In the Ultimatum Challenge League, players will encounter the Trialmaster in each area, who is an emissary of an entity known as Chaos. Ultimatum focuses on the Vaal civilisation and the concept of risking items for rewards. Like all other Path of Exile content, it will be free.
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However, new expansion and Challenge League Path of Exile: Ultimatum does have an imminent release date of April 16, 2021, for PC and Mac, followed by April 21, 2021, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It does not have a firm release date, but Grinding Gear Games has confirmed that it will not be released until 2022 at the earliest. Path of Exile 2 is being developed for multiple platforms. Other visual improvements include animations being given lots of attention, including different run animations based on how fast characters are moving, while some monster packs will patrol areas rather than just spawning, and monsters will leave behind corpses based on how they were killed. One example shown sees the miniboss causing the ceiling to fall down, with light shining through to show safe places to stand as more of the ceiling comes down. Path of Exile 2 places a greater emphasis on making each area’s miniboss more interesting and will also feature significant graphical improvements. The example loadout uses Permafrost Bolts to freeze enemies in place before unleashing Armor-Piercing Bolts to inflict large amounts of damage, occasionally switching to Incendiary Bolts that have been modified to fire multiple projectiles. Crossbows feature a unique mechanic that grants an implicit attack skill affected by the bolts that players currently use. The presentation highlighted a particular spear’s Engage and Disengage skills that respectively provide bonuses to range and unleashes projectile attacks, in addition to a Whirling Slash skill that creates a sandstorm.Īnother new weapon type is the crossbow. One such weapon type is the spear, which offers ranged and melee attacks and focuses on mobility.
The sequel will include new weapon types designed to feel distinct. It will include a new seven-act story campaign, with the presentation focusing on the second act, which takes place in the Vastiri Desert and sees players joining up with the Ardura tribe’s caravan as they chase down the caravan from the Faridun tribe. Path of Exile 2 will feature a new skill gem system, new items, new monsters, and new character and Ascendancy classes. Path of Exile 2 is billed as a true sequel to Path of Exile, however, both games will be available through the same game client and share the same endgame content. The presentation videos can be viewed below alongside trailers for both Path of Exile 2 and Ultimatum. Grinding Gear Games held a new livestream presentation during which it showcased the upcoming Path of Exile 2 and announced the new Ultimatum expansion and challenge league for Path of Exile.