Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: August 26, 2012

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Weekly ROBLOX Roundup logoEvery week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology, and our place in the gaming and technology industries. For those of you who catch up with ROBLOX over the weekend, the Weekly ROBLOX Roundup collects the best stuff to hit our various avenues of publication in the last week. This time: the ROBLOX’s new mobile site, our primer for the beginning ROBLOX game developer, our summer interns’ projects and experiences, part two of the seven-day trading system challenge, and some interesting thoughts on what you’d do with a million Robux.

Mobile ROBLOX ProfileROBLOX. Anywhere. Everywhere.

This week, our capable and nimble Web Team launched version one of ROBLOX’s mobile website. You can test it now at m.roblox.com, and let us know what you think on our Mobile forum. We’re happy to see that users are enjoying the mobile site, wherever they may be, on a lot of devices, from iPhone and iPod Touch to Android and Blackberry to Nintendo 3DS. Check out the full story to see what you can do on the mobile site today, and what we plan to add in the future.

Game development: basics before epics

ROBLOX Studio InterfaceIt’s quite difficult to approach game development with manageable goals in mind. After all, creating an epic RPG, the next-best first-person shooter or inventing a new genre sounds much more glamorous. In this article, we offer tips for the beginning ROBLOX developer: get comfortable with ROBLOX Studio, learn some scripting by copying, keep it simple, use your resources and more. Get a feel for the basics before attempting the epic.

Students wrap up projects and reflect on summer at ROBLOX

Jobs.roblox.comEvery summer, ROBLOX invites several students to join us for a few months of real-world development experience. This year, our summer guests worked on projects from LEGO® Hero Factory: Breakout to our new mobile site, and took away some valuable experience working in a start-up environment where self-organization is key. Check out this blog post for insight into what it’s like to work at ROBLOX. Could you be a future ROBLOX intern?

Trading for profit and fun, part 2

Trading System One Week ChallengeROBLOX Creative Director John Shedletsky put our brand-new trading system to the test in a week-long attempt to go from two $10 ROBLOX cards to Robux riches. Part one of this story documented the first two days of trading and offered a bunch of tips for going from nothing to something. Part two explores the following five days of trading, with additional, pro-level tips for becoming an expert trader. If you’re looking to add value to your ROBLOX account, these are must-read posts.

Bits

  • This week’s gear release theme was “admin’s picks.” One of said picks was the over-the-top but undeniably cool Bear Mine Gun. You strategically place two “bear mines” and remotely trigger them to come together at a high velocity for an explosive bear hug, instantly killing anyone caught in the middle. How can you say no to that?
  • ROBLOX’s John Shedletsky and Miguel Ortiz have been hard at work on a new ROBLOX commercial. You may have already seen it on ROBLOX’s home page, but, if not, check it out here:

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ROBLOX on Social Networks

Last week, we asked ROBLOX’s Facebook fans, “What would you do with a million Robux?” We had more than 1,700 people chime in after 24 hours, and saw some interesting trends. For instance, many of you are fiscally responsible. One theme that permeated the discussion was spend-a-little, save-a-lot. There’s also a generosity among ROBLOX users — many would spend some on themselves, but donate the rest of it to other deserving users and groups. Warms my heart.

We even received a comment I can’t help but perceive as a song:

Hats n’ gear.
It’s really all about them hats n’ gear.
You know what I’m sayin’?
Them hats n’ gear.
Everyone knows what you’re talking about when you’re talking about them hats n’ gear.

You can take part in discussions like these by following ROBLOX on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. We love to hear what you have to say, so join the hundreds of thousands of others!

72 thoughts on “Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: August 26, 2012”

  3. If I had a million robux I would create a game where young kids around the world can hang out and have fun with others I would include a playground, claw machine, movies, bowling and much much more cool contraptions i would love to put smiles on little childrens faces which makes their parents happy too.

  7. Convert all the bux to tix and dominate the ad system with ads for anything I happen to like.

    • Well…
      I would just buy everything on the ROBLOX catalog. (well, if everything on the catalog totals to 1,000,000 dollars.) I know I am late. WTH?

  8. A roblox lottery would be cool like u could pay 10 robux and have a chance to win 1000 robux or something like that. And also i think that i am going to start a rebellion to overthrow roblox staff and make all items free.

