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Mercenaries Vault Pass Concept Art

by CommunityTeam_GGG

The Mercenaries of Trarthus edition of Kirac's Vault Pass has an exclusive cosmetic armour set as a reward from the premium track, themed around Path of Exile's first ever Pinnacle Boss - the Shaper. Check out some concept art for this set below! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5193306/cc13ce669cfea4ddb9a3b5a7b8e9178c902ba51a.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5193306/8288e41646c220398295e8be706d185572016f9f.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5193306/786bfd2f373a30ef867b1a310c4808c4f88ce2ea.jpg To get the Vault Pass, press M to open the store in-game. You can also see how it looks in-game in the video below!

Path of Exile dev "deeply sorry" for disrupted service during new league launch

by editor@pcgamesn.com

The Path of Exile Secrets of the Atlas launch has largely marked a successful return for the free Steam ARPG, but it's not without issues. While it works on the next PoE 2 update, developer Grinding Gear Games addresses some of the disruptions affecting the Diablo rival's new season. It also lays out a handful of balance changes, with nerfs incoming for overpowered mercenary skills that are blowing up players in an instant, and some buffs for memory skills. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Path of Exile flies past PoE 2 as the free Steam ARPG's new update lands Path of Exile 3.26 gets bigger right before launch, as GGG adds mercenary renown Path of Exile 3.26 pushes the free ARPG away from PoE 2, so both can coexist

How Secrets of the Atlas Launch Went

by CommunityTeam_GGG

We wanted to give an update talking about how the launch went and what we’re immediately working on. Over the weekend we launched Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas. We are so thrilled to see the number of people who joined us for launch day. Welcome back, Exiles! Starting with the elephant in the room, unfortunately our European servers have been facing a barrage of DDOS attacks. We understand that this issue has ruined such an anticipated launch for many players. This is unacceptable service and we are deeply sorry. We want to assure you that we are taking this very seriously and it is the highest priority problem for our company to solve. Due to the nature of these attacks, we’re unable to provide a timeframe on when it will be resolved but we do want to acknowledge that we do see the issue and are doing everything we can to mitigate this. Another thing we caught just prior to the launch was an issue with our final console builds which did not affect our internal realms so couldn’t...

Path of Exile flies past PoE 2 as the free Steam ARPG's new update lands

by editor@pcgamesn.com

Path of Exile is back, as the long-awaited PoE 3.26 update Secrets of the Atlas finally lands almost a year on from the free Steam game's last season. The original Grinding Gear Games ARPG, built as a spiritual successor to Diablo 2 and now well over a decade old, continues to prove why it's so beloved among the loot-grinding faithful even set against its own sequel. With a major endgame overhaul and the introduction of mercenary companions, Secrets of the Atlas and the new Mercenaries of Trarthus league make now the ideal time to give Path of Exile a try. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Path of Exile 3.26 gets bigger right before launch, as GGG adds mercenary renown Path of Exile 3.26 pushes the free ARPG away from PoE 2, so both can coexist Path of Exile 3.26 brings a big endgame upgrade and mercenaries to the free ARPG

Path of Exile 3.26 gets bigger right before launch, as GGG adds mercenary renown

by editor@pcgamesn.com

Path of Exile 3.26 just got even bigger right before launch. Seemingly not content with the sweeping overhauls and additions in its Secrets of the Atlas update, developer Grinding Gear Games has introduced a bonus mechanic right at the last minute. The renown system expands this season's challenge league, Mercenaries of Trarthus, by rewarding you for your successes in battle and punishing you for ducking out of dangerous fights. If you need any more reasons to be excited for the new Path of Exile league start, GGG has your back. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Path of Exile flies past PoE 2 as the free Steam ARPG's new update lands Path of Exile 3.26 pushes the free ARPG away from PoE 2, so both can coexist Path of Exile 3.26 brings a big endgame upgrade and mercenaries to the free ARPG

