looking at few discourses coming up, i feel like it's inevitable to fight once in a while, even the bestest of friends do, so obv, in a whole group with people from different cultures and nationalities, with a very big language barrier that is the ass translator of twitter, fights will happen, but the thing is not the unavoidable fights, it's how we always go back to the status quo, we are all different (thankfully), and we do what we think aligns better with our values, no matter the stance, i still see a pretty united boycott, many not spending and others not loggin in too, we keep protesting along with it, one fight or two wont break this movement, we all have a very clear goal and i still see everyone fighting for it even after two months, outsiders are not amazed by it for nothing, we fall and then we continue #bringvalkoback
сложитьбумагу полные хуесосы и трусливые обмудки, и они не заслуживают ни капли сочувствия.
они сами виноваты в случившемся, они сами допустили всё происходящее, и то, как они относятся к своим же игрокам - это сугубо их выбор.
если в начале бойкота я еще искала какие-то оправдания, надеялась и верила, хотела цепляться за какую-то ниточку надежды, сейчас я испытываю такую неудержимую ярость, что для этого еще не придумали слов.
я буду давить до последнего, я стану их ночным кошмаром, пока вся ситуация не придет к тому или иному финалу.
не то, чтобы эта мысль пришла ко мне только что, но сложить это в слова вышло только сейчас.
6 арок на гк? cool, wow, но я им уже не верю.
они анонснут его возвращение там? смело, пиздато. не анонснут и просто опять обосрутся на территории, куда хотят импортироваться? ни капли не удивлюсь. как говорится, disappointed but not surprised.
просто я не понимаю, как можно быть настолько бесчувственными бесхребет��ыми ублюдками, чтобы херить всё настолько ебаным образом.
я все еще надеюсь на лучший исход и верю, что мы добьемся своего, но я больше не ставлю себе дедлайны, конкретные даты и планы.
как я уже давно поняла, мои ожидания - мои проблемы, и то, что кто-то не оправдывает моих ожиданий, ранит только меня.
поэтому я просто жду, жду, жду, и мое ожидание без срока годности.
#ValkoIsLoved #ValkoIsValuable #BringValkoBack #WeLoveValko #ValkoIs6thLI #NoValkoNoMoney #NoValkoNoInfold #PapergamesRuinsCNgaming
The biggest issue with Shaw’s birthday design was never the design itself. If PPG genuinely believed there was nothing wrong with it, they could’ve simply explained the concept and clarified that there was no intention to mock or disrespect Shaw mains.
But instead, they quietly changed it after players complained, which suggests they knew something about it wasn’t working, while still refusing to acknowledge the criticism or apologize.
Once again, the real problem is always about the communication. And honestly, this goes way beyond Shaw. It’s been one of PPG’s biggest problems with LADS too: they have a terrible relationship with player feedback, and somehow never seem interested in actually improving it.
So yeah, let’s absolutely never stop kicking their ass about it.
#NoValkoNoMoney #BringValkoBack
You can stay peaceful, keep waiting, and keep hoping, for a year, ten years, however long it takes. And maybe one day, if your prayers are answered, if Valko does come back, if you’re still waiting, if you still love him by then, maybe you’ll finally get what you’ve been hoping for.
But everything we’re talking about right now is an if. It’s all ifs.
Maybe you’re okay with the possibility that IF Valko NEVER comes back, life simply goes on. And that’s fine. But for me, this isn’t something I can just shrug off as “oh well.”
None of us who still want to see Valko in the game ever wanted to ruin this company. The company ruined its players first. And in the end, some of those players ruined the game, and us along with it. That’s why we can’t just stay quiet and gentle, as if their silence toward us is some kind of peace we’re supposed to enjoy.
#BringBackValko #ValkoIsThe6thLI #NoValkoNoMoney
#NoValkoNoInfold #NoValkoNoTrust
#papergamesRuinsCNgaming
and lowkey if that booth IS for a balcony scene… that will be a slap to the face even if it is for a romeo and juliet reference pose because one of the issues people had with valko was that damn balcony. idc. i’ll be mad about it.
First, just to make my position clear: I absolutely do not support defending the company. Everyone is free to believe that being less aggressive, holding onto hope, and waiting things out is okay. I don’t necessarily think being more aggressive will work, but I don’t think being less aggressive will work any better either.
Now, back to my actual point: I don’t understand why people keep saying Shaw and Valko’s situations are somehow incomparable, and therefore Valko has more reason to be hopeful about his return. The truth is, as long as we’re dealing with the same company, none of us are really that different.
I’ve seen some Valko girls say Shaw’s fight failed because nobody cared, while we have one of the biggest movements in the world, so we HAVE to stay optimistic. But honestly, how is that fundamentally different from some Shaw mains saying when Valko first appeared, “Shaw had years of buildup while Valko came out of nowhere. Special Encounter was unacceptable, but LADS is supposed to have only five LIs”?
It’s just sad. I really don’t understand why these two sides are discriminating against each other when we’re all players who were never properly respected by PPG in the first place. Not to mention Shaw and Valko are both characters I care about.
So no, bringing up Shaw isn’t some attempt to use his suffering to push a narrative. We’ve always been treated like shit. And I’m not going to stop criticizing this company just because acknowledging that history makes people uncomfortable.
#JusticeforValko #BringValkoBack #ValkoIsThe6thLI #NoValkoNoMoney
#NoValkoNoInfold #NoValkoNoTrust
#papergamesRuinsCNgaming
Boycott: withdraw from commercial or social relations with an organization as a punishment or protest. A punitive ban that forbids ANY relations with them.
