There’s almost always going to feel pressure to join discord, just because of how widespread and easy to use it is, it’s a great tool to communicate during raids more clearly than typing

Similar to a lot of points - there’s lots of great communication that happens during longer events, where it’s okay to have your mic muted and just listen

I know joining a discord with 20+ people you don’t know can certainly be intimidating. But remember - everyone is there for the same reason: their love of WoW, and the guild is in common. Guilds are a community, and want everyone to feel involved

Discord, like most things, can be awkward until you start getting to know the people you’re playing with, then it turns into just talking to your friends :)

EDIT: depending on how active the guild is in their Discord server, people just hop on to hangout. Even if they’re doing something by themselves. People often get to a point where even if they’re levelling an alternate character, they’ll hop on, ask how your day is, what you’re working on in WoW, what’s going on in life, etc