Anti-epilepsy filter?

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Tvrdi

btw as I can see ppl are cancelling orders on mass....at least according to posts at ubi...and I think this time its not just pretending...

That's gonna be sooo much fun for the stores who made their preorders based on customers preorders.

[bw_wolverine]

Too sad about the state of affairs to go back and check through the previous posts, but here it is again if so:

Kotaku reports on the issue.

http://kotaku.com/#!5785573/russian-...ummy-sturmovik

[DarthElvis]

Originally Posted by luthier

I want to confirm that everything said here is true, we have implemented some drastic features for anti-epilepsy protection which are affecting FPS and killing SLI support.

We CANNOT make these optional. That will allow an opportunistic or an unfortunate person suffering from epilepsy to sue Ubisoft for damages and literally close down the studio for good.

This was a stop-gap measure to make sure the game gets released. As I explained in the clumsily-translated Russian article, everything in our game causes seizures - gunfire, explosions, fire, sun passing behind canopy framework, etc. Basically flight sims are an epileptic's nightmare.

We'll work to improve the framerate and perhaps address individual issues individually as opposed to applying a single rough post-effect filter, but it is basically a very sad situation. Something completely unrelated and unexpected came to our sim with a giant axe and whacked at it at the last moment. We just didn't have time to properly address it.

Then you just lost a customer. Sorry. Not being able to disable the filter is unacceptable. I don't have epilepsy, no-one in my family does. I don't really care for others making decisions for me, "for my own good".
Blame UBI. Although I don't understand why you guys are still with that pack of hustlers and liars. It's not like they have never screwed you over before. I think the ROF or the Eagle Dynamics model would work for you as well.

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by DarthElvis

Then you just lost a customer. Sorry. Not being able to disable the filter is unacceptable. I don't have epilepsy, no-one in my family does. I don't really care for others making decisions for me, "for my own good".
Blame UBI. Although I don't understand why you guys are still with that pack of hustlers and liars. It's not like they have never screwed you over before. I think the ROF or the Eagle Dynamics model would work for you as well.

What are you talking about? They have already patched in an option to disable the filter.

[Triggaaar]

Originally Posted by DarthElvis

Then you just lost a customer. Sorry. Not being able to disable the filter is unacceptable.

Great first post, well done.

[naffer]

Originally Posted by DarthElvis

Although I don't understand why you guys are still with that pack of hustlers and liars.

I'd say they're legally obliged. I can't think of any other explanation.

[grunge]

I would have buyed the game wether it had the Storm of War name...if ubi is responsible for this sad epi thing (?) an only steam release would be also a good alternative. I have doubts now about CoD.

I won't buy it for now that's sure. I'm deeply dissapointed, i buyed all the other IL2 games till Sturmovik 46 and i'm still very happy with the sim. Btw. i got an MS FFB2, and no forcefeedback...comeon...

[Eckhart]

Originally Posted by DarthElvis

Then you just lost a customer. Sorry. Not being able to disable the filter is unacceptable. I don't have epilepsy, no-one in my family does. I don't really care for others making decisions for me, "for my own good".
Blame UBI. Although I don't understand why you guys are still with that pack of hustlers and liars. It's not like they have never screwed you over before. I think the ROF or the Eagle Dynamics model would work for you as well.

This epilepsy problem has been driven out of proportion. Some pimple faced UBI lawyer came up with this great idea and ruined that game. Such unrealistic fear reaction is typical for French companies (saw it in other domains as well and that can ruin a company as well). Just a greedy lawyer making some money...

Now let's face reality (and I am highly qualified regarding the medical question of epilepsy). There are many flightsims out there and some are made by companies with much larger pockets than 1C (Microsoft?). How many lawsuits have taken place on the claim that a Flightsim game triggered epilepsy????

From a medico-legal point of view, no videogame can create epilepsy. It just reveals a pre-existing condition which remained unknown to the patient until he started to play. It is therefore a beneficial event which will lead the patient to consult and perhaps change his professional orientation (no he should not apply for a job as a A380 pilot with AirFrance).

It is therefore sufficient to put in the usual warning about this game triggering an epileptic fit in people who are already known to have epilepsy or are ignoring this status up to now. Both categories should seek medical advice regarding the use of videogames.

That's it. You did your duty. The doctor will be responsible for what happens next and not you. Not putting an anti-epilepsy filter into the game is not a discriminating action towards a certain part of the population. You have epilepsy..stay away from videogames. You are blind...don't apply to become a bus driver...

So my advice is to go and have a lawyer write such an advertisement for you. Then tell the pimple faced UBI responsible that he is more at risk for getting a class action regarding selling a broken product and that he can save his money ( and @ss) by backing off the epilepsy filter.

Then you can just go back and use the formerly developed product with all the SLI power and high FPS....and you will have a IL2 crowd rushing to buy COD.

My 2 cents

Cheers,

Eckhart

ps: Sorry for being so long and windy

[Wolf_Rider]

Games for Windows site carries the epilepsy warning too now...