Thread:Felinoel/@comment-26339491-20160209193256/@comment-26339491-20160229200825

Discussions works more like a forum, and isn't linked with your chat, meaning if you post something here in chat, Discussions users won't see it, and vice versa. We've seen users from other communities use Discussions quite a bit like a chat, though, having almost real-time conversations, and others use it more like a forum.

Discussions may not quite be like chat or a direct messaging app, but we still hope  it'll fill the void for those users who want to talk about Adventure Time, but don't want to have to turn on their laptop or desktop for that all the time. Discussions lets them talk and connect via mobile, which wasn't possible before. (And we're also working on making Message Walls more usable on mobile, for when you want to contact someone directly)