Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 26 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
4 / 0 votes
4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 31 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 11 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
4 / 0 votes
4 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.
4 / 0 votes
4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
3 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
3 / 1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 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.
2 / 1 votes
4 votes
4 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.
0 / 4 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 16 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 11 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 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.
4 / 0 votes
4 votes
4 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.
4 / 0 votes
2 votes
1 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
1 / 3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
1 / 3 votes
4 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 4 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 13 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
3 / 0 votes
3 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.
3 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 1 votes
1 votes
2 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.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 2 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.31) with 10,253 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Competition reported on May 25, 2022
In solo and crew realms, eventing comes with a leader board, which decides who gets what rewards. Want a legendary? You need to fight for the top 15.
Fear of Missing Out reported on May 25, 2022
Events happen every week and new packs come out even more frequently, missing one week could have you missing so many items.
Anchoring Tricks reported on May 25, 2022
Packs are often bundled with premium currency, gacha tokens, and a limited item.
Premium Currency reported on May 25, 2022
The premium currency of gold is the only way to enjoy the full extent of the game and the developers have been weening out free players rapidly.
Pay to Win reported on May 25, 2022
During events things like batteries can be purchased, so depending on how deep your wallet is, you could just event till it ends.
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on May 25, 2022
Crews band together in order to event and most times have a special category within event rewards. Everyone in the crew needs to participate the best they can, not to mention limited packs always bundle with a crew gift.
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 25, 2022
Almost every day there is some new pack offering a special item alongside other premium goodies, every event comes with it's own packs as well. Holiday packs, etc. They are all time limited.
Complete the Collection reported on May 25, 2022
All grabs come with a legendary that is unlocked after finishing the grab. You could spend anywhere from 2,000 gold (premium currency) to 70k. Depends on 'luck'.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on May 25, 2022
New event trophies have been added, everyone who participates is given a trophy ranging from paper-made quality, to solid gold or better.
Pay to Skip reported on May 25, 2022
Instead of waiting for your energy to replenish, you can buy batteries to replenish it instantly.
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