Place Review: Kohls Admin House (BC / NBC Version)

Hey everyone! PeerPants here, after my break from ROBLOX to focus on my GCSE's (exams), and I've had a few other things keeping me busy, like a holiday in France. But anyway, I'm back! So here is the first of my many posts I am planning to write to make up to arbirator for being away. Anyway, can this place live up to it's hype?

Place Reviewed: Kohls Admin House by agspureiam
Last Updated: 1 Hour Ago Week Ago (as of 28th July)
Visits: 4,513,000+ on NBC Version, 381,000+ on BC Version.
Game Passes: 1 - Perm Admin -  1500 Tix / 150 R$ 

Most of the Admin Houses I've been to are a total waste of time, which has put me off going to admin houses. However, when I saw one on the front page of all games for a long amount of time, it made me think that someone might actually have made a good admin house.

So, I decided to play the game. As soon as I entered, I noticed that the admin house wasn't any different to all of the other thousands of 'admin house' games on ROBLOX.

Firstly, I entered the game and I was immediately killed by someone who had blocked off the entrance, and was killing anyone who went anywhere near the house. This made it impossible to get anywhere near the admin, so what was the point in playing? That was when I went back to the game's page and noticed the game pass on sale for 150 R$, Perm Admin. So, that is agspureiam's way of earning money, make a game which is not enjoyable at all without the 1500 Tix / 150 R$ game pass.

I decided to purchase the game pass, so I purchased it then entered the game again. I could now teleport my way out of trouble, but the game still wasn't fun, it seemed the only way to have fun was to abuse the admin.

Gameplay: 2 / 10

As I said earlier, the game is only fun if you abuse the admin, so Gameplay gets a 2.

Effort: 1 / 10

agspureiam (the creator) made nothing himself, so effort gets a 1.

Creativity: 1 / 10

There are thousands of Admin Houses on ROBLOX, and this definitely isn't the first. Creativity rating gets a 1.

Overall: 1.3 / 10

Exclusive BLOXcon London Interview: Matt Dusek!

As most of you already know, BLOXcon London took place last Saturday at the RAF Museum Hendon. It was an absolute blast, being both thoroughly enjoyable but also a valuable experience for myself, but also the three Roblox News staff that attended. It was fantastic meeting the staff that were behind the game we all grew to love, and was fascinating talking to them about their passions. I will fully describe my BLOXcon London experience right here on Roblox News in a post later on this week, but today I bring you something very special indeed.


During my time at BLOXcon, I managed to speak to many avid ROBLOX users and staff. One of those individuals was Matt Dusek, who some of you might know as the Technical Director at ROBLOX. I seized the opportunity to interview Matt about his job and current projects on the website. You can view the interview below; with subtitles for both quiet audio and important nuggets of information. Sadly the last minute of the interview was cut off due to memory issues with my recording device, but I'm sure you'll enjoy the rest of the exclusive footage!

Thanks for reading and watching! Look out for more BLOXcon London posts in the next few days!

-Arbirator
Editor of Roblox News

Are Tickets Slowly Becoming Useless?

          

          Hello! Chubbs21 here with another Catalog post! Recently, many hats have gone off-sale, including some ticket hats. Also to add, the production of Tix hats has stopped, besides the 1-Tix-promotional hats. 

          ROBLOX used to have a thing back in the day called "Ticket Tuesday" (You may have read about it if you look back in the ROBLOX Blog). Every Tuesday the hats that were released were tickets only. This was shortly stopped, for no clear reason. There are, as of the creation of this post, 63 pages in the catalog of robux-only hats, compared to a tiny 3 pages of ticket hats.

          The ticket hats that recently went off-sale, according to trusty sources, include:
- Snakes on a ROBLOXian
- Olukia Seer
- Spaceface
- Zombie Tie
- Webbed Witch
- Living Lantern
As for robux hats offsale, the list is pretty long. 

          But why are tickets rarely used compared to robux? That can only be answered with logic, ROBLOX needs money to run all their equipment! (Stop calling them greedy, equipment is expensive!) But is it necessary to completely destroy the purpose of tickets?
If you think of all the features where tickets are used and robux aren't, the only place I can think of is the Ad system. Otherwise, robux is a second option.

          Is this a smart move? Should ROBLOX even give us daily tix? Should tix even be a thing anymore? Post your opinions below!

