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=== 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.

=== DevEx ===

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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

=== Holiday traditions ===

During holidays like [[Easter]], [[Halloween]], or [[Christmas]], Roblox will adapt the website to resemble the season. For example, during Halloween, the website theme will be black, orange, and purple, with a [[pumpkin]] representing the "o" in ''Roblox''. During Easter, Roblox sets up a levelgame where players can search the worldmap for "eggs" to collect and earn as hats for their character. On Halloween and Christmas, Roblox creates "gifts" that the players can earn or buy. After the gifts are no longer obtainable, they will open after a set period and give players a specific unique item. Unlike other holiday traditions, the 2015 egg hunt had featured games made by developers, other than a Roblox map done the years before though it returned to a privately hired developer creating a game just intended for the 2016 egg hunt. Many of the recent traditions have been sponsored by movies and TV shows, which has been subject to severe criticism from the game's community.

=== Moderation ===

As Roblox moderators work to maintain a safe environment for children, many aspects of the site are moderated, such as the game's forum and chat logs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.help.roblox.com/entries/221911|title=Community Information, Rules and Guidelines – How Can I Become a Forum Moderator?|date=23 July 2010|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="Guidelines2">{{cite web|url=https://en.help.roblox.com/entries/221897|title=Community Rules and Guidelines|date=23 July 2010|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref> If a player violates the conditions of use, a moderation action may be taken on the account, which may be terminated or prevented from using the website for a determined period. Less severe, or first time offences may attract a warning which requires the player to reconfirm their acceptance to Roblox rules upon their next log in. When a player's account is permanently deactivated, other users are no longer able to view the user's profile, statistics, or inventory (the profile will be replaced by the generic message "The item you requested does not exist"), though they can still play games created by the player if accessed through the search function recently played games or favourites tab. Inappropriate usernames are changed to "[ Content Deleted ]" with the user's ID number afterwards and the usual removal of the ability to view the profile; similarly, the name of content also deemed inappropriate is also changed to "[ Content Deleted ]".<ref name="Guidelines2" />

Users who act in these violations range from minor to major.

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Poison bans prevent the user from creating new accounts on the IP address permanently.

Termination bans delete the account the action is performed on, but still allows accounts to be created from the computer/IP. Theoretically, this would only serve to inconvenience offenders, as they would be able to create a new account immediately.

=== Catalog ===

A place where users can buy virtual items and clothing for their character. This is also a place where users can view user-created clothing. This is a major part of Roblox and one of the main uses of in-game currency. Hats, Shirts, T-shirts, Pants and Gear are among the categories of items. Once an item is purchased, it is available in the player's inventory, and wearable items also appear on the "Avatar" page, where the user can place them on their character.

=== Blog ===

AThe placeRoblox Blog is where ROBLOX uploads theirposts official bloginformation and press releases. This is usually where new updates, events and major changes are announced. UsersPlayers are not able to post to these blogs, but they are able to post comments on existing blog posts by ROBLOX. Any comment posted on the blog is moderated by ROBLOX moderators.

=== {{anchor|Forums}}Forums ===

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 for a very long time (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.

Despite the popularity of social media, players continue to frequent these forums and serve as a place for players to post rules and information about their games, learn about Roblox and have general conversations. Players under thirteen can view and create posts, allowing them to communicate with other users, whereas their communication is limited to whitelist words in game.

== Builders Club ==