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    Default Re: Winning moments - The NWO is not un-opposed.

    I don't know for sure that Cancer is an intentional affliction.. but it looks like we are winning on that front also.

    Quote Cancer Facts and Figures: Death Rate Down 25% Since 1991
    The death rate from cancer in the US has declined steadily over the past 2 decades, according to annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society. The cancer death rate for men and women combined fell 25% from its peak in 1991 to 2014, the most recent year for which data are available. This decline translates to more than 2.1 million deaths averted during this time period.
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    Quote Plastic-eating caterpillars could help get rid of the world’s waste


    If scientists can find the enzymes in the caterpillar’s digestive tracts that’s doing the eating

    Plastic is fantastic. It’s cheap, durable, and doesn’t react to the usual organisms that break down organic matter. This has made it incredibly useful for the packaging industry, but has also led to mountains of waste, like the trillion plastic bags dumped in landfills annually. Now, though, the fight against plastic might have an unexpected ally: a type caterpillar called the wax worm that loves to chow down on plastic bags.
    The discovery of the wax worm’s previously unknown diet was made accidentally by Spanish researcher, Federica Bertocchini. Bertocchini is a part-time beekeeper, and is used to removing wax worms from her hives, where the caterpillars like to munch on the beeswax inside. After leaving a recently evicted troupe of wax worms in a plastic bag one day, Bertocchini found that the critters had munched their way to freedom.
    http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15...yethylene-bags


    It's funny how often these "discoveries" are completely accidental.
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    Hmm... Hopefully this is what it seems to be. Anyone that fits the title "billionaire" has to earn my trust....

    Quote Billionaire Paul Allen pledges $30M toward permanent housing for Seattle’s homeless

    Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said the city will contribute an additional $5 million toward the complex, to be operated by the nonprofit Mercy Housing Northwest. A site has not yet been found.


    Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Paul Allen will donate $30 million toward a permanent housing facility for as many as 100 low-income and homeless families in Seattle.
    The donation will help cover design and construction, and Mayor Ed Murray announced Wednesday the city will contribute an additional $5 million. Mercy Housing Northwest, a local nonprofit, will operate the facility.
    The facility will include a service center open to residents and the wider community, said Bill Rumpf, Mercy Housing Northwest president.
    “This comprehensive approach is exactly what we need to fund,” Murray said. “It is the kind of thing that makes a difference.”

    Planning is in the initial stages, but Rumpf said design and construction costs should fall within the range of the $35 million pledged by the city and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
    Operating costs would not be covered by the donation. Mercy Housing will seek public and private funding to help defray the cost of running the facility, Rumpf said. Residents of permanent housing such as this generally pay no more than 30 percent of their income for rent.
    A location has not been determined.
    “Our vision right now is that it’s in a location where there is access to services and public transit,” said Paul Butler, who oversees homelessness programs for the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
    For the city, finding space for new housing facilities has proved difficult. Murray’s plan to open a 24-hour emergency shelter and service center for the homeless by the end of 2016 fell behind schedule when the city couldn’t find an appropriate site.
    City officials settled on a location in Seattle’s Chinatown International District in February, but only after the city agreed to cover debt payments owed by the building’s owner.
    Rumpf said he’s confident that Mercy Housing, which recently opened a 108-unit affordable-housing complex in Rainier Valley, will be able to find an appropriate site for the new complex. Vulcan, the company that manages Allen’s real estate and other business interests, is assisting the nonprofit in the search, he said.
    Officials don’t yet have a timeline for opening the facility. It could take about two years, Rumpf said.
    The project has been in the works for several months, according to the Allen Family Foundation.
    Murray has challenged the city’s business and philanthropic communities to devote resources toward local efforts to reduce homelessness. In his State of the City address in February, he asked for $25 million in help from the business community over five years.
    Murray and King County Executive Dow Constantine declared a state of emergency over homelessness in 2015. They’re now developing a measure that would use a 0.1 percent county sales tax to fund efforts to reduce to homelessness.
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    Drones have certainly not always been used in helpful ways... but they are starting to do some awesome things for humans!

