As someone who specializes in 3D modeling, building, and level design, I rely heavily on visual representations to create an effective and eye-catching portfolio. I’ve been lucky enough to secure a few well paying jobs using the talent hub, and from those jobs I have created more work I can use in my portfolio- however, roblox’s limit on experiences, word count, and images per experience makes organizing and creating an extensive portfolio showing the extent of my work nearly impossible.
I have to segment certain projects into two different experiences because they’re so large. Instead of having a “Tycoon building: part 1” and “Tycoon building: part 2” experience, I should be able to have just one “Tycoon building” experience that supports enough images to show all of the experience I have in that particular area instead of having to segment it into two. Not only does the image limit harm my ability to organize, but it causes me to have to cherry-pick examples to showcase- making me choose between focusing on one part of a build and its details, or the extent of the build and its map design, etc. The image limit prevents me from showing both at once and leaves me in a dilemma.
Furthermore, the limit on word count makes having a “terms and conditions” page with an already large portfolio impossible- the word limit forces me to use multiple experiences, but the limit on experiences makes it literally impossible to do so. In addition, I am unable to provide a proper, in-depth introduction to myself and my forte in my bio due to this limit. I would like to be able to list who I am, how long I’ve been a developer, who I’ve worked with, and why developers should choose to work with me, but it is impossible due to the word limit.
I am also unable to provide any links offsite to my pre-existing external portfolio website (it’s not yet whitelisted by roblox yet), and even if I was able to, it would be an extremely rudimentary workaround (especially for a platform of the Talent Hub’s caliber) that would be inconvenient for any potential client.
A common counterargument to expanding the project limit (as seen here ) is that potential collaborators shouldn’t have to sift through several experiences when hiring, and that the creator page should be treated like a “cover letter”. However, given that sending a message to a job listing with images (like a cover letter for a job in building or 3d modeling) does not exist on the talent hub, and that modifying the creator page for each job listing you apply to is very inconvenient makes this impractical. If I’m being hired (or hiring someone), I want to establish as varied of a portfolio as possible. That way, when people reach out to me, they get to see the entire range of my work instead of just the “best” work I have.
Additionally, another common counterargument is that you should only display your best work- however, I have several projects under my belt with varying levels of expertise, but also in different genres, such as military, roleplay, tycoon etc. with varying levels of expertise. I want to show my best work, but also that I have experience in the aforementioned genres.
In conclusion, the changes that @Hexcede has suggested in the post are direly needed, especially for people who have several years of experience or rely on visual representations to make their creator page stand out.