Leading Telegram crypto game Hamster Kombat is gearing up for its token launch on Thursday, and over the weekend, the developers told players how many tokens they’ll be able to claim. But there’s a twist.
According to a tweet from the Hamster Kombat team, players won’t be able to claim their entire HMSTR token allocation on day one. Instead, they can claim 88.75% of the allotment, with the remaining 11.25% of tokens forced to vest for 10 months before it can be claimed—in July 2025, presumably.
This detail had not previously been communicated to players, and it’s one of many reasons why some players aren’t happy with their airdrop allocations. Granted, we won’t know the value of the HMSTR token—which will be minted on The Open Network (TON)—until it’s trading on September 26, but players are still grumbling across social media.
It’s a similar case to what happened with Catizen’s airdrop last week. In addition to the unexpected vesting in this case, players are complaining about the weight given to various factors in the airdrop allocation, including apparently substantial emphasis given to friend referrals, as well as earning keys—a relatively late addition to Hamster Kombat.
Interestingly, Hamster Kombat’s team also revealed that of the 300 million players who have played the Telegram game to date, only about 129 million of them are ultimately eligible for the drop. A total of 131 million players initially made the cut, the team said, with about 2.3 million more users then “banned as cheaters.”
Out of the 100 billion total HMSTR tokens, 60 billion will be handed out in this airdrop, with another 15 billion tokens reserved for the upcoming Season 2 in the game. Until the next full season launches, Hamster Kombat has rolled out a simplified “interlude season.”
