Path of Exile News

So you've rolled up your character, battled past innumerable horrifying monsters, and thrashed Doryani's machine. Twice. You've got your free waystone, clicked on the map device, and opened up the Atlas of Worlds. Now what?..
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I admit it: I'm a coward. The first time I fired up Path of Exile 1, accidentally tabbing over to its sprawling passive skill tree filled me with an instinctual dread, like I was coming face to face with some ancestral human enemy. How could my frail, mortal mind ever hope to make sense of it? Dejected, scared, defeated, I slinked off back to more understandable videogames...
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Confused about what to do with the Golden Idol in Path of Exile 2? You'll likely happen upon at least one of these idols while exploring Utzaal in act three, though it's most probable you'll discover the Golden Idol first, since it's found in a fixed location in Napuatzi's quarters...
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Do you ever find yourself in a gruelling boss encounter, usually several attempts in, only to be swatted by a move that you're sure didn't connect? Outraged, you blurt an expletive and look around for someone to validate your indignation, but there is no one there to respond to your "did you see that?!?" except for your cat—giving you the soft-eyes and blissfully unaware of your plight...
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Despite the 500 hours of playtime I've accrued over the years, I've always been a pretty casual Path of Exile player. In PoE, 500 hours is rookie numbers: The infamous sprawl of its passive skill tree and labyrinthine gear crafting mechanics still border on the unfathomable to me. For players who aren't instinctively horrified by having to do any amount of math, PoE is an expansive canvas for buildmaking artistry; for me, it's the world's largest character build buffet. I've been standing comfortably on the shoulders of theorycrafting giants—until now...
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