🚨 Commission Clients Are HELL: Why Roblox Developers Need to Stop Undervaluing Themselves | Roblox Commissions

If you’ve spent any time in Roblox Dev Discords, you’ve probably seen the same thing over and over again: commission postings that are dripping with arrogance, ego, laziness, and ignorance.

They’re frustrating, demoralizing, and — worst of all — they’re keeping talented developers broke.

It’s time to talk about the problem with commissions in our industry, why you “get what you tolerate,” and how raising your standards will change everything.

🎭 The Four Faces of Bad Commission Clients

Scroll through a commission channel for five minutes and you’ll run into at least one of these:

😤 Arrogance

“I’ve already designed the next front-page game, I just need a scripter to do the easy part of coding it.”

The arrogance here is staggering. These clients act as if scripting is just typing a few lines of code — instead of the backbone that makes the entire game function.

👑 Ego

“If you work on my project, you’ll get exposure — being credited in my game is worth more than payment. Percentage-based only.”

This is the oldest scam in the book. Exposure doesn’t pay bills. Promises of percentages rarely materialize. Yet many young developers still take the bait, desperate for experience.

😴 Laziness

“I don’t have the models, animations, or UI ready yet, but I still need you to script everything and handle the whole game for $50.”

This is where clients expect a one-person army. Instead of doing their part (finding builders, animators, UI designers), they dump everything on a scripter — usually for the cost of lunch money.

🙄 Ignorance

“This should only take an hour max — it’s just a few lines of code.”

This one stings. It reveals total ignorance about how much time, testing, and iteration go into professional scripting. Anything looks easy when you don’t have to do it yourself.

💸 Why Developers Still Accept These Commissions

Here’s the heartbreaking part: skilled, talented young devs still beg and plead for these jobs.

Why? Because they don’t know any better.

If you’re 14 and living with your parents, $20 might feel like a lot. It’s gas money. It’s pocket change that seems meaningful when you don’t yet have bills, rent, or adult responsibilities.

But here’s the harsh truth: you can’t build financial freedom on $20 commissions.Not now. Not ever.

⚡ “You Get What You Tolerate”

This is the core of the issue.

• If you tolerate low pay, you’ll get low pay.

• If you tolerate disrespect, you’ll get treated with disrespect.

• If you tolerate scams, you’ll get scammed.

Every time you say “yes” to a lowball offer, you reinforce the idea that your work isn’t valuable. And worse — you drag the entire community down with you.

🚀 Raising Your Standards (and Your Value)

So, what’s the alternative?

It starts with raising your standards.

• Set minimums. Stop saying yes to $20 gigs.

• Charge for results. Don’t price by hours — price by outcome. (A working datastore system is easily worth $200+, because it’s reliable and scalable.)

• Attract better clients. High-quality studios will pay high-quality rates.

• Say “Next.” If they say no to your price, move on. You can’t lose money you never had.

And here’s the magic: when you raise your standards, you raise the entire market.

🪢 The Rubber Band Effect

Right now, the Roblox commission community is stretched thin.

These lowball commissioners are burning every bridge they’ve got. They’re disrespecting devs, undervaluing work, and demanding the impossible.

But here’s the prediction: when no one wants to work with them anymore, the rubber band will snap.

When it does, developers who’ve invested in their skills and refused to underprice themselves will win.

• Better clients.

• More money.

• More respect.

• A healthier community overall.

And you’ll start to see commissioners who are polite, patient, and actually willing to pay real rates for real work.

🏎️ Aventador or Civic?

At the end of the day, you need to ask yourself one question:

How do you want to be perceived as a developer?

• 🚀 The Lamborghini Aventador of your profession — rare, high-value, respected?

• …or 🚗 the Honda Civic — common, replaceable, and easily overlooked?

The difference comes down to self-worth. If you don’t value your time, your skills, and your craft, no one else will.

🛠️ Scripting is the Most Valuable Skill

Let’s not forget:

Scripting is the most valuable skill set in Roblox development.

Builders create worlds. UI designers create visuals. Animators bring things to life.

But scripters make the game WORK.The systems. The data. The loops. The polish. The monetization.

Without you, there is no game.

So stop selling that skill for pennies.

✨ What Happens When You Raise Your Prices

Here’s the magic that happens when you stop accepting scraps:

• ✅ You attract better (and more polite) clients

• ✅ You drastically reduce your odds of getting scammed

• ✅ You work fewer hours for more pay

• ✅ You free up time to build your own products, games, and portfolio

Raising your price isn’t just about money. It’s about freedom.

❌ Never Accept “Percentage-Only”

One last piece of advice: never accept percentage-only commissions.

Why? Because 97% of those “projects” never launch, never profit, and never pay out.

If a client says:

“What? You want me to pay REAL money?”

That’s your sign to walk away.

🎯 Final Word | Roblox Commissions

Commission clients are hell. But only if you let them be.

“You get what you tolerate.”

If you want to be financially free as a Roblox developer, you need to demand more from yourself and your clients. Raise your standards, raise your value, and stop accepting scraps.

When the rubber band finally snaps, it’ll snap in your favor. (Roblox Commissions)

💡 Action Step: Next time a client lowballs you, don’t beg for the job. Smile, say “Next,” and move on. The right clients — the ones who respect your value — are out there waiting.