Sk8r series of hats has a strange sharp triangle of hair on the back

Affected items
Sk8r boi: Sk8r Boi - Roblox
Sk9r boi: Sk9r Boi - Roblox
Sk10r boi: Sk10r Boi - Roblox
Sk11r: Sk11r - Roblox
Sk12r boi: Sk12r Boi - Roblox
Sk13r: Sk13r - Roblox
The Bribe: The Bribe - Roblox

Every entry in the “Sk8r” series that uses the original mesh has strange shading across the model, most notably a single polygon in the hair on the back that looks abnormally sharp, making it stand out and look as if it’s glowing.

Expected Behavior

Mesh should be reshaded, polygon in the back fixed by smoothing it out or similar solution.

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Due to these being so classic, changing these would possibly cause an argument or a few rants,
people like that classic design and there is no reason for this to be changed

Is just a single sharp traingle, how would this cause an argument?

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“it was an old mistake on a classic item” is not an excuse to have imperfect assets. A mistake is a mistake and ideally should be fixed.

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Keep in mind later entries of the Sk8r series have fixed this mistake making it clear this was not the intentional design. (picture below depicts Sk11r and SkAmericatr)

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Unfortunately we will not fix this issue.

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Is there a specific reason why not?

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I’ve always assumed that was intended as a way to add detail to the hair while keeping the texture as simple solid colors. I can’t remember if SkAmericatr was a community retexture or not, but it was likely just made by somebody with more texturing experience.

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I mean, I wouldn’t want to edit or upload like 5 models just to fix a triangle.

But the basic problems for singular accessories, Roblox can not fix even though they have over 1000 employees.

There are probably hundreds of users who prefer the item in the existing state. I actually think the glowing triangle looks quite nice.

They are not going to make changes to multiple items when the proposed issue is this subjective.

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It looks like it makes things more aesthetically pleasing, and when you remove that detail, it looks plain — so to be honest, I don’t find it hard to believe that it was intentional.

Also, if you noticed, every single one of them was uploaded the same way — there’s no way they didn’t notice. :skull_and_crossbones::pray:

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Most of these use the same mesh. they don’t need to be individually reuploaded

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The original mesh was uploaded a very long time ago, In 2009. Roblox did not have as many 3D artists working for them back then. I can see them not noticing considering its an innocent mistake that can occur with inexperience.