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Arachnophobia and ESO
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jedtb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭DieAlteHexe wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »Lieblingsjunge wrote: »Hello, inhabitants of Tamriel!
The new.... Chapter. I know Spiders are a part of the lore and whatnot - which is fine, but for someone (me) that's pretty.. challenging. By now I haven't done any of the areas that contains spiders, I've always had a friend / guildie come and kill every spider for me. Hihihihih.
So, I was wondering, is there a chance someone can make an Add-On / Or Devs can make a toggle-filter, that spawns black squares(or whatever non-spider-thing) when there's a monster with the shape of a Spider, or with the "Spider" in it's name?
It would sure help me out a lot \o/
I honestly don't care if I end up with 50 black squares on my screen. I just can't stand watching spiders..
//Cheers, Liebs. (This is actually a serious(!) request)
erm..... SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's just pixels....
no spiders are involved.
Do you go around telling people in depression to ''just cheer up'' ?
no.
i suggest they take some exercise. it worked for me.
It helps but not in mid- to critical forms. Exercise is a good thing no matter what if folk can manage. It isn't, however, a "cure".
i disagree.... from my own experience. but we run the risk of derailing this thread since it is a different topic.2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭VaranisArano wrote: »Its not that odd of a request. Skyrim had several mods that removed or replaced spiders with other creatures.
Unfortunately, I doubt the devs can easily replace the spider models with other models and not mess up the animations and mechanics easily.
It's actually a very common type of mod. As well as Skyrim there's ones for all the Dragon Age games, all the Dungeons & Dragons games (Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights etc.) and at least a few others. And it's done in so many games precisely because arachnophobia is so common.
But I'm not sure if it's possible in ESO. I assume someone could make a mod to mute the sound effects, because I know there's already ones to mute other sounds (like BankerShutUp), but I don't know if it would be possible to cover or replace the model.
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Vizikul✭✭✭✭VaranisArano wrote: »Perhaps moving the enemy health bars from above the enemy to the middle of them, covering up parts of the spiders? I confess I don't know enough about addons to know if that's possible either or enough of arachnophbia to know if that would help.
It would not help people suffering from a phobia. People who suffer from such will panic as soon as they get to see their nemesis. It doesn't matter if it is a photo, a video-game version, a drawing, or a plushed toy. They just can't bear it seeing those.
I remember a guy who suffered from galeophobia (fear of sharks). He reported, when he played the video game Resident Evil and reached the point with the shark he had to drop it. However, he liked the game and wanted to finish it. So, he asked a friend to help him out and play through that part for him. His buddy did so, but the galeophobic guy even had to leave the room. That is how bad a phobia is.
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✭I used to have terrible arachnophobia. Even the tiniest of tiny spiders would cause me to bolt. In order to manage it you have to slowly expose yourself to them, and keep in mind that the majority of them are absolutely harmless. The fear will lessen in time~3 -
DieAlteHexe✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭jedtb16_ESO wrote: »DieAlteHexe wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »Lieblingsjunge wrote: »Hello, inhabitants of Tamriel!
The new.... Chapter. I know Spiders are a part of the lore and whatnot - which is fine, but for someone (me) that's pretty.. challenging. By now I haven't done any of the areas that contains spiders, I've always had a friend / guildie come and kill every spider for me. Hihihihih.
So, I was wondering, is there a chance someone can make an Add-On / Or Devs can make a toggle-filter, that spawns black squares(or whatever non-spider-thing) when there's a monster with the shape of a Spider, or with the "Spider" in it's name?
It would sure help me out a lot \o/
I honestly don't care if I end up with 50 black squares on my screen. I just can't stand watching spiders..
//Cheers, Liebs. (This is actually a serious(!) request)
erm..... SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's just pixels....
no spiders are involved.
Do you go around telling people in depression to ''just cheer up'' ?
no.
i suggest they take some exercise. it worked for me.
It helps but not in mid- to critical forms. Exercise is a good thing no matter what if folk can manage. It isn't, however, a "cure".
i disagree.... from my own experience. but we run the risk of derailing this thread since it is a different topic.
