In a first attempt to seek financial support from its users, Discord urged their loyal fan base to contribute to the company as a “THANK YOU” gesture. There was no hiding from the fact that the sole purpose to launch the Nitro feature was to address the core issue of how discord makes money! They made it very clear that they needed contributive help from their users to grow as a company. A little honesty hurt nobody. It was an appealing gesture. An excerpt from the Nitro launch article read “We wanted to give our Discord family an easy way to show support for Discord, grab a couple of nifty perks, and help us continue what we love doing: pouring our heart & soul into making a super wonderful chat & voice experience for gamers and communities alike”.
What is Discord Nitro?
As mentioned earlier in the Discord business model and promised by the company, the core feature of Discord remain completely free but for a premium fee of $4.99 per month or $49.99 annually, you can get a few value-added features such as customizable skins and larger upload capacity. Having cool animations and emojis and other stuff that normal people don’t have is pretty much a royal feeling for the premium users. Here are some things that Discord Nitro offers for the premium fee.
Read more: Decoded: How does Discord Make Money?