  11. if i had a million robux i would spend it on, sk8ter boy,darkheart, roblox chill classic, roblox 2.0 left and right arms and cheezburger , advertisement.and the -l -l

  12. i would save the robux untill theres a donation for a contury like there a earthquake(EXMAPLE),this may sound crazy but i would donate 1milloin robux and theres a chrity process i would not donate till the last day and why cause my robux would be 1000 or 2000(only if i had a tbc lifetime D’:)but why not bc or obc lifetime because if that charity is about 2months(EXAMPLE)i would buy only a 1month because my parents cannot affarod 6months or higher and why not buy 6months or 1year?i could donate but if there is like a earthquake again(EXMAPLE)i my obc or bc would be over.but why on the 1st sentacne u want to donate so much?is easy i am just 10,i have a good education and i have like 99%save here and its not fair over there having a bad education so i one there dreams to come true and my teachers say that

  13. I would spend some of the million robux on Firebrand, and a bit on ads, and save the rest. Possibly some currency trading to boost the amount afterwards.

  14. With 1000k robux i would get ranks for my group and advertise it and i would save 100k and i would donate 200k the rest i would buy limited hats

  15. To be honest, with a million R$, I would buy a Domino Crown, and an Ice Dagger. “like a boss”

  17. Ok, so, I was thinking you should add something so someone doesnt inturrupt like “(PLAYERNAME) is typing…” so they don’t get inturrupted or say “Are you afk?” and stuff.

  22. With that amount of robux I will make my vip cheaper and put up more ads for the places I make

  23. i would donate to groups and help those people who got there acount back from hack and save the rest til a good hat comes out

  24. I love roblox.I even got BC for a month.I might get it again.Its so cool!

  25. With 1,000,000 robux… I would first see how many tix I would get with trade currency. Then I might buy some stuff, and donate a lot to my cousin.

  26. About the video.
    The Killer Robot was Built By TankLeadfoot in 2010.
    It used to be gold. And its a Mech. He named it “Golden Mech V2″. V1 was smaller.
    TankLeadfoot went crazy and deleted almost every model on his account. O.o

  29. i would proably give some of it to people that dont have that much then save buy some cool stuff :D

  30. I would buy a hat then donate to the poor. You should add mote stuff to theb mobile roblox.

  32. I would donate 500k to the people that really needed it and I would keep and save the other 500k.

  37. If I had one million robux, I would switch them for tickets and make the most annoying ads ever :D

  39. I would build lots of awesome worlds get cool gear and if I coud I would give some to other players

  46. I would just buy the bluesteel helm, then donate the rest to my friends, or help advertise my friends place.

  47. if I had 1Million Robux,I Would Buy: Korblox General package,RC tank,Rc Plane,Dragon slayers Sword and sheild,Mr.Roboto Package,I would Addvertise My Places,i’d also buy:Hockey Mask,Epick Duck Racer,Rubber Duckie,The New force feild,Domino Crown,Zombie Staff,And Epic Face

  49. I would give it out to pepole.I mean you would have amillion I mean if you gave 100Robux to a nonmember they would be so happy.I have 800 robux im and fine…

  51. DYDES! You forgot to note we can (finally) see groupranks IN-GAME! (If you know how to script and know what you have to do)

  53. the ROBLOX site, on the 3DS? does that mean in the future roblox will be playable on the 3ds?

  55. If I had a million robux i would advertise my new game. Roblox needs HONEST games. Any game at that. I am saving for Burger Bob and im at 27. I also would get Star Tailslide. But then I realized. Most super rich people aren’t on ROBLOX anymore. A main reason for ROBLOX being addictive is saving for that ONE item you really want. When your famous you get that x10. There not point in money once you get a game like Base Wars. So i think 25% of me doesn’t want the million.

  59. Hmmm…I know what I’d do with 1 million robux, first I’d buy a few hats I’ve always wanted like classic fedora, purple sparkle time fedora or some of the ither hats I’ve always wanted but could never afford, I’d promote my group Roblox Elite Corps on the ad system with about 50000 robux, I’d save a few thousand for a later date and then I’d dontate the rest to friends to help them set up there groups, and employ the services of free lancers to make ad’s and logos for them.
    Many thanks for reading,
    Rhinoboston123, 4 year veteran of Roblox who has had not thing special happen to him ever…EVER.