Sure but what if people actually wanna @ people to get their attention just like you can currently in the shoutbox without beinga annoying. There's no real compromise here, and that's what I mean. Discord sucks when your community is full of autists that can't be trusted and the very few that don't misuse things as a result have to suffer.
Say what you want, it is easier. When I go on that discord (yes I am on it lol) and look through people in the chats, I usually have no clue what ranks they have before I click on them. This is where Teamspeak is superior. A simple badge after the name shows that "oh he is a high ranking officer, he is the one I need to talk to"
@thehomelessdude What if he has several different ranks? He'll only have his highest rank. If a person was an Admin, Police Lieutenant and Internal Affairs Investigator, how would I know if he was all 3 when he can only have ONE color?