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If you can't swing $30 on an SSD (this one is 240 GB, so it can easily hold windows AND many games on it) to vastly improve your quality of life in your hobby, then you have other problems, and you should probably be using your time gaming either working a part time job, extra hours at your main job, or going through your stuff selling what you don't need on ebay/craigslist. The example I found took all of 5 seconds to find, I'm SURE you could find a better deal or a cheaper one out there with a modicum of effort. SSDs have been VERY affordable ($50 or less) for 3-4 years now, and mainstream in gaming PCs for at least 7. Some people have been using them for over a decade. It's about as reasonable to expect developers to cater to PCs without SSDs as it would be to expect developers to make all their new games run flawlessly on a Playstation 2.

Having financial stresses when you can do something about it (and having the free time to play games means you CAN do something about it, even if you're disabled there's ways to earn money even online) is going to needlessly contribute to anxiety and depression. Here's some ideas if you need some:

• Donate plasma or blood (many places actually pay you for this, especially if you have a needed blood type like O)
  
• Take paid surveys online
  
• Go through your old junk you never use and sell some of it on ebay/craigslist
  
• Offer to do some menial work for a neighbor or friend (cutting the grass, watching a pet, housesitting, etc)
  
• Fight the urge to buy games for ONE steam sale (this is admittedly the hardest, but let's be real, 90% of the games people buy during these never get played)
  
• Chose to buy ONE less game over the course of the year to vastly improve your enjoyment of all the other games you play for the next 5+ years.

Another option is to get a multibutton mouse, and map those buttons. My friend has the flasks set up this way so he can flick through them quickly.

Personally I use this - http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G13-Programmable-Gameboard-Display/dp/B001NEK2GE

If you look closely you will see a joystick in the thumb area. I have that mapped to the flasks. I can quickly "spin" the joystick around to hit multiple flasks. I love having a G13 for all my games. It does take some time to get used to it, and a bit of time to set it up for each game.

Anyway, not trying to talk you out of your idea, just giving you some more options. Congrats on getting three characters to 90+ in one league.

You can already do that. It is easy. Buy one of the packs on Amazon:

 

200 points

 

Then take the code it generates and send that to the recipient. This can be applied to the account on the redeem code page. You are limited to the amounts you can buy, but if you can get a code from another source, that should work as well. Amazon has 200, 516, and 1065 point packs. This is not the same as granular point gifting, but it will work and I have done it once for a friend. I also learned about this from directly emailing GGG support asking about sending points.

So I bought this Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575G-53VG laptop for $550 last year and have been playing PoE on it ever since. It's honestly been amazing. There are a few times when the FPS drops most noticeably in act 10 templar courts(?) and act 8 with the shield charge boss dude in the baths.

Other than those two horrible areas the game runs smooth at 60-70fps (in parties you drop down to 30 or so). I have the dynamic resolution slider set to 25 and it hardly ever goes off even in groups in beachhead maps. I think there is a slightly better Aspire version with more processing power for like 100bucks more if you want to search for a slight upgrade, but this laptop has been wonderful. Let me know if you have any specific questions about it.

I got this guy for my girlfriend to play with me:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DT4A2R4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


The touchpad is a little crappy but other than that it's a cheap and effective laptop. Runs poe great and you can limit the fps with nvidia inspector and keep it at a solid 60fps.

As a fan of Path of Exile, I recommend

Paradise in Chains by Diana Preston

https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Chains-Bounty-Founding-Australia/dp/1632866102

And

For The Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1519465823/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1518773049&sr=1-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=Marcus+Clarke&dpPl=1&dpID=51PJ1nJ6PlL&ref=plSrch


Or in the spirit of Abyss League

Lovecraftian or SCP Foundation writings

Did a novella with Edwin McRae (former lead writer at GGG) called The Falconers that's a bit horror/thriller (physical copy is here, preview here), and I also wrote a sci-fi book with my friend Andy called Prime that's the first in a trilogy (which you can find here.)

Fair warning on Prime, it's a bit rougher than I'd like, but we've finished up the second book which turned out way better (that one's called Splice) and we're hoping to have it available soon.

