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@holypandre @JayShan0506 After reading it for a long time, you are the only one who came to be funny…

@JayShan0506 Ok, but why are you expecting the fulfilment of promises made by a FREE game? Yes, players can complain and make suggestions. But since when they have the right to dictate the company what to do? If you don’t like it, you don’t donate. If you donate, it’s charity, not a deal.

I'm a CN player. I'm a Caleb stan. And I'm done being polite about this. You don't get to call an entire player base racist while knowing absolutely nothing about what actually happened. So sit down and read. CN players didn't wake up one morning and decide to cancel a character because of his skin color. We spent 500+ days waiting for main story updates that never came. We watched the company fail to deliver content for five existing characters while announcing a sixth — breaking an explicit promise of "no new love interests." In 2025, Love and Deepspace ranked #1 on China's largest consumer complaint platform with 3,406 cases about unequal resource distribution. This rage was years in the making. Valko was the last straw, not the cause. Then we found a drug experimentation record inside the game numbered 0731. If that means nothing to you, that's your ignorance, not our problem. Unit 731 was a Japanese military program that conducted live human experiments — vivisections, biological warfare, forced infections — on thousands of Chinese civilians and POWs during WWII. The in-game record included the name 严颂, a phonetic match to Japanese researchers from the unit, within a full narrative of injection protocols, endurance testing, and forced mental control. Players reported this through customer service when it first launched. It was ignored. The company later called it "a random placeholder number." Six state media systems, a national think tank, and a prosecutor's office publicly called that a lie. Now let me tell you why you had no idea about any of this. The company deliberately gutted every trace of Chinese identity from your version of the game. Chinese New Year's Eve was deleted from the script. The Lantern Festival greeting was removed across every language version — Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean — while the holiday imagery was kept, proving it was a deliberate directive, not a translation choice. Mid-Autumn Festival was renamed to a fictional name. Christmas and Halloween? Kept their real names. Chinese text was manually redrawn out of cutscene animations. Chinese food was erased from date scenes — four date menus, zero Chinese dishes, in a game made by a Chinese company. A calligraphy illustration had its Chinese characters scrubbed for international release. A government-backed collaboration promoting Chinese sports culture at the Asian Winter Games was posted three times domestically and zero times on any international channel. You were handed a product that was systematically stripped of its origin. And now you have the audacity to tell us our concerns don't matter — while consuming a game built on Chinese players' money and Chinese creators' labor. The apology letter you received was also different from ours. Your version said "we weren't ready to introduce Valko." Our version acknowledged broken promises, failed content delivery, and systemic trust collapse. Same company, same decision, two completely different explanations — designed so that you'd blame us instead of them. And it worked. Here you are, calling us racist, while the company that lied to both of us watches from the sidelines. And let me be absolutely clear about where things stand right now. This is no longer a player dispute. This is no longer about your feelings or ours. The Chinese government has taken notice. As of today, state media outlets at every level — from central party organs to provincial papers, from the national women's federation to the legal system — have published critical coverage demanding accountability. A prosecutor's office has issued a formal legal characterization of the game's content as violating regulations on public morality and national sentiment. State media are calling for the company to undergo "fundamental reform." Whether this company can survive what comes next is an open question. Your anger in our comment sections changes nothing. The character was not cancelled because of tweets or Reddit threads. It was cancelled because institutional power stepped in. And that same institutional power is still escalating, not retreating. You are screaming at the wrong people about a situation you fundamentally do not control and do not understand. So no. We are not "xenophobic" for refusing to let a company monetize our historical trauma. We are not throwing "toddler tantrums" for demanding accountability after 500 days of broken promises. And we are certainly not going to apologize for defending a position that our own government, our own judiciary, and our own national media have now publicly endorsed. You want to be angry? Be angry at the company that decided you didn't deserve the truth. Or don't. But understand this: your ignorance was manufactured, your outrage was engineered, and the people you're defending don't even respect you enough to tell you the same story they told us. One last thing. Before you reply, ask yourself whether you can dispute a single fact in this post — not with feelings, not with "well I don't care about 731," not with "China is racist" — but with a single verifiable fact that proves anything I said is wrong. If you can't, then you don't have a counterargument. You have a reaction. And reactions don't change reality. Every claim above is backed by public data, official media coverage, in-game evidence, and documented company behavior. If you choose to ignore all of it because it's easier to blame Chinese players than to confront what this company did to all of us, that's your choice. But don't mistake your comfort for the truth.

@tamarikko If the email is useful... The situation would not be like this... You don’t think that CN didn‘t give any feedback before the incident.

Отправляете это письмо на китайском языке напрямую в штаб! advice@papegames.net

@calebsbloom ？ 令人意外的告状方式

Mamita por eso las chinas nos hacen bullying

@_Len_sama_ This was never really about one character. It became a crisis because of how the company handled it.

