Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 9 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
2 votes
2 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 15 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
2 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
2 / 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
2 votes
2 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 / 0 votes
2 votes
2 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
1 / 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.
1 / 1 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 / 1 votes
2 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 9 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
2 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 / 0 votes
2 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.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
1 votes
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 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 9 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
2 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.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 1 votes
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.
1 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (5.00) with 199,279 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.69) with 2,258,040 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Advertisements reported on Jul 6, 2021
Ads play in regular gameplay unless a one time payment for ad free is made. Does not remove ads for certain rewards.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Jul 6, 2021
Via gems.
Accidental Purchases reported on Jul 6, 2021
There is no "are you sure" prompt for spending gems, and certain buttons are adjacent.
Fear of Missing Out reported on Jul 6, 2021
Every couple hours, a time sensitive reward can be had by watching an ad. Tournaments and gang wars last 24-48 hours.
Pay to Skip reported on Jul 6, 2021
Using gems can skip crate open timers and certain fight timers.
Variable Rewards reported on Jul 6, 2021
Crates can be won which unlock immediately. Regular battles drop crates that have timed unlock unless watching ads or spending gems.
Premium Currency reported on Jul 6, 2021
Gems
Infinite Treadmill reported on Jul 6, 2021
When player reaches highest rank, they can restart to get a higher prestige level losing everything but gems & ultimate parts.
Power Creep reported on Jul 6, 2021
If buying crates with non-ultimate parts.
Competition reported on May 6, 2021
Game threatens less rewards and stuff if you don't do well in the arena that you can't opt out of.
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