Aether Gazer's Anniversary ML Waifu Toth Gets Ambushed With Yuri Subplot — Devs Delete Half a Line While Leaving the CG, Players Cry 'Myanmar Scam Classic'

One character, hyped as your waifu during the 2nd anniversary, then shoved into a yuri subplot the very next patch — Aether Gazer just speedran cementing its reputation as the OG 'Myanmar scam gacha.'

The drama centers on a text/copywriting controversy in the latest update. According to the OP, two female characters in the game were both positioned as ML (Master Love) — gacha community slang for characters whose romantic affection is directed at the player, essentially 'your waifu.' Players pulled for them specifically on that premise. But in the new version, one character named Toth suddenly received dialogue and scenes hinting at a yuri couple dynamic with another female character, completely blindsiding ML-oriented players.

What really set the community off wasn't just the bait-and-switch — it was the devs' pathetic attempt to 'fix' it. As commenters pointed out, the so-called fix was deleting half a line of controversial text while leaving the full CG cutscene completely untouched. One player summarized it perfectly: 'They didn't even remove the CG — just half a sentence. This is literally covering your ears while stealing a bell.' The classic Chinese idiom for pretending a problem doesn't exist by hiding the most visible symptom.

The comment section turned into a full-on roast of Aether Gazer's track record. The top-voted comment absolutely nailed it: 'She's no longer satisfied with using big breasts to bait people into eating green national-style males and white-haired shotas — now she's using ML promises to bait people into eating yuri.' In other words, the devs have a history of using whatever marketing angle works to pull players in, then delivering something completely different.

Another player's take resonated widely: 'Can't these games just keep character positioning consistent? If a character is a couple character, keep it that way. If she's ML, keep her ML. If she's yuri, commit to yuri. Why does every character keep getting body-snatched?' This sparked a broader discussion about the industry practice of '两头恰' (liǎng tóu qiā) — trying to milk two different audiences simultaneously. One responder added: 'Most people aren't against CP or yuri per se — it's when one character has to be ML, then het, then yuri all at once. Besides miHoYo players, who can even tolerate that?' — namechecking three games known for this pattern.

Some suspected it was entirely deliberate: 'How else would they screw over players if not by baiting both sides? These Myanmar scam games are hard to believe aren't doing this on purpose.' Another was stunned: 'Toth was literally the ML sell of the 2nd anniversary — and they already shipped her off to yuri marketing? So THIS is what they mean by Myanmar Scam Eyes.'

For now, this text controversy and the laughable 'delete half a line, keep the CG' response has only further solidified Aether Gazer's infamy as the OG 'Myanmar scam gacha' in the community. One player put it bluntly: 'Classic Myanmar Scam Originator — even if you delete the controversial text, I'm never touching this game.' Whether the devs will offer a more sincere response remains to be seen.