Reverse: 1999 Finally Apologizes 6 Weeks After Anniversary Disaster — Players: 'Kid's Dying and NOW You Bring the Milk?'

After a full six weeks of radio silence, Reverse: 1999 finally issued an official apology regarding the anniversary celebration backlash — and the community's first reaction? 'Oh, so it took your revenue getting slashed in half before you decided to grovel?'

Helpful users immediately dug up the original controversy thread, noting that 'it took a month and a half — like a parent only bringing milk when the kid's already dying.' Another player sarcastically asked: which expires faster — this apology or the game's characters? To be fair, one commenter acknowledged that 'at least it's all actionable items instead of a wall of PR fluff,' though the overall vibe remained deeply skeptical.

One oddly specific detail that blew up was the announcement of an 'eye-care mode.' Players couldn't help but laugh — someone explained that 'the game's VFX are literally seizure-inducing' with 'actual flashbang-level effects everywhere,' making the feature feel less like a thoughtful addition and more like an accidental self-own by the devs.

As for the sincerity of the apology, the comments were overwhelmingly negative. One user cut straight to the chase: 'Revenue got halved and NOW you crawl? Why can't you be like miHoYo — they tanked to ankle-level revenue and still pushed through with the Brave Lord storyline to drive away players' — a backhanded compliment to miHoYo's stubbornness. Another highly upvoted comment 'translated' the announcement's subtext: 'The character 37's rework (狂想) is still months away, bundled with a new gacha system to squeeze more money. Cumulative top-up (累充)? Complain all you want, we'll keep running it.' The commenter concluded: 'What a joke of an apology — same scripted nonsense over and over.'

Some players also deconstructed the 'compensation' angle, pointing out that the so-called 'lowered difficulty' was something the devs artificially inflated in the first place — then they dialed it back and called it 'listening to feedback.' One nihilistic take summed it up: 'There's nothing new under the sun, we're just watching the same cycle repeat endlessly.'

Regarding the announcement putting Mercury — the first breakout OP character — into the newbie banner, reactions ranged from 'impressive, very nice' (read: sarcastic) to 'where was this energy six weeks ago?' and the classic NGA sign-off: 'Deserved L, lol.'

All in all, the apology had substance — but six weeks of cold-shouldering the community burned through whatever goodwill was left. The most cutting comment might have been: 'LMAO the AI ghostwriter didn't even bother to save face.' That about sums up this crisis PR masterclass.