Hamster Kombat CEOs are in for a big day today. As designed, the airdrop goes out the same day as the HMSTR token listing on centralized crypto exchanges. However, there is a bit of a lousy tale; only 43% of players will get the airdrop.
The popular Telegram clicker game has announced its plans for the rest of 2024 and into 2025. The plans include launching a Web3 gaming platform to expand its game offerings.
In a post on X, Hamster Kombat announced that its remaining plans for 2024 include integrating external payment systems, launching new games within the Hamster ecosystem, and integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as in-game assets.
Hamster Kombat is not what players thought
According to the Hamster Kombat team, its technology and experience will make things easier for game developers. The game has already onboarded over 300 million users. However, 57% of these players have to wait for season 2 to play again.
During its interlude season, many gamers have complained about their losses they do not deem fair. The Hamster Kombat team revealed the allocations for its much-anticipated airdrop. Out of its 300 million users, only 131 million are eligible for the airdrop. This represents only 43% of its total players.
Hamster Kombat says it has banned 2.3 million users from the game for using cheats. Over the past months, Telegram-based Web3 games have been in a frenzy, and it has been challenging to keep players engaged after an airdrop. This is going to be harder for Hamster Kombat amid players’ planned boycott.
Earlier today, Bybit revealed the price listing for the HMSTR token. The price was soon taken down amid complaints from players. A player on X notes, “Bybit has removed the $HMSTR Listing price on their platform! I think Hamster Komabt is trying to make their Community smile again after so many complain. Should we expect a better listing price or More DUST?”
One player on X says, “If Hamster Kombat Token ($HMSTR) price less than $0.03 (3 cents) then it will be totally not acceptable for me.”
Players are calling on one another to report the game, boycott, and not show up for season two.
The game has also been accused of having bad relationships and PR with the players. Developers have devoted more time and effort to endless ads than to the game’s development and community requests.
One user notes, “Yes, the project should make money, but the source of advertising views is people; if they leave, then no one will make money.”
In addition, the developers promised the airdrop would come in July but postponed the date to late September. Hamster was released on March 26, meaning the game was launched half a year ago. While DOGS now shows that 6-7 weeks from the start are enough for listing.
The game promised to make CEOs. Is that the case, though? The payout makes them more of poverty-stricken players.
To that end, the development team has revealed plans to establish a dedicated advertising network in December 2024. They plan on producing income that will go towards token buybacks and burns. This technique aims to keep token values stable by promoting scarcity and rewarding committed participants.
