Path of Exile News

We've just introduced two new microtransactions to the store. The Maraketh Portal is designed in yellow and black colours and is decorated with a swirling symbol of the Order of Djinn. The Malice Wings are made of black moving roots which make them a great addition to any gloom-themed outfit. Check out their videos below or press M in game to get yours.

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This weekend we're running a sale on a huge selection of weapon skins, weapon effects and shields with almost 150 cosmetic effects available at discounted prices. Please note that this sale excludes some of the weapon and shield microtransactions introduced since the launch of the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion.

The sale will run from the time of this post until Jan 27th 7PM (PST). Check out the full list of specials by pressing M in game.

For the duration of the sale we're also offering one free Polaris Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. This means you can purchase a discounted weapon effect or any other microtransaction from the store and receive one free Mystery Box as a gift from us. The offer is available will end at 7PM on Jan 27th (PST).

Please note: it's only possible to get one free Polaris Mystery Box from this promotion. Making additional microtransaction purchases will not grant additional mystery boxes. Purchasing a supporter pack will not grant a free Mystery Box but spending points from a supporter pack can grant a free Mystery Box.

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

We're excited to share a presentation given by Rhys Abraham, a senior programmer and one of our veteran GGG employees at ExileCon. In this talk Rhys explains how we generate areas in Path of Exile and shares a bit about upcoming area improvements in Path of Exile 2. To top it off, he also answers some questions from the audience!

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Tomorrow (Friday NZT) we're planning to deploy the 3.9.2c update on PC with various improvements to the Conquerors of the Atlas and Metamorph content, as well as some bug fixes.

While you're waiting for the patch to be released, check out its patch notes below. Please note that the following list may be changed prior to the 3.9.2c release.

Metamorph & Conquerors Improvements

• Maps now display their Atlas Region by default. Holding Alt displays Map Completion, Bonus Objective Completion and Awakening Objective Completion status.
  
• Added frames to the Map Stash which indicate if a Map is influenced by a Conqueror.
  
• Added visual indicators at the centre of the Atlas which display which Conquerors have been defeated. These visual indicators are removed upon opening portals to the Eye of the Storm.
  
• Clicking anywhere on a Citadel with a non-Unique Watchstone on your cursor now sockets that Watchstone into the appropriate socket if one is available.
  
• Adjusted the positions of various Citadels so that they aren't hidden by UI elements.
  
• Opening a Map that is affected by multiple of the same or similar Sextant modifiers no longer consumes a use of the duplicate Sextant modifier.
  
• The Mark of the Shaper and Mark of the Elder unique rings now grant both bonuses if your other ring is Shaper and Elder influenced.
  
• Sirus, Awakener of Worlds now drops Influenced Items when killed.
  
• Immunity to Shock now correctly prevents you from being Shocked while standing in the Desolation of the Awakener ground effect.
  
• Added a visual indicator to Maps in the Map Stash which indicates if the Awakening Objective has been completed.
  
• Added a visual indicator to Watchstones and Watchstones socketed in Citadels which indicates whether or not they have a Sextant applied to them.
  
• Added some additional modifiers to the pool of modifiers that Awakened Sextants can apply.
  
• Portals to Maps which contain a Conqueror encounter now use Zana's portal effect.
  
• Fixed a bug where Maps that had already spawned Influence for a specific Conqueror had a lower chance to spawn Influence than intended.
  
• Fixed a bug where Conqueror's Exalted Orbs didn't respect the "Cannot roll Caster Modifiers" and "Cannot roll Attack Modifiers" modifiers.
  
• Fixed a bug where portals to the Conqueror encounters could spawn in inaccessible locations.
  
• Fixed a bug where applying a Sextant to a Watchstone socketed in a Citadel could generate the same or a similar modifier which was already on another Watchstone in that same Citadel.
  
• Fixed a bug where various modifiers found on the Precursor's Emblem unique ring were not affected by Quality applied by Catalysts.
  
• Fixed a bug where various Chaos Resistance modifiers were not being increased by Quality applied by Prismatic Catalysts.
  
• Fixed various performance issues that could occur when encountering Conquerors and their monsters in Maps.
  
• Fixed a visual bug where only the creator of an area would see the organ collection graphic when killing Metamorph targets.
  

General Improvements

• Unique Maps can once again be searched by name on the Atlas.
  
• Divination Cards which grant Shaper-related items now have their Shaper background once again.
  
• Maps that are Influenced by The Shaper or The Elder now have a fancy background or border.
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Ignites applied by Explosive Arrow sometimes dealt no damage.
  
• Fixed a bug where Volatile Dead orbs didn't detonate when reaching the maximum amount allowed (60).
  
• Fixed a bug where a Terrain Generation Failure could occur when entering the Plaza Map.
  
• Fixed a bug which prevented using the Time Portal to leave an Incursion.
  
• Fixed a bug introduced in 3.9.0 that made the Miracle Map Device much bigger than intended.
  
• Fixed a client crash that could occur when getting near party members who were using the Chains of Command unique body armour.
  

The Talent Competition has just begun, and we've already received a lot of good submissions. We'll be publishing the highlights of this competition over the coming weeks. Today we're showcasing some of the entries we've received in the Talent Competition so far.

The Lioneye's Theme by xTheCopperCatx
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Fan Art by RaVirr17

Kitava by Bolaway

Kitava by PiikaLatvija

Celestial Cat Pet by Lin7in

Check out more submissions here!

Last year we released new annual Core Supporter Packs which have been received very well by our community. In addition to exclusive microtransactions and physical items, the highest tier of the current Core Supporter Packs includes a pack of signed concept art prints. Today we've gathered some of the pieces of the Core Supporter Packs concept art to give you an idea of what to expect from these prints.



Check out more images here.