When we think of games, we think of people. Memories of late nights with childhood friends awash in blue TV lighting. Having a sibling beat a level for you. Growing up, making friends through a keyboard or controller, and losing contact. These experiences shaped us and, into adulthood, escaped us. We wanted a better way to play games online with friends: to meet and laugh and cherish the togetherness around gaming we loved. We wanted to build a place where you could game talk and ultimately belong. So we built Discord. And you loved it! You told us Discord brought joy and ease to many of your lives, you got involved with our community, helped guide us to build features that made Discord a unique place to hang out. You made Discord the place to game with your friends. But soon, Discord became something else. You made it something that goes beyond gaming. Homework study groups, music jam sessions, recording entire podcasts. You made Discord into a home, a place for you and your friends to hang out, in no matter where you were or what you were doing. You took the app we created and ran with it, making it more diverse and fantastic and personal than we could have ever imagined. And you made us think: Was Discord really ever about games? Well yeah, they’re what inspired us in the first place. But if we really, really look back games were just the foundation. And to use Discord some of you felt you had to exclude your friends who didn’t game. Discord works for gaming, but you showed us it could work for so much more. We just had to listen. And we are. Looking ahead, we want to focus on the experiences and people that matter to you. And that doesn’t always include games. In many cases, you told us it doesn’t include games at all. You’ve said you just want a reliable place for you and your friends to hang out and talk. We’re committed to keeping Discord as that place: a reliable and welcoming place no matter your interests or background. And we’ll keep listening in the years to come: hearing your feedback, continuing to build features you want, and creating something where you or anyone can belong. Games will always be important to us, and to many of you. But really, Discord’s about you, what you make it, and who you talk to. So gather up some of those people and invite them to hang out with you on Discord.