Game Overview:
Path of Exile is a free to play action role playing game developed and published by Grinding Gear Games.
The game focuses on progression, dungeon-crawling, and loot-based gameplay similar to the Diablo series.
Players venture into the Afterlife to battle warriors from the Karui tribes in tournaments to earn new Uniques, Passive Tree Tattoos and more.
The acclaimed free-to-play action RPG has set a new record for peak concurrent players, beating its previous best by over 50,000.
The free expansion and its Challenge League also add a new end-game activity. It goes live on April 7th for PC and April 12th for consoles.
A full reveal of the 3.21 expansion is set for March 30th at noon PDT with co-founder Chris Wilson answering a live Q&A afterwards.
Grinding Gear Games will instead explain balance changes on livestream and release patch notes on the day of the announcement.
The 3.22 expansion will also be revealed at ExileCon in July, and Grinding Gear Games has a "lot planned" leading to Path of Exile 2's release.
The Unique Relics add special rules for a level 80+ Sanctum run, causing the final boss to drop new items, among other effects.
Explore the Sanctum below Fellshrine Ruins, spending Resolve to traverse unique layouts while suffering Afflictions and Accursed Pacts.
The next expansion for the free-to-play action RPG will go live on December 9th for PC and December 14th for Xbox and PlayStation.
Along with the next Challenge League, Grinding Gear Games also promises a "small additional announcement" to start the livestream.
It will be revealed a week before release in a new livestream, though dates could change depending on any development issues.
A live Q&A with founder Chris Wilson will be held post-reveal. The expansion goes live on May 13th (PDT) for PC and May 18th (PDT) for consoles.
The latest expansion for the free-to-play action RPG adds four new bosses, a revamped Atlas of Worlds progression, and a new Atlas passive tree.
The endgame expansion features a total revamp of the Atlas of Worlds, removing Regions and replacing its Watchstones with Voidstones.
The League will be going live on February 4th for PC along with the new Siege of the Atlas expansion. More details coming January 27th.
"They" are on the way and could present a new endgame challenge in the Atlas of Worlds for both Standard and Seasonal players.
Fill the Blood Crucible and shift into an alternate Wraeclast to battle the Scourge. Corrupt items, including uniques, for powerful benefits.
A new teaser trailer for the action RPG's next big league and expansion has been released. The full reveal livestream is slated for October 14th.
Grinding Gear Games' Chris Wilson will appear on the Baeclast podcast to discuss the "past, present and future" of the game.
Grinding Gear Games' Chris Wilson also acknowledges that peak concurrent players is 23 percent less compared to the game's all-time record.
The mode is currently live on PC and will return on weekends after Expedition launches. It features 90 skills and a custom skill tree.
The expansion sees players excavating dig sites with explosives to unearth artifacts. Major balance changes to skills and flasks also being made.
The latest patch and League for Grinding Gear Games' free-to-play action RPG is looking to make some big changes to the meta.
Frost Bomb, Wave of Conviction and Flesh and Stone are seeing nerfs.
Partake in difficult encounters with escalating rewards.
Reveal set for April 8th along with a new look at Path of Exile 2.
A launch date should be coming "some time next week most likely," as per Grinding Gear Games.
A new Challenge League and expansion helped push the action RPG to new heights.
Atlas passive trees, multi-boss fights and Ascendancy changes coming next week.
The expansion goes live on January 15th at 11 AM PST.
Plan a heist, hire some rogues and work your way up to the big score.
Grinding Gear Games answers some frequently asked questions about the next league.
Collect seeds, grow enemies, harvest their Lifeforce, and craft powerful items.
It will be similar in size to Delve and Incursion but smaller than Conquerors of the Atlas.
The next challenge league isn't too far off.
Changes also coming to Delirium, Metamorphs and more.
Server issues, along with a DDoS attack, have also been mostly resolved.
New items, Skills, and the Cluster Jewel system debut in the latest Challenge League.
Twist the world around you to battle new nightmares and earn new Cluster Jewels.
