A voice channel's user limit can be set from 1 to 99, or left off; video in a voice channel stops at 25, and an audio-only stage holds up to 10,000 listeners. The limit big guilds hit first isn't technical: with a whole raid on open mics nobody hears the caller, which is why raids split into party channels.
The numbers#
| What | Limit |
|---|---|
| User limit on a voice channel | Off, or any number from 1 to 99. |
| Video in a voice channel | 25 people. |
| Audio-only stage channel | Up to 10,000 listeners; speakers are invited up. |
| Video in a stage channel | 50 people, more on boosted servers. |
| A bot's voice connections | One per server, so one bot can play into one channel. |
Set or remove a limit#
Edit the channel and drag User Limit: anywhere from 1 to 99, or all the way down for no limit. Party channels are a good use — set the limit to your game's party size so channels match in-game groups. Our gaming guild server template does exactly that.
Why one big channel fails first#
- Crosstalk. Forty open mics means someone is always talking. The caller competes with everyone.
- Parties can't talk. A party leader can't sort out their own party without talking over the call.
- Priority Speaker helps, a bit. It turns everyone down while the caller holds their key — how it works — but parties still can't talk among themselves.
A stage fixes the noise by muting the audience, which also takes away the parties' comms. The trade-offs are in can you talk in two Discord voice channels at once?
Split into parties, keep the caller#
The structure that works at any size: each party in its own channel, the caller in a command channel, and the caller relayed into every party channel by a speaker bot per channel. Size it by parties, not players:
| Players | Parties of five | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 4 | Squad Leader — 4 speaker channels, $5 a month |
| 40 | 8 | Raid Commander — 8, $8 a month |
| 60 | 12 | Guild Master — 12, $15 a month |
| 120, or two guilds | 24 | Alliance — 24 across two linked servers, $25 a month |
Every plan starts with seven days free — see pricing — and getting started takes about ten minutes.