And I from work in the field but you are right, it's a bit OT. I just don't like seeing statements that are anecdotal and, unfortunately, not universal in their efficacy. Would that it was that simple.
ETA: I am glad, though, it worked for you!Edited by DieAlteHexe on March 24, 2018 9:20PM
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jedtb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭DieAlteHexe wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »DieAlteHexe wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »Lieblingsjunge wrote: »Hello, inhabitants of Tamriel!
The new.... Chapter. I know Spiders are a part of the lore and whatnot - which is fine, but for someone (me) that's pretty.. challenging. By now I haven't done any of the areas that contains spiders, I've always had a friend / guildie come and kill every spider for me. Hihihihih.
So, I was wondering, is there a chance someone can make an Add-On / Or Devs can make a toggle-filter, that spawns black squares(or whatever non-spider-thing) when there's a monster with the shape of a Spider, or with the "Spider" in it's name?
It would sure help me out a lot \o/
I honestly don't care if I end up with 50 black squares on my screen. I just can't stand watching spiders..
//Cheers, Liebs. (This is actually a serious(!) request)
erm..... SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's just pixels....
no spiders are involved.
Do you go around telling people in depression to ''just cheer up'' ?
no.
i suggest they take some exercise. it worked for me.
It helps but not in mid- to critical forms. Exercise is a good thing no matter what if folk can manage. It isn't, however, a "cure".
i disagree.... from my own experience. but we run the risk of derailing this thread since it is a different topic.
And I from work in the field but you are right, it's a bit OT. I just don't like seeing statements that are anecdotal and, unfortunately, not universal in their efficacy. Would that it was that simple.
ETA: I am glad, though, it worked for you!
hey... the op is anecdotal but you didn't object to that. no, i am not trying to trash the op's situation.
the other thing about it is that it is neither easy nor simple.0 -
DieAlteHexe✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭jedtb16_ESO wrote: »DieAlteHexe wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »DieAlteHexe wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »jedtb16_ESO wrote: »Lieblingsjunge wrote: »Hello, inhabitants of Tamriel!
The new.... Chapter. I know Spiders are a part of the lore and whatnot - which is fine, but for someone (me) that's pretty.. challenging. By now I haven't done any of the areas that contains spiders, I've always had a friend / guildie come and kill every spider for me. Hihihihih.
So, I was wondering, is there a chance someone can make an Add-On / Or Devs can make a toggle-filter, that spawns black squares(or whatever non-spider-thing) when there's a monster with the shape of a Spider, or with the "Spider" in it's name?
It would sure help me out a lot \o/
I honestly don't care if I end up with 50 black squares on my screen. I just can't stand watching spiders..
//Cheers, Liebs. (This is actually a serious(!) request)
erm..... SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's just pixels....
no spiders are involved.
Do you go around telling people in depression to ''just cheer up'' ?
no.
i suggest they take some exercise. it worked for me.
It helps but not in mid- to critical forms. Exercise is a good thing no matter what if folk can manage. It isn't, however, a "cure".
i disagree.... from my own experience. but we run the risk of derailing this thread since it is a different topic.
And I from work in the field but you are right, it's a bit OT. I just don't like seeing statements that are anecdotal and, unfortunately, not universal in their efficacy. Would that it was that simple.
ETA: I am glad, though, it worked for you!
hey... the op is anecdotal but you didn't object to that. no, i am not trying to trash the op's situation.
the other thing about it is that it is neither easy nor simple.
The OP isn't trying to claim that "x" (in your case) was "the cure". Big difference there.
But, there's no point in continuing this. I have spoken my piece to counter yours. All we can do from here is dance in circles and I think I'd rather go clobber something in game. Enjoy the weekend.
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DieAlteHexe✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I used to have terrible arachnophobia. Even the tiniest of tiny spiders would cause me to bolt. In order to manage it you have to slowly expose yourself to them, and keep in mind that the majority of them are absolutely harmless. The fear will lessen in time~
CBT...I'm a resolute claustrophobe and this is a huge challenge. I am not sure, with me anyway, the fear ever goes away but coping with it and persevering in spite of it, oh yes, that does improve. Small steps.
