Hamster Kombat claims to have distributed the largest airdrop in cryptocurrency market history. However, many users believe that AirDrop NotCoin was more successful than Hamster Kombat.
According to Bein Crypto, on September 26, Hamster Kombat listed its HMSTR token on several major exchanges. However, its airdrop ultimately disappointed a large part of its users. Although Hamster Kombat claims to have the largest airdrop in history (as it was distributed to 131 million people), many believe that this airdrop was one of the worst airdrops in crypto history and that NotCoin was more successful. In the following, we will examine 5 reasons why the airdrop of the mentioned game was not so successful.
Unfair distribution of airdrops
Hamster Kombat unexpectedly disqualified many of its contestants before its airdrop. Those who focused on increasing their hourly profits were disqualified just before the event. In addition, its developers implemented a new anti-cheat system that surprised many.
According to people affected by this, the move seems to favor influencers, with a significant amount of tokens going to them instead of regular players (due to referrals). On the other hand, this change was implemented at the last minute and made many nervous. However, NotCoin users did not face such problems.
Sudden changes
NotCoin game was very simple and users only had to click on their mobile screen. In addition, NotCoin kept many of his commitments. However, the Hamster Kombat Airdrop team had planned its airdrop for July, but due to lack of technical preparation, the event was postponed. This angered many who eagerly awaited their reward.
In late August, the Hamster Kombat team announced that it would finally airdrop in September. They met this new deadline, but lost the trust of many members of the o,n community. Worse, right before the airdrop, Hamster Kombat developers announced that 11.25 will be locked from airdrop users for 10 months.
Notcoin also had to postpone its airdrop due to technical problems, but did not create sudden rules. In addition, after the completion of the mining stage of NotCoin, users no longer had to worry.
Hamster Kombat low price
One of the main concerns in the Hamster Kombat airdrop was the value of the HMSTR token when it was listed. Unfortunately, these fears were realized when the HMSTR token launched at $0.01.
Almost immediately after listing, Hamster Kombat’s price dropped. This sharp drop disappointed both long-term and short-term investors who expected more from the project token. One of the protesters emphasized:
Where are those YouTubers and influencers who promised one to five cents? Hamster Kombat was the worst airdrop in crypto history. It has just decreased by 50%.
However, the NotCoin price was roughly what many traders expected.
Many participants of the project after months of interaction with the game, only encountered an airdrop of a few dollars. An influencer named Crypto with Khan stated:
Hamster Kombat has fooled the community. They devoted a large part of the airdrop to YouTubers and influencers. They have locked their reactions without the community knowing. They made people work like labor day and night for 5-10 tokens to collect keys for their games.
Additionally, those with few tokens faced more challenges when trying to sell. Some exchanges, such as Binance, require a minimum transaction value of $5, which prevents users with lower token balances from selling their HMSTR.
Telegram Wallet Problems
Wallet problems usually grow with increased user activity, network loads, and transactions fail. But this time the story was different. The launch of HMSTR transactions caused wallets such as Volt and Tone Keeper to suffer.
As a result, many users could not transfer their tokens and send them to exchanges for sale for several hours. Tone Keeper had to release a new update on the same day, but users had problems installing this update. Telegram money