    Quote Drones are Saving Lives as Next Advancement in Public Safety Technology

    While consumer drones get the splashy and sometimes overblown headlines, the technology is quickly being embraced by cities across the United States for applications ranging from firefighting to search and rescue. Departments are already repurposing off-the-shelf drones to aid in a variety of situations.
    DJI, a leader in the consumer space, is moving to carve out a niche of enterprise capable drones. The recent addition of the Matrice 200 allows the deployment of multiple camera payloads including zoom-capable video, infrared systems (FLIR) and high-resolution cameras.
    The impacts are already being felt across the states in various public safety situations.
    Firefighting With Drones

    Most headlines you read are public officials urging the public to stay away from fires with personal drones. But the same technology is being deployed to help map fires, guide firefighters to hot spots and general surveillance of the scene. A drone can quickly offer the commander on the ground a bird’s eye view of the scene and help guide responding units into the best possible position.


    NYFD Deploys Custom Drone

    The New York City Fire Department is already adding drones to its arsenal. A recent NYTimes piece detailed the $85,000 custom drone, which can send back both standard video and infrared images. Painted fire engine red, the department jokingly considered having the ‘Keep Back 200 Feet’ painted on to mimic the city’s fire engines.
    Daniel A. Nigro, NYC’s current fire commissioner, talked to the Times about the newest firefighting weapon:
    “That tool for a chief is just night and day from what it was not just 30 years ago when I started, but 15 years ago. And moving forward, technology like this is a terrific advantage for us and for fire departments around the country.”
    NYFD’s interest in drone technology was initially sparked by the 2014 East Harlem gas explosion which killed eight. A local sent up his personal drone which captured an excellent overview of the scene. Two years of research and development later, the NYFD had its own.
    Coral Springs and Rescue Drone Deployment

    In April, the Coral Springs, FL Fire and Rescue Department deployed one of its drones to help contain a blaze at a local Dollar Tree. No special research and development for the drone used in the video below. It’s an off-the-shelf DJI Inspire 1 with an FLIR camera attached.
    In addition to the Inspire, the department has a Mavic and a Phantom. And because it’s Florida, they released a statement saying the drones wouldn’t be used in surveillance operations, though plans for the Mavic include indoor hostage rescue scenarios.
    That’s not how Mavic works, but Florida will be Florida (I was born in Homestead). Isn’t the idea for the hostage taker not to hear you coming? I know. We all watched A.P.B. on Fox and thought, taser on a drone? Badass.
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    Though of course, they had to end the article with some crap about "taser drones"... :/
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    Thank you so much for this thread! I will add something soon!

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    An event started by gamers inside the World of Warcaft game itself has been raising money for charities for a few years now and has been officially sanctioned by the game designers to include changes to the game that support this event.


    Imagine if instead of silly facebook profile filters

    Something like this was done...


    Quote World of Warcraft: Running of the Gnomes Charity Event Officially Being Backed by Blizzard
    Quote The Running of the Gnomes event, run for charity yearly by the World of Warcraft community, is about to get a huge cosmetic upgrade thanks to Blizzard.
    For those that don't know, these runs are performed with level one characters, which is what can make them somewhat challenging at times since you're running through high-level zones (especially in Stranglethorn Vale.) And they're always done to support a charity. The Running of the Gnomes is done to support the Cleveland Clinic's Tuohy Vaccine, and the Running of the Trolls is done to support the Trevor Project, which is a national 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.
    The Running of the Gnome starts in New Tinkertown, progresses into Ironforge, then heads to Stormwind via the Deeprun Tram. From there, the gnome stampede progresses south into Stranglethorn Vale, ending up at Booty Bay. Blizzard's decked out the race course in Gnomeregan regalia and racing banners on the PTR, complete with gnome NPCs along the way that'll cheer you on. They've even added a new quest that'll task you with running through the 40 gates and crossing the finish line. Check out the preview below

