PSA: Macro Sound Effects Harm People with Sensory Issues

[Rinuko]

Doesn't disable System sound mute macro?

[Kisagami]

Doesn't disable System sound mute macro?

It also eliminates 100s of other game sounds that I enjoy.

[ManuelBravo]

People should be taking breaks regardless. We all love FF and lets face it time flies. We all have common sense and break times should be a must. While some have better tolerance levels than others their are certain options to help. Lower SFX , wear noise cancelling earphones, take actual breaks not oh door, or food, or getting drink. -.-; If people have disabilities it is understandable and should take proper precautions. It's call common sense. People with Sensory issues should really take more than normal to prevent more serious health issues.

[Kisagami]

People should be taking breaks regardless. We all love FF and lets face it time flies. We all have common sense and break times should be a must. While some have better tolerance levels than others their are certain options to help. Lower SFX , wear noise cancelling earphones, take actual breaks not oh door, or food, or getting drink. -.-; If people have disabilities it is understandable and should take proper precautions. It's call common sense. People with Sensory issues should really take more than normal to prevent more serious health issues.

So in other words if you have sensory issues, take longer breaks and don’t try to keep up with others? Not ask for sound suggestions in order to make things easier? I should deal with high pitched noise spam, even if I turn it down to 10 volume, because some jerk spammed it, and not bring attention to the fact the sound have me a 16 hour long migraine?

[ManuelBravo]

So in other words if you have sensory issues, take longer breaks and don’t try to keep up with others? Not ask for sound suggestions in order to make things easier? I should deal with high pitched noise spam, even if I turn it down to 10 volume, because some jerk spammed it, and not bring attention to the fact the sound have me a 16 hour long migraine?

More like if your going to be playing online be aware of your limitations. If you know you have sensory issues is more of a reason to be cautions. Yes some jerk will keep spamming it not on purpose, more because he can't avoid it if its part of the actions that are needed. People who blame a product for that just plain stupid. I suffer from constant migraines since I was little and enjoy the game regardless. I know my limitations and rather than complain I find ways to enjoy the game. While I understand common sense is a dying trait at a minimum a person must know that if they have sensory issues they should take more breaks than normal. By own means though if people like to suffer enjoy the annoying sounds and crank it up.

[Jennala84]

People should be taking breaks regardless. We all love FF and lets face it time flies. We all have common sense and break times should be a must. While some have better tolerance levels than others their are certain options to help. Lower SFX , wear noise cancelling earphones, take actual breaks not oh door, or food, or getting drink. -.-; If people have disabilities it is understandable and should take proper precautions. It's call common sense. People with Sensory issues should really take more than normal to prevent more serious health issues.

so you are saying "if you are disabled in anyway shape or form you can't enjoy the game the way NT (neurotypical aka normal) people do?"
We take precautions, asking for things to be made more adaptable is not a crime nor an issue.

[Kisagami]

so you are saying "if you are disabled in anyway shape or form you can't enjoy the game the way NT (neurotypical aka normal) people do?"
We take precautions, asking for things to be made more adaptable is not a crime nor an issue.

Thank you. SE listened to a thread on color blindness and how the huds affected them. I was only asking this be a point as well.

[Jennala84]

Thank you. SE listened to a thread on color blindness and how the huds affected them. I was only asking this be a point as well.

exactly, the game should be adaptable to all of us. I'm hoping they can implement a solution to this, and soon. I've been taking a break from the game the past few days because I've been in a rough place... but now i'm realizing it might not be so bad if I killed the sounds all together.

[Kacho_Nacho]

exactly, the game should be adaptable to all of us. I'm hoping they can implement a solution to this, and soon. I've been taking a break from the game the past few days because I've been in a rough place... but now i'm realizing it might not be so bad if I killed the sounds all together.

I am not certain if this is true in Windows; but, on my Mac, there are options to mute system sounds and notices from specific chat channels, in addition to the slash command which was posted earlier. You can mostly adjust the sound in the game to your liking.

[ManuelBravo]

so you are saying "if you are disabled in anyway shape or form you can't enjoy the game the way NT (neurotypical aka normal) people do?"
We take precautions, asking for things to be made more adaptable is not a crime nor an issue.

No, I am saying that if you have a sensory disability that may affect your health instead of complaining and blaming a product you should know better. You can still enjoy the game at a responsible level and change some of your settings to help you. I myself suffer from migraines and I can agree some SFX can effect me. If it begins to get to that level I am intelligent enough to say ok I need to rest and put the game down. Next time I go in or if I know there is a person playing for example with SAM I turn the SFX lower than usual. So put that whole disability vs normal issue back in the deck. Just because I have a disability my self I rather be treated like everyone else and I rather use common sense than my disability as an excuse. There is no harm in asking for a something. They did do a sound mute option and people still complain. I love sound track, yet it's sad when people lack common sense and want to have it done over all. You don't have to be Normal, because their is no longer anything or anyone that can be considered normal. Normal is just a label and a poor excuse. It's more of being delicate and people lacking common sense to measure their disabilities.