The online chat service Discord said Wednesday that it will ask all users to change their username in the coming weeks. The service also said usernames will look different moving forward. Each new ...

Discord is making a rather big change for usernames on the platform. With gaming expanding in major ways within the last few years and allowing players to play with each on various platforms ...

Discord users have loudly expressed concern that the planned change could leave them without the username they want.

The social media chat service Discord said in a blog post that it is requiring all users to change their username to make it easier for people to find and connect with others.

A recent announcement indicates that Discord users will soon have their usernames undergo a major adjustment in the near future.

Discord users will have to change their profile names soon; here's why the username updates have to happen.

However, users will primarily see display names and server nicknames, with the new usernames serving as a technical backend. Discord will require every user to pick a new username in the coming weeks.

Discord is a mess. That’s not just one fuddy-duddy tech writer’s opinion, it’s effectively the official word from Discord itself. As part of an effort to be more straightforward and user ...