Roblox is stuff now and it's all because of Huffington post

[Tactical Nuke]

actually now that I think about it, anyone remember that one place where you could drive cars around on linear drag-race style streets and crash them into each other (even though you technically weren't supposed to)? there was like a Ghostbusters car and everything

that's infinitely more fun than any "driving/camping" game that I can think of these days, and it required what? two, three lines of code

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[hillkill]

let's face it, tycoons and obbys were never creative.

[cooolguy32]

let's face it, tycoons and obbys were never creative.

yeah especially tycoons, pretty much they consist of having a money maker and stepping on buttons for it build some for you when you have enough money, there is not that much gameplay 

[otto-san]

let's face it, tycoons and obbys were never creative.

they're easy to make so the category is heavily diluted by lower-quality things, but they can definitely be executed well if someone really knows what they're doing and puts the effort in. i've definitely played some really solid games in both categories in the past

[hillkill]

here's the obby formula: lava jumps, invisible path (when those existed), wall climb, etc.

for tycoons: money maker button, buttons to make stuff, upgrades to gain more money

it's always been like that. you can't break that boundary.

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[otto-san]

here's the obby formula: lava jumps, invisible path (when those existed), wall climb, etc.

for tycoons: money maker button, buttons to make stuff, upgrades to gain more money

it's always been like that. you can't break that boundary.

why not? effectively, 'obby' just means a platforming challenge, and 'tycoon' is just a business simulator. think of any game you can think of that fit those bills and you can implement those ideas into a game in roblox. the staples of these sorts of games in roblox are the way they are cus of what's easy to create in roblox studio, but there's no reason new good ideas can't be brought into the picture

[Køtt]

boy if you think tycoons are "business simulators" then you'd probably want to open your eyes as tycoons should derive from more than just what it is

if you want it to be a business simulator then actually make it something that's not just two simple steps:

1. wait for money

2. buy an upgrade

rinse and repeat, and yes, i've played tycoon games and they are all like this to me.

fine, it's easy to create, but there's literally nothing wrong with adding more than just that typical vanilla stuff.

[otto-san]

definitely not saying anyone is wrong about how things typically are in these games now, just saying it's totally possible to execute on the basic ideas here better

fine, it's easy to create, but there's literally nothing wrong with adding more than just that typical vanilla stuff.

mentioning how easy it is to create was just an explanation, not an excuse, i'm right there with you

[hillkill]

do you think some 10 year old wants to play a business simulator lmao. this isn't lemonade tycoon; it's just a cheap, stuffty game where you waste time.

[Køtt]

and i'm also saying there's nothing wrong with it being more than just the simple steps as hillkill argued. i'm here to have fun and spend my time wisely, not be patient on payday and just upgrade something that'll make the payday shorter. real time strategy games probably have this where you wait for points and you deploy troops but at least at the time being you can use those troops to move or attack and that's the best effort you could pull off. i'm saying you should be getting more options than just the two.

oops sorry i missed your edit, but i wanted to clarify

[otto-san]

do you think some 10 year old wants to play a business simulator lmao. this isn't lemonade tycoon; it's just a cheap, stuffty game where you waste time.

i forgetin spent so many hours playing games like roller coaster tycoon as a kid, it's a genre that can absolutely reach a younger audience

also i don't think my opinion here is actually any different lol, i agree that the staple obby and tycoon formula is exhausted and uninteresting, and i think it'd be nice to see more creativity in those areas by people who know how to make it work

[hillkill]

i've been experimenting with a new script for tycoons, but i can't think of anything that can change the game.

[auzman466]

tycoons vary far more nowadays in what you can do in them

that said, obbys are still stuff. i remember completing one that had 600 checkpoints many years ago. complete waste of effort.