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Path Of Exile 2 Leaves Early Access On 11 December
Grinding Gear Games has a new trailer for Path of Exile 2, titled Path of Exile 2 Full Release | Play 1.0 for Free on December 11. It went up on the official Path of Exile channel.
The studio’s Steam post confirms the date. Full Release arrives on 11 December, Pacific time, and the post ends with “Play Path of Exile 2 for free on December 11 PST!”
No launch hour has been given. Since 11 December in Pacific time runs from 7pm on 11 December to 7pm on 12 December in Sydney, the Australian date depends on that hour.
Version 1.0 completes the six-Act campaign with Acts 5 and 6. The post lists 24 new areas, 18 new unique bosses and more than 20 new Champion Rare encounters.
Two classes join the roster. The Shadow uses daggers, traps and a new Stealth mechanic, with the Assassin and Infiltrator Ascendancy classes.
The Duelist fights with swords and Stances, and launches with the Knight and Master-at-Arms Ascendancies.
A new Challenge League, Conquerors of Wraeclast, has players recruit troops, capture castles and build a stronghold, with an endgame storyline called the Blood Lord’s promise.
The release also adds more than 40 new Unique Items and revamps more than 70 existing ones. Support Gems are “massively rebalanced”, and the Passive Skill Tree gains hundreds of new stats, with every Jewel Socket moved into the clusters.
Some existing classes are reworked as well. The post says reloading works differently on the Mercenary, and the Infernalist Ascendancy gains a demonic minion that can cast any spell it is given.
The post closes with thanks “to everyone who participated in Early Access”, the phase the game leaves on 11 December.
Source: Grinding Gear Games – Path of Exile 2 Full Release on December 11 PST (Steam), Path of Exile – Path of Exile 2 Full Release | Play 1.0 for Free on December 11 (YouTube)