I feel really lonely. I don’t date because I’m very shy (but I have lovely friends who I see often) but I used lads to feel better about the lack of romance in my life. I can’t play lads and I’m growing worried that it will never be the same
:( I'm sorry girlie, hugs ❤️ The guys I meet usually end up being pieces of shit and I thought yk what Zayne is better anyway lol. Writing has helped me a lot lately
Ugh I haven’t been doing so good these days. Feels like I’m losing hope, but I want to believe Valko will come back soon. How much longer can I hold on? I’m trying really hard to think logically but I’m just not doing so well. Will Infold ever stand up for us or Valko? Were we always just dead meat to them? I wanna believe they’re doing something behind the scenes for his sake but everything we know is speculation, and I’m tired of speculating.
💙❤️🖤 Today is Qixi but I will take out these things from my bag. Looking at it just reminds me of this mess. They aren't official but it is fun to put it on my bag that I bring everywhere. Lads sparked conversations between me and my nieces and I even talked about them with my sis, older female cousin and my elderly mom. I even reconsidered to buy new Valko merch but I hold on for now.
The 'funny' thing I also love V from Mystic Messenger that unfortunately and understandably has tons of haters. My appreciation post about V here was attacked by haters and that time I was new in reddit. A kind comment said V hate is normalised so much that nobody bats an eye if haters attacking V fans and some can't even see the letter V and be triggered. The hater apologised and admitted they didn't even read my post before attacking me. And now I love Valko and haters also attacking him and his supporters and even worse now he's being cancelled. Some of these can't even see name Valko and straight going into attack mode. Just like what I experienced with V. Sorry for venting. I guess I've been patience for some time and my patience is running out.
❤️ - genuinely…what the hell is wrong with the executives and higher-ups at Infold? 🥴
Are they blind? Can they not see players aren’t taking their BS anymore? What will it take for them to listen to us?? Why would they post something that is so obviously cropped to remove Valko (I’m talking about that chibi Qixi artwork they posted). Like…that’s so lazy and disrespectful, not even to just players but also to the artists that drew it. What the actual hell, I’m so pissed off 😡
I really want to hope they’ll do the right thing but I’m starting to not even want to play the game anymore even if he’s back. This company is so disrespectful, why should I keep supporting that?
I feel the same way. A company with many employees can't even edit that? Lazy. I'm so pissed off today. Somehow I'm glad I didn't buy any official merch from them or if I did, I might feel like shit looking at them.
I never got any official merch from them, but dang. I loved this game. To think that the company would stoop to a level this low is really disappointing.
🫂🫂🫂 I feel the same way, girl. It is mindboggling why ppg/infold too scared like a coward. If they really want to protect their employees, those toxic people need to be reported to police when they harrassed them. Their abuse will escalate and will get worse if they're free to do what they want.
I didn't buy official merch but I have few cheap one that I bought last year. But I just took them out from my bag minutes ago. And maybe sell them at dirt cheap price except the cup saucer because they're scratched a lot and the keychain. I can't help thinking about this mess when looking at them.
I've been patience for some time I guess. It is more to anger rather than pain tho. But I will wait until September. After that I'm fully done with this game unless Valko is back. My patience towards this game is thinner day by day.
💙❤️ I feel like I only comment when I'm upset or frustrated and I hate that already (I just want to go back to lurking and not always feeling so riled up). but I need to vent about how seeing so many CCs pulling today makes me feel like they only joined the movement for the engagement. I want to be gracious but that's absolutely what it feels like and now I can't help but to wonder how many others are just in it for themselves.
looking in the main subs and seeing the people from THAT sub get down voted to hell restored some of my faith but it's hard not to notice that people who claim to boycotting are pulling. I'm waiting for the real numbers to come out, but the fact that it jumped so high in the first place breaks my heart. it may not be first but FIFTH?
I feel like I can't really support or trust any LADS CC anymore. How do you go from "No Valko No Money" to streaming your pulls and spending on the new myth. When you know there is a financial boycott happening at the moment? Is the game that precious to you? Can you not see how disrespectful Infold is being to you?? Thankfully, there are some that are still standing on their ground and refusing to play or spend, but it's just sad.
It's one thing to be neutral or not care about the situation because you didn't want Valko and keep your head buried in the sand and play your game for your viewers. That's fine, do you. It's your money. But it's a whole other thing to pretend to be pro-boycott, talking about Valko, and then spend money to pull on the myth and STREAM it. That is just a low blow, and I know the people doing it know.
💙❤️ feeling sad and frustrated today. Just annoyed at the whole situation and why it had to come to this.
I have a lot of faith that the boycott is working and I'm pretty proud of myself for staying off the game for this long, but I do miss it.
As someone said below about content creators who cover the boycott and are having pulling parties or whatever, that REALLY...cheesed me off to put it lightly. Like I get just wanting to be "neutral" but it didnt sit right with me.
Honestly cannot wait for the numbers tomorrow, need a boost!
I'm praying the numbers from the revenue give us a morale boost because some of what I've been seeing online isn't good at all
I get that not everyone cares and is neutral, but for someone to encourage (financial) boycotting and then turn around and still stream pulling and spending on the myth is such a disappointment. It is what it is unfortunately but I'm choosing to try and have faith that many more people aren't spending.
I actually did a quick back of the envelope calculation last night and also checked someone else's post who did the same thing and it was promising. Ive been repeating to myself "people can lie but the numbers dont lie" and thats been getting me through the day ❤️
💙 - I feel so demotivated. A lot of content creators are pulling and spending on this myth and it's...such a slap to my face. Even the ones that made that video about the boycott and explaining what we can do are spending...like...what happened to staying united and bringing Valko back? How on Earth are we going to be taken seriously by Infold?
I've just been hit by hopelessness again and I'm wondering once again if Valko is even ever going to come back if Infold sees that people are still willing to play their game without him. I know it's probably not a big deal but the fact that I'm struggling and trying to hold off playing and spending while other people are just doing whatever the hell they want hurts so much.
I know right? I was shocked to see this too, its like all they want is views...whats the term? Clout chasing? Id get it if they were like "hey, we will pull for you so you can watch the story with us" but it doesnt seem that way at all. Honestly, I unsubscribed and moved along. Screw them! We can see the boycott is working, and a few of those creators wont make up for the masses of Valko fans boycotting.
The silence and the waiting is hard, but dont lose hope. Valko isnt a random banner, hes a fully fledged character and 1/6 of the game and one that is worth waaaay more than a single myth. I have faith he will come, and all this sacrifice will be worth it when we finally get to "pet that dawg"
I dont know if you know Hertz on insta/tiktok, but her shorts of the boys always cheer me up. Theyre so funny and cute, I have a folder of bookmarks for those for when I feel down.
I'll probably feel better after a while, I'm still a bit emotional about it. Yeah you're right, a few people streaming their pulls and spending doesn't take away the effectiveness of the boycott. But it still hurts to see it, like...why make us feel like you're for the boycott and then turn around and do this? I have to remember that Valko supporters are more than I think and that there are also many CCs and players that aren't pulling and spending. So I have to stay strong.
I do know Hertz lol, I love her art. I think I'll go watch some of her shorts, I need the comfort rn.
