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Skill Sound Design in Path of Exile 2

by Natalia_GGG

Patch 0.2.1 for Path of Exile 2 introduced several new Unique Items, including the Last Lament. This Unique Crossbow quickly caught players' attention—not just for its in-game power, but also for its distinctive visual design and unique sound. In this news post, our Senior Sound Designer Dominic dives into the process behind creating skill sound for the Last Lament. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, I’m Dominic Downing, Senior Sound Designer at Grinding Gear Games. I joined the team at the start of 2020. Delirium was my first league I worked on, and I had to figure out joining the team mid-pandemic… it was a wild time! These days, I handle skill and combat audio for Path of Exile alongside another talented sound designer. In this post, I’ll take you behind the scenes of skill audio design in Path of Exile 2, from concept to implementation. Why Skill Audio Matters Skills are part of the core of Path of Exile’s game...

Boss VS Boss - Ketzuli, High Priest of the Sun VS Viper Napuatzi

by CommunityTeam_GGG

After taking many of our player's names, we put Viper in the ring against Ketzuli to see if she could take one more. Find out what happens in the aftermath of today's Boss VS Boss! Let us know who you'd like to see battle it out next!

Chase Uniques in 0.2.1

by CommunityTeam_GGG

In recent patches we have had the goal to make the experience of item drops a lot more satisfying, but an area that we didn't address yet is finding chase Uniques. It's time to change that! In 0.2.1 we are significantly changing the way uniques drop and adding some great new Chase Uniques as well! Unique Item Drop Changes When we design Uniques we classify them into a few different rarities depending on how powerful we think they are. These are called “Common”, “Uncommon”, “Rare” and “Mythic”. Mythic Uniques are things like Headhunter, Mjolner or Astramentis. Mythic uniques are intended to be chase, but they were way too rare. The first problem is that we balanced the relative number of Rare and Mythic uniques the same as it was in PoE1, but in PoE1 you get way more uniques. The second problem is that in PoE2, when you roll for uniques, the game first rolls what Item Class the unique will come from. This means that things like Amulets and Rings were significantly less common than other...

Path of Exile 2 Environment Art

by Natalia_GGG

From the corrupted lands of Ogham to the colourful markets of Utzaal, Wraeclast is a deadly yet breathtaking place. In this news post we've gathered pieces of concept art from our amazing environment artists. Check them out below: Bruce Daya - Concept Artist {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/46f24e691c10839dd037f0afafaf6eb9b3c25b7a.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/35835e7647b71be855fdf7e1273a44a287607312.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/6032feb3c1678bcbbaf7547a40003f8d1ac7d77b.jpg Ivan Onokhin - Environment Concept Artist {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/5c33c32dbe364e5fb3dfdf7f1126958460de9658.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/4f0982f1ef6c97db92e1d05c902d2be440691546.jpg Patrick Manson - Environment Artist {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/da26ccb843c9809f98337077bf4476e8d4844777.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/6b95d4a2c00777c6938c63c7b0c87c3e6c203d82.jpg Nick O'Brien - Environment Artist {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/07814194492afc3baf5b27940407ec908303bd7b.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/9b60fe1294b8afbcf...

TalkativeTri's Podcast with Jonathan Rogers

by CommunityTeam_GGG

Yesterday, Game Director Jonathan Rogers joined TalkativeTri in a podcast to talk about the current state and future of Path of Exile 2. If you missed it, you can check out the full VOD from TalkativeTri's YouTube channel below. Update on Unique Item Preview Post Earlier in the week we said we'd post some unique items this week. They aren't quite ready to preview so we're postponing that to next week.

Boss VS Boss - Gelida, the Frost-Tongue VS Ignatia, the Flame-Sworn

by CommunityTeam_GGG

In a dance of fire and ice, two witches duke it out to claim their territory on the Alpine Ridge. Find out who will succumb in this episode of Boss VS Boss! Let us know who you'd like to see battle it out next!

