The Chinese gacha game scene just delivered another unhinged chapter. E.T.A. (Ai Ta Ji Yuan)'s so-called 'Second Statement' might be one of the most absurd apology letters of 2024 — posted in a QQ group chat, survived for exactly one minute, then vanished into the void. Not on Bilibili, not on Weibo, not on WeChat, not on TapTap. The transparency of this statement is about on par with the devs' sincerity.
The original poster pointed out this opening act is a carbon copy of Echocalypse's (异尘达米拉) infamous meltdown — right down to the template apology. The irony gets thicker: while some community members mock players as 'ML chasers' (麻辣仙人, slang for male gamers who demand waifu-style romance content), they simultaneously white-knight the problematic CS rep because she's a 'cute girl.' The OP's verdict? Pure simp behavior.
The real victim here is the player who originally confronted the CS rep. First he got dogpiled by the community. Then after the devs issued an apology, a different crowd hit him with guilt-tripping: 'The devs changed things for you — shouldn't you whale harder during the open beta?' Talk about a mental gymnastics gold medal — complain and get attacked, have your complaint vindicated and still get pressured to pay up.
A commenter in reply #1 exposed the statement's true nature — it was just a QQ group announcement, nowhere to be found on any official platform. Screenshots from Bilibili, Weibo, WeChat, and TapTap were provided as ironclad proof.
Reply #2 nailed it: this game never deserved this much attention — people are just here for the fireworks. How many players could these statements actually fool? Reply #3 piled on: 'The Abyss Horizon (深渊地平线) devs? Even more reason to stay away.' Reply #4 went full fast-forward mode: 'Skip ahead to the lead producer getting fired before launch' — a direct callback to Echocalypse's infamous pre-launch purge.
The biggest facepalm moment was the official explanation that the CS rep's rude behavior was simply her 'tsundere character setting' (傲娇设定). Reply #5 was furious: tsundere may be a dying trope, but that doesn't mean everyone who knows about it is dead — stop appropriating it. Reply #8 added: no tsundere in history would say something like that; the vibe was more 'You dare talk to me like that? Are your family jewels wholesale?' Reply #18 delivered the sarcastic coup de grâce: 'So THIS is what tsundere means? I learned something today. Maybe this is what happens when anime culture tries to follow trends and produces a genetic mutation.'
Replies #7 and #15 dug into a deeper issue: the statement was still dodging the 'ML' (麻辣, male-targeted romance/waifu content) controversy with vague corporate-speak. One commenter noted the game actually has neither yuri nor ML storylines — the writing team seems stuck in the ancient c-like era. 'How long since their last update?' they asked.
Not everyone was purely negative. Reply #9 cautiously praised the apology's tone and suggested that if they actually rewrote the story, they could pull a CrossLine (交错战线) redemption arc. But replies #10 and #11 immediately poured cold water on that hope: the Japanese server has been live for over a year — how could they possibly rewrite the plot? Reply #14 was even more fatalistic: 'Guess the CN server can't even manage a cash grab at this point.'
On the statement's mysterious disappearance: reply #16 asked 'Why can't I see this statement? Was it not posted on Bilibili?' Reply #17 answered 'Apparently it was only up for one minute before getting deleted.' Reply #19 added 'I saw it in the official QQ group. Didn't check Bilibili.' An apology that self-destructs in sixty seconds — truly a speedrun record in PR disasters.
Reply #13 was the cherry on top, offering a backhanded thank-you to 'Potato 2' (土豆2, likely a reference to another recent game controversy): 'Real karmic merit — they blew themselves up and scared all the small studios who were still trying to play both sides into total paranoia.' The implication: the industry's sincerity bar is being forcibly raised, even if the process is embarrassingly messy.
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