Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/wkd-box-office-%E2%80%A2-05-26-28-23-%E2%80%A2-under-the-sea-then-family-under-the-sea-then-family.723945/page-11#post-106647420

I don’t know if you guys know about this but in China TLM is hailed as a prime example of “political correctness destroying cinema” for months. Every ultranationalist red brown fascist shit person will use it in their screed. It is already beyond the merit of the casting or even the movie itself. It’s a weapon in a cultural war.

So how do they feel about Across The Spider-Verse which features multiple black and brown characters, one of which is anarchist and the other a pregnant black woman?

China ain't slick! 

Resetera logic:

"This looks like a cheap chinese shovelware mobile game"

User Banned: Sinophobia

"All of China is racist because they don't want to watch a soulless Disney live action remake"

Seeing no problem here

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cnn-how-‘begpackers’-became-some-of-asia’s-most-disliked-travelers.725988/#post-106682457

Going to another country would make me feel like when my mom took me to someone's house. Be on your best behavior, don't ask for nothing, and keep your hands in your lap

This still regularly happens, doesn’t it?

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cnn-how-‘begpackers’-became-some-of-asia’s-most-disliked-travelers.725988/#post-106682457

Going to another country would make me feel like when my mom took me to someone's house. Be on your best behavior, don't ask for nothing, and keep your hands in your lap

This still regularly happens, doesn’t it?

Tubby Royalan

I always wondered how it worked.

My girlfriend dumped me, my parents don't understand my decision to drop out of college and I just got fired from my job. I'm going to...go to Europe to figure my shit out. Maybe even fall in love with a "weirdo" who thinks outside the box and makes playlists!

He's describing Ree more than a white man movie.

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/suspected-toretto-family-member-launches-off-tow-truck-ramp-at-the-scene-of-an-auto-accident.726003/#post-106685121

If the cop ever wants to stop being a fascist they could transition into being a camera person. Amazing job keeping that in frame the whole time

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cnn-how-%E2%80%98begpackers%E2%80%99-became-some-of-asia%E2%80%99s-most-disliked-travelers.725988/#post-106682370

This shit is for white people. Even movies glamorizing this stuff is always about white people

[FEUER FREI.]

white people? these dumb cunts have never been to europe. they always think everything is so unique. you will see plenty of people from “around the world” begging or trying to scam you in tourist spots, but mostly pickpocketing

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/j-k-rowling-and-her-legacy-of-hate-the-uk-gender-critical-movement.643740/page-75#post-106674318

You know, I disconnected from her around the time she started hyping up the American part of the story. I was initially excited about the possibility of American lore. But this was also when she started to really show her ass.

So I started ignoring her threads and news stories so it was today that I learned she's even fucking insulted Native Americans.

For those who might not know, the "skinwalker", which is used by Hollywood liberally as a sort of demonic werewolf thing, is actually a sort of evil trickster being. Most of what you see online is edgy white kids fascinated by the legends; that's because the majority of Native Americans refuse to speak of it. It's considered taboo in some First Nations, as speaking of it may invite it upon your house and family. Just imagine a chaotic, horrifying thing like the classical stories of evil witches and demon possession but taken up a notch. The stories I've heard from a few nervous Natives on Reddit have been spooky as fuck.

But she decided in her NA lore that skinwalkers aren't real and Native American "muggles" made it up to scare white people and wizards basically.

Got a great movie for this guy to watch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenous_(1999_film)

Also, love how he shrunk the diverse and distinct tribes into one singular "Native" mass and ascribed them all the same beliefs.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/wkd-box-office-%E2%80%A2-05-26-28-23-%E2%80%A2-under-the-sea-then-family-under-the-sea-then-family.723945/page-11#post-106647420

I don’t know if you guys know about this but in China TLM is hailed as a prime example of “political correctness destroying cinema” for months. Every ultranationalist red brown fascist shit person will use it in their screed. It is already beyond the merit of the casting or even the movie itself. It’s a weapon in a cultural war.

I don't think the Chinese Communist Party is going to like this post very much.

[Daft Hand]

Also, love how he shrunk the diverse and distinct tribes into one singular "Native" mass and ascribed them all the same beliefs.

