Wage Slave Vante

Just another wage slave. Game dev mainly in UI/UX.

FFXIV: @pockethealbot

[Siofra 🎮 FFXIV Shadowbringers 🌱 @Siofra_Mariner]

If you had told me during the Heavensward patches that I would come to love Ardbert I'd have called you crazy. They really cooked with his story

[mochi @mochi_12_love]

FF14

[Odd Steam Reviews @OddSteamReviews]

Resident Evil Requiem

[Goosifer #BringValkoHome @Catikilli]

"The game will be fine without Valko"
Meanwhile:

#Valko #JusticeForValko #恋与深空 #敖尹 #LoveAndDeepspace #LADS #BringValkoBack #SaveValko #BringBackValko
#LADSValkoReturn

[Luke Zweiwalker☕️☕️☕️☕️🥃☕️ @zweiwalker89607]

Me, a Germanic Pagan: "Oh like Sol and Máni. Men's restroom is the moon door then."

My buddy Alexandra, a Hellenist: "Oh like Apollo and Artemis. Women to then moon I guess."

My buddy Ken, a Shintoist: "Oh like Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi. Gotta go right."

[Lena In Linkon @LenaInLinkon]

‼️DEAR VALKO GIRLS LISTEN UP‼️

I know today has been really hard, and it’s tough to keep going. But the next steps will be easier as we settle into a longer-term plan.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WE WILL GET A STATEMENT OUT OF THEM.

So far we have done amazing things and let our voices be heard everywhere on both sides. They are fully aware of our stance and now they are waiting us out.

This post isn't for hopium, it is a logical approach to the situation and our best course of action. Right now, either two things are likely happening:

1️⃣He is being revised.

Infold staying completely silent for both CN and Global is very strange. The only reason they even gave us an update today was because of download errors and it wasn't a proper post. They didn’t even pin the re-run banner. Something is clearly happening internally.

The official statement from CN authorities said he was taken offline for “rectification.” It’s possible he could return later as part of the second half of version 6.0 (similar to how Caleb was handled in 3.0). Remember they made two promises to us officially, only one has a seal and the discourse continues.

The “Wonder in Wander” re-run looks like a rushed move to save face with the whole Chinese culture situation, we all know it wasn’t next in line. The “Coming Soon” message was likely already in the UI from when Valko was still planned for 6.0. Given how many bugs they’re having in this version it's clearly rushed.

His EN X posts will probably get deleted soon, don't let that send you into panic. All this hate came heavily from his promotional materials and they might need to change things.

2️⃣ He is actually cancelled

Even if this is the case, too many are not happy about it. This kind of decision is usually made by investors and higher-ups worried about money and reputation, not the developers who understand his importance to the game. We can keep hurting their revenue and keep reminding them exactly why.

That could also mean they were too scared to release the next myth cause they knew we'd tank it. Well, we gonna tank the next release anyway they can't give us re-runs forever.

EITHER WAY THEY WILL BE WATCHING HOW THIS UNFOLDS LIKE HAWKS RIGHT NOW.

❗Global player spending and engagement remain significant factors. Organized, sustained action has worked in other games before. Why not us?

COURSE OF ACTION:

(Note: There is no deadline, we don't want to give them any ideas so we need to keep things sustainable and simple for us.)

🐺For those who are too tired all you have to do is these 'dailies' just like you'd do in game. It will only take you 5 minutes and keeps most pressure on them.

1. If they post anything on their official accounts, flood it with Valko's tags and his picture etc. (After July 9th blackout ends do that with their latest post too.)

2. Leave a negative review. Don't let the stars go back up.

3. Stay logged out, or if you absolutely cannot stop, minimize your playtime as much as possible.

4. DO NOT SPEND ANY MONEY

5. Contact support with any of the e-mails below: Send a short pointed e-mail asking for Valko's return and express disappointment with losing such a crucial part of the lore, lack of trust and the precedent that Infold has set to its players.

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
or use your VIP

That's it. Easy yeah? Do not underestimate it. It has always been the biggest impact we can make and money is the only real language they speak, we just need to stay consistent overtime.

