Hi! Thanks for doing another AMA.
Primary question:
What is Roblox planning to do about clones of limited items that are constantly uploaded to the catalog? UGC hasn’t even been opened to the public yet, and we’re already seeing 1:1 dominus clones, bighead clones, valk clones, etc uploaded to the catalog daily. Moderation is often slow to respond to these clones, if at all. A lot of clones can easily be found at https://twitter.com/PeakUGC and [UPD] Limited Item Copies Finder - Roblox. Another example would be Real Biggest Head Ever Yellow - Roblox, a 1:1 copy of Roblox’s “bighead”. This has been an ongoing issue for many (6+) months with no sign of improvement.
Extra questions:
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Is Roblox re-considering its “everything in the catalog will be a limited” policy? A lot of UGC creators I know have issues with the policy, and have raised issues with the current revenue share that this policy would make even worse (UGC creators currently make 9 cents on the dollar, the head of economy blatantly told @WhoseTrade “I don’t believe you” when this was pointed out at RDC). The policy will not only take more revenue out of the hands of UGC creators, but it will also make it very hard as a game creator to grant UGC as a game reward (e.g. player beats a really hard dungeon, and gets a limited-time hat). A post was made about the problems with UGC revenue in late 2022, but Roblox never acknowledged it : UGC : Creator cut is too small & needs to be increased. 70+% taken by Roblox is problematic & disrespectful to the community
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When will UGC body size limits be raised? Currently, a lot of bodies that Roblox created exceed the UGC size limits, which is not only unfair, but it severely limits what types of bodies we can make (e.g. making a dragon is very difficult if not imposible). I made a post on this, but it was never acknowledged. Roblox did increase the sizes a bit, but it wasn’t enough : UGC Bodies : Current size limits are needlessly restrictive and make existing Roblox-created bodies impossible
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When will PBR for avatar accessories be coming? Currently, Roblox’s own avatar bodies have accessories with PBR, such as the galloping gecko (Galloping Gecko - Roblox). If I as a UGC creator want to upload a body with PBR that includes a tail, that tail cannot have PBR even though Roblox does this.
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When are layered clothing shoes opening to UGC? It’s been over a year since the release of layerd clothing, and shoes are still not able to be created.
A response is appreciated!