History OvershadowedByControversy / Roblox

* The ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'' event of March-April 2018 is considered the most controversial event in all of ''Roblox'' history. Missions done to grab the keys were [[ItsHardSoItSucks insanely difficult]], not helped by the fact that many clues were [[CrypticallyUnhelpfulAnswer rather cryptic]] (though they were [[AuthorsSavingThrow toned down to be easier]]). Worst of all, r0cu, the sole winner of the Dominus Venari, [[LootDrama was bullied and harassed with death threats]] by envious players.
* Club Tesla, one of those nightclub games, suffered this when an underage ex-girlfriend of creator [=DjMykal=] accused him of distributing nude photos of her. He and the game are still on Roblox, though Club Tesla currently suffers low player counts because of this.

* Magnet Simulator, a game about collecting coins with magnets, was close to becoming one of the big-name simulator games in 2018 until it was discovered that the map and other assets were blatantly stolen from another popular simulator named Bubble Gum Simulator. The game was bombarded with dislikes and the game's creator was criticized on Twitter until it ended with ''Roblox'' themselves deleting the game. Afterwards, the developer apologized and revealed a newer, different map, but the backlash may have tarnished the game's reputation forever.
* The remake of ''Defend The Statue'' by [=xKenis=] is less known for its additions and more known for the drama created by the [[ScrappyMechanic Anti-Hog]] mechanic which alienated many players. If it wasn't for that, then it was also well known for [=xKenis=]' CreatorBreakdown and subsequent abandonment of whatever projects he had due to it.

* ''Pet Simulator X'' is one of BIG Games' most popular experiences on ''Roblox''. However, it's most well-known for the fact that the game's creator, [=prest4n=], had sold non-fungible tokens on a platform and said racial slurs towards anyone against [=NFTs=]. Perhaps due to this, it has become one of ''Roblox'''s most controversial experiences, and turned BIG Games into one of the most hated developers.

* Gamefam used to be a well-respected company on ''Roblox'' notable for introducing various {{Licensed Game}}s over there, most notably ''VideoGame/SonicSpeedSimulator''. However, during their attempts to integrate ''WesternAnimation/SonicPrime'' into not just ''Sonic Speed Simulator'', but all of their other games, including ''Funky Friday'', [[GoneHorriblyWrong it all went horribly wrong]]: During that time, the creator of ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' not only consulted his lawyer due to Gamefam introducing microtransactions to a ''FNF'' fangame, but they were also exposed for crunching their employees and threatening to lay them off if they discussed pay, which was not helped by them trying to monopolize the ''Roblox'' game marketplace and an apology that didn't address any of the issues, which led to the National Labor Relations Board to force them to actually pay their employees the proper amount and stop the crunching. While they still are active, it's impossible to talk about them without mentioning the whole incident.

* Castlers, and subsequently [=ROLVe=] as a whole used to be incredibly popular in the ''Roblox'' community through their surprisingly well-made clones of Creator/ValveCorporation games such as ''Counter-Blox'', eventually reaching massive popularity with the release of their game ''Arsenal'', being host to many popular ''Roblox'' [=YouTubers=] such as GDILIVES, and Castlers being regarded at one point for owning a group called Team Cringe that consisted of the best ''Arsenal'' players, with [[UltimateGamer386 being the best Arsenal player]] even if he was a developer for the game. However, their reputation came crashing down hard when multiple videos from former staff and other members of the community came out exposing Castlers as a closet cheater through an aimbot that he specifically designed himself, the rest of Team Cringe plagiarizing and framing a former intern, rigging various tournaments to his favor, using alts to black market various items and later banning and scamming his fellow black marketeers when he was almost caught alongside attempting to destroy evidence. Making matters worse is while [=ROLVe=] has yet to give out a statement, various developers did support Castlers, which has only worsened the view on them, especially in regards to their mod team which was known to be incredibly inefficient, banning innocent players while letting cheaters off scot-free. Nowdays, while their games are still players, they are not as popular as they used to be due to all the drama, and consensus is that [=ROLVe=] is mostly comprised of devs willing to abuse their power.

While ''VPlatform/{{Roblox}}'' itself is still popular in spite of some [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unpopular changes]], other events and creators have [[OvershadowedByControversy not been so lucky]].

While ''VideoGame/{{Roblox}}'' itself is still popular in spite of some [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unpopular changes]], other events and creators have [[OvershadowedByControversy not been so lucky]].

While ''Roblox'' itself is still popular in spite of some unpopular changes, other events and creators have [[OvershadowedByControversy not been so lucky]].

* Magnet Simulator, a game about collecting coins with magnets, was close to becoming one of the big-name simulator games in 2018 until it was discovered that the map and other assets were blatantly stolen from another popular simulator named Bubble Gum Simulator. The game was bombarded with dislikes and the game's creator was criticized on Twitter until it ended with ''Roblox'' themselves deleting the game. Afterwards, the developer apologized and revealed a newer, different map, but as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb3HMoahvks KonekoKitten pointed out,]] the backlash may have tarnished the game's reputation forever.