~chubbs21

Multiple Item Review: International Items

Brazil Cap

A simple-looking baseball cap with the symbol of the Brazilian flag on the front. The mesh looks new, and if it's been used I forget which hat it was retextured from. With a nice texture and cool looking mesh, this is a great buy. Set at a very cheap price of only 25 robux.

Canadian Beanie

This Canadian Beanie uses a brand-new mesh. The texture is simple, the entire beanie colored red except for the white banner on the front saying "CANADA" in red letters. Like the Brazil Cap, set at an affordable price of only 25 Robux.

International Bowler

One of the few limited international items. It was originally priced at 250 Robux and 1500 were sold. Even though it was both cheaper and lower stocked than Merely's Sparkle Time Hoverboard, it is selling at a current price of about 350 robux, making it a 5 Robux loss of profit. Hopefully it will raise somewhat in the future. It's a simple-looking bowler hat with a red band and the London, German, Brazilian, Canadian, Spanish, French, Mexican, and US flags all extended from the back.

Australian Cork Hat

The Australian international hat. A plain green wide-brimmed cap with "Australia" imprinted on the front with a kangaroo above it. There are multiple corks attached to strings hanging from the brim of the hat. Priced at a pretty cheap price of 50 Robux, great value for money!

Union Jack

The most expensive international item so far. A plain blue top hat with the United Kingdom flag symbol pasted on the front of it. It's priced at a pretty high value of 500 Robux. I wouldn't suggest buying this if you're saving up for something. If you're running low on Robux, this will take a big chunk of your money, but the mesh and texture are quite cool. 

Beefeater Cap

A strange-looking flat greyish top hat lined with red, white, and blue bow ties. The texture is smooth and appealing, and the mesh is accurate. Set at a fair price of 250 robux. Again, I would not recommend this if you're saving your cash, but it does look nice on your avatar.

Worldwide Traveler Cap

Another simple baseball cap. This one is pretty cool. It has an old-looking map printed all over it with words I can't quite make out. Most likely names of places, locations on the map. Priced very cheap at only 25 Robux- well worth the price tag.

Macaw Shoulder Friend

A slightly different item was released on Sunday. Breaking away from the recent tradition of caps and top hats is the Macaw Shoulder Friend - a Limited U originally priced at 150 Robux. You can now buy it for between 600-800 Robux from private sellers. With an excellent texture and great mesh, this hat comes out on top of both aesthetics and profit.

Netherlands Cap

Another international cap, this time representing the people of the Dutch people of the Netherlands. The stripes down the middle consist of the colours in the Netherlands flag and look great. The dark patches around the base of the cap look effective as shadows and there is a slight colour gradient on the rim. A great looking cap for a very reasonable price of 25 Robux.

Thanks for reading!

-axelthehedgehog and arbirator

BLOXCon interview: DarkGenex!

BloxCon Interview: DarkGenex

Hi Robloxians, Today I'll finish up my Chicago interviews with a very famous user I met. when I first met him, his initial thought was: "Hey, let's get Pliztef over here to Livestream the Livestream." It's the world famous pro lifter: DarkGenex.

RayMan36: When did you join Roblox? How did you find out about the site?

DarkGenex: I was sick in February 2010. I wanted to play a free zombie game, so I googled it. Then I found Roblox. 

Ray: What persuaded you to join the site?

Dark: They had what I initially searched for: A free Zombie Game.

Ray: How did you get your username?

 Dark: I was deeply into Yu-Gi-Oh at the time. I wanted to name my character Genex, after a type of Yu-Gi-Oh card. Since that username was already taken, I added 'Dark' in front of it.

Ray: Do you do anything special on Roblox?

Dark: I retexture, invest, leak items, and I used to forum.

Ray: Have you ever tried to make any ROBLOX games?

Dark: Yeah, but none of them have really skyrocketed. I am working on something with TechTeam911 called BLOXCards, a Roblox Trading card game.

Ray: How is Bloxcon So far?

Dark: It's good, but my AlienWare laptop's plug is too big for the ones available at the Hackathon.

Ray: Have you met any well- known users today?

Dark: I've met tons of users: Crazyman32, Merely, and Clonetrooper1019.

Ray: What do you think of the staff?

Dark: They're nice.

Ray: Finally, what did you have to eat today?

Dark: I had a Subway wheat, turkey, and american cheese sandwich. I believe more people should eat this.

-RayMan36

I hope you liked all the Chicago Interviews! Please tell me how they were, and be ready to read a ton of BloxCon London interviews from Arbirator himself!

