QUOTE(haute ecole rider @ Dec 11 2017, 02:57 PM)

So THAT’S what you were doing over there!
Umm, everyone, Discord does not REQUIRE you to have mic/headset to use it - it can be limited to text only. What I like about it is that I can hear an alert sound anytime someone (just mALX for now) uses it. It’s really good for me to talk to mALX - she can hear what I say and type back when she has a chance. I actually have the voice channel turned off so I can enjoy the game sound, but it works very well for me as an alternative to the in game chat box.
So maybe everyone could download the Discord app, set up the overlay to work with their game, and we can use it at the Solstice party?
Not trying to force you into anything, but thinking of what Acadian said about chat - I was thinking group chat, but then everyone has those bars above their heads, and that can ruin screenies . . .
Guild chat only works if all of Gosse’s guild are also members of ours, or if all of us are in hers. To the best of my knowledge, such is not the case.
Speaking of which: My son had to have surgery when he turned 15 years old that gave him hearing for the first time in his life = before that the audiologist said that everything he heard was like swimming at the bottom of a deep swimming pool and having someone on the surface talking in a normal tone of voice.
What I had for my son was a chair I got from Best Buy that is made for hearing impaired to game; listen to music; or watch TV (etc). It hooks up to your electronics and has amplified speakers built into the cushions of the head rest. The chair has both a vibrate and light feature you can use (they can be shut off too) that responds to any sounds on the electronics they are hooked to at the time (which actually makes gaming pretty awesome).
The lights are on the lower part of the seat front and side so they don't interfere with what you are seeing on screen; but can be noticed in the peripheral or used as a mini light show in time to music; etc. You can leave them hooked into the electronics when doing something else in the room so the light's flashing lets you know when someone gets on Discord; when you get an email; etc.
That flashing light let my son know when a friend was texting him in game because he couldn't hear the computer "bing" sound when they entered the channel; etc. It let him know when things were happening in game or on TV that were above or below his hearing range (he couldn't hear certain tones regardless their volume; etc).
I know they also make those chairs for adults; they are really great for gaming whether you are hearing impaired or not; but they are a real boon for anyone with hearing difficulties (and really reasonably priced, too).
QUOTE(haute ecole rider @ Dec 11 2017, 04:59 PM)

Posted a quick question on the ZOS forums, and learned that using Zone chat will do the same thing also - it will cover the whole house but not beyond.
So either using Discord (which not all may be able to use for various reasons) or Zone chat would work.
But for mALX’s sake, I would prefer if we all used Discord so she can hear all our comments. . . .ed
Or if anyone can't - anyone that can cover for them by saying it would be great.
On Discord - I have an online friend from SneakyBo teaching me how to use the Discord; it is sure more complicated than the Teamspeak (but is so much more functional). So it is a bit over my head; but I have a good teacher helping me. (many of you may remember him as the naked vampire that danced on our Guild Hall dining table,

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I still haven't been able to get the overlay to work in my game; but I believe that may have something to do with Steam - I thought I bought my game bypassing Steam, but maybe not.