Path of Exile News

Download the Apollyon Mystery Box Soundtrack For Free

If you are looking to add some dramatic flair to your playlists, then we have the perfect track for you! The Apollyon Mystery Box soundtrack is now available as a free download. You can find the links below.

To download the Apollyon Mystery Box soundtrack, click (or Right-click, “Save link as”) on the file type you prefer: .flac or .mp3.

We know how much you love our composer Kamil’s music, so if you can’t get enough, check out his Soundcloud here or YouTube channel.

Community Showcase

Ultimatum has been out for a few days now and while we're keeping an eye on feedback and reports regarding Ultimatum, we wanted to showcase some awesome Path of Exile-inspired creations from our community. Check them out!

[h2]Pixel-Art Atziri, Queen of the Vaal by thr33jackdaws[/h2]

[h2]You Only Live Once, Exile by Conqista[/h2]

[h2]The Trialmaster by lehmannthiago[/h2]

[h2]Warden’s Chambers by WidoXx[/h2]

[h2]Demigod Arc Witch by SK_Gunoo[/h2]

[h2]Sin, Innocence and Kitava by Raydenshi[/h2]

[h2]Acton’s Nightmare - Theme and Three Variations by envatilea[/h2]
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We can’t wait to see what else our players come up with next. If you’d like to share any artwork or fan art with us and your fellow Exiles, please post your submissions on the Community Showcase forum or our subreddit.

Path Of Exile had a difficult week of expansion issues and PR struggles

Path Of Exile kicked off its latest expansion Ultimatum on Friday, a launch which was unfortunately part of a challenging week for the developers and players both. Server issues created a domino effect of troubles on launch day between Path Of Exile's developers, their players, and livestreamers. That was just the cap to a week which was already troubled by accusations of an unfair ban from what turned out to be an invented player. Most issues appear to be resolved now, but here's a look at what's been going on.

The Apollyon Mystery Box

Whether you side with the Light or the Dark, the Apollyon Mystery Box is now available! It contains 38 new ethereal cosmetic effects, some of which can be combined to create a stunning unique version for even deeper character customisation. Check out the full trailer to see what's available!

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[h2]Click here to find out more about the Apollyon Mystery Box![/h2]

Path of Exile dev addresses "rough" Ultimatum launch

Needless to say, the launch of the latest expansion for Path of Exile, Ultimatum, has not gone too smoothly. In a Reddit post, developer Grinding Gear Games acknowledges the criticisms, and explains what happened in the RPG game.

The explanation was written by lead developer Chris Wilson, who discusses the "rough" launch in some detail. For many players, getting into the new content was laboriously slow, making them sit in a queue that could take up to two hours. Wilson says this was a result of "human error" because a migration process that's normally done playerbase wide in the days leading up to an expansion didn't happen.

A temporary solution was put in, but this caused players to taken out every ten minutes or so, a less than ideal situation for an MMORPG game. "Aside from catastrophically ruining our launch day, it completely mystified us because we have been so careful with realm infrastructure changes," Chris writes. "We thoroughly tested them internally, peer code-reviewed them, alpha tested them, and ran large-scale load tests up to higher player capacities than we got on launch day."

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