BLOXCon Interview: BrandonFireFlower

BloxCon Interview: BrandonFireFlower

RayMan36 here, on a deadline from arbirator to finish all of my BLOXCon interviews. I didn't quite get the username of the interviewee, but I did some digging and found him; BrandonFireFlower. He was stationed at the LuaLearners Booth all day in Chicago.

RayMan36: When did you join Roblox? How did you find out about the site?

BrandonFireFlower: I joined in 2008 when I clicked on an ad for Roblox. (Surprisingly similar to T0MALO)

Ray: What persuaded you to join the site?

BFF: I thought it was cool; the programming aspect was a plus.

Ray: Do you do anything special on Roblox?

BFF: I'm the lead developer of LuaLearners.

Ray: Have you ever tried to make any ROBLOX games?

BFF: I never finished any of them, but I'm more interested in building for a group.

Ray: How is BLOXcon So far?

BFF: It's cool, I've just been stuck at a booth all day :P

Ray: Have you met any well- known users today?

BFF: No, but I have met some ROBLOX staff! :)

Ray: What do you think of the staff?

BFF: They're pretty friendly. 

Ray: Finally, what did you have to eat today?

BFF: Nothing yet.

-RayMan36

I've still got one more interview from BloxCon Chicago!

Hat Review: Union Jack

Hello! Pbjms here with another hat review. After a nice little weekend long vacation, I guess I must have missed another BLOXcon - this time held in London, England. With the BLOXcon of course came some England themed hats, one of them being the Union Jack;

Union Jack

Mesh: 10/10

This hat's mesh has the normal top hat look to it, a bottom base with a larger "top" part sticking out from it. It looks great on your ROBLOXian's character. The bottom base is bent, along with the very top of the hat. All together, it looks very nice, and goes great with tons of hats, including headphones and shades. The mesh defiantly deserves the 10/10. 

Texture: 8/10

The texture really isn't the best. The main hat is a darker shade of blue, and an England flag is just plopped on the center of the larger top area. At the bottom of the flag looks like an orange/brown stain that is really ugly. The hat itself looks really plain, and rushed. The shadows near the center of the base part really aren't enough to make the texture pop. Some design of flags on the top hat (similar to hats like this) would make the hat a lot more appealing. I'm giving it a 8/10.

Price: 7/10

The worst part about most okay looking hats is usually the price. Once again, ROBLOX overpriced an item, making this 500 Robux. 500 Robux is a lot for members without builders club, but not that expensive for builders club members. It's not severely expensive, but with the unappealing texture, it really isn't worth it. 

Compared to... (6/10)

Phoenix (Better)


Phoenix is a gear made about a year ago, it flies around you shooting fire at your enemies. It is very powerful, and worth the robux a lot more than Union Jack.

Telamon's Other Chicken Suit (Better)

Telamon's Other Chicken Suit is a great looking hat made for LOL Day (July 7th, 7/07, LOL upside-down). It looks amazing and goes great with most hats, once again worth the robux more than Union Jack.


Skeleton (Better)

Skeleton is a Halloween package made a few years ago in 2010. It's great for a Halloween costume, and great for role-playing. It is worth the robux, thus better than Union Jack.

Overall: 8/10

Overall, Union Jack is an okay hat. It has a great mesh, though a poor texture. It's price is a bit more than I would expect it to be (about 250 Robux). Compared to other items priced at the same price, it is probably one of the worst. This is really not worth your money, unless you have tons of it.


~pbjms~

BLOXCon interview: T0MALO!

BloxCon Interview: T0MALO

Hi, RayMan36 here. Today, you'll be reading another BloxCon interview. Sorry i haven't written an article in a while; I haven't the time. Do not fear; there are still two interviews left.  T0MALO was at his Pinewood Builders booth all day. Remember, this was still from Chicago.

RayMan36: When did you join Roblox? How did you find out about the site?

T0MALO: In 2008, I clicked an ad for Roblox.

Ray: What persuaded you to join the site?

T0M: I liked how you could do anything on the site.

Ray: Do you do anything special on Roblox?

T0M: I'm the Vice President of Pinewood Builders, plus I own the youtube channel TomaloTube.

Ray: Have you ever tried to make any ROBLOX games?

T0M: I made an old Roblox game called BloxLore once, it was pretty popular.

Ray: How is Bloxcon So far?

T0M: Well, I just been sitting at the PW Builders booth all day.

Ray: Have you met any well- known users today?

T0M: Merely is only a few feet from me.

Ray: What do you think of the staff?

T0M: I like them :)

Ray: Finally, what did you have to eat today?

