Path of Exile Dev Tracker

In continuation of the series of interviews with our developers, we took a moment to talk with QingYi, one of our concept artists. Throughout his time with us, QingYi has created a lot of key concepts for Path of Exile, from the Shaper and Innocence, to Sister Cassia and the Vox Twins from the Heist expansion. In this interview, QingYi tells us about his background and work at Grinding Gear Games as well as shares some pieces of his awesome artwork.

Hi QingYi, thanks for participating in the interview! Please tell us a little about yourself and what you do at Grinding Gear Games?
I'm an art geek who designs something crazy like monsters, MTX, NPC, environments and graphics as a daily routine. But after work, I do nothing crazy even adopt some grandpa’s hobbies like bonsai and carpenting.


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In the third entry to this series, we asked SinnerSteven to share the backstory of creating two divination cards, first The Skeleton and then The Bones.

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Starting back in mid-2016, I heard about Path of Exile when I saw some friends talking about it online and posting art of the game's unique items. I've always loved ARPGs with my first ones including Nox, Darkstone, Sacred and of course, Diablo.

Like many people my favorite class in those kinds of games was summoners, more specifically a necromancer archetype. It had been a long time since I played just a good game with a necromancer in ... Read more

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This week we're planning to deploy the 3.12.5 update with a number of fixes and changes, including improvements to the recently introduced Stash Tab Affinities system. We expect this patch to be released within a few days, potentially tomorrow (Wednesday NZT). In the meantime, check out a preview of its patch notes below.

Please note that the following list may be changed prior to the 3.12.5 release.

Heist Improvements

• Fixed an issue where some Heist doors between your current location and the Heist Target room could lock when Lockdown occurred, preventing you from accessing the Heist Target room.
  
• Fixed an issue which could prevent a door in the Death to Darnaw unique Heist from being opened.
  
• Fixed an issue where Rusty Crusher's beam skill could continue dealing damage if it was Frozen immediately after using the skill.
  
• Fixed an issue which could cause you to get stuck in Heist doors after using Dash...

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: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/238960/announcements/detail/2941375352650800383]here[/url].

We've finished accepting submissions to the Hideout Competition[www.pathofexile.com]. Over the next few days we'll be reviewing your hideouts and will announce the winners very soon! In the meantime, check out the recent competition highlights in the video below.


Here is a list of hideouts featured in this video:

• Treehouse Sanctuary at the Shrine by keldemahll[...

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Let a mythical creature guard your Exile with the Dragon Apparition Effect! This cosmetic microtransaction summons a graceful blue dragon above the head of your character. For a matching outfit try out a combination of the Revenant Armour Set[www.pathofexile.com] with the Arcane Helmet[www.pathofexile.com], ... Read more

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We know that many of our players are interested in exploring Path of Exile lore. Over the years we've seen a lot of fan theories about the world of Wraeclast, from the Harbinger language[www.pathofexile.com] to the true identity of the Strange Voice. Some time ago we received a bunch of lore questions from the community and asked our narrativ... Read more

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We've gathered several exciting microtransaction concepts, created by Yong Yi Lee, one of our concept artists.








If you'd like to see more of Yong Lee's works, check out his ... Read more

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In the second entry to our series revealing the backstories of supporter's Divination Card designs, we asked Jmatt to talk about the friendly rivalry that culminated in his Divination Card - The Fool.

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Let me start off by saying that it’s nice to see that a lot of Divination Cards created by the community represent something that is very meaningful and emotional to the creators of those cards. This, however, is definitely not one of those.

My journey into Path of Exile started near the end of the Alpha back in 2011. After finally getting a key from the randomized lottery on the main site me and a few buddies started playing the game on and off throughout the phases of the Beta until we finally started taking the ... Read more

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We have even more highlights from our ongoing Hideout Competition to share with you! If you're working on a hideout for this competition, you only have one week left to finish and submit your entry! Check out the video below:

Here are hideouts featured in this video:

• Venice by Kehrweek[www.pathofexile.com]
  
• Skygate by Ydoum[...

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: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/238960/announcements/detail/2958263217263131839]here[/url].

This November, community streamer Zizaran is organising a 10-day Racing Gauntlet Event. Racers will compete and earn points by levelling their characters, killing bosses and exploring the depths of the Azurite Mine. This will take place in a Private HCSSF League with all damage mods and increased monster life active. The prize pool is funded by the community and sponsors who teamed up with Zizaran to support this event.



Start Time and Information on How to Join The event will have all Damage Mods enabled as well as Increased Monster Life via the Private League System. Players will receive points based on levels and specific boss kills.

Start time: November 14th at 3:00 PM GMT (countdown available ... Read more

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/238960/announcements/detail/2958263217252133898]here[/url].