News Archive

One of the engine improvements we've been working on is Dynamic Particle Culling, where we cull unnecessary instances of particles when there's a lot going on on-screen. The system aims to stay within the specified target frame rate, working in conjunction with Dynamic Resolution. We are experimentally enabling this on a few skills at the launch of Harvest, and will widen the coverage over time so that eventually this feature is enabled on everything appropriate for it. As you can see in this video, it makes a ridiculous difference for builds that spam skills fast. Read More.

The Harvest expansion launches in just two days! To help you plan your builds even further, we've prepared gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all the new and changed gems in 3.11.0. Check them out in this news post!

It's been one year since our Korean community joined us. To celebrate this anniversary, we've created the exclusive Dragon God Hat which all players can get when they slay Kitava in Act 10! You'll only be able to get it during the Harvest league, so make sure you join the festivities and get yours! Read More.

The full patch notes for Path of Exile: Harvest have been released! We've also gathered all of the Passive Tree and Item Filter information in this news post in order to help you plan your builds and update your item filters for the upcoming launch. Read More.

Every expansion provides an opportunity for us to reassess the current meta, improve game mechanics that are currently weak and reduce the power of those that are excessively strong. You'll see more detail in the patch notes tomorrow but in the meantime, our team has outlined some of the changes you'll be reading about and the goals we had in mind while making these decisions. Read More.

In Path of Exile: Harvest, there are three significant boss fights which all lead towards Harvest's pinnacle boss. The first person to slay this boss in Harvest's Hardcore Solo Self-Found league will win a laptop provided by Alienware! Read More.

This weekend is the last for the Delirium League on PC, so if you haven't finished your challenges yet - now is the time! We're also running a 50 Point Sale with 300 cosmetic effects available at a discount. Check out the full selection here. To make this sale more satisfying, we're offering a one free Thaumaturgy Mystery Box when you spend points! Find out more in this news post. Read More.

In Path of Exile: Harvest, we've created a new category of skills called 'Slams'. We've introduced one new support and one new slam skill, and several existing skills have been recategorised as Slams. Today's news post reveals which skills are now considered slams, how they've been improved and information about the new Slam called Earthshatter! Read More.

In Path of Exile: Harvest, we're rebalancing over 50 unique items. Some have received numerical buffs, while others have received new mods and mechanics. We're really excited about the possibilities that many of these unlock. While we plan to reveal more of these over time, we're prepared a preview of 10 rebalanced uniques to whet your appetite. Read More.

We're holding a sale on a huge variety of pets with more than a hundred microtransactions available at a discount. Now is the perfect time to enlarge your collection with a furious Dragon Hunter Pet and Nine-Tailed Fox or fun Vanguard Owl and Corsair Monkey. Click here to check out the full selection. Keep an eye out for more exciting Harvest teasers this weekend! Read More.