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Coelacanis
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Keyboard Controls for Campaign/Explore

Adding optional keyboard controls would be a massive accessibility improvement on computer for people with carpal tunnel or similar issues. It might also help people who are on laptops with track pads.

I suggest this to remedy two things:

  • The repetitive, quick-paced clicking
  • When progressing through encounters in Explore, the next button to click isn't always in quite the same spot as the previous one

What this results in is a click-pivot-click-pivot type of repetitive movement, which for me is the exact thing that causes me quite a bit of physical pain in my hand, wrist, and forearm. Using a mobile device is a fine sometimes solution that I do often, but it shouldn't be the only way to engage in a site activity pain-free.

I suspect that many others have more stamina for this type of activity than I do, which is alright. People are responsible for taking breaks when they need them. But I am not physically able to be in Explore for 30 minutes. I had this issue on FR's Coliseum as well before they implemented optional keyboard controls, which is why I'm suggesting the same solution here. It really does help a ton in how often I'm able to engage with and benefit from a game's grinding mechanics.

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2 years ago

I 100% support Keyboard Controls for Exploring. The repetitive clicking/movement (to hit explore again) does hurts the wrist after a while, which is inconvenient if you’re Wild Wolf Hunting.

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Lina
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Big big support! I think it's an important accessibility option to have that can make things easier on everyone.

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2 years ago

BIG BIG support. I have carpal tunnel, so while I really enjoy WW hunting, it currently really hurts after a little while! Keyboard support would really be a big step to help out!

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Alanon
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Support! I mostly do campaign on mobile for this reason, would be easier on my wrist and eyes to play on a computer with keyboard support!

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Baubor
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Big agree. More keyboard functionality in general. For example: Once you have everything set up in flea market, you should be able to just hit enter or tab enter to have it submit. This is how it works for pretty much every other website. The fact that you have to use a mouse for everything on this site is bizarre, frankly. You can't even do tab-enter on a forum post--that's not cheat prevention, that's just kinda being hostile.

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Quick Hunting Team Guide - open for unique team suggestions on all hunts!
Keyboard Campaigning Resource - Guide to using your keyboard in campaign (not my creation)

2 years ago

Agree and support it. It would be much easier on both my hands and eyes due to energy that is takes to navigate the website.

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Ninetales
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It doesn't look like using Tab even works on the website presently (at least I couldn't get it to work on Campaign). I remember an old Tumblr post where Alaunis said accessibility was a priority, which is actually why the battles are automated. Hopefully this gets put to the top of their priority list.

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Texere
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Huge support. I have a touchscreen on my computer which helps but the repetitive nature of hand motions means some days my hands hurt more than others. Keyboard controls would be a fabulous accessibility improvement!

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divine
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big support!!! I crave keyboard controls. it would be sooooo nice.

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Bumping because my hand is sore lol :D

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