Board Thread:Off topic/@comment-38521710-20190214130412/@comment-26397550-20190214143004

Technically we don't allow discussions about ODing but honestly I think this is something that's actually somewhat constructive and I'll just close the thread if this just becomes a "trash ODers" thread (not saying they're good, but it is a waste of time and is PA, etc which is why we disallowed them in the first place, since few people could even manage to have constructive discussion). Also since I've a pretty neat explanation and answer.

ODers are and have been a very minimal problem that has been misunderstood and amplified unnecessarily for ages. Like it or not, there is a huge line between actual dating and roleplay-dating, and those who have such a distinction will realise that actual online dating on Roblox is an extreme minority. And even in actual cases, they do not much care. There are major developers that are dating, that met through Roblox. The main concern here is highly inappropriate sexual roleplay to Roblox moderation staff, and to developers...and these are really the only times they will step in to do something.

Using RHS2 as an example as you've brought it up and I'm also one of their group mods so I'm pretty knowledgeable about it - the dev team has taken particular precautions to prevent inappropriate ODing. They do not have sleeping emotes, their sit "emote" is not an emote, items are not as interactive, and moderators are permitted to kick players that are partaking in inappropriate roleplay (which does include descriptive content). But not regular ODers, because most of the time, it's not that serious, and just roleplay. They aren't actually getting together or anything. Just roleplaying. And, as you said, people actually interested in such are minimal as-is.

In other games like MeepCity, emotes were reworked and houses added with limitations to extremely limit ODing, and now their inappropriate ODing issue is relatively nonexistent. Other games like Bloxburg and Royale High barely have any RP ODing in the first place, but rather just get bashed for being ODer games as too many people think roleplay game = ODing game or realism = ODing or "muh uncanny valley!!11!" = ODing.

To those who see any type of relationship besides friends in roleplay as ODing, then they will complain ODing is at an all-time high. But if you only view harmful actual dating and/or inappropriate dating roleplay, then it's very minimal, if not the lowest it's ever been.

Then you see issues like w/ InquisitorMaster having some Bloxy's thing or whatever when she makes "ODing videos"..? Her videos aren't serious, her videos aren't real, and they surely aren't inappropriate. I'm guessing nobody whining about it even watches the video, since it barely even takes place as it is. And from what I've seen, nobody replicates the behaviour, as the videos don't actually show much of anything.

This false "online dating" issue won't much change since it's harmless and even Roblox views it as such. Actual ODers are not dying out...they are dead. It's really not a problem at all. Hence why devs aren't in a panic over it anymore, but do have stuff in place and limits to themselves to prevent any problems from starting.