Earlier in the outage, some speculated that the Roblox shutdown was caused by an overload of users engaging in a Chipotle promotion. The restaurant chain had begun a Halloween event on Roblox involving a giveaway of $1 million worth of free burritos shortly before the blackout began.
ROBLOX has been down for hours now and Chipotle has been fingered as the culprit – albeit indirectly. The restaurant announced that it would be giving away free burritos in real life to the players who visited its in-game store.
While it may be silly that Roblox servers are down and the community is blaming Chipotle, the severity of the situation also can't be understated. This is one of the most successful and popular games in the world that's had its servers taken down.
The restaurant announced that it would be giving away free burritos in real life to the players who visited its in-game store. The ' Boorito Maze ' opened yesterday, with Chipotle promising free burritos to the first 30k people to visit the virtual cashier.
That such a large game has been taken down for 10 hours and more is much bigger news than the Chipotle memes may imply. Roblox is available now on PC, Xbox One, and mobile devices. Emma Watson recalls a moment during the filming of Harry Potter where she had doubts about a famous scene.
Roblox was quick to reveal its issues aren't related to the Chipotle promotion, though. “We know that this outage was not related to any specific experiences or partnerships on the platform,” says the official Roblox Twitter account.
With the launch of Chipotle Burrito Builder, Chipotle is introducing its second custom experience on Roblox and a modular world strategy on the platform. The brand launched the Chipotle Boorito Maze on Roblox in October of 2021.
Servers are the computers or computer programs that allow websites to run, so if there's an issue with them, there will be an issue with the site they're supporting. When they added more of these computers, "it caused an overload to the system, which caused the platforms to go down," the spokesperson explained.
Roblox users blaming Chipotle for major server outage after game goes down. IRATE Roblox gamers blame Chipotle's virtual Halloween-themed burrito promotion as the root cause of a global outage that has disconnected millions.
Some users speculated that the outage was caused by a free burrito giveaway at a digital Chipotle on the Roblox platform. Just before the platform crashed, the fast-food chain was giving away $1 million worth of free burritos as part of a Halloween event in the game.
0:020:50Make a Virtual Burrito, Get a FREE Real Burrito! | Roblox x ChipotleYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAll you have to do is join the experience make a few burritos at the counter. And spend your burritoMoreAll you have to do is join the experience make a few burritos at the counter. And spend your burrito bucks to redeem a code to get one free real-life burrito at any chipotle location in the u.s.
Reports say it should be back up today. Some people are reporting that Roblox is still down as of May 4th 2022, and the game's official Twitter account has confirmed that they are aware it's not working for everyone and they are thus investigating the issue.
At this time, Roblox isn't shutting down. The site has been growing massively, with 2021 being their biggest year to date, with record numbers of users and payouts to content creators. They have had over 200 million monthly active users and the revenue has hit a record number of about £1.6 billion last year.
The reason for this was the description that was provided for the game. The game's description suggested that users had to click on floppa to get money. The platform saw it as a scam and decided to remove the game. However, it was quickly restored.
Roblox sheds more than $1.5 billion in market cap following outage that could have cost millions.
✔️ The Roblox website is now up & available, with a few minor disruptions.
Is Roblox down? It appears that Roblox is now back up and running. We're unsure what happened to the platform, but we're glad to see it back! On May 4 the games platform began to experience some technical difficulties, but Roblox is aware of the situation and the “team is actively working on it.
Burrito Builder GameRoblox Adds Burrito Builder Game With Chipotle, Lets You Get Burritos In Real Life. It is National Burrito Day, and Roblox is celebrating through a partnership with Chipotle. April 7 is National Burrito Day, and Roblox is celebrating the occasion by launching a new burrito-themed game inside the sandbox title.
Here's how to redeem the Chipotle code:Start “Chipotle Burrito Builder“Roll burritos in-game to get “Burrito Bucks”You will also unlock free exclusive items in Roblox.Talk to crew member & exchange '100 Burrito Bucks' to get a free code.Now enter this code on the 'Chipotle website' or the 'Chipotle app'More items...•
The Halloween promotion originally was supposed to run through November 14.
Some are convinced the Roblox malfunction is Chipotle’s fault and they aren’t hiding their discontent.
Roblox first experienced issues at around 7 AM on 29 October 2021, which initially affected only Games and Account Information.
On 26 October 2021, Chipotle announced that it would open a virtual restaurant in Roblox, offering $1 million in free burritos!
Dr. Adrian Wong has been writing about tech and science since 1997, even publishing a book with Prentice Hall called Breaking Through The BIOS Barrier (ISBN 978-0131455368) while in medical school.
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