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Am I the only one who feels sad by all the things I sacrificed just to develop...
I quite literally ruined my highschool social life just for more time to work, but maybe that wasnt the correct approach. 😕
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Game Dev Tip❗️💸
Being a Roblox dev is like stock trading,
At first you lose out, but eventually you gain the experience to reach the top.💯
Don't be afraid to lose money & time, just make sure you're consistently growing and learning.🧠
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Is it just me or do I feel like NOTHING I do every succeeds on Roblox?
I'm not here to prove that my failed games were good but, I can't even start to comprehend why I'm failing. I look at one game, replicate it, and it fails.
Then I see these verified devs releasing low effort games and getting like 1k+ CCU every time.
I'm lowkey starting to get to my tipping point, feels like everything I do fails and 95% of the time I don't even know why..
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Dont work w/ @zabuzeer
Didn't follow any clear requirements, extended and failed to meet deadlines 3+ times, ghosts & refuses to refund.
(game is unfinished & unplayable)
Not a crazy amount of money was lost, but just a heads up for anyone thinking of hiring him.
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I also just wanna say that @coletucker's method of creating games is really smart.
Just creating and diversifying in many ideas with quick projects then upgrading them when they do good.
Could be the meta 🤔
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Might be a controversial take...😓
Time is better spent sitting and learning Roblox dev advice rather than actually making Roblox games. (until your actually ready)
Roblox rewards smart work more than hard work.
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Dev Tip #1 💡
Get used to losing money. 💸
Most people are too scared to risk hundreds or even thousands (usd) but want to make millions 🤷
Don't be gullible but don't let stinginess stop you from producing great games ❌
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Daycare commission for a client, made in ~3 hours (1-2 hours of actual building) 💯
Not my highest quality work but the client wanted something simple & child-like.
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Question for Developers❓
How much should you spend on icons? 💸
Releasing a game soon, my choices are:
1. Make my own (decent at best)
2. Pay 90-100 usd for an icon made a person who promises high ctr.
Does it depend on how much your game costs, or is it always one answer?
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I've talked to some marketers recently for a game of mine.
I've gotten multiple offers of 40-45%.
Are these normal or predatory rates?
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Question for Developers ❓
How much your games have failed? ❌
And if you managed to reach success, how much games did it take?✅
On my 6th one, still cooked 😭
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Commisions Tips ⭐️
1. Work for brand, not just cash.
2. Only accept payment that allows you to make your best work.
3. Devs oftentimes prefer quickness and reliability over just quality.
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Do you think its only smart to focus on monetization once your game already gets players?
I personally cant see myself spending resources on monetization before seeing if the game is even gonna be successful.
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This game by @coletucker just blew up to 1.2k (idk peak) after having 0 ccu for like 2-3 weeks. How?
roblox.com/games/12330158634…
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Cutscene for my WIP IQ Test inspired game I've been working on for ~2 weeks.
Open to any feedback or suggestions 💯
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When I was a new developer, I paid a kid (about 13-14) a few dollars for a simple flight system.
He showed me his blox fruit game, which, respectfully, wasn't great.
Months later, I stumbled upon a short on that EXACT game.
It blew up, I heard it earned him over 10K+ USD.
The game is "blox fruit but bad" (not the copies).
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I feel like one of the worst parts of developing is this "false paradise" that alot of Youtubers promote.
Succeeding is always just dumbed down to "oh yeah this game was satisfying, good ui, etc.." which is true, but no one every goes over the grueling years of effort, worry, and risk most people take to get to that point.
I really hope someone comes and gives a real perspective on becoming a top dev, cause it seems like most people act like making 200k+ a year off cashgrabs is light work.
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Worked hard for those first 5 years so you could eat for the next.
Amazing patience and amazing work. I have the upmost respect for people who played the long game.
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I'd be careful with this mindset, you only see the games that do good, sort of like survivorship bias.
There was probably tons of games that came before this that saw no success.
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Calm Snow Cabin❄️
Built for fun/portfolio!
⏳Took roughly 1.2 hours to build
(smn hire me🙏🙏)
#ROBLOX #RobloxDevs
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🦇Batcave for a Client!
