Roblox HQ was the first popular fansite created and maintained by Clockwork.
Features[]
Place rating system[]
The website featured a system where users could pick from a list of games from Roblox and give their reviews on it. Factors such as Gameplay, Creativity and Effort were considered when making these reviews and would influence the overall rating, which used a 10-point scale system (10 indicating the game was good and 1 indicating the game was terrible).[3][4]
Forums[]
Similar to the Roblox forums, the Roblox HQ forums would allow users to discuss various topics and share images and videos. As of April 2011, over 400,000 posts were made and 40,000 users had registered.[5] On May 1, 2011, the forums were permanently closed.[6]
Level calculator[]
The website featured a level calculator, where users could input data about themselves and be given a 'level' ranging from 1 to 99. This level could then be shared and compared with other Roblox users. A higher level generally meant your account was worth a lot. The site used miked's formula, albeit a slight change was made (replaced Robux with number of Forum Posts).[7]
Stock Market[]
The website featured a fake Stock Market system where users could buy and sell stocks from a variety of different companies to earn the digital currency "Muniez". Everyone would start with 50,000 Muniez and the goal was to be as rich as possible. A leaderboard system was implemented and users were ranked based on Net Worth and Stocks owned.[8][9]
Noobmeter[]
Users could enter any sentence or phrase and the 'Noobmeter' would tell them how 'nooby' it is.[10]
Wallpapers[]
The website featured a list of wallpapers which the user could download and set as their desktop background. Only three wallpapers were ever featured.[11]
Closure[]
By 2011, the website had received little updates. The reviewed places page was empty[12], the website design remained the same for years and news updates were nowhere to be found.
In February 2015, the website was quietly taken offline after 8 years of operation.
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150206040347/http://robloxhq.com/index.php?/users
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20101129031054/http://robloxhq.com/index.php?/news/view/1
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080709185117/http://www.robloxhq.com/index.php?/places
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100115172931/http://robloxhq.com/index.php?/place_reviews/view/123
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110401181149/http://forums.robloxhq.com/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110616002609/http://www.forums.robloxhq.com:80/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150206040228/http://robloxhq.com/index.php?/levelcalc
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20101129014556/http://robloxhq.com/index.php?/stocks/help
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20101129014005/http://robloxhq.com/index.php?/stocks/rankings
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150206040320/http://robloxhq.com/index.php?/noobmeter
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150206040420/http://robloxhq.com/index.php?/wallpapers
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110513144642/http://robloxhq.com/index.php?/places