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Re: How Can ROBLOX Afford to Do "Developer's Exchange"?

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ShagFace is not online. ShagFace
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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25 Oct 2015 11:04 PM
Hi ATR Community,

So obviously DevEx has been out for a while, and it's features are pretty amazing. But the question still bothers me - how can ROBLOX afford to do it?

Apparently, you can earn up to $50K per month for just 20M R$. And reportedly, a user has already cashed out $50K. Looking further into the terms and rules of DevEx, the only catch I can see are the DevEx requirements and/or the international taxing (with PayPal and the IRS, etc.). But even the taxing wouldn't return to ROBLOX.

The reasoning for this question, is because I'm considering creating a game to rake in cash, however the whole DevEx deal feels a little sketchy to me.

Thank you in advance
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Solidize is not online. Solidize
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25 Oct 2015 11:04 PM
Roblox earns like 20 million a year
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EpicTeacup is not online. EpicTeacup
Joined: 26 Apr 2011
Total Posts: 3932
25 Oct 2015 11:05 PM
The thousands of children who buy membership definitely outnumber the developers who consistently profit from this game.
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cloneman302 is not online. cloneman302
Joined: 12 Nov 2008
Total Posts: 1437
25 Oct 2015 11:07 PM
the place visits alone are good enough. the games people make that are worth 20M robux a month is so much money for roblox its insane. they are getting heaps of people to make their game for them.
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Harime is not online. Harime
Joined: 23 Jun 2014
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25 Oct 2015 11:07 PM
theres a huge influx of people buying robux currently, mostly those kids who all dress the same (peg-leg/frost warrior arm/workclock/etc...)
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CPRAHQ is not online. CPRAHQ
Joined: 26 Feb 2012
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25 Oct 2015 11:09 PM
^

>wears beta squadron
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DanBossStar321 is not online. DanBossStar321
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25 Oct 2015 11:10 PM
Users by Membership, Robux and also get sponsored as well

#code ("Take a leak from the other side!")
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Harime is not online. Harime
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25 Oct 2015 11:12 PM
what about it? its a neat hat, i know. i first seen someone wear it in 2012-ish and i was trying to find out the name for about 2 weeks, i assumed it was a rare hat
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BaconParadox is not online. BaconParadox
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25 Oct 2015 11:12 PM
don't look at me.
I don't got peg legs



http://www.roblox.com/-----item?id=296825356
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CPRAHQ is not online. CPRAHQ
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25 Oct 2015 11:14 PM
ODers wear beta squadron everywhere
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Usering is not online. Usering
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25 Oct 2015 11:15 PM
ROBLOX makes a profit when someone uses DevEx
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Harime is not online. Harime
Joined: 23 Jun 2014
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25 Oct 2015 11:16 PM
well i didnt mean ODers in my statement, just people who enjoy the somewhat "Ghetto" trope way too much (and in accordance, dress way too similar with each other)
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DoomCorrupted is not online. DoomCorrupted
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25 Oct 2015 11:16 PM
It's called marketing, you think there doing these sponsors for free?



http://www.roblox.com/Gravity-Falls-Balloon-item?id=261566736
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ChiefAlpha is not online. ChiefAlpha
Joined: 01 Oct 2015
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25 Oct 2015 11:22 PM
"ROBLOX makes a profit when someone uses DevEx"

wait how
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elkrai is not online. elkrai
Joined: 04 May 2008
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25 Oct 2015 11:34 PM
"wait how"

people buy robux and bc to buy gamepasses and micro-transactions
developers can exchange at 100k, which cost the users $1000
$250 goes to the dev, $750 goes to roblox.

yes, they could be getting 100% of that money if devex didn't exist, but it has turned every game into a smartphone-esque game where you are encouraged every second to spend money
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bloxxyz is not online. bloxxyz
Joined: 15 Apr 2012
Total Posts: 6995
25 Oct 2015 11:45 PM
Plain and simple, just a vanilla way of rewarding roblox developers for creating games and stabilizing revenues with active branding (Mad Games, Twisted Games, etc), without most of the hardworking developers ROBLOX would only be a quarter of what it is right now, with clothes brands and groups. This is why they have created an incentive which, surprisingly, actually nearly doubles their profits because more community members are buying ROBUX and BC to play games.

in a nutshell: roblox gives out money as a reward to developers, it's a grain of sand in their profits and paying a small amount for more players is a good deal.
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ChiefAlpha is not online. ChiefAlpha
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25 Oct 2015 11:47 PM
no he's saying roblox makes a profit when someone cashes out i dont know how though

not that
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cgb123 is not online. cgb123
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25 Oct 2015 11:47 PM
"This is advertising."


*I'm sorry for saying sorry*
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ShagFace is not online. ShagFace
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26 Oct 2015 12:53 AM
I had no idea that the revenue adds up to an amount that staggers over what ROBLOX gives to DevEx users for "cash-outs". The fact that ROBLOX actually gains business via the DevEx system is truly brilliant in hindsight.

Thank you everyone for your input to help me understand
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ROBLOXGameBytes is not online. ROBLOXGameBytes
Joined: 11 Feb 2014
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26 Oct 2015 01:03 AM
ROBLOX Stats

- $19,417,680 a year
- $1,618,140 a month
- $53,938 a day

ROBLOX is worth
$196,000,000

estimations from webs..so not accurate


My poop is bigger than yours
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ChiefAlpha is not online. ChiefAlpha
Joined: 01 Oct 2015
Total Posts: 2014
26 Oct 2015 01:09 AM
Nope, that's DEFINITELY not accurate. Don't trust any of those crappy net worth estimations, they're grossly inaccurate and auto-generated based on largely irrelevant statistics.

What do we know about how much ROBLOX is really worth?

The last TRUE information was in 2012 in the Wall Street Journal (I think) with a net worth of $20m.
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page42 is not online. page42
Joined: 27 Jan 2012
Total Posts: 494
26 Oct 2015 02:19 AM
http://www.roblox.com/Magics-item?id=54341599

http://www.roblox.com/SPOOKY-SCARY-SKELETONS-6000-sales-item?id=160442087
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