Resonas Producer Taunts Players: "I Have All the Time and Energy to Fight You" — Bans, Deletes, and Doubles Down, Community Calls Him a "Digital Emperor Having a Meltdown"

You've seen producers who accidentally kill their games — but have you ever seen one who seems hell-bent on killing himself? The producer of Resonas, known by players as "Panghu" (胖虎, literally "Fat Tiger"), has been on an absolute tear lately: banning players, deleting criticism, and publicly taunting his own community. It's hands-down the most spectacular self-inflicted PR disaster in the gacha gaming scene of 2024.

It all started when a screenshot went viral showing Panghu's own words: he has "all the time and energy in the world to fight with players." In an industry where even the most contemptuous devs at least pretend to care about community goodwill, Panghu essentially ripped off the mask and said the quiet part out loud. The reaction was instant and explosive.

One top-voted comment distilled his entire philosophy into a single devastating sentence: "Panghu's entire operating logic boils down to this — 'How dare these so-called players stand against ME? If they're having fun, I'm not. Win-win is a myth.'" Another commenter hammered the point home: "He's not just the game designer — he's the BOSS." Meaning this combative attitude isn't a rogue employee issue; it's the company culture from top to bottom.

Then came the comparison gauntlet. Multiple commenters measured Panghu against Yu Zhong (羽中), the already-infamous producer of Girls' Frontline 2 — and the results were brutal. One wrote: "I used to think PH and the locust were on the same level. I'm sorry, PH — this guy makes you look like a saint. He doesn't deserve to be compared to you." Another went even further: "Some call him the spiritual successor to the Girls' Frontline 2 disaster? Nah, Panghu runs circles around Yu Zhong when it comes to generating memes and chaos. Yu Zhong is just a budget version." When you make Yu Zhong — one of the most mocked producers in Chinese gacha history — look reasonable by comparison, you've truly achieved something special.

The player side of the story is equally grim. Users from Baidu Tieba reported getting banned and fleeing to NGA to vent, suggesting Panghu's purge extends beyond the game itself into community platforms. One frustrated player lamented: "Some people genuinely tried to recommend this game to others, only to come back to the dedicated forum section crying. That's the status of Resonas players — you simp for them, then they stab you in the back." The image of earnest fans getting rewarded with a ban hammer is the kind of dark comedy you can't make up.

The community's creative roasting has been relentless. "A day without reading Panghu-speak (虎言虎语) and I feel physical withdrawal, like tiger claws scratching at me" — "Panghu-speak" has become a meme in itself, referring to his uniquely unhinged public statements. "A true Crazy Thursday — crazy and then some," quipped another, while a more blunt commenter simply said: "It's like he has a personal vendetta against money."

But the deeper discussion cuts to something systemic about the mobile gaming industry. As one commenter put it: "Every mobile game company these days thinks they're a digital emperor. They don't just want to make money standing up — they want consumers to hand it over on their knees. Please, at least try some capitalism." (借用了一张经典表情包的台词。) When your producer earns the "digital emperor" label from the playerbase, the game's reputation is probably beyond saving. For now, the community verdict is clear: Panghu's antics have transcended mere "PR disaster" territory — this is an ongoing performance art piece.

Note: All quotes and claims above are sourced from the original NGA post and its comment section. Allegations and characterizations reflect community opinions, not established facts.