
The player also states in the post that they have spent hundreds of dollars on Path of Exile, making the possibility of never being able to play the game they clearly love, or its upcoming sequel Path of Exile 2, all the more painful. In a comment on the post, the player does say that they reached out to Path of Exile's support team before using the macro and received a template e-mail that said any macro doing more than one action at a time is not allowed in the game. Do I have any case at all? from legaladvice


Banned in Path of Exile for using a macro that is necessary because of my disability. It would be impossible for them to play Path of Exile without using the flask buffs, making this particular situation very tricky as the macro the player was using technically violated the game's terms of service. The player explains that after an industrial accident they have no use in one of their hands or some fingers on the other, making it physically impossible for them to hit the four keys required to activate the flask buffs while playing. Reddit user poelegalthrowaway00 posted to the legaladvice subreddit asking whether or not it would be worthwhile for them to get a lawyer after they were banned from the game for using a macro to activate their flask buffs. RELATED: Path of Exile 2 Releases New Gameplay Trailer

This particular issue involves the game's "flask buffs." Players have 4 flask buffs equipped at a time that all need to be activated every handful of seconds to keep the buffs active, which is extremely important during Path of Exile's endgame. Path of Exile is a very popular action RPG that sees players spending an extensive amount of time on a single character grinding to get the best gear for their builds.
