Path of Exile News

Community streamer, Brittleknee, has arranged for a showcase of Path of Exile racing strategies to be featured on Games Done Quick, a channel which focuses on demonstrating high level gameplay alongside efforts to raise money for charity. This showcase shares strategies for racing in Path of Exile, starting with the basics and progressing on to veteran strategies and secrets. You'll find the action on twitch.tv/gamesdonequick at 4pm April 5th (PDT).

Brittleknee and Games Done Quick showrunner Raelcun will be providing commentary as community streamers Tytykiller, Imexile and Balaar
demonstrate racing strategies in Act One, Act Three and Act Five.

This is an exciting opportunity to learn from experienced Path of Exile racers, particularly if you are wanting to get involved in the racing community or are looking to improve your leveling times in preparation for our upcoming expansion. If you can't watch the stream live but are still interested in finding out more about racing, the broadcast will be uploaded to the Games Done Quick YouTube channel at a later date.

The Path of Exile racing community have also recently made improvements to the Path of Exile Community Racing Discord; making it easier than ever to get involved! You can join the Discord by clicking here.

We hope to see you there!

The Havoc Blitz event organised by veteran community member Havoc616 begins this weekend! There are a number of exciting races taking place such as XP, Piety, Kitava and Dominus Blitzes. You can check out the full race schedule here. Watch the main cast on April 3rd from 8AM PDT live on RaizQT’s Twitch channel. Don’t forget that this is a two weekend event so if you are eager for more, be sure to check out the main cast from 8AM PDT on April 10th as well!

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Throughout the weekend, Transcendence Helmets and 2x Warlord Mystery Box microtransaction packs will be given away on Twitter and during the live cast.

Good luck to all those participating! If you are interested in getting involved with the Path of Exile racing community, be sure to join the POE Racing Discord here.

[h2]Portal, Character and Footprint Effect Weekend Sale[/h2]

This weekend we are also running a sale on over 200 of our most popular portal, character and footprint effects! Keep an eye on your wishlist to see if you can grab any of your favourites at a discounted price. You can view the full selection of effects on sale here.

The sale runs all weekend and ends on April 5th at 9PM PDT. Don’t forget to check out the Ritual and Core Supporter Packs if you are in need of points for the sale.

Thank you for your support!

Tune in at 1pm on April 8th (PDT) to find out all about our next expansion, Path of Exile: Ultimatum and get your first look at Path of Exile 2 since its debut at ExileCon.

The livestream will consist of new content reveals, followed by a live Q&A with ZiggyD and Chris Wilson, closing out with the Baeclast podcast featuring Lead Game Designer, Rory Rackham.

You'll catch everything you need to know at twitch.tv/pathofexile - We welcome co-streaming so be sure to encourage your favourite streamer to watch along with us. And yes, Twitch Drops will be enabled from the start of the livestream until 9pm April 8th (PDT) and for all channels streaming Path of Exile during that time.

You'll be able to play Path of Exile: Ultimatum for free on April 16th (PDT) on PC and on April 21 (PDT) on console.

We can't wait to see you then!

During our livestream announcement for our 3.14 expansion next week, we'll share the first look at Path of Exile 2 since it was announced at ExileCon! If you are interested in checking out what we've revealed so far, we have compiled everything you need below.

[h2]Path of Exile 2 Official ExileCon Trailer[/h2]
At ExileCon in November 2019, we announced the development of Path of Exile 2; a new seven-act storyline set 20 years after the death of Kitava in Path of Exile 1. You can watch the first trailer below.

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[h2]Path of Exile 2 Gameplay Preview[/h2]
The gameplay preview shown at ExileCon demonstrated some of the mechanical and graphical changes that you can expect to see in Path of Exile 2 such as a revamped skill gem system. If you would like to see more, you can check out the full preview below.

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[h2]Path of Exile 2's New Skill System and Ascendancy Classes[/h2]
In this panel from ExileCon; Jonathan Rogers, Rory Rackham and Neon provided a glimpse at the 19 new Ascendancy Classes in Path of Exile 2. They also offered their insights into the reworked skill gem system.

[h2]Building the World of Path of Exile 2[/h2]
Erik Olofsson, Creative Director of Path of Exile, discussed the visual improvements being made to Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon and also offered a closer look at some of the updated character, item and environment models. You can learn more about the art below.

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[h2]Path of Exile 2 - Behind the Music: Act 1[/h2]
Our composer, Kamil Orman-Janowski, discussed his inspirations behind the music of Path of Exile 2's first act in this interview from April 2020. You can hear his insights and catch a sneak peek of some of the new music below.

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[h2]Path of Exile 2 Client and Microtransactions[/h2]
Path of Exile 2 will launch from the same game client as the original game and will be available alongside the current campaign, allowing you to choose what storyline you want to play through to reach the shared Atlas of Worlds endgame. All your microtransaction purchases from Path of Exile 1 will be available in Path of Exile 2.

[h2]Path of Exile 2 Beta[/h2]
We are unlikely to start a Beta for Path of Exile 2 until 2022 at the earliest. In the meantime, we are continuing to release Path of Exile expansions on our regular three-month cycle.

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We'll see you at our 3.14 announcement over on April 8th PDT over on our Twitch channel but in the meantime, stay sane Exiles.

The creations our community share with us are a wonderful way of getting to see the world of Wraeclast through your eyes. Today, we wanted to look back at some of the remarkable fan art you’ve made that were inspired by your very own Exiles.

[h2] Abyssal Armour Set + Headhunter Cosplay by andaerial2[/h2]



[h2] Talisman Scion by BestBrick[/h2]



[h2] Faith by jerg[/h2]



[h2]The Witch by Joschka[/h2]



[h2]The Ascendant by maplefall[/h2]



[h2]Blood Thorn Witch by lolozori[/h2]



[h2]Carcass Jack Scion by Degelman[/h2]



If you have any Path of Exile inspired creations that you would like to share with us and the community, be sure to post them in the Community Showcase forum.