Girls' Frontline 2 Drops New Skin for Daiyan — But Players Can't Stop Roasting the Raymond Saga, 'IF Line' Retcon, and Her Holding the Wrong Gun

Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium finally dropped a preview for the new skin 'Yù Línglóng' (Jade Exquisite) for Daiyan (Type 95). In theory, this should be a hype moment for fans to throw money at the screen. In reality? The comment section turned into a full-scale reckoning — against the game's story direction, game director Yuzhong, and everything the team has done since launch.

To understand the meltdown, you need context on the infamous 'Raymond incident' — arguably the biggest scandal in GFL2's short life. In short, Daiyan, one of the most beloved waifu characters from the original Girls' Frontline, was given an ambiguous romantic subplot with a male NPC named Raymond in Exilium's main story. Players who'd spent years emotionally invested in this character were absolutely livid. The Raymond saga became a meme that still haunts every piece of Daiyan-related content to this day.

So when the new skin preview showed a close-up of Daiyan's thigh holster, the comment section immediately went there: 'Is that a Raymond pistol in the holster? Just guessing.' Another player dug through the game's asset files and confirmed it's not — looks more like an M1911 or Desert Eagle. But the damage was done; someone replied, 'Lmao it actually could be, let's wait for the drama.'

Another sore spot is the 'ring controversy.' In the original GFL, Daiyan had an in-game ring Easter egg — players could obtain a ring and wedding dress skin, symbolizing a bond with the character. But after Exilium launched, the devs officially declared the original game's storyline as a non-canon 'what-if' scenario. Years of sentimental memories, essentially retconned out of existence. A top-voted comment pointed out: 'Daiyan has a ring, remember what the shills said — Exilium and GFL1 are separate, and the ring/wedding stuff from GFL1 is just an if-line. So if the ring in GFL1 is non-canon… whose ring is Daiyan wearing now? Speaks for itself, doesn't it?' Someone immediately piled on: 'It's a Thunder Element ring!' — a savage pun connecting the ring to Raymond (雷蒙, whose surname literally means 'thunder').

Then there's the weapon blunder. A sharp-eyed player spotted that in the skin preview video's opening seconds, Daiyan is holding a G36 assault rifle. The character's namesake weapon is literally the Type 95 — she's CALLED '95' for crying out loud. The player posted a screenshot and asked: 'Why is she holding a G36? Does the QA team even know what a gun looks like?'

Beyond the lore grievances, the skin itself took hits for quality issues. One commenter roasted the qipao design: 'They turned the qipao into a latex bodysuit — and you're telling me this is good?' — implying the material rendering looks like rubber rather than silk. Another player found contradictions in the skin's flavor text, posting screenshots showing the description claiming she both has and hasn't worn it before, raising questions about whether the copywriters even proofread their work.

Through all this chaos, one player captured the absurdity perfectly: 'At this point, any new Daiyan content is pure comedy. Don't even need to evaluate the actual content — just watching the fallout is entertainment enough.' Another went straight for the throat: 'Type 95 has both meta strength and popularity. If Yuzhong hadn't fumbled everything, wouldn't this skin sell like crazy? Yuzhong is an absolute moron.' A veteran player lamented: 'Shame about the ring Easter egg Mushiyou gave 95 back in the day — that was genuine love. Now? Can Yuzhong and the writers just sink together already?'

A simple skin preview post turned into a full-scale community riot, which tells you everything about GFL2's current state of affairs. After the Raymond saga, the lore retcons, and wave after wave of PR disasters, trust between players and the devs has eroded so badly that even routine operations like selling a skin get scrutinized under a microscope. As one commenter put it most succinctly: 'These people are absolute trash. They tore apart every beautiful memory players had, threw them on the ground, and stomped on them.'

Oh, and as a cherry on top: someone dragged out Warship Girls R's new Type 1913 skin as a comparison flex. 'The 1913 skin from the neighbor game absolutely mogs this,' a commenter declared. GFL2 players aren't just dissatisfied with their own game — they have to watch the competition flex on them too.