Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 90 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 87 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
24 votes
2 votes
22 votes
4 votes
21 votes
4 votes
13 votes
12 votes
7 votes
18 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
7 / 18 votes
3 votes
22 votes
25 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 195 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 91 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
27 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
27 / 0 votes
24 votes
3 votes
Pay to Win
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A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.
24 / 3 votes
24 votes
2 votes
23 votes
3 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
23 / 3 votes
22 votes
5 votes
22 votes
4 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
22 / 4 votes
18 votes
8 votes
Waste Aversion
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Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.
18 / 8 votes
15 votes
11 votes
13 votes
12 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
13 / 12 votes
5 votes
19 votes
Accidental Purchases
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Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
5 / 19 votes
2 votes
24 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 70 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 116 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
26 votes
1 votes
19 votes
8 votes
Fear of Missing Out
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If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.
19 / 8 votes
10 votes
16 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
10 / 16 votes
7 votes
20 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds
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To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.
7 / 20 votes
4 votes
22 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
4 / 22 votes
3 votes
24 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
3 / 24 votes
1 votes
25 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
1 / 25 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 91 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 82 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
26 votes
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value
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Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.
26 / 1 votes
12 votes
12 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
12 / 12 votes
14 votes
12 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
14 / 12 votes
12 votes
11 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
12 / 11 votes
12 votes
12 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
12 / 12 votes
9 votes
16 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
9 / 16 votes
6 votes
18 votes
Illusion of Control
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The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
6 / 18 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (5.00) with 118,260 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.64) with 474,568 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Recurring Fee reported on May 3, 2024
There is a subscription called feh pass, which locks behind it some useful pve features, helpful gatcha features, and buyable outfits for older heroes
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 3, 2024
Yes, there are many units (rearmed and attuned units mainly, but also seasonals, legendaries and mythics) that cannot be drawn randomly, making players want to get them fast
Invested / Endowed Value reported on May 3, 2024
Yes, if you put a lot of skills onto units to make them good, than you can feel some pride in your units
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on May 3, 2024
It's a gatcha game, why wouldn't it
Daily Rewards reported on May 3, 2024
The game has daily rewards and quests, a few giving premium curreny.
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 3, 2024
It has pvp content, and it has constant updates
Wait To Play reported on May 3, 2024
In some events you have to wait to play again, there is also a minimal energy system but you get enough free things to refill energy that it is a non issue
Premium Currency reported on May 3, 2024
Yes, they are called orbs and allow you to roll the gatcha
Pay to Win reported on May 3, 2024
In the past I would have said no, but in modes like aether raids and summoner duels, you need the best units to win, and often that'll require paying for orbs
Grinding reported on May 3, 2024
When you begin playing there are many older story chapters and paralouges that give out premium currency, and some quests force you to grind for kills against specific enemies
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