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

[HaughtyFrank]

From the yahoo finance page

Q1 FY25

Revenue
67.01M

Earnings
-8.32M

There is no way it costs them $75 mil quarterly to operate those dead boards. 

Obviously no one is buying these shares. I would imagine the company is almost all employee owned (Nep’s wet dream).

My guess is that they are paying themselves quite well in a wind-down plan to bankrupt the company and walk away. And since no outside interests own a significant stake in the company there is little to no opposition. I’m sure the payroll financials are out there but I’d rather just fart in the wind with my theory.

How are they even making that revenue? Do they have something else going on beyond forums? Because all those other forums besides Resetera appear to be dead as hell

[Besticus Maximus]

So! You’ve just been shanghai’d by vlad and boris and they’ve demanded you take your dad’s corpse outside to bury while they take care of mother. What game characters do you pray to and why?

[Boredfrom]

Oh no. Time to cancel Larian

They've lived long enough to become the villains. I loved BG3 and DOS:2 but this a betrayal and I don't fuck with the use of GenAI at all. I'm out.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/

In one hand, that Larian dude was shitting on Arc Riders for their benign use AI, so he sound like typical shit talker executive.  


In another hand, the dude straight up admits that the other stuff they tried with AI was unsuccessful and unproductive, so he is prioritizing AI in stuff that actually helps. 

[HaughtyFrank]

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Moba stock is still cratering. We should get our bid for Era ready.

https://wearemoba.com/investor-information/share-information/

4c a share if I read that correctly 💀 Cerium really conned these suckers for all they’re worth


Lmao, interview from a month ago with MOBAs CEO: 

Anders Ribbing: I think, I mean, as of now, ads are the vast majority of our revenue. But subscriptions, I think, have the potential to grow. And I think it's going to come from small numbers, but it will definitely grow. And then we can also broaden it from one product to more products. And I think we have a team that can make that happen. I also think that AI licenses will be a substantial part of our revenue going forward. And that's also more of a recurring nature.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/q-anders-ribbing-ceo-m-154200879.html

Training AI on resetera? Shoot me

Somebody should let them know their posts are going to be used to train AI. 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

No account, so I can't see anything.
https://www.reddit.com/r/trans/comments/1pmjet5/am_i_overreacting/

[Snoopy]

Ree - Fuck Larian! Fuck EA! Fuck Dice! Fuck Bungie! Fuck any dev who uses AI. Instant boycott!

The Claire Obscura devs used AI

Ree - That was different!!!! Tiny independent team. No budget. Forced to compromise. Placeholders.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-did-soccer-take-over-the-world-but-seemly-skipping-america-and-maybe-canada.1066683/page-7#post-148985929

Americans are blessed with good taste.

Your country voted for Donald Trump as president. TWICE.

[nachobro]

Would absolutely love to know how much they're paying Nepenthe

mods do it for freeeeeeee

[Mediocre Lager]

Would absolutely love to know how much they're paying Nepenthe

mods do it for freeeeeeee

They don't even get a gift basket or anything!!

[kaleidoscopium]

4c a share if I read that correctly 💀 Cerium really conned these suckers for all they’re worth


Lmao, interview from a month ago with MOBAs CEO: 


https://finance.yahoo.com/news/q-anders-ribbing-ceo-m-154200879.html

Training AI on resetera? Shoot me

Somebody should let them know their posts are going to be used to train AI. 

Weird how Nepenthe seems either unaware or unbothered by this… someone should ask why that is

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/page-13#post-148992967

By progress i mean making people's life easier and better, this also includes in the workplace.

I'm pretty sure the Africans enslaved to mine the minerals necessary to make your AI-infused video games which in turn are destroying the climate and will lead to the most catastrophic damage in Africa appreciate your definitely-sincere concern for their workplace conditions.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/page-14#post-148993567

Sadly, that's how the world works, there is nothing i can do about it, if you can do something, that's awesome, more power to you.

