Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/twin-peaks-the-return-premiered-9-years-ago-today.1527109/page-3#post-155271958

Flying out to Washington on Monday for a recommitment ceremony with my wife at the top of that waterfall.

[Greatness Gone]

One of the fastest locks I've ever seen!!!!   

https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/

From B-Chubs:

Oh my god, can we stop with the concert trolling? We don't use AI for shit.

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/

Insta-locked

Oh my god, can we stop with the concert trolling? We don't use AI for shit.

[Snoopy]

I hope he pays for Jerome and Big Willy's tickets too

[Hap Shaughnessy]

One of the fastest locks I've ever seen!!!!   

https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/

From B-Chubs:

Oh my god, can we stop with the concert trolling? We don't use AI for shit.

 User banned (permanent): making a thread to engage in concern trolling around AI, prior severe bans

[cRumB]

One of the fastest locks I've ever seen!!!!   

https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/

From B-Chubs:

Oh my god, can we stop with the concert trolling? We don't use AI for shit.

Wow and a perm ban too lol
Screenshot that before they nuke it.

[Taco Bell Tower]

One of the fastest locks I've ever seen!!!!   

https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/

From B-Chubs:

Oh my god, can we stop with the concert trolling? We don't use AI for shit.

First post

I'm so fucked tired

They said the line!

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://wearemoba.com/investor-information/single-press-release-eng/?slug=m-o-b-a-network-repositioned-as-focused-higher-margin-gaming-product-company-following-the-union-for-gamers-divestment

M.O.B.A. Network repositioned as focused, higher-margin gaming product company following the Union for Gamers divestment
21 maj 2026 08:30:00
Regulatory

Following the divestment of Union for Gamers (UFG), the company sharpens focus on in-game companion apps, accelerates product investment, and outlines strategic direction for 2026 - 2029.

Stockholm, May 21, 2026 - M.O.B.A. Network AB today provided a business update following the completed divestment of UFG, marking the start of a new strategic chapter for the company.

The divestment concludes a deliberate transformation. M.O.B.A. Network is now a focused gaming product company built around in-game companion apps and selected web platforms. The company builds companion apps, tools, and community platforms for gamers across multiple game ecosystems. The continuing business has a strengthened balance sheet, reduced operational complexity, and a clear strategic direction.

A sharper business with stronger financial footing
The UFG transaction has materially improved M.O.B.A. Network's financial position. The company has completed an initial bond amortization of EUR 9 million, reducing outstanding debt from EUR 20 million to EUR 11 million - a 45% reduction. A remaining EUR 1 million redemption is expected before 30 September 2026. The amortization reduces annual interest costs by approximately SEK 12 million, and no cash interest payments are due until the end of November 2026, providing meaningful near-term flexibility.

The continuing business carries a higher-margin profile compared to the pre-divestment group structure.

App business accelerating - Porofessor leads
M.O.B.A. Network's app business delivered positive momentum in Q1 2026. App revenue grew 14% year-on-year during the quarter and accelerated to 25% growth in March, supported by improved revenue per user and continued product investment.

Porofessor, the company's flagship League of Legends companion app, has accumulated over 16.6 million installs and is estimated to be one of the most widely used third-party LoL companion apps globally. The product continues to gain share even as the overall LoL player base stabilises.

Expanded Teamfight Tactics support was launched in April 2026, and additional features including player performance tracking are in development, expected to support both free user engagement and subscription conversion.

A clear strategic direction: focused product company
M.O.B.A. Network is committing to a product company model - concentrating investment in a focused set of apps and web platforms, and expanding into new game ecosystems through a capital-efficient launch model. Advertising will remain the core revenue engine through this period, with subscription revenue being developed as a growing layer on top - building recurring income that reduces long-term dependence on advertising alone.

The company's strategic direction for 2026 - 2029 is built around three priorities:

    Deepening engagement and monetization in the League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics ecosystem, with subscriptions as a core and growing revenue layer.
    Maintaining and developing selected high-performing websites and brands as revenue-generating assets within the portfolio.
    Selectively expanding into new gaming ecosystems where user engagement and monetization potential can be validated quickly.

AI-powered development - shipping fast, learning faster
AI is now central to how M.O.B.A. Network builds products. The company has embedded AI tooling across its development pipeline, enabling a lean team to research, build, and ship new products in days rather than months.

