Path of Exile News

We're discounting a huge assortment of microtransactions by holding a 50 Point Sale! There are more than 250 microtransactions available for only 50 points or less, including Skill Effects, Helmets, Pets, Weapon Effects, Hideout Decorations and much more! Check out the list of specials by pressing M in game.

The 50 Point Sale will run from the time of this post until Dec 02, 2019 7:00 PM.

In case you need points for this sale, we recommend checking out our new Metamorph Supporter Packs!

Thank you for your continued support! Have a great weekend everyone!

Blight was a slightly divisive league, but not nearly as much as Synthesis or Bestiary, which were consequently not integrated into the core game in the form they were initially released in. After a lot of internal discussion, we have decided to integrate Blight into the core game on PC with the release of 3.9.0. For now, Blight won't be added to Core Path of Exile on console platforms due to some performance problems we need to solve. Our plan is to fix these problems and to integrate it.

Blight will not be present during the main storyline campaign. Once you reach Maps, Blight encounters will spawn in 10% of map areas you enter. Every encounter will drop at least one Oil or Blighted Map. The chance of Blighted Maps dropping has been significantly increased compared to their previous drop rate.

Despite the fact that Blight encounters now guarantee an Oil or Blighted Map drop, Oils are inherently going to be more rare than they were before because you're encountering Blight content less often.

Some feedback from players was that Blight encounters became too easy in very high level areas. Our work on endgame difficulty in Conquerors of the Atlas has certainly affected Blight also, so you should see an appropriate level of difficulty for the rewards granted at high levels.

Once you get a chance to play Conquerors of the Atlas, let us know feedback about Blight's integration and whether there's anything else you feel we should address. Thanks as always!

We're proud to introduce the Metamorph Supporter Packs! There are two pairs of Supporter Packs with exclusive cosmetic microtransactions, such as Armour Sets, Weapon Effects, Character Effects, Wings and more!

There are two pairs of packs available with many exclusive microtransactions: the Sanctum and Damnation packs. Each of the two pairs has different contents, so you can choose whichever one (or both) you prefer. You can upgrade from the cheaper one in a pair to the more expensive one later.

The Sanctum and the Grand Sanctum Supporter Packs

The Sanctum Supporter Pack contains a Weapon Effect, Wings, a Portrait Frame, a Supporter Forum Title and 250 points. The Grand Sanctum Supporter Pack contains everything from the Sanctum pack as well as an Armour Set, an alternative Helmet Skin, 550 points, a Portrait Frame and a Forum Title. Check out the preview of the Grand Sanctum Supporter Pack below!

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The Damnation and the Eternal Damnation Supporter Packs

The Damnation Supporter Pack contains a Weapon Effect, a Character Effect, a Portrait Frame, a Supporter Forum Title and 250 points. The Eternal Damnation has the same contents as the Damnation pack, plus an Armour Set, an alternative Helmet Skin, a Portrait Frame, a Forum Title and 550 points. Check it out below:

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You can upgrade from one of these Supporter Packs to another in the same series by clicking "Upgrade" on the desired pack. The process will include any pure points packs purchased since the release of Metamorph. The maximum amount that upgrades can contribute is 80% of the value of a pack.

Note that the Core and Metamorph packs are in different series, so you can't upgrade from one of those to the other type. If you have any questions about this process, please contact [email protected]!

Thank you so much for your support! We hope you enjoy these Supporter Packs!

As part of our targeted improvements to Bows in 3.9.0, we're introducing three new Support Gems that work with Bow skills: Arrow Nova Support, Greater Volley Support and Barrage Support.

Arrow Nova Support

The Arrow Nova support turns a forward firing arrow skill into an upward firing payload arrow, which lands at a targeted location. When the arrow hits the ground, it bursts into a nova of the skill's projectiles. This support is available at level 8 for the Ranger, opening up interesting new ways to spread your arrow effects over an area.

Ground targeted projectiles like Caustic Arrow, Vaal Burning Arrow and Tornado Shot will explode a fixed distance from the Nova location, creating a wide damage area if they don't explode on a closer target first. For Caustic Arrow, this lets you spread caustic ground over a very large area with ease.

Greater Volley Support

Knowledgeable players will know that the Greater Volley Support already exists on the Reach of the Council unique bow. We have decided it would be interesting if it became its own support gem. Because of this change, Reach of the Council will be improved. This support is available at level 38.

Greater Volley comes with a slightly lower damage multiplier than Greater Multiple Projectiles, given that the damage shape is less desirable for most projectile skills.

Lesser Multiple Projectiles and Volley supports have been often left by the wayside in favour of Greater Multiple Projectiles at end-game - both of these supports will have lower damage multipliers than they currently do, making them more attractive both for levelling and as endgame options.

Barrage Support

This support gem causes skills to fire wand and bow skill projectiles sequentially. Each projectile adds a little bit of attack time, so the skill isn’t unreasonable with skills that inherently have a lot of additional projectiles like Split Arrow and Power Siphon. You will be able to cancel out of a Barrage once it has started, so too many projectiles won't lock you in place for a long time. This support is available at level 38.

The Barrage skill gem hasn't changed significantly. It has functionally the same behaviour as the Barrage Support but does not have more attack time per extra projectile. This makes extra projectiles relatively more valuable compared to other Bow skills supported by Barrage. The Volley Fire threshold jewel will now be limited to 1 (from 3) and grant 6 additional projectiles to the first and final attacks (up from 2), giving you much more value for the socket cost.

Separate to these changes, Shrapnel Shot has been adjusted and renamed Galvanic Arrow. It is especially interesting with the Barrage Support, with each sequential projectile repeating the area damage cone. We'll talk more about the Galvanic Arrow changes soon when we go over all reworked and rebalanced skills.

Support Gem Combinations

Any arrow-firing Skill + Barrage + Arrow Nova
This causes the projectiles from the skill to spiral around the impact point, both looking cool and letting you deal high damage to enemies near the target location.

Any Arrow + Barrage + Greater Volley
This causes a sequential volley to fire in a line from side to side, damaging a condensed area that can hit enemies many times.

Check out a video preview below!
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There are other interesting combinations to discover with existing support gems and certain bow skills, including other reworked and improved bow skills. We'll be going over these reworked bow skills soon, so stay tuned.

As you explore the new Atlas in our December expansion, you'll eventually encounter five new endgame bosses, called the Conquerors. You may have noticed two of them in the official Conquerors of the Atlas trailer. For this news post we've created a longer preview of endgame battles with them. Check it out below!

Spoiler alert: some of the new boss mechanics are showcased in this video. If you want to experience these fights for the first time by yourself, we'd recommend waiting until the launch of the expansion!

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