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Patrick Fong @patrickfong.bsky.social · 1d

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

Patrick Fong @patrickfong.bsky.social · 1d

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

Patrick Fong @patrickfong.bsky.social · 1d

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

Patrick Fong @patrickfong.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Patrick Fong @patrickfong.bsky.social · 5d

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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Patrick Fong @patrickfong.bsky.social · 7d

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. 🦄 💸

Patrick Fong @patrickfong.bsky.social · 10d

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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Patrick Fong @patrickfong.bsky.social · 10d

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. 🦄 💸