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[INFO] Dusk Companion discord bot can no longer join new servers, and what you can do about it
Hello everybody, I am Benji, the creator of Dusk Companion, one of the most used Blades in the Dark discord bots.
As some of you have already noticed, the bot is no longer able to join new Servers. This is due to discords security policy, which requires me to verify the bot in order to break this limit. This is obviously unfortunate for those that wish to use the bot on their own servers, but have not invited it yet.
- So why don't you just verify it?: In order for verification to happen, I need to send discord my ID, which I already did once in the past when I first verified it years ago. However I was informed that I am required to verify my identity again.
I have decided that I am no longer comfortable sharing this data with discord. They should not need my ID for anything and until this limit is removed I unfortunately can't restore the invite functionality to Dusk Companion
- What does that mean for the bot?: The bot will keep working. For those that added the bot, the bot will stay on your server and will continue working as it did previously. However it cannot be added to new servers. This is obviously disappointing to the users and honestly to me as well, but I have decided to put my own safety first.
- So you are abandoning the bot?: No, I just do not wish for discord to have my ID. The bot will stay online as long as I can keep it running
- Is there anything I can do to get the bot on my server?: It is impossible to add Dusk Companion to more servers, however, that does not mean that you cannot create your own Dusk Companion. All of the bot's code is open source and you can run your own Dusk Companion by following the instructions here https://github.com/benjo121ben/Discord-Bot-DnD-BitD#how-to-install
This will be your own bot, for your own personal use. It has exactly the same functionalities as the official Dusk Companion.
I am sad that the bot will not be as accessible as it was previously and it is disappointing that discord is forcing this arbitrary restriction on me in order to pressure me into giving them my data.
Hopefully many of you are happy to host your own bot, but either way, I apologize for the inconvenience and I am sorry that I had to make this decision.
Stay safe on the internet everybody :/