Woke white people on the internet do this all the time, they treat minority groups like monolithic hiveminds who all coincidentally have the exact same beliefs as woke white people on the internet. Like how they treat the whole "two spirit" classification that a handful of Native American tribes used back in the day for homosexuals as if it was A) a ubiquitous practice among Native societies and B) an esteemed social position that proves they were totally progressive about the LGBTs, and not a textbook example of outgrouping.

[Venice]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/j-k-rowling-and-her-legacy-of-hate-the-uk-gender-critical-movement.643740/page-75#post-106674318

You know, I disconnected from her around the time she started hyping up the American part of the story. I was initially excited about the possibility of American lore. But this was also when she started to really show her ass.

So I started ignoring her threads and news stories so it was today that I learned she's even fucking insulted Native Americans.

For those who might not know, the "skinwalker", which is used by Hollywood liberally as a sort of demonic werewolf thing, is actually a sort of evil trickster being. Most of what you see online is edgy white kids fascinated by the legends; that's because the majority of Native Americans refuse to speak of it. It's considered taboo in some First Nations, as speaking of it may invite it upon your house and family. Just imagine a chaotic, horrifying thing like the classical stories of evil witches and demon possession but taken up a notch. The stories I've heard from a few nervous Natives on Reddit have been spooky as fuck.

But she decided in her NA lore that skinwalkers aren't real and Native American "muggles" made it up to scare white people and wizards basically.

It's basically the same fucking morons posting in the J K Rowling thread now. Chief idiots excelsiorlef and kyuuji with special guest appearances by Vonocourt and a handful of others.

Rest of Resetera has pretty much learned that asking any of the resident transmafia any kind of question will instantly get you labelled as transphobic and banned, and have stopped posting.

They're effectively killing their own thread.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-ot-antitrust-simulator-up-approved-in-south-korea-unconditionally.633344/page-1029#post-106584240

User Banned (2 Weeks) - Advocating Violence, Thread Derailment

If MS actually try subvert the CMA's decision and close the acquisition against it I genuinely hope the subsequent fines, asset seizures, financial sanctions, and other assorted responses deployed by the UK government are so severe that MS execs are forced to shutter the Xbox divsion and beg on their collective knees for a reprieve before their shareholders have them executed.

The ramifications for a megacorp flaunting the regulatory body of one of the most powerful nations on the planet are far worse than Sony gaining a monopoly on high-end consoles.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/%E2%80%98ghostbusters-afterlife%E2%80%99-sequel-taps-gil-kenan-to-direct-with-previous-cast-returning.661357/page-3#post-106692423

Glad we're getting out of Children of the Cornbusters

Ehhh kids weren't the problem the high fructose corn syrup nostalgia and grossly fake sentiment was.

So salty Afterlife was the Ghostbusters that got a sequel.

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-ot-antitrust-simulator-up-approved-in-south-korea-unconditionally.633344/page-1029#post-106584240

User Banned (2 Weeks) - Advocating Violence, Thread Derailment

If MS actually try subvert the CMA's decision and close the acquisition against it I genuinely hope the subsequent fines, asset seizures, financial sanctions, and other assorted responses deployed by the UK government are so severe that MS execs are forced to shutter the Xbox divsion and beg on their collective knees for a reprieve before their shareholders have them executed.

The ramifications for a megacorp flaunting the regulatory body of one of the most powerful nations on the planet are far worse than Sony gaining a monopoly on high-end consoles.

Not raging Sony fanboys. Not at all.

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-ot-antitrust-simulator-up-approved-in-south-korea-unconditionally.633344/page-1029#post-106584240

User Banned (2 Weeks) - Advocating Violence, Thread Derailment

If MS actually try subvert the CMA's decision and close the acquisition against it I genuinely hope the subsequent fines, asset seizures, financial sanctions, and other assorted responses deployed by the UK government are so severe that MS execs are forced to shutter the Xbox divsion and beg on their collective knees for a reprieve before their shareholders have them executed.

The ramifications for a megacorp flaunting the regulatory body of one of the most powerful nations on the planet are far worse than Sony gaining a monopoly on high-end consoles.

Oh, no, look who no longer operates on your island.

And since when does advocating violence get you banned? Or is only staff allowed to do that? Plus, he's not even really advocating violence other than the state violence, just hoping that the consequences anger the shareholders enough that they turn to it.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-do-you-feel-about-not-black-minorities-using-n-word.725934/page-3#post-106685106

I always wondered how black people feel about Pistol Grip Pump by Rage.