Entiendo perfectamente que tu publico principal sea la audiencia China, pero no puedes descuidar a tu público global de esta forma. ¿Acaso nosotros no importamos? ¿Por qué nos tratan de esta forma tan injusta? Cuando salió la casa también hubieron quejas e intentaron hacer que la quitaran. ¿Por qué vamos con la mentalidad de que la persona a mi lado no puede comer helado de chocolate porque a mí me gusta el helado de fresa? Es ridículo. Todos tienen el derecho de disfrutar lo que les apetezca, el sexto LI ya había sido anunciado, si no te gustaba solo debías de ignorar su contenido. A muchísimas jugadores sí nos gustó Valko, no hay una razón real para cancelarlo. Además ofrecen una disculpa cuando ni siquiera nos han estado escuchando a las constantes quejas que tenemos hacia el juego. ¿Qué pasa con el arreglo de la iluminación para los diferentes tonos de piel? ¿Por qué cada vez tenemos menos tiempo de banners? A este paso los multibanners van a durar una semana y los banners rerun tres días. ¿Y qué vamos a poder hacer? Nada. Porque nunca nos escuchan. Sabemos que quieren dinero, es notorio, pero esto es demasiado abusivo.

@ruubyprincess The character isn’t the biggest issue. The company’s handling of the situation is.

me dan mucha rabia las que nos están llamando ridículas por hacer tanto revuelo por un personaje que sacaron hace 5 días y diciendo que no entienden porque le cogimos tanto cariño, y es irónico sabiendo que si hubiera pasado algo así con caleb o sylus cuando los anunciaron hubieran hecho lo mismo o peor, así que para soltar esos comentarios de mierda mejor callense dios mio dejen vivir de una puta vez no soporto mas

@an_ashorny In the end, everyone joined them and used the same way of resistance.

POR QUÉ SIGUE EN 4.4????? VAYAN A BAJARLE LA CALIFICACIÓN

@sleep_paralisys Wrong time and wrong decision-making, the person in charge should come out and apologize!

#BringValkoBack китаянки так ведут себя, будто это они одни донатят.. я не могу с того, что чувихи ущемились, потому что у пацана менее кукольная внешность, обозвали его уродом и такие "ну нам не нравится пусть никто им не наслаждается" короче жалко волчка он няшный( верните суки

@ruubyprincess The game lost ~1 million followers across Chinese social.1 million…

ya llegamos a las 100 mil peticiones 😭😭 sigan firmando chicas capaz esto sale bien y con un poquito de fe nos devuelven a nuestro lobito #BRINGBACKVALKO

@tamarikko You seem to have misunderstood. The problem now is not one person’s role. They are attacking the company now. They don‘t care about the game anymore.

Девочки, которые празднуют победу по отмене Валко, надеюсь вы готовы к тому, какой контент в будущем будет тошнотворно стерильным, и ваш Сайлус больше никогда вас не шлепнет😊 Ждете сюжетку Калеба полковника? Готовьтесь к тому, что она будет переписана под ваши мягкие вкусы☺️

@SkyVhaelxrr Quickly develop a new game and recruit these people.

No solo eliminaron a un LI, dejaron a gente sin trabajo, hicieron que tirarán a la basura TRABAJO DE GENTE REAL, artistas, desarrolladores, animadores, actores de voz, escritores, TODO ESO, a la basura. Son una peste todas y me dan asco:\

@Change Now that players around the world have become sacrifices, the person in charge should come out and apologize!

A popular mobile game is at the center of a fan campaign after its developer canceled the introduction of what would've been the game's sixth love interest. More than 46,000 Love and Deepspace players have signed a petition calling on game developer Infold to release Valko as originally planned. Do you want Valko released? Let us know in the comments. ⬇️ You can read or sign the petition at Change.org/Valko. #LoveAndDeepspace #Valko #Infold #gaming @frozenjas @pinkcrispss @CaptainCabinetz @ruubyprincess @Kal44n_ @aitaikimochi @Rumizayne @vaylko

@HSINS1N If it‘s just an email, I don’t think it‘s enough. CN got this result because of the participation of official news. If you just send an email, there will be no response like the previous feedback from CN.

