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Roblox Innovation Awards Drama 2024
Jul 8, 2024
Roblox Innovation Awards Drama 2024
Overview
Yearly award show for Roblox, akin to the Oscars or Emmys.
Community votes for best games, creators, developers, etc.
Multiple categories and voting types.
Current year marred by significant drama.
Voting Mechanics
Types of Voting
RDC Voting
: People's Choice, Best New Experience, Best UGC Creator, Best Video Star, Best Branded Experience, etc.
Predictions Voting
: Predict winners to earn points; points redeemable for UGC items.
Predictions Voting Issues
Encourages voting for popular choices over personal favorites.
Points matter for redeemable items.
Shows total vote count for each game, influencing voting behavior.
Developer and Game Bribery
Developers incentivizing votes in exchange for promised in-game updates, titles, leaks, etc.
Examples:
Strongest Battlegrounds
: Promised faster updates.
Blox Fruits
: Promised new in-game title and update leak.
Souls RNG
: Promised special rewards.
Dress in Press, Piggy, Doors, etc.
: Similar promises.
Result: Games with larger player bases get more votes.
Community Fallout
Dress in Press vs. Catalog Avatar Creator
: Death threats to Muneeb (developer of Catalog Avatar Creator).
Dress in Press fans upset due to broken promises from developers if they didn't win.
Piggy vs. Doors
: Piggy promised updates if they won; didn't win, leading to player backlash against Doors.
Specific Incidents
Virality of aggressive social media posts and backlash.
Example of a viral tweet attacking Catalog Avatar Creator and influencer KreekCraft.
Conclusion
Drama stems from competitive nature and added element of developer promises for votes.
System flaws: voting mechanics, bribery, transparency of votes.
Result: heightened community tensions and significant backlash.
Personal Takeaway
Drama isn't entirely unexpected given competitive and fan-driven nature of awards.
Issue exacerbated by flawed voting system and developer bribes.
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