News Archive
A Preview of 3.0.0 Environments
May 4, 2017, 10:21:45 PM
Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath brings six new acts and many new areas! In addition to these significant changes, we're also making smaller improvements to existing environments. We've created a sneak preview video of some of these environmental updates.
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Damage Over Time Changes - More Information
May 3, 2017, 11:27:30 PM
We recently shared two Development Manifestos that discussed changes to Damage Over Time coming in the 3.0.0 beta. If you missed them, here is Part One and Part Two of these manifestos. We received many questions in response to these posts and we've dedicated today's news post to addressing some of them!
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Development Manifesto: Damage Over Time Changes - Part 2
May 2, 2017, 8:58:43 PM
Last week we released Part One of our Damage Over Time Changes manifesto that discussed the new core Poison, Bleed and Ignite system that we'll be introducing in Beta of The Fall of Oriath. Part Two of this manifesto discusses how these changes will interact with various game mechanics and talk about some of the new mechanics we're introducing to improve damage growth and give investment options for characters.
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New Microtransactions - Portal, Footprints, Character Effect and Pets!
May 1, 2017, 7:01:13 PM
We're excited to introduce nine new microtransactions to our store! There are six new pets including the long-awaited Baby Elephant Pet. We've also introduced a new portal effect, character effect and Celestial Footprints! Check them out in store!
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Improvements to NPC Models
Apr 30, 2017, 6:54:54 PM
In Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath, we've taken the opportunity to improve some of our NPC character models. While the development team continues to work on the expansion, we've managed to get an early look at two of these updated NPC models! Read More.
All Skill Effects On Sale - Get A Free Mystery Box When You Spend Points - This Weekend Only!
Apr 28, 2017, 12:24:59 AM
There are almost 70 skill effects available in our store! In light of this, it's almost impossible to feature them as daily deals on individual days. However, many of them are long overdue to spend some time in the spotlight, so for this weekend only we're discounting all skill effects by up to as much as 50%! As an added bonus, we're also giving out a free Classic Mystery Box when you spend points!
Development Manifesto: Damage Over Time Changes - Part 1
Apr 26, 2017, 8:07:40 PM
For the last several leagues, abilities that use damage over time mechanics such as Poison and Ignite have been present in a large majority of end game builds. The team has written a Development Manifesto that outlines some of the changes that are coming to this aspect of gameplay in 3.0.0. Read More.
Improvements to Cyclone
Apr 25, 2017, 7:19:07 PM
Cyclone has been a popular skill gem since its introduction in early 2013. However, many players have requested improvements to its pathing so that your movement is less likely to be interrupted by obstacles in the terrain. In the upcoming Content Update 3.0.0 Beta we've made some improvements to this aspect of the skill gem! Today's news post contains a video which showcases these changes. Read More.
Teasers of Upcoming Content
Apr 24, 2017, 6:20:16 PM
The development team is currently hard at work finishing our upcoming expansion: The Fall of Oriath! In the next couple of weeks we'll be announcing the start date of our beta for this expansion that will allow players to test the new content themselves! In the meantime, we're excited to share a teaser of three new types of monsters that you'll encounter in this expansion! Read More.
Developer Q&A - Answers Part 5
Apr 23, 2017, 11:32:02 PM
Last month we asked the community for questions for our developers to answer. We have already answered some of these questions, and today's answers extend that to the first 52 pages. Read More.
The Legacy Leagues Soundtrack and Super Stash Sale
Apr 21, 2017, 12:24:01 AM
The Legacy Challenge Leagues are in full swing, and to make them more enjoyable for you, we're sharing their main musical theme today. We also deployed Patch 2.6.0i today and have just kicked off a Super Stash Sale for the weekend where we're discounting every type of stash tab. Check out the deals here.
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Act Six: The Brine King Fight
Apr 19, 2017, 9:59:40 PM
Today we're revealing a video of a fight with The Brine King, the Act Six Boss from our upcoming expansion: The Fall of Oriath. Warning: if you're not a fan of massive spoilers, wait until the start of the Beta or release of the expansion :p
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2.6.0h Patch Notes
Apr 18, 2017, 9:57:02 PM
Today we have deployed patch 2.6.0h, which is an update with several bugfixes. You can check out the full patch notes here.
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Developer Interview - Quality Assurance Team
Apr 18, 2017, 12:22:17 AM
In our Developer Interview series of posts we are continuing to introduce our team to you. Today we want to share an interview with our Quality Assurance department. We've sat down with Kieren and Lionel (who have already run through the content of our new The Fall of Oriath expansion a dozen times) and have asked them questions about their jobs in QA.
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Teasers of Upcoming Content
Apr 16, 2017, 5:47:06 PM
Our video producer, Eben, has filmed a few teaser GIFs of our upcoming expansion: The Fall of Oriath. Today we are revealing the renewed Wetlands area, the Reliquary area from Act Five and a fragment of the fight with Shavronne and Brutus in Act Six.
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Developer Interview - Rachel - Customer Support
Apr 13, 2017, 7:57:18 PM
While our developers are working hard to prepare the Beta for The Fall of Oriath, we've found time to interview Rachel from our Customer Support department's management team.
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Community Showcase
Apr 12, 2017, 7:53:59 PM
Our community continues to create amazing and varied fan art, inspired by Path of Exile. Today we want to share some submissions from the past three months.
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Legacy League Statistics
Apr 11, 2017, 7:23:45 PM
The Legacy league has been running for almost 6 weeks now, during which time players have been able to experience the full range of Path of Exile's past leagues. Today we're showing the data we have collected regarding which leaguestones have proved to be the most popular.
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Developer Q&A - Answers Part 4
Apr 10, 2017, 8:39:48 PM
Three weeks ago we asked the community for questions for our developers to answer. We have already answered some of these questions, and today's answers extend that to the first 34 pages. Read More.
New Concept Art
Apr 9, 2017, 9:51:17 PM
Today we would like to share some new concept art: a statue of Solaris and Lunaris (which players will get to see in Act 8), an image of Innocence from Act 5 and the concept art of the Kitava's Feast unique weapon.
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