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Please note: TLDR is at the end of every section
---Table of Contents---
1. The history
2. The stamper
3. Studio
4. Roblox is Roblox
5. Conclusion
6. Invisible Siggy
---The history---
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away... wait what? I mean... Back in 2006, Roblox was officially launched for the public. Player building has always been the base of the site. We were a unique little world. As far as I know, no other game offered the sheer possibilities as we did. So the site grew. Players were astounded by our world. As time went on, Roblox addressed the issues that arose. They started to poke their noses into our fun a little by automatically giving us build tools. We didn't care, because they usually worked, and the old methods of building were not time-consuming to access.
Somewhere in this, another site by the name of M1necraft joined the scene. It was also a building game, but as far as I know, there were several more limits they had than we did. These include graphics and creativity ability. When Roblox saw there was competition that they were sharing users with, they decided to out-do them. Unfortunately, they forgot to look up the differences between "out-do" and "copy," so they decided to do things far too similar to the inferior site. These include the terrain and the 4x4x4 blocks. Thus, roblox enraged the populace by trying to "standardize" building by shoving inadequate building tools at us. These building tools that we now know as the stamper and it's friends, only used pre-made 4x4x4 blocks and Roblox-built models. To top the cake of rage with a cherry, they made the best feature on Roblox, Studio, inconvenient to reach.
Why is this? How could it be?
The answer, my friends, is poor decisions. When Roblox saw they had competition, the panicked decision that ensued resulted in an unwanted remodeling of our building feature.
---The Stamper---
This is honestly the worst thing that has ever happened to Roblox, short of some of the BC vs. NBC war instigators.
We are game centered on creativity. Right? So how then does it make any sense to make us use an "insert" tool that only lets you use pre-made items? Stupid, unanchored ones as a matter of fact. The stamper was the worst idea to ever cross Roblox's mind.
You may be thinking, "But Alex! We can still use Studio!" Yes, but think of it this way:
A noob discovers Roblox, and decides to play as a Guest. The front page games are filled with scripted masterpieces. He gets his own account, eager to build like that, but the only thing he knows of is the stamper. He doesn't know about Studio. He doesn't even know where to script. Disappointed, he quits.
When you think of the fact that this noob was a potential customer of BC, these updates are eventually going to cost the company money.
Suggestion?
Stop giving us this worthless excuse for a tool.
---Studio---
Studio is the foundation of places, which are the foundation of Roblox. It is an amazing tool, capable of crafting a masterpiece. So why then does it seem like Roblox is trying to hide it? Why be ashamed of it? And if you aren't, why does it seem like it? The best part of Roblox should be easy to reach. Right?
Another recent issue is that plug-ins are not always there. Shouldn't it be easier to build terrain in Studio>Build Mode? That's what I think. But no! We must use Studio>Edit Mode to edit terrain. This means if I want to build a game featuring terrain, I have to constantly go back and forth between Build and Edit, because I don't build well with a camera not attached to my character. This means I can't build efficiently and that users with my building style will get extremely frustrated.
Suggestion?
Revert Studio back to.... Say... October, when it was not complicated to use.
---Roblox is Roblox---
THIS.
IS.
ROBLOOOOOOOOX!
(not Sparta. :D )
We are Roblox. A site for building and creativity.
Get this through your thick heads, admins, WE AREN'T M1NECRAFT. We are 2 totally different sites. Because you overreacted to there being another popular building game, you have made horribly poor decisions that made you lose users to them.
So stop trying to imitate them, because you are turning this game into a Dress-Up version of M1necraft.
Suggestion?
...do I really need to repeat myself...
---Conclusion---
This site is honestly the best game I have ever played. The simple idea of it is so ingenious, that it makes this site wildly popular. The "Users make the game" is what has worked for you do far. So stop trying to control how or what we make our games. I want to build a CITY. Not a space game, or a house, or a castle, as your stamper tool seems to dictate. Let us be creative, or this site is doomed.
[End rant]
---Invisible Siggy---
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If we get dynamic lighting, then Notch would start having difficult competiton. |
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The history:
Wth... Why are we talking about Star Wars?
The stamper:
-noob joins-
Noob: Meh, I don't need to learn how to build if I have THIS! =D
Studio:
I couldn't agree more
Roblox is roblox:
Nope, we're NASA. Anyway, you're right about this.
Conclusion:
Same here.
Invisible Siggy:
OMG WHERE IS IT! |
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Nothing else needs to be said. We all know he is right.
-In other news, I don't feel like digging for my old signature. Camsandwich1- |
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The terrain has NOTHING to do with MC. The stamper is awesome, and you aren't allowed to discuss MC. |
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@killer
Whether or not it's becoming MC is a smaller point. The main idea of this thread is saying Roblox is taking some nasty turns.
And the stamper tool? Really? Personally I think it's stupid, because of the same reasons mentioned by the OP. It helps put creativity down, and makes new users think 'Oh, well all I can do is place some bricks and preset models."
But everyone is entitled to opinions.
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so your saying how roblox is similar to MC due to the fact it has cubes and terrain?
thats like saying tf2 is the same as skyrim because you can kill players at range and wear hats |
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You obviously don't understand.
MC had terrain and the cubes.
Now Roblox has a virtually exact same terrain and forces cubes upon you.
And they look extremely similar.
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"MC had terrain and the cubes."
lets not forget mc is a rip-off of another game |
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Thats beside the point.
MC, really isn't the driving point of this. |
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games copy each other all the time
everything has been done before so really its just who does it best
so basically this rant is dumb
the stamper tool is more user friendly |
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Says the 2010er who doesn't know what life was like before.
RAGE. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ |
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haha..no, i used the old btools, they sucked, so un-user-friendly. |
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"If ROBLOX was to compete with MC, I don't want to think about how badly MC would outsell all 3 BCs combined."
yeah but mc sucks
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HONESTLY PEOPLE MC IS NOT THE FOCUS OF THIS. |
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Camp:
:D
RAGE. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ |
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Another Win Thread! Gee..maybe its the OP :o
Anyways, all jokes aside, I couldn't agree more. I hate stamper SOOOO Much. It's like they're forcing you to use models.
I was very upset when I went into the game on build mode and began to search around. Finally I asked my bro (Who had been on the other day) where studio was. He replied, "You have to go to All Programs and open up studio to use it." I go, "SERIOUSLY!?" It's like ROBLOX is ashamed of it's old past and wants to hide it with STAMPER TUL! AND GER! AND HATZ! AND TURAIN! God what the heck are you thinking ROBLOX?! I'm guessing they think game reviewers are viewing this website 24/7 and they think that if they see the studio, they will think "NUT AS GUD AS MC LULZ" MC is kinda boring. (At least beta is.) But do you know what is really boring? Sitting there searching through the game pages looking for a game that is actually DECENT to play, and finally finding one and you find out it's either made of free models, lame or laggy. No I can admit, I use free models too, but the case is when someone puts free models on a baseplate and their place gets popular, now THAT is the sign of a lazy builder. That's basically what they are trying to get people to do with the stamper tool. Want more fun? Go build something in build! Oh wait.. you cant.
_END RANT_
~I am not a Mythbuster. I am a LogicBuster.~ |
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The official table flipper of S&I. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ |
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