Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 15 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 13 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 28 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 15 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
4 / 0 votes
3 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.
3 / 0 votes
4 votes
4 votes
3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
3 / 1 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 / 2 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
1 / 3 votes
1 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
4 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 14 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 13 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
4 / 0 votes
4 votes
3 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.
3 / 1 votes
1 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.
1 / 3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
1 / 3 votes
3 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 3 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 12 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 13 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 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.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
3 / 1 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 2 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
1 / 3 votes
1 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 2 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (5.00) with 199,279 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.69) with 2,258,040 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Competition reported on May 17, 2024
The entire game is based on fighting people to progress up arenas, and while i wouldn't fault the game for that as its the core concept, the game has no matchmaking system and puts you up against opponents who are leagues more powerful than you.
Anchoring Tricks reported on May 17, 2024
The whole shop is scattered with offers in varying prices, with some cheap options put next to or in-between expensive offers. Sometimes there's even offers that have 2 cost tags (obviously separated, though factored together) while only looking like they have one price tag.
Premium Currency reported on May 17, 2024
The game has gems as a premium currency, and while you can get them for free from the boxes you win, they come in small quantities and the gems cost for anything is usually quite high. Theres also alternative currencies which are harder to get which can easily be obtained with money.
Pay to Win reported on May 17, 2024
The game is disgustingly pay to win, with many offers giving you parts that are significantly stronger than regular ones you get for money, not even gems. The parts you get give you an advantage so significant over enemies you can pass through several arenas using parts bought from one arena.
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on May 17, 2024
The game has a referral system where you can get a lootbox with strong items for referring new players to the game.
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 17, 2024
The game always has offers based around events that provide huge benefits for paying players, along with timers placed all around them so you're never capable of forgetting when they expire.
Wait To Play reported on May 17, 2024
The game has several in game times you need to wait for, such as for unlocking boxes, waiting for league tickets, new gang war opponents because the current ones are too strong, or for hero energy.
Variable Rewards reported on May 17, 2024
Every time you win in a quick battle, you get a lootbox (for free though, and without a fee to unlock) which always contains a random all-sortment of parts you cant possibly predict and only minorly influence (through crowns, which are obtained through win streaks and improve the value and power of parts by a single star)
Pay to Skip reported on May 17, 2024
The game lets you skip almost any timer using gems.
Grinding reported on May 17, 2024
The whole game is a cycle of grinding for boxes for better parts for a chance to even win against people who use paid parts.
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