Gift Guesses Day 12: The Final Gift!

The Gift of Sinister Ascension is the 13th and final Halloween gift released this month and was priced at R$31,000 in reference to the date All Hallows Eve falls on. With only 526 sales, the gift is the rarest out all 13 gifts.

1. Similar to last year's Gift of the Dominator, the sinister gift's description reads 'This gift contains one of three things - a domino crown, a dominus or a flock of bats.' However, there is one small difference; the Domino Crown is listed first on the sinister gift whereas it featured second last year. The Dominus Messor was inside last year's 13th gift and thus leads us to believe whatever it listed first is most likely in the gift: a Domino Crown.

2. If you count the number of bats printed on the gift's design, you will find that there are the same number of bats are there are dots on the Domino Crown. Thus supporting the idea of a new Domino Crown inside.

3. Further asserting this theory is an interesting development on the forum owned by John Shedletsky, called 'Ironnoob'. On the ROBLOX section of the forum, a user named SharpTH - a well known ROBLOXian, posted a cake hat he had produced with 3DS Max (3D modelling software). He then went on to show John Shedletsky a new Domino Crown hat he had made, complete with a new mesh and texture. The pictures of which can be seen below:

Black Iron Domino Crown designed by SharpTH

The real interesting part however, is what John Shedletsky did next. On the second page of the Ironnoob thread, he posted:




This proves that John did indeed acquire the files for the Black Iron Domino Crown so ROBLOX artists could upload it to the catalog and use it as a gift. He mentions that he had been meaning to make one more for a while; so Halloween would be a perfect time to release this item in the form of the 'big gift'.

This pretty much solidifies the rumours surrounding the Sinister Gift and it's contents, highlighting the fact that the Black Iron Domino Crown is the most likely item to come out. Bear in mind, this is not a retexture - it is a completely new, slick mesh with no parts in the middle joining the three domino sections.

What ever is inside the gift, it is not set to disappoint  So let's all sit back and wait for the mystery item to finally be revealed!

Thank you everyone for following our Gift Guesses series this Halloween. It's been fun writing all these sets of predictions for the gifts. Please leave suggestions and comments below so we may provide even better information next time around. Thanks!

-Arb

Gift Guesses Day 11!

The Gift of Korbloxian went offsale yesterday and was the last available Halloween gift to purchase this year. The gift was priced at R$1000.

1. The gift's description reads 'Korbloxians are mean. They don't give gifts. So I'm not sure how much you'll like what's in there.' This could suggest the fact that the item inside the gift is unusual or unexpected. In the classic ROBLOX fashion the gift may likely be the opposite of what the description leads us to think. The gift will quite possibly be a very desirable item such a powerful Korblox gear.

2. From the gift's design, we can cleary spot the claw and the feet of some kind of bird petruding out of the gifts airholes. These air holes suggest there is some kind of animal or pet inside thus reinforcing the idea of a bird gear. However, the beak and claw of the bird have a sort of undead style to them, hinting that the gear inside may be made up of bones or not part of the living.

3. The gift box is quite small, however it's R$1000 price tag sugests that while the gift may be small in size, it makes up for it in usefulness or power - it could be some kind of small bird that circles around your character and defends you from your foes, similar to the phoenix gear released a month ago.

4. In-game, the gift box is called 'SkeleBirdPresent' reasserting the theory mentioned above that the item inside is some kind of undead bird, either one sitting on your shoulder as a hat, or a defensive gear that flies above your character.

Overall: For the price of R$1000, you should be expecting a high powered bird pet that will aid you in battles much like the phoenix gear. Provided our predictions are correct, then it is definitely worth the money.

-Arb

Programming: Is it Skill or Knowledge?

This is a kind of questiony/answery post. I'm investigating scripting. I am assuming that a lot of you who are reading this now know what scripting means; so I'm going to get on with the post.

It's been debatable by so many people whether being able to write code is an art or knowledge, and if you say "Oh anybody can learn programming". You're wrong. Because my Nan can't even change her home page, she's only 70. But lets get on.
    Knowledge and skill are completely different things. It's like being able to draw, it's not Knowledge, it's a talent you, and you alone were born with. For example, I'm awful at drawing, but my sense of Art is on the computer with Photoshop.

