Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra is Now Live!
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Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra Launches Soon
Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra launches soon! In this news post, we've gathered all the information you need to know about what happens on launch day and how to start downloading early.
The realm goes down and patching begins at: Aug 19, 2022 10:00AM (PDT)
The servers go live at: Aug 19, 2022 1:00PM (PDT)
The above times are displayed in your local time zone. You'll need to be logged into your account to see these. To change your local time, go to "My Account", "Manage Account" and "Edit Preferences".
If the timezone is displaying incorrectly for you, please disregard the above timer and refer to the countdown on the front page. Three hours before the end of the countdown, the realm will go down and patching will begin shortly after. When the countdown ends, the servers will be live and you'll be able to join the Kalandra League!
The patch size for the update will be around 4.7GB on the standalone client and 4.7GB on Steam.
Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra will launch on consoles at Aug 24, 5:00PM (PDT). Downtime will begin for deployment at approximately Aug 24, 2:00PM (PDT)
If you're looking for some extra character slots for the launch, we're running a sale on these right now! This is also your last chance to get Sentinel Mystery Boxes! It will leave the store when our next Mystery Box becomes available! Keep in mind that if you haven't taken advantage of it yet, it's still possible to get one free Sentinel Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. NOTE: this is only possible once per account. Additional purchases do not grant additional mystery boxes. If you need some extra points, we recommend checking out the Kalandra and Core Supporter Packs.
In case you still haven't decided which build to play with, check out the Class subsections on the forum for suggestions from the community. Many of our community streamers are also providing build guides on YouTube!
For those of you wanting to compete in the upcoming expansion, we are holding a Boss Kill Event where players will race to be the first to kill all seven of the Uber pinnacle bosses available by allocating their respective Atlas keystones! We have exciting prizes lined up for the winners. Find out more in this news post.
If you want a new look to match your build, check out the Nexus stores of your favourite creators for their curated selection of Armour Sets to support them as well as the development of Path of Exile!
When the Lake of Kalandra expansion launches, both the Archnemesis and Sentinel Supporter Packs will leave the store forever, so this is your last chance to purchase them before they are gone! Check out our post here for more information about these packs, or find them in the shop here. The Sentinel and Archnemesis Supporter Packs will be leaving the store at: 19, Aug 1:00PM (PDT)
Don't forget to tune into your favourite Path of Exile stream during the launch of Lake of Kalandra to earn the Arcane Footprints and Arcane Throne Decoration Twitch drops! For more information about how to earn these rewards, check out our recent announcement about this here.
We can't wait to see your latest adventures through Wraeclast. We'll see you at launch!
The realm goes down and patching begins at: Aug 19, 2022 10:00AM (PDT)
The servers go live at: Aug 19, 2022 1:00PM (PDT)
The above times are displayed in your local time zone. You'll need to be logged into your account to see these. To change your local time, go to "My Account", "Manage Account" and "Edit Preferences".
If the timezone is displaying incorrectly for you, please disregard the above timer and refer to the countdown on the front page. Three hours before the end of the countdown, the realm will go down and patching will begin shortly after. When the countdown ends, the servers will be live and you'll be able to join the Kalandra League!
The patch size for the update will be around 4.7GB on the standalone client and 4.7GB on Steam.
Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra will launch on consoles at Aug 24, 5:00PM (PDT). Downtime will begin for deployment at approximately Aug 24, 2:00PM (PDT)
If you're looking for some extra character slots for the launch, we're running a sale on these right now! This is also your last chance to get Sentinel Mystery Boxes! It will leave the store when our next Mystery Box becomes available! Keep in mind that if you haven't taken advantage of it yet, it's still possible to get one free Sentinel Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. NOTE: this is only possible once per account. Additional purchases do not grant additional mystery boxes. If you need some extra points, we recommend checking out the Kalandra and Core Supporter Packs.
In case you still haven't decided which build to play with, check out the Class subsections on the forum for suggestions from the community. Many of our community streamers are also providing build guides on YouTube!
