After the release of the update “Settlers of Kalguur” from Path of Exile, a guild accidentally discovered an exploit that allowed them to earn an incredible number of “Divine Orbs” in a very short time.
What was the exploit? Last night, on July 29, 2024, the developers of Grinding Gear Games announced on the official Path of Exile website (via pathofexile.com) that they had become aware of an economic abuse.
Apparently, it was possible to earn a large amount of “Divine Orbs” in a very short time through “Scrying” and a specific scarab. While investigating the exploit, the developers noticed a group of four players who were all part of the same guild and had used about 250 instances with this combination to specifically farm the divine orbs.
What are “Divine Orbs” used for? The orbs are a valuable in-game currency that plays a significant role in the economy of Path of Exile. They are used for trading valuable items between players. Additionally, “Divine Orbs” can be used to reroll the modifier values on items.
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Ban or no ban?
How did the developers react to the exploit? The officials at Grinding Gear Games have banned the wealth generated from the use of the exploit to prevent it from entering the economy. Additionally, a hotfix was deployed to the live servers that night to close the associated loophole.
It has not yet been decided what will happen to the exploit users, whether there will be bans or other measures. Once a specific response has been agreed upon, there will be another update.
What does the community say about the report? Many players express their happiness in the comments that the bug was discovered and eliminated so quickly. Numerous commentators now call for a ban on exploit users. Others argue that the players simply utilized an available content very efficiently.
By the way, with “Settlers of Kalguur”, a major content update was released for the first time simultaneously for both the PC and console versions of Path of Exile. And despite some technical issues, the launch was successful: The great rival of Diablo 4 shines with the update – Path of Exile has never had more players on Steam