* Ruben Sim's entire career may be one of the most controversial on the platform. While he used to be unanimously well-respected on ''Roblox'' due to his entertaining videos on the subject and eventually evolving to exposing various problems on the platform such as poor moderation. However, he became much more divisive he suddenly went on a vitriolic rant against the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom on Twitter before going on to spread it on his [=YouTube=] channel. While furries are a divisive topic in ''Roblox'', his rant against them resulted in him being virtually condemned by almost everyone for his actions, not being helped when he was ''also'' exposed for making underage porn between two users; while he was a minor at the time, his rather poor response seemingly made this moot. Because of this, it is impossible to talk about him without mentioning the furry incident. What makes him so divisive is the fact that many agree that his acts are generally a net positive to the platform thanks to him exposing countless unscrupulous individuals and poor management on Roblox's behalf, as well as the unfair lawsuit he faced from them, making it hard to fully condemn him compared to those above.

* Ruben Sim used to be well-respected on ''Roblox'' due to his entertaining videos on the subject and eventually evolving to exposing various problems on the platform such as poor moderation. However, this reputation was shattered when he suddenly went on a vitriolic rant against the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom on Twitter before going on to spread it on his [=YouTube=] channel. While furries are a divisive topic in ''Roblox'', his rant against them resulted in him being virtually condemned by almost everyone for his actions, not being helped when he was ''also'' exposed for making underage porn between two users. Because of this, it is impossible to talk about him without mentioning the furry incident.

* The ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'' event of March-April 2018 is considered the most controversial event in all of Roblox history. Missions done to grab the keys were [[ItsHardSoItSucks insanely difficult]], not helped by the fact that many clues were [[CrypticallyUnhelpfulAnswer rather cryptic]] (though they were [[AuthorsSavingThrow toned down to be easier]]). Worst of all, r0cu, the sole winner of the Dominus Venari, [[LootDrama was bullied and harassed with death threats]] by envious players.

* Magnet Simulator, a game about collecting coins with magnets, was close to becoming one of the big-name simulator games in 2018 until it was discovered that the map and other assets were blatantly stolen from another popular simulator named Bubble Gum Simulator. The game was bombarded with dislikes and the game's creator was criticized on Twitter until it ended with Roblox themselves deleting the game. Afterward, the developer apologized and revealed a newer, different map, but as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb3HMoahvks KonekoKitten pointed out,]] the backlash may have tarnished the game's reputation forever.

* Kazdam was a generally accomplished Robloxian as well as the former self-proclaimed "Myth King", a title which he used as the leader and founder of the RM Foundation, until his reputation went downhill after it was revealed that he made several myths himself and made them popular through his group, such as SubjectPyro, MartinCult, and Ulifer. The controversy got even worse when several people accused him of grooming 3 underage girls, abusing his girlfriend, manipulating and lying to his audience and friends, being homophobic and transphobic, and defending pedophilia, which were then confirmed by him. The fact that the controversy was so large that RM fell apart with admins abusing their powers, massive random demotions and promotions (done by a bot), the discord being nuked, and RM's games being raided and him creating a document trying to save his reputation only for it to get deleted by him under heavy fire thanks to the aforementioned document containing out of context screenshots, lying and manipulation didn't help at all.
* ''Pet Simulator X'' is one of BIG Games' most popular experiences on ''Roblox''. However, it isn't well-known for its microtransactions. No, it was well-known for the fact that the game's creator, [=prest4n=], had sold non-fungible tokens on a platform and said racial slurs towards anyone against [=NFTs=]. Perhaps due to this, it has become one of ''Roblox'''s most controversial experiences, and turned BIG Games into one of the most hated developers.

* Gamefam used to be a well-respected company on ''Roblox'' notable for introducing various {{Licensed Game}}s over there, most notably ''VideoGame/SonicSpeedSimulator''. However, during their attempts to integrate ''WesternAnimation/SonicPrime'' to not just ''Sonic Speed Simulator'', but also to their other games, including ''Funky Friday'', it all went ''horribly wrong'': During that time, the creator of ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' not only consulted his lawyer due to Gamefam introducing microtransactions to a ''FNF'' fangame, but they were also exposed for crunching their employees and threatening to lay them off if they discussed pay, which was not helped by them trying to monopolize the ''Roblox'' game marketplace and an apology that did not address any of the issues, which led to the National Labor Relations Board to force them to actually pay their employees the proper amount and stop the crunching. While they still are active, it's impossible to talk about them without mentioning the whole incident.
* [=Explode1=] was once one of the premier developers on Roblox, making the hit platformer-adventure games "Adventure Forward" and "Paper Roblox", he was going to develop a new entry for the latter that was more in line with [[VideoGame/PaperMario its inspiration]]...until he was outed for, in no particular order: being abusive to his development team, stalking, lying about getting help, making sexualized art of animals, and being a pedophile. His account was deactivated some time after it was all revealed, and his games were now forever stained by his actions.