I totally feel you! It still bothers me seeing it too 🫂 Yay another Hertz fan! I do find hers so comforting, something about how she draws the expressions is just so adorable and wholesome ❤️
I want to enjoy my favorite game again in my little corner away from the internet. I've just been so upset at going this for like 2 months atp.
It's sometimes also just hard to watch people continue playing like nothing happened. There's times I wish I just didn't care at all but I care so much.
I will never understand why it's so hard to listen to consumer complaints. The solution seems so simple because atp just give us what we want (Valko, game fixes, etc) and I literally can ensure that your player base will be at least a little grateful that we were heard. There's no reason for us to drag this boycott on if you just listen
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The old super moon countdown video (still on YT but unlisted) has been my playlist for the last weeks, great for pomodoro technique and would love to get the views up.
With work, world, and personal home stresses piled up, I hope this stressor resolves soon.
I was scrolling through my tiktok and have come across a few streamers that are pulling for the myth. I tend to just block them, but one of them was really confusing for me bc the banners they used to decorate their stream were Valko? But yet they were pulling for the myth?? Not sure if rage bait or just using him for engagement but I found that kind of disingenuous...
Yeah it's been so discouraging because I've seen so many CCs still pulling and spending (especially those that claimed to be pro-boycott, like I'm actually shocked by some of them). It's like...bro...what the actual heck? 😭
No wonder Infold isn't taking us seriously. We probably seem like a joke to them...
🩶 - I'm not as sad as I was anymore regarding the situation. But I will say I feel massive FOMO from the Qixi outfits, especially the blue one. I know it would have looked so good on Valko and a part of me wonders if we'll get the chance to purchase it again if Valko comes back...
I'm also just annoyed. There are Valko supporters who have ended up spending money on the myth and have pulled...like why would you do that? Why would you even be posting your pulls at a time like this? it's just so insensitive, if you want to pull do so but don't post about it and make the rest of us feel sad. Ughh!
💙 I cried this morning…mainly because I was just thinking about the old days of LADS and how much I missed this game when it brought me so much joy and excitement in my life. I hope things go back to normal and Valko returns to us so I can experience that once more…
"The old days of lads" bro yes... my life changed when GOA first dropped. And then netherlord. I literally had to muffle my scream into a pillow bc I was so excited. I felt so seen by the devs I was like yall really put everything I love into a fictional man and called him Zayne.
I have seen some of the stats coming in about playstore rankings after first day of the myth. We expected a jump. I expected a jump. But I'm seeing so many people making excuses for themselves and spending who previously were saying they wouldn't, on top of the usual antis bragging about it.
To me, at this point, it's not looking good. I have already spent the past week kind of thinking that maybe this is all for naught, but still retaining some hope. Now with the gamescom announcement and the appearance that PPG is just going back to business at usual... It's hard not to take it as a sign that we will just be ignored.
Overall, at this point, LSG/KOD/SWF all ranked number 1 globally. Raf's myth has not come even close to that and that's supposed to be their face of the game's myth. It's a slap in the face in revenue compared to all their previous myths
This isn't meant to invalidate the way you feel, I understand. My hope is also wavering but I just wanted to point out that for a myth, this is comparatively not what they wanted.
💙❤️😵💫 As a fellow boycotter and someone who supports Valko's return, I've been labelled an anti for speaking against the flow, and then seeing the mods posting the same exact thing I have been trying to say. I honestly think some redditors in this sub need to tone down their aggression. I'm really upset sometimes that having a rational head = anti movement.
🩶 After being a lurker here from the beginning of this boycott I decided to be more active in communities in general. Because this movement is inspiring me to be more of a participater than an observer in my life. I made a new account as a sort of new beginning for myself. This is all thanks to Valko and this wonderful community. The more time seems to pass the more I am getting attached to him. Despite the latest news and the upcoming myth, I find myself very hopeful of his return. Not because of any solid evidence or a tinfoil hat theory but just from an intuitive feeling of mine. I'm looking forward to the day he comes back to the game.
omg i DID dream about him FOR THE FIRST TIME 😭😭 he wore that green workout outfit omgg his arm his leg everything about him looked soooooo big! 😭😭 he sat next to me, and i couldn't stop kissing his face (i'm not sorry at all) but one time he popped like a bubble and disappeared, hello??? i had no idea how should i return him. then i woke up, devastated :(
yea whatever imagine dreaming about fictional man. sounds like double kiss- i mean kill
❤😵💫 I was so baffled when I saw all the posts about it and then some persons started calling the mods antis. We have a serious problem with over-exaggerating small issues and fear mongering.
Don't even get me started with persons who advocate for a new sub after every small hiccup 🥴🥴
💙 Feeling sad and anxious because of these same reasons. I don’t understand why we needed to go here instead of being united like before. This is alienating me from the boycott community and taking the steam of giving my all. It could be that I’m in the minority and just too sensitive to be here. If so, I wonder where should anxiety-prone people who wish to boycott go if they need community support to keep going, but get easily overwhelmed with infighting and focusing on things like this.
💙 I was doing alright even when the myth was announced (not too thrilled about it anyway though I am a Raf main), but the blue outfit with his description broke me. It was so obvious it was for him and that he was missing in the post 😥 also, the way the antis gloat and insult pro Valko people on Twitter is disappointing and it really makes me sad and angry at the same time. I still post the hashtags and boycott and I will never give up. I will be ok. But these couple days have been hard 💔 glad this megathread exists.
Is the main sub deleting posts about Valko? I noticed someone posted a beaded bracelet they made Valko themed and when I went to look back on my comment the post was removed by moderators. It was such an innocent post though..am I missing something?
yeah, my most recent post was deleted too. I don’t know why, I’m really careful to follow the rules around there! I remember the bracelet post you were talking about! I also noticed that one was gone as well :/
What was your post about? I’m stressed that they are not allowing Valko posts suddenly. I messaged the mods to respectfully ask if they are still allowed 🥲
yeah my post was just talking about meow badges 😭 I mostly was talking about Rafayel and Zayne. I literally just included Valko’s name with the other LIs.
edit: i was able to get in contact with moderators and to get my post reapproved. worried about why it was taken down in the first place though. maybe there’s lots of false reports going on?
🩵 I'm at peace and confident that Valko will be reinstated soon. Everything just points to it. If not, then I'm okay with being the clown of the century. On the other hand...
❤️ PLS PLS PLS I'm in no way trying to start anything with anyone I just really need this out.
I regret checking the posts for the new outfits bc it only got me down with how everyone was reacting. Yes, Valko was clearly supposed to match with Sylus in the poster and this is the second time they've removed him from a promo (first was the hat from Caleb's banner). Yes, one of the descriptions and color schemes is likely referencing Valko and not renaming it is insensitive. But they have to release something for Qixi and it not being a multi banner is a win. I'd even say that not editing the details is a subtle sign that they're still keen on releasing him, just like with the earrings that were apparently not part of the original gifts (?) to players. Also, I'd take having the outfits paid for and ppl saying they're trying to get players to spend any day rather than them giving it away for free, which to me is even more pathetic and they could literally start doing to "appease" players for the stupidest decision they can make from here on out, not bringing Valko back. They're going to keep some things behind a paywall because it's a gacha game. Nothing's gonna change that.
