Dumb Blog: Settle an argument. - Page 2

On July 24 2013 05:55 Djzapz wrote:

I don't get what you don't get... if you're deaf you don't hear either so if you have a visual hud that gives you a visual cue for the direction of the sound, then you're on the same level as someone who heard it instead of seeing it.


You don't need to draw a line, there's no slippery slope if you say this is an exception because it's a simple fix to a simple problem and it's not overpowered. It doesn't imply that other exceptions need to be made for every disability, but in this specific case, it's convenient and humane. Certain games and tournaments for instance allow fixes for color blind players and whatnot. And to my knowledge it doesn't give any advantage to color blind people, nor would this give an advantage to a deaf person, it would merely allow them to play. They would still be disadvantaged because they can't split their attention to two senses and have to process everything through their eyes.

I still don't understand why exceptions cannot be made to help people when their disabilities can be helped with a simple fix which is not excessive or abusive in any way. I don't understand why preserving the game's integrity from even the most mild of compromises somehow supersedes helping a disabled person.

I'm both surprised and disappointed to see how little people give a fuck about helping people with disabilities... even when the "cost" is negligible, it's different so fuck those people... I have no stake in this but I still think it's very sad that people would rather keep their little videogames perfectly "pure" rather than helping others.

On July 24 2013 08:30 MysteryMeat1 wrote:


If you read my earlier post, were on the same page. I have no problem with providing people with disabilities the equipment or software to help them play on an equal footing.

And the Olympics don't have a problem with it either, so i don't see why teenagers should either. Just because you see it on the screen doesn't help you headshot or communicate with teammates. Like you said there still at a disadvantage.

I don't get why this argument exists in the first place.