Patch 0.2.1 New Crafting Socketables Preview

by CommunityTeam_GGG

As we mentioned in our plan for Patch 0.2.1 last week, we'll be adding a plethora of new crafting socketables in the endgame. The socketables system is one of the many crafting systems available in Path of Exile 2. The idea is for them to help you out during your campaign progression to fill out any missing attributes or resists that you might be lacking. After you've progressed into the Endgame and fill out those stats in your gear, they can be swapped out for different stats like damage or defence so that you can min/max your character. However, one of the issues that we currently have with the socketable crafting system is that by the time you get to the endgame there isn't really anything new or exciting to find to replace your old runes. In 0.2.1 we are adding 22 new Runes. All of these new Runes will be world drops only, which means you won't be able to upgrade any existing Runes to get them. Here are a few examples that speak for themselves: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/18126d1f0...

Upcoming Plans for Patch 0.2.1

by CommunityTeam_GGG

We’re continuing to work on improvements for Path of Exile 2. Patch 0.2.1 is in active development and we're aiming to deploy it at the end of next week. Find out more about the improvements this patch contains below! Endgame Rewards When setting up the frequency of encounters and rewards for Path of Exile 2, we have to decide how many maps players will have to do in order to get them. After extensive playtesting we now believe that we overshot this number pretty substantially. In 0.2.0g we improved the base-line experience of getting rewards from monsters and chests but we still feel you don't get enough of those exciting spike moments when something very powerful or valuable drops. There actually are some very cool items to find, but you won't ever find them because they are incredibly rare. One of the major focuses of 0.2.1 is making chase items more common, but also adding more chase items to find. Unique Items In 0.2.1 we are going to be significantly improving both the drop rates...

Dawn of the Hunt Mystery Box Concept Art

by CommunityTeam_GGG

The Dawn of the Hunt Mystery Box is currently available in Path of Exile 2, and will soon be available in Path of Exile 1. Some of the items in the box are being adjusted to work in Path of Exile 1 because of gameplay interactions. Any microtransactions from this box that you've already unlocked in Path of Exile 2 will immediately be available to use in Path of Exile 1 once the box goes live. The following items will be adjusted to work in Path of Exile 1: The Crossbow skins will be a back attachment. The Dodge-roll effects will be adjusted to be Quicksilver Flask Effects. All of the items will function in both games, just in slightly different ways! Buying them for either game will grant you the items in each, so there will be no reason to buy extras once it's ported to Path of Exile 1. In the meantime, check out some of the concept art for this box below. Arbiter of Ash Wings {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/45b056ab4a0b229a3c1b241af705a7bbfc1511a8.png Breachlord's Knight Weapons and Armo...

Announcing the Next Path of Exile 2 Race Event

by CommunityTeam_GGG

Now that Dawn of the Hunt has been out for a while, it's time for some more Path of Exile 2 racing action starting from the 25th of May PDT! While the races are open to everyone, the purpose of them is to crown players that are willing to prove themselves against others. Will the best remain at the top? Are there new techniques for competitors to go faster? How will the Huntress fare? Tune in and find out! In each of these events, players will compete to be the first to kill Doryani in Act 3 in a Standard Solo Self-Found fixed layout environment. While this is not a Hardcore Event, players will incur a penalty upon death where they will not be able to move until a one-minute period has lapsed. We'll be posting the ladder links here so you'll be able to check who's leading in real-time during each race, or to check the best times after the race to see how you fare against the top. In order to join, click the "Join" button for the race in the Character Select screen. You'll then be promp...

