Such an amazing update, simply due to the lower barrier of entry for DevEx.
This is also a great way to get more people to upgrade, as Premium sounds more logical than Builder’s Club. Thanks guys!
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The two reasons why I have OBC are for the 100 groups and the DexEx ability. I’m delighted to see that I can now do both those things, without having to pay the steep fee of $20 a month. This is amazing! Thanks!
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Finally, our prize has arrived! I know a good thing has changed with the prize! but will the builders club symbol be completely removed?
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Love this change, but it really sucks how me and many others bought annual outrageous builders club purely for DevEx just before premium was released because this was significantly cheaper than paying monthly.
So I’ve paid £130 for something that now I could just pay £55 to get (if I chose with the lower tier) - with the only advantage at the moment being more monthly Robux that aren’t really considered DevEx-able anyway.
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I like the move towards Premium. It essentially consolidates all memberships into one. All you do is choose your monthly allowance, but the rest of features are unlocked to you. I think this is already better than tiered premium, which was essentially what Builders Club was. This plus the fact that a lot of previous BC-only features went public after enough time.
The clarification on various parts of Premium is appreciated, since I initially had concerns about it. This was mostly regarding billing, since I noticed I changed from yearly OBC to monthly Premium. Wrote a bit of a panic thread about losing 6 months of paid membership.
The one remaining mystery now is developer subscriptions. That third monetisation route for which the API is already in for, but it’s usage is disabled. That is, if that’s what it’s for. I might have a bit of fun locking game features to premium users or subscription buyers…
If only I made a game though, because I haven’t and I don’t earn squat.
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Love the DevEx changes, but what about the # of active games, trades, the sales tax on selling things. Is there still the difference between non-premium and premium. Do we still get ad-free stuff, so it’s only Roblox advertisements from users?
What about the BC, TBC, OBC specific hats and items, and the unique things that came with them. Now I really like this change but there is literally 0 motivation for people to buy the upper tiers aside from the Robux budget and I feel this will decrease the total amount of money Roblox makes through these memberships.
Also, whens the full-rollout as I’m still under OBC and have been, compared to our EU friends who are premium.
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Now developer are not forced to own obc to cash out, and 20$ (for me) is alot since dollar is not my main currency in my country, great update Roblox!
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This is what I told my discord about the changes, I quiet frankly ready for a change, this is different. This is more reliable changes than we’ve had in past months or years. Great job Roblox!
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This is a godsend! Only reason I’m paying $130/year is so I can DevEx. If even the lowest tier has that capability, I’m “downgrading” my membership level the next chance I get!
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Are premium tiers going to be separate colors in the future? Right now I believe they are all white. What will happen to the OBC membership API for players, is there a new Premium API for players or is this now going to be hidden for privacy?
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It seems to be a good choice mainly for people who bought the perm BCs (Before 8/4/2015) to become converted new Premium membership till 211X. But the demolition of the BC will ping a new generation on the Roblox history.
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This is the case with any reduction in price, whether it be BC or Walmart sales. No matter how far in advance Roblox announces this, there will always be someone who bought BC the day or week before the announcement.
This isn’t unfair. You bought BC at the standard rate. Roblox decreasing prices isn’t a reason to get upset – it’s a good thing. Next time you buy premium it will be cheaper.
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Are you planning on adding any more renewable types other than monthly? Personnally I find it easier to pay all at once at the start of the year than in recurring monthly payments. But otherwise, love the change.
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It’s cool to see Premium! I wasn’t really standing for Premium because I saw the change unnecesary, but when I saw that the DevEx and the 100 group space will be available for every premium member, I loved it! I still don’t like the idea of getting all the monthly robux at once, I always liked seeing my robux growing slowly. I guess not everything can be perfect!
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Premium is something I look forward to and will hopefully simplify the thus-far complicated tiered membership system Roblox has had. Receiving all Robux at once should benefit Developers and it gives players the chance to buy more products that might otherwise require a long period of saving up.
I can’t help to be left with a very bad taste in my mouth however. My OBC subscription just renewed, right before this announcement that from now on all BC/Premium tiers come with the same benefits (Robux amount excluded). My OBC will be converted into the 2200 Premium tier but I have no interest in this monthly stipend, just the benefits that come with the subscriptions. Not being able to downgrade to the 450 tier until the next renewal period seems extremely unfair as I could have bought three times as long of a subscription with that same money, receiving the same benefits…
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I never said this is unfair? I completely understand it, and why there will always be people in my position, not matter when Roblox change prices. I just think that it is unfortunate and that more notice would be nice on updates like this in the future. (But obviously not expecting something like a year)
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I’m curious as to how this will effect the economy for games.
Will users binge all of their money at the start of their membership? Will they buy more robux in the interlude? Will little devs be left behind? Will it be the polar opposite and everything booms? Little kids with giant cash sums have… interesting outcomes to say the least.
That said, I feel like this somewhat brings up the discussion of increasing dev ex rates and lowering the tax on the site again. So many changes for robux in the past few months except the dev rates and site sales tax.
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A question: now that there is no such thing as Builder’s Club, would it count as scamming to name a subscription based in-game membership ”Builder’s Club”, and sell it for a monthly Robux fee? There would be three tiers, Classic, Turbo, and Outrageous.
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It’s the same as buying robux basically. 4.99 = 450 robux + premium. So its the same.
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Having the access to DevEx and 100 groups in any tier is amazing. All the robux from that month given all in one go is a lot better than a small part every day, you can actually buy something when you get your membership payment instead of waiting the entire time to be able to.
One thing I’m not a fan of is the fact that there’s only monthly memberships. I’m disappointed that the other length tiers are gone, especially the 3 month option on iOS.
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