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We're in the process of deploying the 3.19.0f update which introduces reductions to defensive Archnemesis modifiers, and also includes a few improvements to the Kalandra League. Check out the full patch notes below:

Archnemesis Modifier Changes

• Toxic: Now has +25% to Chaos Resistance against Damage over Time (previously 40%).
  
• Chaosweaver: No longer has +10% to maximum Chaos Resistance, or Immune to Wither. Instead, it now has 60% reduced Wither Duration on Self.
  
• Flameweaver: No longer has +10% to maximum Fire Resistance, and now has 50% reduced effect of Scorch (previously 80%).
  
• Frostweaver: No longer has +10% to maximum Cold Resistance, and now has 50% reduced effect of Cold Ailments (previously 80%).
  
• Stormweaver: No longer has +10% to maximum Lightning Resistance, and now has 50% reduced effect of Lightning Ailments (previously 80%).
  
• Assassin: Now has 50% reduced Extr...

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Lake of Kalandra saw a number of balance changes that were not properly communicated before release. After a week of addressing feedback with hotfixes, we have written this post to explain what our intention was, what went wrong, how we have fixed it, and to reassure you about the direction we intend to go in the future.

There's a bit of backstory to explain. I want to start by describing three philosophies that have been guiding our decisions recently:

Philosophy One: Reward mechanisms should scale properly with Item Quantity and Rarity bonuses
For the last few years, we have been using what we internally call item templates to control what drops from league content. This is where a monster (often with a reward symbol over its head) drops a specific type of item when it is killed.

But Path of Exile is a game about opting-in to more difficulty in exchange for more rewards. You can roll your maps to be harder or add sextants to them. You can play with ad... Read more

This weekend we are running a Stash Tab Sale! You can view the full selection of discounted tabs {LINK REMOVED}here. The Stash Tab sale ends on Monday August 29th at 6pm PDT.

If you're missing points for the sale, be sure to check out the new Lake of Kalandra Supporter Packs {LINK REMOVED}here!

Thanks for your support!

We're excited to announce that tickets to ExileCon 2023 are available now! The convention will be held on July 29-30 next year. For more information about the event and to purchase tickets, visit our full {LINK REMOVED}ExileCon 2023 page.

This first wave contains the majority of the tickets, but we are holding some in reserve for a later second wave. Don't worry if you miss out, we'll make sure to indicate in advance when the second batch will go on sale. If you run into any issues, please email [email protected].

In a patch in the next day or so, we will be reducing the impact of a lot of defensive Archnemesis Modifiers. This post explains why and lists a preliminary version of the changes.

Archnemesis modifiers are meant to make combat more challenging. Even more so when two synergistic mods stack together to create an especially dangerous emergent behaviour. However, this philosophy is mostly meant to apply to offensive mods, rather than defensive ones.

We want defensive modifiers to exist, and these implicitly make rare monsters harder for certain builds to kill. However, we absolutely agree that it's frustrating when multiple similar mods stack together and extend the length of the fight exponentially. A build affected by this has no way to get around the mods, other than enduring a long fight or running away from the monster.

We have nerfed many defensive modifiers. Our primary goal is so that when two similar defensive modifiers stack together, they don't make m... Read more

We've just deployed 3.19.0c which includes a few improvements and bug fixes. This addresses some of the issues mentioned in {LINK REMOVED}yesterday's post, as well as a few things we're continuing to work on.

3.19.0c Patch Notes

This patch contains changes to the life provided to monsters through Archnemesis modifiers and the number of modifiers that can be found on them. We have also made improvements to rewards in Lake of Kalandra, and Harvest Lifeforce and general item drops, alongside fixing a few bugs. Other changes mentioned in yesterday's news post are still in progress.

Archnemesis and Rare Monster Changes

• Lowered the incremental life bonus that Rare and Magic monsters receive from hav...

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Over the weekend, we launched Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra. The deployment was very smooth with no major technical issues and only some minor hotfixing required over the weekend. We reached a peak of 250k concurrent players. Today we have been processing feedback from the first two days of the league, and have a number of balance and content adjustments we plan to make to address much of this feedback. This post describes our current plan.

Archnemesis
There's quite a large jump in difficulty from the campaign to early maps as the number of archnemesis mods on monsters rises abruptly. This not only affects their average difficulty, but also how tanky they are. We are going to taper this up more smoothly so that it's a more gradual progression (and is unmodified in red maps). This will result in less difficulty and less life on average for rare monsters below red maps.
To prevent life values getting out of hand on special league monsters with archnemesis mods, ... Read more

Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra launches soon! In this news post, we've gathered all the information you need to know about what happens on launch day and how to start downloading early.

The realm goes down and patching begins at: Aug 19, 2022 10:00AM (PDT)
The servers go live at: Aug 19, 2022 1:00PM (PDT)

The above times are displayed in your local time zone. You'll need to be logged into your account to see these. To change your local time, go to "My Account", "Manage Account" and "Edit Preferences".

If the timezone is displaying incorrectly for you, please disregard the above timer and refer to the countdown on the front page. Three hours before the end of the countdown, the realm will go down and patching will begin shortly after. When the countdown ends, the servers will be live and you'll be able to join the Kalandra League!

The patch size for the update will be around 4.7GB on the standalone client and 4.7GB on Steam.

