The developers of Path of Exile have fulfilled the next player wish and are reworking a class that has received little attention in recent years.
What have the developers announced? Just before the big livestream on October 23 at 9:00 PM on Twitch, the developers announced another innovation for the upcoming season “Keepers of the Flame”. This involves a rework of an Ascendancy class in the game.
The Ascendancy classes are advanced classes in the game that further develop and refine the character’s orientation. Now the developers have announced they are reworking the Assassin class of the Shadow class.
This is what the last season looked like:
New version generates anticipation
What have the developers changed? Comparing the rework with the values of the currently existing Ascendancy class in the game, it is noticeable that adjustments have been made to the poison values as well as the additional bonuses.
Especially the new ability that all attacks can cause poison opens up many new possibilities for players to utilize the Ascendancy class.
This pleases many fans who have already developed dozens of ideas on Reddit to bring the new class into play in the upcoming season. They have long hoped for an update to the class and reaffirmed this demand again on Reddit.
What are the players planning? The players already have some ideas on how to implement the new options in the game. For instance, Reddit user MasterSargeYT wrote:
All damage can poison! Ruthless is here!
Prepare to cast Septic Spells on clusters when you want to poison with spells, as Assassin has lost 40% of the chance to poison with Noxious Strike.
Adder’s Touch makes it possible again!
Reddit user Hydiz is already looking forward to playing a Poison-Spark build in the new season. The new buff that all attacks can poison will likely benefit him.
Other users are already speculating which items will be particularly valuable and thus lucrative for farming in the new season. The changes might entice many players to try out the reworked class.
The fact that the developers are announcing the changes before the big livestream in the evening makes many players believe that the season presentation will be particularly grand. In recent days, the developers have already announced new changes: Path of Exile shows new feature in video, accidentally reveals which long-awaited feature is still coming
