The problem, a lot of users are taking the bait and sending the supposedly payment for leveling up.
So in the end, it is not all fault of the project itself but the naive users who are willing to pay just to get their "free tokens"
I have seen that MNE team is creating their tokens in various networks and the same strategy, you need to pay to level up to start mining so you can sell your allotted free tokens.
If you believe you are being screwed by this kind of system, then don't pay the level up fee. Just let your free tokens sit in your wallet.
Definitely, this kind of tactic is being used by other projects so it depends on the users how they will be attracted by the potential return.
These newbies should understand that there is no such thing as free money, there's always a catch Kicktoken is not showing my wallet anymore every time I looked in my wallet I see 5 digit dollar sign now it's not showing anymore, same with Minerium if you just understand how the concept work you'll find out it's all a bait for you to upgrade or send them funds.
People should be more diligent about what they are getting into.