There are just two days to go until our 3.15 expansion announcement livestream. Following the announcements, we have an action-packed week of news planned. We want to let you know what to expect and when you'll be able to begin planning your builds in earnest, so we've prepared next week's news schedule to share with you. Check out the full details below!

This schedule is in PDT

• July 15 - 3.15 Announcement and new supporter packs.


• July 16 - 👀


• July 17 - 👀


• July 18 - Challenge Rewards Revealed.


• July 19 - Ultimatum League Ends at 3pm (PDT).


• July 19 - 3.15 Private Leagues Are Now Available.


• July 19 - 3.15 Balance Manifesto.


• July 20 - Patch Notes, Item Filter and Passive Tree Information.


• July 2...

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Whether resenting your victories or revelling in your losses, the Trialmaster had the perfect quips for every occasion. Before we say goodbye to the undead entity of Chaos in our 3.15 expansion, we wanted to share some of our favourite lines from Ultimatum.

Should you be skilled and lucky enough to claim victory, you may hear lines such as:

• You've been winning, but can you keep it up?


• Random chance must dictate you win... occasionally.


• I hope you have enjoyed your brief string of victories.


• I am being punished, aren't I?


• This time you will finally lose.


• I should have become a priest of Yaomac instead…


• Honestly, it's about time. Congratulations, challenger. Sincerely.

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The Ultimatum League ends on PC on Monday July 19th at 2PM PDT, so this is your last week to complete any unfinished challenges. On consoles, the Ultimatum League will end when the 3.15 expansion goes live on July 28th PDT.

When the league ends, private leagues for 3.15 will become available shortly after so that you can prepare ahead of time for its launch. The exclusive Ultimatum Brimmed Hat will also leave the store forever! If you want to show your support for the league, be sure to c... Read more

Our community has created so many amazing pieces of league-inspired fan art over the years, that we wanted to share some more with you today as we prepare for the announcement of our 3.15 expansion! Check them out below.

Einhar Tainted Paradise by ares1986

Catarina by ...

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A couple of weeks ago, we announced that Mystery Bags were available to those who were interested in purchasing the remaining merchandise stock that was sold at ExileCon. We still have a number of these available to purchase as well as a limited number of the exclusive Solaris and Lunaris statues that were created for the event.

We have around 1,000 mystery bags left, if you missed out on attending the event in person, this may be ... Read more

" Drukaris wrote: using vulkan with same settings as before and the game runs worse

average framerate is a bit higher but i have many small hickups

:<

Your shader cache would have been deleted after the patch. The hiccups you're describing may be due to some basic shaders needing to populate again. Please let us know if you continue to experience this!

" ClearSkyFriday wrote: My VRAM bar in game just says "VRAM: N/A"

Do I need to configure something to get this to work?

GEFORCE GTX 1070 TI gpu

DirectX can't see the VRAM, so the N/A is intended.

Earlier this week, we previewed patch 3.14.3 which includes internal engine improvements. The patch has just been deployed and you can find the full patch notes here or below.

3.14.3 Patch Notes

Engine and Technical Changes:

In addition to the internal engine improvements in this patch, there are some technical changes for you to be aware of.

• We have replaced the old Performance Metrics graphs ...

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From Aspirants to Elders, we've seen some incredible pieces of fan art shared within our community that we wanted to showcase today. Check out their works below!

Watercolour Shaper and Elder by fernsato

The Saboteur by ...

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In preparation for the launch of our 3.15 expansion, we've been working on an update that includes some engine improvements and new performance metrics graphs. You can check out a preview of the patch notes in today's news post.

We're planning to deploy this patch before the end of the working week, possibly around two days from now. In the meantime, we've prepared a preview of the patch notes for you, which you can check out below.

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

Engine and Technical Changes:

• In addition to the internal engine improvements in this patch, there are some technical changes for you to be aware of.


• We have replaced the old Performance Metrics graphs ...

