As the character advances and levels up, the equipped skill gems also gain experience, allowing the skills themselves to level up and increase in potency.Īctive skills can be modified by items known as Support Gems. Skill gems can be placed in gem sockets of armor, weapons and some types of rings, giving them an active skill. This makes a large part of gameplay dedicated to finding well-balanced and synergistic equipment. They come in different rarities with increasingly powerful properties. Items are randomly generated from a wide variety of basic types and endowed with special properties and gem sockets. The different classes are not restricted from investing into skills not aligned with their core attributes, but will have easier access to skills that are aligned with their core attributes. The exception is the Scion, formerly a locked prestige class released in 2013, which is aligned with all three attributes. Each of these classes are aligned with one or two of the three core attributes: Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence. Players can choose from seven available classes to play as (Duelist, Marauder, Ranger, Scion, Shadow, Templar and Witch). While all players on a single server can freely mingle in encampments, gameplay outside of encampments is highly instanced, providing every player or party with an isolated map to freely explore. All areas aside from the central encampments are procedurally generated for increased re-playability. The game borrows heavily from the Diablo series, particularly Diablo II, which Path of Exile has been described as the spiritual successor of. If you would like to support us and the continued development of Path of Exile, please consider visiting our Shop.The player controls a single character from an overhead perspective and explores large outdoor areas and caves or dungeons, battling monsters and fulfilling quests from non-player characters (NPCs) to gain experience points and equipment.
Once it gets taken off the market, it never returns. Each Supporter Pack is only available for a limited time. Many players who want to support Path of Exile opt to buy Supporter Packs, which contain points for purchasing microtransactions as well as forum titles, player portrait frames, exclusive cosmetics that are only available from those packs, and more. Supporter Packs The Cosmetics tab is accessible from the Inventory screen. From here you have the ability to display any cosmetic microtransaction you own in its appropriate slot. After you buy a cosmetic microtransaction, you can proudly display it by opening your inventory panel and navigating to the Cosmetics tab. Some even completely change the way a particular skill looks. Some replace the appearance of an item, while some add to the appearance of the items you're already wearing. There's also a wide variety of cosmetic items available for purchase. If you would like to organise your stash to a greater degree, premium stash tabs and specialised stash tabs such as the Currency tab are available for purchase. If you run out of stash space, the store sells extra stash tabs (you can even buy them in bulk!). To that end, cosmetic items and stash tabs can be purchased from the Microtransaction shop. That said, we greatly appreciate our supporters as they allow us to continue to develop the game we love. You can't buy items, experience boosts, or anything that provides power, and you can do every bit of content without ever spending a cent.
Path of Exile is completely free to play.