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Re: [ANALYSIS & OPINION] ROBLOX for Xbox One

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Am4uryXp is not online. Am4uryXp
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27 Jan 2016 05:07 PM
[TL;DR WARNING: If you're a lazy person that gets tired by just reading 10 lines of text then I recommend you to not read this at all. You won't understand it and you'll probably reply with a nonsense comment. Comments saying "tl;dr" will be ignored.]

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Hello and welcome to my mega-thread.
This thread will be doing an in-depth analysis of the ROBLOX port for the Xbox One.

This is a listing of all the things that will be talked about on this thread:

1.- Roblox for Xbox One? What?
2.- Main menu, controls and games available
3.- The catalog: Packages?!?
4.- Avatar: Not much of one
5.- Games: 15 premium choices
6.- Problems with the games
7.- Voice chat and the conspiracy
8.- The Xbox One isn't powerful enough?
9.- Bad idea, DLC
10.- This is not a finished product...?
11.- The problem with user interaction.
12.- Exploiting and Security risks
13.- Glitches & Fixes
14.- Download & Updates
15.- Is it worth the time?
16.- My conclusion

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1.- [ROBLOX FOR XBOX ONE? WHAT?]

ROBLOX is a user-generated MMO where players can share their creations and play games made by the community while buying virtualized items that cost virtual currency, that can also cost real-world currency.

ROBLOX was a PC exclusive until it was announced to IOs, Android and therefor, Xbox One.

The Xbox One version was announced and released on January 27th, 2016 (Present day).

Millions of users and inactive accounts now have the ability to play their favorite games on the Xbox One console meanwhile PS4 and WiiU got ignored, even though they've said it would be available for them in a relative future. (This is not what the Developer Forum says, it was even announced to Virtual Reality)

2.- [MAIN MENU, CONTROLS, AND GAMES AVAILABLE]

First off, if you own an Xbox One, and if you've downloaded the ROBLOX app already, then you must have noticed that the first thing you hear is a MAIN MENU SOUNDTRACK THAT ISN'T THE ORIGINAL ROBLOX THEME [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-r0mN-twIU ]

After you attempt to login, if you typed your username or PW wrong you'll be jumpscared by a really loud and annoying error sound, comimg with an error window.

If you've managed to login or if you just used your Xbox Live gamertag then you have access to 15 of "Premier and best games of the site". Some of these games are:

Reason 2 Die
Speed Run 4
Natural Disaster Survival
Tiny Tanks!
Coalesce
Strobe II
Giant Survival!
Bird Simulator
ROBLOX DODGEBALL
Super Blocky Ball
Stop it, Slender!
Framed 2.0

NOWHERE in this said that ROBLOX Highschool would've added, and THAT isn't even fitting for an Xbox One game.

If you join a game, you'll spend like 5 minutes until you actually spawn, and then after you move, you'll realize that the controls have the same coding as the mobile device's port. Cluncky and weird.

3.- [CATALOG: PACKAGES?!?]

In the in-game catalog you can't do anything else than buying packages. These packages are cheaper on the site than the Xbox One version, if you haven't noticed.

Oh, and obviously, the only characters that actually looked cool cost around 100-200 ROBUX, meanwhile the others are free.

4.- [AVATAR: NOT MUCH OF ONE]

You can't customize your character on the Xbox One version. You can only add and change between packages that you already own, and below them, you have a quick-access buttons to packages that you DON'T OWN, so you buy them and wear them instantly. How convenient.

5.- [GAMES: 15 PREMIUM CHOICES]

15 of the best ROBLOX games are available at launch. Some are good, some are just horrible ports for an Xbox One version, and some were added instead of adding Mad Games, Apocalypse Rising or Phantom Forces.

You don't get to spend quality time until you start getting used to the different controls in every game, and when you're confortable and happy, a kid with a microphone/kinect enabled joins and begins to yell or cry about how he dies or loses in a round.

6.- [PROBLEMS WITH THE GAMES]

Some games just weren't mean to be played with a controller. The sensivity is way to high and the controls are badly chosen. Also, some games can't be run without getting huge lag spikes because of the ammount of players. Even the IOs and Android ports run better than the Console version.

7.- [VOICE CHAT AND THE CONSPIRACY]

For those who don't have an Xbox One or you haven't downloaded the game, or you haven't encountered players with microphones/kinects, YES, THERE IS VOICE CHAT.

There should be an option to disable Voice Chat from other users even if you don't have a microphone or a kinect. It's really annoying to hear little kids crying or yelling every time they get killed or loose rounds. Also, like in every online game, there's people swearing and players playing songs on their microphones.
Bad move.

8.- [ISN'T THE XBOX ONE POWERFUL ENOUGH]

Before you "PC Master Race" ignorants come here and say that the "Xbox One is trash" just because it can't run ROBLOX at 60 FPS, 1080p;
It's not the console's problem. It's the bad optimization that was given to the game on the development state. This includes the devs of the game you're playing and the ROBLOX engineers/developers.
The Xbox One can run ROBLOX at 60 FPS and 1080p, it's just that the ROBLOX developers didn't exploit the capabilities of the console.

9.- [BAD IDEA, DLC]

There's DLC for ROBLOX. You can actually download ROBUX to your Xbox if you buy the Add-ons from the Store.

Also, I don't know how gamepasses or developer products are going to work, ROBLOX might have thought of that first.