Nope. You don't get to escape this with a pithy shoulder-shrug.

For one, you absolutely can educate yourself more on an internationalist perspective with regards to the fact that the West's comforts and treats are fundamentally built on a level of exploitation and colonization we would absolutely be outraged about if it were against more pertinent minorities we interact with and hear about in our day-to-day. Subsequently, you can go on to join organizations and engage in direct action to assist in destroying colonialism right now.

Don't act as if you are helpless. You can engage in the struggle. You choose not to because the last people you could give a damn about are Black people, and I'd rather you'd just admit that fact that than act as if the system is just magically omniscient.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/page-15#post-148994353

The last people i could give a damn about are Black people? My friend, i am Bulgarian, my people were slaves for around 500 years, we were forced to change religions, got our heads chopped off and kids got ripped off their mother's hands to become janissaries.

Bulgarian enslavement and oppression is not the enslavement and oppression which went on to enrich Europe and the United States and in which the neocolonial extraction and economic disempowerment continues today, right now. Tell the class who is down in the mines in the DRC as we converse. Hint: it's not Bulgarians.

Don't tell me what or for whom i could give a damn about, it's uneducated and offensive.

You did that yourself here:

Sadly, that's how the world works, there is nothing i can do about it, if you can do something, that's awesome, more power to you.

This is the epitome of apathy right here. In response to the fact that your argument doesn't take into account African enslaved peoples necessary for the development of both video games and AI, you said essentially "tough shit, nothing I can do about it." But you want to act offended? Where is the room to act offended?

[Alpacx]

edit:

Lol

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/page-9#post-148990114

 User Banned (1 Week): Hostility towards other members, avatar shaming, account in junior phase

The amount of brain damaged people with ai avatars coming out of the woodwork to defend this shit sure is something.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/page-11#post-148991026

 User Banned (1 Week): Intentionally engaging in antagonistic behavior, account in junior phase

I am so confused by the reactions on this thread. Do you people not use spell-check? Do you not use Google searches? There is a huge difference between using this tech as a tool, and using it to generate slop.

i don't care if this gets me a warning or a ban but i just want to say very clearly that this is one of the stupidest fucking posts in this thread, and the thread is already in abundance of stupid fucking posts. we are in surplus of stupid fucking posts defending genAI usage and yet this post has so far risen above them all to be the stupidest.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/page-13#post-148992343

 User Banned (1 Week): Trolling and dismissive commentary

Edit: Reactionary comment on my part.

This take is mind-numbing though.

Ok. Better get used to it.

Hmm....valid use..like???

Burning down the planet?

Yeah yeah.. the world was not burning at all pre AI, better to scapegoat AI for all humanity failures.

The blind acceptance of it in this thread is making me very, very sad.

I'm going to continue crying as long as it keeps destroying the planet and the economy for returns that even the most optimistic CEOs admit aren't fantastic.

Keep crying then, no one cares and your opinion will be thrown into the garbage heap of history and civilization will keep advancing.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/insider-gaming-lords-of-the-fallen-2-will-have-%E2%80%98attractive-female-characters%E2%80%99-in-%E2%80%98revealing-outfits%E2%80%99-ceo-says.1383253/page-7#post-148979605

 User banned (permanent): Troll account

I don't care if LotF 2 has overly sexualised characters in it, and I think it's a mistake to rail against it. It's not my thing and I'm a raving feminist/SJW, but I think it's fine for these games to exist - thank goodness it's not every second game anymore.

