One of the reasons I prefer GOG is that I don’t want to use a client. I prefer to download offline installers and then run my games through Lutris or Heroic Games Launcher.

I have never used Discord and never will. No project has ever been able to change my stance on it.

Red Eclipse or Xonitic for me

I use Pragma-Messenger. It’s based out of Switzerland. Never seen it go down and I use it daily so i’d call it stable. The site’s in German so you may have to use a translate extension in your browser if you don’t read German.

https://pragma-solution.com/de/Produkte/messenger

Thanks, I ended up going with your suggestion.