Some impressions on the Battlefield V Beta on PS4

I must say that I've enjoyed the previous EA game betas such as Battlefield 1 and both Star Wars Battlefronts. This time around I got what I expected and some more.

First of all, I can definitely say that I liked the WWII milieu of the game even though it is a bit revisionist and full of anachronisms. Both maps, Rotterdam and Narvik, provided a neat sample of different lighting and environmental effects.

However when it comes to the gameplay, one can expect a bunch of bugs and quips in every beta. Sometimes my passing was obstructed by an invisible texture. At times the sound environment turned out to be inconsistent.

Unfortunately the class loadouts are a mess. Every class can build and revive in certain circumstances. Both the medic and support classes can provide additional ammo and support packs. I thought it was frustrating that the support class weaponry made of LMGs lacked high capacity magazines. So no cover fire. Weapons so far seem to be more one and the same when it comes to effectiveness.

As far as the vehicles and tanks are concerned, I feel that the tank was pretty useless and couldn't even ram through a wooden house.

Overall the beta matches feel very low tempo which is something that might turn out to be a let down considering all the available shooters this quarter. EA has indeed handled this release awfully. Pandering to SJWesque critique is not helping the game at all with their target audience.

Qatar affair II – Realigning realities of Middle Eastern monarchies sucking morality out of Europe

Not the perfect match off. Even though this ongoing delicate situation in the Arabian peninsula is hardly the biggest concern right now. In the south, the war in Yemen continues, cholera is spreading and prospects look grim. Yemen seems to have become Saudi Arabia's equivalent for Soviet campaign in Afghanistan – going awfully wrong whilst costing too much for comfort.

I've been thinking about the motivations behind the latest high tensions with Qatar. As campaigns in Syria are dwindling, the removal of Assad was a failure. We can see the Saudi outreach of foreign policy in the Middle East fail, whereas their grip on global terrorism exports and bribing Western politicians is as strong as ever. Saudis are making a terrible mistake if they think they can force Qatar to join them. If this is merely a ploy to prop up oil prices, they may prolong the inevitable. The Saudi model, as seen in Venezuela with stricken oil revenue, is not viable. Buying high priced assets on foreign soil is not going to cut it. We can witness China being at it, while propping up their home economy with creative bookkeeping and collecting assets abroad. Alas, at least China is dynamic in their view of building infrastructure which will be more concrete than empty paper promises.

Qatar and Iran on friendly terms since Syria plans bust?

Qatar is in many ways similar to Saudi Arabia, but fortunately they have smaller population and therefore more sustainable economy. At the moment, this latest escalation seems to have forced the Qatari to look for new global partners as the bullying neighbor tries to force them to join them. They can trust Turkey, with Muslim brotherhood connections. Iran can use the soft approach as can Russia to appease the situation. US has military base in Qatar and most likely wish that this will be the case in the future although they have many bases in the region.

It is probable that this whole move against terrorism loving Qatar will only embarrass everyone in the conflict. Saudis can afford buying up their way to UN human right council leader seat and women's right council while at it, so buying EU and US politicians to agree with their arguments to confront Qatar, Iran, NATO rogue Turkey and most of BRICS nations won't be an issue. It must be said at this point that for the most part BRICS countries have weakened and that SCO and Silk Road cooperation have strengthened. Countries like Brazil and South African are grimed with political problems that truly affect this partnership.

However the global situation is now more dynamic than ever. The blocks are moving nicely and aligning to accommodate new partnerships. Big alliances are quiet loose and whereas bilateral relationships can work on per issue basis. Monarchies seem not be dynamic enough to brainchild a move to more stable and productive society. We can already witness places like Europe descending back towards feudal society.

Old west in decline & demographic end of the line – Nihilism and solipsism pave way to nonexistence 

In essence, we lack faith. That has become our cultural heritage. The lack of over generations bigger than life tradition. How can the western tradition overcome future obstacles in the now? Old ways of thinking won't suffice. From top to bottom approach will not work anymore. Passive obeisance will not cut it to get handouts from the state. It is more likely that the old power in high places won't see change and more so won't be acknowledging it until it hits them where it hurts. I wonder if the obeisance in exchange of compensation is the reason these wealthy monarchies can lobby their ways into our ways of life.

These are all good questions. Spreading awareness and people putting their skin-in-the-game will be the only change we can hope for. Let's spread the word and reform this shared society of information. Energy is in constant change.

What can we do about it? How can we contribute to a positive change? Politics seems inundated with trivial matters. All I can see is bickering and political deadlocks above which the superstate conducts all the business as usual.

What's up with post-truth mayhem?

Are we nearing the derelict wasteland of mindless opinions given too much credence. Are we there yet? Bias is something none of us can escape. With all the uncovered media collusion surrounding the US presidential election, it is no surprise people don't trust the news provided by Big Media, voting machines financed by supervillain George Soros and a number of local and national politicians bought by big business lobbies, banks and pro-war think tanks. These corrupting tentacles of power seep into all kinds of business, the bigger, the better and more influence they have. Hollywood and movies used to be big mind programming propaganda platforms but more and more video game industry and the coming wave of VR will try to feed us with CIA/ globalist think tank laced world view. So don't be surprised.

