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The Warlord Mystery Box Concept Art - Misery

If you like getting a behind the scenes look at the development of Path of Exile, then we have a treat for you! In today’s news post, we wanted to share some more concept art from the Warlord Mystery Box; this time, of the Misery themed cosmetics. Have a look below!













In case you missed it, you can check out the concept art for the Suffering themed items from the Warlord Mystery Box here or get your box here.

Path of Exile Talent Competition

What drives you, Exile? If the answer is creativity then it is your time to shine! We’re launching a Path of Exile Talent Competition that is inclusive of any type of creation your imagination can conjure. Whether you have a talent for cosplay, fan art, dance, baking, gifs, music, fan fiction, comics, crafts or more, we want to see your Path of Exile themed creations. All submissions that match the theme are welcome!

You can view a full list of the prizes here.

[h2]How to Enter[/h2]

Just post your submission to this thread to be entered into the competition. It's ideal if your content is easy to consume. A general guide for this is that your submission should take no longer than three minutes to read, listen to or view. It's permitted to post content that is longer than three minutes but in some cases it may put your submission at a disadvantage if it's significantly difficult to engage with your content.

The winning submissions will be selected based the following criteria:

How skillfully your talent has been executed
How true it remains to the theme of Path of Exile
How compelling or entertaining the submission is

[h2]Conditions[/h2]

The competition will run from the time of this post until Monday the 8th of March at 5pm NZT (7th of March at 8pm PST). Submissions made after this time will not be counted. We'll post the winners sometime in the following days.
Any work that is submitted must be your own and must be created after the launch of this competition.
Multiple submissions are welcome.
If you want to create a montage or mash-up of other artists' work or videos, this is permitted as long as it follows all legal guidelines of fair use standards.

Best of luck to everyone who is participating in the competition! We always love seeing your Path of Exile-inspired content and can’t wait to see what you create this time.

The Warlord Mystery Box Concept Art - Suffering

Want to get a glimpse into the development process for the Warlord Mystery Box? Then check out the concept art for some of the Suffering themed cosmetic effects that we’ve gathered for you below.













You’ll be able to check out the Misery and Despair themed concept art in the near future. For now, you can take a look at the final versions of the cosmetics or purchase the Warlord Mystery Box here.

Community Showcase

Let me bend your ear for a moment! In today’s news post, we have gathered some awesome creations from our community including a remix of the Maven theme and guitar cover of the Sirus theme, as well as more fantastic fan art. Take a look at their great work below.

[h2] Path of Exile - Maven (aTension Remix - no meme version) by aTension[/h2]

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[h2] Path of Exile: Orion - Guitar Jam Edition by Helscream[/h2]

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[h2] Maven by Cursedone66[/h2]



[h2]Oshabi by Tartharos[/h2]



[h2] Simple Breach Fanart by HoldimProvae[/h2]



[h2] The Envoy by WidoXx[/h2]



[h2] Quin69 - commissioned piece by Mihai Radu[/h2]



If you are inspired and want to create your own fan art, don’t forget to share them with us and your fellow Exiles by posting your submissions on the Community Showcase forum or our subreddit.

Path of Exile's thriving community reminds me of MMOs like WoW

Jumping into Path of Exile in 2021 took me several days of preparation. This wasn't my first time with the free-to-play action-RPG, but it had been a couple of years since my last visit. Path of Exile is bewildering enough to wrap your head around as a new player, but even as a lapsed one there's a lot to learn thanks to quarterly events called challenge leagues. These keep the game brimming with new content and loot to discover, but also include new mechanics for players to assimilate into their grinding.


To give you a little context on just how daunting PoE is to a new player, the passive skill tree boasts over 1,300 nodes to pick from every time you level up. Every item is loaded with stats and attributes to check, and many have buffs associated with skills on that baffling passive skill tree. The prospect of starting out in Path of Exile is aggressively complicated.


However, as a new challenge league was about to start (named 'Ritual'), this seemed like the best opportunity to dive back in. New leagues, much like seasons in Diablo 3, offer players an incentive to build brand-new characters and barrel through the game at breakneck speeds.


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