The earlier and less popular Harvest league (wherein players grew gardens of luminous plant monsters and harvested them for crafting resources) is also returning in more limited capacity. While players will be going on fewer smash-and-grab expeditions, the rewards are set to be scaled up to compensate. As it was so well received by players, Heist is now a permanent part of the game, unlocking during Act 6 of the story, around halfway into the main game.

The previous league, Heist, introduced high-stakes robberies and a cast of recruitable NPC rogues to help you on these missions. Grinding Gear are leaving very little on the cutting room floor with Echoes of the Atlas. One cool feature I like is that if you see an item you want but can't afford with your current Tribute, you'll be able to put Tribute down to reserve it for later, reducing the chance of missing out on something you really need. It's a simple, and entirely optional, system that's light on story compared to the endgame overhaul, but it'll give new characters a bit more experience and gear on their path to the Atlas. Survive and you'll earn a special event currency called Tribute to spend on rewards from a randomized list.Įach successive Ritual performed within a region increases the difficulty, adding new dangers to the fight but increasing the Tribute payout in turn. Activating the altar locks the player into the ring along with a huge swarm of monsters. During this quarterly event, players will encounter ritual circles scattered around the world, each with an altar at the center. Like other previous updates, the Ritual League is a temporary event that requires you to start a new character but introduces some new systems and rewards for the effort. If Path of Exile's dense endgame is too hardcore, there's also seasonal Challenge League to help boost players through the story. Turning up during major boss fights to do her best Rita Repulsa impression, she buffs bosses for her own amusement as she sits on the sidelines with a bag of popcorn. One of them, The Maven, wants to see what you can do.

Turns out that stomping all over the space-time continuum has piqued the interest of some powerful cosmic deities. Duel of the demigodsĮchoes of the Atlas is a major revision to that endgame, adding 11 new environment types (with new monsters and bosses) to the melting pot, along with a bunch of new customization systems tied into a new story arc. It's basically a greed-fueled conquest through a nigh-endless chain of randomly generated parallel universes that also incorporates the progression systems and activities exclusive to previous Challenge Leagues. But for loot-hoarding veterans, the real game begins once you've beaten the story and unlocked the Atlas Of Worlds. There's your regular, story-driven adventure through the cursed continent of Wraeclast (which escalates into murdering an entire pantheon of gods). Path of Exile is, in many ways, a game of two halves.

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