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Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Re: Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Post by ianhawes »

sky_rw wrote: post #107
koonsolo wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My own son had this period where he was obsessed with playing on the XBox. When I tried to limit his time, he became agressive. So I said "Wow, if XBox has this influence on you, maybe you should stop completely. What do you think?". His smart reaction was to show that he could play a limited time, and be good afterwards. Now I don't have any problems with him. The thing with kids is that you will not be there all th…

I was only allowed 2 hours of Sega Genesis play, which was just enough to get to the final boss in Sonic and die. Never beat it. In hindsight this prepared me for the 2 constants in the real world: Never having enough time, and constant disappointment.

Reminds me of playing GTA3 on my PS1 which did not have a memory card.

Re: Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Post by crusso »

koonsolo wrote: post #103
integrii wrote: post #29

Both of my kids played a lot of Roblox until we banned it. They easily became obsessed and were violent when removed, even with a tightly controlled schedule. They would try to connect to offer WiFi networks to get access and would steal our phones to get access. We ended up having to detox them like it was a drug. Beyond that we found that the openly mod-able nature of the game allowed some remarkably disgusting 3D…

My own son had this period where he was obsessed with playing on the XBox. When I tried to limit his time, he became agressive. So I said "Wow, if XBox has this influence on you, maybe you should stop completely. What do you think?". His smart reaction was to show that he could play a limited time, and be good afterwards. Now I don't have any problems with him. The thing with kids is that you will not be there all th…

That's a pretty good description of my effective parenting strategy. I've always stated that my goal was to raise kids who could make good decisions as adults. To that end I've tried to err on the side of being more permissive while using potentially corrupting influences as teaching opportunities.

That said, I don't pretend that my approach would have worked in all situations. For example, you gave your son a choice about being aggressive with his XBox with a threat that he would have to stop completely. What if you had to follow through on your threat because your son escalated his aggression?

Sometimes, some kids need an adult to make a decision for them that their brains just aren't mature enough to make.

Re: Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Post by JimiofEden »

izzydata wrote: post #160
Yajirobe wrote: post #156

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> I can't understand the appeal of this game or Minecraft You can do things from smashing zombies' skulls with a sword to building a replica of your own house to building an ATARI emulator in Minecraft. How is that not exciting?

Possibly because there is no goal and your friends aren't there in person. It's too open ended and over the internet. Not feeling like I'm really with friends just from talking to them online might be my problem because really anything can be fun when you are with people you enjoy spending time with.

Some of the best experiences I've had playing Minecraft have been with a bunch of friends in the same room, getting drunk, and just building whatever we felt like building.

But in general, imo, almost every game is improved with split-screen/local co-op.

Re: Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Post by [deleted] »

Nextgrid wrote: post #148
orliesaurus wrote: post #53

Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft are the new social networks right? Well when I was 15 and we used to play Counter Strike and Quake 3 the "social network" was hanging out on servers with maps just chatting and walking around the map aimlessly or just hanging out on IRC. So I can totally relate to how kids nowadays are going back to this sorta hangout. Text only can be boring (kinda like IRC for many people who couldn't to…

I miss the old first-person shooters and the concept of self-contained servers (instead of a global user profile system). Games last for a couple hours, and everyone starts at zero and gets weapons & perks as the game continues (so newbies aren't stuck with bad guns while level 100+ players dominate the server). In 30 minutes of playtime or so you'll have earned enough points (by killing enemies, etc) to be able to a…

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Re: Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Post by sebringj »

Roblox is like the internet in its flexibility and its lawlessness. My 3 sons have ipads and play together but in a restricted time setting. My oldest (10) started playing with lua scripting and all 3 like to create on roblox studio. There will always be weirdos on that but it's part of life and you must parent and educate them that people are sometimes evil morons but its something they all love to do together and in some sense its making them more prepared for the online world.

Re: Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Post by Kiro »

Nextgrid wrote: post #148
orliesaurus wrote: post #53

Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft are the new social networks right? Well when I was 15 and we used to play Counter Strike and Quake 3 the "social network" was hanging out on servers with maps just chatting and walking around the map aimlessly or just hanging out on IRC. So I can totally relate to how kids nowadays are going back to this sorta hangout. Text only can be boring (kinda like IRC for many people who couldn't to…

I miss the old first-person shooters and the concept of self-contained servers (instead of a global user profile system). Games last for a couple hours, and everyone starts at zero and gets weapons & perks as the game continues (so newbies aren't stuck with bad guns while level 100+ players dominate the server). In 30 minutes of playtime or so you'll have earned enough points (by killing enemies, etc) to be able to a…

How is that different from new shooters? In Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty etc you also start from 0 in each match. Leveling up gives you cosmetics only.

Re: Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Post by sidlls »

mac01021 wrote: post #133
mevile wrote: post #58

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My daughter plays roblox and I've never seen anything like this when watching her play. I've tried to educate her about this kind of stuff because I know she'll be exposed to it eventually. I'd hope she come talk to me about it if she sees it.

> I'd hope she come talk to me about it if she sees it. What should that conversation look like? If you've educated her already, wouldn't it be fine for her simply to dismiss it and move on when she encounters it?

Children don't process things the same way adults do, partially because just about everything they experience is new in a fundamental and total way that isn't true for adults. They can be prepared by adults for events but typically they'll still have questions and anxieties about them.

Re: Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Post by deelowe »

izzydata wrote: post #153

The gaming world seems so foreign to me now and I used to play games several hours a day growing up. I can't understand the appeal of this game or Minecraft even if I try to imagine myself as a child again.

Minecraft is just a game focused on user created content. The concept isn't new. It's not too far off of something like Mario Maker, Gary's mod, Second Life, or even excite bike.

Re: Roblox hits 100M monthly active users, bigger than Minecraft

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Post by detritus »

izzydata wrote: post #160
Yajirobe wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I can't understand the appeal of this game or Minecraft You can do things from smashing zombies' skulls with a sword to building a replica of your own house to building an ATARI emulator in Minecraft. How is that not exciting?

Possibly because there is no goal and your friends aren't there in person. It's too open ended and over the internet. Not feeling like I'm really with friends just from talking to them online might be my problem because really anything can be fun when you are with people you enjoy spending time with.

I'm an oldie, but I accidentally got caught up in Minecraft in the year or so it came out and have fond memories of infecting a friend who came over with his laptop so we'd play at my place, drunk as hell.

Entire days and nights disappeared one Christmas, 'til we decided it was dangerous to keep on... . Suffice to say, if you wnated, you could play in the same room, or across the internet. Or both.

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