposite directions and ultimately won't play a tournament game, and then we'll point fingers at each other about who is to blame. In the heroic world, this happens all the time. That's why we need one client that everyone will have to register for.

Why are you stressing yourself out? Relax, you need to distribute your energy and not waste it in vain.

Easier to just simplify rather than think :smile54:

I'm against Skype—it's ICQ#2. After Microsoft took over, you could forget about Skype immediately.

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Well generally speaking, when I brought up this topic myself, several people told me the same thing about Skype. Therefore, only Discord remains.

Most gaming communities use Discord; moving there could incidentally serve as an additional influx of players.

In fact, that is the main advantage. After all, the modern gamer community across various games goes specifically to Discord, which everyone knows about. Therefore, new players should have no problems registering. As for Slack, many don't even know what it is (I didn't, for example), so the expected reaction would simply be to ignore it.

Summarizing everything said above, let's try Discord and see how it goes.