After reading that, what are your thoughts?

I mean, scripting could be knowledge, you learn it, you're not born knowing how to program, are you? But then again, you're not born knowing 1+1. Now you could work that out with your eyes shut. It's like saying that Maths is a skill. Or is it?

Maths has been an ancient subject because it's main, core. You can't have a planet without a core, you can't have a human without a heart, you can't have a Sun without a center. All those examples are things those individual objects need, like us, we need a heart and a brain. Maths is core, and it's also very attendant to programming. I just got a level 7c in my Maths Test, which is on course for A+/A*. Other people in my class got level 5c. So how is it knowledge? It must be skill. But it could be knowledge...

Cleverness, remember, all of you are born with a certain span your brain can learn, as you start to get older, you start to get wiser and it's harder to learn. As I said before, my Nan can't change her homepage on Chrome (You grow older and can't learn that easily).

My verdict is, debatable.
You can't choose between them, because each and every one of those reasons is valid, in their own way. You can't just blame age on bad-grade, and you can't blame skill on high-grade. It's just, you, and it's up to our generation to sort out our Nan's homepage's.

You must remember, we were born into a world of computers, our parents were not (unless you're reading this in ten years time or so!).

Another question for you:
What is the fastest travel?
Social Network..
e.g Twitter. Each tweet (if you're where I am) travels from UK to Canada back to UK every tweet I send, that means it's travelling faster than Concorde, Boeing, and Airbus. It's travelling at the speed of light. And that's what we were born into... The speed of light...

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Who Killed Mario Review

umg hous y u so purty

I know what you're thinking already "Oh lovely, ANOTHER Who killed Mario obstacle course, like I haven't heard that before." but before you start going to my roblox profile and hurl fruit at my avatar's head hear me out. This one might actually be good. It's not like every obstacle course is dumb and unimaginative.
Gameplay 8/10
The basic goal of the game is to, of course, find out who killed Mario. The game starts you off with a fellow asking for your help, what I really like about this place is that this character actually follows you from course to course and supplies hints along the way. Also, the obstacles aren't boring "jump over lava. o wait, dis time u jump ova lava but itz in a chekerboard pattern omg origunal!" The jumping challenges are mostly about looking around a room and discovering how you could get out using the furniture. It can be very challenging sometimes. Other times include a Frogger style car and log course. There's also a unique course involving ghosts but I won't tell you about that one. Spoilers.
Effort 10/10
Way more effort went into this than into any other obstacle course I've played. It's not just a straight linear progression. There are twists and turns and puzzles and all sorts of cool stuff.
Creativity 7/10
There are thousands of Who Killed _____ Obstacle courses. This one has more unique challenges though.
Overall  8.5/10
Suggestions

• Add a pony challenge where you have to ride a unicorn over a rainbow.
• More challenges in general would be nice.

 If you want your place reviewed simply contact Banjobug on twitter or send me a private message on ROBLOX. The next post could be about your place! I'll be glad to give you ideas on your place and help make it better. Also, if you find a place that is absolutely awful and on the front page send me a PM and I might make a RANT about it!

Also, you should follow me on twitter even if you don't have a RANT or review request! Sometimes I invite my followers to go to places with me to help review them.

Place Reviewed: Who Killed Mario
Reviewed by: Banjobug    

Digital Halo Hat Review

Hello everyone! I'm back with a new hat review!

"A halo for the people of tomorrow." 

Mesh: The mesh of this hat looks cool from the thumbnail, but when it's on your character, it's cooler! It puts horns on the sides of your character's head, and the disc looking thing surrounded by the Halo hovers above your head. It's futuristic and cool! It's like it's from the game Halo (it is). There could be a bit more stuff on it though. 9/10.

Texture: The texture is extremely cool. The blue of the horns, halo and rim of the disc go extremely well together. The grey/silver on the disc looks very cool also. The shading of the hat in general makes it look very futuristic and cool. Needs a bit more grey/silver to even it out though. 8/10.

Public Opinions: Time to ask Twitter people for their opinions on this hat (If you'd like to participate in these responses, follow @OutspaceLeo on Twitter and I'll ask for opinions when I need them).

