A dead game's downloads suddenly going to the moon? Girls' Frontline 2 (少前2, GFL2) just pulled off what might be the most transparent data-inflating stunt in gacha gaming history. With zero content updates and the official social media account going silent for two whole days, the game's downloads mysteriously spiked to #6 on TapTap's trending chart — overtaking Genshin Impact, Arknights, and Azur Lane, three of China's biggest mobile titles. Even more suspicious: before this miraculous surge, GFL2 had actually fallen off the iOS charts entirely at one point (被飞榜, meaning Apple's system temporarily delisted it), which is usually a death sentence for a game's visibility.
The NGA forum erupted immediately. The original poster nailed it in one line: 'The most likely explanation is inflating data to attract investors.' The comments section was almost unanimously in agreement. One top-voted reply stated bluntly: 'There's literally no other explanation besides making a PowerPoint presentation for investors.' Another player quipped: 'This is hilarious — the official account hasn't posted in two days, there's no new content in-game, yet downloads magically explode today. Do they think investors don't know how to check data?'
One commenter claiming industry experience broke it down: 'In my professional experience, this is almost certainly done to inflate numbers for an investor pitch deck. So 羽中 (Yuzhong, GFL2's director) clearly still has time and resources to play these games with players — but can't be bothered to actually improve the game?' This perfectly captures the absurd contradiction at the heart of the scandal: resources for data manipulation, but none for actual game development.
The discussion around 'would any investor actually fall for this?' produced some absolute bangers. One user wrote: 'I guess they're hoping to find some rich guy who doesn't even bother to Baidu the game's reputation before investing.' Another dropped: 'Are investors really that stupid? Tencent: wait, are you talking about me?' A third was even more savage: 'This garbage game isn't worth a single glance, let alone an investment.' However, some players offered a more nuanced take — the Girls' Frontline IP itself still holds value, and this might not be about saving GFL2 but rather piggybacking on the brand to fund a new project (i.e., milking the IP while the current game rots).
Beyond the investor theory, commenters floated another hypothesis: a performance contract deadline. Several players mentioned that May could be when a 'magic contract' (魔法契约 — slang for a venture capital agreement or performance-based clause) expires. If true, the download spike might be a desperate Hail Mary to meet contractual KPIs before the deadline. While unconfirmed, the timing lines up a little too neatly, adding another layer of drama to this whole circus.
Whatever the truth is, GFL2's 'Empire Strikes Back' moment has officially become the community's favorite joke of the year. A game with no new content, a silent dev team, and a trash-tier reputation suddenly outranking three of China's biggest gacha titles in downloads? At this level of absurdity, even the most gullible investor wouldn't buy it.散爆网络 (Sunborn Network) might call this a 'counterattack,' but to the playerbase, it's nothing more than free comedy material for months to come.
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