Does this mean that all categories will require the use of new and beta Roblox features to be selected into the sorts?
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does this mean we will finally stop getting repeats of front page games? that would be immensely helpful towards discoverability! will this also apply to event (handpicked) sorts or not?
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long story short, simulators are the main reason here. back when there were literally thousands of them, they would predatorily abuse information, tags, etc. just to get their cheap copy-paste game into the front page. im not saying im against the genre filters coming back, but misuse of genres is mainly the reason it was removed in the first place.
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Is there no way for genres to be a crowdsourcing mechanic like Steam? I understand how some creators might abuse genres to promote their game in other genre lists, but user-defined tags in Steam work very well as a product of crowdsourcing data.
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We want genre sorting button back!!!
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No wayyyy?
Excited to see what this shall bring us!
I’d love to see some good improvements to game genres, sorting and recommendations.
Is the front page finally getting the long-awaited upgrade it needed?
I feel like only time can tell really but it looks very promising.
I do hope to see better genre filtering soon, it helps a lot with finding games I find interesting.
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I KNEW this had something to do with simulators, possibly.
Simulators have been abusing the system for years.
I wonder if this means that generic low-effort simulators are finally going to die out.
Honestly a W move if it does, the amount of slop that keeps abusing the system and preventing hidden gems from shining is getting exhausting.
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This is interesting! I really hope this will help newer games get pushed out more so they can get active players!
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Please make sure that CCU are displayed on ALL types of icons/shapes
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Is this related to Today’s Picks?
You announced this recently to help unknown Roblox games but you didn’t use it as intended and resting games that everyone knows.
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I can’t be the only one who read that as Pop Tarts.
Back on topic, how exactly is the “Fun with Friends” topic made? Is it like fun multiplayer games in general, or like games you generally play with your added friends often?
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Awesome, but can i have the continue back on top of the home page?
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Can we get Genre filters back first? Please?
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Its really funny to see roblox adding back genre sorting as if its something brand new despite them removing it years ago because they didnt see the point in having it lol
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This is already a lot better than the discovery page right now, but it doesn’t solve the problem of discovering new games that haven’t reached popularity yet.
There is one key feature missing: a category which doesn’t list already popular games, but rather analize games while ignoring the player count and promoting them slowly, just like Youtube tries to do when assessing how a new video is.
I think something like this wouldn’t just increase discovery, it would change the way how people find new games.
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Will this be bringing back the concurrent players?
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Please just bring back genre sorts, everyone will be happy instead of a curated page. I can speak for most of the older users on Roblox here that we don’t always want front page games. That’s whats really getting stale instead of anything new, Please don’t remove genres It could be useful again.
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Will there still be personalized sorts on the Roblox home page?
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An all-or-nothing approach isn’t it. Algorithmic sorts can be extremely powerful when tuned correctly. It’s simply avoiding repeating the same information across multiple different sorts that’s the problem.
Just from my quick browse of the new Discover page, I’m seeing a lot more unique games showing up, and some games that are definitely not as well advertised/monetized/etc showing up in the more specialized sorts. There’s also a Fighting sort that appears at the bottom of the page, and as mentioned in the OP, they are working on reworking genre sorts. So long as they don’t drop the ball, genres will eventually be back on the menu.
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just give us proper sorting, I would much rather a filter system kinda like how Roblox used to have, genres in my opinion are a good way to do it, also it would be nice to filter out what you might not want to see etc.
For example I could care less about tycoons and simulator games and or most roleplay games, if I could hide those sorts it would be nice, also being able to choose what you would want to see.
when I look at the games page it just looks like a big mess, that and the home page.
Also sure finding top played games is nice, but it gets old as its always the same old stuff, I would much rather find some game that might not be as known but is different and more geared for maybe a older player base. Another thing I find is “up and coming” lists games that isn’t new but games that’s been around for years
I am one who likes how Steam is.
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