Hey folks!
I am visually impaired and photo sensitive. I play on low FX. I use the color change options in the accessibility menu.
Something I would like to see is the option to add a BORDER or color change to items such as Zenyatta’s Orb Application. For instance, the character which has an Orb of Harmony; can I please make this signifier (above the allied character’s head) have an outline? The color change is helpful, but I would like an outline around the item. The specific type of blindness I have deals with the ability to discern between a given object’s start and finish. Therefore, while a brighter color is helpful, I still need the differentiator. For instance, look to Android’s recent feature, which allows for an outline edge on font and other items with customizable outline color. I would love to see this on the health bars as well with a 1-10px range and opacity.
As another example, though not quite as pertinent to object start and finish cues, think about the options on Youtube Subtitle settings. They have background opacity, font TYPE, font COLOR, and font opacity. I would love to see an Outline Color and Opacity which is similar to this option.
It would also be very helpful to have a hex color picker. do not restrain me to your color types. You do not know which ones work with my vision or not. In my everyday work, I use several different shades of yellow that “typical” vision people may not notice, for instance.
As it stands, I use a lot of Audio cues as well, and those are very helpful. Perhaps there could be additional AUDIO queues to make up for my request if not or in addition to more visual accessibility: like, if my heal target hits critical, make a different noise when I add Orb of Harmony to them. Currently it is difficult for me to tell which target i have applied orb to. I understand you have added in the portrait, which is helpful, but please consider what I am saying about “object start and finish”: the portrait is not that visible to me unless it had a thicker outline, tbh. The health bar surrounding the portrait is very helpful and I would LOVE more contrast upon it, as i used to do in WoW with IceHUD for instance.
I would also like to request an additional layer of reduced FX. I do not believe newer heros are really adhering to Reduced FX option. I would like the option to make up for FX with UI or Audio options such as those stated. I mostly play in my head, after all. Please comment if you are low visual and/or photosensitive and if you can relate or want anything similar. Help to bring this to the dev attention. It’s not like we can do anything else at this time, seeing as how the gaming landscape operates on “we won’t change it unless you bring us a lawsuit” bs.
Thanks!