Something I saw today on Xiaohongshu really moved me.
A VIP player has been messaging Papergames' customer support for THREE consecutive days. Not to complain. Not to demand. To encourage them.
"Resist the pressure."
"Don't let negative emotions get to you."
"You've worked so hard."
"Take care of your team's wellbeing."
And the support team? They were responding at midnight. Sending hugs.
Saying "we just want everyone to be able to enjoy the game happily."
These are real people on the other side of that chat. They poured their hearts into creating Valko. They begged players to give him a chance. And then they had to watch him get erased.
If you're a VIP player with access to in-game support, consider sending them a message of encouragement. Not about the controversy. Just let them know their work matters, that we see their effort, and that we're standing with them through this.
They need to hear it. Especially now.
We're not just fighting to bring Valko back. We're fighting for the people who made him too.
#BringBackValko
Happy fourth of July to Valko.
I will be at Anime Expo walking around as Valko and will have photocards to give out to the first few who find me.
#FreeValko#BringBackValko#Valko
Guys I went to Valko’s billboard hosted by my country’s LaDS community 🥹 You can tell he’s so loved ❤️🩹❤️ So many people gathered here
#BringValkoBack#BringBackValko#KeepValkoAlive
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PLEASE NOTE I AM UNABLE TO VERIFY THIS HOWEVER I THINK ITS WORTH THE MENTION.
I received a private message from a inner china player of love and deepspace that she wishes for me to relay, please read as it is a critical piece.
toxic community of love and deepspace has a plan to change the way they bought valko, papergames, infold down, including us global players, they are turning it into a sinophobic matter, additionally, that global players are the ones who’re bullying them.
My opinion to this matter: the goal to this is to want them to shut global server and china gets their server.
I understand we’re getting some help from different people who has greater platform, but it is recommended that we’re careful when informing or making news who has spoken up for love and deepspace as this is being used against us.
In China’s online spaces, global players are being painted loudly as insulting / disrespecting China, which is a serious accusation & commonly used against foreign brands, celebrities or content perceived as offensive to China.
It is related to the following:
The 辱华 (insulting China) angle:
This is about actual verified drama: LADS added in-game content with a “731” test drug record (试药记录), referencing “Unit 731” ; the WWII Japanese biological warfare unit that conducted human experimentation. Players were furious that the game paired this specific number with drug-testing content, calling it tone-deaf to a real historical atrocity/national trauma.
This blew up hard in late June, alongside the Aoyin/Valko backlash ; nearly 500,000 followers were lost across platforms between June 22-26, with over 40,000 people joining collective complaints on a consumer complaint platform.
A garbled/conflated version of 试药 (drug testing, referring to the 731 in-game content) rather than actual drug use (吸毒) by a real person
This is a separate, possibly unverified rumor circulating that hasn’t hit mainstream coverage.
#Valko #JusticeForValko #恋与深空 #敖尹 #LoveAndDeepspace #LADS #BringValkoBack #SaveValko #BringBackValko #LADSValkoReturn #AoYin #LadsBringBackValko #LADSValkoStays
VIP players, it is vital to keep sending your feedback with the access you have. Emails will have less weight due to the amount of emails that are being sent.
I got an automated reply from Infold EN to an email I sent on 6/30. From having worked in communications for a time, it’s possible they did a mass reply as it is listed as being done through an external AI based service. Most likely, this means they selected all email addresses that sent something to them that day with certain keywords the same response. Your subject line will be very important from now on.
With this in mind, please don’t give up! For all of us without VIP, be creative in your support and instead send emails that:
1.) show Valko’s potential in promoting CN cultural connection and learning
2.)Financially how much you would support Valko’s release.
3.) Make this as concise as possible with a specific supportive subject line. Ex: Launching Valko Supports Cultural Exchange.
Stay strong everyone! As BiliBili world is next, we will not hear anything most likely before the 12th of July. July 8-9th will most likely still be radio silence. Below, please consider joining a movement organized by CN to show your predicted financial support and sign petitions. I’ll share it below.
#Valko #恋与深空 #敖尹 #lads #LoveAndDeepspace #BringValkoBack #SaveValko #BringBackValko #ValkoReturnToLADS
Keep it up, things will get better. Remember not to pop the champagne early — we fight together till July 8th. Antis are still hounding us every step of the way.
But today, official media on domestic platforms have stepped in to take control. That’s good news, right?
Explains a lot of posts recently trying to change the narrative on what's happening and has happened on both sides.
Remember ppl trying to rewrite history with no profile pic or ones falsely accusing global players of stuff? Yup
#BringValkoBack#BringBackValko#KeepValkoAlive
[ 🌎‼️ NEWS — 新闻 — ニュース — 뉴스 ]
PLEASE NOTE I AM UNABLE TO VERIFY THIS HOWEVER I THINK ITS WORTH THE MENTION.
I received a private message from a inner china player of love and deepspace that she wishes for me to relay, please read as it is a critical piece.
toxic community of love and deepspace has a plan to change the way they bought valko, papergames, infold down, including us global players, they are turning it into a sinophobic matter, additionally, that global players are the ones who’re bullying them.
My opinion to this matter: the goal to this is to want them to shut global server and china gets their server.
I understand we’re getting some help from different people who has greater platform, but it is recommended that we’re careful when informing or making news who has spoken up for love and deepspace as this is being used against us.
In China’s online spaces, global players are being painted loudly as insulting / disrespecting China, which is a serious accusation & commonly used against foreign brands, celebrities or content perceived as offensive to China.
It is related to the following:
The 辱华 (insulting China) angle:
This is about actual verified drama: LADS added in-game content with a “731” test drug record (试药记录), referencing “Unit 731” ; the WWII Japanese biological warfare unit that conducted human experimentation. Players were furious that the game paired this specific number with drug-testing content, calling it tone-deaf to a real historical atrocity/national trauma.
This blew up hard in late June, alongside the Aoyin/Valko backlash ; nearly 500,000 followers were lost across platforms between June 22-26, with over 40,000 people joining collective complaints on a consumer complaint platform.
A garbled/conflated version of 试药 (drug testing, referring to the 731 in-game content) rather than actual drug use (吸毒) by a real person
This is a separate, possibly unverified rumor circulating that hasn’t hit mainstream coverage.
#Valko #JusticeForValko #恋与深空 #敖尹 #LoveAndDeepspace #LADS #BringValkoBack #SaveValko #BringBackValko #LADSValkoReturn #AoYin #LadsBringBackValko #LADSValkoStays
I hope the people who tuned in to the boycott for valko continue to advocate for global players issues in the future especially the lighting issue for black and brown players and combatting bigotry within the fandom, because those minorities are at the forefront of this movement