10.- [THIS IS NOT A FINISHED PRODUCT...?]

ROBLOX for Xbox One is not even 10% of being done or playable. At it's current state, it's normal to encounter bugs.
Actually, the PC version isn't even finished. The launcher is called "RobloxLauncherBeta.exe" and the Studio "RobloxStudioBeta.exe", so I don't know what you were expecting.

Should we expect updates?
Maybe not, not even fixes.
The mobile version never got a major update or a hot-fix, so I don't see how this version would get anything either.

11.- [THE PROBLEM WITH USER INTERACTION]

No chat, or at least, it's not visible for anyone. It was a bad idea to add Voice Chat instead.
Also, Xbox One players should have their own servers linked with PC and mobile players. There'll be a nice little community if so, I can tell.

12.- [EXPLOITING AND SECURITY RISKS]

Players can hack and exploit servers on PC, I don't see how ROBLOX will be able to ban Xbox Live gamertags on their own servers if they can't patch an exploit without other 10 coming out.
The logging system has a bug, it'll be discussed on the "Glitches and Fixes" part.

13.- [GLITCHES AND FIXES]

The game is FILLED with glitched and bugs. We need fixes and patches.

*Fix the GUI not loading
*Fix the game-load time
*Fix the error that doesn't let players login to their ROBLOX acc if they have a "*" character (asterisk) on it
*Massive lag when players get close to each other
*Fix the brick/part/meshes/csg rendering.
*There's a bug that doesn't let you rate a game after you played it.
*There's a glitch where you can buy ROBUX two times with just paying once, this happens on other games too.
*Fix the game not loading.
*Fix the game kicking you out of the game for no reason.

14.- [DOWNLOAD AND UPDATES]

If ROBLOX for Xbox One is not visible on the Xbox Store, then that means that your country does not support it yet. It's only available for the US. However, you can dodge this by changing your Country and Language to English and US on your Xbox System Settings.

There's no updates yet, but we'll sure get more games as they become compatible with the Xbox One Controllers. Just be patient.

You also need a Gold paid membership to play, however this is not ROBLOX's fault. It's just how Xbox Live games work

15.- [IS IT WORTH THE TIME?]

In my personal opinion, at it's current state, IT'S NOT WORTH YOUR TIME YET.
There's tons of bugs and glitches that need to be fixed and probably your favorite game won't be available for a really long time.

16.- [MY CONCLUSION]
The game' s okay for what it is. I don't recommend downloading it until you hear that it was updated because right now it's really an unplayable version with bugs and glitches. If you'd like to test, give it a try, but you'll not be surprised for what it has to offer after a better PC version is available.

Obviously, on any game, the PC version will be the best available because it has the best graphics, resolution, and controls. But then again, this is just a port to play games on a Xbox One and it is not to be compared with an almost finished version (PC)

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Thank you for reading if you did and post your opinions and questions below so we can have a nice disscussion about this, I'd love to answer them all.
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Am4uryXp is not online. Am4uryXp
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27 Jan 2016 05:28 PM
It'd be useful to read this thread instead of asking more questions on the forum that are already answered here so...
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ISamiZayniacI is not online. ISamiZayniacI
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27 Jan 2016 05:30 PM
tl;dr
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spongebobGUY6 is not online. spongebobGUY6
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27 Jan 2016 05:31 PM
Hey Am4uryXp, buddy! You may not remember me. I completely agree with number eight. I'm sick and tired of arrogant people with PC's hating on consoles.


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Am4uryXp is not online. Am4uryXp
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27 Jan 2016 05:44 PM
Yeah. It's annoying.

OH, AND I FORGOT!

There's a bug/glitch where the game sounds won't load. You can't hear anything.

Please let's all act that this part was originally placed on the "Glitches & Fixes" section.

kthx.
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Digy71513 is not online. Digy71513
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14 May 2016 03:37 PM
Weird Question, But do game passes from, say Zombie Rush, do they go on both PC and Xbox One, or is it just on one of them?
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CoinRain is not online. CoinRain
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14 May 2016 03:38 PM
I don't have XBOX One but I saw videos and I like it


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Am4uryXp is not online. Am4uryXp
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25 Jul 2016 02:46 AM
@Digy71513
The gamepasses are linked to your account, so yes, if you bought a gamepass on PC, it should work when playing on Xbox One, and viceversa.
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25 Jul 2016 02:47 AM
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Am4uryXp is not online. Am4uryXp
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25 Jul 2016 02:58 AM
Thanks for letting us know that you have a computer, kid.
The doubt was killing me and I was really curious to know.
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EpicLadySponge is not online. EpicLadySponge
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25 Jul 2016 03:00 AM
Thus, giving no respect for the PS4 and Wii U whatsoever and I'm okay with that.


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Whytechyck is not online. Whytechyck
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25 Aug 2016 06:16 PM
I play every night on Xbox One and I'll probably play on my iPad sometime during the day. One problem I have is that there are so many mobile games that I play that haven't been made available for Xbox. Another would be the fact that there is no SEARCH option on Xbox One. It seems like the Favorites features comes and goes on the Xbox One as well. Overrall, I love the game but these are my main problems with the game.
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Ampluz is not online. Ampluz
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22 Oct 2016 06:45 AM
crappy optimization on roblox for xbox one (engine needs upgrading)

theres games on xbox one that cost more power in the xbox and run great, better looking and no lag however on roblox it lags like hell for xbox
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