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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, whi

by 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.
berkle4455 3y ago
I sure wish I had the opportunity to be "exploited" in game development when I was a teenager.

by mey 3y ago

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.

berkle4455 3y ago

I sure wish I had the opportunity to be "exploited" in game development when I was a teenager.