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== Gameplay ==
Players can customize their virtual characters with hundreds of different hats, head shapes, body shapes, clothing, and gear. Players may create their own articles of clothing, which allows for a more personalized in-game experience. However, selling player-created articles of clothing and collectible items require ''Builders Club'', but non-premium players may still create T-shirts, which are decals attached to the front of a player's torso.
[[File:Robloxian_fourth_generation_male_package.png|thumb|left|A fourth generation (4.0) ROBLOX character, a common typical package.|alt=One of the default character model]]
=== Mobile gameplay ===
▲Players can customize their virtual characters with hundreds of different hats, head shapes, body shapes, clothing, and gear. Players may create their own articles of clothing, which allows for a more personalized in-game experience. However, selling player-created articles of clothing and collectible items require ''Builders Club'', but non-premium players may still create T-shirts, which are decals attached to the front of a player's torso. [[File:Robloxian_fourth_generation_male_package.png|thumb|left|A fourth generation (4.0) ROBLOX character, a common typical package.|alt=]]
Roblox can be played on many Android devices, as well as the iPad 2, the iPhone 4, the iPod touch 5th generation or any successor to one of those Apple devices.<ref name="ROBLOX Corporation2">{{cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2012/10/video-testing-popular-roblox-games-on-the-ipad/|title=Video: Testing Popular ROBLOX Games on the iPad|website=Roblox Blog|publisher=ROBLOX Corporation|last1=Haak|first1=Andrew|accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2014/07/roblox-arrives-on-android/|title=ROBLOX Arrives on Android|website=Roblox Blog|publisher=ROBLOX Corporation|last1=Haak|first1=Andrew|accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2014/10/roblox-arrives-in-the-amazon-app-store/|title=ROBLOX Arrives in the Amazon App Store|website=Roblox Blog|publisher=ROBLOX Corporation|last1=Hendrik|first1=Jack|accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref> This is done with the Roblox application which can be obtained from the application store. The application allows purchasing items from the catalog that are not available for users not using the mobile application using the currency system of [[iTunes]]. The application can be used to view the user's inventory, friends, groups, and messages. It can also be used to purchase upgrades (premium memberships or Robux) with the currency system provided by iTunes and [[Google Play]].▼
During the alpha period, only selected places such as Crossroads, Paintball!, ROBLOX Snowmobiling, Dodgeball!, etc. could be played from the application.<ref name="ROBLOX Corporation2" /> The application is now stable and allows any place to be played. However, many places are not adapted to be played on the mobiles, which can result in games being too slow or some games being impossible to play because of the controls that are not available on mobile. Additionally, some games are simply unable to load due to size and complexity, for example the popular and leading tactical shooter▼
=== Social interaction ===
Players can add other people they meet in the game to their friends list. Since 2011, this can be done
▲Players can add other people they meet in the game to their friends list. Since 2011, this can be done inside a game.<ref>
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2009/07/status-updates-best-friends-and-feeds-oh-my/|title=Status Updates, Best Friends, and Feeds, oh my|publisher=Roblox Corporation|accessdate=23 February 2012|date = 30 July 2009}}</ref> On 4 February 2015, a new update to replace the Friends and Best Friends system, named Friends and Followers,<ref>{{cite web|first1=Sorcus|title=Friends and Followers Makes ROBLOX More Social, and Even More Fun|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2015/02/friends-and-followers-makes-roblox-more-social-and-even-more-fun/|website=Roblox Blog|publisher=ROBLOX Corporation|accessdate=10 February 2015}}</ref> was introduced. This allows more personal game play if wanted. This update also allows 200 Friends and infinite Followers. Players also have the option join community groups.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2009/07/social-feature-bonanza/|title=Social Feature Bonanza!|publisher=Roblox Corporation|accessdate=23 February 2012|date = 30 July 2013|last = Brown|first = Tim}}</ref> After joining, players can then advertise their group,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2011/02/advertise-this-group/|title=Advertise This Group|publisher=Roblox Corporation|accessdate=23 February 2012|date = 3 February 2011|last = Shedletsky|first = John}}</ref> participate in group relations,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2011/04/group-relationships-feature/|title=Group Relationships Feature!|publisher=Roblox Corporation|accessdate=23 February 2012|last = Herndon|first = Becky Lee|date = 8 April 2011}}</ref> and set their primary group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2011/04/group-theory-2/|title=Group Theory|publisher=Roblox Corporation|accessdate=23 February 2012|last = Shedletsky|first = John|date = 28 April 2011}}</ref> On the website and in game, users who are under 13 years old can only use specific words that are part of a whitelist maintained by the Roblox moderators. In contrast, users who are over 13 years old can use any word except words that are part of a blacklist.
