i kinda love that some games listed there are i guess nods to other games
PLEASE put the friends list back at the top, this layout is unbearable and makes me wanna get admitted to a mental hospital
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Please bring the continue playing and friends list back up to the top, that’s all I ask.
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Coincidentally they hand picked a game just for that purpose!
Actually maybe it isn’t a coincidence.
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I don’t think you recognize how much this further marginalizes smaller games. Handpicking a few games per day does not even come close to the potential reach of “continue playing” or the friends list, where people are already out seeking for diamond in the rough games. This update is poor, and has stripped developers - and consumers alike - of any direct way of reaching new audiences.
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Asking here since it’s more likely to be seen and is relevant to the topic - why has the thread to do with the other recent changes to the Home page been unlisted when the update has barely been out for a day?
It absolutely reeks of an unwillingness by staff to engage with developers on the issue, which is absolutely unacceptable given the volume of feedback.
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I disagree with the “Today’s Pick” feature. While it’s a nice addition, it doesn’t reflect the authentic growth seen when a game appears in a friend’s playing list. Roblox is taking on a task that isn’t their responsibility. This feature attempts to solve a problem that doesn’t exist on the platform. If a game merits recognition, it should naturally be highlighted by our friends playing it, rather than Roblox promoting a specific agenda. Let’s discuss how they’ve shifted the focus from the friends bar to spotlighting games in the “Today’s Pick” section, and how they often feature sponsored content like “Kong X Godzilla.” - Or placing a friend oriented game seemingly as a way to push collaborative play - this just isn’t the same as joining your friends! - These self-serving and controlling updates occur too frequently. I think I can say for the most of developers we’re not interested in this approach. Consider how else they might use their criteria to boost undeserving games; recognition should be based on genuine playability, not by adding games to a predetermined list to improve PR. The potential consequences of this update are significant and not worth implementing across the vast Roblox ecosystem. This update severely limits individual game reach and marginalizes the developer, taking away from us the tactics previously in place to engage further users. This is not the direction we should be going!
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It’s frustrating to realize that the primary method to generate personal, direct support for games now is by paying exorbitant sums to Roblox for sponsorships. It seems there is a determination to dismantle the few categories that rely on user interaction rather than algorithms and pay walls.
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The problem is that Roblox doesn’t make any money through games that prioritize gameplay over Robux-grabbing. No gamepasses = no Robux needed = no Robux bought.
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Ban the use of the word “Latinx”,
it’s the most offensive word in Spanish and Portuguese.
As a latino myself, why the hell does it matter where i was born??
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The question has gotten removed.
@Noble_Draconian Can you edit your post about the questions removal? It’s accidentally been starting to confuse people about it’s existence.
For those reading the Replies Thread to OP Reply
I’m unbelievably happy we have a consensus on this subject.
The creative liberties we all enjoy should not be neither hampered nor endorsed based on identity, but rather substance of the product
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I actually really like this update. It gives smaller games a fair chance. Plus, being able to submit recommendations is great, because it means actual users will be choosing the games, instead of an algorithm.
Of course, it’s almost ruined by the new home screen layout, but I’m willing to deal with that.
PS
I don’t know if I just haven’t been paying attention before now or not, but since this update happened I’ve suddenly started getting recommended games I actually enjoy playing by the algorithm.
So far, my favorite of said games has been Prototype!
PPS
hahaha what the f*ck
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I’ve appended an update below my post.
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Theres no reason to delete the comment as if the problem never existed. People will get the memo
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I asked them to edit it (not delete it) because it’s no longer relevant to ask why it even exists in the first place.
OP added on more so it shows their point and question why it existed in the first place
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I recently released a game and all seemed well right before this Pilot Home update. The first 3 weeks of my game’s release consisted of only my core discord audience since I got NO home page recommendation impressions. After those 3 weeks, my game FINALLY started to get recommended to new players and my CCU and home impressions were steadily growing. Fast forward to this home update and my CCU and recommended impressions have dropped over 5x. This is incredibly debilitating to see considering all the work and time I’ve spent to create my game and keep up with updates this month. So I would like to voice some things:
We acknowledge that growing your initial audience is hard, particularly for new and unique types of experiences. This pilot is a first step in awarding initial impressions to new and recently updated experiences so that we can better match them with the right audience.
This home update made this process harder. I have a new and actively updating game and the game has gotten punished due to this update. Therefore, whatever claim that is trying to be made here has either failed or just flat out not followed.
I go to my home page and what do I see? I see 8 games with crazy CCUs and games that I have seen being recommended for years. This is not the purpose of this update as stated above.
I would like to know what changes are being made and what to expect. It’s gotten to the point where I will not update my game or work on the platform until this update is more situated. All the work I have done for the last 6 months has felt lost, and further work at the moment does not reward me at all.
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My game literally just lost 2/3rds of its players ts so cooked
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My game went from 2k ccu to 800 in an hour.
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This new update is a killer for games at lower CCU, I recently had a game blow up with the old algorithm implementation but with the new one it’s currently at a death rate. On top of that what is the point of CTR on our icons and working hard on them, if you are going to just change the home recommendation from showing icons to thumbnails?
Please undo this update asap!
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