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Red Hardminer
Minmatar
Equilupus Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2011.01.21 23:22:00 -
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To whom it may concern,
I am writing to call your attention to an accessibility feature long neglected in the world of Eve and to the scanning UI in particular. I am a color blind individual and find it extremely difficult to perform the most basic functions in Eve because of the extensive use of color and the lack of ability in the game to modify or customize that color. The scanning UI has always been difficult because of the red signatures blending into the dark backgrounds but I have managed largely because the icon was a red circle with a white ring. The recent changes to the UI have made it completely unusable. Normally I simply try to get by in whatever way I can and have been largely successful even if at a disadvantage but this change has made entire sections of the game inaccessible to me. I realize that I am only one individual but know of many more that are in a similar situation to my own. The new scanning UI is much more difficult for even completely sighted individuals to use, much less myself. There is little excuse in these times not to have even the most rudimentary customization features to help those in my situation compete and enjoy your product on an equal level. I also realize that broad sweeping changes are not possible to implement quickly or sometimes at all but rolling back the scanning UI to its previous symbol set should be a relatively simple task. Another possible solution to this issue would be to allow third party utilities to modify the UI in such a way as to make it usable. I understand this may not be a particularly implementable option but, it is there. If this is not the proper forum for this type of communication, please let me know the best individuals to contact in order to get this issue resolved quickly and with the minimum of trouble for all parties involved.
Thank you in advance for your time
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Red Hardminer
Minmatar
Equilupus Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2011.01.26 22:21:00 -
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Submitting a help ticket did nothing to resolve this issue. I do not understand why the scanning interface icons can not simply be returned to their former graphics. The change served no real purpose and made this entire section of the game completely unusable. If it isn't broke, do not fix it.
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Dr BattleSmith
PAX Interstellar Services
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Posted - 2011.01.27 02:45:00 -
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http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1100773
The accessibility QA group would have caught this issue before release, but it doesn't exist....
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Maxsim Goratiev
Imperial Tau Syndicate
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Posted - 2011.01.27 23:21:00 -
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First off, CCP had good icons for singniatures, easilly distinguishable, and clear.
Now they use same icons ans wrecks whave (why?). Even I find it difficult to see against a dark background. For a colorblind this must be horrible. CAn we have it customisable???
Full support. CCP: why fix what is not broken?
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