Hamster Kombat Players Tap for Cash but End Up with Peanuts

A Russian monetary skilled has issued a warning in regards to the well-liked recreation Hamster Kombat, following complaints from gamers after the top of its first season. Many Russian gamers expressed disappointment, as they thought they might make important income from the sport.

In line with Victor Pekov, an impartial monetary crime specialist within the crypto area, some gamers grew to become “hostages to their very own expectations,” pondering they might get wealthy by taking part in. Pekov mentioned the sport’s builders by no means promised huge monetary rewards.

Pekov instructed RTVI that folks overestimate their probabilities of earning money with Hamster Kombat. Many gamers tried to gather sufficient in-game forex to change it for actual cash, however the recreation’s builders by no means promised any income. Whereas some have been shocked that they solely made $5 to $15 after months of taking part in, Pershikov mentioned this end result was really anticipated and logical.

“It is clear that many individuals utilizing Hamster have been making an attempt to build up a ample quantity of in-game forex to later change it for actual cash. And on this regard, you will need to perceive that the crew by no means promised something and didn’t speak about potential earnings,” he mentioned.

Some even went to the intense and acquired therapeutic massage weapons to hurry up their tapping efforts. Regardless of this, recreation builders warned that sure gamers had used unfair strategies, reminiscent of bots, and could be excluded from the airdrop.

Additional dissatisfaction arose when builders introduced that gamers may solely declare a portion of their token allocations, with the remaining remaining vested for a number of months. This led to a mixture of anger and resignation amongst gamers, with some calling the sport a rip-off.

Regardless of the controversy, builders declare that nobody was promised important income. As the sport continues to develop, with a deliberate HMS token itemizing occasion in September, it stays to be seen how the state of affairs will unfold.