It's fine to say you're no longer interested in it due to the designs, but we run the risk of being seen as the new puritans if we are all "gross, how disgusting" etc. Sexual content is hot for some, and I bet plenty of you enjoy smut or porn. This is just not your thing (or mine) and that's fine. But we risk pushing young men in particular away from feminism if our message is "choose between the tits or the feminist scolds". It's fine for games like this to exist, it's fine for them to be criticised, and it's good for people who like them to not be shamed - that shuts off all discussion

Edit: I should add that overreacting to this stuff only fuels the chud hate machine/industry. It's what they want.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/russia-is-a-threat-to-the-uk-and-our-sons-and-daughters-must-be-ready-to-fight-armed-forces-chief-warns.1384045/page-2#post-148985623

 User banned (2 weeks): conspiracy theories

There's going to be a "Russian attack" on the UK to sell this idea and it's going to be another meat grinder for working class kids.

[Boredfrom]

I'm pretty sure the Africans enslaved to mine the minerals necessary to make your AI-infused video games which in turn are destroying the climate and will lead to the most catastrophic damage in Africa appreciate your definitely-sincere concern for their workplace conditions.

Oh, shut the fuck up Nepenthe. You don’t give a fuck about them and you know it.

[Besticus Maximus]

Nepenthe there, admin of the very forum, eviscerating a user for the opinion of 'using things to make videogames is okay really' and saying slavery only counts if she says so like the belligerent lunatic she is

[Uncle]

sounds like the bulgarians are doing really well by comparison, why aren't black people smart enough to follow in their footsteps and stop being exploited the same way

[malfoyking]

lol Nepenthe.... 

anyway, i will bet money they will close that Larian AI topic.

[BananaBlast]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/insider-gaming-lords-of-the-fallen-2-will-have-‘attractive-female-characters’-in-‘revealing-outfits’-ceo-says.1383253/#post-148935079

Lords of the Fallen 2 Will Have ‘Attractive Female Characters’ in ‘Revealing Outfits’, CEO Says

the usual suspects are in the replies on twitter, how surprising

Sexy scantily-clad women never really went away from popular culture despite the most popular mainstream IPs toning it down. People who actually and sincerely believe and spread these claims about evil feminist taking bikini armors and fanservice away either don't really engage with popular culture or only engage with the most popular and mainstream stuff.

Grow up you pathetic loser.

If you want to be a gooner game, just release it and shut up, marketing the game like this is corny and sexist and weird as well. Just be Yoko and make hot characters and let the game speak for itself.

Stellar Blade marketing was also like this, hence why all people were talking about was Eve and nothing about the game itself, which is a big reason the discussion around the game died hella quick.

Keep courting the fascists, see how that works out for you.

"I really want people to wank over my game. Its being designed with their wanking in mind" is weird marketing.

Your game sucks absolute hogshit mate. You fashy piece of shit. He's moved on from blaming Everything on "DEI" but who the fuck does he think he's fooling with using the term "political correctness" in 2025.

We know what you mean. You prick.

What a bunch of unbelievable fucking losers

It's funny, I'd have bought their current game if they hadn't gone full chud, now I just don't care about anything they release.

Games that try to appeal to the lizard brain that exists in us all have always existed, do currently commonly exist, and will always exist. The fact that they see this as some great act of rebellion, or that attitudes that show respect to women and how they're portrayed are somehow a bad thing, is all just very immature, and rather weak and pathetic.

Folks like attractive characters, no one is fighting against that, the core of the issue is when it's seen as default to oversexualize female characters, or that when they aren't depicted in that way, it's somehow a bad thing, or that something is being taken away from gamers. The fact that chuds like this think they somehow can't respect women while also portraying them in attractive ways is very telling. No one hates women, or tries to disrespect and control women, quite like conservative men.

This dude is so fucking embarrassing. Like shut the fuck up.

Your game is gonna have attractive women?

You mean like most everything else in media today?

What are you exactly announcing my dude other than trying to level up your MAGA chudness?

How about you make your game not feel janky to play. I'd start with that.

Also ERA why are CEOs the most irresponsible people on dev teams? Like you'd think they above all else would know not to talk about shit that is divisive?

Just your typical Era thread.

