Disclaimer: This post is a response to the Discord reaction after my company, BigBloxGaming, posted a proposal that invited the DAO to support creating a 3D version of Splinterlands in Roblox where you can be your favorite character and fight battles, bringing the characters to life and bringing 1 billion ad impressions to Splinterlands by building a Roblox community to then love the Splinterlands' Web3 game.

Let me tell you a "little" story

I'm a great example of why Roblox is an actual asset to the community and not a detriment. I'm here in Splinterlands today because of Roblox. Roblox was the best thing that ever happened to me, one reason because it led me here, and I can't tell you how many adults I see there on a continuous basis for the very reasons I joined.

What the Media/Marketing Says Roblox is vs. What it Actually Is:

You see, I listened to the media tell me about the "evil" Roblox and believed them until I actually experienced the gameplay myself. My children wanted to play Roblox; however, I had heard about the inappropriate adult behavior that occurred there. I heard about all the marketing analytics as well, and believed them, until my children begged me to let them play. Being the mother I am, I wasn't going to let them join if I didn't understand it myself.  I joined Roblox, and was blown away. It's nothing like what the media says. It's a whole culture of gamers just waiting to find the next community to be a part of. It's adults and kids, who, like most online games, are looking to be a part of something greater than themselves. They are wanting to be part of a larger group, and that connection takes place by sharing a love for the game they play. It's in Roblox where I met a Splinterlands' player and came over to Splinterlands because of it. Therefore, if it happened for me, it will happen to others, especially if there's an actual Splinterlands' game in Roblox.

Ask Yourself These Questions:

So I would ask you all in this Mav chat: How many of you (1) Have Roblox accounts and (2) Actively play in Roblox/part of a Roblox community? If you can't answer yes to both these questions, then your ignorance has got the better of you when you speak as though you know all the answers about Roblox. I understand. I was the same, but to talk as if you have all the answers, sadly does you no favors. Asking questions is a MUCH better approach to discussion and helps you to learn and grow as a person rather than talking at people and making sure you inform everyone about how much you THINK you know.

My Response:

So, if I had listened to the media and the marketing statistics and all of that, I wouldn't be here today. I wouldn't be in Splinterlands, because I wouldn't have realized there were whole gaming communities out there. That's why Roblox is a GREAT place to onboard new players. 

Roblox: The Meta Bridge

(1) Roblox is a gaming website full of gamers. (2) I know we as members of Splinterlands thinks everyone knows about Crypto gaming but they really don't, and they don't understand it. Creating a game where you fall in love with Splinterlands' characters was a genius way to onboard new players. (3) We went with numbers rather than sentiment for the proposal so that you could see we can get 1 BILLION impressions on this Splinterlands' Game. We said we want to make it ourselves because we know Roblox and it is obvious after yesterday's response that many here do not know or understand it. If you go in like these big brand names like Walmart, Gucci, etc. and make a game that people don't want, you end up losing big time. Again, Roblox is a culture you need to understand/experience and then you can share your knowledge. It's not about who is smarter here; it's about taking advantage of two long-time Splinterlands' members and using their talents and abilities and experience in Roblox to onboard more players.

What You Missed:

The proposal was taken down because I am a single mother (as many know if you've read my PeakD posts) and I have children to protect. I'm not interested in being personally attacked for who I am. I came here to discuss the pros and cons of why Splinterlands should consider a game in Roblox. Instead, people went personal. It would be very easy to actually know about me if you were to have gone to PeakD and read my story there. Coming after me for trying to help Splinterlands and suggesting I'm gaining so much out of this when I'm making an entire game by myself with just2random was too much. I don't need to be personally attacked for trying to help Splinterlands.

Why the Proposal Was Originally Created:

I was prompted to move forward on this proposal because of Aggy's comments in recent Town Halls. He is talking about creating a world where people come to Splinterlands to make games? Yeah, it 's going to be a hard sell if this is how you treat new people interested in the game engine.  When I joined Splinterlands, I started working on my development skills with the vision that one day I could really help this company. I don't know how to build Web3 games, but I can build 3D models and while I'm not some amazing genius or something, I've improved my skills over time and I felt I was up to the task of making characters that we love in Splinterlands and bringing them to life in a 3D world. It takes time though, and I don't have time to do this stuff for free. I'm sorry but I'm a single mother and I've given all my money to Splinterlands with the hope that one day that investment will be worth something. I am not a person that sits around in Discord and talks about problems but does nothing to provide solutions. This was me giving my talents to you and doing it as cheaply as possible for you all. Building a whole game, marketing it, etc, for 100K is VERY cheap considering what has been paid in the past to other games. 

Conclusion:

I hope this has answered your questions. Yes, the proposal was taken down for the reasons I stated. I just wanted to open the discussion, not be attacked personally. After those attacks, I just couldn't even engage any more; I was so disgusted that only a couple people took time out to call people out for their behavior and no Mod warned, banned or otherwise. That was way more upsetting that the troller even. In my Discord that would have been a temporary ban for sure. We don't tolerate that kind of sexual harassment, and sadly, it made me come to the conclusion that these just aren't my people. In other gaming communities I'm in, they would have instantly come to call out those people. It was just a complete distraction from the actual proposal, and  the "let's stand around and watch this troll come after her" was eye-opening.

It made me say to myself, "why am I doing this for Splinterlands if so few are going to come to defend me as a person in how I'm being treated?" For those of you that were not involved in that first part of the discussion, then it didn't apply, but sadly it soured the whole rest of the conversation and for the sake of my safety and my children, it just had to stop. Since no one was kicking him, I then had to leave and lose my opportunity to answer some of the questions presented. Therefore, I'm here now, and hopefully they've been answered.

You all can talk now about the proposal itself, if it was a good idea or a bad one and that's great. I hope it gets your eyes to open to what you're missing out there. Make no mistake, NFTs are going to be a huge part of Roblox. When that happens, it would have been nice if Splinterlands had been ready for it. And to those who say they can build something better and more amazing that I can, I remind you to answer yes to the two questions: (1) Do you have a Roblox account and (2) are you part of an active Roblox community? If not, then you will make the foolish mistakes that many other huge brands like Walmart, Chipotle, etc have and become the laughing stock of Roblox in the eyes of the Roblox community. You HAVE to know what you're doing here not just rattling off statistics; it's not just about the GAME but it's about the community that is built from it (and onboarded to Splinterlands).

Sorry for the long post, but hopefully if you value Splinterlands, you've taken the time to read this post, and you'll realize there are things to be thinking about here that perhaps Splinterlands is missing.