About Valko and the game in general.
It's been a hot minute since I've been on here, or even posting much on AO3. Mainly because I was having irl life stuff and prepping for a major exam. I'll admit that I was not the most enthused about a 6th LI, but I was keeping an open mind and looking forward to meeting Valko. Today, I return from my exam to find him cancelled.
This definitely changes how I view the game. Valko's cancellation means even more main story delays, fewer resources, and more banners to pad the in between time. It solves nothing and only creates more problems.
That said, while I don't think I'll stop playing the game, I'm definitely drawing back my spending. There are a couple of cards from the 2024 banners with Sylus and Raf I want to pull, so I'll stay until they rerun and I can get them. Then, I might actually transition off this game, if not become f2p. Because this Valko situation just sets a terrible precedent. Today it was Valko. Who will it be tomorrow?
I won't stop writing Of Crows and Dragons for now. Over the year and a half since I started writing this story, Solana went from just another fankid to write dad Sylus to becoming a character in her own right, someone who's become so dear to me. Gray has similarly become dear to me, though I know I haven't written him enough. I want to continue exploring their lives, their story arcs, sharing what I have in mind for them and developing them into characters you all will love as much as I do, even though they're OCs. I might not need to play the game itself to do so.
To conclude, Infold has just shown that they probably lack direction. Because they removed an LI like this. I repeat what I said. Today it was Valko. Who will it be tomorrow?
