Yesterday, Roblox announced yet another policy designed to make the platform worse, but this time, creators are being directly affected. 

From 19 May onwards, developers MUST pay for a Roblox Plus subscription (4.99 USD/month), or their Roblox game will be rated 16 and above. 

(https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166

Most games on Roblox cater to teenagers (aged 13-16), and these teens make up most of said games' playerbases. Many of these games are also harmless: I'm personally developing a train simulator (under the Singapore Rail Roblox Group), and there is literally nothing about it that makes it deserve 16+. 

Yes, developers can be eligible for 6 months free of Plus (only if they meet some very stringent playtime requirements). But this only delays the inevitable until 19 November. 

If this "policy" becomes reality, indie Roblox developers will basically disappear from the platform. All while slop like Grow A Garden, Steal a Brainrot and Dress to Impress become the only games Roblox has left, because these devs can pay for the subscription. 

All Roblox is doing here is sucking up developers' money, through a program originally supposed to reward them. And by doing this, they are engineering their own demise, making both us players and developers lose the Roblox we knew and loved, forever. 

No donations needed (although that would be nice). All I ask you to do is to spread this petition to AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, and share SRRG's latest post about the issue on Instagram and TikTok. Thanks!