[Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread william lomas
hi i take it world of warcraft is not accessible for the blind on any platform? has anyone appproached the devs about this? it sounds perfect for us as it is an RPG with other features including music and sound --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, s

[Audyssey] Warcraft

2009-01-07 Thread Ron Schamerhorn
Hi all Just wondering and asking on behalf of a friend if anyone knows of a way to enlarge the print/graphics? Or for that matter other ways to make it a more playable online game. TIA Ron --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-u

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread Claudio
Hi! Now, it isn't accessible for ous. Regards, Claudio. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyss

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread Ron Schamerhorn
mers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:24 PM Subject: [Audyssey] warcraft hi i take it world of warcraft is not accessible for the blind on any platform? has anyone appproached the devs about this? it sounds perfect for us as it is an RPG with other features including music and s

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread william lomas
playrs it's not accessible. If a person does have some vision there were methods mentioned to improve the playability. HTH Ron - Original Message - From: "william lomas" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:24 PM Subject: [Audyssey

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread James Homuth
12:32 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] warcraft is there a way to contact the devs to try and implment accessibility as always we are left in the cold unless they are aware of us no consideration will be made On 11 Jan 2009, at 17:30, Ron Schamerhorn wrote: > Hi William >

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread Shadow Dragon
Discussion list" Subject: [Audyssey] warcraft hi i take it world of warcraft is not accessible for the blind on any platform? has anyone appproached the devs about this? it sounds perfect for us as it is an RPG with other features including music and sound --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread Orin
nt: Sunday, January 11, 2009 10:24 AM To: "Gamers Discussion list" Subject: [Audyssey] warcraft hi i take it world of warcraft is not accessible for the blind on any platform? has anyone appproached the devs about this? it sounds perfect for us as it is an RPG with other features inclu

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread shaun everiss
.. To get anywhere, you kill or be killed. > >-Original Message- >From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On >Behalf Of william lomas >Sent: January 11, 2009 12:32 PM >To: Gamers Discussion list >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] warcraft > >is there a

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread william lomas
ge- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers- boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: January 11, 2009 12:32 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] warcraft is there a way to contact the devs to try and implment accessibility as always we are left in the cold unles

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread shaun everiss
sorry, but no mainstream dev will want to do this. >>>Like ever. >>> >>>PS: Warcraft? A RPG? No. Try hack and slash. There's no roleplaying >>>involved... To get anywhere, you kill or be killed. >>> >>>-Original Message- >>>From

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Will, All versions of Warcraft are pretty much totally unaccessible. I can't even get World of Warcraft III to install, because the setup program won't even work with a screen reader. You run the setup program and the only thing Jaws, Window Eyes, NVDA, etc sees is blank, blank, blank. If t

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Will, P... Forget it. Blizard won't even give us the time of day. I've e-mailed them a long time ago about access and they basically blew me off. By and large major companies don't give a blank about us or accessibility. william lomas wrote: is there a way to contact the devs to try an

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Like I said earlyer up thread I tried that once. They earned their name Blizard. I definitely got a frosty reception. I have come to the conclusion these guys don't care about us, will never care about us,and unless we go to court to force accessibility it isn't happening in this life time

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-11 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, yes and no. It is true that SoundRTS was designed to be similar to Warcraft in actuality it can't compare. Not by a long shot. First, in Warcraft there are several enemy races like goblins, ogres, orcs, etc bbesides humans. Second, Warcraft is far more campaign based. There is a lot better

Re: [Audyssey] warcraft

2009-01-12 Thread jason
Blind Fury windowslive contact kb3...@msn.com skype contact kb3icc - Original Message - From: "william lomas" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:24 PM Subject: [Audyssey] warcraft hi i take it world of warcraft is not accessible for t