My much more resonable goal is to never play Roblox.
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I decided to try guilded.gg as an alternative to discord finally, only to find out they now require a Roblox account to log in. So much for that idea.
Matrix.org is a good alternative, teamspeak's new client also uses the matrix protocol
But how's the roblox integration?
good point, i think you're right, guilded is better
I used to run a Mumble server at home on an RPi, the sound was way better than Discord, but I didn't like how it made my IP appear on shodan, I also didn't like needing to keep it updated.
I work in IT, I don't want to work at home.
So I moved to using Steam, but due to network issues on my end that didn't work, so we moved to Discord.
I want the chat aspect of discord. I use it for my business (local game shop) to keep customers updated on preorders, new releases, and events at the shop, and to just chat with everyone. It has a much better reach than Facebook or Instagram.
Minecraft modpacks all the way baby. Just wish mojang never sold out
Wdym??? Are you not excited for Corporate Soullessness: The Movie?????
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and absolutely no linux. fuck those kids.
Inoculate your kids against Roblox, today!
PeopleMakeGames has a great video about how Roblox makes money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ
And the followup when they got heat from roblox in response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTMF6xEiAaY
Spoiler: it's child exploitation
Should definitely still watch the videos. The full extent of the exploitation is sickening.
The best kid of exploitation.
Holy smokes I had a bad gut feeling from the little I had seen of the game and some comments others have made but I had no idea the extent of the company’s depravity. Thank you so much for posting the videos these were very helpful.
A lead Roblox dev went to prison recently for locking up children in his basement. It's actually crazy how far you have to dig to find this news. But he got two life sentences
Anyone remember Shedletsky? Yeah that's him
10% of all global gaming revenue? Does that include mobile games?
How close are they to that now? It doesn't seem like they're even as big as Minecraft.
Dude that's not even close to the most insane part. They expect one in every 8 humans on the whole earth to play EVERY DAY.
I didn't count, is that how many there are? WOW, that's a big ask. I think I'll do my part and die someday to make room for another whatever this game is we're talking about player
How fucking delusional do you have to be to earnestly suggest that this is your goal
He's the ceo of a kids drug, ofc he's delusional. I just ran into another roblox addicted kid a few weeks ago. Good luck getting that shit out of their brains!
Not just a drug, also the largest child labour force!
How so? I only tried it a little
Kids make the games.
It's child labor in the same way Super Mario Maker is, except Roblox actually pays the account.
That would certainly explain suddenly forcing Guilded users to have Roblox accounts to use a chat app. Get fucked, Roblox.
No you misunderstand, they want to fix the shrinking birthrates and help developing nations get wealthy enough to have internet access and disposable income! And also fix global overpopulation symptoms! They're not delusional about having 1/8 of the planet's population as a user base, they're philanthropists!
what stage of capitalism is it when Roblox tries to make you have more babies so they can get them into their child labor game
Sounds like roblox stage capitalism. Or slave owner mindset, I guess? Buy 2 slaves, force them to breed nonstop for extra slaves, profit
This just in, Roblox is reportedly in talks with Kaminoans to pump out 100 million new Roblox users ever month, starting April 2027
No. Roblox sucks.
Roblox plans to surpass NVIDIA in market cap
Kids will realize some day what garbage Roblox actually is. And then the ride will be over.
What’s more likely is adulthood + next generation enthralled at a different game
Roblox is evil? That sucks, just picked up the game like a week ago cus an old friend of mine plays it frequently and I wanted to tag along sigh
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