Postby SumBum » Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:43 pm
Totally off-topic rant:
It seems difficult to play most sorts of handicaps without it becoming incredibly annoying to others. Subtlety is best, but maybe players are worried that it wouldn't be noticeable and overdo it instead.
The other problem is when players of those chars get lazy or frustrated because (surprise!) their chars aren't able to communicate as well. Mutes magically finding abundant amounts of dust, dirt, sand etc to write full sentences or pointing to notes with full sentences....and expecting chars from everywhere in town to be able to read all that. Emoting thoughts far more than they normally would as a way to convey what they can't physically describe. Blind chars pointing out Bob's location when another char asks where Bob is.... So on and so on.
It takes a LOT of work to play a disabled char well. I'm sure it's a fun challenge and that's why people attempt it. On that note, there seem to be a lot more mutes lately, yes. And I've always found it interesting that so many mutes appear but very rarely is anyone deaf. Anyway, not trying to dissuade people from trying new things. I just wish people would put a little more thought and consideration into them.
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