DiscordSRV
Name synchronization doesn't apply PlaceholderAPI placeholders when the player is offline
Expected behavior
I just want my players to have their Minecraft usernames linked to Discord. I'm using DiscordSRV on three backend servers with the same bot, but only one of them can actually sync the usernames.
Unfortunately, some PlaceholderAPI values randomly return as %xxx% instead of showing the actual value.
Actual behavior
Several placeholders down
Steps to reproduce
I'm currently running a Minecraft network using Velocity as a proxy. On the proxy, I have TAB-Velocity, and on all backend servers (e.g. lobby, survival, etc.) I have TAB-Bridge and DiscordSRV installed. I'm not running DiscordSRV on the proxy itself.
I'm encountering a weird issue: the nickname synchronization from DiscordSRV sometimes fails to resolve certain placeholders like %tab_tabprefix% or %titlecustom%, resulting in Discord nicknames like:
%tab_tabprefix%Princeofgame09
This issue happens randomly — it may affect only one player while it works fine for others, and sometimes the broken placeholder is different. It seems like the placeholders aren't fully resolved when DiscordSRV tries to sync the nickname.
Is this a known issue? Could it be due to timing, where DiscordSRV syncs before TAB or PlaceholderAPI has fully initialized for the player? Do you recommend any workaround (e.g. delaying nickname sync, using LuckPerms placeholders instead, etc.)?
Let me know if you’ve seen this before or if there's any way to improve compatibility with TAB in a Velocity + multiple-backend setup.
Thanks in advance!
Server software and version
proxy velocity + 3 backends paper 1.21.4
Checks
- [x] I am not using an outdated version of DiscordSRV.
- [x] I asked in DiscordSRV's Discord server to see whether this issue is in fact a bug that needs to be fixed.
Ticket number or message link to where you asked in DiscordSRV's Discord server about this
20919-r
Anything else
No response
PlaceholderAPI placeholders are only replaced when players are online. Support for offline placeholder support/not syncing while offline could be added. Changing to enhancement instead of bug
