I've been trying to use Matrix to replace sites like Discord or Slack. But it seems that if a user creates an invitation-only room in a server, then invited users who are registered on other servers get errors when trying to join. Not very useful error messages either: "Failed to join room". (In my case, I tried creating accounts and rooms at nitro.chat and then at converser.eu, but friends registered at matrix.org don't manage to join).

Quite a let-down. Anyone who's facing the same problem and has maybe managed to solve it?

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[–] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago

XMPP is the way.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

the thing that drives me absolutely into matrix-hate-rage is the scrolling. if youre in a matrix space with lots of little different windows attempting to scroll through almost any context is a crapshoot at best.

i like the idea of matrix, but its implementation is hot garbage.

[–] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

One of my favorite matrix games is playing "guess where it thinks the unread marker should be."

I'm just as likely to be right as it is.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago

I want to use matrix so bad but matrix clients suck and there's no voice channels like discord

[–] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Matrix definitely has its problems. Recently I've moved to a private matrix install and a lot of the issues I was having went away. I think the matrix.org domain is overloaded and has a bunch of weird errors because of it. If your account or rooms are hosted there and you have issues I'd try running somewhere else and see if you have the same problems.

Like someone else said the clients have issues too. A lot of them don't know how to report the errors they run into so they spit out garbage. There isn't a single client that works perfectly but there are a few that are good enough to use if you aren't using them for mission critical communication. It's stupid but it is what it is.

Discord sucks ass and no one will convince me otherwise. I have no desire to support them and their constant nitro spam. I'd rather use something like matrix and see how it develops.