𝓚𝓻𝔂𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓵 🐦‍⬛

sᴇʟғɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ:

I absolutely wish I could say I didn't believe the words I wrote, but unfortunately they are making more sense than most other things I've seen about this situation

A Letter to All Players Dear Miss Hunters, We sincerely apologize for reaching out once again. Over the past several days, our team has been closely following your conversations and feedback across all platforms. For the issues that have surfaced since the announcement of Version 6.0—and the frustration these have caused our community—we want to clearly state: we are sorry. As we've expressed before, our vision for Love and Deepspace has always been to build a world that grows alongside you—one that offers a richer, deeper sense of companionship over time. As various issues have arisen in recent days, we have moved quickly to make the necessary adjustments. After reflecting on recent events, we recognize that we moved forward with the introduction of Valko before we were truly ready. In doing so, we let down the players who have supported us from the start, and we also fell short of delivering the experience that players anticipating Valko deserved. After extensive internal discussions, we have decided to make the following changes: 1. We have decided to cancel both the launch and any further development of the new love interest. We also commit that no additional love interests will be introduced in future content plans. 2. All other in-game systems and features originally scheduled for Version 6.0—including Home 2.0 and AR Photobooth—as well as the limited-time Selectable 5-Star Memory Rate-Up Event, will proceed as planned. The outfits, photo poses and scenes, and the Nighthush Box (the second-anniversary 4-Star Memory Selection Crate) originally planned as rewards for the Hunt in Linkon event will instead be sent to all players for free via in-game mail after the version update. 3. Going forward, the entire team will focus on further developing the stories and long-term companionship experiences of our five existing love interests, while ensuring a stable pace of Main Story production and updates. Rafayel's new Solar-Slot Memories and Companion will be revealed in July. Farspace Colonel Caleb and Onychinus Leader Sylus will also return in their Main Story branches in September and November, respectively. By participating in the relevant events, players will be able to obtain the corresponding 5-Star Main Story Branch Memories for free. We will continue to devote all our care and effort to bringing you richer stories and game experiences. 4. Beginning today and continuing for 30 days, players who log in each day will receive one Deepspace Wish via in-game mail. Each mail will remain claimable for three days, for a total of 30 Deepspace Wishes. We hope this can offer some compensation for the disappointment and disruption caused by these adjustments. To our community: once again, we apologize. Because of our actions, the joy you should have found in Linkon City became a source of distress, and the feelings you hold most dear were hurt. We are deeply sorry for the hurt and disappointment we have caused. Love and Deepspace has always been about sharing love with you and protecting the love we all hold dear. That purpose has never wavered. Every step forward taken by the love interests and Linkon City—from its beginnings to where it stands today—has been shaped by your feedback, your passion, and your trust. It is your presence, care, and companionship that give this world its meaning, and us the strength and direction to move forward. Over the past two and a half years, we've shared moments of joy and gratitude, as well as challenges and difficult times. Through every late night devoted to making this world better, it has been the moments you've shared in Linkon City—and the love and passion behind them—that have kept us going. We hope to continue walking this road with you, building a world where love can take root, grow, and bloom. Going forward, we will work harder, listen more carefully, and do our utmost to honor the trust you have placed in us. We will stay focused on delivering the experience you deserve—one filled with love where every moment in Linkon City can once again become a joyful and treasured memory. Linkon City will always be here for you. Thank you—for your trust, your honest feedback and encouragement, and for being with us every step of the way. Your companionship has helped light the path ahead, and your faith in us has given meaning to every effort we make. Thank you for your love throughout this journey. It gives us the courage to keep moving forward. We hope to repay that love with even more and even better content in the days to come. #LADSValkoCanceled