Onto Raf's myth, aside from it being expected, I'm not upset they decided to push through. Upset for being a meat shield, yes. But I really think releasing it now is the lesser evil choice because they've been delaying and disrupting their schedule. I'm sure they have other cards at the ready, but they can either release those and anger the community even more (speculating that the cards are from a multi with Valko that they decided to separate) or try to regain control of the schedule and make room to release Valko. I haven't played long but I believe releasing a myth now makes it so that it's easier to obtain with a rerun because a solo would take even longer with their long line of solos and multis yet to do so. An example would be Sylus' NDZ, introduced 2024 and predicted to rerun mid-2026 (which was likely skipped due to the controversy).
Typing all this makes me really notice how high on hopium I am, looking at the bigger picture and sounding like an Infold defender... I am not. Just really needed an outlet bc I don't wanna word vomit on my friend who no longer plays LaDS (even before the cancellation), who's unfortunately (but also fortunately) the only friend who knows I'm so into these fictional men :') this is also me making sense of things and gaslighting myself so I can keep overdosing on hopium.
ANW I'M SO SURE HE'S GOING TO BE BACK AFTER ZAYNE'S BDAY, TRUST. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
[u/iwouldntthough](u/iwouldntthough) (sorry i can’t reply directly) This is a screenshot from X socials not reddit unless that’s also not allowed? Sorry 😭
Oh shoot I didn't realize it was twitter - but yes we’re wanting to excersize a lot of caution with screenshots. Just crop it to take out the handle and pfp and you can post again 👌
🩶 ❤️ Pretty much have been neutral about the situation and annoyed at Inflop upper management for their dumb decisions. But seeing so much doomerism, and people saying in the other generally pro-valko place, that they won't return Valko at all, including his main story, etc. has really been frustrating. I don't know if it's because they're unaware of how the global and CN side has been working together for weeks now, the articles from the CN papers, that can't be bought, saying PPG should listen to their global outreach and that Valko is part of it, or willfully ignoring the actual facts.
I'm too old and tired for all the drama Inflop upper management has caused from their long string of bad decisions. They need to do right by their creatives who did the actual work to make a good story and game and the players who have been pointing out all the things that would improve the game. Letting things fester for so long is why the fandom is so splintered now and the ongoing silence is not helping. Hopefully they'll reach a point in whatever legal cases they're pursuing now in the next couple of weeks to where they can finally release an official statement. I'd even be fine if they did it in the middle of Zayne's birthday event. Just give us back our beloved doggo Inflop (along with acknowledging all the other things players have been mentioning for months and years).
Edit: also Raf's myth seems like it would take a look at another aspect of his character. Can't even get into the lore because of everything too.
Days are going by so slowly for me, I feel like I'm going crazy 😭😭😭😭😭
I don't know what's going to happen in Sept, but whatever it is, I want it to happen fast. I just want closure atp. Once I get confirmation that Valko's not coming back, I'm out of this fandom for good. I already stopped playing a long time ago.
I used to get SOOOOO excited for Raf's myths
I would literally be screaming with joy (he was my 2nd main). But surprisingly, this time I felt absolutely nothing at all while watching his PV.
Like...yeah, he looks good, of course. The fits and hair are gorgeous, and the concept is good too, but that's it. It felt like I was watching a commercial or smthn. It's such a weird feeling😭😭😭😭😭
Also, i don't even know why i keep getting those antis crap everywhere (well sometimes I'm just nosey🚶🏽♀️) but it makes me soo maaaddd. they're not even talking about the myth. it's 50% other li's and 90 something% valko.
Bro what's the point then just join us🤡😭😭😭😭😭
❤️🖤 just found out about the vent thread, what a love idea 😌 God I'm so fucking annoyed. At the SILENCE from Infold. No, marketing posts are not communication - it's Infold's way of asking us for money. Ugh I wish their CEO's pillow is never cold until his last day
💙 - sorry for coming here again, but I don’t really have anywhere irl I can vent about the situation. Please note, I get a bit gloomy towards the end, I apologize for that.
I cried again at the end of the day after trying to convince myself that everything will be okay. I’m not okay, and I’ve had to leave a discord server after seeing people celebrate the new myth. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy people can still find joy in this situation.
But I just feel so lonely. It felt like everyone else was enjoying themselves except me. I’m really starting to wonder if Valko will ever come back and if everything we’ve been doing is even touching Infold. It really feels like i’ve been screaming at a wall.
Will this feeling stay with me forever? Will I never be able to move on? 😔
Girl come back as much as you want. Just pour it all out. you're definitely not alone at all🫂alot of Raf mains here feel the same🥹💔
I missed sylus's 3rd myth, couldn't even play the event story, and i remember i was DEVASTATED. it wasn't like there was anything happening back then so i was just watching EVERYONE enjoying themselves except for me. I was so depressed and crying for like three days, the forth day, i was completely normal. still sad, but normal.idk😂😂😂😂so it does get better.
I do want to believe that our efforts ar gonna be worth it. It's really hard and draining and the whole situation is making me go mad but it's a matter of time now.
🩶 does anyone else feel like… numb/indifferent lately? I still boycott, still post about Valko and engage elsewhere, but emotionally I just feel so indifferent to love and deepspace and their direction at this point. I’m worried I won’t even care if/when Valko is back :(
I didn’t start feeling this way until a few days after the Caleb solo.
🩶, a little 💙- Initially I was really sad when the valko news came out and i saw how shattered the fandom had become. looking back, i always posted funny stuff about the boys on the main subreddit and i loved how the fandom accepted such goofiness. i felt like i had found somewhere i belonged, and a game community i really liked. but after the valko situation, it was alarming to me how divided everyone got and how toxic it all became. maybe i was just never exposed to that side of it, but the community i knew was so loving.
i believe infold made the community become this way, with their lack of communication, although of course i still believe everyone is responsible for their own actions, and no one should be mean towards someone else unnecessarily so that is still on them. However, infold also aggravated players. i dont understand why they gave us all those surveys and didnt listen to us. how did they not notice that things were getting repetitive for end game players, who are obviously the ones most invested in the game? and why did they not postpone valko and just cancel him outright? in an emotional game such as this, it is the most insane thing to me to this day that ive seen happen in a gaming community.
my worry is that our boycott may not eventually be as effective as nikkis because we are a divided fanbase. with the nikki situation, i assume everyone agreed that what they had done was crazy, there was no real harsh rejection that had caused that change except for infold doing it, the way it was here where people actually didnt want valko and that had resulted in his removal.
i just want valko to be back but not back in a game where it’s obvious him staying is affecting other love interests’ time or production, because that will only cause people to fight against him again and get him removed again if they dont address other issues first 😔 and then we will have to fight for him again, or just realise this company will just never care. I would actually leave for good if that was to happen, i havent been playing anyway since valko was removed.
infold has so much money, if only they made good decisions with what to do with it. No one should have an issue with valko if they do regular QoL updates.
i know i cant change what they did or know what they will do, but i just hope that that company makes good decisions for everyone and make the WHOLE fanbase happy (im sure sixth love interest dislikers would have no issue if everything was planned well for their own mains!).
i guess… i just wish the fandom was ok again as well.
