A petition to bring back Valko as a love interest in Love and Deepspace is blowing up online, with it garnering well over six figures in signatures within 48 hours. The backlash to Valko's removal from Love and Deepspace is interesting, if only because the backlash to his addition was just as fierce.
When Love and Deepspace developer Papergames first revealed Valko, many fans were deeply upset. That backlash centered on the fact that adding a new romance to Love and Deepspace would take resources away from others, further dividing development resources when new and longstanding players wanted new content for their current, preferred characters. Following Valko's announcement, the game's social media accounts reportedly lost a large number of followers, attracted widespread criticism, and some fans even staged real-world protests, including reports of cow dung being placed inside company lockers.
Here's a list of Love and Deepspace banners, from the old one to the newest.
In turn, Papergames apologized, confirmed there would be no additional love interests in the future, and that Love and Deepspace Version 6.0 will proceed without Valko. In turn once more, fans who were excited about Valko were deeply upset, with a brand new petition...
