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| 26 Jan 2016 06:52 AM |
Hi. Let me be as blunt as possible here. I made this thread because I got into a debate with two other folks who argued that roblox has gone down hill because, and I quote. "Roblox is taking out things that make it roblox."
Now, this is not a thread to insult, degrade or anger them in any way at all. This is just to explain my reasoning in full detail.
Also, fair warning. This is going to be a somewhat long thread, so if you don't want to hear me ramble about things you probably don't care about, just hit the back button on whatever browser you may be using. I bet it's I.E, you filthy casual.
Anyways. Let's begin.
These are all real quotes I've heard from people before. So I'm not just pulling stuff out of my arse here.
So what I'm going to do is take some of the most common arguments used in this case, and explain why I think they are, well, wrong.
First off, the obvious one. "This is Ro"BLOX", not RoMESHES or RealisticBlox!"
Well, you got the name right. but that's about it. Roblox was a name chosen in around 2005, the game was made to basically be a way for young children to play with legos on the internet. Needless to say, the game is quite a lot bigger now, but has kept the name for the sake of making things simpler.
"We should not be making full on games, This is ROBLOX. Not steam."
I really don't see how letting devs make their games more like full on games is a bad thing. It adds more variety and, let's face it, appeal to this game in general.
"The front page is terrible now! Where is the roblox I once knew?"
Strife, The Stalker, Phantom Forces, Super Blocky Ball, Prison Life, Speed Run, Super Bomb Survival, etc. and etc. If you look past the occasional "Adopt and Raise a Cute Baby!" you'll find gold quite easily.
"The game is dying."
We hit a new high of 4.2 million active users last year, case closed.
Y'know what? Let me draw something out for anyone reading this.
The year is 2010, 'aight? "Wow, 2010 is awful, I wish it was like the good ol' days in 2007-2008!" Now, the year is 2012. "Wow, 2012 is awful, I wish it was like the good ol' days in 2010!" And finally, present day. "Wow, 2015/2016 is awful, I wish it was like the good ol' days in 2012!"
Do you see where I'm going with this? Every few years a new generation of people who, quote "want the old roblox back" is spawned I am sure in 2017 we'll have people ranting and raving about how great 2015 was. And why it was just soooo much better than 2017.
Hey, what can you say? Nostalgia screws your head up.
Thanks for reading my ramble. I hope I gave you, at least a little bit of a new mindset.
inb4 tl;dr
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| 26 Jan 2016 06:59 AM |
rd;lt
topkek'd http://www.roblox.com/o-dayum-wat-do-now-item?id=298907724 http://www.roblox.com/hi-u-ok-item?id=260302987 |
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| 26 Jan 2016 07:00 AM |
@Suray read, didn't like taters
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| 26 Jan 2016 07:15 AM |
Thread wasn't really needed, plus I still think front page is boring. I enjoy games that have more detail into it or games that are actually new and fun.
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| 26 Jan 2016 07:29 AM |
Someone who finally gets it wow
y'all need to take ur nostalgia goggles off
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| 26 Jan 2016 08:00 AM |
| I dont use I.E., I use Firefox!! |
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| 26 Jan 2016 08:25 AM |
@Bring (Clapping) what an incredible argument! what other words of wisdom do you have for us?
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| 26 Jan 2016 08:37 AM |
nobody listens to me when I try to explain this
what also plays a part in this evil cycle of missing the previous roblox versions is the human nature. when you get the squeaky toy for the first time as a kid, you're fascinated and you fall in love with it. you experiment and exploit it in every way possible and after some, you grow tired of it; thus the next kid takes over the toy. you look down at the kid, telling yourself they're missing out because that you isn't the same anymore
or your old game boy, the one you constantly used to play with? or the PlayStation, the xbox, your old clothes it's human nature, it's how we function and it's frankly obnoxious at times :] |
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| 26 Jan 2016 08:38 AM |
| ugh ROBLOX Sucks! !! I Want The Good Ol days From 1981 rolbox |
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| 26 Jan 2016 08:38 AM |
@Maggy That is an excellent way of putting it.
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| 26 Jan 2016 08:38 AM |
| because the toy isn't the same* |
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| 26 Jan 2016 08:42 AM |
| I'm veritably certain that if we actually put these delusional kids into a real scenario, where they get their "old roblox" back but with no memory of how it used to function and it's aesthetics, they'd get furious and desperately whine for the cycle only to continue again |
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| 26 Jan 2016 08:45 AM |
| I like walking simulators so I liked the bad old Roblox games |
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| 26 Jan 2016 09:11 AM |
| This is exactly what happens. In 08 people were reminiscing about 06. |
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| 26 Jan 2016 09:20 AM |
free tl;dr version
roblox is improving in general and one needs to stop being nostalgic
i like what you said
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| 26 Jan 2016 03:49 PM |
Bumping for more feedback on this.
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| 26 Jan 2016 03:50 PM |
| Too long I have to go soon. |
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