@Phantomazing: "The color scheme looks great. The electric blue goes well with the theme of the hat."

@Brassrhino: "It resembles something Lady Gaga would wear. Looks futuristic."

@PlusJack: "It looks not good."

So it seems 1 person liked it, 1 person didn't and 1 person didn't give an opinion. I'm gonna say... 7/10.

Overall: Overall, the hat is pretty cool, futuristic and has cool colours/shading. It gets a 8.6/10. 

Thanks for reading!

Follow me on Twitter: @OutspaceLeo

Link to hat: http://www.roblox.com/Digital-Halo-item?id=93072701

Gear Review: M1 Garand

Gear Review: M1 Garand

Hey Guys, Ulquiorra98 here, and today we'll be taking a look at the M1 Garand, ROBLOX's first-ever 13+ Gear item.

Abilities/Effects: The M1 Garand is a fairly decent gun when it comes to close-range combat, when one is jumping around the opponent, hoping to land a few shots on him. If lucky, you'll be able to finish him off after 3 well placed bullets. There is, however, another cool aspect to this gun. Supposing your enemy doesn't know where you are, and you have enough time to aim for a headshot, and then fire, you'll be happy to know he'll be knocked out in one shot. Headshots count as a 1-hit-KO for this weapon. You get 8 bullets per round, and after you've used them all up, it'll take around 8 seconds for another batch of ammo. So, I'd give this gun an 8/10 in this category.

Appearance: There are many things about this gun that appeal to my taste. First off, I'd like to say that the overall design of the gear is very realistic, from the polished wood finish to the small, metal trigger. One thing that ROBLOX has added to this gear is a recoil mechanism, which allows for a much more realistic experience. To keep track of your bullets, a green-and-black counter GUI pops up on the right side of the screen, which I find quite helpful. Yet another neat thing about this item would be the little scope-like-thing they've replace the cursor with, for improved accuracy. When equipping this gear, the neck of your ROBLOXian tilts down to meet the shoulder, and the hands move to hold the rifle in the way that one would hold a gun in real life. When firing, little golden shells pop out of the rifle, which, again, adds to this more life-like experience. There's no doubt that this gear deserves a 10/10 in this section!

Pricing: This gun hit the catalog at a price of R$1,000, which I'd say is a decent price for an item of it's 'caliber.' (See what I did there?) One of the reasons this item isn't selling as well as I expected it too, however, is because it is exclusive to members that are 13 or more years of age. It was the first gear to be released in such a manner, though I can't see what's so different about this gear that members that are 12 and under shouldn't be allowed to buy it. In this category, I'd give it a 9/10.

Overall: 9/10

Thanks for reading, and follow me on twitter! @Ulquiorra98RBLX

User Item Review #3 Spooky Spider Top Hat

As Halloween is approaching, so are the user item designs! Flooded the catalog, but one item stood out because it was unusual. It had a statement. It meant a milestone. The hat I am speaking of is Spooky Spider Top Hat.

The creator of the hat is SharpTH. It is common among Roblox hats that credit is not shared, because we don't care about credit(the makers), we care about the fact that it is shown to the world. He didn't care for credit, he just wanted it made.

SharpTH made the mesh in 3Ds Max, a widely known 3D rendering and development tool. He developed the texture, then shared it on a forum site created by Shedletsky named Ironnoob. Shedletsky noticed it, and he knew from that point on that it had a chance of it being made. He has been making more and more items with 3Ds Max, and inspired others too, including me. SharpTH made his stamp/mark in Roblox, and it's history.

The hat itself fits well with the style of Roblox. It shows how much Roblox has evolved through its share in the industry of gaming. It's design is simple. It shows something new. Something put together. Something Roblox stood for. It showed creativity. Simple words for a simple item. A milestone so big, yet so small within the community of Roblox. Most users of Roblox don't know about SharpTH's achievement. They just think it's another hat made by a Roblox admin. It's amazing how something so big is small to a community so big. Also note that in the pictures the hat is actually supposed to be a lot bigger then it is. Pics:

Roblox News Contest: Spooky Retextures!

Alas, it the time of year again when ghost and ghouls run amok and the undead rise again. Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year because of the delicious snacks and treats and of course it is the only real time when you can dress up and quite possibly look like a fool.

