Title: I&#x27;m here to vent and give a heads-up to you all. It&#x27;s about my nightmare with Discord as a game developer - the platform where I&#x27;ve been nurturing my game&#x27;s community for the last 3 years.<p>Imagine building something from scratch, pouring your heart into it, watching it grow day by day. My server has over 4,000 die-hard players after 3 years, buzzing with ideas, feedback, and some crazy game theories. It was not just a server - it was my lifeline, my nerve center.<p>Now imagine waking up one morning to find my account disabled. Poof! Because someone out there decided to play a prank and report me for being &quot;underage.&quot; I lodged an appeal ASAP, throwing in every proof of identity I had. You&#x27;d think that&#x27;d be enough, right? Well, guess again.<p>It&#x27;s been over 3 days now, and Discord Support is as silent as a graveyard. Their policy says that my account will be dust after 14 days if things don&#x27;t get sorted. Each tick of the clock is like a stab, knowing my community is sitting there in the dark. It&#x27;s beyond frustrating, it&#x27;s crushing. I&#x27;m unable to reach them because if I make an alt account to announce this, what&#x27;s stopping some random strangers from making their own claim that they are the dev?<p>You might think, &quot;Surely they&#x27;ll respond before the deadline.&quot; And I wish I could believe that. But I&#x27;ve heard enough horror stories about Discord support responding when it&#x27;s too late, or never responding at all, and the account just disappears into oblivion. That fear is real, folks.<p>So, here&#x27;s my two cents. Seriously think over where you&#x27;re setting up your community. Consider if you have any real control over the platform. This helplessness I&#x27;m feeling now, the feeling of seeing something you&#x27;ve worked on for years slipping away... It sucks, big time.<p>My advice? Don&#x27;t put all your eggs in one basket, especially if that basket is Discord. I&#x27;m learning the hard way and trust me, it&#x27;s a lesson you don&#x27;t want to experience.<p>Any advice or similar horror stories are more than welcome. But more than anything, I hope my painful story can save someone else from this mess. Lastly, I&#x27;m not giving away my dev&#x2F;game name because I heard that its possible for anyone to reach out to discord and claim my server once my disabled account gets deleted after 14 days.<p>Note: If there&#x27;s a kind soul from Discord seeing this, I would really appreciate your help. My ticket # is 38363509.
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