The Disabled Gamer Thread

[Serilda]

This is one of the best ideas for a thread in ages, I don't think there's any need to question the motivations of the original poster.

Texa, I really like your idea of using a macro to alert people so they know that you're there and watching. It's a really good communication workaround that keeps everyone informed.

I don't suffer from any severe disabilities at this time (for which I'm very grateful) but maybe another good idea that can come out of this thread is people talking about which interface options help or hinder them - with as much or as little detail about the reasons as people feel comfortable with? I think that would be really helpful for the dev team as a reference, since recent UI improvements have shown they're serious about trying to help more people enjoy the game fully.

[Lozza]

This is one of the best ideas for a thread in ages, I don't think there's any need to question the motivations of the original poster.

Agreed. Between potential UI/game improvements and general information sharing as to how others cope with similar issues this thread could be really valuable to some players. Even leaving aside the practical concerns a friend of mine who suffers from severe depression tells me at times it's easier for her to speak to other sufferers than people like me who while sympathetic can't truly understand her problem. The devs have been talking about data centre (cross server) linkshells happening at some stage, I see no reason why a support network can't exist in game for those that need it.

[Jwrigh7784]

This is one of the best ideas for a thread in ages, I don't think there's any need to question the motivations of the original poster.

Texa, I really like your idea of using a macro to alert people so they know that you're there and watching. It's a really good communication workaround that keeps everyone informed.

I don't suffer from any severe disabilities at this time (for which I'm very grateful) but maybe another good idea that can come out of this thread is people talking about which interface options help or hinder them - with as much or as little detail about the reasons as people feel comfortable with? I think that would be really helpful for the dev team as a reference, since recent UI improvements have shown they're serious about trying to help more people enjoy the game fully.

The interface option discussion is a fantastic idea. My interface is pretty plain and not too far off from default but I do have several macros I use to inform duty finder players that I'm either new to the dungeon or let them know I just came back from a 2 year hiatus and might be a bit rusty with the dungeons I've run in the past. People have been pretty decent about showing me the ropes in the new dungeons and reminding me of mechanics in the ones I've previously run.