The rising 2017 - Discrimination

[Yudzster]

Looks like dyslexia is not the only thing OP have, he also have douchebaggery

[KarstenS]

It isn't an issue for you - because it is not an issue for you does not mean it is not an issue for people with a medically diagnosed disability which involves letters and numbers.

Do you really expect that a game has the aim to target every single disability in the world at once?

What would be left of the game?

What is with people who are completely blind?

What is with people without hands?

They can't play this game at all. Thats way less than you can do.

Even at work there is not "the one solution" to fit to all disabilities at once. Its always a solution for one specific person.

[Reinha]

The puzzle only requires you to match a set of symbols to another set of symbols. Reading isn't needed but counting to 7 is. If your dyscalculia is so bad you can't count to 7, there's a keyboard in front of you that has the numbers laid out in order. For console users you can see the order of numbers in your phone's keypad, a book's pages or a calendar.

[SecretCrowds]

Gosh. Is it really a must to be so dramatic? The tone of this thread could have gone very differently if you phrased your concerns properly.

What you could have done: "Hey. I have trouble doing the puzzle because I have dyslexia. Could I get help with it and I would appreciate it if SE could help make it easier for people with my condition in the future."
If you had done the above, then people would have been much more sympathetic.

Instead, you accuse SE of being discriminatory, which is just absurd. I doubt someone in SE suddenly said, "I bet there are dyslexic people playing our game. I hate dyslexic people. Let's make a puzzle that they can't solve."
Just a tip. If you want people to agree with your ideas, phrase it in a nicer manner.

[Mature]

Discrimination?? You sound like them people who always use the race card for whatever they can because they live around 4 walls, because they have something and feel the world owns them.

You're making yourself look like a fool with a thread like this. Get some help if you can't do the puzzle. Just simple as that.

[ExDecimus]

Whoa there killer, step off the special snowflake podium for a second. If everyone took into account every possible disability in the world when creating anything, or doing anything...we'd literally all be dead because it's unfair to someone that we're alive. They gave you all the tools necessary to get it done dyslexic or not. And before you hop back on the "well good for you" deal, I have a traumatic brain injury that affects my short term memory, which makes learning openers and rotations/mechanics extremely difficult...and I'm still here.

[KaivaC]

Ohhh no, FFXIV discriminates against me because everything is soo colorful and I am color blind. Or better yet, there's no supporting characters in a wheelchair, therefore it's discrimination against those of us who can't walk. Oh no, wait, I just thought of something better - they have Lalafells in the game, therefore they are discriminating against people with dwarfism or down syndrome.

You see how silly that sounds?

It was probably an oversight on Square's part. If it was discrimination, it would have been deliberate. There's no intent here to exclude people with dyslexia. The devs obviously just wanted to make something that was short and fun, and as a way to provide a heartfelt message to its fans about the last 4 years. That's it. Don't turn this into something it's not. Seriously. Get off your high-horse.

This honestly sounds very similar to the person who sued McDonald's because they spilled hot coffee on themselves...because obviously the hot coffee wasn't supposed to be hot, right?

[Final-Fantasy]

No matter what you have, you lack common sense.

[Astral145]

This is not a case of discrimination. Everything in this game is optional which means none of this is forced on you. By using your analogy of a workplace that has no ramps for the disabled is in no way the same. If someone is disabled and uses a wheelchair and is hired at a work place then the employer must do what is required by law to make sure that person has a safe way to access the building.

This is a MMO and if you are having trouble with anything then reach out to FC members and friends for help. If there is no one to help you then look online or use this forum for help.

SE is in no way violating any laws by not giving you the answer to a puzzle game or by making it easier for you. I can understand your frustration as I know several people with dyslexia but all you need to do is reach out for help. Asking for help does not make you any less of a person.... We all need help every now and then.

[SilverObi]

Thought I was on Tumblr for a moment, oh my goodness me. Didn't have the heart to read through the entire thread so I'll just say what I'm sure has already been said cause I like mountains out of molehills. Not everyone is the same and some folks will have a harder time with activities others take for granted, there is no shame is asking for help but there is a lot of problems with demanding the world (real or virtual) account for every single possibility and make things into one big inoffensive hugbox.

A friend of mine mixes her letters up now and then and she even asked me for a hint. Didn't start shaming and calling ableism on SE. I know it's <current year> but chill out.