[Besticus Maximus]

From the bottom of my game developer heart, fuck you

one for the news feed benji lad

[Taco Bell Tower]

I'm pretty sure the Africans enslaved to mine the minerals necessary to make your AI-infused video games which in turn are destroying the climate and will lead to the most catastrophic damage in Africa appreciate your definitely-sincere concern for their workplace conditions.

Oh, shut the fuck up Nepenthe. You don’t give a fuck about them and you know it.

Over gaming AI 

[malfoyking]

I swear, all these online psychos have left places have gotten more extreme and insane lately. Makes for good entertainment.

[Nintex]

We wouldn't go to war with Putin.

Most likely scenario is the Trump one. If the threat becomes real enough we'll sign some kind of one-sided trade deal that benefits the Russians more than it does us.

That's pretty much the entire goal anyway apart from some former Russian/Soviet states, exploit the west economically so they don't actually have to run this shit show.

We've been passed around 3 FWBs (China/Russia/United States) thinking the United States actually loved us for real and the abusive ex Russia had changed. China is the frustrated simp because after Russia/US we don't really trust anyone anymore and we stopped responding after the many coffees, dinner dates and keep demanding new gifts. We keep them waiting in the friendzone not sure if we're ready for a new relationship.

Now we just pretend we're better off strong and independent while China/Russia/US know that isn't true as they watch us fuck around with the likes of Azerbaijan, Turkey and "traveling" and we need at least 1 of them to keep us safe from the others.

[Boredfrom]

Bulgarian enslavement and oppression is not the enslavement and oppression which went on to enrich Europe and the United States and in which the neocolonial extraction and economic disempowerment continues today, right now. Tell the class who is down in the mines in the DRC as we converse. Hint: it's not Bulgarians.

Just say it like it is, Nep: “fuck you cracker!”  

Yes, Nep, you care so much about the Congo  , just like you care about Haiti.

[Propagandhim]

The first thing I'd do if I owned Resetera is create one account with AI that very politely spoke honestly about no-no opinions.  "Actually, there seems to be convincing evidence that m-f trans athletes actually do have an advantage in sports."   "Hrmm, you bring up a great point, but we can't discount a prevalence of black fatherlessness in the home as part of this issue, but great points all around!"  I'd make the block, ban, delete-post, ignore buttons non-functional on this one account, but the mods wouldn't know about it - so they'd constantly try to ban them and it would tell them they're banned even though it did nothing and nobody could ignore them, either.  Then I'd unleash this extremely polite, seemingly innocuous but honest account on the forum and have them post a max of twice a day, and see if it completely destroys the place and leaves it in abandoned ruins.  "We gotta start a new forum.  This one account is DESTROYING this place!" Just two polite posts a day.   With its whole ass.

[Boredfrom]

Your game is gonna have attractive women?

You mean like most everything else in media today?

What are you exactly announcing my dude other than trying to level up your MAGA chudness?

How about you make your game not feel janky to play. I'd start with that.

Didn’t the last game sold a ton? Specially since they supported it continuously?

Also ERA why are CEOs the most irresponsible people on dev teams? Like you'd think they above all else would know not to talk about shit that is divisive?

[Jansen]

The back and forth in AI threads is really stale now  

Everyone's a milkshake duck 

[Jansen]

Computers did replace a lot though.



Used to be in order to design a skyscraper you needed a team of dozens of drafters (architects/engineers etc.) hand drawing in-person together in studios. It wasn't even that long ago in the grand scheme of things. With CAD, you may only need a couple of people with a computer. Numerous people got replaced.



Same with animation. Computers as it turned out are much more efficient at creating animated works than hand drawing is.



It's funny how people will bake in technologies they grew up with as "normal" but technologies introduced mid way through their life are considered a "perversion."



Eventually, the people who resist AI will look kind of silly - like boomers who swore off the internet and smart phones.



I think for a lot of young millenials and gen z AI is the first big tech advancement that is going to disrupt your already established life versus innovations that you grew up on and therefore always saw as normal.

Oh scoopy you fell for the trap