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I sent one last email to support pleading for assistance. Got another GM this time, who was happy to push my account-reset through.

Looks like it'll cost me $30 for each of the two expansions I need to get caught up on. I'll probably download the client and log in and run around a bit first to make sure I'm still interested.

In other news, Trump's taking massive fire from the NFL and the NFL Player's Union, which have jointly denounced a speech in which he advocates firing any player who participates in the Anthem Protests. This is intensified by his revocation of the traditional White House invitation to the Golden State Warriors (the current NBA champions) after a player expressed reluctance to participate.

I'm hearing a lot of First Amendment talk over this issue. Here's what it boils down to in my view...

If Trump were to use his position as a government official to force people to show respect during the National Anthem, that would be a violation of their First Amendment rights.
If Trump uses his position to encourage people to show respect during the National Anthem, that type of moral counseling is considered an acceptable extension of his office as a leader of the people.

The problem is, Trump's language currently falls in a grey zone somewhere between these two extremes. Trump is strongly implying, though not out-rightly stating, that his expectation of NFL team managers is that they will not continue to employ individuals who fail to share his personal opinions. This is not the first time that we have seen Trump skirt this line, dangerously close to the wrong side of it, and it surely will not be the last.

I just finished Season 4 of Bojack Horseman. There were a couple of weaker episodes...but overall, it's my favorite season yet. Episode 9 in particular, that ending caught me completely off guard. And both of the episodes focusing on Bojack's mother were so creative and insightful.

I almost wish this was the end, because we finally got a season with a happy ending. Alas, Netflix has renewed for Season 5. If they actually manage to outdo Season 4, I don't know if my heart will be able to take it...

https://twitter.com/BoJackHorseman/status/910896431933689857

The Fortnite population seems to be pretty evenly divided...half of them love Battle Royale, the other half hate the fact that the money they spent on a PvE game is being used to fund development of a PvP game now. Personally, I'm in the latter camp.

In other news, the next round of updates was announced today.

Horde Bash update expected on or before 10/17, with 4 new heroes, 9 new weapons, new quests and a new game mode. Bear in mind that the last round of 'new' heroes were a literal copy-paste job with a weak re-skin, and the last round of new weapons were only slightly better being copies of existing weapon categories with boosted impact stats that generally had minimal impact on gameplay. I am looking forward to the new gameplay mode though.

Halloween update on or before 10/31, including new biome, 8 themed heroes, and new quests.

December update is expected to introduce event-currency, allowing players to purchase the specific rewards they are looking for.

Before the end of the year they want to introduce systems to control the bonus rolls on items.

Brooke was downright adorkable as she had to spell 'B double-O B S', like it was a naughty word.

1 month until SoW release date.

I bought SoM a while back but never got around to playing it...when SoW was announced I resolved to play SoM before SoW's release. How much time should I leave myself to play SoM?

Baro Ki'Teer is here! And this week he's selling a lovely display that can be placed in your ship to show off your codex paintings!

Hillary blames Sanders for her election loss.
Really, Hillary? Trump had to compete with like 50 other Republican candidates, and you're bitching about the one Democrat who ran against you? People don't hate you because of Sanders. This shit right here is why people hate you.

Meanwhile...
Trump finally gets bigger crowds than Obama.