What changed in Path of Exile in 2019

Release of Path of Exile on PlayStation 4.

Around 8.7 million players played Path of Exile on the international realm in 2019.

Updated the look of Lioneye's Watch.

Expanded from 122 to 147 in-house staff members.

Deployed more than 45 updates/patches to the realm.

Announcement of Path of Exile 2 and the Path of Exile Mobile project.

30% more hours played of Path of Exile on the international realm in 2019 than in 2018.

Reworked the entire Atlas system.

Revamped spellcasters, melee combat, Necromancers, and dozens of skills.

Set a record number of players online with 224,000 on the server.

Partnership with Kakao to launch Path of Exile in South Korea.

Synthesis, Legion, Blight, and Conquerors of the Atlas with the Metamorph challenge league were launched.

Remastered the existing Path of Exile soundtrack and updated it with new music.

Introduced a new system that allows management of Master missions.

Players can redeem a free Polaris Mystery Box by accessing the in-game shop.

The Hideout Music Player has been updated to include five new themes from the Conquerors and Tane's Laboratory.

The soundtrack for the Polaris Mystery Box can be downloaded for free in .flac or .mp3 formats.

Fixing various rare instance and client crashes.

Fixing the issue where non-boss unique monsters in maps can drop Metamorph organs.

Addressing the issue of not enough eyes dropping in the Metamorph encounters.

Fixing the issue where the game consumes too much memory on Windows 7.

Fixing the issue where Sirus' storm can sometimes appear at the entrance of Oriath.

Addressing the issue where Metamorph bosses can't be frozen.

Contains two Armour sets, two Weapon Effects, two Apparition Effects, Back Attachment, Hood, Helmet, two Social Frames, two Forum Titles, two Badges, and 950 points.

Players can upgrade from one Supporter Pack to another in the same series, contributing up to 80% of the value of a pack.

Includes an Armour Set, Weapon Effect, Apparition Effect, Helmet, Social Frame, Forum Title, Badge, and 550 points.

Contains five Armour sets, five Weapon Effects, six Apparition Effects, a Portal Effect, a pet, two Back Attachments, four Hoods, Helmet, five Social Frames, five Forum Titles, five Badges, and 4800 points.

Includes four Armour sets, four Weapon Effects, five Apparition Effects, a pet, Back Attachment, three Hoods, Helmet, four Social Frames, four Forum Titles, four Badges, and 2400 points.

Five new Supporter Packs inspired by endgame Conquerors, featuring exclusive cosmetic microtransactions and points.

Features three Armour sets, three Weapon Effects, three Apparition Effects, a pet, Back Attachment, two Hoods, Helmet, three Social Frames, three Forum Titles, three Badges, and 1600 points.

Resolved crash issue for Windows 7 users when throwing dynamite in the Azurite Mine.

Resolved client crash issue when placing a Metamorph Sample in the Anoint Items UI.

Resolved issue causing crashes for players with AMD GPUs when encountering Tane Octavius.

Fixed issue where loot could become trapped inside the Watchstone Altar.

Fixed a crash that occurred when using Pestilent Strike on a Metamorph.

Mystery box cosmetics can be combined for deeper character customization.

Introduced the Polaris Mystery Box containing 38 new Black and White cosmetic effects.

Each Mystery Box costs 30 points and guarantees a microtransaction worth equal to or greater than the box's cost.

Customise your endgame by upgrading maps

Add quality to your Jewellery, increasing the magnitudes of specific types of mods

Collect Monster Samples and Build your Own Bosses

Takes place in the aftermath of the War for the Atlas

Includes Barrage Support and Arrow Nova Support

Corresponding modifiers that rare items can receive

Challenging bosses that yield powerful items

Uncover hidden worlds and encounters as you progress deeper into the Atlas

Take on additional risk for greater reward

Gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all new and reworked gems in the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion.

The Conquerors of the Atlas expansion launches on PC on December 13th.

Completing challenges grants pieces of the Metamorph Totem Pole Hideout decoration.

Complete 40 new challenges to earn exclusive microtransaction rewards including Metamorph Footprints, Weapon Effect, and Portal Effect.

Introducing 14 new Divination Cards created by supporters for the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion.

Players can redeem the Divine Arcane Portal and Holy Eyes cosmetic effects for free by subscribing to Twitch Prime until January 7th.

Blast Rain's number of explosions is now influenced by the number of projectiles fired, enhancing its damage potential.