* [=Explode1=] was once one of the premier developers on Roblox, making the hit platformer-adventure games "Adventure Forward" and "Paper Roblox", he was going to develop a new entry for the latter that was more in line with [[VideoGame/PaperMario its inspiration]]...until he was outed for, in no particular order: being abusive to his development team, stalking, lying about getting help, making sexualized art of animals, and being a pedophile. His account was deactivated some time after it was all revealed, and his games were now forever stained by his actions.

* [=Explode1=] was once one of the premier developers on Roblox, making the hit platformer-adventure games "Adventure Forward" and "Paper Roblox", he was going to develop a new entry for the latter that was more in line with [[VideoGame/PaperMario it's inspiration]]...until he was outed for, in no particular order: being abusive to his development team, stalking, lying about getting help, making sexualized art of animals, and being a pedophile. His account was deactivated some time after it was all revealed, and his games were now forever stained by his actions.

* Explode1 was once one of the premier developers on Roblox, making the hit platformer-adventure games "Adventure Forward" and "Paper Roblox", he was going to develop a new entry for the latter that was more in line with [[VideoGame/PaperMario it's inspiration]]...until he was outed for, in no particular order: being abusive to his development team, stalking, lying about getting help, making sexualized art of animals, and being a pedophile. His account was deactivated some time after it was all revealed, and his games were now forever stained by his actions.

* Gamefam used to be a well-respected company on ''Roblox'' notable for introducing various {{Licensed Game}}s over there, most notably ''VideoGame/SonicSpeedSimulator''. However, during their attempts to integrate ''WesternAnimation/SonicPrime'' to not just ''Sonic Speed Simulator'', but also to their other games, including ''Funky Friday'', it all went ''horribly wrong'': During that time, the creator of ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' not only consulted his lawyer due to Gamefam introducing microtransactions to a ''FNF'' fangame, but they were also exposed for crunching their employees and threatening to lay them off if they discussed pay, which was not helped by them trying to monopolize the ''Roblox'' game marketplace and an apology that did not address any of the issues, which led to the National Labor Relations Board to force them to actually pay their employees the proper amount and stop the crunching. While they still are active, it's impossible to talk about them without mentioning the whole incident.

* Gamefam used to be a well-respected company on ''Roblox'' notable for introducing various {{Licensed Game}}s over there, most notably ''VideoGame/SonicSpeedSimulator''. However, during their attempts to integrate ''WesternAnimation/SonicPrime'' to not just ''Sonic Speed Simulator'', but also to their other games, including''Funky Friday'', it all went ''horribly wrong'': During that time, the creator of ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' not only consulted his lawyer due to Gamefam introducing microtransactions to a ''FNF'' fangame, but they were also exposed for crunching their employees and threatening to lay them off if they discussed pay, which was not helped by them trying to monopolize the ''Roblox'' game marketplace and an apology that did not address any of the issues, which led to the National Labor Relations Board to force them to actually pay their employees the proper amount and stop the crunching. While they still are active, it's impossible to talk about them without mentioning the whole incident.

* Gamefam used to be a well-respected company on ''Roblox'' notable for introducing various {{Licensed Game}}s over there, most notably ''VideoGame/SonicSpeedSimulator''. However, during their attempts to integrate ''WesternAnimation/SonicPrime'' to not just ''Sonic Speed Simulator'', but also to their other games, most notable ''Funky Friday'', it all went ''horribly wrong'': During that time, the creator of ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' not only consulted his lawyer due to Gamefam introducing microtransactions to a ''FNF'' fangame, but they were also exposed for crunching their employees and threatening to lay them off if they discussed pay, which was not helped by them trying to monopolize the ''Roblox'' game marketplace and an apology that did not address any of the issues, which led to the National Labor Relations Board to force them to actually pay their employees the proper amount and stop the crunching. While they still are active, it's impossible to talk about them without mentioning the whole incident.

* ''Pet Simulator X'' is one of BIG Games' most popular experiences on ''Roblox''. However, it isn't well known for its microtransactions. No, was well known for the fact that the game's creator, [=prest4n=], had sold non-fungible tokens on a platform and said racial slurs towards anyone against [=NFTs=]. Perhaps due to this, it has become one of ''Roblox'''s most controversial experiences, and turned BIG Games into one of the most hated developers.

* Gamefam used to be a well-respected company on ''Roblox'' notable for introducing various {{Licensed Game}}s over there, most notably ''VideoGame/SonicSpeedSimulator''. However, during their attempts to integrate ''WesternAnimation/SonicPrime'' to not just ''Sonic Speed Simulator'', but also to their other games, most notable ''Funky Friday'', it all went ''horribly wrong'': During that time, the creator of ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' not only consulted his lawyer due to using microtransaction to a ''FNF'' fangame, but they were also exposed for crunching their employees and threatening to lay them off if they discussed pay, which was not helped by them trying to monopolize the ''Roblox'' game marketplace and an apology that did not address any of the issues, which led to the National Labor Relations Board to force them to actually pay their employees the proper amount and stop the crunching. While they still are active, it's impossible to talk about them without mentioning the whole incident.