Q&A with the Developers!

Are you opposed to adding a Default Attack gem to the game? It could be white like the portal gem and cost no mana to use. This would make it possible to add support gems to the Default/Normal Attack skill.

What are your plans to address performance issues with Path of Exile since the release of 2.0?

When will we be given options to turn off or lower the graphic effects of other players and specifically ground effects in maps.

Is there a reason you can't stack poison on hit modifiers? I think it would make a intresting mechanic that differs form others. Also curious how the ascendancy classes will improve regular casters.

When ascendancy will come out what kind of League will be there?

But will it blend?

How exactly does blade vortex work? I love the skill and want to get to know it a little better ;)

At what rate does each individual blade strike an enemy? Is it equal to your cast speed, fixed, or something else?

For the purposes of surgeon's flasks, how often does each blade's "critical counter" reset? I was originally under the impression that each blade either was critical or wasn't and thus each individual blade could only gain you 1 surgeon flask charge. However, from a single cast I've seen the blade crit and not crit from the same cast which seems to be contradictory to how a single cast spell's crit roll is only made once.

My confusion was further confirmed by it's interaction with Romira's Banquet, casting once only allowed for 1 power charge to be gained, but twice allowed me to get 3 power charges (I imagine more if I had the passives for it) and they would occasionally reset from the blades critting, but again, any one individual blade didn't always crit.

Hope that all made sense and didn't sound like the ramblings of a mad man!

A few small questions:

- Any plans on making it so we can CTRL + Click items in and out of Guild Stash Tabs?

- Any new types of Microtransactions we can purchase? Alternate Sounds for skills or Hideout Background Music would be interesting.

- How have the new skills worked out as well as you guys expected?

Will Ascendency feature a snow tileset?
If not, do you have any plans to introduce a snow tileset at a future date?

I'm trying to convince my brother to try get into music composition for games (he's studying music/law at Otago at the moment), any advice for him?

Are there any plans to improve stash tab management? My left and right arrow keys are wearing out.
Eg. Tab folders, tab deletion, stash-wide search filter, more tabs displayed, more tabs shown in drop down list etc
Thanks!