"Hamster Kombat" announces airdrop, 57% of players cannot claim it
According to a report by the currency circle foreign media "Cointelegraph", the popular mini-game "Hamster Kombat" on Telegram is expected to conduct its first quarter airdrop on September 26. Details were announced yesterday (23rd) and will be airdropped to Eligible players total 60 billion $HMSTR tokens, accounting for 60% of the total supply.
Of the total 60 billion airdrop tokens, 88.75% (approximately 53.25 billion) will be issued to qualified players immediately, while the remaining 11.25% (approximately 6.75 billion) will be released 10 months after the tokens are listed on the exchange. Unlocked gradually.
Source: X "Hamster Fight" announced airdrop, 57% of players could not claim
The team behind Hamster Kombat said the game became an instant hit in just 81 days after its launch, claiming it had surpassed 300 million players. However, only 131 million users are eligible for airdrops, which means that only 43% of players can receive airdrops, and the remaining 57% cannot.
In addition, the team banned 2.3 million players for cheating.
"Hamster Fight" airdrop distribution angers players
After the airdrop distribution news of "Hamster Fighting" was made public, many players expressed dissatisfaction and disappointment.
Netizen Crypto with Khan (SFZ) listed the mistakes he believed the "Hamster Fighter" team made:
Initially claiming that the amount of PPH (profit per hour) was important, the focus later shifted to key collection.
Players work hard day and night to collect keys, but the end result is biased towards invitation recommendations.
Unfair distribution to ordinary players
A large portion of the airdrop supply was allocated to YouTubers and influencers who curry favor with the project
Another netizen, Crypto Pioneer, angrily expressed that he had played in vain. He questioned why 60% of active players were suddenly disqualified from air investing after playing for 6 months, and criticized the team for not giving clear disqualification criteria.
He also suspected that the team deliberately used the key generation mechanism to eliminate most active users, questioned why the game rankings were not used as a criterion, and believed that the team should apologize to players for this.
Image source: X netizen posted a meme mocking the airdrop distribution of "Hamster Fight"
Hamster Fight is not the first Telegram mini-game to receive criticism. "CryptoCity" previously reported that another cat-loving TG game "Catizen", which claims to have tens of millions of players, was also criticized as "Pay to Earn" after announcing its airdrop distribution, questioning that only players with tuition fees can receive more airdrops.
Extended reading: Catizen chain games open airdrop inquiry! Take a look at the graphic tutorial and teach you how to transfer to the exchange.
"Hamster Fighter" HMSTR currency price fell 26% before opening
As of the time of writing on September 24, on the OKX pre-market trading market, the HMSTR coin was quoted at $0.008707, which has fallen by 26% compared to the high of 0.0119 on September 22. It should be noted that the pre-market price is for reference only, and the quotes on different exchanges may vary greatly and cannot be used as an absolute basis for the listing price.
Source: OKX "Hamster Fight" HMSTR currency price drops before market opening
"Hamster Fight" is known as the largest airdrop in history?
On July 30, the "Hamster Kombat" team described the airdrop as "the largest airdrop in the history of cryptocurrency" and claimed that most of the tokens will be distributed to players, while the rest will be used for liquidity, ecosystem cooperation, rewards, etc. .
On August 12, the team further announced its rejection of investment proposals from venture capital companies, emphasizing that there would be no early investment, no additional selling pressure, and the value of $HMSTR tokens will depend on market supply and demand and community interest.
Although the "Hamster Kombat" team claims that this is the largest airdrop in history, considering that up to 57% of players are unable to participate and the controversy over token distribution, whether fair distribution can truly be achieved by then remains to be discussed.
In addition, large-scale airdrops do not guarantee the long-term success of the project, and investors and players still need to carefully evaluate the potential and risks of the project.
