As a matter of fact, he was nowhere to be found all through the weekend and could not even take his calls because he felt messed up of himself for the false promises. While time passes by, you can imagine how he narrated the stories and felt remorseful of being a d!ck head as the game failed him as predicted.
I wasn't is similar situation. But I have seen this kind of thing in other sectors. I am sure you know about MLM business. You will see they often promise such things to people with the hope that people will join their fucking team. The latest thing I could remember is a Telegram Airdrop Hamster Combat. The airdrop hunters were promising to their friends that they will give a treat once they get the airdrop reward. Even some of them planned to buy a new phone, a laptop, and even a bike. But the Hamster combat disappointed all of them. LOL. Some people even ordered things from online by cash on delivery with the hope that they will have cash before the product arrive. Haha.