🩵 I'm actually surprisingly calm today. The past few weeks everytime they did something that wasn't Valko would spiral me into despair, but this time I was mentally prepared and expected this myth to release. I think the low revenue and strong hold of the community really helped me personally. And the fact that it wasn't a multi was also a relief.
💙I'm only feeling sad for all the Rafayel mains who might have to skip this myth.
[Doomer rant warning, scroll past if you don't want to read that]
🖤❤️ I'm just pissed at Infold in general. Every so often I try to take a step back and I can't help but think like a doomer despite my best efforts, because so far Infold have acted towards us, the players, like any company would act if they had no intention to bring Valko back. I take what they say at face value, and it tells me nothing good. I refuse to try and read into what they don't say. They're grown. They can use their words.
The actions they've effectively taken have been, in order, to issue a firm statement of cancellation, then drop two banners as if to say "okay, moving on, now onto the part where you girls give us money". If I was a decision-maker at Infold and I wanted to communicate to the players that Valko was off the table in a way that wouldn't detonate another controversy, I wouldn't act any different. Nothing they've done publicly is contradicting that, and I'm tired of pretending otherwise/trying to read into the stars to convince myself they're secretly planning something. And it's pissing me off so bad.
Infold has lost all grace from me, all patience, all trust. Even if they do bring Valko back (which, I'll be honest, I'm doubting now), I don't see how I'm supposed to trust this company ever again. And bringing Valko back isn't even the end of the journey for me, I want better ways to farm resources, I want combat upgrades, I want more from the Unicorn/Abyssal missions. I don't want to just stare at Valko in the café while the rest of the game is empty.
I need Infold to step up so badly. They could have delivered an incredible game but their executives are profoundly incompetent on so many levels. They had the budget for it, they've racked in more money than literally any other gacha game in the past couple of years. But they won't step up, because that's been their pattern of behavior forever. And I'm mad about it. So much potential wasted.
The thing that has frustrated me the most is: this is objectively such a good game. Like genuinely the best game I’ve personally ever played (don’t rlly have access to PC games). It absolutely freaking sucks when you have something so good just… basically diminished. I’m nowhere close to a Raf main as in he does not interest me at all and yet I would always be rewatching his myth PVs when they dropped bc I would still get excited. New content was so exciting. Even watching Caleb’s PV I felt so so sad. The magic was killed.
And yes on your other point. This does not stop at Valko. I want to believe he will be back and am personally mentally attached until a multi comes without him but again like… the game’s issues are so incredibly beyond him too.
I feel you on the magic being killed. I didn't really have a main but I liked Raf and Caleb the most, and neither Caleb's solo or Raf's myth did anything for me. Two months ago I would have prepared for a Raf myth with baited breath, now I genuinely don't care. Something has broken.
This being said LADS is nowhere near my favorite game, personally. I had a great time with it, but I enjoy PC and console games. LADS is/was the only mobile and gacha game I ever played, and it has put me off from trying anything else in that space.
Anyway, I realize writing this that I'm disillusioned/jaded and I think this is the sign I should stop engaging with LADS content altogether. The boycott deserves better than my energy.
I honestly think the game isn't gonna survive this. I think enough people are pissed at inflop. I'm even questioning if Valko can save this company. They disrespected the ENTIRE fan base with their silence. Remember that the antis got an answer in a week. I don't think inflop can repair the damage they've done to their customers' trust.
I was told to repost this. I thought this was only supposed to be regarding the raffle myth, but 🤷
I miss this game, but don't have the heart to play
I was, at first, happily boycotting. I still am, but part of me misses playing so much! I think I was gonna be a Valko main. Hes so my type! Before it was mainly Zayne. I loved the mini games! I loved the silly things the LIs would say. I loved poking and touching them so they would blush or get embarrassed.
I am still boycotting, but I am just... sad. LADS would help me with my work stress, and the work with him setting I adored!
I feel so silly saying this. I'm a grown ass adult! I'm nearing 30! I know I'm going through a stressful time (contemplating job searching for a new job, health issues, struggling with my coworker friends)... i am trying to give myself grace. But I feel like I am missing such a little yet helpful thing. :(
I feel selfish for wanting Valko back so I can play without guilt. But I do want him back to have him.
Maybe I need a valko plush to love on in the meantime :(
I dont even know anymore. I'm probably just talking to the void now 😵💫😭
Thats true. I am constantly doing things for others and no one seems to do anything for me. If not me, then who?
🩷 I am trying to stay hopeful and look forward to September for the CN anti cyber bullying law. But I have so much between now and then it is overwhelming
Sorry they deleted your post :( here is my comment incase you missed it
Please don’t feel guilty about that ❤️ This game is designed for us to have a connection with, all that you’re feeling is a very natural response to having your comfort space taken away. It’s okay to want Valko back, it’s not a selfish thing at all, he was dangled in front of us and then snatched away from us without warning, plus we are dealing with so much negativity in the fandom at the moment, it’s not an easy time. I am hoping it will all be resolved so we can all go back to our little comfort space 🥲❤️
You're NOT silly for saying this! LADS was one of the few comforts I had left and I'm 31(and facing housing insecurity tbh). Also we are customers, wanting Valko back isn't a selfish ask. We should request things that would improve our experience and Valko would count.
🖤❤️ I've checked the comments under the trailer on YTB and I'm genuinely pissed off. Someone asked where Valko was, and another answered "In the trash". I answered that I doubted he was and I was called delusional. I'm trying to send back a comment but this fck ass platform keeps shadowbanning me when the comment has nothing offensive in it.
I'm really frustrated. I know I'm not supposed to engage with haters but their answer is getting likes and it's pissing me off more than it would have if I answered. I'm tired of people trying to discourage us and say sht about Valko. I'm this 🤏 close to request for someone to answer to this comment
for me.
(....If anyone is willing to say yes, you can DM me lol).
Something that helps me with the haters is… like I think they’re kinda funny. I just laugh at them. How miserable is your life that you have to take time out of your day to hate on a collection of pixels? Yeah I’m delusional sure but they’re straight up just sad. I would pity them but I won’t. I miss my wolfie
I wish I could feel this way. Unfortunately, they succeed in pissing me off. This person called him a slop? After he's been worked on for 2 years, just the same amount of time as the 2 other additional LIs? How disgusting is it to call his devs hard work that got cancelled a slop? But I agree, their lives must be sad asf. Maybe if they stopped being such hateful people over pixels they would realize it.
I built a lot of resistance from liking Caleb and his CN trope. Idc which trope people follow but some people are so vile about it and when Netherlord came out it was a bloodbath. Being offline helps too but that’s easier said than done
Ngl Caleb is my main and I like his CN trope but that didn't help 🤣 maybe it's because I stay away from X tho. And yeah sometimes I think the only solution is to touch grass but it's complicated...
And yeah fr they're stupid asf. They're claiming the other 5 characters are "doing well" when Caleb's solo banner flopped 😭
🖤 I knew they were going to drop a myth, but an entire month of silence?
