Sunborn Caught Mass-Hiring Copywriters — Core Writer 'Star Jie' Allegedly Quitting, GFL2 Players: 'Guess They Need a Scapegoat Now?'

Another earthquake hits Sunborn's personnel. A player posted on NGA claiming that Sunborn is mass-hiring copywriters on Boss直聘 (China's equivalent of LinkedIn). Combined with earlier rumors about the departure of their star writer 'Star Jie' (星姐), the community immediately read this as a smoking gun — the key narrative lead might actually be gone.

For context, 'Star Jie' was the core writer responsible for the worldview and story of Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium. Rumors of her leaving had been circulating in the community for a while, and now the recruitment postings are being treated as confirmation. Another user noted that Boss直聘 also lists a similar 'narrative designer' position at Sunborn.

Not everyone jumped to conclusions, though. One commenter pointed out that most companies keep job postings up indefinitely — it doesn't mean they're actively hiring. Another user analyzed that if someone of Star Jie's seniority really left, Sunborn would be looking for a 'senior copywriter or narrative lead,' not a basic copywriter position.

But the majority of players were too jaded to care about nuances. The most upvoted take was brutally direct: 'You're overthinking it — they're just hiring a scapegoat. Next time GFL2 screws up the story, it won't be Star Jie's fault anymore.' This resonated hard with the community, which has long believed the game's narrative problems go far deeper than one person.

Another user summed up the collective trauma: 'After playing Exilium, I have actual PTSD whenever someone mentions "worldview building."' The story and lore of GFL2 have been a lightning rod for criticism since launch, with Star Jie bearing the brunt of it. One commenter called her 'a genuine oddity' for the quality of her output, while another stated bluntly: 'It's already a total dumpster fire — what's the point now? And Yun Zhong (Sunborn's CEO) is definitely not off the hook.'

The discussion even veered into a broader industry debate about Chinese language majors in game writing. One user argued that the 'Chinese language major' requirement on the job listing was stereotyping, while another fired back: 'Anyone with actual talent from that major would make more money writing web novels than doing game copywriting — so the quality of who these companies end up hiring is pretty self-explanatory.' Harsh, but it reflects a deeper player skepticism about the state of narrative design in Chinese gacha games.

A more measured voice pointed out that Sunborn has always had copywriter openings on their careers page — this might just be in response to their earlier public letter about improving the game's story, not necessarily proof that Star Jie left. But that take was quickly drowned out by the wave of mockery. One user even appealed to headhunters: 'Someone please track down this source of pollution already — it's genuinely unhinged.'

As of now, Sunborn has made no official statement about the matter. Whether Star Jie has actually left or not, GFL2's narrative crisis probably can't be solved by hiring a few new writers — after all, as one player bluntly put it: 'Just fire that useless boss first.' That, many feel, is the real conversation the community wants to have.