Anti-Valko Arguments

Hey everyone, these are just my thoughts regarding what I've been seeing. Please feel free to chip in, just don't attack me i mean no harm.

Firstly i generally think the fandom actually agrees on a lot, we're just completely missing each other regarding implementation. So here goes on reasons Valko stirs up discourse:

• His implementation preceding other needed fixes like resources, messed up myth companions, etc:

I generally think we all agree that the aforementioned (along with things like lighting and main story update schedules) are issues. I believe Valko fans are being so vocal about getting him back because it does feel like an immediate issue.

We've all known about the other issues for years, they aren't going anywhere and we have time to address them. I personally think delaying Valko would be best as some other QOL updates are implemented but with the confirmation that he will be fully released after that's been done. Admittedly I also think he would've been a good breather in banner schedules. Maining two LIs has been brutal for not getting much of a break between banners.

• Valko is ugly:

This is personal preference so i dont really care, i think hes alright, but this is ultimately an otome game where different routes/flavours are kind of how it goes. I'm a Xavier/Zayne main and sometimes when i pull I get less lucky and pull one of the other three.

Not super fun. But this is ultimately a game of chance, especially for multis. We've all got to just be mature and accept that sometimes our luck won't be on our side. I don't think it's fair to cancel an entire character over looks, I'll just stick to my mains and live and let live for the rest.

If day one players like me cancelled every new character we were hesitant about, we probably wouldn't currently have 5. I dont even really interact with Sylus/Caleb outside of reading their MS, world underneath, and cards of theirs i happen to get but despite that i can't imagine lads without them now.

• Lacking main story for Caleb (and sylus imo):

Sylus' content has been a hot topic for ages. Those who've been around as long as i have remember what a mess his launch was and there's still areas he hasn't been caught up in. That being said, i thought that valko arriving as their final (hopefully) main cast member would be what sets the main story rolling to get everyone more content with all the characters in play. As i said im not a Caleb main so I'm not up to date with his whole situation as a LI but again idk that scrapping a different part of the story is necessarily going to help.

My main interests in the game are lore and main story, I love my boys but i also think they're infinitely more interesting when they actually operate in the stakes of a narrative and not just Fun Themed Card #2294 (obviously event cards with actual lore and myths are excluded here).

It's why, even if i dont know that I'll interact with him a ton i generally support Valko being released because i worry what they're going to do to a main story that is very interwoven and carefully planned if they suddenly need to tear out and reassign/scrap bits. Their timing was terrible though, we're all annoyed with other issues and have been for months with no acknowledgement either.

Even if you don't care about anyone but your main/s, i think there will be a domino effect where all of them will be changed and i just wanted to play the story that was intended since it's been interesting and finally started ramping up after waiting years to get out of what still feels like a prologue.

I'm sorry this was such a ramble but ive just been tired seeing so much argument where it doesnt seem necessary.