No matter how freely accessible information is to humans, by nature they gravitate towards being deceived. Especially if the deception comes from someone they admire or even idolize. Notable examples include an individual who became famous as a meme called Hawk Tuah, who quickly introduced $HAWK amidst diverse activities, capitalizing on those who got swept up by the momentary hype. Or the Trump family, who launched their own “currencies” before the inauguration to cash in on populism enthusiasts and later declared it as merely a way to support the current U.S. president.
A special place in hell should be reserved for those “moguls” who profit not only from their own popularity but also from the work of others. This is exactly what individuals like streamer Adin Ross and a representative from FaZe Clan known as Banks intend to do. During one of their nonsensical live streams, they announced their plan to launch an RP server based on GTA 6, claiming it would allow players to earn cryptocurrency simply by playing.
How does it work? The organizers plan to create their own experience in the RolePlay format for a game that hasn’t been released yet, without knowing its features or inner workings. The scheme is simple: they attract players by promising quick and easy earnings and then sell various upgrade packages, as is often done on RP servers. In the end, the gaming community will be offered something akin to a “hamster wheel”—lots of time spent in exchange for a few pennies, and only in the best-case scenario.
Considering that developers are also exploring the possibilities of deeper modification integration and are against speculation and deception, as they have already demonstrated, if the scammers proceed with their plan, they might face issues with the rights holders, namely Take-Two. However, before it comes to that, the scam may succeed on anyone.
Source: gta.com.ua