We submit that "shoot everyone who doesn't speak English" continues to be a sound Call of Duty campaign strategy for color-blind participants, but it's nice to see Sledgehammer putting in the effort.
Modern Warfare 3 will feature color blind assist option
by Justin McElroy 
on Jul 8th 2011 10:25AM
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We submit that "shoot everyone who doesn't speak English" continues to be a sound Call of Duty campaign strategy for color-blind participants, but it's nice to see Sledgehammer putting in the effort.
Reader Comments (63)
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:30AM Trogdorwhore said
Well, Blackops had it too, so it's not big news though. However it is nice of them to include it ;)
Posted: Jul 9th 2011 12:38PM pistolwhip349 said
@Trogdorwhore yeah but black ops sucks soooooooooo
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Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:30AM pally321 said
Not really necesarry, and kind of funny, but nice of them to do so.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 3:12PM JustinSaneV2 said
@pally321
Not really necessary!? You must not suffer from color vision deficiency otherwise you would know what how useless mini-maps can be or what a PITA it is to differentiate friends from enemies when we first start playing a new shooter.
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Not really necessary!? You must not suffer from color vision deficiency otherwise you would know what how useless mini-maps can be or what a PITA it is to differentiate friends from enemies when we first start playing a new shooter.
Posted: Jul 9th 2011 9:29AM This Little Man Says His Name Is said
@kgoo867
I'm colour blind. Does that mean I can remove wheelchair ramps because I don't feel the need for this option.
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I'm colour blind. Does that mean I can remove wheelchair ramps because I don't feel the need for this option.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:30AM Ospov said
Shoot everyone who doesn't speak English? Sounds just like real life!
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:31AM pally321 said
Not really needed, and kind of funny, but it's nice they're putting this in.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:33AM My Prerogative said
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 5:20PM Uphillbothways said
@kgoo867
You can't read it? So you know it shows words and not a picture?
You disappoint me.
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You can't read it? So you know it shows words and not a picture?
You disappoint me.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:38AM Protege420 said
@vitaMYps
try to fail less next time
try to fail less next time
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:40AM BigFat360 biggerbadderFatter said
Thank goodness! Hop3fully the next consoles has this feature built into the hardware. My reason why i spent the majority of my first year in MW2 with a thermal sniper rifle instead of a lmg like everybody else,
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 2:12PM jrr said
@BigFat360 biggerbadderFatter
I'm pretty sure it's not really the kinda thing that can be built into the console hardware, at least not without the chance of making the changed colors appear completely fugly, dithering and what not. I assume this because of the variation between a given hue and with the way textures and shaders are handled.
That said, the console makers definitely can make it a required guideline so that game makers have to build in the option.
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I'm pretty sure it's not really the kinda thing that can be built into the console hardware, at least not without the chance of making the changed colors appear completely fugly, dithering and what not. I assume this because of the variation between a given hue and with the way textures and shaders are handled.
That said, the console makers definitely can make it a required guideline so that game makers have to build in the option.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:41AM Qehb said
@Protege420
Secon_
ah screw it, seen this joke to many times before.
Secon_
ah screw it, seen this joke to many times before.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:42AM eat it said
normally I just shoot at the people shooting at me.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:42AM ShinAntonio said
I had no idea the percentage of color blind guys was that high. They need to add an option to Mario Kart for this as well. I remember playing the original Super Mario Kart with a color blind kid and he'd fire green shells expecting them to hone in on enemies.
Maybe there's workaround I'm not aware. Perhaps the art in the item box for green shells is different from the art for red shells? Any color blind people here to weigh in on this?
Maybe there's workaround I'm not aware. Perhaps the art in the item box for green shells is different from the art for red shells? Any color blind people here to weigh in on this?
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:44AM Once known as Shadsy said
Alternatively: shoot everyone who speaks in bad accents.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:44AM FinalFantasyXIIIsucks said
I really didn't think that Modern Warfare had enough of a color pallet to even warrant that option. When all of your games consist of brown, green, gray, black, and white, those who are color blind really aren't missing out on much. Heck, that's why Uncharted 2 had that next-gen filter added, just to poke fun at games like these!
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:45AM MowDownJoe said
I thought these games' lack of color pallet made them color-blind-friendly by default?
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:45AM Qehb said
Interesting to know 8% of men suffer from colour blindness, never knew the figure was so high, though I understand that most of them are probably only partially colour blind.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:49AM Protege420 said
@Qehb
lol
lol
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:50AM Pennegan said
wow, been waiting to hear some epic MW3 news, guess I'll have to keep waiting...
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:51AM radioactivez0r said
Isn't there more than one type of color blindness?
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:53AM thelolotov said
"We submit that "shoot everyone who doesn't speak English" continues to be a sound Call of Duty campaign strategy for color-blind participants."
What about Shepherd in MW2?
What about Shepherd in MW2?
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 1:06PM Xero Theory said
@thelolotov Uh, what language did Shepard speak? I was under the impression that even with an British accent that he still spoke English....
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Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:53AM mthomp2 said
This is great to hear, I can't play any games with friendly fire turned on because of being colorblind. It can be extremely frustrating. It's the main reason I don't play team based games online. The slightest hesitation to check to be sure you are shooting at the enemy gives you a huge disadvantage.
I will say I have an easier time with the COD franchise. The worst game for me by far has been Uncharted 2. I would continuously get kicked from a match for friendly fire.
Glad to hear they are keeping us in mind.
I will say I have an easier time with the COD franchise. The worst game for me by far has been Uncharted 2. I would continuously get kicked from a match for friendly fire.
Glad to hear they are keeping us in mind.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:53AM Crazy Savant said
Great to hear .
My main shooter is Killzone 3 , and colour blind option was only very recently added in the latest patch .
The red and green are just way too similiar for us colour blind folk .
My main shooter is Killzone 3 , and colour blind option was only very recently added in the latest patch .
The red and green are just way too similiar for us colour blind folk .
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 10:54AM PercyChuggs said
Jeff and Vinny from Giant Bomb are stoked....if either of them played COD, which they don't.
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 11:02AM Hatman88 said
I'm not colorblind myself, but I've turned on colorblind mode in certain games to see if they look any different, but I never see any changes. Do they tweak the shades of the colors?
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 11:31AM Yuglyoshi said
I'm a lefty so I know how it feels to be alienated by some games; glad they're putting this in. :)
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 1:09PM Xero Theory said
@Yuglyoshi I'm a lefty too, but I've never felt alienated by a game.
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Posted: Jul 8th 2011 3:08PM nerdydesi1 said
@Yuglyoshi I wish Twilight Princess on the Wii had an option for left-handed gamers, considering Link himself is left-handed!
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Posted: Jul 8th 2011 11:36AM baby sea tuna said
@Shadow Hog
Click on enemy to Prestige!
Click on enemy to Prestige!
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 11:51AM Jakes said
That picture makes me think of what COD would be like with a Caboose of their very own...
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 11:55AM benheckendorn said
In Bad Company 2, player tags were blue for friends, red for enemies. But the blue is hard to see in snow maps. You enable color blind options and they go greenish yellow and red.
Having trouble with some colors myself, it helped a lot!
Having trouble with some colors myself, it helped a lot!
Posted: Jul 8th 2011 12:03PM Jay Me said
It's nice they have added at least one new feature. The game is now totally worth the £55 Activision are asking for it.