[benji]

B-Dubs has a n-word pass but not Zack?

[Risible]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/j-k-rowling-and-her-legacy-of-hate-the-uk-gender-critical-movement.643740/page-75#post-106674318

You know, I disconnected from her around the time she started hyping up the American part of the story. I was initially excited about the possibility of American lore. But this was also when she started to really show her ass.

So I started ignoring her threads and news stories so it was today that I learned she's even fucking insulted Native Americans.

For those who might not know, the "skinwalker", which is used by Hollywood liberally as a sort of demonic werewolf thing, is actually a sort of evil trickster being. Most of what you see online is edgy white kids fascinated by the legends; that's because the majority of Native Americans refuse to speak of it. It's considered taboo in some First Nations, as speaking of it may invite it upon your house and family. Just imagine a chaotic, horrifying thing like the classical stories of evil witches and demon possession but taken up a notch. The stories I've heard from a few nervous Natives on Reddit have been spooky as fuck.

But she decided in her NA lore that skinwalkers aren't real and Native American "muggles" made it up to scare white people and wizards basically.

New Bore, same old bitch eating crackers Ree. 

Also, I look forward to never achieving Member status on neu-Bore, either.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://news.cision.com/m-o-b-a-network-ab/r/interim-report-1-2023---the-acquisition-of-wargraphs-is-transformative---diversifies-the-product-por,c3776543

Interim Report 1 2023 - The acquisition of Wargraphs is transformative - diversifies the product portfolio, and increases growth and profitability

Tue, May 30, 2023 07:30 CET

SUMMARY OF INTERIM REPORT ONE, 1 JAN – 31 MARCH 2023 
FINANCIAL - 1 JANUARY 2023 - 31 MARCH 2023
•    Net sales amounted to MSEK 55.7 (MSEK 67.4), a decrease of 17%.
•    EBITDA amounted to MSEK 2.7 (MSEK 8.4), a decrease pf 68%.
•    EBIT amounted to MSEK 1.2 (MSEK 7.4), a decrease of 83%. 
•    Profit before tax amounted to MSEK 0.5 (MSEK 6.9), a decrease of 93%.
•    Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital amounted to MSEK 2.6 (MSEK 11.8) during the quarter. 
•    Cash and cash equivalents amounted to MSEK 41.5 (MSEK 34.8), and in addition the company has an un-utilized overdraft facility of MSEK 15.
•    Earnings per share during the quarter amounted to SEK 0.0 (SEK 0.3).
COMMENTS BY THE CEO
THE ACQUISITION OF WARGRAPHS IS TRANSFORMATIVE - DIVERSIFIES THE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO, AND INCREASES GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY
M.O.B.A. Network (M.O.B.A.) acquired Wargraphs S.A.S. after the reporting period. The acquisition is trans-formative and significantly increases growth and profitability while further diversifying our product portfolio. The acquisition fits well into our long-term strategy and also adds important expertise as the founder joins M.O.B.A.
Wargraphs S.A.S. is a leading game service provider and developer of game applications providing players with essential statistics and data for popular games such as League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and Legends of Runeterra. The company is a digital publisher with revenues mainly attributable to sales of advertisements via its websites and its leading game application (Porofessor). The acquisition of Wargraphs will add approximately 800,000 daily application users to M.O.B.A., which will strengthen the group and potentially enable economies of scale in discussions/negotiations with advertising brokers and other partners.
Wargraphs S.A.S. delivered an adjusted net turnover of 12.3 million euros (137 MSEK) and an adjusted EBITDA of 8.4 million euros (MSEK 94) over the past twelve months. The operating cash flow for the same period amounted to approximately 6.6 million euros. To put this in context, the combined turnover of M.O.B.A. and Wargraphs pro forma for 2022 amounted to MSEK 427 with an EBITDA of MSEK 126. The deal is expected to be completed at the end of May and is expected to be consolidated from June 1, 2023. The acquisition is described in more detail on page 8-9.
Challenging quarter with a focus on long-term growth
In the first quarter, M.O.B.A. continued to deliver profit, positive cash flow, and earnings per share, despite strong headwinds in the market. M.O.B.A. had a turnover of MSEK 55.7 (-17%) with an EBITDA of MSEK 2.7 and an operating cash flow of MSEK 2.6 in the first quarter. The global economic situation negatively affected the digital advertising market in the first quarter. Inflation and interest rates have led to increased costs and lower margins. We are following our long-term strategy and have continued to invest in the business as planned, which impacted the cost base in the short term but will strengthen our growth in the future. During the quarter, we have launched new collaborations and partnerships that we expect to contribute to the group's growth and profitability in H2 2023.
We note that the uncertain market situation continued to put pressure on the advertising market during the quarter but saw a recovery in digital advertising in March. In the long term, we are not worried about the digital advertising market within gaming, but individual quarters can be negatively affected by the uncertain macroeconomic situation. We can confirm that the gaming industry continues to have strong appeal with a financially strong target group that advertisers otherwise find hard to reach. Furthermore, experiences from previous downturns, such as during Covid, have shown that when recovery occurs, it does so quickly and powerfully.
M.O.B.A. is an attractive consolidator
M.O.B.A. has a unique position as the leading consolidator in a relatively untouched industry. Most communities are run by engaged fans/entrepreneurs and often it is their passion for a game that has created their life's work. In line with our strategy, we continue to look at potential acquisitions that meet our acquisition criteria, and the acquisition of Wargraphs is no exception. M.O.B.A. has made a strong name as a partner people want to collaborate with or become a part of. The culture within M.O.B.A., where we ensure that we do not destroy a community, is attractive to passionate entrepreneurs.
I am very pleased that we have succeeded in acquiring Wargraphs S.A.S and financing the acquisition despite a challenging capital market. We have only scratched the surface regarding consolidation and have many synergies to implement in M.O.B.A. Our strategy is to constantly broaden our offering to content creators, to create opportunities for increased ad sales and increased audience. 
Our entire global team is motivated and dedicated to delivering the best experiences for gamers in line with our growth factors:
•    M.O.B.A. is a leading consolidator within gaming communities, a relatively untouched market within the gaming industry.
•    M.O.B.A. invests in games that have a long history and a large number of players/fans which gives a positive network effect and strong SEO.
•    M.O.B.A. aims to grow both organically and through acquisitions and to increase revenues exponentially with traffic volume.
My team and I look forward to the coming years with confidence.
Björn Mannerqvist 
CEO, M.O.B.A. Network AB, 30 May 2023