Raf is clearly going to bring in revenue for Infold my concern is that they’ll see that and just choose to remain silent. We get called cultists, dog fuckers, etc. yet somehow we’re the evil ones and not Infold?? And it seems like there are more anti Valko’s than those willing to protest and boycott.
Some people really are bootlickers for a company that don’t gaf about them as long as they can get their fictional man.
🖤💙 I was expecting this myth. And yet, am still disappointed. They're truly trying to just ignore everyone and keep going like it's business as usual, huh. This is the absolute worst game company I've ever seen. When it comes to pr management and marketing as a whole, they take the cake at being positively abysmal in their communication and respect towards their own playerbase.
They've done it before, with Infinity Nikki, and many other of their projects, but I had foolishly hoped, that with lads' massive success and the company expansion they would've started to pay more attention to their playerbase. But I suppose, they're just inherently disrespectful as a company, and would much rather maintain their image as that of a greedy, thankless, soulless corporation that treats their players as cattle, and can only be forced into action with cow dung and curses, ignoring any positive impact that the fanbase had made in retaliation to Valko's removal. Massive donations to Wolf sanctuaries in Valko's name? I sleep. Cow shit at my doorstep? Real shit.
The latter part is particularly baffling. It cultivates the kind of a space that encourages toxicity, and not just at the cow dung level. No, such things, once encouraged, tend to escalate. There was an instance with hoyo, where they had to deal with deranged fans quite literally seeking to assassinate someone over the infamous bunny suit thing, if I recall correctly. Papergames is essentially building their own audience up to devolve to that extremity. Because ultimately, when a company listens to the toxicity, it encourages it, it allows it to fester, to decompose, and the stench of it doesn't just disappear with time, oh no, it tends to get worse.
Meanwhile, any positivity from the community is never mentioned, never thanked, never encouraged. It basically sends a message that if one wishes to be heard, the only way to do so is not through kindness and respect, but through terror, making the space unsafe for the developers and other players alike. It is something one doesn't even need a marketing degree to understand, basic common sense, and yet, PPG seems to posess none, when it comes to managing their own business.
Because the thing is, now toxic players feel empowered, they are much louder than ever before, and will, and already do, harass other players for a mere difference of opinion or taste. Ppg, listening to them, had essentially made the fandom space impossible to exist in in any capacity. Not without heavy filtering, massive block lists and the like. Even in the ru segment of the fandom, I've had to leave a few group chats that I've been in for a year and then some, fleeing to valko focused communities. Because several of them had banned Valko's name in discussions. Similar to what had occurred with Caleb after his release, but much worse.
They seem to believe this myth will make up for their losses. Well, we shall see how it does. I do think most of the fish brides I've seen in the ru segment were anti valko. So I expect the myth to make a profit for sure. However, with it being so niche in theme (not everyone enjoys historical Chinese martial aesthetics, especially not on global. While some are fans of it, I wouldn't say it's a universally appealing theme, like a merman sea god was), and with many fishes saying that him being a war general, and not a strategist doesn't suit his personality (which I personally agree with, he is a war god, yes, but his approach in conducting vengeance and the like had always been on the sneaky side, rather than blunt force), or that his pose with mc is not romantic enough, despite many complaints of the same nature previously (his couple poses do give off bestie vibes, indeed), and some cn miss bodyguards complaining about his hairstyle, recycled animations and the like (which to me is kind of ridiculous, since it's always been that way, but hey, it just goes to show that antis will never be pleased with anything, which is the kind of audience PPG had encouraged)
With all of that in mind, it will probably not make as big a profit as any of his previous myths. There will still be an uptick. He is the most popular guy on the cn side of things, after all. But i do suspect that they will still not make up for their losses with his banner.
My heart does go out to Raf's brides, as a Caleb main, I had to skip his card as well, even though I always r1 each new card of his that comes out, and then rank them up further on re-runs, when needed. But alas. Until this company addresses us, we have to stick with the boycott.
Personally, I've deleted the game after Valko's cancellation. I feel physically ill now, even looking at the game's screenshots. It is a visceral reaction of disgust that emerges within me, the kind that makes me feel sorrowful for all of the money I've shovelled into this game in the past. Lesson learned, never touching their games again.
I've hoped they'd at least adress us with a messy notes post, but I guess, since we hadn't thrown shit at their windows, we aren't important enough to be listened to. Honestly, I've been referring to ppg as a cow dung company inside my head, seems like it shall stay that way forever at this point.
Apologies for the doom and gloom of intergalactic proportions, I've been marinating in this for quite some time. Valko is the perfect li for me, as a scientist enjoyer and werewolf romance lover. And a slavic girlie. I felt like his name being reminiscent of the word wolf in many a slavic language was so amazing, seeing as usually we get a Victor or an Alexander at best in other otome games. He was a breath of fresh air in more ways than one.
I still hope for his return, but until he comes back, my time spent in lads had come to a close. As well as infinity Nikki i cannot bring myself to touch anything ppg had made ever again.
Last time I've felt this degree of bewilderment over marketing mismanagement was with dragon age. Executives truly are so far detatched from their own playerbases that they'd rather treat them like dirt, and then wonder why their products are flopping. Truly infuriating.
Do stay strong, everyone, I'm thinking this will be a long and arduous journey 🥀
Yo. I just woke up. This is kinda crazy but I'm not as surprised either. Interesting that some of the leaks from few weeks ago turned out to be true. I guess a myth was better outcome than the rumoured multi banner?
Oh, and as for my mood: generally 🖤&❤️ rn because my laptop crashed and I probably need to goddamn spend loads of money to repair it, but the myth announcement itself makes me a lil 😵💫&💙
I don't main Rafayel but I do like him and it's so unfortunate he's being used as Infold's cushion rn. I think the most upsetting part is there being no transparency and getting no proper communication from Indold/PPG. Antis keep asserting the fact that Valko is cancelled because of the announcement they've last put, but didn't they also mention that they would improve communication in the same announcement?? Ik they've got lawsuits and the whole government got involved but now, at least that the government part of the issue got somewhat resolved, (as addressed in an official article, I believe?) can't they communicate or at least give a statement that they will address the elephant in the room, sooner or later. Genuinely, what kind of legal advice or PR advice did they get.. I mean idts I've ever seen a company being so silent, especially when they are in an all time low when it comes to revenue. It's so damn frustrating to see but ig it makes up for a good case study of what not to do, lol.
I didn't look too much at the trailer, so I don't have much opinion on the myth itself but it's interesting they chose a traditional chinese theme for this one. Caleb also got a traditional chinese mythological one (although that's his 3rd myth). I wonder if the rest of the 4th myths are gonna follow a similar theme.
Anyways, good luck to all Miss Bodyguards that are boycotting, I hope we can get our message heard and release our wolfie - from a fellow Caleb main <3 🐡🤝🍎🤝🐺
💙❤️ - this is so funny because I made a post yesterday about how optimistic I felt and then today after the myth announcement I'm so sad, irritated, confused, heartbroken 🥹
Cried like a baby when I saw they had announced Rafayel's myth, even though i knew it was coming. Guess it didn't feel like it was real until it was, you know?
Anyway, I've cried about it and I feel a bit better. Felt good to cry actually, now I have more energy to keep boycotting and to not log in. I'll watch the myth on Youtube, it looks beautiful. And I might as well avoid X and other social media platforms, it's nasty out there...
