Disabled player help

[HayleyGeek]

Hello

I know that this won't get any recognition as a post, as is the usual for most games regarding accessibility. I had contacted already to a GM but asked to post to the forums so apologies if this is not in the correct place.

I'm having some really quite upsetting issues regarding the game and some achievements I have worked hard on but can now no longer complete due to my physical limitations. I find the game on the most part to be calm and easy due to reasonable gcd and no crazy button pressing. I have pain issues and when I make lots of movements with my hands for a prolonged time consistently they seize and are painful. An example of some negative feedback i have received by players is using a macro to say "hello, im new" at the start of a duty and told im not authentic for doing so regardless of using them because they help with my disabilities, so please understand my hesitancy in posting this.

Overall I can play for hours and be fine as again its easy casual button presses, except ps4 chat typing limits, that is until I have tried doing the kugane tower jump puzzle. I have gained sightseeing logs and completed all Heavensward and stormblood except the 2 associated with the tower. I have tried almost daily but everyday my hands are in pain trying to consistently motion around the tower with this problem. I know many might read this and think its pathetic which is a shame, as I wouldn't wish chronic pain on anyone, especially when it causes you to be home bound and gaming is my only means of escape.
Overall, I am now stuck where my very real disabilities are quite seriously preventing me from completing these that I have worked so hard on. I understand challenges in game and many I cant complete and that is OK, but sightseeing? It may be a unique situation but I am entirely unsure where to go from here. I ask please be kind on this and try to walk a day in my shoes so to speak. I hope that a dev or someone can maybe offer insight or how I can resolve this, or am I to stop trying to earn achievements entirely if they are not accessible?

Thanks for listening.

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

Normally I would say have a healer friend who can do it easily, raise you the whole way up via you utilizing BLU self-destruct abilities. They added a timer on it now though, where you can't do it again for 9 minutes. Still doable if you have time and a patient friend, though.

[CKNovel]

Hey there,

I'm not disabled but I understand the hand pain and many can probably share their wrists pain and such.
But don't worry about disability, there is many stories about disabled players who managed to clear an ultimate. I believe a player born without fingers managed to beat TEA. Another, mute, managed to clear UWU and unless you use external tools, you have to communicate with your teammates.

I can't exactly guide you but there should be tools to ease the pain, maybe an adapted controller? Adapted keyboard...

It's not pathetic to ask for help, everyone has their own challenges in their daily life, be it physical disability or mental one.
If you absolutely can't find a solution... There is 2 ways to get those precise sightseeing logs.
First is to use the marriage ring, let the other person climb and teleport you.
Second is someone raising you on the lamp (You need to unlock BLU and self-destruct).

It's not cheating but more loop-hole, considering your situation it might be the best solutions.

[HayleyGeek]

Thank you. I will look into these

[HayleyGeek]

Hi I'm unsure what you mean regarding healing and blu self destruct. I havent been playing the game a very long time.i also see responses to you about players being bad at the game and only assume these are directed to me. Being disabled isn't about being bad at something.

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

Hi I'm unsure what you mean regarding healing and blu self destruct. I havent been playing the game a very long time.i also see responses to you about players being bad at the game and only assume these are directed to me. Being disabled isn't about being bad at something.

Unless a comment is directly stated to you, maybe don't assume everyone is out to get you because you're disabled?

As Rhus said, Blue Mage is a limited Job that has the ability to gain monster skills - such as a bomb's Self Destruct, which will kill the player in the overworld. A healer who could manage Kugane Tower oftentimes would ressurect a BLU player up onto the pegs to get them to the top, for people who had trouble with it but wanted the sightseeing vista. While the timer on the self destruct reuse is annoying, it isn't impossible to get past if you and a healer friend have time to dedicate to it.

Wedding rings are a quicker way and wouldn't require real money if you are doing it solely for the ring teleport.

Beyond that, just trial and error it at your own pace. Kugane Tower is difficult for many people simply due to the fact this game is not exactly built for platforming and tight jumps - I haven't even done it myself, only had a friend res me up the tower back before the self-destruction cooldown timer was put into place.

[HayleyGeek]

Thats not what I was doing. I was responding to the comments beneath yours but se they are posted here as well, where it says some players are mind boggingly bad at the game.

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

Thats not what I was doing. I was responding to the comments beneath yours but se they are posted here as well, where it says some players are mind boggingly bad at the game.

I mean, it is the truth.

Either way, most people understand when others have actual limitations to what they can do vs. people who are just lazy and don't care. Most people have problems with the latter more than the former.

And once again - if the comments weren't directed specifically at you, maybe don't take them as a personal attack on you or your disability. And as stated by CKNovel, it's a signature, not other commentary in this thread. It'll appear in every post I personally make somewhere, that's all. Same as people having picture banners or the like.

[HayleyGeek]

I understand and apologies for the confusion. But if someone did respond that players are just bad, to a post like this thag wouldn't be assumption. Like I said I have learned they arent replies and are a signature. Thanks

[HayleyGeek]

I was referring to what I have learned is a signature it looked like replies to my comment