Path of Exile Dev Tracker

We took a moment to chat with Nick from our community team about his work with Grinding Gear Games. Check it out below!

Hey Nick, thanks for taking part in the interview! Please introduce yourself.

Hi! I'm Nick and I've been with the Community Team for a little over a year now. I joined the team just after the launch of the Ritual League. I've been playing Path of Exile on and off since Anarchy League (softcore Andy reporting in!)

Could you please tell us about your current role at Grinding Gear Games and what an average work day is like for you?

My current role covers a huge range of things from looking for feedback or issues with the game, preparing and posting the daily news posts and sometimes helping out with filming gameplay for microtransactions. If you see a Community_Team post on Reddit, that most likely would've been me! Almost every day is different, which is awesome for variety!

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

This weekend we are running a Stash Tab Sale! You can view the full selection of discounted tabs by pressing 'M' in-game to access the store. The Stash Tab sale ends on July 4th, 6:00PM PDT.

If you're missing points for the sale, be sure to check out our {LINK REMOVED}supporter packs!

Strike down your foes with holy bolts from the heavens with the new Divine Lightning Arrow Effect! Check it out in the video below, or get yours in the 'New Items' category by pressing 'M' in-game to access the store.


The Divine Lightning Arrow Effect goes great with other Divine and Holy themed effects. Che... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Later today, we're planning to deploy 3.18.1c which includes a few improvements and bug fixes. In this news post we've prepared a preview of its patch notes.

The following patch notes are still subject to change prior to the patch's deployment.

3.18.1c Patch Notes

This patch contains futher improvements to Path of Exile's texture system, alongside a number of general improvements and bug fixes.

General Improvements and Changes

• Improved the texture system's memory usage and performance.
  
• Heist Contracts and Blueprints now display which job level requirements are unmet in red.
  
• You can now change the keybind for opening the Atlas Skill Tree in the Options menu.
  
• The radius of Ground Effects from Map modifiers are no longer affected by increases and reductions to Map modifier effect.
  
• Added audio for Burning, Chilled and Shocked Ground Effects.
  
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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

We're in the final week of the {LINK REMOVED}Well-dressed Exile Competition before entries close on July 4th (PDT)! Here's our last set of highlights where we replicated your outfits to take our own screenshots. Feel free to use them as wallpapers! Check them out below!

Premium Category Vanetrik1

Ximia

SirWrakna

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

We recently asked Dominic, one of our Sound Designers, to share some insights into the process of designing audio for the Sentinel League. Check out the article on our website {LINK REMOVED}here if you're looking for a sneak peek into our development process.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Our community is filled with heaps of talent, so for today's news post we wanted to share works that we've found from our {LINK REMOVED}Community Showcase forum and on Reddit! Check them out in today's news post!

The Void Card by {LINK REMOVED}Fasd4

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

We've gathered up some pieces of concept art for a range of items and microtransactions. If you enjoy seeing the awesome artwork from our team, make sure you check them out!

Echoes of Creation


Ophidian Armour


Underworld Portal


Soul Harvester's Cloak

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Kirac's Vault Pass features a plethora of awesome microtransactions for specific unique items. Today, we wanted to feature a build by community member Esoro that focuses on using The Devouring Diadem. Check it out below!


For more information on the Vault Pass, be sure to check out {LINK REMOVED}https://www.pathofexile.com/vault. If you're interested in trying out Esoro's build, check out their extremely detailed video guide ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

There's still a lot of time left to enter our {LINK REMOVED}Well-dressed Exile Competition! We've gone through a few more entries and wanted to show off more of the community's creativity by replicating their outfits and taking our own screenshots. Feel free to use them as wallpapers! Check them all out below!

Premium Category amativ

Ariolous

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

After a weekend of collaborative mayhem, BPL 8 - Cosmic Contest has now concluded! Congratulations to the winning team, the Maven's Memories! Today, we're sharing a few highlights on the event from Twitch. Check them out on our forum {LINK REMOVED}here!

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.