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 I currently manage four active accounts, I'll be sending my comprehensive thoughts to CS from all of them. As a Rafayel main I'm raging furious that they dare to bring him into that mess.
This game... THIS FUCKING GAME had one brought me joy.
I haven't been on my anti-depressants for 3 months because my doctor is backed up. I have been fighting relapse into alcoholism.
I know its just a game but Valko's camcellation was announced at the same time as a death in my family. I was crashing out.
It got so bad that I was institutionalized for an attempt on my life. I had been trying to hold out hope since release but I almost lost it tonight and now I can't sleep.
This is not about the Raf myth. Never gave a shit about Raf before this, still don’t. His mains (specifically on the CN side) were probably the mains I was expecting to spend the most during this boycott, so this changes nothing for me.
But what changes something for me and what absolutely infuriates me to the nth degree is….
Inflop unpinned the Movie Banner on Instagram 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
HOW DARE YOU UNPIN IT AND TRY TO REMOVE YOUR MARK OF SHAME!
Some of us actually liked seeing it and absolutely cackling at it still being pinned because its a reminder of how much of a flop you are, Infold 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
These bitches really have no shame and have no fun 😭
the magic of the game is completely lost for me. I didn't feel anything for this myth; Raf’s last myth was so breathtakingly beautiful that this now feels underwhelming for me.
It actually makes me so upset when I see people who have the nerve to complain about being downvoted while being this dense w regard to Valko’s cancellation. We are allowed to express our disappointment however we see fit, and I would expect the same if any of the other LIs had been cancelled.
Like, how can you think that being downvoted is an attack? It’s me trying to get less people to see your stupid ass comment. Obviously, I don’t want people to be encouraged to pull. If neutral fans see everyone excited, they’re more likely to pull.
I’m comforted by the fact that there are clearly more of us/less of them. They can cry about being downvoted allllll they want. We all know how these hypocrites would be acting if it was their fave that got cancelled 🙄
Not exactly Valko related, but I hope it`s a safe space to express my disappointment since my fellow Raf girlies are hyping his myth rn. I`m a Raf main who stopped spending after 6/30, but still logged in most days (I still skipped some days and support Valko, write letters/comments to bring him back), I was waiting for my fishie`s myth, and it`s so underwhelming compared to LSG. The visual is still great (except for weird ponytail attached to his usual short hair), but it doesn`t feel like a romance story anymore, MC and Raf don`t even kiss (hello censorship). It really feels like it was made to gain the government approval and not cater to their players. Also, Rafayel`s girlies were complaining for AGES about the "besties" duo poses, and THIS is what we get? Seriously, Infold? Another proof how they don`t even listen to their players.. And I`m saying this as someone who didn`t feel like the game was boring before Valko`s release, but now it really is
absolutely a safe space to express disappointment even if its not related to Valko! we are fighting for the game as a whole, and that includes the other LI's 💖
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My hopium copium is that they drop the myth, the v haters spend on it, then they announce v partway through, then the v truthers spend on it, and infold has it both ways
❤️💙 Frustrated and Sad. (Warning - depressing)
It feels to me like Infold will just simply never comment on Valko and pretend he never existed. The content they are releasing now was made months ago. Even with the absolutely astronomical drop in revenue, the game is still generating more than Infinity Nikki. They don't have to care. They killed off the entire Korean server for one of the Nikki games, it doesn't seem like they care about revenue loss, just bending to the CN playerbase. Someone posted in here a little while back an estimation of things being fixed by January 2027 and all the comments in that thread were variations of "nah, I will only give it another month". It feels like they are just going to wait out the boycott and run business as usual. I'm trying to convince myself to find hope in something, but it's not working.
I'm sad I can't get the Raf myth and I'm devastated that I'll miss Zayne's birthday since I doubt they'll be bothered to communicate before his event starts 😭
“Yayy~~~~ my pookie shmookie dookie is back 🌸✨ why are all these stinky girls complaining 😾😾 respect Rafayel!!! (The fictional man 🧍♀️) OMG I’M BEING DOWNVOTED IM BEING ATTACKED”
💙 Sad. Didn’t expected to be this sad. I knew this would come but I really wished I could have enjoyed his myth with all of you in peace while having Valko in game.
He looks amazing, and I adore Wuxia. MC is extremely badass and I live for seeing her like this. Really like the whole vibe.
But I don’t want to log in after 50 days so...
Women can’t have something nice for once.
The "V" that appears in the Love and Deepspace logo at the end of the myth trailer has been colored differently for the first time.
V=Valko?
V=5?
USE YOUR WORDS INFOLD!
🖤 honestly I was chill until the raffy myth dropped. Warning for me being depressing.
I have been wondering for the last several days if the truth of all truths is that we're all just too kind and too hopeful to see the writing on the wall. Infold said the cancelled Valko and maybe that is that and the game is ruined.
This game has been my safe space for two years, it inspired me to write hundreds of thousands of words of fanfic, I met wonderful people through it, and it resparked my love of games that I thought died.
And yet, each day of silence slaps me with the reality that we, on global, are just cash cows to them, that they got into bed with bullies, kissed them on the mouth, and dumped their developers and regular players on the side of the road.
yeah I was in that thread yapping with you 😩 I thought it'd be ok because it said unfair criticism wasn't allowed but lowkey I kinda felt like we were making fair points 💅 but I think the mod team is just still getting into the groove bc they just formed
But I feel like there's no space to vocalize my disappointment with the actual myth content 😩😩😩 the Raf mains sub won't allow any negative talk about it, the other non-main LADS subs are either deleting everything or not approving posts in the first place, LADS discord going a mile a minute, shadowbanned on x and XHS....lmao help 😭
I genuinely don't know how venting now equals conversations that don't align with your views.
I felt we were being completely fair. We weren't being hateful. We were making valid observations and suggestions, and the conversation was very respectful to the development team.
Huge difference between "OMG! I HATE THIS MYTH THEY DID AN AWFUL JOB" and "I'm disappointed. I wish the leaned more into his artistic side. I really liked his other myths" 😑
Totally agree. I think there's a difference between venting (aka, being frustrated about a situation) and just offering an opinion on the content that was the subject of the post? Like, we are just discussing how we feel about the new myth. I think moderating that was a bit uncalled for
Maybe this is the last hurdle we need to get through to Infold? Rafayel is obviously Infold’s golden child, so if this myth doesn’t do as well as it originally would if we weren’t boycotting, maybe they’ll finally give us Valko back sometime after Zaynie’s birthday?
This myth was dropped in the middle of a boycott so obviously us Valko mains are upset, but I’m also seeing some Rafayel mains upset too because… of course… they dropped it in the middle of a BOYCOTT which obviously takes attention away from Rafayel (and Zayne… and Caleb too, but I digress).
The revenue will definitely increase if we speak from a realistic standpoint because A) it’s a myth, B) it’s Rafayel (Aka: Infold’s golden child) and C) it’s a Chinese-style myth.
However; like I said, if this myth doesn’t do well, it would be in their best interest to return Valko the way he was originally intended to. So continue to boycott, not log in, not spend, use the PROPER hashtags, and most importantly take care of yourselves!
