Trials will show players a reward and ask them to select a difficulty modifier. Players will meet the Trialmaster - an emissary of Chaos - who will task players to undergo Trials. Ultimatum offers players what is essentially a Do You Want To Be a Millionaire?-style gameshow, but with slightly more death and blood. Wilson also said all recent and future Leagues are being built with Path of Exile 2 in mind. And that’s where Path of Exile: Ultimatum comes in.Īfter the Path of Exile 2 gameplay showcase, Wilson swapped over to Ultimatum, a new expansion and League ( Path of Exile’s word for seasons) coming next week. To that end, both Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 will converge into a shared endgame post-campaign.

Both the original campaign and the sequel campaign will live on within the same game client, with players being able to take their old characters and accounts - complete with any microtransactions - through the new story or the old one. One of the more interesting aspects of Path of Exile 2 is that it doesn’t replace the original campaign. Enemy packs also have more unique AI in the sequel, with monster groups that patrol certain areas like soldiers. The studio also showed off new mini-bosses - a bigger focus in Path of Exile 2 - and the game’s improved animations. Wilson told press that the studio is unsure which - if any - older weapon types will see similar intrinsic skills. The crossbows are similarly unique, with the ability to change to different elemental or armor piercing bolts depending on the combat requirements. Leaving the storm causes it to explode in an area - made easier by another of the spear’s intrinsic abilities: its disengage skill, which causes the player to fly backward and throw blades at enemies. For example, the spear shown in the showcase gave players a Whirling Slash ability, which conjured up a storm near the player. But the star of the showcase are two of the new weapon type for Path of Exile 2: spears and crossbows.īoth weapon types come with intrinsic skills, specific to that weapon type. The showcase showed off several varied areas in the Vastiri Desert region, as well as the massive new caravan that shepherds players between different areas of their choosing. A look at a giant caravan in Path of Exile 2 Image: Grinding Gear Games

After the trailer, Wilson narrated a gameplay showcase for Path of Exile 2, set entirely in the new location. The trailer showcases several new gameplay clips and locations from the new Vastiri Desert location - the second major location in Path of Exile 2, after the Island of Ogham, first revealed at ExileCon 2019. In a Q&A with Polygon and other news outlets earlier this week, Wilson said Path of Exile 2 isn’t quite at the halfway point in terms of development, but the studio is getting into a groove with production. Wilson spoke about the scope of the game and the team’s desire to nail the new campaign as well as several of the game’s major system overhauls, including Skill Gems. Path of Exile 2 first got announced at ExileCon in 2019, so Grinding Gear Games founder Chris Wilson started the stream out by addressing the long radio silence from the team. The studio then hosted a Q&A with ZiggyD - a popular Path of Exile YouTuber.

Grinding Gear Games organized its livestream into multiple parts, starting with a new Path of Exile 2 trailer and an extended gameplay section before jumping into Ultimatum. The studio also announced the new Ultimatum expansion for Path of Exile, set to launch on April 16. Grinding Gear Games hosted a new livestream on Thursday focused on Path of Exile 2.

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