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y, has anyone seen kids playing Roblox? It actually has a slot machine looking mechanic? I'm a fan of Minecraft, Fortnite and PUBG but Roblox just looks like ga

by saluki 8y ago

y, has anyone seen kids playing Roblox? It actually has a slot machine looking mechanic? I'm a fan of Minecraft, Fortnite and PUBG but Roblox just looks like gambling for kids. Any thoughts?

piptastic 8y ago
I've played Roblox with my kid. It's actually a bunch of different games, some of which are entertaining and complex. Try experiencing what your kids experience and judge for yourself.
daniel-cussen 8y ago
Yeah I've seen kids at the local library playing Roblox nonstop for hours. I think the library made a special table of computers for them. Didn't know it was addictive, but it would not come as a surprise.
DanBC 8y ago
Roblox is hot garbage and it's stuffed full of really weird IAPs.
newsoul2019 8y ago
Yes, my son keeps asking me Lua programming questions. I don't know Lua, yet.
sk0g 8y ago
My girlfriend's sister (was ~10 at the time) is now banned from Roblox because she kept getting sucked into ERP with people in game. Safe to say, the mother wasn't happy when she saw some of those chat logs... Minecraft is the replacement - no IAPs (as far as I know), online community is pretty varied but pretty decent for the most part, and the game is lots of fun even completely offline.
- CardenB 8y ago
  Modded servers actually have a lot of IAPs and they can be pretty bad. These are really popular with kids.
- secabeen 8y ago
  Roblox has a nice parental control system, and is totally playable with chat disabled (and the preference password-locked with a special parent-held password).
- twic 8y ago
  > My girlfriend's sister (was ~10 at the time) is now banned from Roblox because she kept getting sucked into ERP with people in game. You don't mean Enterprise Resource Planning, do you?
  - sk0g 8y ago
    Stupid sexy Tally talk... Unfortunately, no. ERP as in erotic role play.
dalore 8y ago
Yeah it can be fun. I play it with my daughter, she loves it. And we've started building in it.
Buge 8y ago
I don't think there's any core slot machine functionality in Roblox. But Roblox is essentially a game development platform. Anyone can build a game on top of Roblox, and that player-created game could have slot machines in it.
Vinnl 8y ago
I'm not quite sure how different that is from before. I used to have this Pokemon-themed Tamagotchi ripoff [1] which featured a literal slot machine. I don't think I turned out any worse for it. (Disclaimer: I've never heard of Roblox.) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Pikachu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Pikachu

by saluki 8y ago

y, has anyone seen kids playing Roblox? It actually has a slot machine looking mechanic? I'm a fan of Minecraft, Fortnite and PUBG but Roblox just looks like gambling for kids. Any thoughts?

piptastic 8y ago

I've played Roblox with my kid. It's actually a bunch of different games, some of which are entertaining and complex. Try experiencing what your kids experience and judge for yourself.

daniel-cussen 8y ago

Yeah I've seen kids at the local library playing Roblox nonstop for hours. I think the library made a special table of computers for them. Didn't know it was addictive, but it would not come as a surprise.

DanBC 8y ago

Roblox is hot garbage and it's stuffed full of really weird IAPs.

newsoul2019 8y ago

Yes, my son keeps asking me Lua programming questions. I don't know Lua, yet.

sk0g 8y ago

My girlfriend's sister (was ~10 at the time) is now banned from Roblox because she kept getting sucked into ERP with people in game. Safe to say, the mother wasn't happy when she saw some of those chat logs... Minecraft is the replacement - no IAPs (as far as I know), online community is pretty varied but pretty decent for the most part, and the game is lots of fun even completely offline.

CardenB 8y ago
Modded servers actually have a lot of IAPs and they can be pretty bad. These are really popular with kids.
secabeen 8y ago
Roblox has a nice parental control system, and is totally playable with chat disabled (and the preference password-locked with a special parent-held password).
twic 8y ago
> My girlfriend's sister (was ~10 at the time) is now banned from Roblox because she kept getting sucked into ERP with people in game. You don't mean Enterprise Resource Planning, do you?
- sk0g 8y ago
  Stupid sexy Tally talk... Unfortunately, no. ERP as in erotic role play.

dalore 8y ago

Yeah it can be fun. I play it with my daughter, she loves it. And we've started building in it.

Buge 8y ago

I don't think there's any core slot machine functionality in Roblox. But Roblox is essentially a game development platform. Anyone can build a game on top of Roblox, and that player-created game could have slot machines in it.

Vinnl 8y ago

I'm not quite sure how different that is from before. I used to have this Pokemon-themed Tamagotchi ripoff [1] which featured a literal slot machine. I don't think I turned out any worse for it. (Disclaimer: I've never heard of Roblox.) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Pikachu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Pikachu