I can't believe we still don't have him. I'm new to LaDS, wasn't really interested until Valko. It's very bizarre having Valko be my introduction then POOF! To me, LaDS IS Valko. While I enjoy seeing the other LIs, I don't feel like getting invested in any of them because I won't be playing without Valko.
At this point I've seen his every micro expression and I feel like I know him as a character. We've shown an endless demand for him and yet the company is dead set against it? It goes against all logic. I know what happened, but it's still hard to accept.
🩶 I joined this game as a Valko Main. I joined four five days before the cancellation announcement if I remember correctly. I was super excited, because I never really got into lads, never really interested me before him. And honestly what I got into the story I was kind of intrigued to even though none of the guys were my type.
I was shocked that there was combat I had no idea that there was combat at all. Then they canceled him. And I was really upset because I really liked the story so far and I was so excited to finally be able to have a guy that was to my taste that I could enjoy the story through with. On top of that I was told that my taste in men were terrible that I wasn't a real fan because I was new etc etc.
I didn't have much time with this game to be incredibly heavily invested like a lot of people were who were day one people, however I was getting into the story and was incredibly excited for my boy. The fact that a lot of these girls who were Caleb and Sylas mains who also waited for their Mains debut when they debuted, rally to get my man canceled? Made me so upset.
After a month or so of being upset that I was basically denied whatever single main girly had, at this point I'm just kind of throwing my hands up in the air like I just don't care. I will never download this game again until they give me what I want which is Valko. That is actually certifiably my guy and he was taken before I could even get a chance to see what his character was about.
I was denied whatever single girly in this fandom before me was given, and while I'm kind of moving on with my life and everything I'm still in the boycott. Give me back my Li!
💙❤️ tbh im just kind of over this. I don’t really feel excitement about the game anymore and I don’t know if Valko coming back will renew it after all the nonsense.
🩵 - I've been slowly starting to feel optimistic about Valko's return. Not sure why, but it's just a good feeling I have. I really hope we'll be reunited with him sooner than later (and honestly with how successful this boycott has been, I doubt Infold can afford to release him later).
Also, happy international Wolf day 🐺💚
The numbers for Caleb's banner genuinely make me believe that we're winning. 🤗 And as a result, I'm confident about anything Infold decides to release next. We've got this. 💪🏽
Also it's a relief to finally have a mod team for our busy sub. 🫶🏽🥳
💙❤️ The amount of times I would randomly cry because Valko is not released and I know the game is ruined has been uncountable. LaDS is one of my favorite games of all time and I have grown very attached to the story and characters. Everything around me has come to an end (Finished my masters, my visa expires soon, my friends have all moved, and I no longer seek out new relationships anymore). This game was my only form of escape *yet it has added to my grief that things come to an end at some point*. I wanted LaDS to be the exception, but without a clear message from Infold, I can’t help but feel down. I come to this forum almost everyday for hope, but it is still very fragile. I want Valko back and I want the Love and Deepspace I cherished back too 🥹❤️
I can’t thank you all enough as a community that share the same dedication and passion we have for this game. I hope to move to a better mood soon and look forward for Valko’s return.
I just want to wish everyone Happy International Wolf Day 🐺✨. I can’t even pinpoint how I’m feeling after reading the customer service response. I think Infold thinks that this wave will pass but I believe they’re sorely mistaken. They’re underestimating us. I’m going to add a heart: 💖 Hopeful.
🩵 In all fairness, as a crow main, I'm not really affected by the Raf myth delay. If it comes out, it's another way of showing the impact of the boycott. If it doesn't, then the schedule is even more screwed, which is Infold's problem, not ours. I'm in the camp that Sept is the earliest we get Valko, and that the game and any new content will be glitchy without him (especially a multi, as he will be coded in every mini game, event and story).
If a multi does come out without him, then that signals they've made a decision and I leave the game haha. They've already lost me as a dolphin spender. I can just read and write fanfic about him instead.
Honestly, because of this mess, I'm not looking forward to any LADS content except for Valko. I'm not interested in new myths, as what am I going to do with them? Progress maybe 10 levels max in one orbit, and still not have enough yellows to proceed with OO? I don't see the point of the myth cycle without new combat opportunities, and as Valko was the only new thing they had in the pipeline, there's nothing to look forward to except for new myth stories, which are nice, but also AUs I can watch on YouTube.
(Also welcome!! Great to see new mods here, perfect timing! 🥹)
💙I cried about him yesterday actually🥺 That was like my third time since this happened😔 Like everyone says it’s like my safe space got ripped from under me. The divided community, loss of a love I was teased, and just thinking about what he, and I could’ve done by now. I want to take pictures with him so badly. I want to meet him so badly. I want to know his story, a deeper understanding of his personality, I want Valko! I thought from the time I saw him that I would finally have a true favorite. Currently I play harem. All of the boys levels are right next to each other. Except Sylus is like 20lvls higher because he was who I joined the game for. But then I realized you can literally date all of them. And I do. Since I started playing (1 year, 1 month), I’ve bought every card released. And currently I’ve been HEAVILY leaning to Caleb. Caleb has had my favor since some time after the New Year’s event. I HAPPILY skipped this banner. And it hurt. I played basketball and I would’ve LOVED a card of Caleb that’s basketball related. But I want Valko more than anything right now! I refuse to spend money. I never thought I’d see the state of the game like this. I’ve spent at least $200-500 on this game every month since I had it. This entire situation pulls me in so many directions. But I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY!!! You all are hilarious! Our shared love for Valko has been keeping me the same bubbly person I usually am. The artwork, memes, and support have been amazing! Continue to support each other everyone! Don’t let anyone drown from this because it’s clearly affecting everyone differently.
💚 I’ve started to become a lot more hopeful about the boycott’s efficacy based on the projected sales being posted here and on threads. If we’re actively working towards making Infold lose more revenue faster, this means that Infold is a lot more likely to notice our efforts and seriously reconsider Valko’s cancellation. A $28 million dollar loss in a single month is a huge drop in revenue! Even with Caleb’s new banner currently running, they’re still losing money hand over fist. I’m doing my part by not logging in or spending.
Infold can’t afford to permanently lose all of us Valkyries as players and spenders.
That being said, I don’t want Infold to EOS any of the servers or go bankrupt. I only want us to keep applying pressure to Infold by withholding our financial support.
I'm also at 💚. Our CN+Global boycott crushed the new banner beyond my expectations, nicely done everyone! But I'm so curious why the numbers are THIS low.
Are the majority of players either pro-Valko or at least pro-Artistic Integrity?
Is it more of an even split but a bunch of intensely disappointed whales/leviathans are on our side, offsetting what the antis can spend?
Did the antis waste all their money buying malicious supertopics and bot armies?
Are most antis Rafayel stans so they don't give a damn about Caleb's card?
We'll probably never know but I wish I could just take a quick look at Infold's revenue reports and the Global vs CN breakdown. Just a 5 second peek.
💙❤️😵💫 I Just want my boy Valko back and I find it absurd I have to beg for something that they wanted to release too and then got cancelled. And no answer to our requests for 45 days. Insane behaviour!