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Path of Exile Livestream Announcement
Tune in at 1pm on July 15th (PDT) to find out all about our next expansion!

The livestream will consist of new content reveals followed by a live Q&A with ZiggyD and Chris Wilson.

You'll catch everything you need to know at twitch.tv/pathofexile - We welcome co-streaming so be sure to encourage your favourite streamer to watch along with us.

Path of Exile's Expansion Launch Date
You'll be able to play the new Path of Exile expansion for free on July 23rd... Read more

On July 10th and 11th (PDT), veteran community member, streamer and racer, Havoc616, will once again host the Havoc Blitz Event! Like the last Blitz, players will compete for points in a Private Ultimatum League. The winners will share in a cash prize pool as well as microtransactions provided by us.



Changes

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  No qualification process: Simply click on a Private League invite link to join.


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  New Class Ladder: Microtransaction rewards have been provided in addition to the Overall Rank based Prize Pool.


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  Level Points in Boss Races: Additional points in Boss Races provides ladder progression for characters that have died, those that could not finish the race objective and those that cannot stream.

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In just two days, we'll reveal a short teaser of our upcoming 3.15 expansion which will also confirm the dates of its announcement livestream and launch. That means the Ultimatum League is near its end and you may be wondering what the future looks like for this content.

The short answer is that we won't be making Ultimatum a core mechanic as part of our upcoming 3.15 expansion. However, we do like its content and may bring it back at a later date. In order to do this, it would first need a few improvements.

We would want to improve the combat of Ultimatum encounters so that the experience is less overwhelming and more tactical. While we do like things to be challenging, we currently feel that there are too many monsters spawning within the tight space of the circle and too many things going on at once.

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As we prepare for our 3.15 expansion announcement, we wanted to look back at some of the amazing fan art you've created that have been inspired by past league content. Check them out below!

Rigwald Card by thiagolehmann

Stay in the Light by ...

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It's been a while since our last Hideout Showcase, and we've seen some great creativity from our community that we wanted to share. For this news post we've selected several hideouts, submitted to our Hideout Showcase forum section. Check out the video below!



Here is a list of hideouts featured in this video (.hideout files are available in corresponding forum threads):

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In the coming weeks, we'll be announcing our 3.15 expansion. At that time, we’ll introduce a new set of League Supporter Packs, which means the Ritual Supporter Packs will permanently leave the store.

There are two pairs of Ritual Supporter Packs available in the store; the Renegade Supporter Pack and the Faithsworn Supporter Pack. Each of the two pairs is designed in its own style with different contents, so you can choose whichever you prefer; or if you can’t decide, you can get both! If you have previously purchased a smaller pack... Read more

In the last week, Exiles have been pushing hard to reach the top of Zizaran's Class Gauntlet! With its conclusion yesterday, we thought we'd highlight more of the great moments captured by the community. Check out the clips below!

Creating a dedicated merchandise store for Path of Exile is something we've wanted to do for a long time but have always been blocked by solving the logistics of it (like the cost of shipping products to and then from New Zealand). Ultimately, there was enough in the way that it just hasn't ended up happening.

After looking at all the options, we're happy to reveal that we're currently collaborating with J!NX to bring the idea of a dedicated Path of Exile merchandise store to fruition. We've worked with J!NX many times in the past to create goodies for past supporter packs as well as all of our ... Read more

Today we want to share some concept art from the Oblivion and Merchant microtransaction themes with you. If you're interested in getting a glimpse into our microtransaction development process or you've liked our recent cosmetic effect themes, be sure to check them out below!

Oblivion Armour Pack

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Today we wanted to showcase the second lot of runner-ups from our recent Fan Art competition! Thank you again to everyone that entered and shared their creativity with our community. Be sure to check out their wonderful works below. We'll be contacting you soon to arrange your prizes.

Runners-Up

• Your choice of Helmet Effect (a Helmet Effect from the list below)

Duelist in Natural Habitat by SpiritInChocola...

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