Calabiyau Devs Rush to Censor Text After 'Female Player' Outcry — Turns Out the OP Was a Male Troll Farming Forum Points All Along

A male user disguised himself as a female player and made a single forum post — and the game developers immediately caved and changed their text. This might be one of the most absurd gaming fiascos of early 2024. Calabiyau's official response earned them the undisputed title of 'King of Clowns.'

It all started on Baidu Tieba (China's equivalent of Reddit). Someone posted using the persona of a female player, complaining that Calabiyau's in-game text used the term '哥们' (roughly 'bros/dude'), calling it a male-centric expression that was unfriendly to women. The post sparked a heated war between different player factions before being deleted.

But here's where it gets truly absurd — Calabiyau's dev team actually went ahead and modified the text, calling it an 'error.' Meanwhile, other genuine text bugs reported by players around the same time were completely ignored and left unfixed.

Just when everyone thought the drama was over, the original poster resurfaced and revealed the whole thing was an elaborate troll. The user — clearly operating from a male account — had deliberately mimicked a female player's voice to 'fish for engagement and forum points.' This revelation instantly transformed the entire saga from a 'player rights movement' into a spectacular public embarrassment.

A Bilibili user compiled a comprehensive timeline of the entire incident, exposing every detail. The write-up pointed out that opposing the gender change for the Navigator character was deliberately conflated with so-called 'ML' (Master Love — a genre where characters have romantic feelings toward the player). Certain groups used the banner of 'anti-ML but pro-CP and yuri' as a roundabout way of supporting the demand to change the Navigator's gender.

Over on NGA, the comment section erupted. One user delivered a razor-sharp observation: 'The T0 meta is so deeply ingrained that even guys know you have to pose as T0 to get the devs' attention — using a bottom-tier account gets you nowhere. Ancient Chinese had fox borrowing tiger's authority; today we have men borrowing women's authority.' In gaming community slang, 'T0' refers to the most powerful or untouchable demographic tier, and players had discovered that only by impersonating this group could they get official responses.

Another commenter lamented: 'Oh no, the troll actually caught something' — nobody expected the devs to take the bait, but not only did they bite, they swallowed the hook whole. Others raised pointed concerns: 'This just gives radical feminists the perfect excuse to claim there was never any real radical feminism, just men pretending — and the naive will believe it,' referring to how the troll's confession provides a convenient cover story.

More users voiced their fears for the game's future: 'Nobody's touching this game now — it's basically handing ammunition to the wrong crowd'; 'At this rate, men and dogs aren't even welcome. Men have to wear a woman's mask just to play this game. What do you call a superior gender again?'

The most ironic part of this entire saga: one trolling post got an instant, enthusiastic official response and a swift text revision, while mountains of legitimate player feedback sat collecting dust. Was it a total failure of the devs' vetting process, or just the unwritten rule that whoever screams loudest gets heard? Whatever the answer, the only fitting summary for players watching this unfold is one word: speechless.