I'm really heartbroken by the silence from Infold.
Just some form of acknowledgement is all we've asked for. Something to say that they're not giving up on Valko, nor going back on their promises for the game.
I'm going to try and keep fighting because I was having so much fun with my goofy little pixel boyfriends. I miss just doing stupid tasks like playing Kitty Cards or going to the gym with them. I want to return, but I'm not sure I have the heart to. I certainly won't be doing it during the blackout.
Not that Infold are reading, but if they are: please, just say something!
Infold announced a bit ago that they're cancelling and deleting Valko's content due to the sheer amount of BACKLASH from Chinese fans. China makes up a majority of Infold's player base/revenue intake, and if the Chinese players are to boycott, there's a chance Love and Deepspace would buckle quickly under the financial and social strain.
However, I've seen screenshots and translations of Chinese fans hating on Valko specifically for extremely racist reasons. Let's all not forget that East Asia is, as a whole, still socially conservative, racist, and xenophobic--ESPECIALLY towards Black people.
But we, as global players, don't deserve to lose such massive amounts of content that teams of artists and professionals worked hard to create all because of racist Chinese people. I haven't played the game myself in several months, but I keep up to date with the cards and banners and stuff, and I still love LaDS regardless.
Fans urge Infold and PaperGames to restore Valko as a love interest in Love and Deepspace to honor the original vision for the game. Add you
The link to a petition to restore Valko as a love interest, and there are already almost 100,000 signatures, mine included. There's no promise this will do anything, but I'd rather try and fail than sit back and watch. I don't like companies who buckle under pressure, nor do I like when other voices are ignored en masse for reasons such as money or fear of social rejection. I will always love LaDS, but until further notice, I too am not going to redownload the game. I was a F2P player and now I'm not a player at all.
This entire situation is so frustrating. After so much burnout of playing this game, I was finally excited again for a new LI only for that excitement to be snatched away. I have been a gamer for a long time. A member of many different fandoms. But I am in awe at the level of bitterness that I have witnessed from some of the adults within the LADS community.
It’s less painful and more disappointing to witness honestly. People worked on this character. Programmers, artists, actors, marketing teams and many more who spent sleepless nights working to make this happen. These opportunities will now end because of a group who hold so much disdain and misery in their hearts that they simply cannot allow for things to move on unless their feelings, wants and needs are taken into consideration and ONLY theirs. No compromise. No patience. No consideration. No kindness.
I hope that one day the possibility for humility and the desire to spread love and positivity can grow within the hearts of all of these people as much as they dream to receive them from their chosen LIs. Criticism is important but the malice is unnecessary.
Have a good day everyone.
Welp. I think pretty much everyone has said all they're is to be said about the Valko situation. Ill just express my feelings and thoughts since i feel bad for Valko 😮💨😞
Even as a sylus main who didn't have a intense reaction on Valko, I still wanted to meet him and see how his story with mc played out. No doubt it was going to be as beautiful as the others.
There many other things that of course twitter has been pointing out, rascim one. Its just unfortunate, the people who we're looking foward to him and making content for him (to which an artist got literally harassed for, threatening to K themselves), and people who re-download lads literally JUST FOR HIM!
I hope he comes back, I hope infold can look and hear the voices and complaints of the global audience instead of just CN players. Why go global then? Make that make sense bruh. Then again, this is a company who wants money. My empathy goes out to the people who actually worked on him. 3D ANIMATION IS HARD FOR FUCKS SAKE! No mames...
We gotta archive all the official content on the wiki or something. So there is something of him if he does end up never being released.
My fluffy furry boy, when I get good i will draw your face. I would like him back, please and no thank you.
I have nothing to say, but what the fuck? There were a lot of people excited about the launch. Having said this, I did read on Twitter that there seems to be a difference in communication between the English and Chinese translations, which might give a bit of hope that he isn't gone forever. Until then, all we can do is hope that they don't delete him.
I also read that it seemed that they believed that Valko was meant for men, and Infold has commented explaining that love and deepspace is a heterosexual orienetated game.
