Leaker Drops Bombshell: Girls' Frontline 2 Allegedly Facing Funding Crisis & Shutdown — But Lunar New Year Gacha Skins Are Still Coming, Players Scream 'Stand Up, Stop Kneeling!'

The notorious Chinese gaming community leaker known as 'Captain Quartz' (石英队长) has struck again — and this time, the target is Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium (少前2：追放). A single cryptic post sent the NGA forum into full meltdown mode.

The original poster wrote: 'I can't believe today's chaos elevated his status this much. The real war criminal this round is actually you, 飞虎233.' The implication? Captain Quartz's exposé just exposed who the real bad actor is — and it's not who the community thought.

The comment section exploded. One user noted that without the earlier drama that day, the leaker's claims 'would have had maybe 10% credibility' — but the existing chaos lent weight to the revelations. Another commenter laid out the devastating logic chain: 'Can't secure investment → project dies → layoffs → no updates → servers shut down in 3 months. So what's the point of firing the writers? That won't make people suddenly whale or investors appear... Don't tell me you guys are actually planning to spend money?'

This comment allegedly revealed a bombshell: content writers have reportedly been let go, and the project is said to be staring down a potential shutdown within three months. A reply simply stated: 'That's just how much of a moron the game director is' — referring to Yuzhong (翀), the long-time head of the Girls' Frontline franchise.

But here's where it gets truly absurd. Even as the doom-and-gloom posts pile up, the studio is apparently still planning to release a paid Lunar New Year skin for the character Daiyan (黛烟). One commenter sarcastically rallied the troops: 'STAND UP! NO KNEELING! Let's put in the work this Spring Festival! Buy the Daiyan skin! BUY BUY BUY! We MUST survive past New Year!' — dripping with irony, yet describing a very real situation.

Another user put it bluntly: 'The simps on the dedicated forum are more than willing to whale. It's a match made in heaven — we just sit back and enjoy the show.' When someone responded with 'they'd better whale, they haven't even announced the pricing yet' — the absurdity reached peak levels. A game allegedly on its deathbed, still planning monetization without even having set the price tag yet.

An interesting subplot emerged around Yao Meng (姚蒙), the original founder of the Sunborn Network and creator of the Girls' Frontline IP. Someone fantasized: 'Could we live to see Boss Yao come back in glory and buy back the GFL IP?' The immediate reply was devastating: 'Yao Meng: I don't want what Tencent's already touched.' — a jab at Tencent's reported involvement with GFL2, suggesting the IP is now 'second-hand goods' in the original creator's eyes.

As for the game director Yuzhong's silence, one commenter had a sharp observation: 'Last time the community went at him, he went quiet and his critics looked like clowns. This time he's quiet again, but now his loyal fans are the ones jumping out and making fools of themselves. Truly peak Yuzhong-and-his-simps energy.' In Chinese gaming slang, '龟' (turtle) means a devoted simp, and '结晶' (crystallized) describes fans so committed they've become delusional — and these crystallized simps are apparently still ready to spend.

As of now, the official Girls' Frontline 2 channels have not responded to any of these allegations. Whether the project is truly on the brink, whether the Lunar New Year skin can save the day, and whether Yao Meng would ever actually buy back the IP — all remain open questions. But one thing's for certain: the NGA peanut gallery has their popcorn ready and their camp chairs set up for whatever comes next.