The developers of Path of Exile have introduced their new season and are also bringing the successful trading system from the sequel. How successful it is and what else is coming will be revealed by the developers.
What about the trading system? The developers of Path of Exile have introduced their new season. One of the highlights is the new trading system, which enables asynchronous trading between characters. Players already know this system from the sequel, where it was very successful.
How successful it was, MeinMMO wanted to know from Game Director Marc Roberts. He revealed that between 40% and 50% of all trading in Path of Exile 2 is already taking place through the new system. The range arises from fake trading, for example, when friends lend each other equipment parts.
In Path of Exile (1), the system is supposed to come into play normally through housing and the NPC Faustus. In addition to the currency exchange for gold, he will also have the usual functions of the trading side, which can be expanded for real money. The pages already purchased for the sequel should also be available in Path of Exile.
Players can offer their items at a fixed price starting with the new season without having to interact with other players. However, the old trading system will also remain unchanged in the game. So there is no compulsion to use the new system.
The new trailer for “Keepers of the Flame”:
10 new classes and 2 new equipment pieces
What does the new season offer? The new season of Path of Exile brings new features once again. A major innovation is the 10 new Bloodline classes, which serve as alternative Ascendancy classes. To unlock these, you must defeat a boss with your character and thereby unlock the boss’s Bloodline class. A change should also be possible.
There are also two additional equipment items. These are 2 mutated arms that grow out of your character’s back and each attack independently with their own abilities, regardless of your character. The abilities and stats of their attacks can be altered through a special crafting system.
Initially, however, only one arm is available to the characters. The second is only supposed to grow later when players have ascended in the new progression system.
What does the season mechanism look like? The new season “Keepers of the Flame” is the first successor season ever in Path of Exile. With it, the developers are replacing the Breach system and adding new, interesting mechanics.
Breach was the season that was released in 2016 and has always been one of the most popular endgame mechanics. It is characterized primarily by the fact that players have to defeat as many enemies as possible while running in a circle.
The developers want to maintain this core, according to Marc Roberts, with “Breach 2.0”, even though they aim to create an innovative extension with the new systems. After the season, the “normal” Breach will return and the best mechanics from the upgrade might be added – provided the players enjoy it.
The new season of Path of Exile 2 starts on Halloween, October 31, 2025, at 21:00. In addition to the mentioned updates, there will be a number of conveniences for the players. One of which is particularly useful for beginners: Path of Exile shows new feature in the video, accidentally reveals which long-awaited feature is still coming