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In the Kalandra League, you'll be able to earn exclusive microtransactions by completing 40 new challenges. At 4, 6, 8, and 10 challenges, you'll receive the Iridescent Helmet Attachment, Iridescent Weapon Effect, Iridescent Character Effect, and Iridescent Wings respectively. Additional tiers of these microtransactions are unlocked as you complete more challenges in the Kalandra League. Completing challenges also grants you pieces of the Kalandra Totem Pole Hideout decoration. Check them out below!


You'll be able to check out the full list of challenges you need to complete for these rewards when Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra launches for PC and Mac on August 19th PDT and for console on August 24th PDT.

For a number of years, the PC/Mac version of Path of Exile has used a trade system where players can search for items on a trade website, and then contact those users in-game to arrange a trade. The console version of Path of Exile has used a different system, called the Trade Market. This post details our plans to bring the Trade Site to console players and eventually phase out the Trade Market.

The context for these changes is that of unification. It would be great to see both the console and PC version have the same choice of either mouse/keyboard or game controller. It would be great for them to get the same patches, on the same day, and potentially have cross-play, cross-progression and cross-purchases. All of these are difficult issues that require significant engineering work, platform support and various other factors, so we're not able to promise any of them at this stage. But it's a future we'd love to work towards, and one that requires that Path of Exile is the ... Read more

In preparation for the Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra expansion, we've gathered up all the Item Filter information you need to help you get ready for the launch.

If you're not sure what to do with this information, don't worry too much! We'll update Path of Exile's built-in item filter alongside the launch of Lake of Kalandra.

New Items
Item Class: Active Skill Gem

• Lightning Conduit
  
• Galvanic Field
  
• Alchemist's Mark

Item Class: Support Skill Gem

• Overcharge Support

Item Class: Divination Card

• Broken Truce
  
• Doryani's Epiphany
  
• Endless Night
  
• The Shieldbearer
  
• Choking Guilt
  
• The Enforcer
  
• The Shepherd's Sandals
  
• Azure Rage
  
• The Leviathan
  
• The Price of Devotion
  
• Astral Protection
  ...

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We're very excited about the upcoming launch of Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra on August 19th PDT, during which you'll be able to earn the Arcane Footprints and Arcane Throne Decoration with Twitch drops. If you haven't already done so, be sure to link your Path of Exile account with your Twitch account!



How to Participate Just simply link your Path of Exile account to Twitch (see below) and watch any {LINK REMOVED}Path of Exile stream on Twitch* betwee... Read more

We're introducing four new gems and making changes to many existing Skill and Support gems in Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra. As usual, we've prepared the gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all new and changed gems to help you finalise your builds for the upcoming launch.

Check out the new and changed gems in Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra on our forum {LINK REMOVED}here. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

To celebrate the launch of Lake of Kalandra, we're hosting a Boss Kill Event where Path of Exile players can compete within each Ascendancy Class to kill the Uber Pinnacle Bosses in Kalandra Hardcore SSF mode.

Prizes are awarded to the first player in each Ascendancy Class who complete all seven Uber Pinnacle Boss Encounters:

• The Uber Eater of Worlds
  
• The Uber Searing Exarch
  
• The Uber Maven
  
• Uber Sirus
  
• Uber Venarius
  
• Uber Uber Elder
  
• Uber Shaper

Prizes for First Overall

• {LINK REMOVED}Alienware Laptop with Exclusive Path of Exile Skin
  
• Transferable Ultra VIP Ticket to ExileCon (Ticket only - flig...

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As we revealed on our Lake of Kalandra announcement livestream yesterday, we'll be hosting our second ExileCon event in New Zealand next year. At the event, we'll announce the Path of Exile 2 Beta start date and will reveal almost everything there is to know about Path of Exile 2 and Path of Exile Mobile. Attendees will be able to play both games, attend developer talks, meet the team, hang out with other Path of Exile fans, and more!

New Zealand is a great place to visit, but if you're unable to make it, we'll be streaming all the announcements and developer talks online for free.

When and where is ExileCon 2023?
The event will be hosted on July 29th and July 30th 2023 (NZT) at the Aotea Centre in Auckland, New Zealand.

What can I do at ExileCon 2023?

• Watch our big announcements for Path of Exile 2, Path of Exile Mobile and a preview of the Path of Exile 3.23 expansion
  
• Learn all about Path of Exile 2/Mo...

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50 Point Sale This weekend, we're running a 50 point sale and bringing back past mystery boxes for a limited time. A huge number of microtransactions are available for 50 points or less, including Skill Effects, Pets, Hideout Decorations and many more! You'll also get a free Sentinel Mystery Box when you spend points. See the full range of discounted items by pressing 'M' while in-game to access the store.

The 50 Point Sale will run from the time of this post until 15th August 6:00PM PDT.

In case you need points for this sale, we recommend checking out our new {LINK REMOVED}Kalandra Supporter Packs!

Get a Free Sentinel Mystery Box When You Spend Points Until the launch of Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra, we're offering one free ... Read more

On August 11th at 1pm PDT, we'll reveal the full details of our upcoming Lake of Kalandra expansion via an exclusive livestream on {LINK REMOVED}Twitch. This post contains everything you need to know before the livestream starts.

In case you missed it, be sure to check out the teaser video below!


What time does it start? The livestream will start at 1pm PDT on August 11th. To view this post in your local time, you'll need to be logged into your account with the correct settings. If in doubt, check out the countdown on the front page of our website.

What can I expect? We'll start the li... Read more