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Community streamer, ThisIsBadger, has organised an exciting team vs team event which takes place this coming weekend! Participants will be randomly split into three teams to compete for points which are awarded for cumulative team level, Boss bounties, Delve depth, Heist collections and more! Teams will be assigned 72 hours prior to the event start.



League Starts: May 21, 2021 1:00 PM PST
League Ends: May 25, 2021 1:00 PM PST

This event is open to everyone although there is a cap of 700 players per team (2100 spots in total). If you'd like to get involved, make sure you register {LINK REMOVED}... Read more

The gloomy microtransactions from the previous Warlord Mystery Box are now available in the store! It's also still possible to combine some of the individual Suffering and Misery pieces into the 'Despair' cosmetic effects.

So that you don't miss out, we wanted to let you know early that later today at 9pm (PDT) we will also be offering a free Apollyon Mystery Box alongside our weekend sale when you spend any amount of points in the store! This sale will follow the normal free mystery box rules of one box per account. More information to come in our sales news later today.

Alongside the cosmetics from the original mystery box, we are also introducing the Suffering Mirage Archer Effect, which gives your mirage archers a menacing new look; and the Warlord Stash Skin Bundle, which gives you a further way to personalise your hideout.

Please note that the Warlord Stash Skin Bundle can be equipped to your Stash and Guild Stash via the Hideout Cosmetics UI and are... Read more

In the near future, we'll be making some improvements to how Path of Exile utilises your video memory. This post explains what impact that will have on your gameplay and when to expect the patch.

Graphics cards have a certain amount of Video RAM (VRAM), which is used to hold the various assets that we are rendering for the current game scene. If you run out of VRAM while playing under DirectX 11, our default renderer, the game will still work but your frame rate will drop as it has to render assets that reside in system memory. The graphics driver would also move assets back and forth between main memory and VRAM, further slowing things down. For users without enough VRAM, performance under DirectX11 is pretty terrible.

While the Vulkan rendering API has all sorts of performance benefits, it doesn't have the default-to-system-memory fallback that was present under DirectX 11, and its default behaviour is to just crash when out of memory. When we initially released the... Read more

Whether Atziri, the Heist Rogues or the Trialmaster are your muse, it's time to let your creativity shine in our Fan Art competition! The theme for this competition is simply Path of Exile, so no matter what aspect of Wraeclast inspires you, it's time to show off your artistry.

Prizes
Top Three Winners

• Custom forum avatar made from your submitted art
  
• Special made forum badge
  
• Signed Path of Exile Art Book
  
• Your choice of two Path of Exile T-shirts - (Chaos Orb, Shaper or Untainted Paradise)*
  
• Chaos Orb Keychain
  
• Brutus Art Print
  
• Your choice of an Armour Set (any Armour Set from the store)
  
• Your choice of a Weapon Effect (a Weapon Effect from the list below)
  
• Your choice of Helmet Effect (a Helmet Effect from the list below)

4-5th Place

• Signed Path of Exile Art Book
  
• Yo...

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Later this week, we plan on deploying Patch 3.14.1c which includes a variety of general fixes and improvements. To give you an idea of what to expect, we have prepared a preview of the patch notes for you, which you can check out below.

Please note that the patch notes may be changed prior to their deployment.

General Fixes and Improvements

• Clarified that the Harvest craft which changes a unique item into a random unique weapon can also change the item into a random unique quiver. This is purely a description change.
  
• Fixed a bug with the Elementalist's Bastion of Elements notable ascendancy passive skill where Primal Aegis wouldn't be reapplied if you died in an area.
  
• Fixed a bug with the Mahuxotl's Machination unique shield where Everlasting Sacrifice could sometimes fail to trigger when reaching full energy shield.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Icestorm skill granted by The Whispering Ice uniqu...

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The {LINK REMOVED}Apollyon Mystery Box features distinct designs that bring a mystical glimmer to Wraeclast. In today's news post, we've gathered some concept art to share a look at the magic that goes into creating these ethereal cosmetic effects.







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It's been some time since we last hosted a Q&A on Path of Exile's most complex game mechanics and we are keen to answer your questions and help you understand some of the less-well-understood corners of the game! We'll collect your questions and present the answers sometime next week.

The intention of this Q&A is to be exclusively about game mechanics rather than game design or other Path of Exile topics - for example, how specific passives interact with particular unique items, etc. It's unlikely that we'll be able to get to every question due to time constraints but we aim to answer as many as we can.

We look forward to seeing your questions! You can post your questions on our forum thread {LINK REMOVED}here.

In Path of Exile, some days you play out of your mind and defeat the Maven without dying. Other days, you slip up and die to the Shaper. Regardless of what happens, we wanted to share and highlight a few Twitch clips from our awesome community. Check them out in today's news post {LINK REMOVED}here!

Whether it's a simple voice line from Zana or the chime of an Exalted Orb drop, the iconic sounds of Path of Exile bring the gritty world of Wraeclast to life. Today, our sound design team shares some of their thoughts and inspirations behind the audio of recently added skills, mechanics and NPCs.

Please Note: If you would like to hear examples of the audio described below, please check out the {LINK REMOVED}full news post for video samples.

