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Re: The Roblox Microverse

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Post by lallysingh »

quornxypt wrote: post #5
juskrey wrote: post #4

All I can say is roblox banned in our home network: the whole user experience is targeted to make children judge each other using wrong incentives and extort money from parents. On the other hand I have no problems paying children for games with honorable practices of one time purchase or reasonable subscriptions (which usually end in a month in any case when children get bored)

Can you expand on how the experience is targeted to make children judge each other? Has this been something your kid(s) experienced on the platform? Just curious.

There's a fashion show game where kids judge each other's outfits.

Re: The Roblox Microverse

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Post by whywhywhywhy »

an_opabinia wrote: post #10

Roblox games are really clunky to make on PCs, let alone phones. You'll never be able to make one on a phone. It's crazy clunky. A third person character running around with virtual joysticks: so clunky. Roblox has been around longer than smartphones have, it has always been a port, much like Minecraft. Which sure, kids play. Roblox is probably setting back the arrival of the metaverse, not advancing it. Whatever tha…

>A third person character running around with virtual joysticks: so clunky.

This doesn't bother kids, it's all they know. I cringe watching my niece and nephew playing Minecraft and Roblox on their phones with touchscreen controls but they don't care and can use it fine even if it looks clunky and painful to me.

Re: The Roblox Microverse

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Post by matthoiland »

an_opabinia wrote: post #10

Roblox games are really clunky to make on PCs, let alone phones. You'll never be able to make one on a phone. It's crazy clunky. A third person character running around with virtual joysticks: so clunky. Roblox has been around longer than smartphones have, it has always been a port, much like Minecraft. Which sure, kids play. Roblox is probably setting back the arrival of the metaverse, not advancing it. Whatever tha…

I "waste" a lot of money on Roblox - $30-40/mo. It's where all my kids friends are, and it's a safe space on the internet that I trust as a parent. They build theme parks, space stations, small businesses – it's amazing, silly, and safe.

Re: The Roblox Microverse

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Post by marianov »

guidoism wrote: post #13

Roblox pisses me off so so much as a parent. There are some good games but it's mostly wading through an ocean of shit. And the vast majority of games that are popular are clickers that incentivize children to pay money to get more for each of their clicks. And it's full of scams. Kids spend $10 for a hat or something in the game and it doesn't end up working in all the games and there's no recourse. It's a true free…

related: is there some resource to know what a game/social network concerns may be?

My small kids requested: Minecraft, Roblox, Among Us, tik tok , Hogwarts Mystery and the list goes on. My due diligence process is overbooked.

Re: The Roblox Microverse

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Post by felideon »

ryanmarsh wrote: post #12

I now have 5 or so years experience with Roblox in the house. I've helped my kids make games and I have to say, VC is missing out big time. Roblox (or the concept) has an enormous TAM. Roblox corp is struggling with DX DevRel and moderation. It's an absolute fucking zoo and the tools are shit. Major game publishers have had their accounts taken over by scammers, or just shut down by Roblox because of scammers trying…

Well, fwiw, they did just hire Manuel Bronstein who led product at Zynga, YouTube, and Google Assistant: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/joining-roblox-manuel-bronste...

Re: The Roblox Microverse

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Post by ethbr0 »

antidaily wrote: post #18
csharptwdec19 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Roblox is. This is just a near-NCAA tier play by the company to make money off child labor. Change my mind.

No doubt about that. You have to have a premium account just to make and list items for sale.

This is different than Apple, how? Platforms take cuts.

At least the money is out in the open and explicit, unlike TikTok's questionably-declared influencer payments.

Re: The Roblox Microverse

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Post by ethbr0 »

lallysingh wrote: post #21
quornxypt wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you expand on how the experience is targeted to make children judge each other? Has this been something your kid(s) experienced on the platform? Just curious.

There's a fashion show game where kids judge each other's outfits.

So... grade school?

Re: The Roblox Microverse

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Post by webwielder2 »

marianov wrote: post #24
guidoism wrote: post #13

Roblox pisses me off so so much as a parent. There are some good games but it's mostly wading through an ocean of shit. And the vast majority of games that are popular are clickers that incentivize children to pay money to get more for each of their clicks. And it's full of scams. Kids spend $10 for a hat or something in the game and it doesn't end up working in all the games and there's no recourse. It's a true free…

related: is there some resource to know what a game/social network concerns may be? My small kids requested: Minecraft, Roblox, Among Us, tik tok , Hogwarts Mystery and the list goes on. My due diligence process is overbooked.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org

Re: The Roblox Microverse

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Post by dzdt »

csharptwdec19 wrote: post #14
antidaily wrote: post #6

Is anyone making money off Roblox? Tried to make some gear so my son could make money and stop asking me for Robux. Failed miserably. Anyway, I'll be buying stock.

Roblox is. This is just a near-NCAA tier play by the company to make money off child labor. Change my mind.

I think a negligible fraction of Roblox games are child created. The focus is either Roblox-created games like Bloxburg or indie adult-created games. Children (with their parent's credit card info) are the target consumers, not target creators.
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