It is also the time of year when ROBLOXians happen to produce the best retextures so Roblox News will be hosting our second annual Halloween Retexture Contest! Retextures should be spooky or evil themed and sufficient to unnerve the hardiest of souls. The design could consist of skeletons, monsters, pumpkins, mummies - the Egyptian ones, bats, zombies, vampires, werewolves or anything else the sinister side of your brain can devise.

**CONTEST IS OVER**

1.) Create your retexture on ROBLOX and upload it as a model and give it a suiting title. If you are new retexturing, check out this helpful guide. In the model's description insert the tag: 'Spooky Retextures 2012'.

2.) Private message arbirator on ROBLOX your entry. Title your message 'Spooky Retextures 2012' and include a link to your entry in the main message. You can send up to 3 entries, but all must be sent separately.

3) We will group all the entries in a ROBLOX set. From there they will be judged by myself (arbirator), IBarrrageI and Darkfish900. The top three entries will receive a model trophy each and first place place will also receive R$500. 

Good luck to all!

Thanks,

-arbirator

Editor of Roblox News 

Dominus Messor: Now Limited!

Just earlier than 7:00 PM, EST, Dominus Messor went limited. This is the fourth dominus in the series and this dominus will, probably, make the least profit. There were originally a total 241 of the Gift of the Dominator sold. Now, considering that users on ROBLOX will probably get banned and some users might even have quit ROBLOX making the number lower, but this is still the least rare dominus making the sales MUCH, much lower than other dominuses. Fortunately, if you are an owner of this, you can expect to sell this for a strong 100k+ and probably more making this a great profit item. This post will be a review/profit sort of post so I won't be doing everything the same way.

Origin:

In this section, I will be answer very frequent asked questions such as, "Where did this come from?", "How did you get this gift?", "How come it says '0 sold' but people still own it?" Well, these questions are basically the same thing. An expensive gift was released during halloween (like they do every year now) and people were very skeptical to buy it. The description was very clear on what could've been inside the gift: "This gift contains 1 of 3 things: A Dominus, A Domino Crown, or a bunch of icky spiders." The gift was priced at 31k R$ and you can see it here. This is the most common dominus and the cheapest one you can get. Now, LMaDers will probably flame me for this, but in my opinion, it's the coolest looking one, but I'll talk more about that in the Appearance section.

Appearance:

Whaddya know? The appearance section! So I'm gonna talk about why I thought this was my favorite dominus. When this first came out, LMaDers called this the "moldy watermelon". Some LMaDers siggies were even, "There are three dominuses, and a moldy watermelon." Some of them might have been jealous because they didn't get it or just because it was too common. Either way, LMaDers didn't like it. I really like the way they put the red eyes in the middle, it gives a contrast to all the other dominuses. The colors really compliment each other nicely too. The mesh is just a dominus mesh, nothing special. It looks really nice and if I was giving rates for these sections, I'd give this one a 9/10, just because of the amount of hate it got when it first came out.

Tricks:

You may know this and you may not, but when the gift first came out ROBLOX leaked a dominus texture. I have the texture placed to the right and BobCowMan, a worker for SpeedySeat, put together the mesh and the texture. You can find that model here. Everyone in LMaD started complaining and several people didn't buy the gift because of this leakage. This may be a reason why people started to hate the messor because they didn't get it and because ROBLOX tricked them into not buying it.

Pricing:

Messor went limited on the 18th of October and I saw it first go limited when BrightEyes tweeted "Dominus Messor is now limited!" It scared me so I followed the link. There were no sellers at the time, but the first seller put his up for 9 Billion+. I do not remember who this was. There were many price wars and now the dominus is settled for 250k. Let's just say, if you bought this for the price of 31k when it came out of the gift, you will get a lot of good items and trades from this. I'm guessing (don't count me on this) that after Halloween, this will drop about a good 50k just like Darkseed will.

Well, that wraps up another hat review for me! I'd like to make one more announcement. I have changed my twitter username to prevent irl friends from finding my ROBLOX account so now I'm located at @LeDubstepMixr! Be sure to follow so you'll know the latest on any Catalog Review!