I just realized how convoluted and unclear my first arguement was. Here, let me clarify. I don't really agree with both sides. I do agree that they could have given a better analogy to explain roblox quickly, but I think we should cut them some slack, really. The main purpose of this article was to inform people that Cinemark is suing a gaming platform with user generated content.
An ideal explanation would go along the lines of this: ROBLOX is a social interactive platform where members can play and develop games, interact with others with groups, and trade items in a stock market-esque economy.
In regard to your statement regarding what roblox is, I would like to give a few thoughts. The comparison of ROBLOX to Minecraft and Second Life was supposed to be an easy to understand analogy. Going into more detail would be pretty much useless and would prolong the article. They are not misinformed and lazy, in fact, they provided the most information I could find, and any other discussions talked about this article or linked to it. The flaw with your arguement is that you're looking it from an insider's perspective. Outsiders who don't know about roblox can easily understand the core concept.
I would also like to point out that it's lua, not LUA.
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Re: Re: "A multiplayer sandbox game where users can create their own "worlds" using blocks"
Here, let me clarify.
I don't really agree with both sides. I do agree that they could have given a better analogy to explain roblox quickly, but I think we should cut them some slack, really.
The main purpose of this article was to inform people that Cinemark is suing a gaming platform with user generated content.
An ideal explanation would go along the lines of this:
ROBLOX is a social interactive platform where members can play and develop games, interact with others with groups, and trade items in a stock market-esque economy.
Re: "A multiplayer sandbox game where users can create their own "worlds" using blocks"
The comparison of ROBLOX to Minecraft and Second Life was supposed to be an easy to understand analogy. Going into more detail would be pretty much useless and would prolong the article. They are not misinformed and lazy, in fact, they provided the most information I could find, and any other discussions talked about this article or linked to it. The flaw with your arguement is that you're looking it from an insider's perspective. Outsiders who don't know about roblox can easily understand the core concept.
I would also like to point out that it's lua, not LUA.
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