This is a great article, thank you for sharing. Nepenthe has mentioned a few times in the feedback thread about wanting to create a big collection of resources that could be added to OPs for certain threads to get rid of the leeway given for people making the "oh well i just simply do not know about these things" excuse, and I think this would be a perfect addition.
I mean does that surprise anyone disability rights are so far behind its not even funny. The "value" of disable person less than a able-body in today society. The souls series could easily have a more relax setting where you slow down time for the less able folks, thankfully we are away from the smash x or a button quick time events stuff for the most part.Well as we learned today, you can post bigotry as long as the OP of a thread doesn't directly address disabled people. And it'll just continue on that way with the Souls cult continuing to shit on disabled people, touting it as the greatest series ever made, the series in which every choice is perfect for every person and you can't possibly disagree.
But also you aren't allowed to interject with a point of view that crosses over with the topic of discussion, including when it's blatant bigotry being posted, nevermind that every thread about THQ or its affiliated threads is fully allowed, rightfully, to have people interject and talk about their 8chan garbage, regardless of what game or topic the thread was actually about.
The staff on this forum continue to make the same mistakes as they did with AsianERA and it's just immensely disappointing and baffling.
Oh good! I really love the idea of having those sorts of resources posted, so I'm glad. Sleep well, I hope you get get some good rest!Update, I got it off to her, it's definitely the type of resource she's looking for. Now it is 4am and I must sleeeep. Much love to you all <3
That other thread got ugly, and got ugly out the damn gate. Mendinso hope you are doing okay bud, that was rough.
I'm okay, just... Frustrated with that thread.
I may just take a break for a bit from here, and honestly, I won't be shocked if I get banned for the post I made in that thread (and really, surprised I haven't). I'm just so tired of the hand-waving and I hate seeing people who are the most vulnerable here be attacked.
I'm genuinely considering asking for account deletion as being a part of this site with the shit that is going on is fucking depressing. That mod post was fucking heartbreaking especially as a disabled person themselves.
I'm genuinely considering asking for account deletion as being a part of this site with the shit that is going on is fucking depressing. That mod post was fucking heartbreaking especially as a disabled person themselves.
If being on this site is taking a toll on your health, don't hesitate to delete your account. I did the same thing recently on another forum I used to be super active on. I realized the folks there were never going to change, and they were dragging me down with them, so there was no point in sticking around. And while I personally feel like the situation on resetera in comparison isn't bad enough for me to leave, I completely understand why someone who has been part of this community for far longer than me would feel differently.
Look after yourself <3Anyways, I'm gonna take a break for a bit, but I'll still be lurking. Just exhausted at these threads, given everything. If you guys need to reach out, just DM me, alright?
Please, people, read my latest post in the other thread and Mendinso's response before assuming anything rash. We are all on the same side, and I feel we are on the cusp of starting something great here on Era as far as the discussion surrounding accessibility.
It just has to begin in the right way.
Please, people, read my latest post in the other thread and Mendinso's response before assuming anything rash. We are all on the same side, and I feel we are on the cusp of starting something great here on Era as far as the discussion surrounding accessibility.
It just has to begin in the right way.
I saw it and it was why I made a specific offshoot for the accessibility side. But the bad actors in the other thread are ignoring it because they know they have free reign to post ableist comments in the previous thread which continues to happen. I am really trying to be civil with people in there but it's getting real damn hard
Sure, I'll give it another go today. But I don't know how many spoons I have to give today, I'm feeling pretty raw. For now, you have my axe.
Not really a bump to talk about any thread in particular but... Hey guys, how's everyone holding up?
I'm... okay, though haven't been sleeping well and last couple nights were rough. Even my streaming stuff has been a bit off, because of that (and FF2 just in general not going well). Week has been absolutely horrible, mostly due to everything going on in the world, protests, personal self, and now I'm seeing people use Chadwick Boseman's death on Twitter to spew ablest crap. Absolutely fucking vile, good god.
Hope everyone else is hanging in there, despite obviously everything that's happening..
The thread in the gaming section went really quiet, didn't it?
Wait, what? I'm confused. The "Bump" system is literally just "walk into enemies until they die." How can an "action" game get any simpler than that? I don't understand how adding in a "modern combat system" would make the combat more accessible. In fact, I'm not sure how one could even add in a "modern combt system" without simply remaking the game completely from the ground up. At best, you could probably add in a 2D Zelda esque sword swinging "attack" action without much difficulty, but that would be about it....and I'm not sure how that would help at all.I took a risk about asking about Ys's situation with the bump system games and if there was a version or if they'd make a version without the bump system, and well...
Sigh.
Will Ys 1 and 2 ever be remade without the bump system..? (Accessibility rant)
So, one of the problems I've ran into with the first two Ys games, is they've never been remade with a modern battle system for real time combat. I know people swear up and down by the bump system, but both because of how I process directions (spatial relations, directional issues, depth...www.resetera.com
EDIT: Thankfully some posters were completely understanding, and one was legit just a misunderstanding (which we both apologized for). But as always... People can be pretty dismissive at times.
Wait, what? I'm confused. The "Bump" system is literally just "walk into enemies until they die." How can an "action" game get any simpler than that? I don't understand how adding in a "modern combat system" would make the combat more accessible. In fact, I'm not sure how one could even add in a "modern combt system" without simply remaking the game completely from the ground up. At best, you could probably add in a 2D Zelda esque sword swinging "attack" action without much difficulty, but that would be about it....and I'm not sure how that would help at all.
It's also worth noting that those games are explicitly grindy on purpose. Espcially Y's I. Y's I is a terrible game that's basically a 20 minute demo stretched to a full length RPG through unmitigated BS that includes a ridiculous leveling curves that absolutely forces you to spend hours grinding through the game in order to beat certain bosses. It's also just a really poorly constructed game with terrible design and hitboxes and whatnot.
I think this falls under a scenario where the requirements for accessibility are so strange and unexpected that it's hard to think of what's even going on. Like, I personally have difficulty understanding what kind of common disabilities would make the "bump system" difficult to deal with as opposed to a full-fledged action system like in "Oath of Felgahana". The bump system is about as conceptually simple as it gets.
Is that something like what's been described as "Irlen Syndrome"?I literally explained in the OP, both in this thread and the above thread: I cannot understand spatial relations, directions, depth perception, and similar issues. This results in me having trouble understanding how to deal with systems like this. Bump system is "simple", in the aspect it is for an able-bodied individual. For a person like me, because of my disability? Not so much.
People forget about psychological/brain issues that can be accessibility issues. It's not 100% the same as a physical disability, even though it can present itself in physical issues (such as my brain freezing up when I struggle with too complex operations and quick/repeated actions, and I have a slower overall reaction time) at times.
Can you PLEASE not come in here, a thread that is about accessibility issues, and how people, like how you're posting in here, are getting judgmental about people like use when we try to bring attention to these issues.
Like, WHY did you come in here in this thread to only start issues? A thread LITERALLY about these type of responses you're giving me here.
Forgive my reticence regarding gaming accessibility threads, as I'm not always up to posting, but know I'm on y'all's side here. It makes me sad to see people bristle against the topic like it's some sort of battleground.
What I don't get in particular is the common "just play something else" argument used on this website (and others, I'm sure, but Im talking about Era), because...if you like/love the game, why wouldn't you want others to experience it?