After the conclusion of the first season of Hamster r Kombat, many Russian players expressed their dissatisfaction. According to RTVI, Viktor Pershikov, an independent expert on fighting financial crime in the crypto sector, said that those who "want to get rich by playing Hamster Kombat" "find themselves disappointed". The outlet noted that many were disappointed to learn that "after playing the game for several months", their efforts were "only rewarded with $5 to $15". However, Pershikov noted that further discontent erupted after the Hamster Kombat development team told about 2.30 million players that they would be excluded from the airdrop. The development team said the players used "dishonest" means to "earn more tokens". It added that the game and its team "never promised to make anyone rich" and that when players finally start trading fiat with their HMSTR tokens, the token price "will come under pressure".