Example of when a game is being played.
Example of a regular party.
On the Roblox website, you were able to create a party in an online chat. This feature allowed users to join games together. If the party leader (the one who created the party) joined a game, everyone in that party would be forced to join their game & server with them. On Xbox One, users in the same Xbox Live party with Roblox open would join the game of the party. If someone left and joined a new game, the entire party would follow them. This led to a lot of frustration because as people were playing a game if someone else joined a different one, they were automatically moved without warning.
Parties were typically used in friend groups to join the same game together. If the party leader joins a game, Roblox would have automatically found a server that fitted anyone. This allowed users to guarantee to be able to play with one another. Players were only allowed to be in one party at a time. Joining a party in a different chat whilst being in a party had you leave the previous one.
There has been speculation that parties would return as "squads", as seen in the client files, but that has since been debunked.
Changes and removal[]
In 2015, this feature was overhauled and was no longer available to people not on your friends list.
An example of what the party feature looked like in 2011
As of 2019, this feature was removed to "modernize" the site but ended up making the community upset.
Readdition[]
At RDC 2024, it was announced that a revised version of the feature would be added. This time, it was age-locked to users 9 years old or older. It will allow users to communicate with both text and voice within and outside games.
In early 2025, Roblox will also release an API allowing game developers to see who's in a party and who they're playing with.
Other information[]
- On June 22, 2011, it was announced that this feature was going to come to Roblox in a blog post written by reesemcblox.
- As of July 2, 2024, if you have no friends, the chat tab description still mentions partying. "Make friends to start chatting and partying!"