Community Showcase

by CommunityTeam_GGG

We love seeing fan art from our community, so we've gathered up a bunch of Path of Exile 2 inspired art pieces created by artistic exiles to share with you! Check them out below. Just in Time & Soul Core Envy by QueenNie {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/9600933fe9b661988e4f412285beba3ede50aab7.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/174b30bb14518ec06c98246d2c22e87d262d85ed.png The Hooded One Cosplay by HimboHusbando {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/9bf299c80ae7194afea779cc6f7f6f7024db51be.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/8f5f9382228eb0f1039a350097aca4ff33ff80cf.jpg Crowbell by Nerva1 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/cfb7322248db3883d69322df520fae5d18bcdb1c.jpg Crustacean Character Portraits by Cowheap (1) (2) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/6eb1373e9a5b663e50c87c86047b1a32ff77137c.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/56fa503f2364931e3a3faada079f571f4192c0c8.png The Hooded One by nofearfeyishere {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/309eb38996762ae2d87826688d9e7a69ddc2a01e.jpg

0.2.0h Patch Summary

by CommunityTeam_GGG

We discussed our plans for 0.2.0h last week but wanted to give a more complete breakdown of what you can expect in this update. Private Leagues We plan to enable Private Leagues when 0.2.0h releases using the Path of Exile 1 website for now. There will be no extra mods available for these Private Leagues but we'll be expanding the functionality of them soon. We wanted to get the ability to create Private Leagues released sooner rather than later for those that want to start over in a fresh economy by themselves or with their friends. Quick-Use Currency Buttons on Strongboxes and Essences We've added Quick-Use buttons that appear below the labels of Strongboxes and Essences. For Strongboxes, the currency displayed is dynamic based on the state of the Strongbox and is only displayed if that currency is in your inventory. As an example, if the Strongbox is unidentified it will only display a Wisdom Scroll. If it is Normal Rarity it will display an Orb of Transmutation, if it has one magic...

Upcoming Plans for Patch 0.2.0h

by CommunityTeam_GGG

We’re currently planning the 0.2.0h update for Path of Exile 2 which contains several quality of life features and will address certain aspects of Endgame content. We’re planning to release this patch by the end of next week. The main focus of the patch is to improve certain aspects of the Endgame. This includes the minimum experience of Breaches where far too few monsters spawn and the Breach doesn't last long enough. We will also reduce the number of small Breach splinter stacks dropping and instead have fewer, larger stacks dropping. We'll also be adding improvements to the visibility of Rogue Exiles, and will improve the behaviour of Azmerian Wisps when you activate two at once. Another big focus is to add in some Quality of Life features. One example is that we'll be adding some UI Icons for Strongboxes and Essences that will let you quickly use currency from your inventory without needing to open it. This feature will also work with Vaal Orbs for Essences. Here's a preview: {STEA...

Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt Stats Snapshot

by CommunityTeam_GGG

Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt has been out for a while now, and we've gathered up some statistics from the first three weeks since release to share with you. Check them out below! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44770983/3e82b850fd0dad30db345f03c994b58da51677ae.png The Arbiter of Ash has been slain 355,877 times. 3,406,779 Unique Maps have been cleared. 3.27 trillion gold has been dropped, which equates to 6.48 billion gold dropped per hour. 1.44 billion instances have been exited. 185,961,090 player character deaths in standard leagues. 291,112 player character deaths in hardcore leagues. And here's the breakdown of classes played since the launch of Dawn of the Hunt: 23.78% Amazon 12.27% Lich 10.12% Deadeye 8.15% Smith of Kitava 7.87% Invoker 0.74% Acolyte of Chayula 1.32% Chronomancer 1.77% Tactician 1.77% Warbringer 1.82% Pathfinder

A Path Of Exile 2 patch was meant to turn on the loot tap but it started deleting players' skills instead

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Demon-swarmed fantasy ARPG Path Of Exile 2 got a patch today that should have, in theory, increased the rarity of loot dropped for players across all parts of the game. Instead, the game began deleting their Skill Gems - the extremely important stones that players use to perform all manner of attacks, spells, and defensive magicks. The developers quickly shut down the servers and rolled back the game, leading to a five-hour outage and a bunch of players who are now even more annoyed than they have been in recent weeks. And trust me, that is annoyed. Read more