Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 21 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 28 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
2 votes
5 votes
2 votes
4 votes
3 votes
4 votes
3 votes
2 votes
5 votes
1 votes
6 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 6 votes
7 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 26 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 48 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
7 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
7 / 0 votes
4 votes
3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
3 / 3 votes
3 votes
4 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
3 / 4 votes
3 votes
4 votes
2 votes
5 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.
2 / 5 votes
2 votes
4 votes
1 votes
5 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 / 5 votes
1 votes
6 votes
7 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 / 7 votes
7 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 20 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 28 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
7 votes
6 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.
6 / 1 votes
4 votes
3 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.
4 / 3 votes
2 votes
5 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
2 / 5 votes
1 votes
5 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
1 / 5 votes
7 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 7 votes
7 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 28 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 19 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
6 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.
6 / 0 votes
7 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
7 / 0 votes
7 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
7 / 0 votes
5 votes
2 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
5 / 2 votes
2 votes
5 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
2 / 5 votes
1 votes
5 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 / 5 votes
7 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 7 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 36,133 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Competition reported on May 4, 2023
It sometimes makes you devote more time to make yourself better at the game
Variable Rewards reported on May 4, 2023
It's just to give you that "since you tried" mentality
Pay Wall reported on May 4, 2023
When you play a story line from an expansion, it allows you to play the opening of the campaign to get an idea of what it's about/allowing you to think about if you want to purchase the expansion or not
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on May 4, 2023
If you join a clan, you kind'ave have to fill in your part of the contribution, to help the clan get increased levels
Complete the Collection reported on May 4, 2023
Yes, when you do master raids, and complete the challenges on master, you get awarded adept weapons
Fear of Missing Out reported on May 4, 2023
This happened to me where I quit this game for a year to play rocket League for some time, then coming back to it, I realized I should have played this game more than rocket league
Premium Currency reported on May 4, 2023
I don't really spend a lot in short periods on this game
Pay to Skip reported on May 4, 2023
You can skip the campaign to get the new subclass (it's a new system this year)
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on May 4, 2023
It just shows how much time, and dedication you put into the game, nothing negative here
Complete the Collection reported on Dec 28, 2022
The Collections Tab exists for a quick overview of all the many things you will never own. Unattainable items (Charity emblem(s), Achievement Ghost shell(s), Referral/Promo Shader(s) and sparrow(s), are unlisted.
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