Patrick Fong
@patrickfong.bsky.social
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics, Manga, Anime & Gaming Aficionado
Using an AI mental health companion is akin to talking to a Magic 8 Ball for your therapeutic needs.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Using an AI mental health companion is akin to talking to a Magic 8 Ball for your therapeutic needs.
Worst case, it will make for an interesting topic for a future law review article. CC: NYS Gaming Commission, NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), MA Gaming Commission, CT Department of Consumer Protection, RI DBR Division of Gaming & Athletics, et alia. #OnlineGaming 5/5
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Worst case, it will make for an interesting topic for a future law review article. CC: NYS Gaming Commission, NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), MA Gaming Commission, CT Department of Consumer Protection, RI DBR Division of Gaming & Athletics, et alia. #OnlineGaming 5/5
It is an issue worth investigating by state gaming enforcement agencies. It could lead to a novel national class action against the deceptive business practices of @microsoft.com @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social and the entire mobile video gaming industry. #OnlineGaming 4/5
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It is an issue worth investigating by state gaming enforcement agencies. It could lead to a novel national class action against the deceptive business practices of @microsoft.com @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social and the entire mobile video gaming industry. #OnlineGaming 4/5
No reason that @microsoft.com @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social should be regulated and taxed differently from @fanduelsportsbook.bsky.social when all operate online games of chance for profit. @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com just hides what it does within an RPG fantasy game. #OnlineGaming 3/5
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
No reason that @microsoft.com @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social should be regulated and taxed differently from @fanduelsportsbook.bsky.social when all operate online games of chance for profit. @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com just hides what it does within an RPG fantasy game. #OnlineGaming 3/5
Players are enticed to spend money to purchase virtual assets necessary to place a wager in a game of chance in @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com. The prizes are virtual, but the mechanic is the same as pulling an virtual slot machine handle or buying a virtual lottery ticket. #OnlineGaming 2/5
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Players are enticed to spend money to purchase virtual assets necessary to place a wager in a game of chance in @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com. The prizes are virtual, but the mechanic is the same as pulling an virtual slot machine handle or buying a virtual lottery ticket. #OnlineGaming 2/5
It can be argued that @microsoft.com @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social act as de facto online casino operators for their RNG lottery draw style mini-game (familiar conversion) contained within @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com. #OnlineGaming 1/5
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It can be argued that @microsoft.com @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social act as de facto online casino operators for their RNG lottery draw style mini-game (familiar conversion) contained within @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com. #OnlineGaming 1/5
I love the familiars component of @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com. What I disfavor is the predatory lottery draw RNG system ("conversion") that @microsoft.com @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social devised. Players spend IRL money for a miniscule chance of "winning" a coveted virtual prize. #OnlineGaming
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I love the familiars component of @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com. What I disfavor is the predatory lottery draw RNG system ("conversion") that @microsoft.com @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social devised. Players spend IRL money for a miniscule chance of "winning" a coveted virtual prize. #OnlineGaming
Perhaps @newjerseyoag.bsky.social and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement should investigate whether my complaints re: the @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com familiar conversion game mechanic have any merit. @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social @microsoft.com #OnlineGaming 3/3
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Perhaps @newjerseyoag.bsky.social and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement should investigate whether my complaints re: the @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com familiar conversion game mechanic have any merit. @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social @microsoft.com #OnlineGaming 3/3
At a minimum @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social @microsoft.com should provide responsible gaming warnings and safer play resources in @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com. Their virtual pet game mechanic is just as lucrative and addictive as any game of chance operated by a online casino. #OnlineGaming 2/3
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At a minimum @blizzard.com @netease.bsky.social @microsoft.com should provide responsible gaming warnings and safer play resources in @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com. Their virtual pet game mechanic is just as lucrative and addictive as any game of chance operated by a online casino. #OnlineGaming 2/3
The @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com familiar conversion system is clearly #gambling. Players are spending IRL money to wager in an online game of chance to win virtual prizes. How is this activity not strictly regulated by every state gaming enforcement agency in the country? #OnlineGaming 1/3
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com familiar conversion system is clearly #gambling. Players are spending IRL money to wager in an online game of chance to win virtual prizes. How is this activity not strictly regulated by every state gaming enforcement agency in the country? #OnlineGaming 1/3
Plan A to roll my dream 6L familiar via the @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com RNG conversion system failed. Plan B for @blizzard.com to sell me a bespoke pet failed. Now Plan C is to secure FT employment with @microsoft.com and negotiate for a custom 6L Varog as part of my total compensation package.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Plan A to roll my dream 6L familiar via the @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com RNG conversion system failed. Plan B for @blizzard.com to sell me a bespoke pet failed. Now Plan C is to secure FT employment with @microsoft.com and negotiate for a custom 6L Varog as part of my total compensation package.
Almost every @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com familiar type has received a new possible "amalgam" trait which alters their active skill and appearance. Just another enticement for players to gamble more real money chasing virtual prizes by @blizzard.com. I do like the Super Saiyan amalgam Varog. 🦄 💸
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Almost every @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com familiar type has received a new possible "amalgam" trait which alters their active skill and appearance. Just another enticement for players to gamble more real money chasing virtual prizes by @blizzard.com. I do like the Super Saiyan amalgam Varog. 🦄 💸
I want to procure a bespoke @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com familiar directly from @blizzard.com. There is a 0.0000000022864% chance to convert a 6L Varog with the exact skills I want from its passive skill pool. What fun is there gambling any more money on a practically unattainable virtual prize? 🦄 💸
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October 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I want to procure a bespoke @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com familiar directly from @blizzard.com. There is a 0.0000000022864% chance to convert a 6L Varog with the exact skills I want from its passive skill pool. What fun is there gambling any more money on a practically unattainable virtual prize? 🦄 💸
The probability of rolling a @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com Varog with the specific skills I want from its pool of 85 possible passive skills is 1 in 437,353,560. While not mathematically impossible, the odds are effectively zero. P2W is one thing, but gambling is another matter @blizzard.com. 🦄 💸
October 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The probability of rolling a @diabloimmortal.blizzard.com Varog with the specific skills I want from its pool of 85 possible passive skills is 1 in 437,353,560. While not mathematically impossible, the odds are effectively zero. P2W is one thing, but gambling is another matter @blizzard.com. 🦄 💸
Artificial Intelligence is now doing to U.S. white collar workers what automation did to U.S. blue collar workers. 🤖
September 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Artificial Intelligence is now doing to U.S. white collar workers what automation did to U.S. blue collar workers. 🤖
What exactly is the distinction between Elves and Dark Elves? Is this a sword and sorcery genre racism thing? 🤔
September 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What exactly is the distinction between Elves and Dark Elves? Is this a sword and sorcery genre racism thing? 🤔
Ever watch Brazil (1985)? Feeling a bit like Sam Lowry these days...
August 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Ever watch Brazil (1985)? Feeling a bit like Sam Lowry these days...
Happy Dolly Parton Day 2025, y'all!!! 🎉🎉🎉
August 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy Dolly Parton Day 2025, y'all!!! 🎉🎉🎉
HELLO KITTY x TMNT!!! #FunkoPop #McDonalds
August 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
HELLO KITTY x TMNT!!! #FunkoPop #McDonalds
June 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy Mothers Day 2025! 🎉🎉🎉
May 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Happy Mothers Day 2025! 🎉🎉🎉
