Your friends spend hours in VC, then check their rank and they're still level 2. Meanwhile someone posting memes is miles ahead. Voice wasn't being counted. Ah.
Discortics has free voice XP with its own level track. Arcane requires Premium and its Premium bot for voice XP. Here's how the two setups compare.
TL;DR
- Voice XP, free: Arcane puts voice XP behind Premium and the Premium bot. Discortics includes it free.
- VC gets its own ladder: Separate message and voice tracks, each with its own settings, reward roles and leaderboard.
- Levels unlock things: Use level requirements in Self Roles and Giveaways so rewards go to people who show up.
- Plan the switch: No automatic import, and Arcane counts reaction XP differently, so decide how to handle existing XP.
The people who talk deserve to show up
| Capability | Arcane | Discortics |
|---|---|---|
| Message XP | Included | Included free |
| Voice XP | Premium subscription and Premium bot | Included free |
| Activity types | Message, reaction, and Premium voice XP | Separate message and voice tracks |
| Role rewards | 15 free rewards; one role per level | Track-specific milestone roles with stacking controls |
| Public progress | Levels and leaderboards | Rank cards and leaderboards |
| Other community workflows | Additional moderation and server modules | Applications, tickets, giveaways, economy, and moderation |
Sources: Arcane's XP options and role rewards, checked November 12, 2026. See Discortics Levels and its setup guide for current configuration.
On Discortics Levels, voice XP is free and it gets its own track. That's the part that matters. Your VC crew doesn't get a few bonus points bolted onto a message score, they get a separate level, separate settings, separate reward roles and a spot on the leaderboard. The fast typers keep their message track. Nobody has to pretend one kind of activity is the other.
Give the night crew their own roles
You could give out "VC Regular" at one voice milestone and "Night Owl" further up. Message XP has its own reward ladder. Choose whether members keep earlier rewards or swap them for the highest one they've reached.
You also control where the level-up announcements go. Point them at a bot channel instead of spamming general every time someone ticks over, so leveling up feels like a moment and not noise.
Make a level mean something
Levels can be used in Self Roles requirements and Giveaways entry rules too. That gives you a use for them beyond the rank card.
Want a shop too? Economy is a separate earn-and-spend loop. Changing prices never messes with what a level means, and staff run all of it from one dashboard.
Before you switch
Fair warning, because nobody likes surprises. Arcane documents reaction XP and several XP curves, so matching level numbers doesn't mean both bots count progress the same way. There's no automatic import promised here. Decide how you'll handle existing XP, milestone roles and announcements before you flip it on, and tell your members what's changing.
Try both XP tracks
Add Discortics Levels, follow the leveling guide, and test one message milestone and one voice milestone. Check the rewards before opening it to everyone.