Any new players they bring in are going to see exactly what they've done on their every post and they are not going to like that we're doing that. If they're set on making him a ghost then Valko is gonna haunt their ass.

Civility: Keep comments and reviews respectful and specific. This keeps the pressure professional and harder to ignore. DO NOT BULLY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO STILL PLAY THE GAME.

❗NOTE: Do not delete your accounts just uninstall! If you do your data is gone. If you just uninstall they will see you were an active player/spender and what day they lost you.

🐺If you're still full warrior mode:

Do the above and just keep the conversation going. Both on global and CN socials, we need to keep him alive! Use his tags, make art, bring some morale back. Do it because you want to, do not tire yourself out.

Please help especially with the CN side because they are low on morale right now and we need to make sure they keep speaking out. (Which a lot of them still are)

If there is anything that requires specific concentrated effort I'll announce it so stay active.

REMEMBER: We’re not asking for the impossible. We're asking them to honor what was already in development. It's not that hard.

Please take care of your mental health. You are not alone.

Happy Birthday Valko!

[Wage Slave Vante @CyanRhapsody]

Anyway in other news my mother has finally learnt that ants have 6 legs at the age of 60+ 🤣

[Wage Slave Vante @CyanRhapsody]

In the past couple of years, I've been increasingly disillusioned with reality. Everything everywhere just seems to be going downhill. Job market, removal of forests, the state of the world, industries etc...

Now LADS and Sony... Everything sucks

[zee 🐺 @lishenverse]

today was supposed to be your launch day so happy birthday aoyin my love :( 🤍

[Wage Slave Vante @CyanRhapsody]

The home update is so big ugh

[Wage Slave Vante @CyanRhapsody]

Ngl I wonder if imda has ever done what the cn govt did to LADS 😂 or are they too busy censoring dum crap and blocking teochew movies

[🍒(closed) @cxc_cherry]

I CHECKED AND ITS TRUE 😭😭😭😭 THE POLICE IS THERE !!! 😂😂😂 WHY ARE THEY STILL PARTYING UPSTAIRS TOOOO IM CRYING !!!! WHAT IS HAPPENING 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[kaori @pipszhou]

with how quiet infold has been moving lately, from removing valko, censoring the numbers in the catch22 outfits, deleting xavier's world underneath... i wouldn't be surprised if we're heading toward a regression where future content becomes way less spicy and mature.

it's devastating as a creative because i am intrigued by each LI's morally grey side. but now that government is actively involved, i'm genuinely worried they'll only put out sanitized, "safe" content that loses the depth that resonates with us.

literally no one is safe from censorship here. it risks ruining calebmc's sibling dynamic, and it risks killing the spicy banners like lingering lust or nightly rendezvous that we look forward to.

infold’s lack of communication and terrible pr are undeniably awful, but the toxic players who weaponized and spread the 731 narrative are equally at fault. they dragged the game into a space where everything might be heavily monitored and restricted now.

no one is winning here. unless infold somehow pulls off a miracle with their negotiations, i don't know if the game can mantain the same direction we all fell in love with.

[blazing mistral @wynntastic_]

insane mch i saw at midnight mahjong

[Reelo 🍏🍎 @Reelo1993]

I beg your biggest pardon?? 😳

#Valko #JusticeForValko #恋与深空 #敖尹 #LoveAndDeepspace #LADS #BringValkoBack #BringBackValko
#LADSValkoReturn

[🩶💜 Zenos' Tit Mole | Mimi | UMAD!! 💜🩶 @Supurreme]

kai-shirrs custom deliveries questline is unrealistic bc what do you mean the only strip club left in the world isnt doing well

[‏ً @itsnwts]

It’s very annoying that we realize children need a summer break and several vacations a year because they attend school, but we think it makes sense for adults to work 40 hours a week all year and probably get 2–3 weeks off in a whole year if you’re lucky.

[𝓛𝓪𝓾𝓻𝓪 ˚.🎀༘⋆ @Laura_arma_ni]

When I find an issue at work and then realize if I tell, it will become my responsibility