For those of you wanting to compete in the upcoming expansion, we are holding a Boss Kill Event where players will race to be the first to kill all seven of the Uber pinnacle bosses available by allocating their respective Atlas keystones! We have exciting prizes lined up for the winners. Find out more in this news post.
If you want a new look to match your build, check out the Nexus stores of your favourite creators for their curated selection of Armour Sets to support them as well as the development of Path of Exile!
When the Lake of Kalandra expansion launches, both the Archnemesis and Sentinel Supporter Packs will leave the store forever, so this is your last chance to purchase them before they are gone! Check out our post here for more information about these packs, or find them in the shop here. The Sentinel and Archnemesis Supporter Packs will be leaving the store at: 19, Aug 1:00PM (PDT)
Don't forget to tune into your favourite Path of Exile stream during the launch of Lake of Kalandra to earn the Arcane Footprints and Arcane Throne Decoration Twitch drops! For more information about how to earn these rewards, check out our recent announcement about this here.
We can't wait to see your latest adventures through Wraeclast. We'll see you at launch!
Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra Challenge Rewards
In the Kalandra League, you'll be able to earn exclusive microtransactions by completing 40 new challenges. At 4, 6, 8, and 10 challenges, you'll receive the Iridescent Helmet Attachment, Iridescent Weapon Effect, Iridescent Character Effect, and Iridescent Wings respectively. Additional tiers of these microtransactions are unlocked as you complete more challenges in the Kalandra League. Completing challenges also grants you pieces of the Kalandra Totem Pole Hideout decoration. Check them out below!
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You'll be able to check out the full list of challenges you need to complete for these rewards when Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra launches for PC and Mac on August 19th PDT and for console on August 24th PDT.
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You'll be able to check out the full list of challenges you need to complete for these rewards when Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra launches for PC and Mac on August 19th PDT and for console on August 24th PDT.
Enabling the Trade Site for Console Players
For a number of years, the PC/Mac version of Path of Exile has used a trade system where players can search for items on a trade website, and then contact those users in-game to arrange a trade. The console version of Path of Exile has used a different system, called the Trade Market. This post details our plans to bring the Trade Site to console players and eventually phase out the Trade Market.
The context for these changes is that of unification. It would be great to see both the console and PC version have the same choice of either mouse/keyboard or game controller. It would be great for them to get the same patches, on the same day, and potentially have cross-play, cross-progression and cross-purchases. All of these are difficult issues that require significant engineering work, platform support and various other factors, so we're not able to promise any of them at this stage. But it's a future we'd love to work towards, and one that requires that Path of Exile is the same on both platforms.
In order for it to be the same, it has to have the same featureset. We have gradually been adding support for the remaining features (guilds were added to console, controller support to PC, lockstep on console is next). But one big difference between the two versions is the way that trade is handled. This will need to be unified as well.
On the console version, the Trade Market tries to make it difficult to find items, but easy to actually purchase them. You have to browse through pages of items in a specific category, a bit like a flea market. When you find something you actually want, you can make an offer that can be asynchronously accepted by the other player.
On the PC version, searching for items on the powerful trade website is extremely easy. Actually trading for the item can be frustrating though, as it's up to you to contact the user in game and complete the trade.
Both of these systems have an element of friction, but this is intentional. We actively want to avoid trade being too fast and easy. For more information, please read our Trade Manifesto. While it may feel obvious to suggest that we combine the two systems so that it's both instant to find items and instant to receive them, we strongly feel this is not the right approach for the long-term health of the game.
We have decided to enable the Trade Site for Path of Exile on console. This does require a web browser to visit, and while the player doesn't necessarily have a computer nearby, they do have access to the console's built-in browser or their mobile devices.
But there's one complexity. Currently, users have to copy/paste a trade message from the website into the game client. This is moderately easy on PC, but would be extremely difficult on console or the website. So we are adding a Direct Whisper button which will detect your current logged-in game session and automatically send the whisper directly from your account to the recipient. This functionality will also apply to the PC version of the trade site.
