X Empire's highly anticipated airdrop left millions of players out in the cold, sparking a wave of anger on social media. Some players are even reaching out to Elon Musk, despite his lack of ties to the Telegram-based game.

X Empire’s Airdrop Controversy Grips Telegram Players

X Empire, a tap-to-earn game on Telegram, is set to debut its X token on Thursday on The Open Network (TON).

However, users have taken to Twitter to express their dissatisfaction with the release of airdrop allocations, claiming they were unfairly excluded from participating, Decrypt shares. Elon Musk is being informed about it by a few of them.

Token Distribution Sparks Outrage Among Players

On Friday, X Empire announced the distribution of X tokens, telling users how many X tokens they can anticipate to get and how they will be traded starting on October 24. In addition to supporting self-custody TON wallets and centralized exchanges like OKX and Bybit, players of the Elon Musk-themed game can choose their withdrawal option in advance.

But many gamers vented their frustrations on social media, claiming that the airdrop had unfairly excluded them for reasons nobody could understand.

X Empire’s Creator Addresses Player Complaints

In a Saturday Telegram message, game creator Alex Falcon addressed the concerns raised by players by saying that, among other things, "active friends" was the most essential criterion in determining the final airdrop amount, followed by profit-per-hour and quest completion.

"Everyone who truly invested time in X Empire gained access to the drop," he claimed.

Falcon announced that the airdrop will involve 6 million X Empire players. X Empire boasted to having over 50 million players at one point, and according to data from the Telegram app, there were approximately 34 million active users in the last month.

Elon Musk Pulled into the Airdrop Drama

Some players feel the "active friends" aspect shouldn't have had such a big influence on the airdrop distributions. Even Musk, who has nothing to do with the game, has been the target of some players' tweets.

One gamer took to Twitter to complain about Musk, writing, "They rejected people, totally scam and unfair."

As of the time this article was written, Musk has not provided a response.