My friend just got this and it's a world of difference between his last computer. The only difference between the two is the amazon one has twice the SSD and better resolution on the screen.

But it's still nothing compared to a desktop... which even my VR capable machine still gets frame rate drops. I'd say we get similar performance, and probably will stay that way until they refine the performance more.

You could bind it elsewhere. I'd also recommend a left-hand gamepad, if you're having issues with your left hand cramping up. I'm using a Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n52 from over a decade ago, and it still feels great. Stops my wrist from crapping out on me. I know Belkin and Razer are still developing them. Check one out.

800 dollars. Perfect laptop from specs. It has SSD for fast poe loading and 960m gtx is the best card cost/effective.
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1464193288&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop

Any build.

If you're a disabled gamer, play to your handicap. you can realistically play ANY build, even one with excessive flask spam with 1 hand.

Some builds to try out for new players(with help from experienced players) are things like nghamu's cyclone, any cyclone, Righteous Fire, Glacial cascade, EK nova, almost any of Mathil's builds this league, etc.

Your friend should buy a mouse like this one:

Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, RGB Backlit, 20 Programmable Buttons (910-002864) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0086UK7IQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_b-8YBbNG8D3KS

It's got tons of buttons so you can do a lot with one hand. POE is mostly mouse controlled but some spells and your life/mana flasks are tied to keyboard buttons, I imagine something like this would help a lot not just for this game but many others.

Thanks for the feedback!

I’ll have to look into those two input devices! Links in case anyone is interested:

• Logitech G13 gameboard
  
• Razer Naga Trinity mouse

Hey just fyi, you can buy a regular SSD and then buy a $10 case for it like this and then hook it up to your Xbox via usb. It works like a charm for me and drastically reduces load times.

I bought this lower end gaming laptop last year to replace my old one so i could render something for my job. It plays poe pretty well when i am not playing on my main rig.

Dell 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop (6th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-6300HQ Processor up to 3.2GHz, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M, Windows 10) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_2UUfzb0S9WGCN

I would say Pathfinder or Aurabot. If he has a mouse like this, than he can play everything, I would say https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Gaming-Backlit-Programmable-Buttons/dp/B0086UK7IQ

I am happy with my Logitech G502
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Proteus-Spectrum-Tunable-Gaming/dp/B019OB663A

I am having this issue on wifi as well. I determined it was an issue with my wireless since when I connected through ethernet the lag spikes went away. What I did to solve the issue is get PowerLink, the adapters that uses your power circuit to act as an ethernet cable. I hooked them up into outlets by my router and outlets by my pc, ran the small ethernet cables between the adapter and the pc and adapter and router and all the lag spikes are gone. Setup was very easy.

This is the one I got:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWRUICG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

no, it's the United States. it's ALWAYS the United States, right?

https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Foil-Deflector-Beanie-Protection/dp/1581603762

https://www.amazon.com/Path-Exile-Origins-Edwin-McRae/dp/1606906615/ref=asc_df_1606906615/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366315288412&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8283503688611770705&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9018941&hvtargid=aud-798931705416:pla-442323877612&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=79033900951&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366315288412&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8283503688611770705&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9018941&hvtargid=aud-798931705416:pla-442323877612

One left, have fun

(This is a book that has the 4 comics together. Can confirm, I own it.)

which do you think is better out of these 2? or are they the same?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0146DD02G/ref=psdc_565108_t1_B015PYYDMQ

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ref=psdc_565108_t1_B0146DD02G

I saw this after buying another ssd a few hours ago. They are actually pretty cheap. https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-Internal-MZ-76E500B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1541347208&sr=8-3&keywords=860+evo

I definitely like the idea of a trackball but there's a decent chance I'd hate it immediately. I've had this thing in my Amazon "maybe" list for a long time but haven't yet convinced myself to drop $23 to try it:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001F42MKG/

Bummed to hear about the patent issue. It's super lame that you can't get a normal-looking wired trackball -- it's either wireless or this alien-looking thing. Do you have any experience with ones shaped like this that you control with your fingers rather than your thumb?

get a mouse with a lot of buttons like

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Gaming-Backlit-Programmable-Buttons/dp/B0086UK7IQ

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ref=psdc_565108_t1_B0146DD02G

That one for sure.