AI is applied in two directions. First, launching new products into new game ecosystems quickly and at low cost. Second, accelerating development within the existing portfolio - rebuilding legacy technology, shipping new features, and launching new revenue-generating extensions of current products - work that would previously have required significantly more time and engineering resources. Management believes this creates meaningful embedded upside across the existing asset base without requiring significant incremental capital.

M.O.B.A. Network has recently launched several new game companion products and is evaluating early traction. The model is deliberate: enter new game ecosystems quickly and at low cost, measure genuine user engagement, and concentrate investment in the products that demonstrate real demand. Many launches will not scale - and that is by design. The ones that do will form the foundation of new, profitable product lines and reduce the company's dependence on any single game ecosystem.

Management believes this approach - AI-assisted development combined with disciplined portfolio logic - represents a structural advantage for a lean team operating in a fast-moving industry.

Financial framework and outlook
The UFG divestment fundamentally changes how M.O.B.A. Network should be evaluated. The continuing business is smaller by headline revenue but carries a higher-margin profile, lower financial complexity, and greater flexibility to allocate capital toward the areas with the strongest long-term potential.

The Board and management believe the business should be assessed on the quality and trajectory of its growth: profitability, margin, cash generation, and the ability to compound revenue from a focused, product-led base. Absolute revenue scale is less relevant than the revenue quality in the continuing business.

[cRumB]

Another perm
https://www.resetera.com/threads/wsj-mind-blowing-growth-is-about-to-propel-anthropic-into-its-first-profitable-quarter.1526530/page-10#post-155292823

[Greatness Gone]

One of the fastest locks I've ever seen!!!!   

https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/

From B-Chubs:

Oh my god, can we stop with the concert trolling? We don't use AI for shit.

 User banned (permanent): making a thread to engage in concern trolling around AI, prior severe bans

HOLY FUCK  

Criticize AI all you want just not when it's related to Ree. 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Another perm
https://www.resetera.com/threads/wsj-mind-blowing-growth-is-about-to-propel-anthropic-into-its-first-profitable-quarter.1526530/page-10#post-155292823

https://www.resetera.com/threads/wsj-mind-blowing-growth-is-about-to-propel-anthropic-into-its-first-profitable-quarter.1526530/page-10#post-155292823

There are a lot of articles posted in here refuting the claims in the OP's article. With that, we're locking this thread. When Anthropic goes through with a public offering, a post can be made in the AI OT.

[cRumB]

And now they locked the thread as soon as MOBA got mentioned using AI
https://www.resetera.com/threads/wsj-mind-blowing-growth-is-about-to-propel-anthropic-into-its-first-profitable-quarter.1526530/page-10#post-155293609

[Greatness Gone]

There is no AI on M.O.B.A. Network.

[HaughtyFrank]

They truly hate nothing more than anyone daring to criticize Resetera. Wish for violence, tell people to take up arms, talk all day about how you want to kill Sam Altman? 1 month ban at best. Say something that affects Resetera? Instant perma ban.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/flotilla-activists-report-multiple-accounts-of-rape-and-torture-by-israeli-forces-at-sea.1527946/#post-155292631

Israel has become the new face of a holocaust. The orthodox and conservative Jews are evil

[Taco Bell Tower]

I just don't see how that thread is concern trolling .

[filler]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/flotilla-activists-report-multiple-accounts-of-rape-and-torture-by-israeli-forces-at-sea.1527946/

Will someone wonder that this sounds a bit convenient that this happens right after the other rape accusations against Israel? For some reason the previous activists didn't claim they were raped.

I think it's very telling when you see the way israeli officials are reacting towards ben gvir. they were not condemning his behavior towards the previous activists. something went wrong enough that countries normally allied with israel are complaining to the extent israel is condemning the treatment of the activists instead of just pretending like nothing happened  

[Jansen]

I thought you guys were talking about the AI thread that made it two posts before being closed by B-Dubs. Why is it concern trolling that Era's owners are going in on AI? Is that not something we should be made aware of??

I'm guessing it's because the now-permed OP was using it as yet another avenue to get some "both sides" discussion going for AI by utilizing an absurd piece of "gotcha" logic about the network that hosts this website.

