{"id":19533,"date":"2023-06-16T12:05:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T03:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=19533"},"modified":"2023-07-07T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T05:14:20","slug":"20230616-19533","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230616-19533\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 1 popular game among Japanese women causes \u201csilent update\u201d scandal\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The game <strong>Ensemble Stars!! Music<\/strong> has come under fire by Japanese users for \u201csilently\u201d updating the design of an event card after the event ended and players already acquired the card. As a result the term \u30b5\u30a4\u30ec\u30f3\u30c8\u4fee\u6b63 (silent update) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=\u30b5\u30a4\u30ec\u30f3\u30c8\u4fee\u6b63&amp;src=trend_click&amp;vertical=trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trended<\/a> on Twitter in Japan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensemble Stars!! Music is a mobile rhythm game that belongs to the Ensemble Stars! Japanese game franchise and is currently <a href=\"http:\/\/(https:\/\/game-i.daa.jp\/?cmd=tagselect&amp;tag=%E5%A5%B3%E6%80%A7%E5%90%91%E3%81%91)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ranked<\/a> the number 1 app among Japanese women. After a recent in-game event, the game has caused an outrage for revising the illustration of an event card.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The card in question is a five-star event reward card titled \u201c(Number Carrying a Dream) Rinne Amagi.\u201d Throughout the event, the card illustration featured the character Rinne Amagi without his headband, which is a part of his original design and on-stage look. However, after the event had already ended, the card illustration was updated to include the headband without notice to users. This caused dissatisfaction among players, who turned to social media to express their criticism.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3053\u306e\u30b5\u30a4\u30ec\u30f3\u30c8\u4fee\u6b63\u306f\u3086\u308b\u3055\u308c\u3093\u3084\u308d\u2026\u307e\u3058\u304b\u3042\u3093\u30b9\u30bf\u304f\u3093\u2026<br>\u4fee\u6b63\u524d\u21c4\u4fee\u6b63\u5f8c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NePTCsqO1Y\">pic.twitter.com\/NePTCsqO1Y<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u698e\u6728 (@EMRenoki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EMRenoki\/status\/1669142168953561093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation:<\/strong> Did you think this kind of silent update would be forgiven&#8230;seriously, Ensemble Stars? Before and after the update<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But why is this seemingly trivial detail causing such an uproar? Firstly, as the card illustration featured the character without his headband and with his hair down, it gave the impression of a rare off-stage depiction of the character, raising the card\u2019s perceived value and appeal to players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But fans being disappointed about their favorite character\u2019s off-stage \u201cvibe\u201d being gone isn\u2019t all there is to the story. As the card in question is a five-star reward card, it required a significant amount of event points to acquire, so players who wanted the card had to grind for it while using up their in-game gacha currency. While the in-game curreny \u201cdia\u201d can be acquired through login bonuses and similar, it\u2019s a given that many players acquire it through real transactions, meaning that the card they decide to use it for is essentially a product they have chosen to buy. This undoubtedly contributed to players feeling so cheated by the card being changed (thus losing value) after the event ended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30bd\u30b7\u30e3\u30b2\u306e\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u30a4\u30e9\u30b9\u30c8\u3063\u3066\u308c\u3063\u304d\u3068\u3057\u305f\u5546\u54c1\u3067\u3057\u3087\uff1f\u305d\u308c\u3092\u65e2\u306b\u6d88\u8cbb\u8005\u306e\u624b\u306b\u6e21\u3063\u305f\u5f8c\u3067\u3001\u6d88\u8cbb\u8005\u306e\u65ad\u308a\u3082\u306a\u304f\u52dd\u624b\u306b\u300c\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u30df\u30b9\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u4fee\u6b63\u3057\u3068\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u306d\uff01\u300d\u3063\u3066\u5927\u639b\u304b\u308a\u306a\u30b5\u30a4\u30ec\u30f3\u30c8\u4fee\u6b63\u5165\u308c\u308b\u3063\u3066\u666e\u901a\u306b\u304a\u304b\u3057\u904e\u304e\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087<br>\u71d0\u97f3\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u6301\u3063\u305f\u3089\u30d8\u30a2\u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u3042\u308a\u7121\u3057\u9078\u629e\u5236\u306b\u3057\u3066(\u85ab\u541b\u306e\u4eee\u9762\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u59c9\u5b50 (@ank_1710) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ank_1710\/status\/1669173988445286400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation:<\/strong> A gacha game card illustration is a product, isn\u2019t it? Silently making a huge correction after it&#8217;s already in the hands of the consumer, without the consumer&#8217;s consent, saying \u201cWe made a mistake in the design, so we fixed it!\u201d is just plain wrong. Just make it so that people can choose between the two versions&#8230;<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though likely an honest attempt to correct a mistake on the developer&#8217;s part, the nature of the \u201cerror\u201d made many <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Natu_3111\/status\/1669181341932621824?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">players<\/a> think that the card was rare and want to acquire it, making them feel scammed after it was silently changed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a side note, as only the words \u201csilent update\u201d started trending on Twitter, people unfamiliar with the situation became curious and looked into what was happening, some finding the ordeal comical, and some contributing with their favourite examples of silent updates, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wasabitaishi\/status\/1669180767036149761?s=20\">this<\/a> silent attempt to make an FGO character\u2019s eyes less creepy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300c\u30b5\u30a4\u30ec\u30f3\u30c8\u4fee\u6b63\u300d\u304c\u30c8\u30ec\u30f3\u30c9\u306b\u4e0a\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3066\u3001\u3044\u3084\u3069\u3053\u306e\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30bf\u30b9\u3044\u3058\u3063\u3066\u708e\u4e0a\u3057\u305f\u3093\u3060\uff1f\u3063\u3066\u5c11\u3057\u308f\u304f\u308f\u304f\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u898b\u306b\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3093\u3060\u3051\u3069\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u3067\u30b5\u30a4\u30ec\u30f3\u30c8\u3067\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30b0\u30e9\u306b\u30d8\u30a2\u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u304c\u8ffd\u52a0\u3055\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3089\u3057\u3044\u3002<br>\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u4f4f\u3093\u3067\u308b\u4e16\u754c\u304c\u9055\u3044\u904e\u304e\u3066\u7b11\u3063\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/p>&mdash; \u24b8\u24b8_\u24bf\u24d0\u24d1\u24d1\u24d4\u24e1\u24e6\u24de\u24d2\u24da (@CC_jabberwock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CC_jabberwock\/status\/1669185503932071936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation:<\/strong> I saw the words \u201csilent update\u201d trending and rushed to see what game messed up and got flamed and saw that it was about Ensemble Stars adding a headband to a character. 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