So either at or a little while after Lake of Kalandra's release, we'll be enabling the trade site for console users. We won't turn off the existing Trade Market just yet (as the trade site for console will essentially be a beta that we want feedback on), but we do plan to replace the Trade Market with this system in the near future.
We believe this feature will both make trade easier for console players overall and will work towards the goal of having Path of Exile be identical regardless of which platform you're playing on. The Direct Whisper button will hopefully also be a nice convenience for players playing any version of the game.
The context for these changes is that of unification. It would be great to see both the console and PC version have the same choice of either mouse/keyboard or game controller. It would be great for them to get the same patches, on the same day, and potentially have cross-play, cross-progression and cross-purchases. All of these are difficult issues that require significant engineering work, platform support and various other factors, so we're not able to promise any of them at this stage. But it's a future we'd love to work towards, and one that requires that Path of Exile is the same on both platforms.
In order for it to be the same, it has to have the same featureset. We have gradually been adding support for the remaining features (guilds were added to console, controller support to PC, lockstep on console is next). But one big difference between the two versions is the way that trade is handled. This will need to be unified as well.
On the console version, the Trade Market tries to make it difficult to find items, but easy to actually purchase them. You have to browse through pages of items in a specific category, a bit like a flea market. When you find something you actually want, you can make an offer that can be asynchronously accepted by the other player.
On the PC version, searching for items on the powerful trade website is extremely easy. Actually trading for the item can be frustrating though, as it's up to you to contact the user in game and complete the trade.
Both of these systems have an element of friction, but this is intentional. We actively want to avoid trade being too fast and easy. For more information, please read our Trade Manifesto. While it may feel obvious to suggest that we combine the two systems so that it's both instant to find items and instant to receive them, we strongly feel this is not the right approach for the long-term health of the game.
We have decided to enable the Trade Site for Path of Exile on console. This does require a web browser to visit, and while the player doesn't necessarily have a computer nearby, they do have access to the console's built-in browser or their mobile devices.
But there's one complexity. Currently, users have to copy/paste a trade message from the website into the game client. This is moderately easy on PC, but would be extremely difficult on console or the website. So we are adding a Direct Whisper button which will detect your current logged-in game session and automatically send the whisper directly from your account to the recipient. This functionality will also apply to the PC version of the trade site.
So either at or a little while after Lake of Kalandra's release, we'll be enabling the trade site for console users. We won't turn off the existing Trade Market just yet (as the trade site for console will essentially be a beta that we want feedback on), but we do plan to replace the Trade Market with this system in the near future.
We believe this feature will both make trade easier for console players overall and will work towards the goal of having Path of Exile be identical regardless of which platform you're playing on. The Direct Whisper button will hopefully also be a nice convenience for players playing any version of the game.
Lake of Kalandra Item Filter Information
In preparation for the Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra expansion, we've gathered up all the Item Filter information you need to help you get ready for the launch.
If you're not sure what to do with this information, don't worry too much! We'll update Path of Exile's built-in item filter alongside the launch of Lake of Kalandra.
[h3]New Items[/h3]
Item Class: Active Skill Gem
[h3]Returning Items[/h3]
Item Class: Stackable Currency
[h3]Other changes[/h3]
Pantheon Souls
[h3]Map Tiers[/h3]
Tier 1
[h3]Removed Items[/h3]
If you're not sure what to do with this information, don't worry too much! We'll update Path of Exile's built-in item filter alongside the launch of Lake of Kalandra.