    And it's grown by leaps and bounds since it began. The Running of the Gnomes has been running since 2009 and has grown from 144 participants to 2,860 pink haired gnomes making the trek to Booty Bay. Blizzard's taken notice, and they're adding official decorations to celebrate the Running of the Gnomes. Dravvie has even started running a Horde-side event called Running of the Trolls three years ago to give players of both factions a chance to support a good cause. She's been absolutely floored by the support that Blizzard has shown her grassroots charity event.
    "I feel really honored that that this small, fun charity event that I started years ago with some friends has turned into such an installation in the community that Blizzard saw fit to make it a holiday," Dravvie tells PVP Live. "It’s neat to think that so many people that wouldn’t have otherwise known about the event will get to experience it! Looking at the PTR, they didn’t even change the route. I’m so touched to know that the staff at Blizzard have come to love the event like I and the community do. Honestly, I just feel humbled and grateful."The official Running of the Gnomes event will be in October, and it's expected that this World of Warcraft microholiday should debut alongside it. The event dates for the Running of the Gnomes will be announced soon on the WarcraftCares Twitter, and by Dravvie herself.
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    Default Re: Winning moments - The NWO is not un-opposed.

    If only we had this problem in the US...

    I wonder if this should be taken note of.. a single culture nation seems to be a more peaceful one.

    Quote As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do

    There was just one fatal shooting in the whole of 2015

    THE stake-out lasted a week, but it paid off in the end. The tireless police of Kagoshima, a sleepy city in the far south of the country, watched the unlocked car day and night. It was parked outside a supermarket, and contained a case of malt beer. Finally, a passing middle-aged man decided to help himself. Five policemen instantly pounced, nabbing one of the city’s few remaining law-breakers.

    Japan’s cluttered streets are not always pretty but they are remarkably safe. Crime rates have been falling for 13 years. The murder rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people is among the lowest in the world; in America it is almost 4 (see chart). A single gun slaying was recorded for the whole of 2015. Even yakuza gangsters, once a potent criminal force, have been weakened by tougher laws and old age.

    Yet, far from being pensioned off, the police are growing in numbers: beat cops, known colloquially as omawari-san (Mr Walk-around), are a fixture in most neighbourhoods. Japan has over 259,000 uniformed officers—15,000 more than a decade ago, when crime rates were far higher. The ratio of officers to population is very high, especially in Tokyo, home to the world’s biggest metropolitan police force—a quarter bigger than the one protecting New York.

    This means plenty of attention for crimes that would be considered too petty to investigate elsewhere, such as the theft of a bicycle or the possession of a tiny amount of drugs. One woman describes how five officers crowded into her cramped apartment after she reported her knickers being swiped from a clothesline. A small army of detectives was assigned last year to apprehend a group of 22 people who had been growing marijuana for their personal use only and smoking it in deserted rural spots.

    In fact, as the police run out of things to do, they are becoming more inventive about what constitutes a crime, says Kanako Takayama of Kyoto University. In one recent case, she says, they arrested a group of people who had shared the cost of renting a car, deeming the arrangement an illegal taxi. Some prefectures have begun prosecuting people who ride their bicycles through red lights.

    In 2015 a man was arrested for scribbling Adolf Hitler moustaches onto posters of Shinzo Abe, the prime minister. Ms Takayama says detectives have started appearing without permission on university campuses, to monitor “troublesome” students. One reason why police are going after cyclists may be to make up for the steady fall in driving offences. (Both drivers and cyclists can avoid fines by signing up for remedial training at certified driving schools, which are often staffed by retired officers, notes Colin Jones of Doshisha University.) Fifteen years ago police in Hokkaido, in Japan’s sparsely populated north, conspired with yakuza gangsters to smuggle guns into the country so they could meet quotas for finding them.

    The hunt for things to do may sometimes be beneficial. The number of reported cases of children being abused at home has almost doubled since 2010, despite the declining birth rate. That suggests the police are increasingly intervening in the domestic sphere, which they used to avoid.

