This is very important because it's true that the game relies heavily on FOMO. A good example of this was the kitchen update and the game's bugs.
If you support the movement, support Valko, or even have the slightest sympathy for the movement, I think it's important to act with discretion above all else.
Also, please don't judge people who want to pull! We need unity, not division.
The same goes the other way around. If you want to pull, no one is stopping you, but please don't be harsh or insensitive toward those participating in the boycott.
#ValkoIsLoved
#JusticeForValko
#BringBackValko
#WeLoveValko
Seeing so many positive posts recently on XHZ has really boosted my motivation to bring Valko back, even if it means dragging him by his ears and tail #ValkoIsLoved#BringValkoBack
I need to say something, and I'm not going to be diplomatic about it.
There are voices in this community right now pushing for a class-action lawsuit against Infold from the US. I want to be absolutely clear: I do not support this. I will never support this. And I'm asking every single person reading this to think before they follow that path.
Here's what a lawsuit does:
— It turns our campaign from "players who love Valko" into "Americans suing a Chinese company." That's the headline. That's all anyone will see.
— It gives every hater, every state media outlet, and every person who wanted Valko gone exactly what they need to paint us as hostile foreigners.
— It hands Infold an excuse to never engage with us. Why would they listen to a community that's suing them?
— It destroys the cultural bridge we've spent weeks building with CN players who support Valko's return.
— And legally? Valko was never released. Nobody paid for him directly. The case has no foundation. It would be dismissed, and the only thing left would be the damage to our reputation.
And here's the thing that makes this even more frustrating: the bridge IS working.
Right now, our sisters in China are creating videos debunking what state media said about Valko and changing public opinion from the inside. One of the most popular videos already has 43K likes and 24K comments, the majority positive. CN players are doing the hardest, most dangerous part of this fight: challenging their own media narrative on their own platforms, in their own language, at their own risk. And they're winning.
That is what real advocacy looks like. Not a lawsuit filed from the safety of California.
We have 230,000+ signatures. We have charity campaigns with real-world media coverage. We have CN polls showing 69% of players would leave without Valko. We have the sealed June 29 statement proving Infold defended his name 24 hours before being forced to cancel him. And now we have CN creators shifting public opinion in real time. THAT is our case. Not a courtroom.
And while I'm here, I'm also not going to stay quiet about something else.
If you are attacking another game's characters by calling them ugly, you are doing the exact same thing the haters did to Valko. The exact same thing. You cannot say "Valko deserves love and respect" and then turn around and trash another game's designs. That's not advocacy. That's hypocrisy. And if anyone in the CN community screenshots that behavior next to our hashtags, we lose everything those creators are building.
And if you're out here saying "never trust Chinese games", you need to sit down and think about what you're actually saying. Valko IS a Chinese game character. Made by Chinese artists. Written by Chinese writers. The people fighting hardest to bring him back ARE Chinese players. Painting an entire country's gaming industry as untrustworthy because one company made a decision under pressure is not criticism. It's xenophobia. And it has no place in this campaign.
This campaign was built on three things: verified facts, visible love, and cultural respect. If your actions contradict any of those three pillars, you are not helping Valko come back. You are making it harder.
I didn't spend weeks building something real, the wolf conservation project, the charity donations, the fact-checking, the bridge with CN players, to watch it get buried under a lawsuit headline and screenshots of us doing what the haters did.
Block those people. Draw the line. Love is stronger than hate.
#BringBackValko #ValkoIsLoved
‼️EVERYONE LISTEN UP IF YOU WANT VALKO BACK AND SHARE‼️
I have seen so many people lose morale or express how scared they are that everyone will just stop talking about Valko, and I get it. We have been doing A LOT in such a short time and people are tired. I am here to fix all that. Today I am bringing everyone together so we can proceed in a sustainable manner that will absolutely work long term. Take a moment to process.
🐺I need you to take a deep breath and accept that we might not get him soon. I need you to let go of needing copium and hopium and relax a little because you don’t need to grieve him right now. He is not gone. It's not like they'd ever delete his files.
🐺We don’t know the details and that’s okay. Even if the government is involved, even if the competition is messing around with everyone, it will pass. They might have to change the window scene. Whatever. They can learn from their mistakes and do things properly next time. We aren’t going to believe any rumors anymore, get baited or care about anything that isn’t in our power. We will fully expect that his PV's will get taken down from X for either revision or a tactic to lower our morale and won't care because that doesn't change the fact that we have power and a lot of it.
🐺The fact remains that Infold doesn’t have a choice but to care about their reputation. That’s why they gave in to the bullies in the first place. We are going keep pressure on them in places they CANNOT IGNORE FOREVER NO MATTER WHAT. If we keep their ratings low. If we keep asking for Valko on every official post and keep holding them accountable. If we keep him alive and trending. If we keep boycotting every launch and keep them down in the charts. If we commit to this together there is NO WAY we aren’t getting him back. We will also keep encouraging our CN sisters to do the same. Haters will tire out. We will not. We can probably get him back by the end of the year or sooner.
🐺We will work out what is easiest for everyone. No one will need to give up their life and all their time for this. We will coordinate hashtags better, split into shifts and just relax and have fun with this. And along the way for those who want to do more, we can get some articles going, more charity work in his name, and whatever fun projects we come up with. We can keep building our positive Valko portfolio.
🐺So if you want Valko back...yes. We can get him back. Just accept that it may take a while and join the discord.
ABOUT THE DISCORD SERVER:
This will be our boycott headquarters where we will get all our shit together. All the websites, resources, art, all we've done and will do. We will keep clean records.
I want all community leaders to DM me. We will come together to extend our reach and stay on the same page.
I need volunteer moderators but I won’t trust just anyone, so I’ll be looking at your accounts closely. I’ve made good connections with some of you, so if you’re willing to help I’d appreciate it.
If you are working on any projects regarding Valko, please DM me as well.
Anyone who wants to help get the discord server in tip-top shape with in general I need your help it is a lot of work.
https://t.co/2wm0rxmPDb
NOTE: This server was just created so please allow us some days to get it up to speed.
Share the link!
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So it was a grinding battle of wills - either the playerbase stayed united across the board or PPG wins ultimately
The boycott won after 4 hard months .... So they were forced to bend and break their silence ....i can't imagine how amazing that would have felt to the players
‼️A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE‼️
Without Valko, the story will remain incomplete. He is an integral part of the game. AND The story that we all love & adore would be retconed if we do not take a stance for him. The game was always meant for 6, including Valko.
#WeLoverouga #WeLoveValko
#Valkoisloved #ValkoStay #ValkoIsGoodestBoy #WeLoveValko #ValkoReturn #BringBackValko #WeNeedValko
#ValkoPack #Valko #ValkoStays #BlackoutforValko #Valkoblackout