TelegramgameTomarketisexpectedtolaunchitsTOMAtokenonTheOpenNetwork(TON)duringHalloween,andwhilewewon’tknowwhatthetokenisworthuntilit’strading,thegame’sdevelopersarebettingthatsomeplayersarewillingtospendmoneyinadvancetoboosttheirallocation.
OnMonday,TomarketrevealedasaleforitsPremiumMedal,anitemthatprovidesvariousbenefitsforusers,includingfortheimpendingairdrop.
Mostnotably,thein-gamemedalprovidesa“bonusmultiplieronyourTOMAallocation,”alongwith“100%tokenswhenwelist.”
Inotherwords,playerswhopurchasetheitemwillseesomeundisclosedboosttotheamountoftokenstheyearnedthroughgameplay,whiletheotherbonussuggeststhegamewillnotgiveplayerstheirentireearnedallotmentrightaway—withoutbuyingthemedal,thatis.
HamsterKombatsimilarlyheldbackaportionofplayers’tokens,whichwillvestoveraspanofseveralmonths,thoughthatmassivelypopulargamedidnotofferawaytospendmoneytounlockyourentireallocationfromthestart.
Tomarkethasyettounveildetailsontokenvestingorthesizeofthemultiplier,butitissellingthePremiumMedalfeaturefor1TONor250Telegramstars—approximately$5eitherway.
Just200,000oftheitemsareavailableforpurchase,accordingtothedevelopers,thoughit’snotclearhowmanyareremaining.Decrypthasreachedouttolearnmore.
Inanycase,theitemwillalsooffera“bonusmultiplier”inanotherupcomingfeatureorservice,alongwith“morebenefits,”thein-gamescreensuggests.
ATomarketrepresentativeclarifiedtoDecrypt’sGGthatplayerswillreceivetheirairdropallocationswithin24hoursofthetokengenerationevent,whichissetforapproximately12pmETonThursday,October21.
OnTuesday,thedevelopersofTomarket—whichhasamassedover40millionplayersasoflastweek—saidthatthegamewilladda“FarmingPool”featurefollowingthetokenlaunch.ThefeaturewillletTOMAholdersearnaccesstotokenfarmingopportunitiesfornewprojects,alongwiththeabilitytoearnbyreferringfriendstosuchprojects.
EditedbySebastianSinclair
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