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It’s a pretty sketchy company. Investigation: How Roblox Is Exploiting Young Game Developers https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ https://m.youtube.com/w

It’s a pretty sketchy company. Investigation: How Roblox Is Exploiting Young Game Developers https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ Roblox Pressured Us to Delete Our Video. So We Dug Deeper. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vTMF6xEiAaY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vTMF6xEiAaY

_a9 3y ago
Controversial Youtuber Ruben Sim also has some (also controversial) vids showcasing the bad stuff that happens on Roblox (Weird developers, moderators ignoring reports, weird/inappropriate groups and items not being removed, etc) [0-2] This is the same person that was sued by Roblox in 2021[3] but that doesn't nullify the content he has been showing about all the shady shit that Roblox does. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STS1horM6JY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STS1horM6JY [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLF6YUdt8aE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLF6YUdt8aE [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bUWnxP_YAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bUWnxP_YAw [3] SomeOrdinaryGamers deep dive into the lawsuit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dlxp-X7O54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dlxp-X7O54 [-] https://www.youtube.com/@RubenSim/videos https://www.youtube.com/@RubenSim/videos
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wnevets 3y ago
Roblox games have some of the worst microtransaction bullshit I've seen in very long time. Not just what is being sold but how they're targeting kids to pay for them.
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charcircuit 3y ago
I dislike this video as its such an old person take of the situation. No one is forcing people to develop for their platform. Roblox makes tools to make developing easy and provide a platform to get an audience. Just because young people want to use it that doesn't make them a sketchy company. Game development is not always going to be profitable, and like many other art forms people create games because they want to bring something from their mind into the world. Thinking that kids shouldn't be allowed to do creative things because it isn't profitable for them is just an overly negative viewpoint. If these developers think its easier to release a game on a mobile app store and gain an audience nothing is realistically stopping them.
- mey 3y ago
  The issue the video is presenting is that they are predatory to kids. Kids don't always have the skills/knowledge yet to know how they are being exploited, which is what these videos are discussing. There are 100s of ways to be creative in game development outside of roblox that are approachable these days. Itch.io is a simple/open publishing platform. There are plenty of free/cheap game engines. Tons of tutorials on youtube for those platforms. Those other systems aren't by default setup to lie that you will be the next rockstar developer, just as long as you pump more money into our closed ecosystem for more prominent placement on this front page, while skimming significant rev shares off the top that is opaque. If roblox is your spark that gets you to think about what is possible, awesome, but those videos describe a corporate structure that uses fake currency, a closed ecosystem, and predatory tactics, to take your talent and make it their content.
  - charcircuit 3y ago
    >There are 100s of ways to be creative in game development outside of roblox that are approachable these days And not everyone uses everything. As long as a tool is not terrible it will have some amount of market share. I am not denying there are alternatives, but there is going to be a percentage of people who want what Roblox is offering compared to itch.io. >Those other systems aren't by default setup to lie that you will be the next rockstar developer That sounds like marketing talk. Most businesses will try and oversell what their tools will let you do. As shown in the video people are realistic that there is a small number of people who will become successful. >just as long as you pump more money into our closed ecosystem for more prominent placement on this front page Adevertising campaigns for games are not Roblox specific at all. >while skimming significant rev shares off the top that is opaque. Most platforms have rev share. Again if you make an iphone app you will similarly be rev sharing with apple. >to take your talent and make it their content. It's beneficial for both parties. If it's not developers would not invest time and money into making things for the platform. It just business like everywhere else.

_a9 3y ago

Controversial Youtuber Ruben Sim also has some (also controversial) vids showcasing the bad stuff that happens on Roblox (Weird developers, moderators ignoring reports, weird/inappropriate groups and items not being removed, etc) [0-2] This is the same person that was sued by Roblox in 2021[3] but that doesn't nullify the content he has been showing about all the shady shit that Roblox does. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STS1horM6JY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STS1horM6JY [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLF6YUdt8aE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLF6YUdt8aE [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bUWnxP_YAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bUWnxP_YAw [3] SomeOrdinaryGamers deep dive into the lawsuit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dlxp-X7O54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dlxp-X7O54 [-] https://www.youtube.com/@RubenSim/videos https://www.youtube.com/@RubenSim/videos

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wnevets 3y ago

Roblox games have some of the worst microtransaction bullshit I've seen in very long time. Not just what is being sold but how they're targeting kids to pay for them.

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charcircuit 3y ago

I dislike this video as its such an old person take of the situation. No one is forcing people to develop for their platform. Roblox makes tools to make developing easy and provide a platform to get an audience. Just because young people want to use it that doesn't make them a sketchy company. Game development is not always going to be profitable, and like many other art forms people create games because they want to bring something from their mind into the world. Thinking that kids shouldn't be allowed to do creative things because it isn't profitable for them is just an overly negative viewpoint. If these developers think its easier to release a game on a mobile app store and gain an audience nothing is realistically stopping them.

mey 3y ago
The issue the video is presenting is that they are predatory to kids. Kids don't always have the skills/knowledge yet to know how they are being exploited, which is what these videos are discussing. There are 100s of ways to be creative in game development outside of roblox that are approachable these days. Itch.io is a simple/open publishing platform. There are plenty of free/cheap game engines. Tons of tutorials on youtube for those platforms. Those other systems aren't by default setup to lie that you will be the next rockstar developer, just as long as you pump more money into our closed ecosystem for more prominent placement on this front page, while skimming significant rev shares off the top that is opaque. If roblox is your spark that gets you to think about what is possible, awesome, but those videos describe a corporate structure that uses fake currency, a closed ecosystem, and predatory tactics, to take your talent and make it their content.
- charcircuit 3y ago
  >There are 100s of ways to be creative in game development outside of roblox that are approachable these days And not everyone uses everything. As long as a tool is not terrible it will have some amount of market share. I am not denying there are alternatives, but there is going to be a percentage of people who want what Roblox is offering compared to itch.io. >Those other systems aren't by default setup to lie that you will be the next rockstar developer That sounds like marketing talk. Most businesses will try and oversell what their tools will let you do. As shown in the video people are realistic that there is a small number of people who will become successful. >just as long as you pump more money into our closed ecosystem for more prominent placement on this front page Adevertising campaigns for games are not Roblox specific at all. >while skimming significant rev shares off the top that is opaque. Most platforms have rev share. Again if you make an iphone app you will similarly be rev sharing with apple. >to take your talent and make it their content. It's beneficial for both parties. If it's not developers would not invest time and money into making things for the platform. It just business like everywhere else.