Talk:"Orochi's Winter Vacation"/@comment-115.133.14.90-20140221135222/@comment-24168374-20140221135447

A whale is someone that spends large amounts of money on the game.

So yeah they are kind of the same but I like to think of it as a "cash player" paying a little, hoping for the best;  while a "whale" will come along and make sure they make it to the top no matter the cost.