Worked quickly & efficiently to get it done for my client in less than 2 hours!
portfolio: discord.gg/GzpMJtDn
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Ok yall. I made a post about icons and was told to make it myself.
Here's what I cooked up. Good or nah?
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I've never understood why some very big games have lackluster quality in noticeable areas...
Like this game, Wacky Wizards, by jandel (don't get me wrong he's an amazing developer) has pretty old UI
Is this a priority issue of "if it ain't broke don't fix it" or what?
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Question for Developers❓
Do your best game ideas just come naturally over time, or do you need to just sit & think?
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Is it better to make games that you'd personally enjoy, or make a game that you think will perform well?
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Question For Developers/Scripters ❓
Whats the avg cost of a scripter for a simple game? (ex. hide or die)
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How do you guys ensure your game is ready for sponsors?
Theres always a few gamebreaking things that I wasn't able to test since I would just have 1-2 people.
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How do you all pass the time when waiting on your game?⏰
I wanna work all day but I can't because I wait on responses and stuff. (scripters, comms, etc..)
What's something productive to do in the meantime?
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Is it normal for sponsored games to just do badly? Like I've had games die upon sponsoring and come back with alot more CCU 2 weeks later.
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Roblox Dojo Map
created for a commission
finished in 1-2 hours of work.
#ROBLOX #RobloxDev #RobloxDevs
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Question for Developers❓
What do you think is the most OPTIMAL timeframe to make a game in (in terms of success only)? 🌟
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Yeah but like, if you are locked in then its semi-realistic.
I'm 16 and my deadline/goal is to be sufficient by 18 (so i dont gotta go to college lol). 2 years to make a 1-3k game at my stage? Feel like theres no way I can fail.
People have probably worked longer and harder too
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Question for Developers❓
What do you think is the leading difference between successful and non-successful game devs?
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Afternoon Stud Forest Scene 🌳
⏳Built in roughly 40 minutes
looking for work!🤝
#ROBLOX #RobloxDev
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An old build I wanted to feature on X.
Created a Solo-Levelling themed Battlegrounds Map.
Unfortunately unused :(
#RobloxDev #ROBLOX #RobloxDevs #RobloxDevelopers
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I must say this is a very fascinating outlook. I was sort of able to infer this from looking at your older projects but I didn't expect quality to be ruled out entirely.
Maybe the "fun" factor is what separates successful devs, not the ability to create quality 🤔
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Some advice is
1st. Come to terms with failure
2nd. See if you can reuse or re-brand the game if the game fails & plan accordingly.
Not saying your game will fail, but the algo can be luck, so it's good to think of Plan B
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Why are you lying😭
I just opened up the game and it's already broken, timers not going down and ykw I'm talking about.
You didn't even get to the ending event which is quite literally what the whole game is about. (not to mention the MANY other things)
+ you sent me a message which you quickly deleted about how cooked the code was, I saw it bro.
You already accepted your ban in HD, don't play innocent on twitter.
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Marketing helps if your really big, but when your game stands at 0 CCU by itself, marketing aint gonna do much.
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To say luck doesn't play a major role in game development is also saying that people can predict a game's success with high accuracy.
If it were true, those people would be inhumanely wealthy, inside or outside of Roblox.
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I'm really close to 17 atp but I get what you mean.
I really do hope I can make the past years worth it but at the same time I see others making memories while im in my room constantly plagued by the fact that I'm a nobody rn.
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Game design.
Learning game design takes years to master + risk/investment.
You can hire great scripters.
But good game designers? They're already making bank from their own games.
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Good luck bro, I feel like we're in similar spots, wish the best for you.
I'll stick around, maybe later on we could learn from each other.
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Roblox game design is odd.
Your growth is so subtle you barely notice improvement.
Unlike building and scripting, where progress is visible, you can't replicate a successful designer.
They'll make a cheap, quick game and pull 5k+ CCU it's incomprehensible. Think of Jandel
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Why do some devs shame others for making simple, profitable games while pushing the idea that they should just chase their "passion project"?
Will you pay them $5000 dollars if their game fails?
If not, then stop pushing what you want to see when it's their loss.
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tru, can relate with that with game development.
sometimes the games that need to be made are games you personally might not enjoy all that much.
