BASEBALL 9

2.04
Good
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store
Google Play App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 6 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 18 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

1.77

3 votes
2 votes
Daily Rewards -
3 / 2 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

1 votes
3 votes
Playing by Appointment -
1 / 3 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

1 votes
2 votes
Grinding -
1 / 2 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes
3 votes
Wait To Play -
1 / 3 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

2 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 2 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

2 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
0 / 2 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

4 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 4 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 8 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 23 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

1.9

2 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency -
2 / 1 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

2 votes
1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
2 / 1 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

2 votes
1 votes
Pay to Skip -
2 / 1 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

2 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
2 / 1 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

2 votes
Pay to Win -
0 / 2 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

3 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 3 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

3 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 3 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

2 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
0 / 2 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

3 votes
Power Creep -
0 / 3 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

3 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 3 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

3 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 3 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 21 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

3 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 3 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

3 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 3 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

3 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 3 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

3 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 3 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

3 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 3 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

3 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 3 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

3 votes
Competition -
0 / 3 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 4 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 13 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

2.33

2 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
2 / 1 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
1 / 1 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
1 / 1 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

3 votes
Complete the Collection -
0 / 3 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

2 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 2 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

2 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 2 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

3 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 3 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

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 Sep 14, 2023
There are daily missions as well as daily rewards which are locked behind ads, which I geuss is a problem in of itself, but these are also the only ads in the game, so I geuss that's a plus
Grinding reported on Sep 14, 2023
The game is split into 'leagues', and sometimes you may be stuck on a league, having to play it a few times before becoming the champion, but at the same time, winning every league wouldn't be that fun, as the game wouldn't have any real challenge. I think the skill curve is not too steep and it's justified for what it is.
Premium Currency reported on Sep 14, 2023
You can buy diamonds, diamonds buy other things, generic.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Sep 14, 2023
I don't really understand this question. I feel like this is true for other non-moble games, especially infinite sandbox games like No Mans Sky or Minecraft
Artificial Scarcity reported on Sep 14, 2023
"Limited" "Deals", pretty generic.
Pay to Skip reported on Sep 14, 2023
"Pay-to-Skip" is used in the form of watching ads for energy, but the ads aren't infinite, only one every 3 or so hours, and the energy is only used to skip games, you can still play baseball games whenever you want and they'll progress you through the league. You can even skip innings with an auto inning button, which doesn't cost anything and you can effectively use it to skip every game, it just takes longer than using energy since you have to press it 16 times and let results calculate.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Sep 14, 2023
There's achievements, that's pretty much it. I don't think achievements are *that* bad though, it gives you more to do, but are completely optional. The achievements do have rewards associated with them though, so maybe it can become an obligation.
Anchoring Tricks reported on Sep 14, 2023
The game offers player bundle, but the bundles are in their own section, but the bundles are still there, and seemingly overpriced.
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Sep 14, 2023
I geuss the game uses Over-the-top Feedback with home runs? But it's really a short cutscene of your character running to home base celebrating, and there's not even a specific one for grand slams, so I dunno if they really wanted to manipulate players using this.
Daily Rewards reported on May 28, 2022
Unknown if this continues after the 7-Day beginner rewards


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