There needs to be DPS class for people has carpal tunnel/rsi ?

So SE needs to think about people who has suffered from RSI/CTS and develop a DPS class for people who wants to enjoy end game contents/raids and such without hurting their had due to complex rotation or fast button mashing ?

Given the length of fights in the endgame, and the necessity to keep pressing at least one button every 2.5 seconds or sooner thanks to oGCDs, a class like that would be impossible. That said, with what we do have, you can tailor your user interface so that your controller or keyboard shortcuts for your hotbar go to buttons that are easier to press, and you can take steps on your own with ergonomic hardware.

Alternatively, and this is going to sound trolly, you can learn to play with your feet and a controller if your hands are no good. There's a few players out there who play without hands, because they do not have hands or do not have functioning hands, so they play with their feet.

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Originally Posted by Drakeos

So SE needs to think about people who has suffered from RSI/CTS and develop a DPS class for people who wants to enjoy end game contents/raids and such without hurting their had due to complex rotation or fast button mashing ?

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I don't think that's realistic.

I think using macros may help you. I have a friend that plays with controller and uses macros because it hurts his hands after a while to button mash them himself. So you'd be able to have one button perform 3 buttons attacks (as long as you don't interrupt them with another button or movement if the actions require casting (and therefore no moving).

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Originally Posted by Kinetic-duet

I think using macros may help you. I have a friend that plays with controller and uses macros because it hurts his hands after a while to button mash them himself. So you'd be able to have one button perform 3 buttons attacks (as long as you don't interrupt them with another button or movement if the actions require casting (and therefore no moving).

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That won't get them through end game tho.

There are a few foot controllers and pedals you could probably hook up. You would really only need three of them for combos and then use modifier keys to switch between combos. Everything else could be done on a keyboard and mouse or controller with really low APM.

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Originally Posted by Kinetic-duet

I think using macros may help you. I have a friend that plays with controller and uses macros because it hurts his hands after a while to button mash them himself. So you'd be able to have one button perform 3 buttons attacks (as long as you don't interrupt them with another button or movement if the actions require casting (and therefore no moving).

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Do not do this in end game content. Macro-ing GCD abilities causes significant drift, thus outright losing you several casts throughout the fight. In casual content, people aren't going to notice or necessarily care all that much. But in EX and Savage, they will notice, and will definitely care.

As for the topic itself. There really isn't a realistic way to achieve what you're asking, especially in endgame content. At best, I'd suggest looking at tanks or healers who lack a more complex rotation.

I have carpal tunnel in my right arm and I don't really have a problem with most jobs in normal content. I don't do Savage, but that's more out of laziness than anything else.

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Originally Posted by Drakeos

So SE needs to think about people who has suffered from RSI/CTS and develop a DPS class for people who wants to enjoy end game contents/raids and such without hurting their had due to complex rotation or fast button mashing ?

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I don't think a DPS class will ever be in the cards, but there is ways to help alleviate the pain and enjoy EX/earlier savages. I have hand issues with my keyboard hand sometimes and when it flares up, I will swap to something like healer and click with my good hand instead.

Well, no, they don't HAVE to do anything. Video game companies can't be expected to just develop VR brain implants or whatever for people who are blind, for instance.

If a game isn't to your tastes, just find another one, instead of expecting developers to bend over backwards for you.

Some classes are definitely easier on the hands than others. I have carpal tunnel myself, and dancer isn't HALF as bad as bard in my experience.
There were nights back when I seriously raided as BRD that I'd have to just stop doing anything after raid because my wrists hurt too badly. Hhhhshdhshs

Anyway yeah healers, maybe tanks (feels like it but I don't tank often), some of the casters maybe, and DNC are already not as bad. I'm not sure what else they could do short of maybe a caster with almost no oGCD abilities. Which might be hard to make fun to play, but could also be interesting I suppose :P maybe something with channeled abilities or something. Idk. Not saying I think they need to, but it could be interesting to play with the idea.

At some point we, persons with something inhibiting our ability to play, have to find solutions. For me, I find hardware is the key. When my injury was really bad I had to play games with one hand, and I found keypads like the Razer Orbweaver are amazing. Now that I am doing better, I try to leverage the complexity to be spread across both arms equally when I can help it.

Form is important, too. Look up yoga and stretches for your condition. Do them every day; don't wait for it to get worse. Do lighter routines before playing, and routinely during extended play. Make sure your chair and desk are at the optimal height or space, and you are sitting straight. When you use your mouse and keyboard, try to do as much movement with your arms as possible, rather than stretching your hands or rolling your wrists. For example, from a WASD position, you should never have to reach further than a third-to-half of your keyboard. If you find you need alllll the number and letter keys, maybe invest in an MMO mouse to transfer some of the complexity to your other hand.

I've also heard people using stuff like foot pedals or vertical mouses. I haven't used either of those but they could prove fruitful.

FFXIV only knows how to "evaluate" its players' performance by their ability to push buttons. A class with less button mashing should imply more thinking, which would imply player's agency, which scares FFXIV devs to death. So no.

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Originally Posted by Drakeos

So SE needs to think about people who has suffered from RSI/CTS and develop a DPS class for people who wants to enjoy end game contents/raids and such without hurting their had due to complex rotation or fast button mashing ?

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As someone with damage to both wrists and knuckle issues in my dominant hand, I don't think that's on SE.

Its an issue you can solve for yourself by getting the appropriate hardware to reduce the strains on yourself.

Personally, i have a Razer Naga with the 12 button thumbpad. Using Shift/Alt modifiers, i have my entire NIN rotation under my right thumb (Mudras, Ninjutsus, AoE and cooldowns) with the weaponskills on the keyboard from `123QE.
That setup allows me to use NIN effectively with an absolute minimum of hand strain.

Its rather unfair to tell SE to develop a solution to a problem that is uniquely yours. The damage to my hands and wrists is different to yours, which is different to everyone else with problems categorized similarly to ours.
There's no one size fits all solution SE could possibly come up with, so the onus is on you to utilize the hardware solutions that are developed to assist gamers with a wide range of disabilities.

Or just play another game, not everything can accommodate every single person. There are games I can't play so I just move on to something I can. There's too many video games with great story and gameplay to be stuck on one.

this awesome guy plays with his feet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogCRNvghbiw

Well, I like to play casters, mostly RDM as you can’t weave during cast bars, so it’s a little lighter on the clicking.

Have you tried a cushioned mouse pad to rest your wrist on as you play?