T0M: I didn't have much.

-RayMan36

Strategizing: Roblox Battle Part 1: The Slingshot

So, thus starts the first "series" for Strategizing, ROBLOX Battle is considered by most to be the "next-gen" brickbattle game so I thought I'd help the players having trouble with the game and being unable to learn the mechanics and many strategies behind each weapon, some more complex than others. Why not start off with what many consider the "weakest", the very looks-can-be-deceiving slingshot.

Now, I know what you're thinking "dis thing loks so wek lel xD" but truth be told, the slingshot is something much more than what you see. First, let's examine it down to the mechanics, fires a spherical projectile in an arced pattern unless you shoot it downwards, simple enough, deals about 4 damage each, okay. The farther you fire it out the arc will get deeper, but the slingshot always shoots the same when aim at the same spot, so this can be used to your advantage.

The main perk of using the slingshot is it can be used to harass foes on higher, or lower elevations which can make them easy picking if they don't react fast enough to escape your barrage of pellets. This can be particularly seen against someone with a sword, they start running towards you, start backpedaling and shooting them with the slingshot which will kill them if they keep running towards you in a linear path and slashing. Rockets can also be blown up with the slingshot projectiles but it's generally not recommended if they're close range since it'll likely get you killed.

In whole, the slingshot is best used as a harassment tool and for killing off weaker enemies, if pitted against something like a sword it does the job right, it's not something to pull out all the time but it's good for when you're facing a group of enemies that all have below 50% or so HP. Just remember to not use it against deflectors.. Anyway, onto the matchups. 

V.S. Rocket Launcher

It's generally not recommended to use a slingshot against someone with a rocket launcher unless they're medium/long range as you can blow up their projectiles with the projectiles although close range as I said before may get you killed. If they're not targeting you directly and have kind-of low health I'd say it's safe to engage them since they're clueless of your presence.

V.S. Superball

Going up against a superball user with a slingshot is pretty much suicide, since the superball is a very erratic weapon, it could ricochet off someone else and kill you, or it could fly off of a wall or the ground and smash you into pieces. Although if you insist, you'll want to engage them at very close range and generally at least a bit weak since at anything else other than close range they easily have the advantage.

V.S. Sword

Easy, the slingshot user has the big advantage here since you can easily just backpedal and keep shooting the sword wielder until they run off or keep running blindly as I'd stated before. Although it they ambush you off guard you may have a little trouble.

V.S. Time-bomb

Apologies for the lack of a better thumbnail, but anyway this can go either way, long range is a definite win for you with the slingshot since the bomb isn't too much of a long range weapon, though mid and short range are worrying depending on if they don't blow themselves up priming the bomb first or if they actually catch you off guard, all I can say here is if you don't think they're skilled with a bomb, go for it but keep distance.

V.S. Deflector

The deflector is another worry you'd probably want to keep an eye out for, since if they can close the distance between you and them your slingshot projectiles will do little to no damage to your opponent and probably kill you. So it's very much advised to avoid using the slingshot completely against those with deflectors.

V.S. Another Slingshot

This can go either way, it all really depends on who can land the most hits or who has the most health and/or dignity to keep with a slingshot for the full fight.

 And thus, that concludes the first part of seven of this series on ROBLOX Battle, the next part will probably be out this week if I get bored or next week, which will cover the time-bomb or the sword, we're going from weakest, to strongest weapons I suppose you could say but part 7 will cover the maps and other components of the game, we're just staying simple for now.

As always, thanks for reading.

Roblox News Duck Hunt 2013

It may have come to many of your attention, that ROBLOX News is hosting a Duck Hunt this year; we're hosting it for an experiment; to see whether people prefer eggs or ducks and such. Roblox News Duck Hunt 2013 is scheduled for completion at the end of today or tomorrow. I am confident that many people will like it because there will be a long time to find ducks and you will constantly be able to receive ducks, the Duck Hunt will be open for 4 months.

Currently, pre-order is available on the torch; I would pre-order it now before it ups. Click here to view. Many of you can give me feedback when the game is in completion, just post a comment in the comments section below the game on it's page. The Duck Hunt can be found here.

I plan on releasing the Duck Hunt when I have twenty ducks; as always, you can give me suggestions in the comments section below or you can personal message 'RNDuckHunt' your suggestion.

I hope you're all excited to catch some ducks, I'm currently adding the finishing touches, and rare ducks will make quack sounds my dear friend, they will.

~Zakary99