You keep mentioning that you can't move your hands, what about hardware that you use with other body parts?

Mouth - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/227850484/quadstick-a-game-controller-for-quadriplegics

Feet - https://www.amazon.ca/Stinky-Gaming-Footboard-Foot-Controller/dp/B00EOPT5ZS

I think there was another post about eye tracking as well, +1 on that.

I think the same thing on Amazon is cheaper ($17.18.)

Amazon. I preordered back in August.

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Path-Exile-Various-Artists/dp/1524102644

There's also cases for hard drives if he prefers that. Think this is the one I personally use and it works well

I wish. I use a Nostromo 32 which fits the 5 flask / 5 spell thing very nicely. its helped over a keyboard. Thing just drives me crazy it has built in macro function and I could set up a flask macro in 30 seconds but they decide to ban that. I don't cuz I'd rather not get banned from my favorite game. It just feels stupid. I come from eve where they (against the rules) program mining bots so they can literally just leave their PC on while at work and come back home to tons of profit. Now I don't agree with that, I'm just saying automation is to the point the mining bot's can literally defend themsevles against the asteroid belt NPCS and everything.

But in Eve they allow multiboxing where you can have 20 damn accounts tied together. I guess technically, this would count as "1 key press" per action... Times Twenty... I dunno how GGG would see that, probably as totally unacceptable but. I dunno. Tech keeps advancing and they want us to not use something as a simple flask macro, just to make our fingers hurt apparently.

Right now I'm actually using a rotgut in flask 1 and Withered step in skill 1 to zoom across maps, so I guess if I was i'd have to break a popsicle stick in half anyway XD

Edit: for anyone interested this is the gamepad I use https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8GFPC100-Nostromo-Speedpad-n52/dp/B0000DC643/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=nostromo+32&qid=1568371343&s=gateway&sr=8-1 . Bought it years ago for funs sake. But I only started using regularly with POE. it really does feel better then a keyboard. Just sucks having to switch over to type for trade and chatting stuff.

You should go wired if possible. If running an Ethernet cable from your router to your PC isn't an option consider using a "Powerline Adapter" it will allow you to send your connection through the existing power-lines in your house.

The connection isn't as fast as a normal Ethernet one and can be subject to some interference but it is still much more reliable than WIFI.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Powerline-Adapter-Starter-TL-PA4010KIT/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520705471&sr=8-1&keywords=ethernet+through+power+outlet

I use this laptop with a 2nd monitor playing windowed fullscreen. I get ~40-60 fps except on burning ground and it drops to ~20. Shocking and chilling is better in the high 20s-low 30s. I can stream 480p or lower on Twitch while playing and get fps in the high 20s. Not the smoothest gameplay, but not that it matters if I'm watching a stream at the same time anyway.

Been using this badboy for over 3 years now:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019OB663A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Still works absolutely flawlessly.
Unfortunately looks like it's no longer sold on Amazon since it's an older model, but I imagine they have a similar/newer version.

https://www.amazon.de/dp/1524102644/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=path+of+exile&qid=1571493401&sr=8-1

There you go!

The Art of Path of Exile maybe?

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Path-Exile-Various-Artists/dp/1524102644

£23 in the UK

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1524102644/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510415498&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=art+of+exile

25€ in Germany

https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/1524102644/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅZÕÑ&qid=1510415583&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=art+of+exile&dpPl=1&dpID=51GxXbuNUbL&ref=plSrch

Link - https://www.amazon.com/Art-Path-Exile-Various-Artists/dp/1524102644/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503008533&sr=8-1&keywords=path+of+exile+art+book

Art of Path of Exile https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524102644/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_2EDaAb4360QAR

https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Foil-Deflector-Beanie-Protection/dp/1581603762

Or He could buy one of these. Left Click and Right Click.

Logitech G13, baby!

https://www.amazon.com/Stinky-Gaming-Footboard-Foot-Controller/dp/B00EOPT5ZS

if you want to get serious

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