Mercenaries of Trarthus - Renown

by CommunityTeam_GGG

Since the Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas reveal last week we’ve continued to make changes to the Mercenaries league. One such change is the introduction of the Renown system. We’ve made a quick video for you to checkout but if you’d prefer to read it at your own pace we’ve included that too! As you defeat Mercenaries, you will gain Renown among the Trarthan arrivals to Wraeclast. Successfully defeating a Mercenary will push you up one rank of Renown, to a maximum of three, whereas either losing or backing out of a fight will cost you one rank. Backing out means that you speak to a Mercenary, view their gear and skills, then walk away and never fight that Mercenary. Returning to them in the same area will allow you to fight them without penalty. Only leaving and never returning to fight them will cost you Renown as they will spread the word of your cowardice amongst the other Trarthans. For each rank of Renown that you have, you have increased odds of encountering Infamous Mercenar...

Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas Launches Soon

by CommunityTeam_GGG

Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas will launch on PC and Console soon! In this news post, we’ve gathered all the information you need to know about what happens on launch day and how to start downloading early. The PC realms will go down and patching begins at: 10am June 13th PDT The servers go live for PC and Console at: 1pm June 13th PDT The above times are displayed in your local time zone. You’ll need to be logged into your account to see these. To change your local time, go to “My Account”, “Manage Account” and “Edit Preferences”. If the time zone is displaying incorrectly for you, please disregard the above timer and refer to the countdown on the front page. Three hours before the end of the countdown, the realm will go down and patching will begin shortly after. When the countdown ends, the servers will be live and you'll be able to join the Mercenaries League. The patch size for the update will be around 9.6GB on the standalone client, Steam and Epic. The estimated size of the...

Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas Launch Twitch Drops

by CommunityTeam_GGG

To celebrate the launch of Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas, we'll be running two weeks of Twitch Drops starting from June 13th PDT! Week 1 Twitch Drops - Syndicate's Demise Unique Finisher Effect Start Time: June 13th 1:00 PM PDT End Time: June 21th 4:59 AM PDT You will get the Syndicate's Demise Unique Finisher Effect after 3 hours of accumulated watch time on any channel streaming Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas during the first week of launch. Week 2 Twitch Drops - Rose Charge Effect Start Time: June 21st 5:00 AM PDT End Time: June 29th 4:59 AM PDT You will get the Rose Charge Effect after 3 hours of accumulated watch time on any channel streaming Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas during the second week of launch. The drops are guaranteed for everyone who has watched any Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas stream for the amount of time specified above. This promotion is available for all accounts. Support a Streamer To support our community streamers, we'll also be offerin...

New and Changed Gems in Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas

by Natalia_GGG

Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas introduces several new Trarthan Gems available as a reward for a victorious duel with Mercenaries. In this expansion we’ve also made some changes to existing Skill and Support Gems. Today we’ve prepared the gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all new and changed gems to help you theorycraft your builds for the upcoming launch. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Click here to check out new and changed gems!

Path of Exile 3.26 pushes the free ARPG away from PoE 2, so both can coexist

by editor@pcgamesn.com

Path of Exile 3.26, Secrets of the Atlas, launches this week alongside the new Mercenaries of Trarthus challenge league. It's a long-awaited moment for the hardcore champion of ARPGs; the free-to-play game hasn't had a new season since Settlers of Kalguur in July 2024, with PoE 2's early-access launch taking all of developer Grinding Gear Games' attention. As it makes its grand return, I sat down with game director Mark 'Neon' Roberts to talk about the new PoE league, returning to a four-month cycle, and whether the success of Path of Exile 2 has changed how GGG approaches its predecessor. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Path of Exile 3.26 brings a big endgame upgrade and mercenaries to the free ARPG The Path of Exile 3.26 update introduces a highly requested but divisive feature While we wait on Path of Exile 3.26, new custom leagues are here to fill the gap

Additional Secrets from Secrets of the Atlas

by CommunityTeam_GGG

With Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas launching soon, there will be a multitude of new Trarthan Skills and Infamous item modifiers to customise your characters with. Check out some examples of the new things you can find below! We highlighted Siege Ballista of Trarthus during the Secrets of the Atlas Content Reveal and two more Trarthan gems can be found on the Secrets of the Atlas Announcement Page, but we know that those of you wanting to try out new skills will be keen to see some more! Wave of Conviction of Trarthus Heavy Strike of Trarthus {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5193306/351815d9360e01e39f9e0f8d237d92d85abd0ea1.png New skills aren't the only thing you'll be able to get from the new Trarthan arrivals. Here are some more items with Infamous modifiers that you can obtain by defeating Mercenaries. Infamous Modifiers {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5193306/3c306749ce9f18e690486c144fe634d2299ee0cc.png There's a whole lot more secrets to uncover yet! We look forward to them being found when Secrets of ...

