At the festival for popular gacha BrownDust 2, fans got to touch the heroines — one delicate part of them, to be precise

This weekend Taipei hosted a festival celebrating BrownDust 2's third anniversary, and the organizers prepared an attraction that's hard to imagine in almost any other game. In a dedicated zone, visitors were invited to physically touch the heroines' "rear ends" — the very ones that could previously only be admired on screen. It sounds like a joke, but it was a fully official part of the program, and one of the most popular among attendees at that.

The festival itself was styled as a luxury cruise liner — the same theme behind the game's anniversary summer update. Beyond "that" zone, guests were treated to other activities: a cabin room with a door peephole through which you had to peek at the "secrets" inside, a ship's log for leaving wishes, and even a mini-casino where you could play a game of "higher-lower" against a dealer for collectible cards. What exactly the heroine figures were made of, the organizers didn't specify — so we'll leave guessing about the material to the guests themselves.

It's worth understanding that the provocation here didn't come out of nowhere. The zone was named after the in-game rhythm minigame Slap Slap Pop, whose gameplay is literally built around "slapping" a character — so the festival simply brought BrownDust 2's own long-running joke into the real world. The game has never been shy about fan service and self-irony: it's its signature style, not a sudden scandal. No wonder that, for the anniversary, the developers rolled out a special skin for Darian — the project's most popular heroine.

There was no skipping the genre classics, either. Cosplayers took the stage in the heroines' outfits, and a special surprise was the appearance of popular Korean cosplayer Haru, who wasn't listed in the program. A merch shop ran alongside, with wall scrolls, standees, umbrellas, and desk mats, and a large purchase earned you a limited postcard that changes color with temperature. Judging by reports from the scene, NEOWIZ went all out — fans left happy.

So how do you feel about this format of fan meetups — healthy self-irony or too much even for a gacha? Share the strangest gaming attraction you've ever seen in person at an expo.