EA doesn’t accommodate hearing impaired. Not competitive

I’ve come to learn that there are audible cues that can be used as tactical advantage in gameplay. Early game, you can hear opponent harvesters, buildings, and unit deployments which can be used against the opponent. In a competitive space, this can be critical. EA could use some good PR and out in subtitles options during game play. Especially if they are serious about making this competitive.

A great video on designing for disabilities:

https://youtu.be/4NGe4dzlukc

Really?  Man, I've been playing it like every other mobile game I have... no volume.  I'm not super competitive - but I'll have to give it a shot.

That being said - I agree.  Whether for hearing impaired or you just don't want the music and sounds or EVA's melodious voice brings you back to 1997 C&C: TS and you're like... 'what game am I even playing now?' - for many reasons there should be options to make playing with and without sound as similar an experience as is possible.

I agree that games should aim to be more inclusive, but I suppose it's also tough, because you also don't want to affect the core gameplay, since it's really hard to stop any hearing person from using the resources for hearing impaired ppl as an advantage. (eg. visual cues). Visual cues may even be more advantageous in the game, since sounds tend to overlap a lot while playing the game, so I don't always catch every audio cue, but visual cues are probably way easier to notice. Maybe there could be an option where you take away the audio cues and replace them with visual cues, which might prevent a hearing person from abusing it completely.

See this post;

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Request-For-Command-and-Conquer-Rivals/m-p/7354898#M359

I was was denied access to the link you provided. Even though i have an EA account.

I posted in an alternative site. (Best i could find relavance)

thanks @EA_Barry

@Psignosys

Thanks.

Totally agree with you. Competitive games need better accessibility for players with hearing loss. I use professional ear wax extraction services every few months to make sure my hearing aids perform optimally during long sessions. Small maintenance things like that make a big difference in clarity and response. Hopefully, studios will follow through with proper subtitle and alert systems soon.