    Even critics of Japan’s justice system accept that it gets a lot right. Rates of recidivism are low and a great deal of effort is made to keep young offenders out of the prison system; police work with parents to keep young people on the straight and narrow. Adults are incarcerated at a far lower rate than in most rich countries: 45 per 100,000, compared with 146 in Britain and 666 in the United States.

    Yet the police are oddly inefficient. Even though there are so many officers and so few crimes, they solve less than 30% of them. Confessions, often made under duress, form the basis of most criminal prosecutions. The courts dismissed the case of the beer thief in Kagoshima, despite all the work that went into it. Japan is almost crime-free not thanks to the police, says Yoshihiro Yasuda, a campaigning lawyer, but because people police themselves.
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    I can't believe we've still do this most places, the justice system is such a nasty trap.

    Good for Texas, hopefully more states will follow suit.

    Quote House votes to end jail time for being too poor to pay fines
    Senate Bill 1913, by state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, would allow courts to ask defendants if they are too poor to pay for traffic tickets, fines for other low-level and fine-only offenses or court costs.
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    Good stuff Target, keep it coming.

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    This is VERY important.. I hope it happens, but I think it should be 19billion or 20 billion... we need to shut this **** down HARD.
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    Google could face a $9bn EU fine for rigging search results in its favor

    A seven-year investigation into the world's most popular internet search engine was triggered by scores of complaints from both US and European rivals


    EU antitrust regulators aim to slap a hefty fine on Alphabet unit Google over its shopping service before the summer break in August, two people familiar with the matter said, setting the stage for two other cases involving the US company.

    The European Commission's decision will come after a seven-year investigation into the world's most popular internet search engine was triggered by scores of complaints from both US and European rivals.

    The EU competition authority accused Google in April 2015 of distorting internet search results to favour its shopping service, harming both rivals and consumers.The Commission and Google declined to comment. The US company has in the past rejected the charges, saying that regulators ignored competition from online retailers Amazon and eBay.

    Fines for companies found guilty of breaching EU antitrust rules can reach 10 per cent of their global turnover, which in Google's case could be about $9bn of its 2016 turnover.

    Apart from the fine, the Commission will tell Google to stop its alleged anti-competitive practices but it is not clear what measures it will order the company to adopt to ensure that rivals get equal treatment in internet shopping results.

    The regulator could set out general principles or specific instructions for Google to follow, said an observer.
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    Default Re: Winning moments - The NWO is not un-opposed.

    Quote Posted by Shannon (here)
    If only cops were taught to assess people and situations like this. But no, I'm surprised this guy passed the test to become a cop!
    Depends on the jurisdiction. Some places are more corrupt than others. Even county to county can make a huge difference with sheriffs offices, on a sliding scale somewhere between Andy Griffith and Rodney King's LAPD.

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    Quote Posted by A Voice from the Mountains (here)
    Quote Posted by Shannon (here)
    If only cops were taught to assess people and situations like this. But no, I'm surprised this guy passed the test to become a cop!
    Depends on the jurisdiction. Some places are more corrupt than others. Even county to county can make a huge difference with sheriffs offices, on a sliding scale somewhere between Andy Griffith and Rodney King's LAPD.
    I find my local PD exactly where I want them from time to time... taking a nap in their patrol car in the woods (usually a long my horse trails... haha) Perfect place for those costumed thugs, away from where they can cause us actually productive citizens issues.

    Yes, standards are extremely variable.
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    The ability to let $2,000,000.00 in stocks just sit there... that's amazing self control, to then turn around and donate it at the twilight of your life... wow.

    Quote 98-Year-Old Just Donated $2 Million In Stock To Create A Wildlife Sanctuary

    98-year-old Russ Gremel has led a simple life, with no one knowing he was a millionaire the entire time. Until recently, that is, when the elderly man donated 2 million dollars to the 395-acre Gremel Wildlife Sanctuary to protect wetlands in Amboy, Illinois – so people could come out and enjoy nature the way he did as a kid. “I’m a very simple man,” says Gremel. “I never let anybody know I had that kind of money.”

