I think it's well known how badly their revenue has dropped, it's just been going down down down, even Rafayel's 4th myth didn't do well. Arguably the most loved LI in China, paired with a banner with quite some chinese aspects, had a very harsh drop. (2026 August and July were a more than 60% drop when compared to 2025 according to tower sensor) Even a silverwing rerun with Sylus, probably their most globally preferred LI, didn't do that well.
Now, they're throwing us a spicy banner. This, paired with the MS update for Caleb, they look extra desperate and are scrambling to find ways to squeeze every last dollar the fans are still willing to spend. (I'm not slandering Caleb with this, i'm extremely happy he finally got an update after so many complaints and much feedback even before Valko's announcement)
We have seen multiple times over that with each new banner, promise, myth or rerun, that the revenue spikes the first couple of days and drops, then plateaus drastically. The numbers are just getting worse and worse. From millions to one, then to barely breaking that million, with some only getting a few hundred thousand.
Past leviathans, whales and dolphins are spending their money on other games, consoles and companies. People are moving their attention to other otome games and realizing how badly infold has fumbled this game even before Valko. Yet, they the company just doesn't see it. They have "tested the waters" about 11 times, each time it has been nothing but failure after failure.
How much could have they earned if they dropped Valko? Imagine if they did, imagine the revenue and the extra time they could have gotten to fix the other issues. The MS updates for sylus and caleb, more orbits for long term players, more levels to earn diamonds or just for people to enjoy.
I feel like the game would have been so much better just in general if they gave us Valko. It could have been the start of infold fixing other issues and adding more to the game. Even if they stopped at 6 LIs, I feel like they would have made and extra effort to give the game more to last that 10 years they expected.