Tower of Fantasy x Evangelion Collab Announced — But Players Refuse to Open Their Wallets Over Unanswered Rollback Server Questions

Tower of Fantasy officially announced a global collab with Neon Genesis Evangelion (EVA). Banner art dropped, hype should've been through the roof — but the comment section told a very different story.

Once the collab character designs surfaced, players started posting side-by-side comparisons with EVA collabs in other games. The verdict on Asuka's look? 'Maybe this bait isn't worth biting after all.'

But the real firestorm had nothing to do with character designs — it was all about the **rollback server** (回溯服). One player nailed it: 'They haven't said a single word about how the rollback server works. Who would actually swipe (氪) for this? I want to come back but I'm too scared to.'

According to leaks circulating in the community, Tower of Fantasy plans to launch a 'rollback server,' but the devs have stayed completely silent on whether existing spending will transfer over. As one player put it bluntly: 'What if they just stop updating the current servers, and the rollback server doesn't sync your purchases? LOL.' In other words — swipe now and risk your money vanishing into the void. No thanks.

Another commenter accused the devs of dropping the mask entirely: 'They're not even pretending anymore — just squeeze out more money before the game dies.' Someone shot back: 'Then watch them delete the next 10-pull if you don't spend.'

Beyond the rollback server drama, the EVA IP itself became a punching bag. Players called EVA a 'public bus' (公交车) — meaning it'll collab with literally anyone. 'If it's just Asuka again, I'll pass. All these mobile game collabs have made so many versions of Asuka I've forgotten what she actually looks like,' one player sighed. And they're not wrong — the EVA collab roster reads like a gaming industry directory: Honkai Impact 3rd, Dragon Raja, PUBG Mobile, Counter-Strike Online, Knives Out, Shining Nikki… the list goes on.

Not everyone was doom and gloom, though. Some pointed out that 'Tower of Fantasy's character creation (捏脸) is solid — community creations are always better than official designs anyway.' Meanwhile, eagle-eyed users spotted that the collab promo art appeared to use a Rainmeter desktop theme made by an EVA fan as the background, questioning whether the devs even had permission: 'Can they just use that willy-nilly?'

The top-voted sentiment in the thread boils down to one sentence: 'EVA collab? I'm hooked — saw the comparison pics, never mind, I'll wait and see.' Those who want to swipe want to do it on the rollback server; those holding back are terrified their money will be wasted. Whether this collab is bait for players or a trap for the devs themselves… honestly, it's hard to tell.