Roblox down UPDATES: Gamers battle to access platform as hundreds of users report outage

ROBLOX gamers are battling to access the platform following a server outage.
More than 250 gamers have logged complaints on the Downdetector website, which measures outages, since 3pm this morning.
The vast majority – 56% – are experiencing problems with connecting to the server.
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