Community_Team

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 difficult... Read more

Thanks for the report. We're looking into this now.

Previously it was possible to manually set the aspect ratio of the Path of Exile client to be very short and wide, allowing you to see an unintended amount of the level at once. A limit needed to be set. Because of server serialisation distances, this maximum aspect ratio is currently set to 21:9. This is the widest that we can currently go before we start hitting the cutoff where entities and effects vanish. We are looking at being able to increase this in the future.

This note was accidentally missed from the patch notes. We're very sorry for that oversight.

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 1:00 PM (EDT)
The servers go live at: Aug 19, 2022 4:00 PM (EDT)

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 s... Read more

" ParagonNight wrote: Can we toggle between tiers or do we get 1 for each stage? I like the T1 Helm the most but want the T4 wings.

In Lake of Kalandra, you'll have the option to select a lower tier version of a microtransaction you want to use. This feature will work on these challenge rewards, as well as any other microtransactions we've released that have tiers.

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.

Private Leagues for Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra are now available!

The Private Leagues for the Lake of Kalandra expansion launch are now available! Those of you who are planning to play in a Private Kalandra League at launch are now able to create them beforehand. Click here to set up your Private League (don't forget to double check the start time of your league upon creating)! Please note that you won't be able to participate in these events until they officially launch on August 19th (PDT).

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


• T...

Read more

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 Path of Exile stream on Twitch* between 1pm Friday August 19th and 1pm Monday August 22nd PDT.

You w... 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.

Below are all the new and changed gems in Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

New Gems

Updated Gems

Show All DifferencesHide All Differences

...

Read more

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

• 
  ...

Read more

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 here.

The 50 Point Sale will run from the time of this post until Aug 15, 2022 9:00 PM (EDT) (This is displayed in your local time).

In case you... Read more

We are excited to announce Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra in our exclusive livestream on Twitch! Find everything you need to learn about this expansion in this news post.



... 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 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 which is Aug 11, 2022 4:00 PM (EDT) in your local time. 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 coun... Read more

We've already teased a couple of sneak peeks, and today we're revealing the rest of the 15 new Divination Cards that you'll be able to find once Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra launches. Check them out!

.div-cards{ display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;}.div-cards img{ flex: 0 1 33%; width: 33%; image-rendering: -webkit-optimize-contrast;}
... Read more

Around a year ago, a group of Path of Exile community members started a new player-run Wiki. We now host this on our servers, so that they don't have to incur the hosting costs. We wanted to take a moment to let you know what this means and what to expect in the future.

Because it was created to provide reliable, up-to-date information rather than to make a profit, its hosting costs have been a burden on its creators. We're very happy with its quality, and when we were approached about the idea of hosting it on GGG servers, we liked the idea. This means that the community wiki can have all the hosting resources it needs without having to worry about raisi... Read more

Our next Divination Card Story is from Pepetuch, who worked with us to design their card Bijoux. Find out more about their card in today's post!




Delirium was my first full league that I played from launch day to finish. I had played Path of Exile semi-casually starting at the end of Metamorph, but became completely enamored with the gameplay loop of this game. I started playing ARPG's with the launch of Diablo 3 (back when there was real money auction house, no adventure mode only campaign, and when you would see mayyyyyyybe 1 Legendary item the whole campaign - My wizard that dropped a Barbarian belt after killing Diablo was not happy).

Aside from how cool Delirium was aesthetically (yeah I unironically liked the gray on gray pa... Read more

This weekend we're running a massive sale on Character, Portal, and Footprint Effects. There are over two hundred effects available at reduced prices, and you can view the full selection of discounted items here. This sale will run from the time of this post until Aug 08, 2022 9:00 PM (EDT) (this is displayed in your local time).

If you require some otherworldly inspiration, the ... Read more

In this post we will compile all the Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra teasers as they're posted. The most recent will always be at the top.

Here's Elevore, a new Unique Helmet in Lake of Kalandra.

Spoiler

You probably wouldn't wear this ring, but it showcases what happens when certain mods are negated by the Reflecting Mist

Spoiler

In Lake of Kalandra you're able to search stash tabs by coordinates.

Spoiler ... Read more

The Sentinel League ends on PC on Tuesday August 16th at 3pm (PDT), so there's only two weeks left to unlock the Ophidian and Ophidian Lord Armour Sets and Wings if you haven't done so already. On consoles, the Sentinel League will end when the Lake of Kalandra expansion goes live for consoles on August 24th (PDT).

When the Sentinel League ends, private leagues for Lake of Kalandra will become available so that you can prepare ahead of time for its launch. The current items available in Kirac's Vault Pass will also be sealed away forever and replaced with new, exclusive cosmetic effects alongside the launch of Lake of Kalandra. The items for consoles will be replaced alongside Lake of Kalandra's console launch on August 24th (PDT). Check out the unique item skins in the video below or get your Pass ... Read more