[h3]New Items[/h3]
Item Class: Active Skill Gem
- Lightning Conduit
- Galvanic Field
- Alchemist's Mark
- Overcharge Support
- Broken Truce
- Doryani's Epiphany
- Endless Night
- The Shieldbearer
- Choking Guilt
- The Enforcer
- The Shepherd's Sandals
- Azure Rage
- The Leviathan
- The Price of Devotion
- Astral Protection
- Gemcutter's Mercy
- Checkmate
- Lethean Temptation
- Something Dark
- Dusk Ring
- Penumbra Ring
- Gloam Ring
- Tenebrous Ring
- Shadowed Ring
- Bone Ring
- Ring
- Calling Wand
- Convening Wand
- Reflective Oil
- Wild Crystallised Lifeforce
- Vivid Crystallised Lifeforce
- Primal Crystallised Lifeforce
- Sacred Crystallised Lifeforce
- Ultimatum Aspect
- Mirrored Tablet
- Forgotten Reliquary Key
- Visceral Reliquary Key
- Shiny Reliquary Key
- Archive Reliquary Key
- Oubliette Reliquary Key
- Cosmic Reliquary Key
- Decaying Reliquary Key
- Engraved Ultimatum
- Niko's Memory
- Alva's Memory
- Kirac's Memory
- Einhar's Memory
[h3]Returning Items[/h3]
Item Class: Stackable Currency
- Tainted Chromatic Orb
- Tainted Orb of Fusing
- Tainted Jeweller's Orb
- Tainted Chaos Orb
- Tainted Exalted Orb
- Tainted Mythic Orb
- Tainted Armourer's Scrap
- Tainted Blacksmith's Whetstone
- Tainted Divine Teardrop
[h3]Other changes[/h3]
Pantheon Souls
- Captured Soul of Arachnoxia renamed to Captured Soul of The Primal One
- Captured Soul of Armala, the Widow renamed to Captured Soul of Void Anomaly
- Captured Soul of Forest of Flames renamed to Captured Soul of Megaera
- Captured Soul of Shock and Horror renamed to Captured Soul of Titan of the Grove
- Captured Soul of The Hallowed Husk renamed to Captured Soul of The Sanguine Siren
- Captured Soul of Puruna, the Challenger renamed to Captured Soul of Ara, Sister of Light
- Captured Soul of Captain Tanner Lightfoot renamed to Captured Soul of Merveil, the Returned
- Captured Soul of Vision of Justice renamed to Captured Soul of Fire and Fury
- Captured Soul of The Infernal King renamed to Captured Soul of Kitava, The Destroyer
- Captured Soul of Varhesh, Shimmering Aberration renamed to Captured Soul of Burtok, Conjurer of Bones
- Captured Soul of Drek, Apex Hunter renamed to Captured Soul of Visceris
[h3]Map Tiers[/h3]
Tier 1
- Strand
- Overgrown Ruin
- Terrace
- Frozen Cabins
- Moon Temple
- Crimson Temple
- Carcass
- Dark Forest
- Colosseum
- Bramble Valley
- Excavation
- Thicket
- Bone Crypt
- Museum
- Waterways
- Factory
- Cells
- Caldera
- Park
- Defiled Cathedral
- Atoll
- Shore
- Vaal Pyramid
- Phantasmagoria
- Primordial Pool
- Laboratory
- Dungeon
- Chateau
- Temple
- Crater
- Crimson Township
- Wharf
- Coral Ruins
- Mud Geyser
- Acid Caverns
- Shrine
- Overgrown Shrine
- Lava Chamber
- Jungle Valley
- Arachnid Tomb
- Plateau
- Dry Sea
- Spider Forest
- Necropolis
- Colonnade
- Arachnid Nest
- Lair
- Mausoleum
- Summit
- Fungal Hollow
- Wasteland
- Bog
- Ancient City
- Ghetto
- Maze
- Barrows
- Canyon
- Villa
- Residence
- Foundry
- Pier
- Dig
- Desert
- Underground River
- Cold River
- Stagnation
- Racecourse
- Gardens
- Leyline
- Alleyways
- Peninsula
- Arena
- Castle Ruins
- Belfry
- Precinct
- Cemetery
- Cursed Crypt
- Marshes
- Promenade
- Port
- Silo
- Arsenal
- Lava Lake
- Orchard
- Pen
- Sulphur Vents
- Underground Sea
- Plaza
- Mesa
- Armoury
- Ashen Wood
- Dunes
- Forking River
- Vault
- Grotto
- Arcade
- Waste Pool
- Grave Trough
- Ramparts
- Arid Lake
[h3]Removed Items[/h3]
- All Sentinel Drones
- All Sentinel Power Cores
- Sentinel Controller