Popular cryptocurrency game Hamster Kombat has started listing tokens on major marketplaces including OKX and ByBit. However, the ongoing community turmoil surrounding the recent HMSTR token airdrop has cooled the enthusiasm surrounding the release.
Hamster Kombat: “Unfair” Token Distribution
The Hamster Kombat crew has been accused of unfairly allocating HMSTR tokens in an airdrop. Many players who invested a lot of time and money in the game only received a meager portion of their expected tokens; some had as little as $50.
The community is particularly disappointed with the role of referrals in determining token allocation. The amount of tokens a player received was relatively higher relative to the number of referrals they received compared to other regular players. Additionally, the team did not host over 2 million people in the airdrop after calling users “cheaters.”
HAMSTER MATHEMATICS
Season 1 results have been finalized:
As of March 26, 2024, over 300 million people have participated in Hamster Kombat, of which 131 million qualified for the September 26 drop and approximately 2.3 million have been banned for cheating.
30.6 million skilled… photo: twitter.com/LH5eD3i8al
— Hamster Kombat (@hamster_kombat) September 22, 2024
Lack of transparency and unfulfilled promises
Another criticism of Hamster Kombat is its perceived failure to be more inclusive and failure to deliver on some of its promises to the community. The team promised players some large incentives, such as an “equally important” reward system, that were never fulfilled.
The utilize of “keys” in the final weeks of Season 1 also caused confusion, as no clear information was provided about their meaning, and some players focused solely on collecting keys, only to later find out they had been banned for cheating.
Boycott threats and community backlash
The community’s dissatisfaction with the token distribution has led to a noticeable backlash. Many players who called the airdrop a “scam” expressed their anger on social media. Some even promised to sell their tokens immediately after the release and refrain from playing.
The Hamster Kombat team has yet to provide a clear explanation or resolution to the community’s concerns. With millions of players potentially selling their tokens, the offering could face significant volatility and downward pressure on the price of HMSTR.
Those who actively follow the project and invest in the pre-sale should know that the token price can rapidly enhance to its correct value and fall to low levels. Most players and investors see great hopes in the listing, but this problem, which appeared recently, should make them take cautious steps.
Meanwhile, Hamster Kombat will need to address community complaints and rebuild trust once the dust settles if it wants to maintain its success and appeal in the long run.
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