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This doesn't sound discipline problem but a process problem.
Try evaluating the roots of the burnout, maybe starting too much games, not taking it as seriously, having too large of a scope.
I was the same for a bit, thought I was just "undisciplined" when it was just the game itself tearing me apart.
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I agree.
Raphie your definitely doing great already but there are famous Roblox accounts with 50k followers.
If you want to break past the 10k threshold you probably need to become influential as a person.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I feel like this "ad credit" investment doesn't make much sense.
Realistically speaking, if your game performs like trash within the first 10k-20k robux, it's already a clear indication that the game won't do good long term.
If it does well, it'll hit algo and not need sponsors regardless. And sponsoring a bad game is just giving artificial players and wasting money.
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⭐️Conquest vs. Invincible
🔧All in Studio, no post-processing
looking for work!🤝
#Roblox #RobloxDev
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Where are yall finding your scripters bro...
I end up hiring the most unreliable scripters of all time every single time, or get scammed.
And the ones that are actually reliable charge front-page rates. Where do I look and what do I do 😭
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⭐️Day 3 of Building So I Can Get a Job
Rainy Forest Day
📷Comment down any ideas! Might make them.
[reupload cuz i forgot to tag]
#ROBLOX #RobloxDev #RobloxDevs
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Exactly.
I'd say you need to be quick to remove people who are delaying your team.
For me it's uncomfortable hiring new members and doing all the checks but it's often worthwhile compared to waiting on unreliable people, and plus you end up finding some even better partners too.
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Makes sense but it's also about risk and reward. A low quality game will only have the potential to go up to like 5k ccu at most while a high quality project could be much much more
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End preview + Cutscene WIP
A little goofy, a little cliche… but hey, we put our hearts into it.
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My game wasn't too disliked bombed but do you think it affects the algo negatively, or can I just fix my record by fixing the bugs and sponsoring again.
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Well Roblox developing could make you millions, so you wouldn't need to only reduce the scope to a full time job.
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bruhhh i need to get rid of message requests im legit missing some amazing businses opportunities 😭
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Yeah I see, definitely something I've been trying to do lately.
What is your strategy in designing an MVP thats not too low quality to where its a turn-off, but not too high quality that it takes up too much risk & resources?
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I swear I saw a period of time where it was 0 for a bit, maybe during the initial release and a week or two following?
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It's more so a battle of finding reliable scripters. There are plenty of scripters on discord but they'll reply to you like once a day
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Don't get me wrong this post isn't to take a swipe at you but genuinely trying to learn what changed about this game.
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If I'm gonna release a game but I had a public testing place for it.
Should I just rename that public testing place then release it as the game?
Or should I duplicate it to another place and release it newly?
Do these affect the algo?
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Pls Donate might not make it obvious but legit 90% of donations go towards some sort of "cause." So as long as you define it as a simple donation game instead of real fundraisers you may be fine (but roblox moderation is dookie so idk)
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Yes but you have to realize that learning scripting is a time investment, the same way spending that same time doing commissions & growing your brand can increase your profits, allowing you to hire scripters that can do far better than what you'd achieve in a year. Theres many perspectives.
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Same! Feel like I'm still in that phase but I'm completely different from when I first began.
Also the bots are flocking since you used "scam"😭
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How did you overcome it?
Was it a process of learning, or just a process of continuing to release games until one hit?
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Eh.. Certain skills appeal to certain developers, it's hard to force.
I think as long as you brand yourself, you can make $$$ with most skills, which you can then use to get scripters regardless.
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If you look at this persons profile, they were just a random developer who hit the jackpot with an alright rp game.
Having them continue to manage a project that grew beyond them will only stunt its growth.
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Ah okay. And if you don't mind me asking? How are you feeling/dealing with it?
I guess already being successful helps, but personally speaking it's very difficult to see my projects "fail."
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⭐️Day 1 of Building So I Can Get a Job
Made a scene from Fight Class 3!
❓Comment down any ideas! Might make them.
#ROBLOX #RobloxDev #RobloxDevs
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I hate tests like these cause bro what is even GORBATSCHOW and how is it helping me make a living
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Try being like "Listings are not fundraisers. There is no obligation, donate at your own volition"
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