Now, if I could just get my husband to try that with spiders...
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✭✭✭✭I'd like to revise my statement, I admit the wording was poor. Getting professional help is absolutely an option for some. Others cannot afford the treatments, or have other preventative factors barring them from treatment. That is a very viable avenue nontheless, and can be sound advice.
But that this avenue exists is not an immediate reason to dismiss such an option in the game, either. If someone isn't ready for treatment, or has a limiting factor, a request, not a demand, for assistance shouldn't be simply turned away. I've no idea what treatment could cost, truthfully. I imagine treating every case of just arachnophobia in the US alone would be far greater and more of a strain than a selection table code chain in a videogame. The latter also helps future generations.
Again, not to say seeking help is wrong in any way, but it may not end up being the most feasible way to tackle this particular issue, in the realm of games.2 -
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This is a serious response - consider the spiders in game a form of exposure therapy (and no, no one likes exposure therapy). First work on just spying on some spiders from range. Then work on fighting the spiders from range when you know they can't get your character (like you see them down below from a ledge or something). And then realize that no matter what - they can't get YOU! YOU are safe and your character isn't afraid! After seeing thousands of them and overcoming them, you may start feeling less and less anxious about them. Someday, maybe you'll even grow to enjoy overcoming your former nemesis! Just don't start with Selene's Web!Lieblingsjunge wrote: »Hello, inhabitants of Tamriel!
The new.... Chapter. I know Spiders are a part of the lore and whatnot - which is fine, but for someone (me) that's pretty.. challenging. By now I haven't done any of the areas that contains spiders, I've always had a friend / guildie come and kill every spider for me. Hihihihih.
So, I was wondering, is there a chance someone can make an Add-On / Or Devs can make a toggle-filter, that spawns black squares(or whatever non-spider-thing) when there's a monster with the shape of a Spider, or with the "Spider" in it's name?
It would sure help me out a lot \o/
I honestly don't care if I end up with 50 black squares on my screen. I just can't stand watching spiders..
//Cheers, Liebs. (This is actually a serious(!) request)
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Jayman1000✭✭✭✭✭
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You shouldn't use i_dot_cubeupload_dot_com or u_dot_cubeupload_dot_com for your images, it's a known infection source/compromised site.jedtb16_ESO wrote: »Lieblingsjunge wrote: »Hello, inhabitants of Tamriel!
The new.... Chapter. I know Spiders are a part of the lore and whatnot - which is fine, but for someone (me) that's pretty.. challenging. By now I haven't done any of the areas that contains spiders, I've always had a friend / guildie come and kill every spider for me. Hihihihih.
So, I was wondering, is there a chance someone can make an Add-On / Or Devs can make a toggle-filter, that spawns black squares(or whatever non-spider-thing) when there's a monster with the shape of a Spider, or with the "Spider" in it's name?
It would sure help me out a lot \o/
I honestly don't care if I end up with 50 black squares on my screen. I just can't stand watching spiders..
//Cheers, Liebs. (This is actually a serious(!) request)
erm..... SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's just pixels....
no spiders are involved.
Edited by Jayman1000 on March 24, 2018 10:25PM1 -
Jayman1000✭✭✭✭✭
✭OP, you can fiddle with usersettings.txt file to lower graphics way below normal minimum values. you can also get resolutions of like 320x280, which will make things very blocky and pixelated if you have it fullscreen on a 1080p screen. That way it will be difficult for you to even noticed that there be spiders. It will also be difficult to recognize anything else too, but that's just side effect.2 -
runagate✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I thought maybe eating spiders would make them un-scary.
Turns out that if you want to eat spiders it's important to kill them first.
Lesson learned.1 -
BigBadVolk✭✭✭✭✭Lower graphics help a lot, I have a phobie of carnivorous plants, but its fine I usually go low texture plus third person also helps a lot"The ass is similar to the opinion: Everyone has it, but no one cares about the others!"