Rules regarding eligibility for cash and microtransaction prizes, including account sharing disqualification and PayPal requirements.

Galvanic Arrow features a damage cone and limited range projectiles, with added lightning damage scaling.

Added an arrow 'surge' effect and energy burst when firing bow skills for enhanced visual feedback.

Details on cash prizes for the top players, including $8000 for first place and various other rewards for specific achievements.

Scourge Arrow's base weapon damage decreased, but it now deals added Chaos Damage that scales with gem levels.

Secondary projectiles of Tornado Shot now have limited range, requiring investment in Projectile Speed for further travel.

A competitive event where players can win cash prizes and microtransactions by defeating The Awakener in Hardcore, Solo Self-found mode.

Burning Arrow now applies a stacking burning effect that increases damage against targets that survive multiple hits.

Explosive Arrow can now have unlimited arrows in a target, with a new damage calculation and explosion mechanics.

Ice Shot no longer has chilled ground, improving reliability of chill application over its area of effect.

Split Arrow now has added physical damage that grows with gem levels, enhancing its effectiveness while leveling.

Randomly-drawn microtransaction prizes for players based on their kills of The Awakener during the event.

New skills have been added to some of the bosses.

Existing skills of some bosses have been improved.

Many campaign bosses have been rebalanced to increase their challenge.

Blight league content is now part of the core game on PC with the release of 3.9.0.

Blight encounters will spawn in 10% of map areas entered after reaching Maps.

The chance of Blighted Maps dropping has been significantly increased compared to previous rates.

Oils will be more rare than before due to less frequent Blight content encounters.

Blight encounters have been adjusted to provide appropriate difficulty for high-level rewards.

A new support gem that improves the existing Greater Volley effect from the Reach of the Council bow.

Both supports will have lower damage multipliers, making them more attractive for leveling and endgame options.

Turns a forward firing arrow skill into an upward firing payload arrow that bursts into a nova of projectiles.

Causes skills to fire projectiles sequentially, allowing for cancellation of the Barrage once started.

Shrapnel Shot has been renamed and adjusted, particularly interesting with Barrage Support.

Limited to 1 (from 3) and grants 6 additional projectiles to the first and final attacks.

Preview of new boss mechanics showcased in the Conquerors of the Atlas trailer.

Encounter five new endgame bosses called the Conquerors in the upcoming expansion.

New type of Support Gems available as a drop from endgame Conquerors.

Ballista Totems place much faster than other totems, allowing quick deployment.

Shaper and Elder influence is removed from the Atlas, with items still accessible through other means.

Sextants are now applied to Watchstones instead of individual maps, affecting entire regions.

All Ballista skills start with 3 maximum totems, as does Ballista Totem Support.

New endgame bosses will be fought in each of the eight regions of the Atlas.

New support gems added that can be used with Bow skills.

A Level 28 skill that rains arrows down in a diagonal line, converting all damage to fire.

A utility skill that pins enemies to the ground and slows them down.

Ranged Attack Totem skills are now called Ballistas, with the existing support gem renamed to Ballista Totem Support.

Ballistas are placed close to the character, emphasizing positioning.

Significant changes made to the Explosive Arrow skill.

Watchstones can be socketed into the Atlas to upgrade regions and reveal hidden maps.

Shaper Guardian Maps can now be found through Zana missions instead of the Atlas.

Players now start at the center of the Atlas instead of the corners.

Elder Guardians will occasionally replace map bosses in Zana missions.

A low-level Bow Totem that fires three projectiles at once, effective for close combat.

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The Metamorph Challenge League will accompany the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion.

A card game created for attendees to engage with GGG staff members became a hit.

Path of Exile 2 is a new seven-act campaign, sitting alongside the original Path of Exile 1.

The next expansion will change the entire endgame system by introducing a new Atlas storyline and five new endgame bosses.

ExileCon livestream begins on November 16th at 9AM NZ time with a one-hour pre-show.

Get a free Carnival Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. Offer ends on Nov 19, 2019.

Participate in the ExileCon Livestream to win microtransactions through Twitch Drops.

Players can win 18 microtransactions and 2 bundles including armor sets, weapon effects, and character/aura effects.

Fixed a bug where you would be incorrectly warned that the 'Temple of Atzoatl is ready to be explored' when opening an Alva Atlas Mission if you still had active portals to the Temple.

