System and method for increasing attributes of a virtual item

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9901826
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15209698

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One aspect of the present disclosure relates to increasing an attribute of a virtual item type in a virtual space. Users, having virtual item instances of a virtual item, may be presented with an offer to increase a performance level of virtual item instances of the virtual item as a group in exchange for pooled consideration from the users as a group. The performance level of the virtual item instances of the virtual item may be increased as a group in exchange for the users, as a group, tendering the pooled consideration.

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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY REDWOOD CITY CA 94065

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Hoffman, Daniel San Francisco, US 33 790
Lee, Kevin Fremont, US 310 5639
Port, Aaron Alamo, US 2 6
Yu, Christopher San Francisco, US 50 351

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