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD
Significant events during the period 1 January 2023 – 31 March 2023, in brief
•    M.O.B.A. Network appointed Andreas Björkman as CFO of the group on March 15th. Andreas brings ex-tensive experience as an auditor from Grant Thornton and as CFO at Generaxion.
•    M.O.B.A. Network's YouTube network, Union For Gamers (UFG), launched "Shorts" in March, a new for-mat for creators. YouTube Shorts aims to be a competitive alternative to TikTok and introduces a new revenue stream within UFG.
 
Significant events after the period 1 January 2023 – 31 March 2023
•    On May 5th, M.O.B.A. NETWORK announced the acquisition of Wargraphs S.A.S, subject to securing financing. Nordea Bank Abp was hired to issue senior secured bonds. Wargraphs S.A.S is a digital publisher with revenues primarily derived from advertising sales on its websites and its world-leading gaming application (Porofessor). In the 2021/22 fiscal year (ended November 30, 2022), Wargraphs S.A.S generated a rolling twelve-month adjusted net revenue of 12.3 million euros (137 MSEK) and an adjusted EBITDA of 8.4 million euros (94 MSEK). The operating cash flow for the same period amounted to approximately 6.6 million euros. To put it into context, the combined revenue of M.O.B.A. and Wargraphs pro forma in 2022 reached 427 MSEK with an EBITDA of 126 MSEK.
•    On May 11th, M.O.B.A. Network AB announced the successful placement of a senior secured bond loan with a volume of 25 million euros within a framework of 60 million euros, with a maturity of 3 years.
 
This disclosure contains information that M.O.B.A Network AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU nr 596/2014). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person, on 30-05-2023 07:30 CET.
Stockholm 2023-05-30
Björn Mannerqvist, CEO
Mail: info@wearemoba.com
Web: https://wearemoba.com
Certified Adviser - FNCA Sweden AB

[benji]

M.O.B.A. Network's YouTube network, Union For Gamers (UFG), launched "Shorts" in March, a new for-mat for creators. YouTube Shorts aims to be a competitive alternative to TikTok and introduces a new revenue stream within UFG.

