On the topic of using Discord:
We’ve chosen it as it is a free, easy option to manage all of tf2pl’s hubs in one place, for general and hub specific discussion and administrative related things.
We understand that many people have qualms about and even refuse to use Discord for various reasons, and we’re hoping to be able to help everyone make the transition by answering their questions on performance and questions on how to use the multitude of quality of life changes available in Discord’s various setting menus.
In normal situations, Discord should be a lightweight enough program to not adversely effect playing TF2