As I regularly communicate with people having talking/hearing issues, I can't agree more. There is a game, ArmA. Yes, it is on PC, but some UI elements from it may be used with gamepad. Basically it is "wheel of commands". In ArmA they are given via numeric and function keys (F#, say, F7-5-5, that could mean "unit assigned to F5 key, send your status report"). This could be used to command very large unit formations (I tried company sized, about 120 men). Of course this is not RTS "rubber band magic", but given everything happens in first person view - fairly easy to use. Select units you want, give them command, and they'll follow. Sometimes to a degree of older Rainbow Six games, where I spent hours in planning mode only to watch how my AI subordinates complete the mission flawlessly on their own. :) As I understand, console gamepads support dual buttons pressed, so if some sort of "communication menu" could be assigned to it, all basic commands could be used there just fine. PLUS! There is multiplatform title, Star Wars (hold your horses!) Republic Commando. That, by my opinion, is not only one of the best SW titles ever, it has reasonably smart team-mates. Yes, every position for them was hard coded, but simplicity of use is exemplary. Any given command should have relevant text at player who gave it, so if someone gives "Follow me" command, recipient player should see that just for ease of use. Same with attack commands - "Watch this direction" or "attack minor/major/boss/that thing". So instead of emotes (or with them), some more branching command/communication tree shouldn't be that hard to implement. After all, we need few movement and attack commands. No matter what kind of rust bucket this engine is, these features shouldn't be that hard to implement.