Well, post-truth, what can we do? How can anybody have their say in the biz? Some people around the various platforms and social media, ie. Twitter & Youtube are most likely being compensated or influenced to promote a certain political view. You got Casey Neistat, don't know really who, annoying as hell, promoting Shillary whereas many conservative leaning youth credo pundits are giving thumbs up for T-man. Many seem worried about this pay-to-play kind of way to influence gullible masses into supporting whichever product their idol is showing at them. Don't be fooled, it's product placement, all of these non-rational heartfelt endorsements.

Give it a second though, will you? For world's sake if for non other reason. Many people around the world could use a break of all the interventionist policies US gov't and subsidies have mercifully bestowed upon us by buying influence over top of your elected officials, politicians and news outlets. I know it sounds like a big responsibility. I can't vote legally, even though for some reason Facebook reminded me kindly to register to vote in the election. I can't just march into US embassy and say: "I'm here to vote, however I'm not eligible to vote as per legal rules." It would be too crazy if they would allow me to vote, without showing any ID, like in many states in US where you can't just bus people, as they have already, around various polling stations to vote multiple times. Media will deny this. As Hillary has denied any wrongdoing with her e-mails, all of that has come out of Wikileaks, the criminal intent, all of it.

I'm not going to tell you who to vote or to vote at all in any case. You've got the choices laid before you. There's zero accountability, because you can't know in advance will your voted be counted at all or will it be decimated or undermined by voter fraud in your state. Dead people are on those lists and their votes are up for grabs. I bet many of these extra votes are funneled into the early voting bunch before the election day to skew the polls in favor of house favorite.

I'm doubting the underdog has any chances, now since the latest scandalous revelations or accusations have turned the tide of GOP against him. It would be miraculous, if he would win against two parties having their election frauding practices line up against him after all the negative press pounding.

There's still time. Let's show the world who all these bastards are in real life. Their true colors will be revealed and there's no turning back.

Podesta leaks. Trust. Is. Lost. For. Good. Some say we need at least a generation to regain what's lost.

While you were gaming: Game industry and the next financial collapse

What, how and when? How could this ever happen? You might think all of a sudden. By the time you read this the worst must've happened already. Oh, wait, it's well past the speed bump we experienced back in 2008, the sub-prime crisis, which was paved over by bail-outs, financial stimulus and accounting alchemy.

Yes, financial crash similar to the 1930's could happen and most people in that case would be in a much worse place, in so much so that they'd tough to manage even their daily lives yet to have time develop and produce games and for crowds and consumers to have funds and time to play these titles is unimaginable. There's always that possibility. Are you ready? Can you survive? What if your suburb, city becomes a death trap of the walking dead looking for means to survive even few days? Do you not see rioting even over trivial matters in the US? Won't there be riots after the Presidential election? Then what about a financial collapse unlike anything we've seen yet.

I'm not all over this dystopic view of the near future, however what I'm telling you here is not fear porn, but cold reality. You can ask yourself whether you can survive, by what means and for how long. Can you help others, family and friends etc. The gaming industry will have it tough no matter what, even in the case that consumers' median income stumbles with economic downturn, layoffs and such, globalization and it's ugly downside that has led to more wars, radicalization and inequality.

Can you therefore imagine yourself in a such predicament? A putting on a new video soon about this very topic. In the meantime you can look at some the vids on the series I've put this blog post.

Even though this is merely a layman's view of things with a hint of critical thinking, I wholeheartedly recommend everybody preparing themselves both in terms of mentality and physical supplies to last an era of societal and economic uncertainty because of all the signs point towards the implosion of the current rigged financial system. I want to stress as well that instead of a full blown collapse similar to the Great recession, there might be a serious stumble in stocks, shock and a transition period to a new financial system that will hopefully be reformed to suit the majority of people of this planet.

New video last but not least:

While You Were Gaming - Aug Sept time frame

As one would expect many things are occuring even as I write this. There are bloody wars being waged in Syria and Yemen, a slower fight going on in Ukraine and all out financial warfare against the middle-class in developed countries.

Ok, there's a slump in almost every European country, United States and Japan apart from a tiny separated parts of financial bubbles surrounding housing prices, IT-business and banking. Guess some of you might've felt the effects of those: debt, no or less jobs etc. Debt of countries is spiraling out of control as well, therefore it can be called a real time bomb with the demographic cliff majority of European countries such as the Euro locomotive Germany and industrious Japan are experiencing already.

At the age of heightening gaps between the obscenely well-off, affluent power brokers and the rest of us, more and more people are pushed to their limits and are pitted against one another. Lines are drawn between ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, social class, you name it. In Europe, we have heightened tensions between locals and migrants who have arrived recently from war-ridden Middle-East and poor parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Then there's political animosity between populists and the establishment groups, left and right wing groups. In US, the conflict is magnified by US presidential candidates: GOP's Trump and DNC's Hillary Clinton. The wedge between this duopoly is deep and being accentuated as more people vent their spleen on current events, narratives, beliefs and social strife. Only 9% of the voting aged population were heard during "the selection" of well-off candidates of the both aisles. Many were cast aside in the rigged election. More people are even more upset because all of this was public and so in your face.

US factions are supporting once again the overthrow of Assad regime with the help of none other than al-Qaeda and pals. Earlier US military refuse to become al-Qaeda's air force therefore leading to covert CIA assistance to the rebel jihadis.

Failed presumed CIA-Gülenite Turkey coup threw a monkey wrench to the globalist plan on Syria. Rapprochement toward Russia, after downing one their jets in Syria, has already been layed out as US gov't is stalling Fetullah Gülen extradition.

Many things are unraveling. The quickening is upon us.