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décembreRoblox Hacked By Trump Supporters To Influence Parental Voting Habits
Roblox has over 115 million monthly active users , most of which fall between the ages of 9 and 18. Children are free to do whatever their imagination asks of the game, and there is a chat feature which is auto-moderated to filter out abusive comments or profanity. However, users older than 13 have access to a wider range of words or phrases, and, unfortunately, there are those few abominable older players that use the platform to their advantage and prey on young children in a sandbox game, much as these ignoble hacktivists have d
Roblox is set to have its best year ever by a wide margin, with its developer community expected to earn $250 million in 2020 alone and https://robloxrealm.com/ its active player count reaching a new record high. Roblox players are free to develop and even sell their own games made within the Roblox Studio creator, sometimes finding runaway success. That was the case recently when a game made in Roblox called Adopt Me! announced that it was adding Pet Rocks and gained over 680,000 concurrent players, later reaching more than 1.6 million concurrent play
Gamesindustry.biz has reported that Roblox accounts have been hacked by malicious Trump supporters in an effort to call upon underaged players' parents to vote for their candidate this year. Many users logged in to find their profile messages changed and their avatars dressed up as avid Trump supporters. While some users have still been able to log in and change their profiles back to their own preferences, according to Gamesindustry.biz more than 1300 profiles still show the message, " Ask your parents to vote for Trump this year ," as well as the Trump campaign slogan, " MAGA2020 ." Roblox allows for many player customization options, but unlucky hacked users found their avatars dressed in bald eagle graphic t-shirts and red baseball caps resembling the red MAGA caps worn by ardent Trump support
There have been other instances of distasteful and even horrific hacks of the game. There are still online tutorials teaching people a hack that allows them to "rape" other avatars in the game. For a children's game, this sort of in-game misconduct should not be possible, as it has been abused to knowingly and intentionally confuse, indoctrinate, and (in extreme cases) groom child players. Kids just wanting to have some blocky fun are logging into Roblox to be disappointed by the fact that some people are using their accounts for perceived political gain to prop up an ailing campaign in an historic presidential election that they likely don't even comprehend, nor should they have to. It can be hoped that the developers will act swiftly and firmly in this and other cases of abusive behav
There’s no one reason for the massive growth of Roblox recently, with its success tied up in the work of its creator community, policies set by Roblox Corporation, and likely the huge audience of potential players and developers with more time on their hands as they practice social distancing. Whatever the cause, Roblox is offering a platform unlike any other to independent creators and it seems like it’s only getting bet
The Farm Shop Update added three variants of the Ladybug in the game. This made it the second bug-type pet in the game, alongside the Bee. There is the ultra-rare Ladybug, the legendary Golden Ladybug, and finally, the legendary Diamond Ladybug. Unfortunately, this cute little pet is not available for purchase directly via Robux. Instead, players need to buy an item to tame it, just like the Bee and the Peng
While this sounds pretty straightforward, there is a slight catch. Just obtaining a Diamond Lavender doesn't guarantee that you will get a Ladybug. There is a given probability of taming a Ladybug and it varies according to the rarity of the Ladybug. Here are the chances of taming each of the Ladyb
Once you have the Ladybug, you might be wondering how you can obtain a Neon Ladybug. Well, the process is the same as for obtaining other Neon pets. You need to make sure you have four fully-grown Ladybugs. Take them to Neon Cave and they will fuse to form the Neon Ladybug. If you combine four Neon Ladybugs, you will get the Mega Neon Ladybug. While the normal Ladybug has both the Neon and Mega Neon variant, the Diamond and Golden Ladybugs only have a Neon form. In its Neon form, the Ladybugs have glowing spots, antennae, wings, and feet. While in the Mega Neon form, these areas cycle through the colors of the rain
Roblox creator DreamCraft decided to run an April Fools' Day joke update themselves this year, offering players of Adopt Me! a free temporary pet rock that could be acquired in the game. According to PC Gamer , this anecdote unexpectedly resulted in Adopt Me! having over 680,000 concurrent players. These numbers are almost triple what the current most popular game on Steam, the RPG Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, had on the same day, with that game logging roughly 230,000 concurrent players. Those who decided to obtain their free new pet were humorously treated to a pet rock with the visuals of a toddler’s drawing. Adopt Me! has had over 5.3 billion visits to the game since its creation in 2017, which is no surprise considering Roblox has over 100 million active users . Check out a video of the rock in action below, as shared by the game's official Twitter acco
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