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We’ve been preparing an update with a number of bug fixes and improvements to the Ritual league and Echoes of the Atlas expansion. We’re planning to deploy it by the end of this working week or early next week. In the meantime, you can check out a preview of the patch notes below.

Please note that the patch notes below may be changed prior to the release of the 3.13.1 update.

Ritual Improvements

• The Ritual Tribute counter will now be displayed at a greater radius around Ritual Altars.
  
• The Ritual Favours screen now displays a more appropriate message if a party member who is not the instance owner attempts to purchase Favours.
  
• Legion monsters are no longer revived in Ritual encounters.
  
• Monsters that spawn from Bitter and Glacial Rituals will now be further spread out.
  
• Fixed a bug where the fourth Ritual in a zone would sometimes provide less Tribute than intended.
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In Echoes of the Atlas we introduced a character called the Envoy, a cryptic character of unknown but distant origin. Today, Senior Narrative Designer, Nick Kolan is going to explore what went into creating the Envoy.

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I have {LINK REMOVED}talked previously (albeit in vague terms) about our narrative plans for the Atlas, and trying to reestablish a sense of eldritch, unknown horror in Path of Exile's endgame. The Envoy, one of two new characters introduced in Echoes of the Atlas (the other being the Maven), is one of the ways we are injecting some of that horror.

The Envoy's role in Echoes of the Atlas is to initially foreshadow the arrival of the Maven, and specifically warn you of your first upcoming boss encounter where she's ... Read more

If you are looking to add some dramatic flair to your playlists, then we have the perfect track for you! The {LINK REMOVED}Warlord Mystery Box soundtrack is now available as a free download. You can find the links below.

To download the Warlord Mystery Box soundtrack, click (or Right-click, “Save link as”) on the file type you prefer: {LINK REMOVED}.flac or {LINK REMOVED}... Read more

We cannot believe how creative our community is! For today’s news post, we wanted to share amazing pieces of Path of Exile-inspired fan art created by our community. Check them out below.

Maven fanart by Conqista


Mud Flats Ritual Altar Nightmare by ... Read more

We're on day five since the launch of {LINK REMOVED}Echoes of the Atlas and it's time to give you an update on how this week has gone and discuss some key talking points. We're really pleased with the feedback we've seen so far! As we mentioned a few days ago, the Echoes of the Atlas launch hit a new peak concurrency of 265,250 which is up 11% on our previous record of 237,160!

3.13 Patches We've already deployed 6 hotfixes to the PC realm. You can view a summary of their collective patch notes below. Later this week, we'll deploy a patch that requires a realm restart and includes various fixes and improvements that can't be deployed in a hotfix. We'll outline what to expect further into this post.

Hotfix Patch Notes

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Over the weekend, we launched the {LINK REMOVED}Echoes of the Atlas endgame expansion and Ritual Challenge League with a record-number of exiles returning to Wraeclast in hopes of appeasing the Maven. Our community has already captured so many exciting and interesting moments that we wanted to share some with you today. You can check them out {LINK REMOVED}here!

Thanks so much for your ongoing feedback and support!

The {LINK REMOVED}Echoes of the Atlas expansion introduces Passive Skill Trees for each Atlas region. Unlock them by fighting bosses in The Proving Ground in order to augment the content you encounter and rewards you receive while exploring your Atlas. In this news post we've gathered Atlas Passive Trees for your reference.






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During our {LINK REMOVED}3.13.0 Livestream reveal on January 7(PST), Twitch Drops will be enabled! Just link your Path of Exile account with your Twitch account, watch our livestream and you can earn your own Magma Wings!

How to Participate Just simply link your Path of Exile account to Twitch (see below) and watch the 3.13.0 Livestream at {LINK REMOVED}http://twitch.tv/pathofexile, or any Path of Exile stream* this Thursday starting from 11PM (PST) and until the end of our official livestream (2PM (PST)). That's it!

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Later this week, we're {LINK REMOVED}announcing our 3.13.0 expansion during an exclusive livestream and you'll be able to play it yourself on January 15. Because we usually have more time between an expansion's announcement and launch, you may be wondering what the news period between these two dates looks like! We've got you covered.

This schedule is in PST

[li]Jan 7 - 3.13.0 Announcement and new supporter packs. [/li][li]Jan 8 - Q&A summary and possibly an FAQ if needed.[/li][li]Jan 9 - Challenge rewards revealed.[/li][li]Jan 10 - All [redacted] revealed.[/li][li]Jan 11 - Heist League ends at 1pm.[/li][li]Jan 11 - 3.13 Private Leagues become available for pre-purchase.[/li][li]Jan 11 - All [redacted] revealed.[/li][li]Jan 11 - 3.13 Bala...