我不玩乙游，但是恋与深空这场风波，已经被当作案例在研究，真正让我恐慌的是，他们在研究女性愤怒到什么程度才会真正停止花钱，如果这次官方挺过去（流水没大跌、玩家还在氪)，那所有行业都会收到一个信号：冒犯女性没成本，连锁反应，女装、首饰、美妆、甚至健康产品都可能开始试探，先砍品质再踩底线、最后把你当韭菜。你看到的只是一款游戏，但资本看到的是女性消费者的容忍度上限，不花钱真的不会死，但女性消费者一旦被蔑视，那就是真的灾难开始。你的钱包是你在这个商业社会里最直接的，你今天花钱买的衣服，可能明天就被偷工减料，反正不会真不买，你用的护肤品可能配方降级，因为骂两天就忘了。这不是危言耸听，这是商业逻辑，资本永远在找成本最低的路径，而不尊重是最便宜的（复制的）。

not my screen, but a message from the devs who worked on valko :(

@VALKOSALPHA You're in that person's comments

@littleststaramy please tell me someone will sue!

If anyone has evidence that US based advertising for Valko has continued after the announcement, pls send it my way! I know the Time Square ad is still up, but the more, the better!

@paperlotus613 The difference is even bigger x.com/i/status/20720…

I needed to spend over €7,000 to reach VIP status on the EU server in 2024. Seven. Fucking. Thousand. That’s 4× higher than the lowest publicly known VIP tier in China. So yes, this fucking “broke bitch” deserves to have just as much of a say.

can't wait for this catastrophe to be in someone's otome game iceberg video essay on youtube in a year

I’m so glad they didn’t start 4th myth this year though (and they better not do it till 2027)

I know tumblr isn't the most convenient way for many here, but I don't have a character limit, here is an action plan tumblr.com/caged-kittten/…

Love and Deepspace controversy escalates as angry Chinese players send funeral flowers, cow dung, and ritual items to Papergames’ office. The backlash reportedly intensified after Papergames unveiled Ao Yin as the game’s newest male character. ◾The game lost ~1 million followers across Chinese social platforms amid the outrage. ◾Protests turned physical, with players sending funeral flowers, cow dung, curse banners, and ritual items to the studio’s office ◾In Chinese culture, such items symbolize death wishes or spiritual cleansing, highlighting the intensity of the reaction This is one of the most extreme community backlashes seen in mobile gaming, raising serious questions about player-developer dynamics in live-service titles. 🔗gamingonphone.com/news/love-and-…

I think im feeling more for his creators, artists, writers and VAs at this point. How disappointing to see your creation being destroyed bc some people decided to be annoying. All those people losing their jobs.. wasted their time for this. Where's the value of hardwork?

@ChocoValk0 Hoping so hard that's just their current mind set and they'll have a change of heart 🥲

@ChocoValk0 Pulled some Cards about Valko and, uhhh... Judgement (reversed) Oppression, failure, repeated mistakes Ten of Wands Overwhelm, stress refusing aide Strength (reversed) Weakness, abuse of power and neglicence Feels fitting

I did some consulting with my guides and talked to others as well. Infold will not be financially stable after this and lads will become nieche Caleb and Sylus’ main stories will be of poor quality and be met with heavy criticism and an even bigger loss

and somehow the straw the really makes me wanna die is the cancellation of Valkos release??? This feels utterly ridiculous of my brain

My bodies greatest hobby is getting sick, I'm getting kicked out of my university for not writing enough exams, I'll have to move out of my student housing by the end of July, I cant afford the open market, moving back in with my parents is not an option

by this statement...are they testing the reactions ? I cannot help but feel it's too drastic of a decision to scrap the fully developed character which took millions and lots of planning and development

这下两边都得罪了，国内觉得他媚外，洋妞觉得他只在意中国玩家。在本来应该安抚情绪的48小时内还在一直挑衅玩家。史诗级灾难公关以后商科生上公关课pre的反面案例有了。

Don’t forget to unfollow them everywhere 💢 #BRINGVALKOBACK @Love_Deepspace

If CN players can make PPG move by unfollowing and review bombing and what have you, global players can too. I’m tired of infold not listening to global players. Unfollow them on all social media platforms, leave negative reviews, stop spending entirely, let your voices be heard how disappointed we are. This isn’t only about Valko. This is about every issue global players have addressed and infold has never acknowledged bc infold only wants to cater to CN whales. Infold needs to know that we also have an impact on their revenue and longevity of their game. #GiveUsValko