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by thomastjeffery 675 days ago
Polish is a double edged sword. Its other side is decisiveness, which is diametrically opposed to engineering freedom.

It's a hard problem, though I agree there is some low hanging fruit that Roblox seems ignorant to. I think the biggest reason for its success is an extreme lack of competition. Nearly every time someone makes a good enough (use friendly) sandbox engine, they wrap it in copyright and market it wholesale; and that makes decisiveness (polish) a high priority.