It's funny to see a guy that bitches about AI so much turn around and Jack B-Dubs off so quickly

Obvs I don't know their post history so I won't comment on the ban since perma only happens with some pretty severe amounts of rope with which to hang oneself, however nothing here says "both sides" to me:



[url unfurl=true]https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/[/url]



Integrating AI into their development pipeline is worrisome and I don't like it being handwaved by an admin as just concern trolling, especially without any clarification of why it's trolling to be wary of such a development.

BDubs replied to the thread but ignored the current discussion

[Greatness Gone]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/

B-Dumbs removed "We don't use AI for shit." from the end of his post....which means he's covering his ass for when it's exposed that they, in fact, do. 

Ree is officially complicit in genocide.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/

B-Dumbs removed "We don't use AI for shit." from the end of his post....which means he's covering his ass for when it's exposed that they, in fact, do. 

Ree is officially complicit in genocide.

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[Taco Bell Tower]

Speaking of AI at ResetEra, i forgot about this

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-trained-an-ai-on-tens-of-thousands-of-resetera-post-titles-and-discovered-how-the-world-ends.82679/

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-trained-an-ai-on-thousands-of-resetera-thread-conversations-and-it-created-hot-gaming-shitposts.112167/

[nachobro]

"prior severe bans" is almost certainly

[NekoFever]

Missed with all the sonypony reeing and Jeff checks yesterday were these lore drops

https://www.resetera.com/threads/being-told-you-dont-look-like-your-race.1527022/#post-155252980

Lol one white guy asked me after I prattled off about something or other: "How are you so smart?"

I answered "I read. :3"

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what-will-be-your-first-book-of-2026.1395550/

I need to finish Martin the Warrior, but the disjointedness of the conflicts are slowing me down.

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/flotilla-activists-report-multiple-accounts-of-rape-and-torture-by-israeli-forces-at-sea.1527946/#post-155292631

Israel has become the new face of a holocaust. The orthodox and conservative Jews are evil

Did they had a Ben Gvir thread? Feels like the bigger news was the actual backlash because the video shows the abuse than random white people saying “I felt like I was in Guantanamo’s Bay.”

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/flotilla-activists-report-multiple-accounts-of-rape-and-torture-by-israeli-forces-at-sea.1527946/#post-155292631

Israel has become the new face of a holocaust. The orthodox and conservative Jews are evil

"The Jews are evil" 

"The orthodox and conservative Jews are evil" 

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kotaku-worst-people-imaginable-freak-out-over-racist-plantation-game-as-valve-watches-from-the-sidelines.1528000/

I don't know if you all have posted this one or not already but it's a good thread with people just absolutely not reading at all.

[Nintex]

Pretty stupid of Israel to attack the shitlib flotilla of the latte sipping and avacado toast activists  

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/microsoft-agrees-to-pay-250-million-to-settle-2022-lawsuit-brought-by-swedish-pension-fund-over-microsoft-purchase-of-activision-blizzard.1528015/#post-155295082

Oh, it's a class action! I wonder if I'll get some.

Imagine getting something from a corpo who funds genocide 

[NekoFever]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/m-o-b-a-network-resetera-owner-to-use-ai-powered-development.1527976/

B-Dumbs removed "We don't use AI for shit." from the end of his post....which means he's covering his ass for when it's exposed that they, in fact, do. 

Ree is officially complicit in genocide.

He received a message from upstairs confirming that they do, in fact, use AI for shit

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/uk-government-publishes-guidance-on-trans-people-excluding-them-from-sports-changing-rooms-toilets-womens-groups.1526719/page-3#post-155287741

Ah, I see why you're confused.

Once more, for the bigots in the back:

You
can
change
your
biological
sex

That had never been part of the debate, until far-right idiots started trying to just redefine stuff. Of course you can change your sex. But terfs managed to swindle a bunch of people into believing you can't. Hence, nothing ever makes a reference to a person's current sex, only the marker on their birth certificate, because sex can change, so you need to start making up other rules in order to get away with discrimination. Like, "biological sex" no longer refers to a person's current biological sex, it refers to their oldest observed sex, even if that was wrong.

Which is itself a bit of a trap, because then we end up back at "oh then that's cut and dry, we'll just divide everything based on actual current biological sex", but does that mean a person magically goes from cis to trans only at the moment of medical intervention? That's silly. Obviously they were already trans, otherwise they wouldn't be changing sexes in the first place. And trans people who don't undergo any medical intervention are just as valid, that's why we started using the term transGENDER. Not because you can't change sex, but because biological sex is a myopic and exclusionary way of looking at things.