Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 5 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absense 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 8 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absense 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
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 / 0 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
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 / 1 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
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 5 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absense 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
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
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 4 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absense 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
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
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
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 0 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.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
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
| iOS: | (4.50) with 76,396 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.33) with 2,581,202 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on Sep 17, 2019
Events for new or old tanks are frequent. And they are at most a week long.
Daily Rewards reported on Sep 17, 2019
There are boxes that give you some items every day and a reward system for daily missions you can complete.
Grinding reported on Sep 17, 2019
Yes, for events, unlocking new tanks, etc ...
Infinite Treadmill reported on Sep 17, 2019
You can unlock all vehicles if you want, but the game has no given end.
Premium Currency reported on Sep 17, 2019
YES. and if you want a better experience with the game you better buy it.
Pay to Win reported on Sep 17, 2019
You can buy premium currency to buy currency for tanks, better equipment etc ..., premuim time that gives you more currency and experience per battle, can be exchanged for experience to unlock new vehicles faster, vehicles that sometimes are OP etc...
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on Sep 17, 2019
Yes, my team needs me to unlock traits. And in most clans you are kicked after not playing for some time.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Sep 17, 2019
You can spend thousands of hours in this game, or spend thousands of $ so it is hard to quit.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Sep 17, 2019
Yes, unlock a tier 8 reward or premium vehicle in a week that requires at least 60 hours of gameplay if you are good. And these events are pretty frequent.
Can't Pause or Save reported on Sep 17, 2019
It's an online game so saving is not an option during a battle. So probably it's more of a no.
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