Please, please, please…. Tone down all the flashy lights, or give a “photo sensitivity” option that actually has a difference between the two options. Especially in the Undermine Raid and new Undermine dungeon. It is absolutely horrible, and almost unbearable for people with epilepsy. I was in both today, and I swear, I almost went into a seizure. The Rookery is another one, along with Priory Flame.
I’ve selected the “photo sensitivity” option, as well as messed with all the graphics options to try to adjust as necessary with now luck. I was hoping to push higher keys, but I feel like I will only be able to push keys from the older content. And, with that, I may as well quit the game…
If anyone has any tips/tricks/suggestions, please share!
While I cannot offer suggestions for what might make the issues less severe for you, I can offer the Support Article for contacting the Accessibility team with your concerns.
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I have sympathy, my son has epilepsy (fortunately not the photosensitive kind). The Epilepsy Foundation has some tips for things that you can do on your side:
Sit at least 2 feet from the screen in a well-lit room.
Reduce the brightness of the screen.
Try to not play if you’re tired
Take frequent breaks from games.
When playing, look away from the screen every once in a while. Do not close and open eyes while looking at the screen. Blinking may facilitate seizures in sensitive individuals.
Cover one eye while playing. Alternate which eye is covered at regular intervals.
Turn the game off if you feel any symptoms of a seizure.
Use a flicker-free monitor (LCD display or flat screen).
Use a monitor glare guard.
Wear non-glare glasses to reduce glare from the screen.
Take frequent breaks from tasks involving the computer.
Play any PC computer games in a smaller window mode instead of full screen mode.
You might also try reducing your graphics ALL the way down. The new floor indicators should help with keeping out of the bad while seeing less spell effects.
And, finally, you can try emailing accessibility@blizzard.com to let them know which specific things are giving you problems so that they can look into adjusting what the Accessibility settings in-game do, or potentially build out new tools to reduce certain effects.
i feel bad for you i am on your side i say these new graphics are way to bright and we need more options to reduce eye strain and brightness on mechanics we use to be able to turn off projected textures and it would be way less intense since this last patch the option is not working
i agree with you 1000000% the projected textures option is not working anymore we use to use light shafts and projected textures disabled its not working
Not sure if they would work in your situation, but maybe blue light glasses or changing window settings to nighttime to reduce blue light on screen. Definitely bad and something needs to be done to help in this situation. Are there any windows or graphics card settings that you can change? To help alleviate it in a small way.
