In the Ultimatum League, you'll have the option to complete 40 new challenges and earn exclusive microtransaction rewards. At 12, 24 and 36 challenges, you'll earn the Ultimatum Helmet, Ultimatum Pet and the Ultimatum Portal respectively. Completing challenges also grants you pieces of the Ultimatum Totem Pole Hideout decoration. Check them out below!


When Path of Exile: Ultimatum launches on PC on April 16th, you'll be able to check out the full list of challenges you need to complete for these rewards!

We are excited to share with you the announcements from our exclusive Path of Exile: Ultimatum livestream! In this news post, we've put together the links to everything that is being announced live. We'll update this post for your reference as the announcement progresses.









Check out the press coverage below:

• CBR - Path of Exile 2
  
• IGN - Path of Exile 2
  
• Gamespot - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum
  
• Polygon - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum
  
• Inverse - Path of Exile 2
  
• PC Gamer - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum
  
• TheGamer - Path of Exile 2
  
• PCGamesN - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum
  
• Fextralife - Path of Exile 2
  
• Shacknews - Ultimatum
  
• Game Informer - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum
  
• Wccftech - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum
  
• VentureBeat - Path of Exile 2
  
• Fanbyte - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum
  
• Destructoid - Path of Exile 2
  
• MMORPG - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum
  
• MassivelyOP - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum
  
• MMOBomb - Ultimatum
  
• RPGamer - Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum

We've recently partnered with Nexus, a platform which allows creators to curate stores with their favourite games and content. What this means is that you can now purchase your favourite Armour Sets while supporting both your favourite creator and the development of Path of Exile!

Follow your favourite streamer/creator's link to their Nexus store. They'll feature the Armour Sets they like the most and if one takes your interest, you can purchase it from the Nexus store which will send a portion of the proceeds to the streamer. Purchases made through this method still substantially support the development of Path of Exile.

When your purchase is complete, you'll receive a code for your microtransaction that can be redeemed on your Path of Exile account here and used as normal.

(Note: This only works for PC accounts)

Nexus is an off-shoot of chrono.gg that provides discounted game deals which are typically distributed via creators with affiliate links. Nexus allows creators to curate their own personalised store filled with games they like and in our case, their favourite Armour Sets! We've worked with Chrono in the past and found that from both a consumer and set-up perspective, they were easy and friendly to work with. Due to this history, we feel really comfortable that our players and creators are in good hands with the Nexus team.

This programme is available to most creators who apply. If you're a creator, feel free to sign up here. At the moment, these are some of the content creators that have Path of Exile microtransactions in their Nexus store.

• Baker
  
• BigDucks
  
• Brittleknee
  
• chistor_
  
• DonTheCrown
  
• ds_lily
  
• Empyriangaming
  
• GhazzyTV
  
• Hanarashi
  
• Havoc616
  
• ItsYoji
  
• KittenCatNoodle
  
• Kripparian
  
• Nervyr
  
• NeverSink
  
• Nizmat
  
• Nugiyen
  
• octavian0
  
• OMGItsJousis
  
• piebypie
  
• Pohx
  
• quin69
  
• RaizQT
  
• Tarkecat
  
• ThisIsBadger
  
• Velyna
  
• Waggle
  
• ZiggyDLive

Path of Exile currently has over 1,000 microtransactions available through its regular store. We wanted to make sure the setup process was as smooth as possible for everyone involved by initially limiting the number of microtransactions available for purchase. We chose armour sets because they are one of the most popular categories, they provide better profit-per-purchase for creators and are an easy category to communicate. Over time, we'll look into adding other microtransaction types to this.

We'd love to see your feedback about what you'd like to see there!

Thanks so much for your support! We're really excited to have an additional way to support creators for all of their contributions to the community.

The Ritual League ends on PC on Monday April 12th at 2PM PDT, so this is your last week to complete any unfinished challenges. On consoles, the Ritual League will end when the Ultimatum expansion goes live on April 21st PDT.

When the league ends, the exclusive Ritual Brimmed Hat will also leave the store forever! Be sure to check it out if you want to show your support for the league.



Don't forget to tune into the livestream announcement for our 3.14 expansion on Thursday April 8th at 1PM PDT over at http://twitch.tv/pathofexile to find out about all of the exciting updates coming to Path of Exile. You will also get your first look at Path of Exile 2 since ExileCon so make sure you don't miss it! In case you need a reminder on what we've revealed so far, check out this post.

We'll see you at the announcement!

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 http://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!



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.


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 http://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.

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.



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.



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.

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.



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.



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.

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.






















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.

In preparation for our 3.14 expansion, we've been working on an engine patch to help improve performance. We're planning to deploy this patch by the end of the working week, likely tomorrow. In the meantime, we've prepared a preview of the patch notes for you, which you can check out below.

Please note that the patch notes below may be changed prior to their deployment.

• Texture Streaming has been further improved. Loading should now be quicker and you should see fewer low-resolution textures.
  
• Added automation to remove old minimap and shader data. This process occurs during the Grinding Gear Games logo video upon launch and may take some time. Old minimap and shader data will typically be cleared once per league in the future.
  
• Updated the patcher to reduce ggpk fragmentation during the patching process. This means that the ggpk file won't grow so large, so quickly, in the future. We're working on a graphical interface to the PackCheck tool so that you can easily condense it back down.
  
• Owners of M1 Macs can now play Path of Exile through Rosetta, with minimal impact on performance. A native version will be available in a future update.
  
• Various renderer systems have been made roughly 15-20% faster, which doesn't necessarily translate to a performance improvement for all users but anecdotally it seems like it's around 5% faster on average for us.
  
• Fixed a common client crash.