With Curse of the Allflame, Path of Exile (the first part) has received a new expansion along with a league. This has immediately led to a massive increase in players on Steam. Grinding Gear Games now explains how the launch went and what the coming days and weeks will bring.
Curse of the Allflame was released on July 24 and introduced highlights such as sea voyages and map system, along with a complete overhaul of the socket system. In addition, the mercenary system has been revised.
You can find all the content and changes in Curse of the Allflame in our overview here.
The community seems to be satisfied with the new content. On the release day alone, Path of Exile had over 184,000 peak players, and on Sunday there were still over 154,000 (according to SteamDB). Recent reviews stand at 86% “very positive.”
In the official blog, the developers have now given a little insight into the launch with problems they have already noted or those reported by the community – a small roadmap for upcoming patches and hotfixes.
Path of Exile continues to refine the mercenary system, making farming more enjoyable
The highlight of the changes is likely the improvements to the mercenaries. They now have no penalty on damage dealt up to level 45, reaching the maximum deduction at level 83. Additionally, damage scaling is improved to make them more useful in endgame.
If you want to activate maps, you can do so directly from the Bathysphere and no longer have to constantly speak with Valerie. She is now only responsible for sea voyages.
You can find the full patch notes on page 2.
On Reddit, players seem to be satisfied with the changes, but also immediately have their own suggestions, such as a button to resurrect mercenaries. Such a thing would already be a simple solution to some of the problems.
What do you think of the current league and the expansion? What do you think of the upcoming changes? And which class/ascendancy are you currently playing? Write us a comment!
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