I like how they're pretending they did this.

[Potato]

I'm no financial expert, but that doesn't look very positive for Moba. 

Resetera revenue drying up?

[remy]

I would imagine covid lockdown would have been the peak of MOBA (and especially reset's) business as most people were online even more than normal because to be honest they had nothing else to fuckin' do. with hindsight cerium probably cashed out at the perfect time

idk about you guys but I had pretty much quit forums for the gym pre covid. not being able to talk to anyone or leave my house sucked me right back in. a pandemic artificially made me a basement dweller

[Besticus Maximus]

Turns out banning discussion of videogames and having 10x as many banned users as active ones makes stonks go down

[Eric Cartman]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/denial-of-gender-recognition-to-criminals-or-other-disliked-individuals.724788/#post-106506027

User Banned (1 Week): Misogynistic Slur

We have a thing/saying in the UK and it's pretty funny but sad at the same time. An Englishman would probably his follow Englishman a "C*nt", but when it's a Black person, he's mostly like add the word "Black" in front of it.

It's true, we prefix adjectives to the word cunt to determine exactly what kind of cunt; posh cunt, fat cunt, lucky cunt, 'orrible cunt, ginger cunt, etc.

In the case of this distinguished poster, I would say "Stupid cunt".

[Eric Cartman]

I was watching TV with my family the other night and I see an ad for "the Lazarus project" which looked pretty cool but something about it was bothering me. So I headed to Google and saw that this was just an import of a show from Europe that had already aired it's first season. The CW is doing a similar thing by importing a ton of Canadian shows.

Is this what network tv has become? Outside of reality TV and a few mainstays, it's just imports while everything else goes to streaming?

Side note: we were watching Investigative Discovery and damn near every ad for a show on that network had a tag indicating it was also on max. That's the first time I've seen something like that.

[Eric Cartman]

Grew up in New England, went to college in the Midwest. My screenwriting professor in undergrad was a Black man.

low key racist capitalisation?
/

[D3RANG3D]

I don't know about hollywood as a whole but Netflix is airing asian media so they don't have to pay the striking writers.

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/do-you-have-to-text-call-your-significant-other-when-you-get-home-after-a-night-out.726135/#post-106708122

I do it out of courtesy but I don’t have to.

 

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

[Venice]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/do-you-have-to-text-call-your-significant-other-when-you-get-home-after-a-night-out.726135/#post-106708122

I do it out of courtesy but I don’t have to.

 

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

TaySan very thoughtful towards his anime pillow

[BIONIC]

Identity theft

[HaughtyFrank]

Anti-slut thread having a normal one

I want a female protagonist with a snail trail and hairy butt and boobs. a) for rep b) for the meltdowns.

Don't forget the hairy armpits and facial hair for maximum meltdown.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot3-her-ass-is-part-of-her-character.275780/post-106691880

[remy]

Anti-slut thread having a normal one

I want a female protagonist with a snail trail and hairy butt and boobs. a) for rep b) for the meltdowns.

Don't forget the hairy armpits and facial hair for maximum meltdown.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot3-her-ass-is-part-of-her-character.275780/post-106691880

Yeah street fighter 6 seems to have really broken their minds. game is basically filled with sick as fuck character designs with nothing for them to pick on other than juri feet stuff and the fucking art gallery

That thread used to whinge about games not having diverse body types, but now sf6 is filled with a bunch of characters with unique silhouettes we have to come up with a new reason to be unhappy. I love how the goal posts have shifted where someone like marisa, an insanely popular 7 foot tall warrior woman wall of muscle is somehow not enough. You honestly telling me if some shitty indie game came out with a character like that they wouldn't be jerking it off in that thread? she now she needs to have a snail trail and hairy chest to count as representation? I'm sure there's no fetish behind that request.  

I don't know how this conversation isn't just completely fucking boring to them at this point. Another game comes out. Better find a way to low key bodyshame women and promote my own kinks. Need that hit of moral superiority to get by

like bro (and it is bros like crossing eden) if you're looking for average physiques, on men and women don't play street fighter. if you're nitpicking an erotic pin up artist for drawing erotic pinups... touch grass. was rockin jelly bean meant to draw an unattractive sloppy looking cammy for fun? the three pictures apart from the ripped bodies are pretty fucking tame too.