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TLDR: Keep boycotting, uninstalls and reviews will not lead to immediate EOS. Do not believe anything not from a reliable source.

I'm seeing a LOT of misinformation going around about the boycott. This always happens in boycotts for various reasons, especially if they are as big and successful as ours. Because of this, I wanted to make a big post outlining why you should still uninstall and boycott the game.

You will hear a lot of people telling you that you should log in and keep the game installed to "support Valko" and prevent the game from going EOS. They will say things like "you'll hear big news in 2 hrs that I can't tell you about" to get you riled up or make big claims like "he will be back in 2 months, so keep logging in!"

Do not believe these claims unless they have an actual reliable source. I have seen so many people blindly liking posts that are at best rumours and at worst blatant lies. The most annoying lie I have seen is if you review bomb the game, it will EOS. This is false.

This is not the first time Infold has ruined a game. They have ruined many. The most recent example was Infinity Nikki, in which they completely retconned the beginning of the game and gave us the Sea of Stars update, better known as the Sea of Shit update. We don't need to get too into specifics; all you need to know is this: it got review bombed HARD. To this day, these are the current ratings of the game on both app stores:

Again, these are just what they are now, they were of course much lower at the actual time. When was this? Over a year ago and the game still gets updated just like normal. Why? Because the app store doesn't terminate games based on bad ratings. That is not a thing and has never been a thing. Anyone who says otherwise is misinformed. Do not fall for that fear mongering.

I would also like to point out that while Nikki is a franchise that does well for itself, it does not make 40 MILLION dollars a MONTH. Think about that for a second. Every month, Infold makes $40 million from LADS alone. Don't believe me? Good! Don't believe anything without a source, so here is mine:

There is a gacha revenue report every month. As you can see, they made $38 million dollars in June and they were the #1 gacha game in terms of income. I want it to be very clear that I did not cherry pick their best performing month with the most popular banners and events. This is from this last month. In fact, they made almost $50 MILLION in May.

Do you really think that the #1 gacha game in the world that makes $40 million a MONTH is going to EOS immediately if we don't log in for a bit? That would be stupid. You are being tricked into panicking when there is no reason to.

The only true fear you should have in regard to EOS at this point in time is if it is true they're being investigated by the Chinese Government. However, that is out of our hands at this point, and our actions do not have an impact on that. I also have seen a lot of misinformation about this that uninstalling and not logging in would affect this somehow. Tell me: why would the Chinese government care about how many foreigners are logging into the game? If the issue is that the game has "harmful" content they don't want in their country, do you really think that they'll look at high foreigner log-in numbers and go "oh wow this game is popular we can't delete it"? NO! They don't care; they want to censor content they deem "harmful" they don't care about our opinions. They banned AO3 ffs.

In summary, you are welcome to do whatever you like. I cannot force anyone to do anything nor can anyone else. However, if the reason you do not want to boycott is because you're afraid the game will immediately EOS, I do want to reassure you that is not likely to happen. Despite how stupid Infold is, they're unlikely to shut the game down over this if they kept Infinity Nikki going with a much smaller revenue potential. We deserve to be treated better and the way to do that is through boycotting and making noise, not by continuing to give money to a company that does not appreciate us.

KEEP OUR EFFORTS ORGANIZED!

This site was created by fans with the goal to keep Valko’s hashtags trending until July 9th. Find your time zone for peaceful online protesting by scrolling down the page.

JULY 9TH IS THE OFFICAL LADS BLACKOUT DATE. DO NOT LOG IN OR INTERACT WITH THE OFFICIAL LADS ACCOUNTS. IF YOU WANT TO REMAIN ACTIVE, CONTINUE TO USE THE HASHTAGS ACROSS SNS.

#BringValkoBack

#SaveValko

the situation surrounding love and deepspace and valko has reached the state/governmental level in china.

here is what is happening right now:

1. the decision to delete calko was a panic-driven, spontaneous move.

just 3 days ago, infold was planning to keep him. however, haters flooded government regulatory bodies with complaints and even brought manure and funeral wreaths to the office. in a state of pure panic, the studio decided to "sacrifice" the character to save the entire project.

2. the issue has reached beijing.

the game has received an official warning. however, the shanghai municipal government (where the developers are based) is currently desperately defending the studio before beijing. this is because love and deepspace pays massive taxes into the city’s budget (in 2025 alone, the game generated nearly $380,000,000!). shanghai does not want to lose such a cash cow over internet trolls. everything will be decided in the coming days.

3. the chinese fandom has started a rebellion.

right now, cip players (who have collectively spent over 4 million RMB on the game) are coordinating a late-night siege of weibo's trending topics. tomorrow, they plan to hold a PROTEST with fresh flowers in front of the infold office to prove to the authorities that reasonable, paying players vastly outnumber the haters!

4. infold is in a panic, holding emergency meetings.

summer events are already being canceled or postponed on the japanese account — everything is falling apart because they had no plan b. the official account is losing thousands of followers every minute.

u can also read a chinese player's thoughts on this matter here

if you have even the slightest desire to help, you can do so by following these steps ‼️

HOW CAN WE HELP RIGHT NOW?

we need to support both the chinese fandom. we must flood official chinese media outlets and customer support with emails stating that the game does NOT violate any laws, that valko is clean, and that his cancellation is purely the result of a harassment campaign by haters

📬 where to send:

chinese state media : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

developer support: [email protected], [email protected]

✉️ email text:

Dear Editors / Support Team,

I am writing to express my deep concern over the targeted cyber-harassment campaign against the game "Love and Deepspace" and its character, Valko. As global players, we want to emphasize that "Love and Deepspace" strictly adheres to international standards and corporate compliance. The game does not violate any laws. The recent wave of negative rumors was entirely fabricated by a radical group of anti-fans who used cyber-bullying tactics to force a scandal. By abruptly canceling Valko due to this malicious pressure, the developers have harmed millions of legitimate global consumers who have heavily invested in the game. We respectfully urge the regulatory authorities to recognize that the game is a compliant, legally sound cultural product. We request that the malicious rumors be dismissed, and the character Valko be safely restored to the servers.