We’re updating Heads!

listen vilatic, i agree with you but saying roblox is very open to XBOX is funny. XBOX is horrible, its literally missing chat features, a functioning avatar editor, and the interface hasnt been updated since the platform launched.

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But you’re given the platform to users. My point isn’t whether XBOX looks nice or is great for users, it’s still there nonetheless and will continue to be updated. It’ll be to nice to see some features added though. Also PS4-5 support when :wink:?

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“continue to be updated” is very generous to xbox. the game is still stylized as ROBLOX in all caps, which was dropped by roblox’s branding in 2017

also the leaderboard on xbox is still broken its been years atp

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What is with Roblox these days…?

They used to be a really fun game for everyone, but NO! They nowadays went extremely evil, with endless terrible updates, the game client/desktop app not launching on PC, forcing Rthro, getting rid of R6, getting banned over the most stupidest reasons, assets getting rejected/“moderated” for absolute no reason at all, and more

I don’t know how long I can take all of this…
What has Roblox come to? Why don’t they want to listen to us Robloxians? Why do they want to see us suffer? I don’t get it, but David does

Is Erik was alive today, things could get better, BUT NOPE! David is just approving the terrible ideas the other members of the staff came up with, like THIS update, the audio privacy, the terms of service being updated (by using no “blox” on a game’s title), the “sponsors” replacing Events and all the bad stuff they have done

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I’m not sure how I feel about this, especially since I’ve dealt with static faces for almost 12 years now. Never had a problem with them then, don’t have a problem with them now. Then again, I’ve had VC disabled for quite some time and haven’t been bothered to turn it back on.

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Please tell me this is a copypasta.

Honestly my only hope is that Roblox compromises like the Materials Update: by introducing the new heads as the primary replacement going forward but allowing people to use the decal variant if they wish. Fat chance of that happening though.

What is with Roblox these days…?

They used to be a really fun game for everyone, but NO! They nowadays went extremely evil, with endless terrible updates, the game client/desktop app not launching on PC, forcing Rthro, getting rid of R6, getting banned over the most stupidest reasons, assets getting rejected/“moderated” for absolute no reason at all, and more

I don’t know how long I can take all of this…
What has Roblox come to? Why don’t they want to listen to us Robloxians? Why do they want to see us suffer? I don’t get it, but David does

Is Erik was alive today, things could get better, BUT NOPE! David is just approving the terrible ideas the other members of the staff came up with, like THIS update, the audio privacy, the terms of service being updated (by using no “blox” on a game’s title), the “sponsors” replacing Events and all the bad stuff they have done

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And other engines are not so easy to port for other devices?

I understand the upkeep of servers and a freely available host for servers, though there are still other alternatives to Roblox. Godot is completely and utterly free, has plentiful documentation, is more feature-rich than Roblox, more stable, more optimized, and there’s no profit cut to speak of. Yes, servers must come out of someone’s pocket, but there’s no denying that this is a much more healthier alternative engine for serious game development than Roblox.

Let’s also not forget that Roblox’s updates force you to keep your game air-tight, with API changes, deprecations, and other things keeping you from being able to say “I’m finished”. You are stuck in a rat-race.

Also, having a platform of users is not guaranteed without investing into the platform itself. At that point, I’d prefer doing my business elsewhere.

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I really love the new Beta Features they’ve rolled out on studio, good progress is always seen on studio just never for the website and the users it seems.

No it’s not, I wrote this all up

Hey, why are you copying my message!

Really? Dragging Erik into this? He’s been dead for 10 years, let him rest in peace!

Okay, sorry man, I apologize…\

Like, I don’t get it! Why is Roblox doing these bad updates! It’s like as if they’re torturing us!

I hope so too. That should be the direction for every drastic update like this. I’m not expecting Roblox to look like how it was in 2012 or whenever since it has to evolve obviously. However, existing features should never be removed (or soon to be unavailable to the masses, as demonstrated in this update) unless it poses a security risk which can not be fixed easily (such as Filtering Enabled being forced), is somehow impeding engineering efforts dramatically, or virtually no-one uses.

I don’t think we will get a compromise like this unfortunately. Besides the obvious with this being planned for years, Roblox wants to slowly but surely force users into using the new dynamic face feature, such as taking classic faces off-sale and automatically replacing users faces with the new animated ones, forcing them to take it off manually.

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This coercion is exactly how platforms die.

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Yeah, it also shows how you finally quit the site, making this update the straw that broke the camel’s back

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The fact that you guys are forcing this change on us, despite numerous arguments against it, completely goes against your motto of ‘powering imagination’ / ‘respecting the community’. If you actually want to respect either of those mottos, LISTEN TO US!

We are the ones holding up Roblox. We need you and you need us, so please LISTEN!

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Oh, it isn’t this update that made me realize Roblox wasn’t worth it.

The animation update from last year was part of it, as well as pathfinding and other parts of the API changing overnight.

This is just another reason to stay away from Roblox with regard to serious projects. I implore other users to find other engines to spend time with, as there’s more permanence in other places than Roblox.

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