Epilepsy Causing Skin

EqualMisstaying·6/7/2019, 2:56:28 PM·152 votes·19,232 views

Hello Riot Games.

I wanted to showcase that your Battle Academia Ezreal Skin has a high risk of causing Epileptic seizures due to its colour schemes, crazy dimensions and flashy lights. I have reported this to Riot Player support but they have dismissed me, saying this is a matter for the Skin Development team to solve. I don't understand why they haven't relayed the information to them but instead sent me here to report on it and hope for a response from a Rioter.

This is a very important matter because I had never had an epileptic seizure history in my 6 years of playing League, yet this skin might change that. If nothing is done then I am afraid I might have to quit play the game indefinitely.

Have a good day.

78 Comments

cars3n6/7/2019, 3:25:18 PM22 votes

Upvote so rioters see!

Sugarlicious6/7/2019, 7:05:45 PM21 votes

Even though I do see the problem, you saying "If nothing is done then I am afraid I might have to quit play the game indefinitely.", kinda gives me the threatening vibe. I mean, you could have said "I'll have to keep banning this champ forever to avoid the risk, and I'll never be able to play blind games or aram again", but you choose to hit the "I quit" button right away. For that alone, I'd say don't let the doors hit your azz on your way out.

Milky Thighs6/7/2019, 9:10:39 PM20 votes

Hi, my brother and I both play League and while he gets the short end of the stick (easier to trigger seizures), just seeing this alone has given me a headache. I can't imagine playing against that all game.

Hammermancer6/7/2019, 7:29:40 PM9 votes

Jesus fuck riot,

mercanaree6/7/2019, 11:50:39 PM7 votes

My wife has had a bad history of epilepsy, upvoting as this would make her pass out if she saw that. She doesn't play but frequently watches my matches as my hype man and watches loads of competitive play with me. This is a baaad oversight.

xCrashMcCloudx6/8/2019, 12:37:56 AM6 votes

I'm really glad it's not just me. I don't have epilepsy but this skin causes me killer migraines. I've been banning ez since the first time I encountered this skin. My dog usually lies with me when I play as well because my room is the coldest and he watches the screen and he has severe epilepsy. So I've been playing with my door closed just in case when I go into blinds to practice. But it's a struggle trying to avoid this skin even though chances of someone using it is pretty slim, it still worries me. Please fix this riot so I can play with my dog next to me again [sg-janna]

Jaspers6/7/2019, 6:56:35 PM5 votes

Upvoted straight away, I noticed thing not long after it released when it popped up in ARAM. This was a lot worse in my game than this appears. Riot you need to look at it.

Swiff Swish6/7/2019, 7:45:30 PM4 votes

completely agree, I saw this and was thinking the same thing.

OtakuBurrito6/8/2019, 12:12:05 AM4 votes

They won't care until the lawsuits happen.

Tin Obliterates6/7/2019, 10:48:48 PM3 votes

Holy shit I'm watching in the dark and that hurt my eyes.

OneMustFall6/7/2019, 8:28:59 PM3 votes

Of course we should take precautions to make sure people who have epileptic seizures aren't in danger while playing a video game. Of course we should. Of course...

BUT MAYBE...

If some blinking light that appears for half a second on your screen messes with your brain enough to cause you to spazz out on the floor maybe you shouldn't be playing the game at all and maybe the company shouldn't spend resources trying to cater to people with that severe a disability.

xDogMeatx6/7/2019, 8:57:25 PM3 votes

that red flash hurt my brain. there could be a disable X colors/flashes option to avoid seizures. (no im not epileptic)

Frontline Fury6/7/2019, 9:20:36 PM3 votes

God that effect bothers me despite not being epileptic at all.

Jerriel6/7/2019, 10:36:40 PM3 votes

{quoted}

Hello Riot Games.

I wanted to showcase that your Battle Academia Ezreal Skin has a high risk of causing Epileptic seizures due to its colour schemes, crazy dimensions and flashy lights. I have reported this to Riot Player support but they have dismissed me, saying this is a matter for the Skin Development team to solve. I don't understand why they haven't relayed the information to them but instead sent me here to report on it and hope for a response from a Rioter.

This is a very important matter because I had never had an epileptic seizure history in my 6 years of playing League, yet this skin might change that. If nothing is done then I am afraid I might have to quit play the game indefinitely.

Have a good day.

To be honest while working for a company that has different divisions they might be asking to post here as they may not have contact or a way to contact the Skin Dev team. Here they might be more active and easier to reach. I do agree that maybe there should be a "Disable special effects" or even "Disable skins" button but it could be a tool that is hard to make and would require a decent amount of time. With the finishes having been taken out of the game when they were launched for this very reason its kinda hard to be like "Hey everyone that bought our skin we have to disable it till further notice because of an issue that could impact player safety"

Thanks for the post and i do hope they find a way to fix this so you can keep playing.

dontspinbutwin6/8/2019, 5:43:52 AM3 votes

I'm not epeliptic but the first time I saw this in Aram my eyes hurts. They need to do sum bout it

Tsingani6/8/2019, 11:25:30 AM3 votes

Absolutely agree with the OP, if something's causing health issues then it should be removed or toned down until it doesn't. It's as simple as that.

The fact that some people came out of their way to either mock the OP and those like him in the thread by saying garbage like "just ban the champ" or "lol then just quit" or complain that riot has to "disable more stuff" because of people with epilepsy honestly just makes me sick.

Not to mention the fact that Riot themselves disregarded a health issue (and possibly a potential lawsuit) and told the guy to go to the Boards to contact a Rioter rather than using their actual support method absolutely baffles me.

Hope a Rioter sees this soon.

Penta Penguin6/8/2019, 4:36:08 PM2 votes

They added color-blind mode and removed Corki's PTSD triggering siren so just talk to the right people at Riot and you will get it changed

EqualMisstaying6/8/2019, 12:47:44 PM2 votes

Also, the people you are calling 'dense defenders' are clearly people who are health conscious and agree that something about these effects need to be done to avoid potential health problems and future lawsuits. Their hearts are in the right place, and should not be made little of just because they disagree with you.

The Ecdysiast6/8/2019, 8:05:45 AM2 votes

It's the same red and blue flash from that banned pokemon episode. lol

Beacon Academy6/8/2019, 11:40:15 AM1 votes

I like how Sugarlicious didn't even say the skin should never be changed and they jumped his ass /s