The next expansion and challenge league are planned to release on March 13th.
Supporter Packs for the current Metamorph League will be leaving soon.
Grinding Gear Games' extensive patch fixes a number of issues in the Metamorph League.
Four expansions will release this year as usual with Path of Exile 2 still in the works.
Check out the year that was for Grinding Gear Games' free to play action RPG.
Watch a boss shift and unleash different strategies in this new trailer.
New Skill Gems, a revamped end-game, and much more is coming tomorrow.
The 3.9.0 expansion will contain "game-wide" content separate from the challenge league.
Work with Sister Cassia and face off waves of unrelenting enemies in this new Challenge League.
Cleanse fungal growths and build defenses to fight off monsters attempting to stop you.
Face the eternally warring enemies of Wraeclast with new items, rewards, and more.
Ain’t no easy path for newbies here.
Freeing enemies, attacks with Totems and Brands, and much more has been discussed.
More mobs to kill and better telegraphed attacks should make some bosses better.
Studio director Chris Wilson says the expansion is "the next generation of action-RPGs."
Melee revamp, new activity with new reward, and new build archetypes are coming.
Chris Wilson says it is "necessary to keep our developers happy and healthy for the long-term."
Various bugs, including one affecting Dual Strike and Cleave users, are also being addressed.
The free-to-play action-RPG launches with Synthesis, its latest Challenge League.
The free to play action RPG will launch with the new Synthesis League.
Grinding Gear Games' latest Challenge League brings new skills, items, and changes to the action RPG.
Explore hidden memories and unearth the secrets behind new character Cavas.
New Skill Gems, buffs and nerfs to existing spells, and much more detailed.
Synthesis cosmetics that can be unlocked by completing challenges in the next League are also revealed.
Managing director Chris Wilson says, "We want first impressions to be good."
Fractured Items, Uniques, and a complete overhaul of spells are coming with the newest League.
Grinding Gear Games' action RPG makes you think differently about the genre (and is also pretty darn great).
The next big update will arrive on March 8th for PC and March 11th for Xbox One.
Eight new Grandmasters have been added to the Hall of Grandmasters, among other changes.
Grinding Gear Games lays out its schedule for the next few updates, along with more info on 4.0.0.
Issues with quest completion should be resolved, and a Summoned Totems Veiled modifier should be enabled.
Grinding Gear Games' Chris Wilson says the response was "28 percent higher than our previous best-ever launch."
Path of Exile's upcoming PS4 release will be looking to leverage the PS4 Pro's enhanced capabilities.
Grinding Gear Games co-founder Chris Wilson talks to us about the upcoming PS4 release of the free-to-play action-RPG.
Grinding Gear Games will use additional time to "work on game performance/frame rate".
Atlas Objectives will replace Daily Missions and feature heavily in the base game.
The next free expansion involves investigating and hunting down the Immortal Syndicate.
Grinding Gear Games will also discuss intentions for the Delve League.
Spend money to create your own league with brutally difficult mods.
The Diablo-esque dungeon crawling action-RPG launches on Sony's system next month.
Explore the infinitely scaling Azurite Mine and earn new rewards.
The Azurite Mine will offer a new location with tough challenges, new items, and much more.
Incursion Flashback Events announced for August 4th to August 28th with modifiers from past Leagues.
Venture into the past, alter a Vaal temple and then storm it in the present.
Grinding Gear Games promises more expansions and version 4.0.0 in the future.
Grinding Gear Games' Chris Wilson discusses the challenges of developing the ARPG's biggest free expansion yet.
Plus, they confirm that they currently have no plans for a PS4 version.
"More RAM helps us cache art assets so that they are instantly available if later needed."
"I doubt games will be fully utilizing its hardware for some time."
New story acts and the Harbinger Challenge League will be live.
Now that's a major coup right there.
Brings a new act, tons of new abilities and items, and more.
The free to play MMORPG continues with adding new content.
The Forsaken Masters expansion has spurred Grinding Gear Games to new heights.
And it's completely free.
Action RPG finally available to everyone.