Infold has 2 Legs.
Leg number 1: Money
Leg number 2 (reinforced): Reputation
Money Leg? Though not cut off, it's crippled. ✅
But for the Millionth time:
❗Money alone is not enough❗
If it was enough Valko would have already been back.
This is a CHINESE company. It operates completely different from western companies. For many major CN companies their reputation takes precedent over EVERYTHING. Every. Thing.
This is Asia, if your great grandfather did a mistake on a random Saturday night it will find a way to haunt YOU to this day.
Honor and reputation are very important things here.
Lost money will eventually return and double. The Chinese are good at that. Reputation doesn't.
No reputation = no possibility to make more money or grow in any shape or form.
A reputation hit, stains the name of the one responsible. It will follow them everywhere. You can never escape the stain. No matter even if you shut down the company and start a new one.
And if you want to say we can't get "politics" involved, please just don't join a conversation you can't even understand. No one ever said ANYTHING about politics or embassies.
If a Chinese company has truly broken a law, the CCP will not remove a character or censor the game. They will wipe it off the face of the earth within a day. Like it never existed.
China is not the west.
And if you need a reminder: We already have several sisters even the CDGs themselves call in to the relevant gov bodies and ask. Infold is not guilty of anything. Your precious game is going nowhere. Other than to the pits of hell if they don't bring Valko back soon.
Infold is a billionaire company, has 5 or 6 other games that fill their pockets just fine and is funded by the government FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPORT (The exact thing they are fucking up!). Money loss alone will not make them bend.
In fact, when the CDGs started their mess, Infold barely lost ANY money. Just a slight dip. Yet infold immediately folded (pun intended). The cdg went for the throat with no hesitation.
Reputation.
They got what they wanted. But there's a huge difference. There's was malicious and every single thing was a lie and fabricated. Our is not and will never be.
"Okay, then how do we do it?" Check this post. This is all I can think that we can do for now in our current situation. It's our biggest opportunity. If anyone has anything extra to add you can.
I've said this so many times I'm getting tired of it: Don't make gamescom another AX.
You dislike my takes? Then prove me wrong. Please. Return Valko to me and I'll take all your tomatoes.
#ValkoIsCulturalExport #NoValkoNoMoney #InfoldSpeakUp
i realized that after a moment of shyness and insecurity i deleted my chibi valko art i posted awhile ago and i decided to go back and fix him up a lil 👉👈
(he is politely sitting and waiting to see u again)
#BringValkoBack#ValkoIsLoved#全世界都爱敖尹
pregunto totalmente en serio: no hay forma de denunciar una barbaridad semejante?
no es normal que un presidente haga esto con un periodista. no está bien y es gravísimo.
ya ni te digo que te imagines a cfk o a alberto escribiendo esto. imaginate a un macri. no se lo hubiésemos permitido.
que carajos pasó para que le dejemos pasar absolutamente todo a este ordinario?
hasta cuando la impunidad?
About the 6th booth at Gamescom:
If you have any kind of special construction (which I’m quite sure LaDs booths fall under), they need a minimum of 8 weeks notice. 8 weeks ago, Valko was still in the plans. Changes can be made, but any change costs extra, so it’s unlikely they’d do that.
The Early Bird deadline for giving them infos about your booth was February 24 2026, with booth space allocation and the distribution of booth layout plans beginning in spring 2026 (sorry I only found the German flyer for this).
The earliest setup date is August 16 2026, meaning plans for any special constructions had to be submitted by June 21 2026 at the latest.
Valko’s teaser PV was released on June 22nd btw.
At least this might work as hard proof for some that his release wasn’t as rushed as we first assumed (myself from the past included). Unless Infold does shit like this last-minute (trust, they’d be very unpopular at Koelnmesse if they informed them last-minute about such a big booths), I think it’s safer to say they sent them their layout much earlier🤷🏻♀️
However, I’m not trying to shit on the hopium (I get it, I really do🥺), but they will most just likely reuse that space differently.
Gamescom might be a great place to announce something, but I highly doubt they would address anything as big as a Valko-return so exclusively at an event that isn’t even in China, even though it is a very global event and it'd be a good way to make global players feel seen!
I’ll gladly hear out any critical arguments, thoughts, and especially corrections regarding my researched deadlines & if things work differently!
And of course, I hope I’m wrong, but please don’t be disappointed if they continue to be radio silent about Valko during Gamescom.
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If I didn’t research this incorrectly (please kindly correct me if I did though), the deadlines for special booths apply to everyone.
When you check the page where you can calculate the cost of a booth, it lets you select the date for “until February 2026,” “from February 25, 2026,” and “from July 15, 2026.”
So technically, you could also join rather spontaneously. However, your location and booth size would depend on what’s still available. We can rule out that a company like Infold, which needs quite a bit of space with LaDs + Infinity Nikki, would do that. Plus, it’s more expensive.
If you have Koelnmesse build your stand for you, you can only cancel the construction or make changes up to 6 weeks before the start of construction (so until July 5th). I’m not sure whether they let Koelnmesse handle it or if Infold’s own staff are taking care of it, but I'd say it’s the latter.
But I can only imagine the deadline being even stricter in that case, since it would need to be discussed internally, things would have to be rearranged at Koelnmesse, and they’d probably also need to check whether everything follows protocol. So it only makes sense that they couldn't wouldn't do any changes for their setup.
Source: Official annoucements and informations from Koelnmesse (Gamescom). Check comment for the links.