Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 6 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 7 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 0 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.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 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.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 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 / 0 votes
1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
1 / 0 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.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 3 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
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.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
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Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on Apr 2, 2024
have daily tasks and leaderboards to make us play daily. Special event leaderboards where we get rewards based on rank.
Grinding reported on Apr 2, 2024
Grinding resourses.
Advertisements reported on Apr 2, 2024
ads for rewards
Premium Currency reported on Apr 2, 2024
yes, diamonds, different form of tokens/currency
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on Apr 2, 2024
crews. Most players i know stay in game cus of their crews.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Apr 2, 2024
limited vip events reguarly
Wait To Play reported on Apr 2, 2024
yes, both in having to send your marches back home from grinding. And regular free rewards.
Pay to Skip reported on Apr 2, 2024
yes - skip forward for upgrades.
Accidental Purchases reported on Apr 2, 2024
pop ups
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Apr 2, 2024
tickets/shakers during events for random rewards
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