Secrets of the Atlas Frequently Asked Questions

by CommunityTeam_GGG

In our recent GGG Live stream, Mark and Jonathan sat down for a Q&A with ZiggyD. In today's news post, we've provided answers to some of the most frequently asked questions that didn't make it into the livestream. Check them out! How does equipping Mercenaries with items work? Can any Mercenary be equipped with any item? Each Mercenary is associated with Attributes. Mercenaries will generate with gear that matches the Attributes they are associated with, and will only be able to be equipped with new Armour gear that matches their Attributes in the following way: For Mercenaries with a single Attribute, any Armour gear that requires that Attribute is valid. For Mercenaries with multiple Attributes, any Armour gear that requires an Attribute not associated with that Mercenary is invalid. As an example: A Strength Mercenary will be equippable with gear requiring just Strength, Strength + Dexterity or Strength + Intelligence. A Dexterity/Intelligence Mercenary will be equippable with gear ...

Secrets of the Atlas Boss Kill Event

by CommunityTeam_GGG

To celebrate the launch of Secrets of the Atlas, we’re hosting a Boss Kill Event where Path of Exile players can compete to kill the new Pinnacle Bosses in the Mercenaries HC SSF League. We have put together a prize pool that gives the winners the opportunity to collaborate with our design team to create new Unique Items and Divination cards that will be added to Path of Exile. Prizes will be awarded to the first ten players who kill all three of the new pinnacle bosses, called "The Incarnations" in their non-quest variations (Area level 84). Prizes for Top Placings - PC: 1st: Design a Unique for new Pinnacle Boss: Incarnation of Dread or the future-released Uber variant of this Boss Fight & Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction. The first place winner will also get some additional design space with their item if they want to do something a little different. For example, if you would like to design a Unique Map or if you would like to desig...

What Will Happen When The Settlers League Ends

by CommunityTeam_GGG

The Settlers Challenge League will end soon and you may be wondering what will happen when it does. Kingsmarch will be going core in 3.26. You can find out the specifics in our content reveal, which you can find here. The league will end on Monday 9th June, 3PM PDT. Here's what you can expect once the league ends: Gold in both your inventory and in your Kingsmarch Treasury will be preserved, but will not be visible or usable until the launch of 3.26. All Kingsmarch resources, such as crops and ore, will be deleted. All of your Kingsmarch workers will be deleted. Any unclaimed rewards from Mapping or Shipping will be deleted. Maps in Kingsmarch Map Devices that haven't been ran, or items in the Disenchanting inventory that haven't been disenchanted will be moved to Remove Only Stash Tabs. All existing Runes will be deleted. Runecrafts on existing items will remain. Thanks to everyone for playing Settlers of Kalguur. While it's been a long time, we hope you're excited as we are for our n...

Path of Exile 3.26 brings a big endgame upgrade and mercenaries to the free ARPG

by editor@pcgamesn.com

After nearly a year of waiting, Path of Exile 3.26 marks the grand return of the still-undisputed ARPG champion. While PoE 2, Diablo 4, and Last Epoch are all making great strides, Grinding Gear Games' original free Steam game is still tough to top, with more than a decade of honing under its belt. It's been on the back burner of late, but with Path of Exile 2 early access now in a stable spot, GGG is ready to deliver Secrets of the Atlas, a major endgame overhaul featuring additional crafting options, map chains, and fresh pinnacle bosses, accompanied by new challenge league Mercenaries of Trarthus. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Path of Exile 3.26 update introduces a highly requested but divisive feature While we wait on Path of Exile 3.26, new custom leagues are here to fill the gap Path of Exile 1 is suddenly beating PoE 2 on Steam as GGG transforms the endgame