Did a little mischievous stuff.

config/config.js.example

@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ module.exports = {
         'alreadyVerified': 'You are already verified.',
         'tookTooLong': 'You took too long to respond. Please try again.',
         'unableToDM': 'I was unable to send you a DM. Please make sure "Allow Direct Message" for this guild is enabled.',
-        'maxAttemptsExceeded': 'You have run out of attempts!'
+        'maxAttemptsExceeded': 'Verification failed. You have run out of attempts!'
     }
 }

slashCommands/verify/verify.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { EmbedBuilder, ApplicationCommandType, Collection, AttachmentBuilder } = require('discord.js');
 const { createCanvas, loadImage } = require('canvas');
 const cfg = require('../../config/config.js');
-const captchaUser = new Collection();
+
 module.exports = {
     name: 'verify',
     description: 'To verify yourself.',
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
             var lowchars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
             var nums = "0123456789";
             
-            //get a random letter/number from upchars, lowchars, and nums
-            var chars = upchars + lowchars + nums;
             var captcha = "";
 
             for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {
@@ -45,12 +43,14 @@ module.exports = {
             return buffer;
         }
 
+        await interaction.deferReply({ ephemeral: true });
+
         if (interaction.channel.id !== cfg.guilds[guildId].channelId) {
-            return interaction.reply({ content: cfg.messages.wrongChannel, ephemeral: true })
+            return interaction.editReply({ content: cfg.messages.wrongChannel, ephemeral: true })
         }
 
         if (interaction.member.roles.cache.has(cfg.guilds[guildId].roleToAdd)) {
-            return interaction.reply({ content: cfg.messages.alreadyVerified, ephemeral: true })
+            return interaction.editReply({ content: cfg.messages.alreadyVerified, ephemeral: true })
         }
 
         let attempts = 0;
@@ -73,13 +73,11 @@ module.exports = {
                 .setColor('Green')
                 .setImage('attachment://captcha.png')
                 .setTimestamp();
-            if (attempts > 1) {
-                await interaction.user.send(cfg.messages.fail);
-            }
 
             await interaction.user.send({
                 embeds: [embed], files: [attachment]
             }).then(async (msg) => {
+                await interaction.editReply({ content: cfg.messages.toVerify, ephemeral: true });
                 const filter = m => !m.author.bot && m.author.id === interaction.user.id && m.channel.id === msg.channel.id;
                 const collector = msg.channel.createMessageCollector({
                     filter,
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ module.exports = {
                         await interaction.user.send(cfg.messages.userLeft);
                         collector.stop();
                     } else {
-
                         if (m.content === captcha) {
                             validated = true;
                             await interaction.member.roles.add(cfg.guilds[guildId].roleToAdd);
@@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
                 });
             }).catch(async (err) => {
-                    await interaction.reply({
+                    await interaction.editReply({
                         content: cfg.messages.unableToDM,
                         ephemeral: true
                     });