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Hello Exiles!

I'm Kane and I'm the Audio Lead on Path of Exile. The audio department at GGG is now 5 sound designers strong (including myself), and ‘the maestro' Kamil handling everything to do with music. I feel privileged to have sound designers on my team that are all very... Read more

With every new league, we introduce a variety of new content to Path of Exile and our Ultimatum expansion was no different. In today's news post, we've gathered some concept art of the Trialmaster as well as some of the Vaal-inspired creatures and items that were introduced in Ultimatum to give you a behind-the-scenes look at our development process. Check them out below!









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In Path of Exile's Ultimatum League, we introduced The Trialmaster, a mysterious immortal figure that seeks to challenge Exiles on behalf of his master, the Vaal entity known as Chaos. Our narrative designer, Matt Dymerski, has written an overview of creating the Trialmaster.

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You're a Path of Exile player. You're entering a new league. You're going to encounter the league NPC in every. single. area. How do I, the Narrative Designer, help make that experience fun rather than repetitive? The answer might just involve leaning into the iteration rather than trying to avoid it. Thus, the Trialmaster was forged.

The Trialmaster is not Path of Exile's first foray into creating personalities that remember what you, the player, have done. Betrayal League had a one-step system in which the NPCs said different things based on the last interaction they had with you. However, their memory didn't extend beyond that, because keeping track of relationships with nineteen... Read more

Now that you've had a deeper look at Act 2 in Path of Exile 2, we wanted to share some awesome pieces from our concept artists that were brought to life in our recent gameplay showcase. Check them out below!

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We're currently working on Patch 3.14.1 which we aim to deploy later this week or early next week. We're also preparing additional information about resource loading, invisible enemies/skills and various related issues. In the meantime, we have prepared a preview of Patch 3.14.1 for you. Please note that this is a preview only and some patch notes may be added or removed before it is deployed.

Ultimatum Improvements and Fixes

• Stand in the Stone Circle Ultimatum encounters now have larger circles.
  
• Monsters in the "Stand in the Stone Circle" Ultimatum encounters have had their experience and drops improved to bring them more into line with other Ultimatum encounters.
  
• Re-enabled the Razor Dance Ultimatum modifier.
  
• Improved various visual effects in The Trialmaster encounter.
  
• Fixed a bug where Monsters could sometimes fail to disappear after completing an Ultimatum encounter.

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Ultimatum is in full swing now, so we'd like to highlight the reveals of some stunning cosplays and exciting moments in Path of Exile: Ultimatum. Check out some of the clips we've gathered during the Ultimatum League {LINK REMOVED}here!

Don't forget you can support your favourite content creators by purchasing an armour set from their {LINK REMOVED}Nexus store! Purchasing armour sets from Nexus supports creators as well as the development of Path of Exile.

Thanks for your support!

Late last year, we started a series of polls to design a microtransaction with the community. Before our artists finalise the concepts for a {LINK REMOVED}novelty themed {LINK REMOVED}Cyclone effect, we want to ask you for suggestions! If you are in need of inspiration, we are thinking along the lines of the {LINK REMOVED}Celestia... Read more

In Path of Exile 2, much has changed in the world of Wraeclast, which means that the way we approach telling its story also needs to be different. In today's news post, Narrative Designer Matt Dymerski, shares some of the narrative design philosophies being adopted to craft a more immersive story and experience in Path of Exile 2.

The following is written from Matt's perspective.

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Newer players might not realize this, but Path of Exile was written in stages. When I started playing, the Lunaris Temple was the end of the game, and Piety was the final boss. Act 4 didn’t arrive until 2015, and Acts 5 through 10 followed in 2017. The years between saw significant upgrades in Grinding Gear Games’ capabilities and focus, but also held complications with the availability of voice actors and writers. Path of Exile 2 represents the company’s first opportunity to build a complete sequel story all at once. That means myself - your resident Narrative Designer ... Read more

While it's only been a few days since Ultimatum's launch, we wanted to provide the community with an overview of what we're currently working on. We don't feel that major changes to the league are required just yet, but this might change soon as it's still quite early.

Some Issues we're working on:

• We're keeping a close eye on the experience of Ultimatum encounters and their balance.
  
• The Razor Dance Ultimatum Modifier is not currently enabled. We are working on fixing up some issues found at the last minute prior to Ultimatum's launch that required us to temporarily disable this modifier. As it is required for Ultimatum challenges, we will enable this modifier as soon as it is fixed and tested.
  
• Some Ultimatum waves sometimes give no reward. This is a very rare issue but we are working on a fix as soon as possible.
  
• We're working on a solution to channeling abilities being released or stopped in-betwe...

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

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

Ultimatum has been out for a few days now and while we're keeping an eye on feedback and reports regarding Ultimatum, we wanted to showcase some awesome Path of Exile-inspired creations from our community. Check them out!

Pixel-Art Atziri, Queen of the Vaal by {LINK REMOVED}thr33jackdaws

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Whether you side with the Light or the Dark, the Apollyon Mystery Box is now available! It contains 38 new ethereal cosmetic effects, some of which can be combined to create a stunning unique version for even deeper character customisation. Check out the full trailer to see what's available!



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