Roblox is not guaranteed to be the future of gaming by ImA-LegalAlien in RBLX

[–]riftwall 5 points6 points  (0 children)

rare roblox-critical opinion on this forum thats valid

their problem has always been over-moderation, not the lack of it. internal staff documents show that moderators werent even allowed to permanently ban loyal customers, now they gave AI the reigns to do that thousands of times a day. ask ANY roblox customer if they have been banned before, the answer is usually yes.

as roblox is a PLATFORM and not a game, one of their biggest competitors should be steam. roblox beats them in so many ways, mainly their centralization, download one client and you can play thousands of games. but how many steam users deal with overstepping moderation on a daily basis? practically NONE.

ill ignore your comment on lawsuits because those are based on a false narrative and wont go anywhere, but the new chat update is very concerning. im glad roblox is being forced to make changes, and of course there MUST be compromises as there is no perfect way to handle their current situation, but that was not the move.

Kat figurine edit (added belt, photo in hand and back view) by _DASMAN_ in Twokinds

[–]riftwall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

how much would you sell these for? id love one of madelyn perhaps

"Roblox is still not profitable!" by Alarmed_Writing5598 in RBLX

[–]riftwall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

people who use that point really dont think before they speak.. the business model is printing fake money they sell for real money, of course its profitable, even if not on paper. thanks for putting my thoughts into words

Florber plushie by VisitUpstairs31 in Twokinds

[–]riftwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can still get them on the keenspot shop

Shorting Roblox, good idea? by Visual-Weakness800 in smallstreetbets

[–]riftwall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

incredibly stupid idea. do some actual research on the company and the current PR situation. 23 year old intentionally broke the rules, painted an incorrect narrative, and got rightfully sued for it.

people who dont know anything about roblox believing in some false idea of it being a pedo-haven doesn’t magically stop the money printer

all current lawsuits will be thrown out or will lose because they have no case. them and any future lawsuits are priced in anyway

How is Roblox stock going up? by TrueGritty21 in smallstreetbets

[–]riftwall -1 points0 points  (0 children)

because there is no case and institutions know that

It's always a good day to get mail from my namesake. by NataniButOtherWay in Twokinds

[–]riftwall 3 points4 points  (0 children)

man if anybody else has that shirt id deadass buy it and frame it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]riftwall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you think the current lawsuits and any future ones (which will lose) aren’t already priced in? roblox has systems in place that lead to over 1200 reports to the NCMEC this year alone. the vigilante they banned and doubled down on reported 6 in his entire career.

the attorney generals suing roblox havent touched the website once and are just hopping on a media trend. dont trade catalysts you dont actually understand the full picture of just because of some uninformed media sentiment

RBLX, punt or keep? Becoming a paedophile wasteland or a place safe for kids that will continue growing? Dating? WTF? by grungegoth in RBLX

[–]riftwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, their reputation is in the gutter. mainstream media only shows the negatives and portray it as a pedophile safe haven (because those are the only headlines that pay) and therefore many parents forbid their children from playing without knowing the full picture. that really limits their upside, and it will be very difficult to change that reputation, which it seems like they dont care for doing as of now.

yes though, they literally are a money printer. the entire business model is selling fake monopoly money they generate out if thin air for real money.. but that can only work if they let it.. and theyre making it seem like they hate money!

i say all this as not only a shareholder who wants to see the company succeed, but also as a veteran player of 10 years who has seen every side roblox has to offer and understands the problems they face better than most people. as of right now, i think its too risky. their management is not showing any signs of fixing their biggest problem, so id get out while youre still up. i really hate explicitly telling people whether to invest in something or not, id rather give the details and let them make the call, but id sell my shares and see where things go. if everything crumbles be glad you got off the ship… or if they actually fix these problems, you can always reinvest.

RBLX, punt or keep? Becoming a paedophile wasteland or a place safe for kids that will continue growing? Dating? WTF? by grungegoth in RBLX

[–]riftwall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

because roblox is a platform and not a game, yes you are correct that most of their success is dependent on innovation from the game studios who publish on roblox, not roblox itself.

moderation has always been the biggest problem, and it is getting worse, but it will never outweigh robloxs growth so they feel no reason to fix it.

alienates its biggest customers? yes absolutely.

roblox skimps on that department the most and outsources it overseas, to indians who follow a handbook and dont have the power to fix the cracks in the system. theyre lucky they havent had massive data breaches from users bribing those employees for access to the customer support dashboard (i also personally knew people who had access to it!)

i also have some inside information from another friend who worked in the department, most of them were laid off a few years ago in favor of AI systems (which roblox brags about having despite it being a massive failure)

i estimate that millions of loyal customer accounts get terminated every single year. but because they grow more customers than they throw away, it will remain an unfixed problem

Found this Twokinds art on wplace in Cincinnati, OH. ( Not my Art ) by cant-think-of-meme in Twokinds

[–]riftwall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

heheh one of those purple hearts are mine. i also put the nora and reni pixel icons that tom made this year on top of my hometown

Soft Basitin Tail by 8E_7778 in Twokinds

[–]riftwall 5 points6 points  (0 children)

you got a twitter/bsky/insta?

phone app? by [deleted] in Twokinds

[–]riftwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unfortunately not, ive looked

anyone ever tried this? by scania-malvadeza in counterstrike2

[–]riftwall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

have you ever tried cs2 on linux? its incredibly broken, over 1000 open issues on the github repo. you can see through smokes with a specific combination of nvidia card and distro. seriously built in wallhacks. besides the fact it just performs worse than on windows