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Esha76✭✭✭✭✭I detest arachnids and insects. Come to think of it, I detest anything that's not furry with only 4 legs. The things I detest the most? All these 2 legged talking apes this planet is infested with. I've had enough of them...
I am not sure if I have a phobia, or a pure hatred. All those moving parts, especially the mouth. Yet I'm not afraid of getting hurt by one... I just can't stand the thought of those things touching me. I don't even want them looking at me. The same goes for spiders.
Anyhow... ESO spiders. I can certainly understand someone with a phobia of arachnids wanting to avoid them in this game, or any game for that matter. The sounds they make in ESO alone are hair raising enough. I've never heard a spider IRL... so I assume that's close to what they would sound like if larger.
Just an FYI, spiders were nerfed even before One Tamriel. They were quite nasty at launch, particularly when there were 3 of them.
OP, I hope you can make progress on the phobia if you play Summerset. As you're probably aware, Mephala is one of the main antagonists. There's going to be a lot of spiders and spider daedra.
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NoTimeToWait✭✭✭✭✭Arachnophobes...
I feel for you, but there is one more problem with it.
Because of you (I do not blame) some game designers think spiders are scary and interesting. But they are not.
SPIDERS ARE BORING. VERY VERY BORING.
Most boring monsters in any game are spiders.
In ESO we have too much spider dungeons:
Spindleclutch I
Fungal Grotto II
Selene's web
Cradle of Shadows
Enough!
I hope at least new Summerset trial will be free of spiders.
Maybe for you. I like spiders as enemies in games, for some reason their way of movement fascinates me, as well as scorpions or any other multipedal creature. The same way I find wolves and bears boring. But it's not a reason to remove them as an enemy.VaranisArano wrote: »I can't think of any addons that change the appearance of enemies or that can do anything to the animations. It would almost certainly have to be someone that ZOS did to change the game, unfortunately. As I said above, I suspect its too technically demanding for ZOS developers to spend time on. The nameplate idea is a good one, but you'd have to convince ZOS to let you mess with them, since from the current mods I see you can't mess with nameplates beyond font and size.
Perhaps moving the enemy health bars from above the enemy to the middle of them, covering up parts of the spiders? I confess I don't know enough about addons to know if that's possible either or enough of arachnophbia to know if that would help.
Actually, if there is a way to show enemy names above creatures, it is possible to detect spider names and overdraw a big black square underneath (yeah, would require a deal of programming and additional processing time). If no names available, it is still possible to train a neural network to detect spiders on the screen and overdraw them, but it is almost sounds like overkill.Edited by NoTimeToWait on March 25, 2018 1:16AM0 -
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✭✭If you are scared of spiders wouldn’t killing them be therapeutic?Edited by KingYogi415 on March 25, 2018 2:41AM2 -
Maryal✭✭✭✭✭
✭You can turn your textures down to the lowest settings during parts of Mephala's quest involvement. Fuzzy blobs with eight legs don't look much like a spider.
Also you should probably look into exposure therapy. If you can't handle video game images (that, let's be real, don't look that true to life) then it's time to take a meaningful step to solve the problem.
If it were a fear of flying, I could understand because you have something to gain. But, going to exposure therapy for arachnophobia? Why?
Edited by Maryal on March 25, 2018 5:48AM6 -
VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I once gave a model spider to a friend who had arachnophobia as a "gift". He threw it across the room. Frankly, I'm lucky we stayed friends after that jerk move.
@Maryal including that picture in this thread is a jerk move. Show better judgment than teenage me and don't be a jerk.3 -
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✭As others have said it's just pixels, some truly special snowflakes here.
What harm do spiders cause you? Learn to conquer your fears bruh!Xbox one EU
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DieAlteHexe✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Wrecking_Blow_Spam wrote: »As others have said it's just pixels, some truly special snowflakes here.
What harm do spiders cause you? Learn to conquer your fears bruh!
Oh, well...I had a spider bite me and I now have a divot in one leg from the result of the venom (that the right word for what spiders inject? Anyway...). It's about the diameter of a golf ball and about a half inch deep. Necrosed tissue.