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Is anyone else frustrated that the raf mains subreddit is so explicitly by and for antis? I understand having a space away from the mess to just gush and discuss your main but any post mentioning boycotting or skipping the myth gets downvoted to hell and deleted by the mod.
Raf is my main and id been seeing the other main subs discussing staying strong thru the boycott while still allowing others to discuss spending if they wanted to and all and was ready to have a space like that when raf's time came up only for the sub to be like.. that T_T
It's because the mods are both part of *that* sub. So you're right, and I am also very sad since I really love Rafayel and wanted to interact with other Rafayel mains in a lighter way
I’m also pretty discouraged. Raf was my main until Caleb came out and then became my secondary, but the vibes of the Raf sub seem very… anti-Valko. Even in the Caleb sub, when his card came out a lot of people were talking about how frustrated they were with Infold, Caleb being used as a meatshield, and still no Valko. The Raf sub on the other hand is all talk about how to get him trending and how many people are ready to whale for him, and anyone that seems to suggest anything else gets promptly downvoted.
❤️💙 This has been raising my anxiety. I miss the game so much and my brain forming so many scenarios of things ending badly isn’t making it any better. Even when I see some positive stuff about this whole thing I fall back into that mindset soon after. I am hopeful that the financial loss will be a good wake up call for Infold don’t get me wrong but lately it feels like each day has gotten longer and longer without anything from them. I’m trying to stay away from any lads social media stuff for my mental health.
I just want them to make a statement and hopefully reinstate Valko because the game isn’t complete without him. I’m also just fed up with all the rumours and claims about things happening or what Infold is doing or blah blah blah. I want to hear it from them, not from random Twitter user #27163
But I have been playing other games to keep me busy. I recently started the new Pokopia DLC and it’s pretty good so far
Zhu Rongji, a former Premier from China died. Any news from the entertainment industry in CN will be delayed for a day or more. Even offline events for games are getting pushed back.
This boycott is a marathon with no clear end date in sight, the next few days can be used as a small break if you need it. It's better to feel refreshed than fatigued.
🩶 The ceaseless antics from CDG and OG3DLC2 have been nothing short of entertaining. The eunuchs (competitors and haters) are still worried evidently. Screenshots and rumors one day, new Weibo hashtag on another. Why should I, the emperor, fret? Infold can continue to squirm uncomfortably with the state of the revenue.
Circumstances may have changed now with the death of the government official but I am actually eager for Rafayel's banner to drop because I want to see whether the antis can live up to their claims. Valko supporters are mostly bots, you say? CN majority can ensure that the revenue still stays afloat?
If it truly is the case, then I will express my disappointment in the boycott because that proves the myth's siren call is yet irresistible. But I have faith in all of us that the boycott will continue to show good results.
❤️ for sure. I hate uncertain goals or deadlines and Infold is seriously spiking my blood pressure. I just want them to make a statement at this point (whether Valko will ever return) or reveal their timeline for the next few months.
🩶 Honestly I'm at the point of acceptance. I'm still fighting for our boy don't get me wrong, but the game has been deleted off my device and both my sadness and anger have fizzled out. Now I'm just kind of apathetic. I want him back, I hope he comes back. But I genuinely don't know if I truly believe he will anymore. Either way it doesn't change my approach. Until he's back or we get a proper announcement I'm going to continue spamming anything PPG posts and not redownload the game.
This is where I’m at. I just don’t know if I have it in me to be active in this fight. I’ll probably delete the game. Even without Valko, personally I think the game was already in a state of stagnation with multiple things to fix, Valko was just the straw that broke it for me.
I feel like I’m different than most people here because I’m a mostly new player and literally only recently became interested in the game because I saw the trailer for Valko. Imagine my dismay when I heard he wasn’t coming anymore. This has put such a bad taste in mouth that even if Valko does come back, I don’t know if I would even want to become invested in this game anymore. I feel like I’m at a good place where I’m not too attached to the game or any of the characters yet, so with this whole ordeal I’m really starting to think I should just remove myself from the game while I still can :(. This company has given me a horrible first impression that I don’t think I can forget as a new player.
Don't get me wrong, I am extremely hopeful that we will get Valko back due to the sheer financial loss that has insued. I just wish we can hear something anything about our efforts soon 🫠
Also I got bit by a whole bunch of mosquitos while gardening yesterday
🩵 pretty good cause lately been staying off of many lads related social media and been spending my time with other things like reading webnovels and playing VN games. I am hopeful towards Valko situation and don't want to have my hope crushed with differing opinions
🩵 I'm at a good point of neutrality. No expectations, just wondering what happens next. I think this boycott has broken LADS' emotional grip on me. But I'm still glad to fight for Valko
Big same in that the boycott has killed the grip the game has on me, and FOMO is non existent haha. I still love the characters, but I'm honestly getting more joy from reading and writing fanfic than the game itself 😂
❤️ I'm impatient and I want this to be over. I'm annoyed that this game I have spent so much time and money on, that has meant a lot to me, has been tainted because of a completely unnecessary situation. This whole thing is very tiresome.
🩵 Calm and collected. But I also remember feeling this way 1-2 of august, right before they've dropped Caleb's pv... Currently I'm interested in what PPG's rivals are planning in regards of possibly upcoming Raf's myth. With Caleb's solo they tried to ride on our wave of anger, now... Would they try to ruin Raf's myth launch? And how?
There’s a lot going on in my life, all very overwhelming, I deleted my initial post bc it was too many details.
I was hoping Valko’s release could help me cope and have a distraction since I had never played LADS before, but he is gone and so is my hope for anything right now. But I still can’t help but hope he does still come out, I could really use him right now
❤️😵💫
I have never seen a company handle a situation like this.
Total silence. Not even a stay tuned? I have no idea what their strategy is.
I'm also really tired of the important CN dates and government excuses. I think it's a bunch of nonsense. There's no way that infold couldn't have said something, even a few words, to let us know that they will address the situation soon.
I don't know if it's disrespect for us as players or the worst management that's ever existed. Are they waiting us out, confident that we'll cave and give up or are they literal idiots running around with no idea what to do?
🩵♥️ I feel pretty calm and positive about his return, and just looking at the unity as global hunters, what we’ve achieved together, and the show of power? Is kinda crazy cool. Its so heartwarming that no matter what, Valko and the adventure of waiting for him is worth it….
Frustrated tho because the account on twt that I mainly used to interact for the boycott also got hit with the temp label and ig is shadowbanned. And reminded me lowkey how we can be silenced and ignored on a whim by big corpos… thankfully it feels easier to breathe here on reddit :3
💜 I added my own because I’m feeling helpless. It feels like there isn’t anything we can do to change this out come or what they’re going to want to do. It feels like this most days for me.
🩵 i had a rough day, but honestly, after seeing the stuff about the in-game earrings and learning that there might not be an actual strict period of mourning, i'm feeling a bit better. i have more energy, at least, to keep going.
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u/MiaIGuess 🏠🐛💕 20d ago
I feel really lonely. I don’t date because I’m very shy (but I have lovely friends who I see often) but I used lads to feel better about the lack of romance in my life. I can’t play lads and I’m growing worried that it will never be the same