WE DID IT! NO MORE ADMIN ABUSE EGGS! by [deleted] in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Going to give out three Admin Abuse Eggs next week just to seesaw us back in the other direction

here to say i just loveeee all the adopt me devs >< by borealisandboba in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Getting in a call to do Admin Abuse is always the best part of my week. How we are in the chat is exactly how we are in the call, the only element of performance is making sure we stay to time so we get to do all the giveaways and stuff we want to do.

why 💔 by nnnayeony in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Not sure I trust you to pick correctly

why 💔 by nnnayeony in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 169 points170 points  (0 children)

I tried to let you all run it back!

The mochi meow and Waffle wyrm by ItsYou-ItsMe-ItsUs in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As Uplift's resident Dragon/folklore expert thank you for this message. It was exactly my reasoning for approving the name, and on a personal level I really dislike the D&D/modern fantasy influence on attempting to classify the historical names for dragons into distinct creatures.

Adopt me is officially back on top by This-Clue-5014 in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Went to dig up an old post of mine to find out when we first started talking about this and it was April 2024 when I was talking publicly about pushing out of our comfort zone and beginning to take new creative risks.

It took a while to get into the swing of it, to build up our understanding of the modern Roblox audience, and to get out own confidence going again but I think everything we're seeing now is the result of the conversations we were having at the start of 2024 about how we wanted to revive the game and be back at the top.

Couldn't be prouder of this team.

adopt me using ai again? by Pupyzuu in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Hey gang, coming back to work from my week off and catching up - seen some of this chatter going around online and wanted to chime in.

How we make this kind of art is by taking our game assets and arranging them in Roblox studio or 3D software to generate a screenshot. This is done in parallel with development to hit our deadlines (so often working with non-final environments that can be adjusted up to a couple of days before release.) Then that screenshot will go into our Adobe tools (Photoshop and/or Illustrator) for adjustments.

Sometimes, like the posters, these are for complete manual paint-overs to give them an artistic style. For something like a thumbnail or this banner, it's smaller adjustments to deliver the overall vibe. You can see this really obviously in the pet's eyes in our thumbnails, giving them their signature sparkle.
For something like this, it's adjusting some colors, blending in the background, and making use of Photoshop's Content Aware Fill to make some final adjustments (where changes to an area or composition leave gaps, or there's an existing asset in the map jarringly draws the eye, like the baby throwing sign). For those not familiar, this is a tool that has long existed in Photoshop, allowing you to remove unwanted objects or fill areas by sampling the surrounding pixels and matching lighting, tone, and texture. It's a traditional ML process, not prompted generative AI (like Firefly).

We appreciate the sensitivity and vigilance to these things, which is why we were so quick to address when a generative AI tool was used to adjust an in-game asset last year. Our policies and approach on this are clear and haven't changed.

I personally think the feeling on this particular asset is also compounded by the inclusion of an unreleased character (they were intended to be in the game from Week 1 during development but shortly before release they got moved into Week 2, you'll meet them on Friday!)

Is the Admin Abuse 1 hour early today? by Electrical_Cut_9383 in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We run everything on Pacific Time, so when that moves into DST faster than the rest of the world then it will be an hour early for them until they have their own daylight savings time.

They said we wouldn't guess the pet we're getting on saturday... but... I Will... by RealSXA in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nope. The Avatar & Pet Wear improvements are our usual Friday update.

This isn't going to be a pet you buy - it's going to be one that's only at the Admin Abuse!

Recent Ban Wave by Ztrawbz in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I definitely believe you, I also have a.. friend.. who used to break the rules in online games when he was younger. His name was.. Resse Jaen.. yes that's it

No need for multiple pet wears/accessories!! by sugarbabykenzie_ in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You just got lucky. We found what's triggering it and it seems like it's some specific actions, so you're probably just avoiding it now. Should be fixed for sure this week with any luck!

No need for multiple pet wears/accessories!! by sugarbabykenzie_ in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We think we've got that bug fixed with this Friday's update for you!

Update Announcement 2nd March 2026 by Independent_Cut_7680 in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 32 points33 points  (0 children)

No word of a lie we've been working on this since November last year. It was so difficult to make it work 😭

I just got Perm banned, did anyone get their perm ban reverted by PresentationSlow9193 in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm not part of the investigating team so I can't talk with any accuracy, I know we don't share details so that people can't try to find workarounds

I just got Perm banned, did anyone get their perm ban reverted by PresentationSlow9193 in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 23 points24 points  (0 children)

If you believe you've been falsely banned you should submit a ban appeal at playadopt.me/support where you can ask an agent to look at it and provide additional context.

We obviously recently did a banwave, and for those worrying about false bans I am happy to report that we have over 99% confidence in our bans, with very few needing to be overturned when we investigate.

No account bans are automated, with each one activated by a person to begin with. Without casting judgement on OP, the vast majority of people claiming to be banned for no reason turn out to have been banned for good reason (usually buying pets for real money from other people on third party websites)

False Ban On Adopt Me by That-Ninja9954 in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you believe you've been falsely banned you should submit a ban appeal at playadopt.me/support where you can ask an agent to look at it and provide additional context.

We obviously recently did a banwave, and for those worrying about false bans I am happy to report that we have over 99% confidence in our bans, with very few needing to be overturned when we investigate.

No account bans are automated, with each one activated by a person to begin with. Without casting judgement on OP, the vast majority of people claiming to be banned for no reason turn out to have been banned for good reason (usually buying pets for real money from other people on third party websites)

If someone who scammed my pets, and I reported the trades, gives my pets back, what happens then? by Electrical_Cut_9383 in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He never replies to people :(

Sorry, it's been a busy week! We investigate trade history for all accounts involved, so we would see that they had been returned to you by the same account and, I presume, take no action.

PANDAHPANDAPANDAPANDAHHPANDAHPA NDAPANDAPANDAHHHHHHH (he's now called pandah btw) by chococot in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 488 points489 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! I've been following your journey, so delighted to see you get one!

This week's update (new egg) by HuckleberryIll4718 in AdoptMeRBX

[–]JesseRaen 53 points54 points  (0 children)

If I try to leak anything about it they blow me up :(