So, spiders can be a big problem. That said, I'm not phobic about them, in fact we have TONS of them around here and I really love misty mornings when I can go see their overnight webs with dew on them. Spectacular.
My husband thinks I'm insane.
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Maryal✭✭✭✭✭
✭VaranisArano wrote: »I once gave a model spider to a friend who had arachnophobia as a "gift". He threw it across the room. Frankly, I'm lucky we stayed friends after that jerk move.
@Maryal including that picture in this thread is a jerk move. Show better judgment than teenage me and don't be a jerk.
You should take a cue from @swippy ... he/she made a point in a non-condescending way, and it was because of his/her post (not yours) that I did an edit. There is a difference between being a 'jerk' and 'misplaced humor.' Your comment to me was rude, inflammatory, and insulting ... now that I think of it, it's as if you were being .... hmmm... a bit of a 'jerk' to me.
Edited by Maryal on March 25, 2018 6:16AM4 -
Vanya✭✭✭✭✭As much I can feel your dread and understand the horrors the tis nigh impossible to for a team to Accommodate to wishes for several players, You have to embrace the pain or skip/quit the notable quest or entire chapter if indeed.
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✭I don't think ZOS should accomodate people with phobia - a phobia is a problem that should be overcome and is a personal problem. Ofcourse these people need help, but you don't help phobic people by accomodating their phobia and removing anything related.
If ZOS were to do this they could literally have options to censur half their game since so many phobias exist in modern day and era - which leads into a completely different discussion on whether our society has become too decadent when it comes to aknowledging and accepting all kinds of afflictions of the mind, but that is off-topic.
Luckily the OP can still "breathe life" into her ball-formed group of friends in Cyrodiil without the fear of encountering more spiders, in the new expansion, but I guess that is off-topic too. 7 -
swippy✭✭✭✭✭VaranisArano wrote: »I once gave a model spider to a friend who had arachnophobia as a "gift". He threw it across the room. Frankly, I'm lucky we stayed friends after that jerk move.
@Maryal including that picture in this thread is a jerk move. Show better judgment than teenage me and don't be a jerk.
You should take a cue from @swippy ... he/she made a point in a non-condescending way, and it was because of his/her post (not yours) that I did an edit. There is a difference between being a 'jerk' and 'misplaced humor.' Your comment to me was rude, inflammatory, and insulting ... now that I think of it, it's as if you were being .... hmmm... a bit of a 'jerk' to me.
@Maryal i truly appreciate it. Varanis's might have been misplaced humor too; there was certainly an effort to be self-deprecating about it, which is often a way to try and "soften" a criticism. we all make lapses in judgment, and mine are pretty bad sometimes...
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dodgehopper_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭It doesnt matter if its only pixels or not. People with a phobia simply cant withstand to see those creatures.
There are a lot of mmorpgs out there which make use of giant spiders. I don't even know why. Anyway, a few years ago I read an article about this topic, which stated there was a mmorpg (I dont remember its name) which replaced all spiders and crabs with other creatures. After this change that mmorpg was said to have a 10% player increase.
I dislike spiders as well. Video games versions and pictures do not really bother me but the real ones do. The larger they are, the more they disgust me. If I were to encounter a car-sized spider in real life, I would run away, while screaming like a little girl.
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✭✭✭✭TO ADDRESS THE OP'S QUESTION, as the higher percentage of responders in this thread have ignored trying to do...I wish I knew how to code, I would be right on trying to write an add-on. I will ask a friend of mine who is familiar with Skyrim mod coding if such a thing might be possible with a game like this. It's not reasonable to expect the devs to do something about it as arachnophobia is just one of dozens of potential phobias players might have to deal with considering that MMOs are often the only way that some people with social phobias can manage to do some socializing, and phobias tend to run in clusters. I myself am phobic of dogs and you can imagine how much sympathy that might get in a game like this; it would run in the negative numbers. I personally avoid Daggerfall as much as possible to keep that horrible creature from chasing me all over the place until I've managed to sneak in and start its quest without involving it.