Hello! I speak chinese, but i am not sure if they’ll listen to emails that are global, but when you do submit in the chinese emails directly to their HQ, you may use this alongside with your english email! 主题：关于敖尹的玩家心声——恳请重新考虑 亲爱的恋与深空团队： 感谢你们在这段艰难时期倾听玩家的声音。我知道过去几天对所有人来说都不容易，也很感激你们的团队愿意直接回应玩家的反馈。 我想以一个对取消敖尹这一决定感到非常心痛的玩家身份，给你们写这封信。从他第一次公布的那一刻起，他的设计和身世之谜就深深吸引了我。在长时间等待新角色之后，他重新点燃了我对这款游戏的期待，我一直很期待了解他的故事，看他如何融入这个世界。 我理解大家的不满。已有角色的长期未更新剧情确实需要被重视，这些诉求是合理的。但我不认为敖尹本身是问题所在,取消他并不能解决这些问题，反而让另一部分期待迎接他的玩家感到失望。 我也想到了所有为他付出心血的人：编剧、美术、动画师、程序员、音乐制作人、配音演员们，他们投入了大量时间和精力才让这个角色得以呈现。如果这些努力最终无法让玩家体验到，实在令人惋惜。 恳请你们考虑除永久取消之外的其他方案。哪怕他的上线需要推迟，等现有角色得到应有的剧情更新之后再说，我也愿意等待，相信很多玩家也是如此。 恋与深空一直以来都致力于为玩家创造难忘的回忆，而敖尹在我们真正与他相遇之前，就已经在很多人心中留下了意义。无论你们最终做出怎样的决定，我都希望你们能记得，有许多玩家曾经为他感到期待，也仍然希望有一天他能在恋与深空中找到属于自己的位置。 感谢你们读完这封信。

@Dominik64423156 The wrong time and the wrong decision, the person in charge is the one who should apologize!

Это неуважение не только к игрокам которым понравился Валко, но и к тем, кто над ним работал и вкладывал силы Ладно на игроков вам плевать, хоть о своей команде бы позаботились и проявили каплю уважения к их труду Верните нашего Волчонока! #BringValkoBack

@JIN_Yamashina The wrong time and the wrong decision, the person in charge is the one who should apologize!

说删就删？不是说敖尹的加入是你们长期内容规划的一环吗？长期规划只是忽悠人试图灭火吧？天天自打嘴巴，凭几张票就想挽救一切？ 到底有没有在听取玩家的核心需求？无论是设计、名字、独特元素、还是长期的铺垫的匮乏都是你们都没在用心的体现，敷衍态度显而易见，喜欢和不喜欢老六的都被你寒了心 🫥👍🏻

@Ofkilljoysands1 @8104xxz The wrong time and the wrong decision, the person in charge is the one who should apologize!

@8104xxz Deleting the entire character is so extreme. Why not delay the launch and address our concerns. This is another way of punishing players while causing us to turn on each other.

看到深空的新声明我一点都没有开心，反而更加难过。 闹到这个程度才愿意真诚地发声明，不悲哀吗？玩家的诉求得不到重视，只有上升到价值才会被看见。 我现在还有泛灵期“后遗症”，新角色被放出来的时候在我眼里他再糙也是一个活生生的人物，所有物料都播出后才解决问题把他抹杀，深空你真是对不起所有人

@artsy7choi The wrong time and the wrong decision, the person in charge is the one who should apologize!

Eu quero entender QUEM eles tentaram pegar nisso A CHINA continua puta com eles. Agora o GLOBAL tbm tá Eles perderam NOVOS PLAYERS que iam entrar pelo Valko Perderam CONFIANÇA dos antigos PRA QUEM era isso de verdade

@yzaa54 The wrong time and the wrong decision, the person in charge is the one who should apologize!

Eu tô tão decepcionada, instalei o jogo novamente justamente por ele e me fazem uma pataquada nesse nível por conta daquele lado nojento do público, ele teria sido um reizinho só precisava de uma chance:/ #Staywithvalko

@Glasses_gdxGOD The operation of capital makes every player become a sacrifice.

ในเมื่อผู้เล่นจีนต้องการทำลายตัวบริษัทเกมที่ตัวคุณเล่นเอง ยินดีด้วยนะคะ ผลลัพธ์เป็นไปตามที่คุณคาดหวังดีเลยล่ะ ขอบคุณนะคะผู้เล่นจีนที่ไม่เอาตัวละครวัลโก้ทำให้รู้ว่าคุณมีนก็แค่ผู้หญิงที่ต่ำช้าที่สุดในโลกใบนี้เลยค่ะ คุณทำลายความสุขของทุกคน คุณมีความสุขบนความทุกข์ของคนอื่น ตลกมากมั้ง

@bunnybanuu Do you think capital won‘t understand? They will only choose to minimize the loss.

padahal potensi di valko tuh gede banget buat ngegaet player baru dan bikin game ini makin luas marketnya. tapi malah dihancurin gitu aja demi nurutin ego jago kandang 😹 kalo gitu kenapa gak dari awal rilis game ini kalian region lock aja? emang gak becus kerja lu lu pada! manajemen paling amatir dan minus IQ yg gue liat padahal tinggal benerin apa yang emang dikeluhin player dan beresin masalah utamanya tanpa numbalin valko. ibarat ada genteng bocor bukannya ditambal malah satu rumah lu ancurin demi nyenengin tetangga sebelah..

@littleststaramy Now the global demand is unified.

If they do not rescind this cancellation within 24hrs, I encourage US based players to send information about fraudulent advertising of both the game and the Anime Expo exhibit to your state AGs. I will write up a template to send tomorrow morning. 🫡