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[NEXT LEVEL lames™] ResetEra sold to M.O.B.A. Network for USD$4.55 million

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How does this site make money to run itself? I never see any ads. Is it all through the premium memberships?
So you are admitting to using an adblocker.......:)
Get Some Sorry Not Sorry GIF by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
 

jufonuk

not tag worthy
The entire trio of posts are a thing of beauty.
Cancelling after the fact in protest is a bit like closing the barn door after the horse has bolted. No one on the site need bother paying for era clear anymore tbh. Wonder if everyone will just stop. It won’t even make a dent in earning lose for Cerium. But having said that if they cancel. Then more ad revenue. It’s a win win for him or MOBA. Bloody hell.
 
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nush

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Cancelling after the fact in protest is a bit like closing the barn door after the horse has bolted. No one on the site need bother paying for era clear anymore tbh. Wonder if everyone will just stop. It won’t even make a dent in earning lose for Cerium. But having said that if they cancel. Then more ad revenue. It’s a win win for him or MOBA. Bloody hell.

Another reason to hide the sale news away from the masses, that income probably accounts for a sizeable amount of the yearly profits on that forum.
 
Thing I just learned about: Baizuo - Wikipedia

Baizuo (Chinese: 白左; pinyin: báizuǒ, Mandarin pronunciation: [pǎi.tswò]; literally White Left)[1][2] is a Chinese neologism and political, racial epithet used to refer to Western leftist ideologies primarily espoused by white leftists.[3] The term baizuo is related to the term shèngmǔ (simplified Chinese: 圣母; traditional Chinese: 聖母; pinyin: shèngmǔ; literally "Holy Mother") or shèngmǔbiǎo (simplified Chinese: 圣母婊; traditional Chinese: 聖母婊; pinyin: shèngmǔbiǎo; literally "Holy Mother–Whore"), a sarcastic reference to those whose political opinions are perceived as being guided by emotions or a hypocritical show of selflessness and empathy.[4][5]
 

Swift_Star

Banned
I just remembered I got a warn once in era for asking if people really cared about PC storefronts in a thread were people were crying about epic store.
"Inflammatory drive by" I think.
😂
 

nush

Member
I just remembered I got a warn once in era for asking if people really cared about PC storefronts in a thread were people were crying about epic store.
"Inflammatory drive by" I think.
😂

The first time the "Master Race" had to cope with platform storefront wars. Good times, too hard for them just to click another desktop shortcut even when they were given lots of free games that in most cases would be available on the other store as paid purchases after an exclusivity period I believe.
 

xmagxus

Neo Member
Damn, I thought it was just me. What the hell even is their avatar supposed to be?
 

cormack12

Gold Member
Update on board emails
Still waiting …it’s the weekend so I will give it until we’d my time and send another lot

going back a few pages it’s interesting the point that sa owner made about why the mods are sucking up cerium’s ass and defending the position of not being paid as the final part of the 4.5 million payment is due to hit cerium’s bank account in dec

my guess is many of them are either
A) have a silent arrangement with cerium to keep the wheels being squeaky while the final payment clears

B) they are hoping for some sort of handout but have no arrangements

my guess is M.O.B.A is looking over the forum now and how they integrate it into their other sites (it’s not linked on their main site yet) and what changes need to be made so I’d expect whatever changes are gonna happen they will be after dec which I reckon we are gonna see part 2 of this saga when the mods realise cerium really has taken the whole cash bag and ran and resetera starts getting the same shitty ads as the rest of the network

expect some meltdowns over the Xmas period apart from the usual “I disowned my family because they voted for trump…but still live in their basement and eat all their food for free” posts

Wouldn't surprise me if there is some part of pro rata remuneration to be introduced. Maybe just a set amount of hours per week, and BDubs and admins can pull a small %age salary
 

NeoIkaruGAF

Gold Member
Jeez, reeturners are polluting discussions here already.

We get it, you don’t like thing. You’ve made your opinion clear with your first three posts, so calm, composed and totally not shitting on the opinions of a few thousand other users. But no, you’re not satisfied with hammering your point in again and again and again, you simply have to sledgehammer any dissenting opinion to the ground and be an obnoxious jackass while you’re doing it. First time since I’m on GAF that I’m considering ignoring users.

