My keyboard sucks for POE, need suggestions for a new one

Both this keyboard and my previous one have an issue where if I hit a certain key combination at exactly the same time, like 3+4+space, nothing happens. No 3, no 4, no space. This is particularly bad when those are my defensive flasks and I get frozen and die instead gaining freeze immunity and killing everything, which just happened a few minutes ago.

I need a keyboard that doesn't suck. It doesn't need to be anything special. I just need one that doesn't do this nonsense. It's the worst. This isn't something anyone ever mentions in reviews or product descriptions, so I need suggestions from people who can test this. Does 3+4+space on your keyboard actually do 3+4+space? Are you generally happy with your keyboard? Let me know what it is!

Please help me not die to failed attempts at flasking.

You are looking for "anti-Ghosting"

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100160908%20%204814%20%20600009669%20%20600009662%2050010692%2050001459%2050001333%2050008476%2050001314%2050001080%2050010418%2050002202%2050050191%2050052989&IsNodeId=1


This is a Newegg link where i have filtered in the good/trusted brands of gaming keyboards.

I can recommend the pok3r.
Lovely keyboard, doesnt look like gamer, metal backplate, programmeable keys on the fly with 4 layers, avaible in alot of different cherry switches. Costs a bit tho.
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1238

FWIW, my advice would be to stay away from "gaming" keyboards as so many of them are, like anything with "gaming" in the name, long on shiny LEDs and short on build quality.

The features you want are "unlimited rollover" or "anti-ghosting", which is what stops that key "blocking" thing happening.

You should, ideally, figure out which type of Cherry key switches you like. There are some other good options out there, but they can mostly be understood in terms of Cherry switches, so that simplifies life. (eg: Razor yellow are roughly cherry silver, for example.)

Google for "mechanical keyboard with cherry switches" to find a range of sources for the appropriate types of keyboards.

(note: of course not ALL gaming labeled stuff is trash. just some. picking the difference can be hard.)

Another thing to consider is multi-button MMO mice, such as the Razer Naga. I've been using a Naga and a Nostromo left-hand keypad for years now and would never switch back. Having controls even split between both hands, rather than 3 functions under your right hand and 76 functions under your left, makes everything so much better.

It means custom key remapping for every friggin' game you play which can get aggravating, but most people do at least some of that anyways. And who knows, maybe it'll work for your brain the way it works for mine.

I use a Corsair mechanical keyboard. I'm no expert, but it's pretty damn good.

Do not buy the corsair and other low quality chinese important brands.

Buy custom made korean kb with switch of your choice

I recommend gatteron brown with titanium backplate,PBT dolche style keycaps
ofcourse fully programmable to your liking

take full key instead of no numpad version if you want to save some money
otherwise go no numpad and buy numpad of your choice

For numpad go for big spring version,you want to feel that you click those.

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1453R wrote:

Another thing to consider is multi-button MMO mice, such as the Razer Naga. I've been using a Naga and a Nostromo left-hand keypad for years now and would never switch back. Having controls even split between both hands, rather than 3 functions under your right hand and 76 functions under your left, makes everything so much better.

It means custom key remapping for every friggin' game you play which can get aggravating, but most people do at least some of that anyways. And who knows, maybe it'll work for your brain the way it works for mine.

I too swear by a nostromo keypad

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Hayrich wrote:

I use a Corsair mechanical keyboard. I'm no expert, but it's pretty damn good.

Most of those are built around Cherry key switches, and yes, they are pretty good. :)

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Midoriisonehotlittlegirl wrote:

Do not buy the corsair and other low quality chinese important brands.
Buy custom made korean kb with switch of your choice

That is a lot more time and money than many people want to invest in a keyboard.

Don't get me wrong, this is probably the best way to get exactly the specific keyboard you want, but the stuff that, say, WASD sell is fairly flexible, good quality, and has the same strong internals, at a lower price.

Sure, it is like buying a good off-the-shelf set of clothes compared to going to a custom tailor: the later is definitely higher quality, but it is also way more time and money, and the difference ... probably not as much for most people.