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On January 7 at 11am (PST), we will announce Path of Exile's 3.13.0 expansion which includes new end-game content, a new challenge league, new skills, items and more. Alongside our regular announcement page, we'll be revealing in-depth details of this expansion via an exclusive livestream at {LINK REMOVED}http://www.twitch.tv/pathofexile. This post contains all the information you need to know before it starts.

Before we jump in, make sure you check out the teaser video for 3.13.0!



What should I expect? The livestream will start on January 7 at 11am PST. We'll showcase the official expansio... Read more

With our announcement of the 3.13.0 endgame expansion on the horizon, today we thought we'd take a look at past endgame expansions, and give you a narrative developer's reflections on the lore of each Atlas-focused expansion. This post is written from the point of view of Nick, our senior Narrative Designer.

Atlas of Worlds The first true endgame overhaul since the introduction of Maps during Path of Exile's beta, Atlas of Worlds was intended to provide a visible framework and very high-level goal for player's to pursue. Atlas of Worlds introduced the Shaper as an adversary, and turned the Forsaken Master Zana into your ally and guide for this storyline.

This expansion was relatively light on narrative and contained the 'twist' that the Shaper was Zana's father all along. It introduced the "Shaper Quotes" read out by the Shaper himself as you entered new maps for the first time. It was a reasonable foundation for a story, but with only 7 little memory fragments and... Read more

This post is written by Nick, our senior Narrative Designer.

A few days before every major release, there's Patch Notes Day. For the uninitiated, Patch Notes Day is approximately as exciting as Christmas and your birthday combined, if you knew all you were getting was a list of data (but you were, like, really into data). The patch notes are a culmination of the previous months of work across GGG's many employees, distilled into a few hundred sentences, belying the amount of labour and love that has gone into each update. But even the patch notes themselves have to be made by someone.

That someone is me, and the work that goes into each major patch's patch notes is substantial. Today I'm going to take you through the process from start to finish, to give you a behind-the-scenes look at the process involved here.

Step 1: Accumulation Contrary to popular belief, patch notes are not automatically generated. Nor is it really feasible to have people work... Read more

As you know, we'll be announcing our new expansion on January 7th (PST). At that time we'll be introducing a new set of 3.13 League Supporter Packs, which means the Harvest Supporter Packs will leave the store forever.

There are two pairs of Harvest Supporter Packs available in the store, the Malice and the Benevolence. Each of the two pairs is designed in its own style and has different contents, so you can choose whichever one you prefer (or both). You can upgrade from the smaller one in a pair to the larger one. All of the microtransactions from the Supporter Packs are exclusive and will not appear in the store again.



If you're interested in getting one of the Harvest Supporter Packs but you're not sure you'll be able to do so in time, we'd recommend setting up a payment plan which can reserve a pack for you... Read more

The three-week Heist Flashback, the third event of this holiday period, has started this weekend and we're happy to see that players are having a lot of fun playing it. While you're taking a short break, check out the Flashback highlights we've selected for today {LINK REMOVED}here.

The seasonal winter microtransactions are now available in the store for a limited time! A selection of five snowy cosmetic effects, including a helmet, pets and hideout decorations will help to set a festive mood for upcoming holidays!

The Demonic Arctic Reindeer Pet, Yeti Mask, Polar Bear Cub, Snowman Hideout Decoration and this year's special Ice Sculpture Hideout Decoration will only be available in the store until January 8th (NZT) and won't return until the next December/January holiday period! Check them out in the videos below or by pressing 'M' in game.



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We're continuing our series of interviews with community streamers by publishing an interview with KittenCatNoodle who is well-known not only as a streamer but also as a creator of Path of Exile lore videos.

Hi KittenCatNoodle, thank you for taking part in the interview! Please introduce yourself. Hey! Thanks for the opportunity! I’m KittenCatNoodle, but I go by Noodle. The name’s a pun for the “whole kit and kaboodle,” the KittenCatNoodle. I grew up on Nintendo games, mostly every Zelda game, particularly Majora’s Mask. I’m a big fan of great stories in games, like Witcher, Divinity, and of course Path of Exile. I grew up in Washington State, now in Oregon, just living the dream as a nerdy cat lady who gets to play video games all day.

How long have you been streaming for? How did you get into it? I’ve been streaming for just over 4 years now! Which is pretty crazy. I got into it because I had an IRL friend who would stream. I didn’t even know what it was, but I... Read more