The rising 2017 - Discrimination

[Ing-Dono]

I doubt people with dyslexia have trouble counting to eight, and again, this is a puzzle. Not something you have to solve within a time limit, it's not impossible for these people to complete on their own if they stop and think about it instead of complaining on how it isn't handed to them on a silver platter.

I didn't even say it was easy, but if you're unable to grab a notepad (digital or physical) and take notes, dyslexia isn't the problem

Games (and the puzzles in them) have been becoming so much easier over the years, If we keep making things easier it'll leave us with a movie, oh wait, the blind can't see so it'll leave us with just audio, oh wait, some can't hear. (do you get my point?)

While I agree the devs should keep conditions like this in mind, you can't be expected to pander to everyone, trying to appease everyone will leave many if not most unsatisfied.

[Aquaslash]

*snip*

Your posts have more buzzwords than Monk has ppositionals

[Ariochie9771]

Why are you acting like SE personally researched your limitations and made an event that requires MENSA-levels of intellect and MacGyver levels of ingenuity just to stick it to you?

I never once said anything like this - I asked why there wasn't a system in place

Just as an example, I'm deeply phobic of being out at a sea. Especially of going underwater. I was sweating and nervous and on the verge of freaking out for the entire section that we needed to be underwater in the Ruby Sea.

Here is my issue with this - you were not in a real situation where your issues were a problem - the Ruby sea isnt a real place - i am asking SE why there was not a system in place for people with real disabilities in real situation.

[Ariochie9771]

Ok ok ok here's the thing I have dyslexia

You have Dyslexia not the both, so you didn't have as much trouble as some.

[Ariochie9771]

I have an intense fear of sharks and open ocean too, the first time I swam headfirst into one I screamed and jumped away from my desk.

Again issue - you were at a desk the whole time - the situation was not a real situation.

[Ariochie9771]

Actually, no it isn't.

It is actually,

[Spiroglyph]

So the guy with sea phobia being afraid of game ocean isnt a real problem but you, a dyslexic person, not competing a puzzle in that very same game is a real problem?


If you want people to take your issue seriously please dont try to call THEIR situations/suggestions unreal or not serious...

You also were at your desk completing a single puzzle so by your own standards that was not a real situation. Just saying!

[Hestzhyen]

Here is my issue with this - you were not in a real situation where your issues were a problem - the Ruby sea isnt a real place - i am asking SE why there was not a system in place for people with real disabilities in real situation.

I'm really not sure what your aim is here. Problems are problems, no matter who has them or what form they take. Yes I know it's not real. That's why I was able to finish it at all. But it took extra effort on my part that the vast majority of people aren't even aware of. To them, it's nothing to dive underwater in a video game. I couldn't play Bioshock. I struggled with the short segments in XIV. Why are my issues not valid while yours are? Because they're not directly related to your exact circumstances? That's a shocking lack of empathy coming from someone who wants pity and understanding for having two disabilities that prevent them from enjoying part of a seasonal event.

If you're trying some complicated strategy of "be a troll to turn people against others with legitimate issues and also get some attention on the XIV forums"... I guess it's working? But your dismissive and antagonistic attitude towards any situation that does not perfectly mirror your own is appalling. There are people ITT who have similar problems to you and worked to overcome them instead of whining that the devs didn't take their unique circumstances they had no way of knowing about into account when making a silly seasonal quest. All this and you haven't even offered any solutions either, just attacked everyone who replied and bemoaned how awful it is that no one understands your special problems. Don't be surprised if this thread doesn't even get mentioned in passing to the devs because of that.

[Legion88]

But this event treats everyone equally.
Everyone has to do the maze.
Everyone has to do the number letter riddle.
Everyone is treated the same.
Noone gets a special treatment we are all the same.

Equality is when noone gets special treatment.
If everyone gets a special treatment it would be equal to but only if everyone gets the same special treatment.

[Dualgunner]

Okay, what do you suggest Square does about this issue without violating the integrity of the puzzle itself?