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| 25 Jan 2013 03:08 PM |
I can easily say that Roblox WAS one of the most played games in my collection. Being the only game of its kind, I at first found myself intrigued by the infinite freedoms that came with building your own level. However, as the years pass and I grow older, I begin to see the many new and existing flaws that have come out with ROBLOX. It saddens me to say that I can no longer enjoy Roblox as a game anymore, so I must quit. There are many reasons why I cannot stand to play this game anymore, and I feel that it is my duty to write this critique to stop players from wasting their time with this game. The major reasons for this game’s poor quality are the bad game designs, a mediocre group system, and an atrocious gaming community.
Roblox’s game design is not very well made. When I began playing, the only problem was that I did not know how to script at the time, so most of my ideas were limited. Along the years, I became quite adept at scripting, and found myself scripting anything that came to mind. This isn’t a ROBLOX issue as much as it is a personal issue, but this leads into the overall quality of the whole game, since the levels are all user created. Some of the best games on the website receive little to no attention, and the games that have been given little effort are usually in the top ten. Because of this, I rarely play a game that isn’t my own. Only with plug-ins can I actually build things with C-Framing, something that should be in every build mode starterpack to begin with. I personally do not use build mode, but I know that 95% of Robloxians DO, so they should be given proper building tools instead of the pitiful “stamp tool” and “terrain generator” we have now. It’s because of this that people must resort to using free models and fill their game with viruses. I know it is easily within the developers’ powers to create better build tools, yet they don’t for reasons unknown.
The most notable feature that Roblox has given to us is the group feature. It lets you create a society of likeminded individuals that all share a similar goal in mind. Nothing can go wrong, right? Well, that isn’t true. For one thing, 99% of the people who make these groups have no idea what they are doing. They will give it a ridiculous name or spell even the title wrong. Seeing Roblox littered with these garbage groups makes me sick to my stomach, and somehow the members are stupid enough to join them and gain them undeserved attention. The next problem with these groups is that they are difficult to protect. Occasionally, you will have a high rank in your group who decides to simply remove all of the hard earned members you have accepted in. In just twenty minutes you can lose months of work or tens of thousands of robux worth in advertisements. There are many easy fixes to this, such as an exile limit per day, but the developers seem to be blind and ignorant to this as well. The next issue with this group feature is conflicts between groups; nearly every single raid is ended for a stupid reason that is not at all related to fighting performance. As stated earlier, well-made levels are difficult to come by. This can be easily applied to group bases. Today, nearly every single raid will end because the base is unraidable. Either enemies will not be able to get into the base and gain access to the flag, or the home team will have an extreme advantage over the enemies. It’s this, or the admins will ban you for stupid reasons, such as “flaming”, but I will save this issue for the community portion of this critique. Roblox desperately needs to improve on the groups feature.
On the top of my list for reasons to quit Roblox, I would without a doubt say this game has the worst community I have ever seen in my entire life. It is understandable that this game is aimed towards small children, however the cycle of how this website works makes no sense; to have the best groups, clothing, and levels, you need experienced people to make these things. If this game is targeted towards children, you cannot actually expect anything good to be made. If this game had a better community I would definitely stay, and my scripting abilities would likely reach new heights, and I could create games that would be revolutionary. But, due to the lack of mature players at my side, I find myself playing games where I can actually relate to others. If I could describe to you the reason why this community is so bad in two words, it would be this: self-control. Almost all players in this game act like they have ADHD. The users are so hyped up to the point that they cannot stay still for more than 4 seconds; it’s like they have Parkinson’s disease and are mashing the WASD and spacebar keys on their keyboard. Aside from that, their chat is the worst element. Because of the not well moderated rules, users are easily able to find their ways around swearing. Whether it be putting random letters in these words, or spreading the letters across different lines of chat, users are able to say anything they want without consequence. If the moderators weren’t robots, then we would have that taken care of. What is also disgusting is the overuse of faces. It is rare to see a sentence that doesn’t have a :D :3 >.< face at the end. Nobody realizes that nobody cares what your facial expression is. The worst part about the chat is if players do not wish to call someone an actual word they would use in real life because it would be against the rules, they will instead use the dreaded word “noob”. If you asked any player what the word “noob” meant, chances are that they would say someone who is “annoying.” This is what really takes the cake. A “noob” is someone who is new to a game, because it is derived from the word “newbie”. This is not arguable, it is 100% fact. But since players are ignorant to this, they will say the word “noob” every sentence. The only amusing thing about this is that they think it has an effect on others even though it doesn’t, but after a while it just gets annoying. Also, most players in this game “roleplay.” What this is, is pretending that you are doing something when you aren’t actually doing it. Probably the most famous line is *punches in the face*. All I can say to this is go play a game where you can actually do that, instead of games where you just pretend to do that. I have to return to my argument on bad level design because of this; roleplaying levels are just games without scripts, another lazy way for users to gain tickets from their games. The final reason why the community is so bad is that nobody can take any criticism. Let me return to the group example. Admins will look for any excuse to ban you from a raid, and it is most commonly from “flaming”. If you are using free models in your base and someone states that they are a free model user, admins will somehow think in their mind that it isn’t the creator’s fault and they will ban the “flamer”. If this makes sense to you, then I do not respect you. Learn to take some negative criticism. If I get banned for writing this critique(I won’t really care anyways), then I will know that the developers are just as childish as their players. There are a thousand different issues with this game’s community, and I already find myself rambling on. THAT is how atrocious this game’s community is.