Fixed a bug where some Trap Throwing Speed and Mine Throwing Speed modifiers were not reflected in the character sheet. This was solely a visual bug.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when applying various weapon effects to a weapon with the Harlequin Weapon Skin applied to it.

Fixed a bug where the Cleave skill used by Kitava's Herald and Blight Herald was missing its visual effects.

Fixed a bug where the skeleton effect from Stygian Flame Dash did not always display correctly on Predictive networking mode.

Fixed a bug where the Vaal Seal hideout decorations were not granted to players that bought the Corrupted Hideout. Manually granting these to affected players.

Fixed a bug where Lava Lake Map could spawn slightly fewer monsters than intended.

Fixed a bug where Wave of Conviction's travel distance could be shorter than intended if a previous use of the skill was stopped short by hitting a wall or some other object.

Fixed a bug where some buffs displayed a buff icon and description that wasn't meant to be seen.

The Menagerie's World Panel pin is now hidden until you've actually unlocked it.

Fixed a bug where the Minion Modifiers on the Convoking Wand basetype did not display their tiers when viewing their Advanced Mod Descriptions.

A new back attachment that adds a blue eye to the back of your Exile.

Sale on all cosmetic effects introduced in the Frontier Mystery Box, with 40 microtransactions at discounted prices.

Includes Executioner Body Armour, Gloves, and Boots.

Includes Ultimate Chaos Sword and Ultimate Chaos Character Effect.

Includes Devil Horns, Bleeding Eyes, Spider Web Cloak, Spider Back Attachment, Scare Mask, and Entombed Hideout.

Microtransactions available until 7pm November 10th (NZT) and will return next Halloween.

Includes Grasping Hands Pet, Gore Character Effect, and various other character effects.

Includes Gore Skull, Devil Horns, and Carnage Wings.

Includes Extinction Body Armour, Gloves, Boots, and Helmet.

Includes Vampiric Body Armour, Gloves, and Boots.

Includes Demon Parasite Body Armour, Gloves, and Boots.

Weekly sale for a selection of demonic and gory cosmetic effects at discounted prices.

A selection of spooky costumes for Halloween including various body armours, gloves, boots, and character effects.

A new gamebook titled The Lord's Labyrinth, written by Chris Kluwe, will be available in higher tiers of the upcoming Core Supporter Packs.

The gamebook will be included in higher tiers of the new Core Supporter Packs expected to be released at the end of the year.

The gamebook will be available only in English, with no plans for translation due to word count and print run limitations.

The gamebook may be sold outside of Supporter Packs in digital and physical formats after the initial release.

The Fairgraves Mystery Box is back for a limited time with pirate-themed cosmetic effects.

Discounts on every type of Stash Tab including Delve Tab, Unique Collection Tab, and more.

Corrupted Blood now plays audio each time it is applied to a player.

Fixed a bug where maps whose tiers were changed through the use of a Shaper's Orb or Elder Orb had mods of the original map's base tier.

Fixed a bug where part of the Arcane Tome Totem Skin remained visible after the totem submerged.

Fixed a rare bug where kill credit was not properly awarded to players when killing a monster through the use of damage over time skills.

Fixed a bug where Blighted Spores created by the Breathstealer unique gloves counted towards the /remaining monster count in an area.

Reduced the impact on performance when using Multistrike, Spell Echo, Unleash, Blastchain Mine Support and High-Impact Mine Support.

Fixed a bug introduced in 3.8.0 where Augmented Synthete's large projectile nova skill did not deal damage.

Fixed a bug where some weapon effects could not be applied to a weapon that had the Harlequin Weapon applied to it.

Durations modifiers can now affect the Flicker Strike buff which grants movement speed.

The remains of destroyed Delve Walls can no longer be consumed or destroyed like corpses.

Fixed a bug where Fog of War on the Subterranean Chart could sometimes restrict view of connected nodes if they were very far away.

The buff timer for stolen Headhunter, Inspired Learning and Hunter's Lesson buffs is no longer obscured when you have multiple instances of the buff.

Fixed a bug where some buildings in the Lava Lake Map did not fade their roofs correctly when you were inside of them.

Updated the Vendor Recipes page of the Help Panel to reflect changes made in 3.8.0.

Fixed a bug where desync would occur if you were using Cyclone while it was socketed in an item as an Incubator attached to that item reached its kill threshold.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when applying various weapon effects to a weapon that had Ringmaster Weapon applied to it.

Fixed a bug where your Auras could be disabled when a summoned Carrion Golem died.

