diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1aa046d..0920360 100644
Binary files a/requirements.txt and b/requirements.txt differ
diff --git a/the_prestige.py b/the_prestige.py
index 99586bb..c49f3f3 100644
--- a/the_prestige.py
+++ b/the_prestige.py
@@ -1697,7 +1697,11 @@ commands = [
 ]
 
 watching = False
-client = discord.Client()
+
+intents = discord.Intents.default()
+intents.message_content = True
+
+client = discord.Bot(intents=intents)
 gamesarray = []
 active_tournaments = []
 active_leagues = []
@@ -2807,4 +2811,8 @@ async def league_subscriber_update(league, start_channel, message):
         else:
             await channel.send(message)
 
+@client.command(description="Sends the bot's latency.") # this decorator makes a slash command
+async def ping(ctx): # a slash command will be created with the name "ping"
+    await ctx.respond(f"Pong! Latency is {client.latency}")
+
 client.run(config()["token"])