Yes. You heard the title right, I believe that Roblox should begin selling their own verification checkmarks instead of the current systems.
What is a checkmark?
Let me go ahead and start off by explaining, what is a checkmark? Well with the system that’s currently in place, there’s a set of requirements:
These requirements have constantly changed throughout the past couple of years, but most specifically the Experience Developers option has been abused heavily ever since its inception. Checkmarks have been easily obtainable, while also being incredibly difficult, which has created a massive “clout gap” of people flexing on each other, but people also USD buying.
Abuse on Roblox’s Systems
USD buying & checkmark abuse has happened ever since the system first came out. This has varied from users giving others a % share of their game temporarily, studio access temporarily, and more. I won’t give you an exact tutorial on how this was completed, but it has definitely been possible on the platform.
As you can tell, this system doesn’t work, because sometimes a game that’s eligible can be making $100K+ per year, while others can only be making <$5K/year and yet both are eligible for 10 users per month.
Why am I credible to speak on this topic?
Hi, my name is Kinder. I have a checkmark, and I’ve had one for many years now. In this post I will be outlining my position on the current checkmark abuse & my solution to the issue on this platform.
My solution
This is going to be incredibly controversial, and I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of people clowning on me. But I think that’s completely fair, and that it makes sense, people feel like checkmarks should be achievements not just a symbol. But truthfully, in my personal opinion I believe that checkmarks are nothing more than a symbol.
We’ve seen the same checkmark abuse across many platforms, most notably Twitter (now, X), along with many others such as Instagram, Facebook, and more.
At first all of these platforms I first mentioned had previously had a very similar checkmark obtainment process to Roblox, but they also suffered the exact same abuse of systems. I believe that the solution to Roblox’s issue is to follow in the footsteps of these other major platforms.
These issues have only led me to one logical solution. Roblox should sell checkmarks themselves.
Selling checkmarks.
Now hear me out, it’s a crazy idea. But I believe that the verification system could work very similarly to the X platform.
Checkmarks could be purchased for $380 per year (or 100,000 Robux), and then they’d show up on your account the exact same way they work now.
That’s it. That’s my solution. No more clout. Anyone can have checkmarks, and the price of the checkmark will be used to actually ensure that the user is who they say that they are.