Because of bad level design, a poorly made group feature, and the worst gaming community in the entirety of the internet, I have to quit this game forever. I would not recommend this game to anybody over the age of 10, simply due to the fact that children are blind to the flaws that many games have. I have to say that there is complete truth to this, because even I experienced it. I remember at first when I first played this game. It was simple, but it had one virtue that it no longer has now: freedom. You can no longer upload sounds, meshes, certain images, etc. The rules have gotten so strict yet so loosely protected, and the marketplace fee has increased to a ridiculous 30%. The creators of ROBLOX are only in the business because they are greedy. I have to say that while ROBLOX succeeds as a marketing strategy to kids, it fails as a video game.
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| 25 Jan 2013 03:08 PM |
| You realise nobody will read this, right? |
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Steeler55
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| 25 Jan 2013 03:10 PM |
I read the first few sections. Basically, every post on C&G about quitting is similar to this.
Anyways, you make good points and it is your wish to leave. If you think this is beneficial, a job well done. |
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Yannick10
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| 25 Jan 2013 03:17 PM |
Tough I feel the same at some points, I still love ROBlOX. And I played it twice aslong you did. |
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| 25 Jan 2013 04:08 PM |
| Good..nice speech. making stereotypes about ADHD and Parkinson's disease, real good. And then YOU say this is the worst community youve ever seen. anyways, who will take charge of BL |
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SNIPE29
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| 25 Jan 2013 04:17 PM |
| I strongly agree. Very true... |
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SNIPE29
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| 25 Jan 2013 04:19 PM |
| I agree to the author of this thread, not the 7-year old who posted the comment before me. |
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| 25 Jan 2013 04:51 PM |
To anyone who's wondering, I am the second in command of the group, and I will take charge of it. No, you are not victorious over us because our leader has decided that the community and gaming stinks. We will continue business as normal and no one will get in our way.
I respect Blocker's choice, and his reasons make sense. |
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| 25 Jan 2013 04:53 PM |
| Problem: everyone who reads/replies has to already be signed up. Eh... |
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| 25 Jan 2013 04:54 PM |
| If roblox's design was any better the game would look horrid, even so if you should by a better video card because roblox designs are very clear to me. |
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| 25 Jan 2013 10:12 PM |
| Ummm Block I have ADHD.... |
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| 26 Jan 2013 12:01 AM |
| eh...always a fool who believes in a bigger fool... |
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d4rk886
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| 26 Jan 2013 12:02 AM |
| You didn't told me that this is a text wall. |
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| 26 Jan 2013 12:02 AM |
| thst was to whoever posted below me...forgot his name, but i dont really care to remember useless information, so... |
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| 26 Jan 2013 12:06 AM |
| and now the question is...who is leader of BL? Hopefully its a level-headed person.... |
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d4rk886
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| 26 Jan 2013 12:08 AM |
Ok, I finished read all of it.
@OP, You sir, taking gaming as serious as life. |
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| 26 Jan 2013 10:40 AM |
Good point Blocker. I understand your leave. Some of us will miss you. -swimking180 |
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| 26 Jan 2013 10:47 AM |
| Standard 5 Paragraph essay. Read the first sentence of each for tl;dr |
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| 26 Jan 2013 12:29 PM |
| From first word to the last, I greatly agree with Blocker192. This game used to be fun, now you just can't trust this game anymore. He's a great scripter, if you've visited even ONE of his games, instead of those where you can't understand the title, then you'd see what he was talking about. If you didn't read this because, it was too long for you, I'd hate to see your grades. Maybe, it was taking too much time, what could you possibly be doing in 5 minutes, that you couldn't read a forum you found? Blocker is absolutely right, ROBLOX isn't what it used to be, I stand beside Blocker all the way. |
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| 26 Jan 2013 12:52 PM |
I read the whole thing. I agree with 3% of that good thing your leaving we wont miss you.
The end, great post huh? |
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