Nimh wrote on Jan 10, 2019, 10:56:
BBB still exists? What a completely worthless org.

Prez wrote on Jan 9, 2019, 12:08:
No one should ever quit their job due to racial abuse. The EEOC has an easy process for filing a Federal hostile work environment claim and something like this would easily qualify. Surely he was aware of this?

Dacron wrote on Jan 5, 2019, 16:58:

Jack Thompson is a retired lawyer

I guess being permanently disbarred is a sort of retirement.

Beamer wrote on Jan 4, 2019, 12:33:

jacobvandy wrote on Jan 4, 2019, 12:13:

Beamer wrote on Jan 4, 2019, 10:08:
You know that blind people aren't 100% blind, right?

Yep.. Do you know that I was responding to the listed requirement of a feature for those "without vision," which is in addition to a separate requirement for those with "low vision?" I stand by my sentiment that developers shouldn't be forced to cater to those completely unable to perceive the 'video' part of a video game.

And bully for the blind guy who plays COD, but you'll notice he's been doing so without any special accommodations mandated by the government.

Varying vision. Varying. And more people could be like him with proper aids.

Why does this bother you? What do you lose by making games more fun for more people? What does anyone lose?

jdreyer wrote on Jan 3, 2019, 23:25:

jacobvandy wrote on Jan 3, 2019, 20:48:

NKD wrote on Jan 3, 2019, 20:35:

Grokk wrote on Jan 3, 2019, 20:33:

I mean, how do you achieve this in a fast paced FPS?

(i) Operable without vision. Provide at least one mode that does not require user vision.

Have voice chat?

Yeah, it's easy to skim this news and think it applies to the games in general, not just communications. HOWEVER, it still begs the question... Why the fuck is a blind person playing an FPS? I'm all for accessibility in ways that make sense, like colorblind modes and large fonts and sure, voice chat, but sometimes the inclusion police are just plain unreasonable.

Who's gonna be enforcing this on every single game ever made from now on as well as some that already exist if they're still being updated, anyway?

Agreed, we need specific legislation just for games. It's a unique medium, and how to apply accomodations that make sense for accessibility for games needs some thought and logic.

NKD wrote on Jan 3, 2019, 20:35:

Grokk wrote on Jan 3, 2019, 20:33:

I mean, how do you achieve this in a fast paced FPS?

(i) Operable without vision. Provide at least one mode that does not require user vision.

Have voice chat?

HorrorScope wrote on Dec 29, 2018, 13:30:
No word on how the in-game trailers looks to actual gameplay, they look like two different games.

VaranDragon wrote on Dec 19, 2018, 11:46:
After playing Blackout, I can't go back to the jankyness that is PUBG, even though I prefer it's graphics and gunplay mechanics. (When they work).

At the moment Im playing Insurgency: Sandstorm to scratch that realistic tactical shooter itch though and its glorious.*


*it suffers from some stupid things though which I hope will get fixed, such as broken matchmaking and no team autobalancig leading to some very one-sided games a lot of the times.

Osc8r wrote on Dec 17, 2018, 16:26:

Oh wait, all that matters is who saw who first. Yay.