Path of Exile News

Zizaran Interviews Path of Exile Designers

Yesterday, Game Designers Octavian and Andrew sat down with community streamer Zizaran to discuss Path of Exile: Mirage, its new contents and their thoughts on design philosophies.

If you missed it, check out the VOD below.

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If you would like to hear more from Andrew and Octavian, make sure you tune into Jungroan’s Twitch to catch it live on March 4th.

New and Changed Gems in Path of Exile: Mirage

Path of Exile: Mirage introduces several new Gems available, including the new Holly Skills and some changes to existing Skill and Support Gems. Today we’ve prepared the gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all new and changed gems to help you theorycraft your builds for the upcoming launch. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

While we'll leave the majority of Exceptional Supports for you to discover in the game at launch, we'll tease some of them soon.

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Keepers Supporter Packs and Kirac's Vault Pass End Soon

When the Mirage content update launches for Path of Exile on March 6th PST, the Keepers of the Flame Supporter Packs will be leaving both the Path of Exile 1 & 2 stores forever. This is your last chance to get the Champion of Theopolis and the Verdant Magus Series items before they’re gone.

Check the Keepers of the Flame Supporter Packs in the videos below or go here for more details.

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When the Keepers of the Flame League ends on March 3rd PST, the current items available in Kirac’s Vault Pass will be sealed away forever and replaced with new, exclusive cosmetic effects alongside the launch of the Mirage expansion.

Check out the Echoes of the Maven Armour Set in the video below or get your pass here.

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Path of Exile's new Mirages "will certainly" boost ground loot, but GGG is "aware of the problem" in the long term

Path of Exile 3.28 is looking spicy, and I'm glad to see that the wider PoE community has responded with a similar level of excitement to my own impressions of the Mirage league and new-look endgame Atlas map. Ahead of the reveal, I sat down to speak across timezones with game director Mark Roberts and game designer Christopher 'Octavian' Laferriere to discuss the best Mirage activities in 3.28, how Grinding Gear Games is expanding the main campaign, and the new update's impact on the eternal ground loot debate.

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Path of Exile 3.28 has "serious implications for juicing" and a major endgame rework, but GGG is sticking by one divisive change

At first glance, the Path of Exile Mirage update doesn't sound as bold or dramatic as some past installments, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it'll be remembered as a major inflection point in the free-to-play ARPG's life. Grinding Gear Games has now had some time to establish the differences between the up-and-coming PoE 2 and its still-active predecessor. In PoE 3.28, the team is implementing some fundamental changes to the way endgame progression works, alongside a new Mirage mechanic that transforms existing activities, and a special Scion ascendancy that's planned to stick around for the long term.

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