A barely legible 'internal letter,' a brand-new alt account with zero post history, and a random YouTuber who just happened to have a crystal-clear copy — when these three dots connected, the NGA gossip community smelled an orchestrated PR stunt from a mile away.
It all started on NGA's gossip board (瓜版). An account with zero prior posts dropped a thread containing screenshots and what was claimed to be an 'internal apology letter' from Sunborn Games, the developer behind Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium. The problem? The image was so blurry it was practically unreadable. Most people dismissed it as yet another low-effort damage control post and moved on.
But if that were the whole story, there wouldn't be much of a drama. The plot thickened when a YouTuber recently dropped a damage-control video about Girls' Frontline 2 — and the same 'internal letter' appeared in it, except in jaw-droppingly high resolution. We're talking crystal-clear text versus the NGA original that looked like it was photographed through a potato.
Here's the kicker: the OP searched the entire internet and couldn't find this letter's image anywhere else. The only copy that existed was the blurry one on NGA's gossip board. So where on earth did the YouTuber get that pristine HD version?
The comment section erupted. One player bluntly suggested it was a paid promotion (商单, shāngdān), saying the YouTuber probably didn't even bother fact-checking and just grabbed whatever footage they could find. Another user backed this up: 'Go watch the original video yourself — the letter in that clip is miles sharper than what was posted on NGA.'
Some tried to give the benefit of the doubt, speculating the YouTuber might have their own insider connections (舅舅, jiùjiu — slang for leakers/sources). But the counterargument was swift: if the image only exists in one place on the entire internet, the source channel is extremely narrow.
One user pointed out the smoking gun: 'The video even credits its source in the top-left corner — and it's higher quality than the original post. Players are being used as pawns again.' Another cracked a dark joke: 'I used to find it funny that Yu Zhong (the game director) referred to himself by his own name in an apology letter. But after this video and his recent behavior, I think he genuinely believes calling himself that is peak comedy.'
As for whether the video was a paid promo, the community reached near-unanimous consensus. One viewer who watched the entire video broke it down: 'Textbook shāngdān. The video acknowledges the game's issues but pivots to saying it'll get better over time. Classic 'allowed to badmouth a little, but must steer it positive by the end' formula.' Another summed it up with brutal efficiency: 'A boneheaded PR move that has the audacity to treat players like idiots.'
The authenticity of this 'internal letter' remains questionable, but the surrounding operation looks increasingly deliberate. Whether Sunborn genuinely thought this would work or simply underestimated their player base is anyone's guess — but one thing's for sure: this PR stunt has spectacularly backfired in the eyes of the community.
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