[2020] 3.10 Prediction: Aslyum League

My bold prediction for 3.10 is a spiritual successor to Synthesis that will serve as a test case for the new random layout generator that they will be adding in PoE 2.0.

The Aslyum league mechanic would be similar to the Nexus where you zone into a specific room to start with and gradually work our way through a maze. Every time that you zone into a different room, the exit and entrance of the previous areas will randomize, giving you that "haunted mansion" feel. Larger rooms will fork into more smaller rooms until you eventually can't progress further. Once you've reached the "end" of your maze, you will start a boss encounter similar to Shaper/Elder where a ghost of an exile lost in the Atlas will float in.

This would be a chance to further develop the Conquerors of the Altas plotline with the exiles Zana left trapped in the Atlas.

Supporting evidence to my tinfoil:

https://twitter.com/bexchangewords/status/1229795609189605376 "The large can fork off"

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2774799 Haunted Mansion map art in the announcement of an announcement thread

https://twitter.com/bexchangewords/status/1229484129936232448 Dementia might be "close" and instead of "Delve but up" we could be getting "Delve but spookier".

https://i.redd.it/g6nieplk4ov21.png

It's on the list!

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