I just made this video of Valko - can such a gentle and goofy man be dangerous? No, he's soft and playful like a puppy. Our main character is strong-willed and rough, they play and tease each other. There is absolutely no harm. Please don't let manipulated short clips and articles trick you for views!! He is innocent!! Let him back into the game, learn his story, and you will surely love him!
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Val starts the scene by ASKING her to take him in for the night first. He wants consent. If she didn’t want him to come inside, he would not have been allowed to.
Infold has always shown MC as strong, and even held a women’s self defence initiative event in April
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the fact his designed flower symbolizes purity, his combat animations resemble that of a typical comic hero and he was meant to be the doting husband type… and yet they made up the most vile and villainous things about him. i’ll never forgive any of you
Playing Lads over the years has taught me so much about Chinese culture through their in game events. Infold has not tarnished that image for me, but bad faith actors spreading lies & harassment has. The paid for hate campaign against Valko needs to be stopped! #ValkoWasFramed
Weaponizing women’s abuse to drag down an entire company and to launch a smear campaign is dirty work. As I watched that clip in the preview myself, it was clear to me that MC was comfortable enough to play fight with Valko. #ValkoWasFramed#BringBackValko#BringValkoBack
The state media was misled by bad actors and because of it, PPG was forced into an impossible position and went silent. We do not blame Papergames for the overseas mistrust of Chinese gaming companies. We blame how easily bad actors can tarnish a company's hard-earned reputation through rumor, and mislead even the state media in the process.
Papergames gave us a beautiful game, rich with Chinese culture. If any trust was lost, it wasn't in that culture and it wasn't in LADS.... it was in the fact that bad actors can destroy the careers of innocent people and an innocent company this easily, and face nothing for it.
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About that news clip going around, because I see a lot of fear and some confusion.
What it actually is:
It's a 54 second vertical clip from Lightning News, the digital channel of a regional TV station, Shandong. Not CCTV, not a central outlet. And if you look at the corner of the video, it says the anchor is partially AI generated. This is a synthetic presenter. Chinese digital outlets mass produce these commentary clips daily. This is assembly line content, not a special broadcast against us.
Who it targets:
The entire message is aimed at Papergames: "your apology is still in future tense, we want actions, not words." It's one more voice in the pile of media pressure on the company.
Yes, the clip reuses chopped scenes from Valko's PV, edited to look damning. It's ugly and unfair to him, and I won't pretend otherwise. But it's recycled footage serving their real argument, which is about the company's apology.
Why this actually confirms what we've been saying:
If media is still demanding "prove it with actions" on July 9, it means the company is still under scrutiny. This is exactly why they cannot mention Valko yet. Their silence is not abandonment. It's survival while the storm passes.
Does this hurt Valko's chances? It delays things, yes. It does not close the door. Doors close with the word "over," and nine days later, that word still has not been said.
What we do: nothing aggressive. We do not attack Chinese media outlets, we do not flood their comments, we do not start hashtag wars against them. That would turn a regional clip about a company's apology into "international players attack Chinese press," and THAT would hurt Valko far more than the clip itself.
Our patience is the only thing that has to outlast it. You can keep posting about how we know they corner them and that we are waiting for Valko to be back, show love but that’s it.
Breathe. Verify. Stay kind.
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I genuinely love this game so much which is why how cancelling Valko & how Infold has handled everything has made me so sad. I WANT this game to continue & I want to be a part of it. But I refuse to support how Infold has been moving.
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Let's all get on the same page here! Let me explain what is going on and hopefully calm some nerves!!
I need you all to understand what's going around right now: Infold and PPG are being blamed for the overseas mistrust of Chinese gaming companies. This is a VERY big topic over there right now. Again... all eyes are on us.
We are 100% allowed to correct the course on this. We don't need to be misrepresented, and we don't need to keep directing our anger at PPG for something that was completely out of their control. When state media gets involved, you act.... or you're done for. Refer to my timeline post here for verification.
I see people VERY scared right now, so let me be clear: we are ABSOLUTELY fine expressing dissatisfaction with the way this was handle on OUR platform.
HOWEVER. IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO GO AFTER THEM ON XHS OR WEIBO. My dear CN friend told me this directly:
"These official media comment sections are under very strict control. If large-scale protests were to appear in their comment sections, following the way things are handled on our side, they might even force Yodo1 to shut down the game to quell public opinion."
Now I need you all to listen to me. CN eyes are on us. BIG TIME. They are going to report what they see. If they see us bashing PPG for harming Chinese culture's reputation... then... it's Papergames' fault. The media was right. Look, see? Even the Westerners are saying it. Papergames failed at the Global Civilization Initiative.
NO. It's the opposite. They did so much for us. They showed us how beautiful their culture is. It was the MEDIA who did this... and it's crazy that PPG is being punished for accomplishing the exact goal they set out to achieve.
We are 100% allowed to express our dissatisfaction with their media. On OUR platform.
And everyone needs to TRUST the CN Girlies to handle their side.
For the love of everything, do not go after them. Do not start shit on Weibo or XHS. Do not disrespect.
Truth wins. Be accurate. State your dissatisfaction and how the media tarnishes your trust with Chinese companies.
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Misinformation is spreading fast. Outlets are twisting “overseas backlash” to claim we wanted Valko cancelled.
Don't let them change the narrative. Global players are protesting AGAINST his cancellation. We want him back!
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