What Really Happened to the Roblox Forums

The ultimate fate of the official Roblox community hangout – plus where you can find fellow Robloxians at present.

Text-based discussions have been on the rave since the forums’ launch in 2004. The forums used to boast a large and active community with several avenues where you could talk about Roblox. There was also an off-topic subforum for people wanting a conversation about something other than the game. This is standard fare among users of the time, where you can read up on many tips and tricks shared by players. The forums took on a culture of their own, often revering the most dedicated of contributors and even making memorabilia out of the most popular topics of the time.

Forum culture typically involves a user hanging around a few sub-forums most of the time while occasionally exploring less-frequented areas. The Roblox community during the forums era has had a lot to talk about – the more than 20 subcategories at its peak should give you a hint about it. Too many active subforums mean a demand for a powerful moderation team. Eventually, attempts to streamline the forums were made by merging similar subforums and removing unnecessary or least-populated ones.

Moderation gaps were eventually found during the later years of the Roblox Forums, causing a flood of trolls and forum raiders. This caused much trouble in the community, worsened by the lack of timely moderator interventions. These events led to the Roblox Forums’ closure in December 2017. What was once the official haven for scripters, traders, clan members, and practically anyone who enjoyed hanging out with the Roblox community ended after 13 years.

New online forums and communities

Are you a newly-minted Robloxian or a returning player who needs to get up to speed with what’s new on Roblox? Not all is doom and gloom when it comes to communities. There are many unofficial online gathering places to choose from for your interaction needs. One of the closest that comes to mind is robloxforum.com. There is a good selection of subforums for everything Roblox-related, plus other out-of-game ideas you might want to share with users.

The Roblox Subreddit is another way to get your fix of game-related content. You get an active community that answers almost any question about the game. Just remember to read the community rules and, of course – have a Reddit account handy. Discord users can join the Roblox server. Chat, watch streams, and hang out with other players in real time. Discord rules apply, and make sure to read server rules before you start interacting.

You can get in touch with the development team through the dev forum. Take note of the conditions you must fulfill before fully utilizing the site. There are a lot of threads and topics to gorge through even if you’re simply logging in reading. Roblox Groups is a great option in case you want a smaller group of people to work with and you have no plans of encountering too much community drama.

Sometimes, enjoying a game is a matter of being with a community of like-minded individuals. There’s absolutely no problem with going solo and choosing your kind of game from Roblox’s ever-expanding features and tools. In the future, you might even want to grow out of simply playing someone else’s Experiences and venture into the world of custom servers.