See, the easiest way to describe these people is, they don’t agree to disagree, and they simply can’t shut up about it.

That Harry Potter game can’t come soon enough.
 

jufonuk

not tag worthy
Hopefully after going through reeehab they can detox and come back to reality. They've been in a cult and don't reealize it.
We need a thread about Reeturners and Reefugees.

It’s ok to have fun. To like things. To have different views. So long as you are not hurting or harming anyone. It’s ok.

look at this game. Enjoy it for being a game.
 

Airbus Jr

Banned
How does this site make money to run itself? I never see any ads. Is it all through the premium memberships?
Why would i want to see ads on neogaf

That is anoying

Anyway the sites has been running without ads for years

Why would you want that
 
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Airbus Jr

Banned
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Unless you on GAF gold. Look at that text about a pizza oven.
I didnt noticed that yes theres ads but it wasnt such a huge deal for me

If it gets too big/covered the content then yes it is anoying

I just dont understand why some people need to be prideful for ads seems like a weird thing to boast about
 
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jufonuk

not tag worthy
I didnt noticed that yes theres ads but it wasnt such a huge deal for me

If it gets too big/covered the content then yes it is anoying

I just dont understand why some people need to be prideful for ads seems like a weird thing to boast about
not it's an old call back to one GAF user in the past boasting they had adblock and I think they got banned because of it. lol

yeah also when ads got too intrusive GAF admins/Mods requested we let them know so they could look into fixing it.
 

Honey Bunny

Member
And some of them actively, explicitly want the Orwellian state in real life.
What people need to understand is that along with the 'will to power' there is also a 'will to obey'. Some people have a psychological need for a big brother to tell them what to think and keep them safe from the outside world. The outwardly insane looking REE moderation is a feature, not a bug.
 
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Topher

Gold Member
And some of them actively, explicitly want the Orwellian state in real life.
What people need to understand is that along with the 'will to power' there is also a 'will to obey'. Some people have a psychological need for a big brother to tell them what to think. The outwardly insane looking REE moderation is a feature, not a bug.

Reminds me of the allegorical horse in Orwell's Animal Farm. He had a need to obey his pig overlords who took advantage of his trust and ended up selling him to a glue manufacturer.

Hmmm, that works on a couple of levels as far as resetera goes.
 

jufonuk

not tag worthy
Ree is a silly place at times,
you can't make a joke or if you make a perceived wrong think you are toast. I like on GAF when if you are in the shit you know you done fucked up.
 
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ManaByte

Rage Bait Youtuber
Please someone go make an alt account there named Uncle Remus and just reply "Zippidy doo da" and see how fast you get banned for an inappropriate joke about an offensive piece of media.
 

DarkestHour

Banned
Ree is a silly place at times,
you can't make a joke or if you make a perceived wrong think you are toast. I like on GAF when if you are in the shit you know you done fucked up.

n

At Ree you can dance on the graves of the dead because they're black or Republican but you can't make a simple joke about a porn video game.
 

StreetsofBeige

Gold Member
LOL. Looks like a couple people who thought their $39/yr was desperately needed to "keep the lights on".

Technically it did. But also contributed to Cerium's profits.

And hey, was the MOBA article about $700k ad fees before EBITA including or excluding $39/yr sub fees? If not, Cerium's profits probably just doubled.
 
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StreetsofBeige

Gold Member
A difficult and time consuming job.

Can someone point me to some easier job?


(Also, it's not a job if you're not getting paid.)
Depends. Considering some mods like Nepenthe can go ape shit and be posting 24/7 answering every poster, it sounds like a shit job.

But then there's some Reeee mods, who are hidden and maybe post twice a week so looks like an easy job.
 

Bitmap Frogs

Mr. Community
It’s not difficult if you have an IQ above 65. It’s only time consuming if you’re a no life control freak and don’t rely on others in a team environment.

I guess it helps if you're treat it as an administrative task, which is what it is.

Ree mods treat it like some super massive ego projection tool and I bet that gets exhausting.
 

nush

Member
Depends. Considering some mods like Nepenthe can go ape shit and be posting 24/7 answering every poster, it sounds like a shit job.

But then there's some Reeee mods, who are hidden and maybe post twice a week so looks like an easy job.

Nepenthe posted how she skips lunch just to mod that forum. Allegedly.
 
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