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It's been a while since we last did a Q&A about Path of Exile's game mechanics and we're keen to answer your questions about its intricacies! We'll collect your questions and present the answers sometime in the next few weeks.

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 your questions!

We sat down with Ben, one of our UI Programmers who fixed the "mangled text" bug that's been affecting Path of Exile for a long time. Because there was some interest in the bug itself, he was kind enough to write up a post-mortem for us. Check it out below!

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After announcing we finally found a fix for the infamous "mangled text" bug players have been encountering for the past 6 years, some players expressed interest in getting a post-mortem on this age-old issue. I'd ... Read more

We went through our Hideout Showcase forum again to highlight some of your amazing hideout designs with the rest of the community! Some of the hideouts featured make use of the new Timekeeper's and Ghost-lit Graveyard Hideouts, both exclusive to the ... Read more

Today, we have a variety of both concept art and 3D art for items featured in Kirac's Vault Pass! The pass contains item skins and effects for specific unique items that unlock as you complete Atlas objectives! Check out the art below!

If you want to find out more about Kirac's Vault Pass, check out the Vault Pass page here.

Rumi's Concoction

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We're continuing to share backstories of Divination Cards created by our supporters. This time we spoke with Quelex about the story behind the Imperfect Memories, a Divination Card from the Siege of the Atlas expansion.



I have played games like Path of Exile since Diablo 1 came out when I was young. I've always enjoyed coming up with different ideas and testing how well they will work. I stumbled upon the website for PoE during its closed beta and thought it looked cool (especially as a person who loves Final Fantasy X's passive tree) but I didn't know anyone that played it. When the open beta came around my friend and I finally gave it a shot and we have been hooked and played every league since.

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This weekend, we're hosting a sale on a huge selection of Skill Effects! If you're looking to add some flair to your skills, spells, auras, movement skills and more, then be sure to take a look at the selection here. The sale ends at May 30, 2022 9:00 PM (EDT) (this is displayed in your local time).

For a taste of what's on sale, check out the ... Read more

The new Voidbane Shield increases its visual effects based on the highest level of Chaos spell you've used so far in that area! Check out the video below, or get yours here!



If you're looking for an armour set to complete a purple, Chaos-themed look, check out the Voidbane Shield paired with the Darkshard Armour S... Read more

Our Sentinel Mystery Box is our first Mystery Box with non-repeating rewards that features microtransactions that have different levels of effects based on gameplay elements! They were a lot of fun to design, so we thought you'd like to take a peek at the process through its concept art! Check it out below.

If you want to find out more about the Sentinel Mystery Box, check out the Mystery Box page here!

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Sometime this week or early next week, we're planning to deploy the 3.18.0d patch that includes further changes to monster modifiers and some bug fixes. Check out a preview of its patch notes below.

3.18.0d Patch Notes

This patch includes changes to monster modifiers that provide ailment immunity, as well as a few improvements and bug fixes of both small- and medium-importance.

Monster modifier changes

• Frostweaver: No longer grants immunity to Cold Ailments. It now grants 80% reduced effect of Cold Ailments.


• Permafrost: No longer grants immunity to Freeze and Chill. It now grants 80% reduced effect of Cold Ailments.


• Flameweaver: No longer grants immunity to Scorch. It now grants 80% reduced effect of Scorch.


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It's Big Brain time! Outsmart your enemies with the Big Brain Helmet that visually makes your brain bigger the more you scale your intelligence. Check out the video below, or get your helmet here!



Thanks for your support!

The Sentinel Boss Kill Event on PC concluded earlier this week. Seven players have managed to kill seven Uber Pinnacle Bosses in Sentinel HC SSF mode! Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone who participated. All winners will be granted the Godslayer's Pride microtransaction and we're currently working with them to design their unique item prizes.

The following 7 players were the first to defeat seven Uber Bosses (the Uber Eater of Worlds, the Uber Searing Exarch, the Uber Maven, Uber Sirus, Uber Venarius, Uber Uber Elder, Uber Shaper) in the Hardcore Solo Self-found Sentinel League on PC:

• #1 Darkee


• #2 nickexile11


• #3 Zizaran


• #4 GucciPradas


• #5 Jezie


• #6 Steelmage


• #7 z4kur

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The Black Star's Polaric Hideout enters the store today, along with a few new Skill Effects! We're also having a sale on every Stash Tab! Check out the videos below or browse the Stash Tabs here and the new releases here!
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Since our Path of Exile: Sentinel livestream reveal, we've been releasing microtransactions that are quite different from what we've made in the past. Today, we'd love to hear your feedback and ideas so we can continue to make new and exciting cosmetic effects for you in the future.

In case you've missed it, we have recently been experimenting with new types of microtransactions and new ways of packaging them together.

We have released:

• The Arcanist and ...

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In our recent Sentinel Supporter Packs we introduced two new hideouts, the Ghost-lit Graveyard Hideout and Timekeeper's Hideout.

The Ghost-lit Graveyard is a hideout where you can control the colour of its torches. It also has six exclusive hideout decorations. In the Timekeeper's Hideout you can use the chronosphere to change the time of day from dawn to noon to dusk to night. It also comes with two exclusive hideout decorations.

For today's news post we've filmed a walkthrough of these hideouts to give you an idea of ... Read more

Today we're releasing a bunch of new microtransactions into the store! They include the Demonic Necromancer Bundle, Madcap Cast When Damage Taken, Apollyon Shockwave and Celestial Cat Forbidden Rite!

The Demonic Necromancer Bundle includes microtransactions for Raise Spectre, Summon Raging Spirits, Raise Zombie and Summon Skeletons bundled together at a discount! These are all also available individually in the store.

Madcap Cast When Damage Taken and Apollyon Shockwave are both microtransactions for their respective support gems.

The Celestial Cat Forbidden Rite Effect changes your purple projectiles into a flurry of cats!

Check everything out in the videos below, or get yours... Read more

We have released a new version of Kirac's Vault Pass that contains unique item skin rewards that are exclusive to this league! Each of these rewards visually interacts with gameplay in some way and will leave the store forever when the Sentinel League ends. After purchasing the pass, you can earn its rewards in the Atlas endgame by completing map objectives. Check out this post for more information!

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Previously, Path of Exile was pay-to-glow and we're happy to announce it's now pay-to-swole. Flex on your foes with the new Maroider Body Armour which increases your visual muscle mass as you scale your strength. Check out the Marauder's gains in the video below, or get your Maroider Body Armour here!



Thanks for your support!

We're continuing our work on addressing feedback around Archnemesis modifiers and will communicate these changes with you soon. In the meantime, we always love to see Path of Exile-inspired fan art from our players and have gathered some recent pieces of fan art to share with the wider community. Check them out!

Unending Hungers by Reverendwyrm

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