Looking closely at recent events surrounding X Empire, it’s clear that they’re facing challenges. They’ve changed their tokenomics, adding 5%, which now forces users to play more and watch more videos for at least another two weeks. Despite previously announcing a late September or early October listing date, the game has now entered what they call a “relaxation phase.” Adding to the frustration, every time users log in, they see an annoying “make a TON transaction” pop-up.

Even more worrying is that there are no updates on data or token distribution, leaving users clueless about what is going to happen.

So, what do I think?
1. X Empire seems to be in dire need of more funds from users and community, this is a big warning sign. They clearly need more TON transactions and user participation to go through with the listing.
2. They may have seen the backlash after the Hamster Kombat scandal and may be trying to set up a soft exit strategy.
3. Don't get too excited about the X Empire airdrop—it's safer to expect less and be surprised than to expect too much and end up disappointed.

If X Empire fails with their airdrop, that could be the last straw for me with these Telegram airdrops. I'm starting to feel like these airdrops are just a way to take money from users to fund the project, with only a small portion of the tokens actually being returned to the community.