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==Game
[[File:Roblox Studio 2016.png|Editing using ROBLOX Studio 2016|thumb|x175px|alt=What's shown here is ROBLOX Studio 2016, an image of a car on the road passing a government building]]
==== Building ====▼
▲ROBLOX Studio is the program users use to customize their places. It is a free program that comes with ROBLOX.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=Manual/Studio_Overview|title=ROBLOX Studio page}}</ref>
▲=== Building ===
Players use ROBLOX Studio's built-in building system to construct places with bricks from varying colors and shapes. Players also are able to use user made plugins and tools to build. Players also have the ability to scroll through the ROBLOX Library and find free models and scripts. ROBLOX also created a "Official Model Maker" system where talented model makers are able to create and make their creations visible on the front page of the ROBLOX Library model section.<ref name="robloxlibrary2">{{cite web|url=http://www.roblox.com/develop/library?CatalogContext=DevelopOnly&Category=Models|title=ROBLOX Library page}}</ref>
==== Programming ====
Players can use the programming language [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]] to dynamically change the environment of the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kidslike.info/roblox_using_roblox_as_an_educational_programming_language |title=Roblox as an educational program language|publisher=Kids Like|accessdate=24 January 2009|date = 9 December 2008}}</ref> Also, plugins can be developed with Lua to be used in Roblox Studio.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/roblox-lego-meets-webkinz-equals-fun-games/|title=Roblox - A Cool Lego-Based Free Virtual World for Kids|publisher=makeuseof.com|accessdate=11 October 2009|date = 29 June 2009|last = McDowell|first = Guy}}</ref> The exact version of Lua that is used in ROBLOX Studio is [[Lua (programming language)|Lua 5.1]]. It is sometimes however, referred to as ROBLOX Lua.
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The ''Roblox'' website contains all of the Roblox features, with the exception of the ability to play the games. The Roblox client must be downloaded to play the games.{{cn|date=December 2016}}
==== Economy and currency ====
Roblox currently has just one [[Virtual economy|virtual currency]]: Robux. Robux was originally released alongside with another currency called Tickets until on March 15, 2016, when ROBLOX announced that the currency called "Tickets" was planned to be removed after 30 days of the announcement and the Trade Currency system would also be removed.<ref name="robloxgoodbyetotickets22"/> They can be converted from one to the other with the currency exchange.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2008/11/its-the-economy/|title=It’s the Economy…|last=Shedletsky|first=John|date=21 November 2008|publisher=Roblox Corporation|accessdate=19 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/01/30/roblox-lets-kids-build-their-own-worlds-online/|title=Roblox Lets Kids Build Their Own Worlds Online|last=Knapp|first=Alex|date=30 January 2012|publisher=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=23 February 2012}}</ref> Tickets were earned for a variety of activities, such as when places are visited, as a daily login bonus, or for item sales including clothing. The announcement of their removal sparked a major campaign against it, both on Roblox forums and social media. In-game items can be sold for either a set price in currently just Robux, it formerly used Tickets as another currency option before its removal. Robux is earned daily by premium members in varying amounts depending on the user's type of membership. Robux can also be earned through sale of virtual goods, such as clothing or developer products, or can be purchased directly with money.
The developer exchange, widely known in the game as ''DevEx'', is a feature that exchanges the game currency, ''Robux,'' to real cash. This option is only available to users that hold ''Outrageous Builders Club'' and at least 100,000 Robux. Users of the developer exchange can make from (100,000 Robux) to (20,000,000 Robux) in a month.{{cn|date=December 2016}}
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▲Roblox can be played on many Android devices, as well as the iPad 2, the iPhone 4, the iPod touch 5th generation or any successor to one of those Apple devices.<ref name="ROBLOX Corporation2">{{cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2012/10/video-testing-popular-roblox-games-on-the-ipad/|title=Video: Testing Popular ROBLOX Games on the iPad|website=Roblox Blog|publisher=ROBLOX Corporation|last1=Haak|first1=Andrew|accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2014/07/roblox-arrives-on-android/|title=ROBLOX Arrives on Android|website=Roblox Blog|publisher=ROBLOX Corporation|last1=Haak|first1=Andrew|accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2014/10/roblox-arrives-in-the-amazon-app-store/|title=ROBLOX Arrives in the Amazon App Store|website=Roblox Blog|publisher=ROBLOX Corporation|last1=Hendrik|first1=Jack|accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref> This is done with the Roblox application which can be obtained from the application store. The application allows purchasing items from the catalog that are not available for users not using the mobile application using the currency system of [[iTunes]]. The application can be used to view the user's inventory, friends, groups, and messages. It can also be used to purchase upgrades (premium memberships or Robux) with the currency system provided by iTunes and [[Google Play]].
▲During the alpha period, only selected places such as Crossroads, Paintball!, ROBLOX Snowmobiling, Dodgeball!, etc. could be played from the application.<ref name="ROBLOX Corporation2" /> The application is now stable and allows any place to be played. However, many places are not adapted to be played on the mobiles, which can result in games being too slow or some games being impossible to play because of the controls that are not available on mobile. Additionally, some games are simply unable to load due to size and complexity, for example the popular and leading tactical shooter
The popular '''ROBLOX Forums''' are a big part of the site where ROBLOX users can discuss many different things, related to ROBLOX or not.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.roblox.com/Forum|title=Forum - ROBLOX|last=Corporation|first=ROBLOX|website=forum.roblox.com|access-date=2016-11-09}}</ref> They have been around since 2004, in fact, and one of the eggs for a yearly ''Egg Hunt'' event of ROBLOX could be obtained by going to the forums and clicking on a banner that would randomly appear, telling the user they could obtain the egg by clicking on said banner. Many other notable events and such have taken place on the forums as well.
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