As far as all the "helpful" suggestions...you aren't therapists, don't presume to think you know what a therapist would suggest. It's VERY possible that the OP's request was the suggestion OF a therapist. Exposure therapy does not work for all phobia sufferers. Avoidance is an actual real thing, and so is trying to encourage people to be creative so that they don't miss out on life. Asking if someone can write an add-on is a completely valid approach. You can't assume that something that worked for you or your cousin or your cousin's mailman's little brother's roommate will work for someone else, and you can't assume that because someone is not doing what worked for you or etc. that they are not working under the guidance of a therapist. Sticking to the actual questions posed in the OP really works out best for everyone. It makes everyone look extremely kind and helpful, at the very least.Edited by Minyassa on March 25, 2018 10:13AM1 -
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✭Secret anti-zergsquad skill uncovered!
Maybe you can hunt Liebs down the map with that Nix spider leg mount.
Rapids and go Rapids and GOOOOO!!!"PC EU - Ebonheart Pact - Gray Host - Death Recap -#zergfarming -2 -
Vanya✭✭✭✭✭TO ADDRESS THE OP'S QUESTION, as the higher percentage of responders in this thread have ignored trying to do...I wish I knew how to code, I would be right on trying to write an add-on. I will ask a friend of mine who is familiar with Skyrim mod coding if such a thing might be possible with a game like this. It's not reasonable to expect the devs to do something about it as arachnophobia is just one of dozens of potential phobias players might have to deal with considering that MMOs are often the only way that some people with social phobias can manage to do some socializing, and phobias tend to run in clusters. I myself am phobic of dogs and you can imagine how much sympathy that might get in a game like this; it would run in the negative numbers. I personally avoid Daggerfall as much as possible to keep that horrible creature from chasing me all over the place until I've managed to sneak in and start its quest without involving it.
As far as all the "helpful" suggestions...you aren't therapists, don't presume to think you know what a therapist would suggest. It's VERY possible that the OP's request was the suggestion OF a therapist. Exposure therapy does not work for all phobia sufferers. Avoidance is an actual real thing, and so is trying to encourage people to be creative so that they don't miss out on life. Asking if someone can write an add-on is a completely valid approach. You can't assume that something that worked for you or your cousin or your cousin's mailman's little brother's roommate will work for someone else, and you can't assume that because someone is not doing what worked for you or etc. that they are not working under the guidance of a therapist. Sticking to the actual questions posed in the OP really works out best for everyone. It makes everyone look extremely kind and helpful, at the very least.
The most logical answer was to attempt to help OP to seek help in real life. They have not ignored,it could be very difficult to deal with such phobias indeed for I have one as well but I managed to conquer it by myself and I find phobias related to pixel realm very amusing and absurd too be perfectly honest. The comparison of Virtual world and real life world simply cannot go in my book and mind. People have to "understand" it is not real.It cannot hurt you ,but indeed it's far more complicated to say ~ Deal with it, or Do not be afraid. Indeed, I agree the same therapy will not and cannot work everyone , but what OP seeks cannot be implemented. In can be done in theory, but its far more complicated and could cause other technical problems. Filtering certain mobs in RPG or MMO is a whole other story. As for what Therapist would suggest, I know the exact procedure,there are following steps, Talk and always medication will be given/recommended. If you are strong enough to conqueror phobia by yourself, you to have to embrace medications or eternally cover in shadows and avoid it, there are exposure therapies ,special ones and so on.. Let the darkness consume thee? Nay. Nonsense. I've see fire and shadow in real life and would allow I pixel spiders to frighten me? Let us be real and honest. It does not work best for everyone sorry.No. Asking Developer team to completely revamp a monster because of real life phobia, Absurd. I'll stay what I said before and do not mistake me. I wish OP all the best I perfectly understand him/her and I would be so direct and honest on contrary, but the in game forums is not to place to solve a phobia issue.
Kind Regards
VanyaEdited by Vanya on March 25, 2018 10:29AM5
