Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 24 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 20 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
7 votes
7 votes
4 votes
2 votes
4 votes
2 votes
2 votes
4 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
2 / 4 votes
6 votes
6 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 40 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 29 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
6 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
6 / 0 votes
6 votes
7 votes
6 votes
1 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.
6 / 1 votes
5 votes
1 votes
5 votes
2 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
5 / 2 votes
3 votes
3 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
3 / 3 votes
2 votes
4 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 / 4 votes
6 votes
6 votes
6 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 / 6 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 16 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 26 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
7 votes
5 votes
1 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.
5 / 1 votes
3 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.
3 / 3 votes
1 votes
4 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 / 4 votes
6 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.
0 / 6 votes
6 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 6 votes
6 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 24 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 21 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
7 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.
7 / 0 votes
4 votes
2 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
4 / 2 votes
4 votes
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
4 / 3 votes
4 votes
3 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
4 / 3 votes
2 votes
4 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 4 votes
2 votes
4 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.
2 / 4 votes
1 votes
5 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 5 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (0.00) with 0 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.08) with 236 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Feb 21, 2024
Magic: the Gathering booster packs are the original loot box.
Daily Rewards reported on Oct 25, 2022
Every day, you get a daily quest that earns coins. Coins can be used to buy packs or entries into events where gems can be earned.
Competition reported on Oct 25, 2022
Arena is almost exclusively PVP focused.
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior reported on Oct 25, 2022
Deception is part of MTG, but your ability to express said deception is rather limited.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Oct 25, 2022
Do you count card packs as lootboxes? Some people do.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Oct 25, 2022
Only cosmetics are limited time offers, but some people are scared of missing cosmetics.
Infinite Treadmill reported on Oct 25, 2022
MTGA will always have new card sets because Magic: The Gathering releases new card sets frequently.
Premium Currency reported on Oct 25, 2022
You buy gems with the credit card, which then transfers over to buying card packs or entering in-game events.
Grinding reported on Jul 6, 2021
The daily quests involve random simple goals. In order to earn virtual currency used for certain game modes (without spending money), players have to compete in certain other, more tedious, game modes.
Optimism and Frequency Biases reported on Jul 6, 2021
The progression system rewards wins more than it punishes losses.
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