    Gremel grew up poor as his family lost everything after the 1929 stock market crash, so the man learned how to be happy and content with whatever he had from the early days.

    Around 70 years ago, Gremel bought $1,007 of stock in Walgreens pharmacy chain. His brother advised him that people would always need medicine and women would buy make up, so it was a wise investment – and boy was he right. Over the years, the Walgreens chain has exploded, and is now worth more than $62 billion, making Gremel’s stocks worth $2 million.

    Gremel never touched that money throughout this life until his recent generous donation to protect nature. “You have to do some good in this world,” says Gremel. “That’s what money is for.” Besides, the man claims he’s already had a “hell of a good life” without all that money.
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    This should have happened in the US over the election... but at least it happened somewhere.

    Google Slapped With $2.7 Billion EU Fine Over Search Results
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    The European Union’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL -1.42% Google a record €2.42 billion ($2.71 billion) for favoring its own comparison-shopping service in search results and ordered the search giant to apply the same methods to rivals as its own when displaying their services.

    The decision, if it is upheld, would force Google to reshape the way it presents search results for products in Europe, the latest move by Brussels to rein in the tech world. The decision could also have farther-reaching implications for other Google products and services—as well as those from competitors.

    If the ruling sets a precedent that holds, these firms might all have to rethink how they make products that—like Google’s search engine—have become more than just tools, but dominant gateways to the wider internet.
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-...lts-1498556971
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    IRS Loses $175 Million Class Action Lawsuit!

    Quote Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the indefensible destructiveness of the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) as it's been a cancer on the American people since 1913 when the IRS Act was passed around the same time as The Federal Reserve Act.

    Monetary manipulation goes hand in hand with the extortion system known as the IRS.

    Recently, the IRS lost a $175 million class action lawsuit including more than 700,000 people and businesses to recover allegedly unlawful license fees paid to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Nearly three years later, the plaintiffs got a win after Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled that "all fees that the defendant has charged to class members to issue and renew a PTIN ... are hereby declared unlawful." The potential cost to the IRS? $175 million.

    Josh and John go into why taxation is theft and why it's not necessary. From "Who'll build the roads?" to how it affects businesses and promotes an impoverished society and how a voluntary society with voluntary community funding is far better than the statist extortion racket.

    Both on a moral and logical level, taxation is wrong and an attack on free individuals.
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    With the craziness of the last few months... it's important to understand the implications of the MSM flailing and current investigations... WE are shifting the agenda.


    Quote You are weak! You are powerless! You don't control your own life!...is what the powers-that-shouldn't-be want you to believe. In reality, the thing they are most afraid of is you discovering your own power and taking control of your life. And as a new study shows, even a small number of alternative, non-mainstream sources can redirect the national conversation. So why aren't we using this power to our advantage and setting a new agenda for humanity? The choice is ours. Please support The Corbett Report and the other independent outlets that are helping to do just that.
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    Quote Posted by TargeT (here)
    With the craziness of the last few months... it's important to understand the implications of the MSM flailing and current investigations... WE are shifting the agenda.


    Quote You are weak! You are powerless! You don't control your own life!...is what the powers-that-shouldn't-be want you to believe. In reality, the thing they are most afraid of is you discovering your own power and taking control of your life. And as a new study shows, even a small number of alternative, non-mainstream sources can redirect the national conversation. So why aren't we using this power to our advantage and setting a new agenda for humanity? The choice is ours. Please support The Corbett Report and the other independent outlets that are helping to do just that.
    A short video with an awesome message! Thanks for posting it.

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    Sure it's "only a game" but this is exciting to see... I hope this trend spreads to every "product" and company out there!

    Quote Wall Street is freaking out as EA caves again to social media outrage over its ‘Star Wars’ game
    1. Investors are now worried the controversy over Electronic Arts' "Star Wars Battlefront II" in-game monetization model will hurt the video game's sales.
    2. "The escalation of EA concessions over the past month are a potential negative indicator of pre-order sales trends and overall unit confidence," Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post writes."
    3. EA's stock is down 7 percent month to date through Thursday compared with the S&P 500's 0.4 percent gain.