Fixed a rare bug where objects could sometimes have the wrong model.

Fixed a rare bug where you could be placed on the upper level when entering a Blighted Ramparts Map, making it impossible to reach the Ichor Pump.

Fixed a rare bug that prevented various bosses from using skills or transitioning correctly after being Frozen or Stunned.

Fixed a bug where the microtransaction versions of Ice Nova looked different when cast on a Frostbolt than if they were cast under any other condition.

Fixed a bug where Burning applied by Herald of Ash was not able to be removed.

Updated the description to reflect that a Blighted Spore can be created when your Minions kill a rare monster.

Fixed a bug where you would respawn in town after dying in the Uber Elder encounter. You will now respawn in your hideout if you opened the portals from your hideout.

Updated the description of the Inspiration Support gem to clarify that Minions, Totems, Traps and Mines cannot gain Inspiration Charges.

Imprinted Beasts and Bestiary Orbs can no longer have skin transfers applied to them.

Fixed a bug where the 'Your Temporal Towers also grant you 20% increased action speed' ring enchantment did not work.

Fixed a bug where the 'Deal Full Damage' ring enchantments did not correctly bypass Blight monster resistances.

Fixed a client crash that would occur when changing your Display Adapter in the Graphics options menu.

Fixed a bug where Spectral Shield Throw could sometimes not create secondary projectiles if it chained.

Fixed a bug where both the Void Emperor Body Armour and the Miracle Wings did not animate correctly while in town areas.

Necromancer remains the most popular at 42.01%, with Juggernaut and Saboteur following.

Statistics show Necromancer at the top with 17.43% usage, followed by Witch and Shadow.

Necromancer dominates with 42.36%, with Assassin and Saboteur trailing behind.

Necromancer peaks at 58.00%, with Saboteur and Assassin also popular.

Necromancer leads with 36.27%, followed by Assassin and Saboteur.

20% of players completed 12 challenges, 4.8% completed 24 challenges, and 0.65% completed 36 challenges.

Necromancer leads at 36.84%, with Assassin and Hierophant following.

Necromancer at 38.91%, with Assassin and Hierophant as popular choices.

Sale on a large assortment of weapon skins, shields, and weapon effects with over a hundred microtransactions at discounted prices.

New weightless golden wings that leave a beautiful trail behind, compatible with various armour sets.

Crimson Oil, which has similar effects to Teal Oil, is used less frequently, possibly due to cost.

Nearly 60% of all oils consumed are used on Blighted Maps, indicating their high demand.

Analysis of oil consumption across Blighted Maps, Notables, and Ring Enchantments.

Detailed statistics on the usage of Blight Oils on Blighted Maps, including popularity rankings.

Teal Oil is the most commonly used oil on Blighted Maps, making 2 Blight Chests be Lucky.

Violet Oil increases item quantity by 30%, making it valuable for high-value divination cards.

Ranking of Notable Anointments based on their usage normalized by oil rarity.

Meteor Tower Additional Meteor ranks highest when normalized by oil rarity.

List of the most popular Notable Anointments used in the Blight League.

Ravenous Horde is the second most popular Notable, enhancing Minion builds.

List of the most popular Ring Enchantments used in the Blight League.

Analysis of Blight Oils usage and popular Notable Anointments and Ring Enchantments.

The team acknowledges the need for more variety in Cassia's voice lines to enhance player experience.

Sister Cassia is voiced by Jodie Rimmer, featuring unique lines and hymns related to her character.

A new NPC, Sister Cassia, has been introduced in Path of Exile: Blight, serving as a key character for the league's mechanics.

Cassia's design reflects her background as a Templar engineer with a morally ambiguous personality.

Cassia serves as the first point of contact for players, helping to teach the mechanics of the Blight league.

Fewer trees blocking view.

Buff icon appears while damage bonus is active.

Tracker could become out of date in older instances.

Audio plays when flasks are equipped or placed in inventory/stash.

Players in Standard league can anoint items by talking to Cassia in a Blighted Map.

These modifiers did not work as intended.

Did not double resistance against Damage Over Time or Hybrid modifiers.

This was a description issue only.

Includes Multistrike, Spell Echo, Unleash, Blastchain Mine Support, and High-Impact Mine Support.

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Issue occurred on different characters from the one that opened portals.

Monsters fled shorter distances than intended.

Meteors were too tightly clumped together.

Monsters re-summoned will be briefly stunned.

Pressing Enter opened chat instead of confirming price.