Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 15 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
2 votes
2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Playing by Appointment
-
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 16 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
-
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
-
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
Pay to Win
-
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.
0 / 1 votes
2 votes
Accidental Purchases
-
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Recurring Fee
-
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Waste Aversion
-
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.
0 / 2 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 14 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
2 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
-
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds
-
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
-
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
-
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Fear of Missing Out
-
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 1 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
-
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value
-
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.
0 / 1 votes
2 votes
Complete the Collection
-
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
0 / 2 votes
1 votes
Illusion of Control
-
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
-
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
-
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 1 votes
2 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
-
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 2 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 4,153 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.51) with 99,275 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Daily Rewards reported on May 28, 2022
Unknown if this continues after the 7-Day beginner rewards
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 28, 2022
I started this game 2 days ago, don't know why I would even need to buy different players. I've already been bombarded with bundle premium currency + draft ticket offers
Wait To Play reported on May 28, 2022
You have an energy bar that can be replenished with items, but if you play the games yourself instead of running them instantly they don't cost energy.
Pay to Skip reported on May 28, 2022
But again, when you're out of energy you just can't do instant games and have to play them yourself
Report a Dark Pattern
Enjoy fast-paced, realistic baseball game, featuring compact gameplay and informative stats.Play BASEBALL NINE to become the Legend League Champion!
* Game Features
- Lean and fast gameplay!
- Casual characters and serious game mechanics!
- Pitching and fielding as fun as batting!
- You can play base running manually!
- Comprehensive player stats!
- Improved Autoplay with selective automation of player, inning, watching, and quick result.
- Rename, gear up, and customize your players!
- Offline mode available!
* Fast, compact gameplay!
- Enjoy a speedy, streamlined playing experience.
- Hit massive dingers and get thrilling strikeouts.
- Specialized auto functions by game, by inning, and by player are a given!
* Enjoy realistic baseball!
- Experience gameplay with realistic baseball rules.
- Simulated results based on actual game stats.
* Recruit and develop your roster!
- Recruit players and develop them by raising stats of your choice
- Equip and upgrade skills to develop them into specialists.
- Raise the player tiers to turn them into hall of famers.
* Customize your players!
- Rename them and set them as left-handed or right-handed batters or pitchers.
- Change their faces, pick body types, and choose different batting and pitching motions.
- Try equipping a range of bats, gloves, cleats, guards, and glasses to customize your players in unique ways.
* Manage your team and get promoted to higher leagues!
- Rename your team and change its emblem and uniform.
- Expand into new stadiums and manage the team’s cumulative stats.
- Advance to the postseason and win for promotion to a higher league.
* Supports tablets.