ROBLOX’s Wealthiest Users: Part 2

By Alan Fackler - September 28, 2012

If you’ve been keeping up with our blog, you know that last week we reached out to some of the wealthiest users on ROBLOX to see if they would share some of their secrets to earning boatloads of Robux. Though the users who shared their collective knowledge were greatly appreciated, we also promised that we’d feature advice from the top three richest users this week. Here they are, with a ton of helpful advice. We don’t want to give away which of the three is richest (we feel that’s a little invasive), so keep in mind these are in no particular order.

User The Amazeman created ROBLOX Titanic, a game that has been played nearly six million times. Since, The Amazeman has learned the ins and outs of the trading system and has developed a detailed insight on how to score some major Robux. Here’s his advice.

Designing an Advanced FPS Level on ROBLOX

By Alan Fackler - September 22, 2012

Last week we released our first ROBLOX Game Template, which gives you the starting tools you need to create a Capture the Flag FPS. While the simplicity with which ROBLOX users can create FPS games using templates opens the doors to just about anyone, it also means it’s going to take extra effort to transcend the competition and get noticed.

With that in mind, we’ll explain some useful ways you can take your ROBLOX FPS to the next level.

ROBLOX’s Wealthiest Users: Part 1

By Alan Fackler - September 21, 2012

Currency in ROBLOX, whether Robux or tickets, is in a constant state of movement. Our currency is bought, traded and sold at all hours of the day and night, and some of our users have found unique and creative ways to fill their ROBLOX wallets. How do we know? We reached out to the wealthiest users on ROBLOX to see if they’d care to share their methods with the community at large. Like true entrepreneurs, they were willing to share some of the secrets behind their collective success. We’ve compiled tips from some of the richest ROBLOX users out there, but we’re saving the best for last. Next week, we’ll have tips from the bar-none, top three wealthiest people on ROBLOX. For now, here are tips from four through seven.

User Merely is co-creator of the uber-popular Catalog Heaven, which has been visited over 8 million times. He has developed very specific methods for accumulating wealth utilizing Limited items. Here’s some of his insight.

Spotlight: Mechs, Motors and More With TakeoverTom

By Alan Fackler - September 12, 2012

It’s rare that we have the opportunity to spotlight a user who lives in our immediate area. So we jumped at the opportunity to meet TakeoverTom, who lives only minutes from our offices in San Mateo, CA. He swung by our offices with a green box in tow. This was inside.

User Ads On ROBLOX: How They Work

By Alan Fackler - September 8, 2012

1.98 billion. That’s a big number. That’s the amount of tickets spent on running user ads since January of 2010. Creating and deploying an ad for a game is a tricky proposition–we plan on writing articles in the future that show you how to utilize the many facets of ROBLOX user ads to get more people playing your game. But before we do that, we thought we’d take some time to explain how ROBLOX user ads work on a technical level.

The Basics

The Stories Behind the Jobs at ROBLOX

By Alan Fackler - September 5, 2012

Here at ROBLOX, we love our jobs. Starting as a team of two people in 2005, ROBLOX has since become a haven of web developers, engineers, infrastructure experts, and more, from all walks of life. Since the school season is just beginning, we thought we’d talk to some of those people and have them share their stories, tips and experiences with you.

How To Make Your Games Popular On ROBLOX

By Alan Fackler - September 1, 2012

Though ROBLOX makes publishing a game easy, getting people to play it is another matter entirely. A myriad of factors will determine the popularity of your game, and we’re here to share a few of the quickest and most effective to attract players. Enjoy.

Make a Great Thumbnail

Each ROBLOX game on the Games page has a thumbnail. This is your chance to make a first impression, so choose a picture that’s colorful, well framed and aesthetically pleasing. You can choose to frame your thumbnail shot in ROBLOX Studio — remember, the camera’s location when you save your game is going to be where the thumbnail shot is taken, so take a few pictures and choose your favorite one. You can also manually upload a thumbnail image in the “Place Configuration” page for 20 Robux.