    Gamers play the video game 'Star Wars Battlefront II' developed by DICE, Criterion Games and Motive Studios and published by Electronics Arts on Sony PlayStation game consoles PS4 Pro during the 'Paris Games Week' on October 31, 2017 in Paris, France.

    Angry gamers are winning the war against Electronic Arts' in-game money-making strategy in its new "Star Wars Battlefront II" title.

    Wall Street is taking notice and lowering its expectations for the video game's financial prospects.

    The company announced Thursday it is temporarily turning off all in-game purchases in "Star Wars Battlefront II" in response to the negative sentiment from the gaming community.

    Quote Today, we turned off in-game purchases for #StarWarsBattlefrontII. The game is built on your input, and it will continue to evolve and grow. Read the full update: http://bit.ly/2hyFHce
    Angry gamers are winning the war against Electronic Arts' in-game money-making strategy in its new "Star Wars Battlefront II" title.

    Wall Street is taking notice and lowering its expectations for the video game's financial prospects.

    The company announced Thursday it is temporarily turning off all in-game purchases in "Star Wars Battlefront II" in response to the negative sentiment from the gaming community.

    "It's clear that many of you feel there are still challenges in the design. We've heard the concerns about potentially giving players unfair advantages. … Sorry we didn't get this right," EA wrote in the post. "We hear you loud and clear, so we're turning off all in-game purchases. … The ability to purchase crystals in-game will become available at a later date, only after we've made changes to the game."

    EA's "Star Wars Battlefront II" officially launches on Friday, but portions of the game went live on Nov. 9 for the company's EA Access and Origin Access subscribers.

    The company's shares were down 3 percent Friday.

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch now predicts the "Star Wars" title sales are likely to disappoint investors and come under the company's target because of the gamer outrage.

    "The escalation of EA concessions over the past month are a potential negative indicator of pre-order sales trends and overall unit confidence," analyst Justin Post wrote in a note to clients Friday entitled "In-game purchases benched the night before launch."

    The "Star Wars Battlefront II" "bumpy launch week creates incremental risk to early unit sales (initial reviews also underwhelming). … We think unit sales could come in below EA's earlier FY18 outlook for around 14mn units."

    Post maintained his buy rating and $137 price target for Electronic Arts shares, representing 23 percent upside to Thursday's close.

    The analyst is hopeful upside from the publisher's sports titles will make up for faltering sales results for "Star Wars Battlefront II."

    "We think the strength of Ultimate Team could offset a 2-3 million unit shortfall for Battlefront, and remain comfortable with our FY18 estimates," he wrote.

    The initial uproar centered on in-game purchases in "Star Wars Battlefront II." They allowed players to save time by paying extra money to accelerate the "unlock" of major characters like Darth Vader.

    The gaming community flooded social media and Reddit with thousands of negative posts, saying the company is unfairly compelling consumers to spend more money for content that should be part of the initial $60 game price.

    The company had already partly backtracked as it announced Monday it reduced the credits cost to unlock key characters by 75 percent.

    Even before the recent social media fight, other analysts were concerned over "Star Wars Battlefront II" prospects.

    Jefferies' analyst Timothy O'Shea questioned whether "Star Wars" game buyers will pay more like consumers of EA's popular sports titles.

    "If Star Wars can encourage users to spend real money on virtual goods (like FIFA) the game could drive meaningful upside to F'18 and '19 EPS, but this is not a certainty," O'Shea wrote in a note to clients on Nov. 1 entitled "Star Wars Battlefront 2: A Trick Or a Treat?"

    The gaming community is still not satisfied even with EA's latest move to pause in-game purchases, calling out the temporary nature of the action.
    https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/17/wall...wars-game.html


    Hopefully this isn't some genius PR stunt... but I doubt it is; the Reddit hate is real for EA right now... (don't forget this is the company that was voted worst in the US 2 years in a row)
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