Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 21 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 20 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
1 votes
5 votes
1 votes
5 votes
1 votes
3 votes
3 votes
2 votes
3 votes
1 votes
5 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 5 votes
6 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 38 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 17 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
5 votes
5 votes
4 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
4 / 0 votes
5 votes
4 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.
4 / 1 votes
4 votes
1 votes
3 votes
2 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.
3 / 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
2 / 2 votes
5 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.
0 / 5 votes
6 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 16 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 22 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 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 / 0 votes
5 votes
1 votes
3 votes
2 votes
2 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.
2 / 4 votes
1 votes
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.
1 / 4 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
5 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 5 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 17 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 18 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 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.
4 / 1 votes
3 votes
2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
3 / 2 votes
3 votes
2 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
3 / 2 votes
3 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
3 / 2 votes
3 votes
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
3 / 3 votes
1 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
5 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 5 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.77) with 86 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Complete the Collection reported on Feb 11, 2023
For each idol card you can collect "fans" (using the card during song or work time), when you reach a certain amount you gain awards/items/outfits for that idol. Each card has a max amount of fans you can collect so it sneaks in the thought of getting more cards for that idol you reaaaly want to level fans up with.
Daily Rewards reported on Nov 6, 2022
EN version introduced a daily reward system that isn't there in JP
Power Creep reported on Nov 6, 2022
This one is a tricky one because if you get duplicates of cards, they will still hold up to cards released 2 years down the road. (Case in point I have a lv 75 Initial Mikejima, lv 65 FS1 Izumi, and a lv 70 Initial Tsukasa on the same team as a lv 60 FS2 Kanata) But only if you get duplicates otherwise power creep is in effect
Playing by Appointment reported on Sep 23, 2022
Events have a time limit, which is a very short time, you need to be on the game constantly during an event if you want to get the 5 star card. Playing sparsely during an event is not an option, and you will be unable to get the rewards in time.
Pay to Skip reported on Sep 12, 2022
Use money to purchase dia, which can then be used to refill BP, the energy needed to complete lives
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Sep 12, 2022
enstars stories give emotional damage
Competition reported on Sep 12, 2022
rankings in events
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